The evening world. Newspaper, August 11, 1920, Page 20

Other * money was which figure it rene yeaterday, a gain of © (Monday's ning and of the last two were also 7 per_cent, wed. There waa THE EVENING WORLD, WEUNESDAY, AUGUST 11; 1920. aye t COMPLETE STOCK QUOTAIONS F) : little time money avatlable Prices of practically all #hares on a fhe Stock Exchange to-day were a! FORT ERIE ENTRIES. ‘higher jevels than at any time in the Inet two weeks. A general cally fea-| ‘The Port Brie entrie for tomorrow's mow wah, toe, tam, Coos _ bared the morning session and be a ea 41.40; tomer ie eudie; = hice fh Fit * Foi + § Bdvances Were maintained with five forlongs, — Maxim, 108; 4 exceptions tp to the clome, a few] ijiue Mow, 100; Lady Oraniie, 100; Meath Ane cad “ae ty at “gnins being made bore and there! Hell, 105; Jos Whirwet, 100; ‘The Dacre, 108 eAlaska Jancan . 1% iM ow ‘throtghout the Het. National Aniline |e, 108; Uodion, 108; John Moser, 111; Alte Chalinnen » = © +h Golden Autumn, 142; Wertha ©, 112 AM Aus Age Chem OK Hy e+ & mwas The: sebapsion Wo che gonerel od. | ictle Mat Seed, 119; Chom, i s = * vance thig morning, ove 8 % 4 points to 641-2. ¥ Replogle was about + thh close yeoterday ie + up over two points. 18, Fat ; Beeel went up to 87, nese + Baldwin, at 105 3-8, tare. t made this gain in early afternon a + im the closing hour + 106, Vanadium én + | gatvenced to 67, a + over Motiday’s low. ‘The rails were again strong, Read. = tag being the real leader, touching + 88 1-2, @ net gain of 2 1-4. +2 Pacific was at 91 1-4, up 7-4. + * readjustment commites had * named to assume full i. merger negotiations with Maxwell shares rallied to 13, . pared with ‘uesday’s low of T A + . Foreign exchange was stronger au Line .. © 6 os + fair; | , 2% 206 | dag. ttn “aterting Fecting I f tekinons & Oto, MK Ma + | Barrett Oo. see WTR 1 TR + a 166” Mh Wh oe + | W% TO + ' on Oe + | Bite ” 0 ‘Bore Oe) Me + : | Butte Ow 7 + ; Bane we 10% ' ‘Gbutteriok me Re ‘Cardo “ ™ ou. O14 8% ON + th Calif, i s uae+ & house has earned’ with nearly half a cen-|ciir, Meas 0 Capa Pacitio.. 117% 16M 110% + 1% tury of experience in the manufacturing |S) fe Gi Ce" Tet D8 } wa. us business means something. Get Somatee ots. ot at 3s Piano buyer it means assurance Chahstler cis BS 8S 4 To the it by i Gated Chic, M. on aM s a quality—absolute satisfaction in every Re eS ee a ok ee years to come, To us it means a s ard of right |e ‘pom. \ou., 7X iT 70% 4 4 Soy lanl. ella gsr atin llama ie Rat a4 BK + The Wissner Oud & Now Re. @ 0% + Chile Copper .. ne «BA ans ‘Chine Copper i Oa & South ... + Oa! Gea & Eire + al Gi = have been used and indorsed by, Cone the world’s most eminent artists Cnet Ose = Com thts ‘Ountinental See geenee enews ——e on + «seer FEA Fi STORE OPEN 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. IR ‘Wont of Fifth avenve August Sale o Newest and most becoming styles in reliable furs at August sale prices. An event of rare economic and fashion importance for ‘women of fastidious taste and thrift in- stinct. Moleskin Wrape—our reg. Hudson Seal wimmed—our Skunk Scarfe—our reg. $85.97— Skunk Muffe—our reg. $55.97— Beaver Scarfe—our reg. $59.97— Beaver Muffe—our reg. $65.97— August Sale Coats (dyed muskrat)—skunk Teg. $750,.00— August Sale Near Seal Coate—our reg. $875.00— August Sale August Sale August Sale August Sale August Sale Fox Scarfe—Taupe or Poiret—our reg. $69.97— Fox Scarfe—our reg. $45.97— August Sale August Sale Scarfe—also Seal Stoles—our reg. Dyed Skunk $29.97 and $32.97— in Storage, Free, August Sale Furs Purchased During August Sale Will Be Held Charge, for Delivery Later 475.00 575.00 275.00 65.00 45.00 45.00 55.00 47.50 29.75 19.95 pai pp eERr iff i in I if i i i 1919, and from to July stocks, w corporate information, etc, Chas. A. Stoneham & Co, iif Hit} Hetil el tit+ + a eee + "pga bs ad Pati ttt aati FHHFEFF EL FFG ee Lt ttese ll [+ Htt4 |! Lnapiretion 1 Intedture Onn. a4 8K loter, Agel. 10% 18% Lot, Harvester. mi 1s + 8 Int Mer Otarige. * Me + Int, Mer Marion 2 Ine’ Nickel. It Pager a% Intend O8 % Invincitie Of * Kanes City % BANKING AND FINANCIAL, SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW of OIL, MINING & INDUSTRIAL ISSUES Giveg the High and Low for ne ‘Ist, 1920, Ist, on over a thi ousand ith full Dividend Record, COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED BY Zz Shares MIBCHL. 600 Acme Coal | xs che + 1% + + % +3 +1" + % =1 +% +44 +8 + % + % + % +% -% + -1 +4 -% + 1% +1 + 1% +3 -% +3 + + % + % 1 + % + 1% + % -1 + % +1. + % + + % + % + % + % + 3% + & Rewdieg 3% 80m +1% Remington ‘Typ mR 4 Ol + 8K Hey Irn & Stel. 81% TH 80% + Ih Heoglogie Gteed ..... 8% OF Oh + OH Nora Duc NY. Hye 1 4+ 8 o% O% + Me 7 ih + & 130490 Ss Be + w WK 1 + K Wh Oh + & St OK + te 0% YH + 2K Bh Bh + % 19% 19% 41 Oh OT + BH o % + % 2% Oh + 1K Rh B+ te 4 Oh + % 104+ % w 1s 1 oo sf + & 6 eK + BY 20% 188 IBD + 4 mh Mh - Un! Retail Stores, 1% 00% 1% + 1% 8, C. ae +2 +1 + % +2 + - % +1 + % +1% + 4 + % -% + te rs +2 +1 +a +% +4 TAY PRES. | Total stock sales 485,500. EARNINGS. Canadian Nationa’ Railways—ith week in July, $2,847,220; increase, $69,- 233; from Jan. 1, $54,568,498; increase, $6,184,863, Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh— Fourth week in July, $677,080;4 in- crease, $265,315; from Jan. 1, §11,781,- $16; increase, $3,640,102. Western Maryland—Fourth week in July, $688,742; increase, $182,649; from Jan. 1, $9,922,824; increase, $2,894,884, Canadian Pacifio—First week jn 000; 236,000. Certain-Teed Products Corporation —Six months ending June 30, Surplus after and taxes, §1,066,289, against deficit of $30,609' for same 1919, LIBERTY BONDS. Laberty 3 f-28 opened 90.70, off .06; 2d, 48, 84.34, off .08; first 41 4th’ 41-45, 84.98, up 48, 95.66, off .02; 4 02; a. 41 Broad Street, New York BRANCHES Feresin, Cloveasa, “hertora Matedlished 1008. No Prometions, LIBERTY BONDS oico,. ACINE—JEAN, Campbell Funeral | Churoh, Bway, 60th, Aug. 11,9 P.M. SEES FUNERAL DIRECTORS, Im Case of Death, Call “Columbus 8200 YRANK ¥. CAMPBELL, “THE FUNERAL CHURCH” Inc, (Now-Sectarian) 1970 Broadway at 66th Se, Downtews Uttics, 13d St. & 8th Av. HELP WANTED—MALE. FONTS HELPER and oiler, » Looe 96.70, off .14. CURB, Opened irregular. White 15 1-2— 161-2; Simms, 97-8, off 1-8; Asphalt, 44, up 3-4; Carib, 910; Rtl Canady, 10; Marac, 171-2—18; Int, Pet, 82, off 8-4; Boat, 91-2—10 1-2, DIVIDENDS. The F. W. Woolworth Company de- clared the regular quarterly dividend Of $1.75 @ share on the preferred stock, payable Oct. 1 to stock of record Sept. 10, The Cerro de Pasco Copper Com- pany declared ts régular quarterly dividend of $1 a share, payable Sep- tember 1 to stock of record Aug. 20. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sterling demand $3.64, cables $3.64%; francs demand, .0727, cables 0729; lire demand ,0503, cables .0605; marks demand 0212, cables .0214; guilders demand .3328, cables .3333; Canadian dollars demand $88.63, NOTES, Cotton Exchange membership of Dr. SA. Brown was sold to Lamar L. Fleming for another for $21,000, This price la unchanged from the preceding sale. A loan of $1,125,000 to the Delaware & Hudson Compan: been approved Sommii the Interstate Commerce n to ald carri FINANCIAL News ano PRICES « { THE OUTSIDE MARKET—2,30 P, M. QUOTATIONS CURB FLUCTUATIONS OILS AND INDUSTRIALS 1200 *Booth 1000 Caled Min. baohivaiesnl SON Y= ae , THE SECRET OF SAREK By "MAURICE LEBLANC c CHAPTER X, Continued. M HUDDERING, uncertaih now to 90 Actus Explos 800 Canadas Cop ae of act next, Veronique listened tll 1000 Aluminwn Ste 400 Candelaria oe oe she no longer heard the sound 400 © W. Bites wt 3500 Cons Artrana . Woe of his footsteps. What should wou. ‘Seecanen Gan. 1 @) & ene do? The murder of Stephane had 100 Car Light 800 Cresson Gold ™ 1% 1% a5 200 Central Terese 3700 "Divide Ext. 1 a |for a moment turned her thoug! 1400 Chi Nipple ij 1000 “Emma Sliver ° t |from Francois; but she now once kotha oe Coed heoarea hae it | more felt a prey to anguish, What a bie pe csrodienscg % {| nad wecome of her son? Should she 125 Goodyear Tire 100 Golden Gate 4, % Noes 200 Indian Packt 1000 *Geid Cons ’ e |go bim at the Priory and de 100 Lacey Mfr A. 1200 *Gcid Devel s 6 |him against the dangers that threat- manaetarnn 1000 sdsiatiela_Wiorence 8 Vened im? e 00 Radio Com Freda hag eu “Come, come,” sho sald, “I'm losing ae rene bron 400 Flecla Mining @in th te]my head. . . Lét me think rhe & ben, 400 tron Masson. \®& & Wlithings out . ... A few hours ago, 00 Btandard Gas & pf, AN came Goon ra i Francois was speaking to me through 2100 Herts O0 ...c., ‘ % the wall of hia prison. . ™ for it 400 0 High Somed ‘Toot % % was certainly he then, it tas cer- tre eae “ ou tainly Francois who yesterday took oe Uae ee eee a my hand and covered it with his Oe a cee y 1 4 kisses... A mother wannot be Oe ee Age deceived; and I was quivering with ¢ om s 8 love and tenderness . . . But . 6 since... this morning has he porter . not left his prison?” bss tel ‘ew She stopped to think and then said, 400 Bie Heart . Poder sow: ppmt-acter Si WH 4 “That's it . . , that's what 1000 Rowton Mexico ae happened . «|. Stephane and 1 2000 aston Wyem, a were discovered below, on the floor 006 Carty tnd x oN underneath, She aire was given ss 22 Carib. Trading me 200 Tonopah Belmont . 1 is once. The monster, Voraki's gon, | 900 Cities Serv, “Bette Pree ne a sone up expressly to watch Hrancols 20° Cushing Pete 3100 Tono Divide . in 1% He found the cell empty and, seeing 1200 Etk Basin Pet zs ‘Tonopah Fert 4 1% the opening which hag been made, 1000 Fea O11 A a? “Tono-3im i 2 (18 crawled out here. Yes, that's 500 Gienrock O11 . “Tonopah Midway ' t . + If not, Ue Mheaes yin mane 800 Guttey Gittespie ‘Tonopah NHn 1% 1% Ceasiph see ean th thes write : “Tonopah Mo ow, el ee Se 2 seenipan enn ui sea and suspecting that Francols had mie “Unlted Bastern chosen it to make his escape. He ba aldo te “Victory rj at once saw the hooks of the ladder. Wen End tw ‘Then, on leaning over, he saw me, White Cape. nr) knew’ who I was and called out, to . And mow . + = Joon svete ns senn ae on his way to the Priory, where 1000 a ee he is bound to meet Francois’. - : BONDS, Nevertheless Veronique did not stir. 100 Kalt Crock Prod... 20% }10C00 Bertin an... 19% She had an instinet that the danger 800 Settled Prod. “pe |18:000 Bremen 4448 .. 20% 90 lay not at the Priory but here, by 1000 She T T rts 19 {1000 Dunsetdort de mo the cells, And she wondered whe 8800 Simms Pot. 100000 Htamburs 44 uw 204 Francols had really succeeded In 10% | sc000 ureentura 4s » 90 caping and whether, before his 100 Skelly Ou o% i 9 2 t been surprised 11€0 Buy On . 7000 Allied Packrr. Oa Gr was done, he had no 000 Trop. On... us 1000 Un Mex Of... | 100 Victoria Ot) wow “ 0 Vulcan O11 t 400 Waite Ou . 1% 80 Ains Br Cot we at 1000 *Adanta % 1% 1%] 200 Big tartan» hw wl 16000 Am ‘Tel Os 23 ALLEGED POULTRY TRUST GOOD TO HIM ——_ Former independent Dealer Testi- fies His Affiliation With It Is Very Profitable, Samuel Bernstein, ‘of No, 22 Tomp- kins Avenue, Brooklyn, former inde- pendent poultry dealer in the WilHams- ‘burgh section, testified to-day before Commissioner of Accounts Hirshfield that since he had been forced to join the alleged poultry trust his income had become largely Increased. = * While in partnership with hie father as an tdependent, Bematein stated, they made but $4,000 a year on a $150,- 000 business, He now recetves & salary from the trust of $125 a brother @ like sam, and his father $100, $18,200 a year in all although they do a business for the trust of but $50,000, he testified. Bernstein gave the hame of the alleged trust's Willlamsburgh unit ag the High Grade Poultry Com- pany. Samuel Goodman, of No. 273 South First Street, Brooklyn, dealer, toati- fled that independents’ have diffoulty in ‘buying poultry ‘because of coercion prestiees ‘by the alleged trust on whole- salers. Further hearing was eént for Aug. 23. —— HIS JAIL RECORD TATTOOED ON ARM Piano Player ‘Made Indelible Record Himself, and Now He ‘Can Add , Another Entry. Henry Stevenson, 27, a piano player of No. 292 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, was sentenced in Special Sessions to- day to serve four months in the Work- house for stealing a fire extinguisher from an automobile near the Hudson Terminal Buikling July 29. Asked by the Court whether he had ever been convicted Defore, Stevenson rolled up his sleeve of his right arm and showed tattooed there, “Work- house, 1918." He admitted he had served another term in 1919, but that he had not yet hati that record tat- toged on hia arm. “Well, you'll be able to add that and ‘Workhouse, 1920," at the end of four months," Justice Freschi next sald HEARING AT ALBANY, ON NEW RAIL RATES Will Be Held Next Tuesday on Petition of the Roads in Regard to Freight. ALBANY, Aug, 11.—The Public 8 vice Commission for the Second Dis trict will give a hearing next Tuesday at its offices here on the petition of the rallroads operating in the State to increase freight rates. Notices of the hearing were matied to-day to all rail- roads, munictpgiitles and Ohambers of Commerce in the State, The Passenger the hosr= rOpOr increase in rates will not be discussed at ing, PARKERS HAVE MADE UP. uit for $100,000 brought by Charles B. Chisholm for alleged alienation of Mra, Chisholm\s affect! wyfe at thetr summer home near Man- a@huan, N. J., it was learned to- Parker’ sald he did not know wheth “Fore time Mrs, Parker was livii ‘or @ time Mrs. Parker ps te from her husband. Parker seein e expect ‘wife ‘here a week before Ris “home in Morristown, ae Aaah ase the| #, has rejoined his! MoCabe. ning to shi : ania that Saaeananiaananal ALLEGED “STOOL Blackwell's Island Prisoner, Accused of “Poaching,” Suffers Frac- tured Skull. Lewis Bublowski, a prisoner doing three years for burglary on Black- well's Island, lg in the hospital there to-day suffering from, a broken skull because he had gained the name of being a “stool pigeon" fo rthe warden. Sometime ago Bablowski escaped from the Island, but was caught and taken back. He is said to have tried to curry favor with the Jailers. Last week Jerry Pantusco, eighteen, also serving a three-year term for burglary, attempted to escape, but the flers bad a tip and met him as he left this cell. Yesterday he was etand- ing talking to Bablowski in the centre of @ little knot of prisoners, when Bablowski was seen to pitch forward. He was unconscious when picked up, but revived and accused Pantusco. Pantusco and the other prisoners d clare they were looking in another di rectior” when Bablowaki struck and do not know who hit hi Assistant District Attorney Joyce is investigating, BIG APARTMENT FOR PARK AVENUE Plans for It Are Inchudgd in List of 575 for July. Pinns have been fied for the con- struction of a two and a half million dollar apartment house in Park Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets. They call for a seventeen-story structure to be built over the subterranean tracks of the raileoads entering the Grand Con- tral Station. ‘The architects are War- ren and Wetmore of No. 16 Bast 424 Street. The July report of buliding popera- tions by Superintendent of Hulldings Rudolph P. Miller to-day shows plans filed for 375 new buildings to cost 652,258 as against 219 new build- ings costing $28,053,061 for the samo month last year. WHISKEY STOLEN FROM OFFICIALS Disappears From Storeroom of En- forcement Agents and Watch- man Is Arrested. “evidence’ in the Brooklyn Federal Building, Twelve cases of high proof) +t again. Veronique almost smiled, evidence vanished right from under! with a smil’ of mingled triumph and the noses of the sniff agents who had |defiance. In the end she said: helr suspicions ever since a few bot-| “tf you (> to lay a finger on my 9 a tld, TN kil you. Go! Be oft! tles had been taken from a case on|""mny woman was not frightened, She which the lid had been replaced care-|neemed to he reflecting and to be la- fully. Robert Gilmore, Assistant tening tn the \ Hg ai * somes. United States District Atorney, to- |None Sar He pO phe ad day arraigned Alfred R. Ketchum of! Ment aw thoush to seize upon her prey No, 282 Sumpter Street, watchman |tgain | of the building, before Commissioner |"Shon't toveh hum!" Veronique ex- Ketcham was charged with |oiaimed, Polently “Don't touch him, stealing the whiskey and was held 10 | or 1 fire!” $1,500 bail ‘The women shrugged her shoulders Prohibition Enforcement Brownsville, who is suspected of sell- ing the missing liquor. val ‘arty: 2000 Am Tel Ge % ... It was a Neeok! var 2000 Armou oo stooped quickly and, pe fico Goode ye the hole had been widened, tried to | 1800 Pan Amer Pet pass through it herselt But the Sie, 8000 Sinclair C The let, at most large enough for a ¢c ‘n . 1000 Texas Co Te was too narrow for her; and her 35000 U 8 Rubber shoulders became fixed. She per- 110.0 Unten Tank sisted in she attempt, however, tour 2000 Warne Coat ing her bodice and bruising her skin | PIGEON” BEATEN UP! The Park, Avenue building above de- [INE ON" Fete wider; and suddenly scribed is the most expensive on the |?” was over, Veronique list, which Includes. a hotel to. cost |the contest was 0 _ § 0, store ant loft buildings, the-|walked thr if buildings and 115 stablea The wo vd agready fled down eet garages. No plana were Med for |the pasea was dragging the boy School houses, hospitals, munteipal |{° Pron, er to make him wal buildings or ctu Rhepite the cds with which he was bound, It was a vain attempt and she sti” young but faded, thin and " | = of. hair was fair, Inter- Whiskey isn’t safe even in the Rho vii) strands of white, Her store-room assigned to the Prohibi-|OMC gieame: with a feverish hatred. tion Enforcement Agent for storing} agente Chisholm intended to press the court expected to arrest a saloon-keeper of Ketchum 18 have done so by now, But his hour ed to remain with his & son-in-law of United States Mar-' has not come Powers's obief deputy, William hand that he ee tee oat cann Nets yt a Anat cd lami tac by the other and and at last, by dint againat the rock, Me oneodaa of patience and wriggling, in slipping throug. But the door s facing her, ression— Phe cell was empty. was open Lie Lesa Rp ry pee Veronique ha fetelyan Impression, gor the window admitted only faint Ivght—that some one was just leaving the ceil through the open door, And from this confused Impression of some- thing that she had not absolutely seen she retained the certainty that It was a woman who was hiding there in the passage, a woman surprised oy ected entrance. ner ta thelr accomplice,” thought Veronique. “She came up with the boy who killed Stephane, and she has no doubt taken Francois away . . . Perhaps Francois is even here still, quite near me, while she's watching MGfeanwhile Veronique’s eyes were growing accustomed to the seml- |darkness, and she distinctly saw a | woman's hand upon the door, which opened inw:rdly. The hand) was lowly pulling. 4 Why doesn’t she shut It at once, ‘since she ob- ‘que wondered, My aie t a barrier be- vigusly wants to pu ‘Veronique received her answer when she heard a pebble grating un- der the door and interfering with Its movement. If the pebble were not there the door would be closed. Without hesitating Veronique went up, took hold of a great iron handle) and pulled {t toward her. The hand) disappeared, but the opposition con- tinued: There was evidently a handle the other side as well, “suddenly she heard a whistle, The woman Was summoning? assistance. And almost at the same time, in the passage, at some distance from the woman, hai cle “Mother! Mother! a with what deep emotion Ver- onique heard that cry. Her son, her real son was calling to her, her son, still a captive but alive! Oh, the su- perhuman delight of it! “tm here, darling!" “Quick, mother! I'm tled up; and the whistle {s thetr siggal . . . they'll ie Pewter mere «<b shall eave you be- sre they come!” fort had mo dowbt of the result, Tt seemed to her as though her strength knew no limits and as though nothing could resist the exasperated tension of her whole being, ate Her adversary was in fact weaken- ing and giving ground by Inches, The pandoned it forthwith, Veronique van close to her, with her revolver in her hand. ee ‘The woman let go the boy and s' up in the light from the open cells, She was drevsed in white serge, with a knotted girdle round her waist. Her arms were ' lf bare. Her face was nen looked at each other d, like two adversaries before and are about to The two v without a ¥ who have mm and said, yr measured at yy “No threats, please! ad want- od to kiN that ohtld of yours, I should 1980, by the Macauley Company.) }by the same road. | some tools at the Pr knew... one you've seen.” “ urderer, the “Ig he your son, the m' re , ” lence! Silence!” Veront dam. led. She understood the worfan had been Vorski rene and feared that she would ineke some disclosure in Francois’ prescnce. “Silence: that name is not tosbe spoken.” ° The woman walked away slowly. holding herself erect under ¢}he threat of the revolver. “Don't kill her, mother, will you? whispered Francois, suspecting the contest in his mother’s mind. 4 Veronique seemed to wake from # arenas No, no,” whe replied, “don't be . » And yet perhaps I oupht afraid . to. “Oh, please let her be, mother, and let us go away,” She lifted him in her, arms, eye before the woman was out of sight, pressed him to'her, and carried bina to the cell as though he weighed no more than a little child. * “Mother, Mother!" he said. “Yes, darling, your own mother: and no one shall ie you from me again, that I swear to you.” ‘Without ‘troubling about the wounds inflicted by the stone sh: slipped, this time almost at first attempt, thrqugh the gap made by Francois, drew him after her and then, but not before, relensed him from his bonds, ad “There is no danger here,” sho'said, “at least for the moment, because they can hardly get at us except by the cell, and T shall he able to dew fend thé entrance,” Mother and son exchanged the fondest of embraces. There was no barrier to part their affection. Yat escape was urgent. "Oh," she said, “this is all incom- prehensibie! this awful nightmare juick, mother, the road's cl Let's make the-most of It. On returning to the light, ahe saw that he was very pale ard felt hie hand in hers like a lump af jee. Ne' ertheless he looked up atvber with « smile of happiness, They set out and soon. pfter pnaa- ing the strip of cHf thatWoined the two islands and climbing the «tair- cases, they emerged in the open air, to the right of Maguennoc's garden, The daylight was beginning to wane “We are saved,” said Veronique. Yes," replied the boy, “but only ont gondition that they cannot reach us We shell have to bar it, therefore." “How?” “Walt for me here; 1’) and fateh a “Oh, don’t Jet us leave each other, Francois! ‘ “You can come with me, mother." Agen suppose the enemy arrives in he meantime? No, we must defend this outlet."* “Then help me, mother.” A rapid fon showed them ~two stones which formed a roof abdve the entrance was not very firmly rooted in its plnce. ‘They found no diticulty in first #hitt- ing and then clearing it. The stone fell aeroms the staircase and was at once covered by an avalanche of earth and pebbles which made the passage if not impracticable, at least vor hard to maziage. ‘All the more so," said. Francois, We shall stay here until we are able to carry out my plan. And be easy, mother; it's a sound schame and ls pend erage managed it,” ‘or that matter, they reco; above all, that rest pe coneutinn They were both of them#worn out. “lAe down, mother , . . hk Just here: there's bed of mons wnt der this overhang rock which makes a regular nest You'll be as cozy as a queen there and eheltered from the cold.” “Oh, my darling, my darling!" mur- mured Veronique, overe: * med ‘ome with p< Tt_was now the time for explana- tions; and*Veronique did not Meettate to give them, The boy's grief at hearing of the death of 1 those whom he had known was miti- gated by the great joy which he felt at recovering his mother. She there. fore spoke without reserve, cradiing him in her lap, wiping away his tears, feeling plainly that she. was enough to make uye for all the lost affectiong and friendships. He was particular. ly afflicted by Stephane’s death. “But is it quite certain?” he asked, “For, after all, there is nothing’ to tell us that he is drowned. Stepha: is a perfect swimmers and so Yes, yes, mother, we must not 4 +. On the contrary , Look, here's a friend who aiways comes at the worst times, to declare that everything is not Jost.” All's Well came’ trottin sight of his master did Bel epneae as surprise him. Nothtwge unduly sure prised All's Well. Events, to his mind, always followed one another in a nat- ural order which did not disturb either his habits or his occupations, Tears alone seemed to him worthy of special attention, And Veronique and Francois were not erying. All's Well “You see, mother? agrees with me; nothing is loat.. . But, upon my word, Al ell, you're & sharp little fellow! Win would you have said, eh, if we le the island without you? Veronique looked at her son: “Left the island?" “Certainty; and the sooner the ter, That'd my plan, What do say to it?” “But how are we to get away?” “In a boat, “Ig there one here?” “Yes, mine.” , “Where?” “Close by, at Sarek Point.” “But how are we to get down? The| cliff 1s perpendicular, “She's at the very place where the cliff is steepest. a place known as the Postern, The name puzzled Stephane and myself. A postern #um- gests an entrance, a gate, Well, we ended by learning that, in the middle ages, at the time of the monks, the Uittle isle on which the Priory stands was surrounded by ramparts. It.was therefore to be presumed that there was a postern here which ¢om- manded an outlet on the sea. Ama in fact, after hunting about «with Maguennoc, we discovered, on,..the fiat top of the cliff, a sort of gully, a nandy depression reinforced at in- tervale by regular walls made of big building stones. A path winds down the middie, with steps and windows th leads to ie ait dt sot by my 0 die.” | Veronique, trembling all over, could tng at the foot of the olift’ (Read ‘Tps Menvew'e Thrilling installment.)