6 fsERIAL? STORY C\J L>THE*_J [ESCAPADE 1 MARITAL ROMANCE ' I Cyrus Townsend Brady ILLUSTRATIONS BY 3 BAY WALTERS (Copyright, iuo», by W. o. Chapman.) SYNOPSIS. Thr Escapade opens, not In tho ro- Z.iance preceding tho marriage of Ellen Slocum. a Puritan miss, and Lord Car rington of England, but in their life after Bottling in England. The scene is placed, just following the revolution, in Carring ton castle in England. Tho Carringtons, after a house party, engaged in a family tilt, caused by jealousy. I.ord Carring ton and his wife each made charges of faithlessness against the other in con tinuation of the quarrel. CHAPTER 111.—Continued. "But I thought, my dear child," be gan Lady Cecily with covert malice in voice and manner, "that you did not approve of the —er —wicked little pasteboards." "I have been converted by"—Ellen looked around —"by Lord Strathgate's arguments this afternoon." Lord Strathgate had not made any arguments that afternoon, but he was too clever not to follow my lady's lead. "You flatter me, dear Lady Carring ton," he murmured, with a knowing glance that made Carrington want to kill him then and there. "Ellen," whispered Debbie, "you are not going to let them play, are you?" "I'm going to play myself," returned Ellen recklessly in a loud, clear voice. "But. my dear Lady Carrington, you don't know one card from another," expostulated the admiral who had ob served with dismay the course of events. "Sir Charles Seton will teach me," returned Ellen, quickly. "With pleasure, your ladyship," said Sir Charles. "But you promised," said Deborah artlessly, turning to that gallant young soldier, "to show me that rare old edi tion of Richard Baxter in the library." "Baxter, the Saint's Rest!" snick ered Athelstrong. "Good Lord, she's got him there." "It doesn't make tho least bit of dif ference. Sir Charles," began Ellen, commiserating his look of dismay at the sneers and laughter of the com pany. "1 know you would help me if you conid, but Miss Slocum has the prior claim and someone else will iteach me." "I will take upon myself that hon or," interrupted Strathgate quickly. "Sir Charles, will you take me to the library?" now interposed the shocked and r.r.andalized little Puri tan. "Lady Carrington, your instruction awaits you," said the earl, bowing. "On second thought, Lord Strath gate," returned Ellen, "I don't believe I feel equal to learning a new game." "Have your religious scruples re turned, Lady Carrington," exclaimed Lady Cecily, insinuatingly, "or are you afraid of losing money?" "I will cut the cards with you, Lady Cecily, or you, Mrs. Monbrant, this instant for a thousand pounds and then we will see which of us is afraid," returned Ellen with wonderful composure. "You are mnd," began Carrington, as the two ladies addressed shrank back in dismay. "Your i ardon, my lord, I am ad dressing your friends, not you. Do either of you ladies take me? No? is there anyone then who wishes to tempt fortune in this way? You only play for money and not for the game, 1 understand. Duke, will you cut me for a thousand pounds? No? Will you, duchess, or you, General Athel strong?" "If you make it 50, my dear lady," began the general. "Admiral, I know you don't play," Interrupted Ellen, disdaining the little man and his little stake, "so there only remains—" She looked at the other two men. Strathgate stepped gallantly into the breach. "I have not the honor of being your husband. Lady Carrington nately,' " he added under his breath— "and I will cut the cards with you for any sum of money—or anything else." "Done!" cries the lady, "the highest card takes the thousand pounds. I shall have to depend on you gentle men to tell me which is high, if I have won." "I shall stand by you," Carrington said to his wife, "with your peruiis mission, and see fair play. "By God, sir!" cried Strathgate, springing to his feet, "does that mean —?" "It means nothing but that a hus band's place is by his wife's side when she ventures fortune, reputation or— honor." returned my lord, very high and mighty. "Madam," said Strathgate present ing the pack, "will you cu^firsU" Ellen lifted the top card "The four of hearts," she exclaimed. "The three of spades," said Strath gate, turning a card. "Tlie thousand pounds is yours and I ani the richer in your triumph, madam," he added, bowing gracefully. "Two thousand pounds against two of yours, for another cut, my lord," said VU»n. "The knave of hearts," said Ellen, turning her card. "The unmannerly ace of clubs takes in custody your knave," returned Strathgate after making his cut. "Once more, and this time fop £3,000." "I cannot disoblige a lady," returned Strathgate smiling, although his face was growing somewhat pule. Surely this was play such as he had never ventured upon. "Ellen, stop!" cried Carrington, dropping his hand upon her shoul der. "My lord, you hurt my shoulder. Thank you," she added as he removed his hand. The cards were cut again, and once more Strathgate won. FMen found herself X 4.000 in his debt. "'Tis £4,000 then. Would you see it on the board?" "Your word is sufficient for me," re plied Strathgate gravely. Again Ellen lost and found herself | in debt £B,OOO. "Five thousand pounds the stake now," cried my lady, cutting once more. And this time Ellen won. "How stands the score now?" "You owe me £3,000," said Strath gate. "Once more and now for £G,OOO pounds," said Ellen, her face flushed with excitement. Ellen's luck was with her and this time she won. "And now," she said, "the score is in my favor." "Yes, madam, for £3,000." "Do you wish to quit now, my lord?" "Never," said the earl. "I will play with you to the extent of my fortune." "Seven thousand pounds," cried Ellen. And this time fortune was against her, for my lord of Strathgate won. " 'Fore God, the score weaves like a see-saw," cried Gen. Athelstrong. "Now she owes him £4,000." "Ellen," said Carrington, desperate ly, "I beg you to stop now." "Is Lord Carrington afraid his wife will lose all her money?" deftly inter posed Strathgate, sneering. Hack and forth the wagers went with varying fortune between the two until after half an hour's fierce and - A. t -.. & W •- 1 VV?^ --1 %13I jf \%>:a - "Whatever Game You Like." uninterrupted play Ellen found herself in Stratligate's debt for £20,000, so easily is money lost upon the turning of a card. "My lord," she said, rising anil calm ly pushing the cards from her. "that is as much ready money as 1 have at my banker's. When I play, I pay. What are those things of which .1 have heard you speak, 'I. O. U.'s' do they call them? Will some one show me how to make one out? The money shall be paid you in the morning." "Give no thought to that, my lady," cried Strathgate. "It was but an idle pleasantry, our play, and 1 am ready to cancel the obligation and let the evening go as if it were not." "Xo, by heaven!" cried Carrington, "when my wife loses she pays." Even jealous, maddened Carrington admitted that she was a gallant loser. "Now the rest of you may play as you will," she said, smiling gayly upon them. "Walt!" said Carrington, who stood stupefied during the transaction. "Strathgate and I will play a game." "Whatever game you like, Carring ton," replied Strathgate, "I'll match you for that I. O. U. of my wife's." "Good," said Strathgate coolly, "what do you offer to set up against it?" "Carrington hall. There is not a mortgage upon it, and it has been put in thorough repair. 'Tis worth double your stake." "Good, I take you," said Strathgate, "wiiat shall it be?" Strathgate drew a card, looked at it. smiled, and laid it. face downward upon the table. An expression of in tense satisfaction spread over his lace. Carrington followed the other's mo tions, grim and frowning. "Uncover you.' cards, gentlemen," said the duke. "Turn up your card," cried Carring ton, throwing the four of clubs up ward on tho table. "Gentlemen," he said, "Lord Car rington is lucky at cards. "I have but the three of diamonds." lie turned it over. "You win, my friend. Your CAMERGN COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908. | wife's T. O. T T . is yours and I ronfess j I'm glad of it." "Madam," said Carrington, standing j up grim and grave and proffering the paper to his wife, "I return you your j debt of honor." "Ry no means, sir," returned Kllen proudly, "it shall be paid to you in the morning." "iierii*! - to me than to Lord St rath gate," said Carrington bitterly. CHAPTER IV. A Dance, a Kiss, a Meeting. Taking the assent, of the company | for granted, Ellen, who had assumed j the unexpected role of leadership in I the evening's entertainment, sum > moned the servants and directed them ; to move the furniture from the center of the room in preparation for the ! dance. "If you can't and won't dance, Lady Carrington," said Mrs. Monbrant, who knew very well Ellen's inability, I "won't you play for ns?" "I can't play either," answered Ellen. I "What, neither play nor dance! Where were you brought up, my dear i child?" continued the widow in a ; tone of commiseration, as If she had heard the dire news for the first time I at that moment. "And you are mistaken in one point," added Ellen. "I can dance if anyone will play." "But I thought," began Carrington j nervously. The door opened and in came Mis tress Debbie followed by Sir Charles. "Egad, Seton," snickered the duke, "did you find Baxter's 'Saints' Itest' so engrossing that you forgot all about us?" "Debbie, I'm going to show these people how to dance, will you play for me?" "Play for a dance?" cried Deborah. "What shall it be?" said the help less Deborah as Seton led her to the harpsichord. "YanVee Doodle!" cried Ellen. "Damned rebel tune!" muttered the duke under his breath in an aside. "You are surely not going to at tempt to make a spectacle of yourself before these our friends," remonstrat ! Ed Carrington in a low tone of voice. I tut Ellen had the bit between her teeth. "That's as may be, my lord. Debbie, strike up." Ellen seized her skirts, lifted them high enough to disclose her prettily shod foot and ankles and broke iuto | —shades of Lulli! —a sailor's horn ! pipe. Site danced it with the spirit and abandon of the youngest and most reckless blue jacket. Her feet flew back and forth making a merry clicking on the hard wood fioor. There were glimpses of flashing buckles and scarlet hose and dashes of white pet ticoat in a magnificent whirl of reck ! less gaiety. Carrington stood with clinched hands and lowering brows for a mo ment while Strathgate, Dulward and Athelstrong crowded closer and stared hard. Even the duchess and Mrs. Mon ! brant joined the circle. There was a great clapping of hands and much shouting of "iirava" to encourage tho danseuse while the performance last- Presently Carrington, unable to sus | tain the sight any longer, turned and ■ beckoning to Lady Cecily ceremoni j ously offered her his arm and tile two j disappeared through th? doorway lead- I ing into the hail. The spirit seemed togo out of Ellen's dancing as Carrington left the room, for her steps faltered and then Deborah turned and found Seton's back fair and square to her shoulder and the music suddenly ceased. "Now," said Lady Ellen, panting and triumphant, "the rest of you may dance as you please. Have I proved my knowledge, Mrs. Monbrant?" "Of a kind, yes," said the widow, j arching her brows and turning away. "Where have my lord and Lady ! Cecily gone?" asked the hostess, her eyes roving through the door into the j hall. "Shr.ll we seek them?" said Stra'h j gate with a low bow, offering his j arm. "Whither have they gone, think you?" queried Ellen. "To the arbor, probably. 'Tis a fa j voritc haunt of theirs. Shall we fol low?" (TO BE CONTINUED.) | SHUNS TUB; SUED FOR DIVORCE. Husband Averse to Bathing During Thirty Years Is Defendant. I Washington, Pa. —Charging that her I husband has not bathed since their j marriage, 30 years ago, Mrs. Irene A. | Strain of near Washington is suing for j a divorce from Thomas R. Strain, a wealthy farmer. Strain, in turn, lias brought a coun ter suit for separation against the | woman, in which he makes some startling charges. In open court. Mrs. Strain, besides charging her husband with failure to take a bath since IS7B, says that ho has blackened her tyes, kicked her shins, forced her to care for tho stock and do all the chores about the farm. She testified that Strain left his dy ing daughter two years ago, made a 1 pleasure trip to Philadelphia, and did ! not return until after the funeral, j Neighbors corroborated Mrs. Strain's tale of abuse. On the stand the husband said that a small fortune had been dissipated by his wife's extravagance, that when angry she burned his hay and grain and destroyed his farming imple ments. Fine Investment. "Put your money in a piano," ad vertises a music house. That's all right, if you can get negotiable notes out of it. Be still, Fido! npustfiT®) ESA and e [, MECHANICS HOW TO SAVE OIL. Apparatus Which Will Aid in Economy in Shop. One of several experiments as 1 shown in F"ig. 1 demonstrates the fact that, dirty oil cannot bs cleaned by passing it through hot water. When ail is passed through water or exposed I to a moist atmosphere it will absorb from two lo three per cent, of mois- : ture and the muddy and turbid ap pearance of tilt; oil coming through the ordinary filter is caused by the moisture it contains. To try this ex periment out, solder a small tin cap >ver the lower end of a funnel and make a small hole in the center of the :ap. This will cause the cil to be jpread out in drops as shown. A nimbler is filled half full of hot water and placed on a steam pipe or where ; it will remain hot. Place the funnel in the tumbler with the cap-covered end about two inches under water j (Fig. 1) and then turn the dirty oil in very slowly. As each drop of oil forma on the edge of the cap, to flow through the water, watch them and see if they will leave any dirt behind. After enough dirty oil is put through to fill the glass, the wa ter will be as clear as before. Put j some iron filings in the oil and make another trial. The globules of oil will carry the filings up with them. The second experiment, explains Power, may be tried out by placing 15119 The Oil Separator Complete. two tumblers close together (Fig. 2) ! and placing a quantity of dirty oil in j the glass A. Make a small tin trough 10 reach from the inside of one glass to the inside of the other and lay a lamp-wick in the trough, allowing one end to extend into the oil in glass A and the other end to hang in glass B. In a few hours' time the glass 11 will j contain all the clean oil, leaving the dirt and sediment in glass A. These experiments will teach how to \ make a filter on a larger scale which j can be made as illustrated in Fig. 3. j For a clean oil receptacle make a tank from galvanized metal, C, 20 inches high and 30 inches in diameter. Make another tank of the same diameter and 12 inches high, with a lower rim flanged to set on top of the clean-oil 1 tank, for a filtering chamber, D. On | top of this is placed another tank, E, j the same diameter and (! inches high, 1 with a flanged rim to set on the filter- | ing chamber. This tank has a cover \ through which a pipe, F, conveys the dirty oil. This latter tank is tho set tling chamber where the oil separates from most of the water and heavy sed iment. A pipe is fitted in the bottom of the settling chamber and extends nearly to the top of the tank. The oil overflows through this pipe into the filtering chamber, where it is then filtered through 9 feet of 1-inch wick. By this means the oil is separated from the rest of its impurities and is carried up over the partitions of the troughs, draining into the clean oil tank, C. A spigot, G, is placed in the settling chamber to drain off the sedi ment and a valve, 11, is fitted in the bottom edge of the tank C to draw off The Experiments. the clean oil. This filter will take care of about one gallon of oil an hour. After being filtered continuous ly for from six to eight months, the 011 comes out perfectly clear, only slightly darker in color. Cheap par affin oil, or an oil of high viscosity, cannot be used, as the wicks soon sep arate the filler or heavy compounding from the mineral stock, leaving a thin oil of poor lubricating qualities. Safety in Mines. Any invention or discovery promis ing added immunity from the terrible ! explosions that occur in deep mines is always received with sympathetic in- j terest. Recently Mons. J. Thovert re-! ported to the French Academy of Sci- ! ences the results of experiments made i to determine the possibility of reduc- | ing the heat evolved by nitro-explo- : sives to such a degree as to prevent j the combustion of the carbon monox- i id abounding in the air of many mines. ; It was found that the addition of al- j ksiline sails had this most desirable effect. The detonation of the ex plosives thus treated was not accom panied by inflammation of the sur rounding atmospheric gases. Soap on Washers. Leather washers smeared with soap will, not leak gasoline. SELF-LOADING CART. Apparatus Automatically Collects and Deposits Dirt Into Cart. In the illustration below is shown a self-loading cart, the most recent of the many devices designed to do away with hand labor. A Pennsylvania man is responsible for the complicated piece of mechanical ingenuity, which, he says, will gather up dirt or any y\ S \ / \ / \ JJJ^ The Self-Loader. article and deposit it automatically in the cart. The apparatus is placed in the rear of the cart and consists of a collector which connects with gears, wheels and other operating parapher nalia. The collector gathers up the dirt, etc., as the cart Is moving, raises it over the dashboard and dumps it. Any ordinary cart equipped with the apparatus can collect a load in a T«ry few minutes. Of course, it is unneces sary for the driver to dismount during the operation. When the cart Is filled, levers are disengaged and the apparatus temporarily put out of com mission until the cart is emptied and ready for the next load. EATS UP THE COAL. Largest Coal Breaker in the World at Plymouth, Pa. The huge coal breaker at Plymouth, Pa., known as "Nottingham No. 15," is the largest in the world. Its capac ity is 1,000 cars of a size large enough to carry an equivalent "of seven tons of finished coal each. Not more than 200 feet from the breaker is a shaft 350 feet deep from which one of these cars arrives with coal from the mines every 20 seconds. Here, as everywhere else, mechan ical devices are superseding manual labor. In the old-style breaker at least 150 men and boy pickers were employed, but in this breaker a spiral iiMA ?§ :'.Kfl jS ®OQ >S ,; V ' 'jgJ $ ®E3ML"'*r ■iiyjjjjMMil Capacity of 7.0C0 Tons Daily. coal-picking machine has made it pos sible to dispense with at least half of that number. The breaker cost $200,- 000. HOW TO HEAT TURPENTINE. Two Methods Which Arc Entirely Safe to Follow. There are two methods of heating turpentine without danger. When an open pan is used it is made with a jacket—that is, there are two pans, an outer and an inner one, with a space between; superheated steam from a boiler is passed into the space and is allowed to escape through a waste steam valve at the bottom; a safety valve at the side of the pan allows the steam to blow off if the temperature rises too high. Turpentine boils vig orously at a temperature of about 338 deg. F. —much higher than the boiling point of water —hence the steam at ordinary pressure would not cause tur pentine to boil, says The Modern Painter. Turpentine can be heated to boiling point over a burner or fire, pro vided it is contained in a still which is closed with the exception of one tube leading to a condensing coil kept cool by being placed in a tub, through which a current of cold water is caused to flow; any turpentine which may be vaporized is condensed in the worm and recovered, and no vapor can pass into the outer air. A Substitute for a Ray Filter. Not many amateur photographers possess a ray filter. A good substi tute is to use the orange glass from the ruby lamp. This can be held in position in front of the lens with a rubber band. A longer exposure will be necessary, but good cloud effect* cau be procured in this manner. Cutting Valve Seats. When cutt'ng valve seats, if the cut ters chatter, fill the teeth with com mon window putty and bake It liar.l on a steam pipe. The cutter will thee cut true and smooth. A TERRi. _E CONDITION. Tortured by Sharp Twinges, Bhootlng Pains and Dizziness. Hiram Center, 518 South Oak street, Lake City, Minn., says:"l .was so bad with kid- neJ trou "' le that ' # js could not straighten JS up after stooping jj ' without sharp paina JiH shooting through my bark. I had dizzy spells, was nervous Land my eyesight af 'ccted. The kidney secretions were ir> v y |i regular and too fre quent. I was in a terrible condition, but Doau's Kidney Pills have cured me and I have enjoyed perfect health since." Sold by al! dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. THE EFFECT OF WEALTH. Billle Who Is that awfully fi*<.kl«4 girl on the horse? Tillie —Why, that's Miss Gotrox. Shs has several millions in her own name Billie —So? My! Aren't her freckle* becoming? We cannot conquer fate and neces sity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could. —Landor. Your Druggist Will Tell You That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Kve», Make* \\ I'iik Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart, boot lies Kye Pain and .Sells for 50c. We tarnish the splendor of our best actions by too often speaking of them. FITS. St. Vitus f>nn«.'e and Nervous Disease* p*r» ninm-ntly oured bv l>r K line's t#r»»at Nervw Kt-t»tor*r. tv'ti.l r..r KIIKK jv.uu trial hotllu and iriMitiM) I)r. U 11. Klluo. Ld., IMI Arch Streot. Philadolpbl*, Pk Girls are partial to automobiles be cause they have sparkers. Mr*. \Vlnilow'« Soothlnif Syrop. For children teethtun, nuftenj the gurui*, reduce* lA tt*miuullou. uiUyn Jmln, cure* wind colic. 26c* botU®. When money begins to talk people Bit up and take notice. Allon'M Foof-I'lttne, n Fur swollen, feet. <«lvesinstant rnliof. Th« original powdur lor the feet. 25c at all I'ruKtfifct* The right kind of a doctor leaves well enough alone. H SURGICAL MKWII I ? If there is any one thing that a woman dreads more than another it is a surgical operation. 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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and to-day I am well and strong." FACTS FOR SSCK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, lias been the standard remedy for female ills, and has pr >sit ively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, libroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, and backache. ]>lrs. lMnkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. Slit; has (raided thousands U> health. Address, Lynn. Mass. A GOLD MINE IN YOUR HEAD Why Don't You Work It? It yon un* Intienlnus and huvo JWM) or only 110, ot It not I!il!'*ii iou b 1 4 «tt hav*> money to invest and w.mi steady income, writc,to-dKy for free puri.culars. American Active Artisans Co. Terminal Building, 60 C hurt- H Street. NEW YORK. WlDOWS'»nilor N EW LAW obtnlnwl PPIVKIIkVC by JOHN W. MORRIS. M JU. WabUlugtou, i). Ob
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