~ ~ WHE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL | New York Worl makes the , Gresham, “I judge his Bame,” York as ‘Dr. Watts’, want to know ts, truded on me at such ao time.” "I think you know,” replil Mngiishman quietly. Rave met me several times. what auddenly, but'— hour ago. Gelayed, Won less, gentle dignity of manner, B able. Even The feluctant to make any move, unconsious shoulder, “You seo, my husband ha “Shut up!” growled Royce, caress on \ Just heard. error, Miss Pittani—Ma, ef meeting her, Ballard.” “What Royce, you've making a Jearneat” last stand, have learned?’ For a full miny his torturer, His 1 pression as a Greek musk. sign of the torrent « fears ond final despair @rough iis mind. @rom the wateh-pocket or pyviic m showed That Ballard had * to his mouth, made a silly bungle of it all. was cleverly thought out. fear about him, meant for, you. One of us must haye died. wrong way it ts I." “I've sent for a doctor,” bin. vent manner. _A WONDERFUL DETECTIVE STORY. | “4 The Fatal Chord, or the Baffling Mystery of the Carnegle Hall Murder, 4 By Albert Payson Terhune, (Oomeright, 1004, by Pres ; ating Or, by pe Rha or CHAPTERs, ‘I've done, And I'll: take my losses Phen e minicae at Peal Gente! | Wwotly like @ mai, not like @ maudlin f{ " tmpente, in Carneste Hall Al, Greah mn fool, I'm not the sort—Great affair they are joined Px i, thin Bnae | Heaven!’ — Ast Rai Socsatt re ee eee ne He broke off short in his railing i i 14, ele Sk ayer to tell me | Speech. His face went deathly pallid, AvAEIvo reply and tel ter may eter to hin u Eng! if yf. Chdariaes to volve the Ballacs mys 's suapiel: it Nod, ttl alt foes to Rovere apartments SGetedtiver who introduce "him Ts _ ing him there. “Hello!” oried Craddock, startled out | CHAPTER XI. ot bis usual composure, “Who let you A Wasted Crime. fn?" G67 HB greatest living detective!" “I let myself in," answered The echoed Ballard, ‘You surely| Englishman imperturbably, T've been don't mein Sherlock Holmes?’ | here nearly an hour, Ever since I got (2 “Z haven't said so, have I?" gaid| back from Sing Sing. I went up there letective prow- ( |,ga Dy what I've seen of it. Not wy hie Ballard, recovering his self-contro\, turned angrily on The Englishman, “I @o not ask you,” he sald, “why you have imposed yourself on New But what I do why you have in- he The Tho very {mpassiveness of his tone . @truck like a chill to Royce's heart. '% do not know why you are here." he blustered, “and I've no wish to Do me the favor to leave, I've but once fn my life, and I've 6 to prolong the acquaintance.” “You're mistaken, Mr, Ballard. You ‘The last eccasion was night before last in Reade rect. I was obliged to leave you some- St 4 © resting “It was you? Yi Craddock’s déep-sot ¢: were and PONT You who robbed me)... "the detective with pote inquiring | ly remind- "It’s no use, Mr. Ballard," brok expression, as though mute! Gresham, “the game ts up." ail ing hia guést that the latter had not “Gentiomen,” nid Bona, who with| Yet explained his outrageous conduct in feminine intutition grasped the whole @tuation and resolved to play her one @ard in behalf of the man she loved, “I do not think you quite understand, Ballard and I were married only halt an Tt was so soon after his Drother's death that the ceremony was private, But I tell you of it in order that you may at least defer business matters until after our honeymoon, fan't ploasant to have one's wedd Mr, trip t you walt—for my sa} Jt is the custom in my country,” went on, shyly, “to grant any request she made by a bride on the day of her wed- bbe And Asch wat ae peor ane I couldn't belleve it possible, And pretentious little wedding, too! — it'e| Yet he added refiectively, I oaths hardly fair that the very first pereons| ©Y sus time to know that ® ls only the | we announce it to should refuse my|*Cemingly probeble. thi Hi See very first request~ts itt” she ended | Which Feall} tmprobable, May I Weeding. offer you @ clanrette? No? Well, an cusier, more probable clue offered itself Gresham hesitated before the help- her volce and vith Jooked uncomfort- Englishman seemed ‘ he point she hn 1 Quick {0 #re the point she hud made.) 14 original, seemingly improbable trail \) the girl went on tn tho same tone, her! again Ang, ngely enough, it h j hand resting in light and apparently * SP aabean dics artcha oxpedltarag Ballard’s shaking Bimself free from her detaining hand. “Tbie is a plot, and you're in it, You Pullied me into marrying you on your @hreat to cause trouble for mo if I re- @used. And now I find you've sold me ache Interoosed the other, “but T see no “Hold on, please,” interrupted further reason for concealing my iden-; Tho Englishman, coldiy, all his mo-j ‘ty from you. Permit me to apologize | mentary rising sympathy changing to for deceiving yqu so long as to my {den- | @sgust by the brutal words he had “I don't like to interfere Detween man and wife, ent you're in Ballurd, #hould say~djd pot tell anything, This | ** te the first time I have iad the honor What I learned was e@cquired solely through yourself, Mr, sneered “and 4g the wonderful fact that you, “The nature and effects of a certain | & Malay drug knowr: ag ‘tiwlesta.’ Mallard starec 0 Was VOI Of ex: It gave no OURS, plans, | that surged at}? At last, with a resigned shrug of the boulders, Ballard wiihdrow his fingers his white eet, into which they had been cara- feety thrust. With a quick gesture ne! palwed his fingers to his lips. he Engiishinay leaped forward to stay him, but he was too late, A spas- fon of the throat muscles already | fwallowed whatever hie had conveyed, “Thalesia: exclaimed The English- aging 1 woul taken? ane Nor'no, my friend! And T shall not ‘Quite so, re is no antidote,” re-| even, make a fool of myself by commit- plied Ballard ceimly. “According to tho| ting ‘sniclde lke poor Royee Ballard. (h — formuia for the misture (which I al-| Tite still holds much for me. I shall : tetone dead. If T have my way T shail ways curried with mie, by the way, un-| glen be tong living.” 2 til after that experienco In Jersey City,| Without perceptinle emotion Crnd- when I found a safer hiding place for ft)—according to the formula I have about fifteen minutes of life left, I've Yet it “Don't!” as Bona threw her arma in an agony of “Kindly spare me that nonsense in my last moments. ‘What I have just taken was originally T always hated you. Did you really think I'd live with you? It was you or I—and as the dice have fallen the observed The Englishman, who had hurriedly | whispered to Gresham. ‘but it Im of no as you doubtless know, Still, it ‘ may be some slight conaslation to you, Mr. Ballard, to know that your Inten- tion of murdering your brother stopped short at intention, You did not kill | f° at But b-— w. But you fated. how i'm not, If you people expect a dramatic and repentant dying scene you'll be disappointed. What I've done “Dhe formula said it was painless,” he soreamed, "Said it was painicas— PAINLESS! God have merey! Oh, my God! Mereyi” 8 © 8 © «© @ Paul Craddock entered his roome on the afternoon following Royce Ballard's suicide to find The Englishman await- this morning to see an electrocution, Not that I cared to see a man killed, but tn order to examine the body after- ward, Thanks to Dr. Irvine's courtesy, I was permitted to do go, It con~ firmed my own ideas. Do you know, Craddock, {t'@ an Interesting thing, this Yankee fo! of capital punishment of yours. I larned what I wanted to know, namely, that the body of & man who {8 electfoouted pre- sents the same phenomena as that of a man who has died by @ stroke of lightning, And @ man who has been killed by lightning possesses the same general aspect and organic condition as one who has died of fright. Interesting, 1s it not? Especially since the Coroner's phy- soian declared that poor Cyril Ballard, who fell dead In these rooma, died of fright. May be be was electrocuted? Eh?" picking the lock of the rooms and of ontering them uninvited in bia host's absonce. But The Engtishman did not or would not understand the look. “When I firat examined Cyril Ballard’s body, the day after I landed‘{n Amer. fea," the uninvited bi | found a tiny apot on the cushion of the | middle finger of his right hand. It Itentical, at cursory examination, | a spot T once saw on the chest of a man | vho had been struck by lightning. Queer, | wasn't it? It gave me an idea, but the | {dea seemed so wildly Improbable that | It and I've wasted much fife following it, but I've come to fhe worthless end of it at last, It ended in the body of a suiclte with a heart-wrecked woman weeping over #. So Tam back on the led me here, I owe you aa apology, Mr. Craddock, for secretly entering your rooms for the purpose of spying, But. as my quest his brought me perfect | success, I cannot feel as sorry us 1 ir, Watts,” began Craddock, angrily, “Excuse me, Mr. Craddock," politely tity, and to introduce myself to you by my own name.” And he did ck opened his Ips to speak, The Engitshman who spoke ‘Mr, Craddock,’ he said politely, would you ming telling me what was your motive in muraering Cyril Bal- tard? let Englishamn had expected that SH s fs 1d express surprise, st gation or denial he was disappoint ed. Paul Craddock's stern, sem!-cl features underwent no change, T politely bored look did not leave bis ves > > Why did you kill Cyril Ballard?” re- rated The Englishman, wn tn discovering that | for you T would never ected, Yet ry you have solved the mys- tery, Lam tlked of New York. One of my old, restless fits has been on me for some time, I had aiready planned to journey again to some distant corner of the world for a few years. You are simply forcing me to 9,8 little earller expecte “ dntateae gald The Ei hinan, regrettull ad acquired a keen liking and tespect for the man) “that your Journey this thme will carry you eld than ever before, and that et will include no return privi- w Kills people for am not} your tel leges. You seo, the premeditated murdet “And you know me 50 little ld let myself to fi dock turned from the mantel against which he had been leaning, In his right hand shone a revolver. The muz- zie was on a_lne with The English- mans head, The distance was barely aix feet, There was missing at that range—there was nothing melodramatic In the man’s action. > : > > >! p>} ‘< > > > > > »> > > "Yes." wenk bn Craddock tn the name tone, “I have nothing to fear from the law nor from you, It would cates me considerable regret to kill you, be cause Tivo taken a liking to vou. 'B If It oomes to your life of mine, I neod | not tell you the outcome.” The Englishman saw he was covered: that. the slightest self-defensive move on his part must mean swift death that his antagonist was no ord! . minal, but possessed a nerve of Ino {a wit and indomitable purpose to | your move, Mr. Craddock, after a. brief panae, Task you to give me your word not to attemnt to molest me in any way, If you will do #0, you may here while T make mv preparations departure, and T will even go ® far As to anewer any questions yo may care to ask. I ber you will ac cept my terme. 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YOU'LL HAVE FIRST CHOICE. peewee eee Boys’ Eton-Russian Suits | Boys’ Navy Blue Suits Spring’s chotcest mixtures, as well as| Mado specially to our order of ry olored sé to iain oc to 8 years=| standard quality All Wool Serges Bion Sailo n ouble | y LO ea el ey fa Fina 1? | that will not shrink, or fade, oF colar run—lined with fine black Ttallan— e silk stitched throughout—cloth under collars—new long roll Inpels—extra canvas interlining to keep shoulders tm shape—two styles:— i Norfolk to 15 years... 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R wT, ~ Chieken Patty & ~ jugar Rub; f Molre Blik lned—Atted with Super Ruby Belts in Balter Mashed or Baked Potatoes " purse and card case of same | feather: also Walrus grain Bags, with smelling bottle, ca | case—jewelled frames— t Three Big Values at one price No duplicates when lot 1 gone, --——__—_—————* purse an Queen Custard, Vanilia Sauem ather be ‘Napoleon au Kirsch Tea, Coffee or Milk. 5 “No Place Ltke Hearn’s for Children’s Shoes.*” ; sensible kinds—broad toes and soles, correct shapes for the growing foot... .No child need suffer a moment’s inconvenience if tupptied from those sold here, and par Jrents need not pay high prices if they will but come to Hearn’s. CHILDREN’S KNOCKABOUT SHOES | GIRLS’ 5:STRAP SANDAL SHOES + Here you find the comfortable, Patent leather—pretty and very have made their reputation for wear— | PA''\t teat y—new toe shapes—spring ones tried you'll come again. Girls’, 8 to 8... Snockaboute Misses’, 8% to 2. yea—mannish taste to WY or Dongola e and button— vves1-00] 1.09 | 1.29 | BABIES’ WHITE KID BUTTON SI with Black Patent leather vampse- > broad, roomy toes—very fast seliers—~ with heela—4 to 8. * no heels—2 to 5... @ MORNING SALES | To-Morrow, Saturday, until p.m, — To prevent dealers from bnying quantities we reserve privilege of limiting purchases. —————— WOMEN’S FANCY BRAID HATS—fhiet oor. 7 Roll Beri Pompadours Colonia's Raster Round Hats Walking Hats Black, Brown and Navy—Value 59 cents....+- Dip aed e a ee hk wed ONLY SOLD UNTIL ONE P, M.—NO MAIL ORDERS *. — » Noor. | WOMEN’S BLACK SATEEN PETTICOATS Mercericed—iull umbrella flounce, with two rulfles—each seam Joublcastitehed- well made—fuil width and flare— 55 Our regular dollar skirts. +--+ sesee see crecreeee sere eneereget | ONLY SOLD UNTIL ONE P, M.—NO MAIL ORDERS, | WOMEN'S SPRING KID GLOVES— stain Fioor Soit and pliable: ite Grey Black Tan Mode lish Red Two clasps—narrow cord stitching— all sizes, 5% to 7% +--000+ 005+ When you cc how quick'y White and light gloves soll, do you wont When youmers want (o buy them by the dozen, but we must limit purchases oD ‘ONLY SOLD UNTIL ONE P, M.—NO MAIL ORDERS, : ——____——_* ; SILK EMBROIDERED CHIFFON STOCKS— Main Fioor,, hi ht blue, pink ot Persian or Bulgarian colorings; also Sr She tee w tig ¢ boxes~ but instead of 2 ceate, 47 | to-morrow moralng..+++ 5 ONLY SOLD UNTIL ONE P. M.—NO MAIL ORDERS, aa os |BoYS’ LAUNDERED PERCALE SHIRTS—tira rei | spau, 7 heol bere 5 Sie ciety Oey eae claeoid reed Oey a and 5? cents.. > seene (ONLY SOLD UNTIL ONE P, MNO a sll

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