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THE, RETURN OF TARZAN
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Copyright. 191S. by A. C. McCIurcj A Co
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rNB does not Judso Iho gazelln by
Jtho lions that attack It," replied Tar
tan 'jl had seen those two work before
In th? srnokln.fr room the day prior to
thefr attack on you, If I recollect It cor
rectly, nnd so, knotting their methods, I
am convinced that their enmity Is a
sufficient guarantee of the Integrity of Ub
object Men such as they must cleave
only to the vile, hating all that Is noblest
and best."
"It Is very kind of you to put It that
way," she replied, smiling; "I have al
ready heard of the matter of the card
game My husband told me the entire
story He spoko especially of the
strength and bravery of Monsieur Tar
gnn, to whom ho feels that ho owes nn
Immense debt or gratitude."
"Your hiisband7" repeated Tarznn
questlonlngly.
"Yes I nm the Countess do Cornle."
"I am already amply repaid, madame,
In knowing thnt I havo rendered a setv
Ice to the wlfo of the Count do Coude "
'Alas, monsieur, I already am so
greatly Indebted to you that I may never
hope to settle my own account, so pray
do not add further to my obligations,"
and she smiled so sweetly upon him that
Tarzan felt that a man might easily
attempt much greater things than he
had accomplished, BOlcly for the pleasure
of receiving the benediction of that smile.
Ho did not see her again that day, and
In the rush of landing on tho following
morning ho missed her entirely, but there
had been something In the expression of
her oyes as they parted on deck tho
previous day that haunted him. It had
been almost wistful as they had spoken
of the strangeness of the swift friend
ships of nn ocean crossing, and of tho
equal caso with which they are broken
forever.
Tarzan wondered If ho should ever seo
her again,
CHAPTER III.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HUE
MAULE.
ON HIS arrival In Paris, Tarzan had
gone directly to the apartments of his
old friend, D'Arnot, where the naval lieu
tenant had scored him roundly for his
decision to renounce tho title and estates
that were rightly his from his father,
John Clayton, the lato Lord Greystoke.
"You must bo mad, my friend," said
tJ'Arnot, "thus lightly to give up not
alone wealth and position, but an oppor
tunity to prove beyond doubt to nil the
world that In your veins Hows the noble
blood of two of England's most honored
houses Instead of the blood of a savngo
Bhe-ape. It Is Incredible that they could
have believed you Miss Porter least of
all.
"Why, I never did believe It, even back
In tho wilds of your African Jungle,
when you tore the raw meat of your kills
with mighty Jaws, like somo wild benst,
and wiped your greasy hands upon your
thighs. Even then, before thero was the
slightest proof to the contrary, I knew
that you were mistaken In the belief that
Kola was your mother.
"And now, with your father's diary of
the terrlblei life led by him and your
mother on thnt wild Arrlcan shore; with
tho account of your birth, and, final and
most convincing proof of all, your own
baby finger prints upon tho pages of Ir,
it seems Incredible to me that you nra
wining io remain a nameless, penniless
vagabond "
"I do not need any better name than
Tarzan." replied tho ape-man: "and as
tor remaining a penniless vagabond, I
have no Intention of bo doing. In fact,
the next, and let us hope the last, burden
that I shall be forced to put upon your
unselfish friendship will be the finding of
employment for me."
"Pooh, pooh!" scoffed D'Arnot. "You
know that I did not mean that. Havo 1
not told you a dozen times that I have
enough for 20 men, and that half of what
I have Is yours? And If I gave It ull to
you. would It represent even tho tenthi
part of the value I place upon your friend
ship, my Tarzan? AVould It repay tho
services you did me In Africa? I do not
forget, my friend, that but for you ana
your wondrous bravery I've had died at
the stake In the village of Mbonga's can
nibals. Nor do I forget mat to your self
sacrificing devotion I owe the fact that I
recovered from the terrible wounds I re
ceived at their hands I djscovcred later
something of what it mennt to you to
remain with mo In the amphitheatre of
the apes while your heart was urging you
on to the coast.
'When wb finally camo there, and found
that Miss Porter and her party had left.
I commenced to realize something of what
you had dona for nn utter stranger. Nor
am I trying to repay you with money,
Tarzan It is that Just at present you
need money: were It sacrifice that I
might offer you It were the same my
friendship must always be yours, because
our tastes are similar, and I admire you.
That I cannot command, but the money
I can and shall."
"Well," laughed Tarzan, "we shall not
quarrel over the money, I must live, and
so I must have It; but I shall bo more
contented with something to do. You
cannot show me your friendship In a
more convincing manner than to find em
ployment for me I shall die of Inactivity
In a short while. As for my birthright-,
It Is In good hands. Clayton Is not guilty
Of robbing me of It He truly believes
that he Is the real Lord Greystoke, and
the chances are that he will make a
better English lord than a man who was
born and raised In an African Jungle.
You know that I am but half civilized
even now Let me Bee red In anger but
for a moment, and all the Instincts ot
the savage beast that I really am sub
merge what little I possess ot the milder
ways of culture and refinement.
"And then again, had I declared my
self I should have robbed the woman I
love of the wealth and position that her
marriage to Clayton will now Insure to
her I coub not have dona that could
J. Paul?
"Nor is the matter of birth of great Im
portance to me." he went on, without
waiting for ft reply. "Raited as I have
been, I see no worth In man or beast that
la not theirs by virtue of their own men
tal or physical prowess. And so I am a
happy to think of Kala as my mother as
I would be to try to picture the poor, un
happy little BiitflUh girl who passed away
a year after she bore m. Kala was al
ways kind i.i me In her fierce mid savage
vm I muai have nursed at her hairy
bieaat from the tun thnt nay own njtoUter
died She fought for me agalnat the wild
denizens of the forest and against the
savage member of our tribe, with tbe
ferocity of leal mother love.
"And I on my part, loved her, Paul.
t did B)pt leullse how much until after
the ciul bpeai and the poisoned arrow
of Moon nn blarfc waritur bad stolen
Iter av fim me I ii stilt a child
wfc9 ihet 'tin red and I threw myself
upon her it.-,, i body and wept out my
li(uui .til mum fur hla own
gtotber r ou m-v niemi, ijhe would
have nv. -! . iW tfejy crea
ture but io me she was tem5pfU so
,. oruiualy does love tranrture Us object
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AUTHOR OF "TARZAN OF THE APES"
loynlty," said D'Arnot, "but the time wIH
como when you will be glad to claim your
own. Hemember what I say, and let u
hope that It will be ns easy then ns it Is
now. You must bear In mind that Pro
fessor Porter and Mr. Philander are the
only people In the world who can swear
that the little skeleton found in the cabin
With those of your father and mother was
Hint nf nn Infant nntliroDold nne. and not
the offspring of Lord and Lady Grey
stoke, That evidence Is most Important
They may not live many years longer.
And then, did It not occur to you that
once Miss Porter knew the truth she
would break her engagement with Clay
ton' You might easily have your title,
your estates, and the woman you love,
Tarzan. Hod you not thought of that?"
Tarzan shook his head. "You do not
know her," he said. "Nothing could bind
her closer to her bargain than some mis
fortune to Clayton. She Is from nn old
Southern family In America, and South
erners pride themselves upon their loy
alty." Tarzan spent tho two following weeks
rescuing IiIb former brief acquaintance
with Paris In the daytime ho haunted
the libraries and picture galleries. He
had becomo an omnivorous reader, nnd
the world of possibilities that wore opened
to him In this seat of culture and learn
ing fairly appalled him when ho contem
plated the very Infinitesimal crumb of
tho sum total of human Knowlcugo tnnt
a single Individual might hope to acquire
even nftor n lifetime of study nnd re
search; but ho learned what he could by
day, ami threw himself Into a search for
relaxation nnd amusement at night. Nor
did he nnd Paris a whit less fertile field
for his nocttirnnl nvocatlon.
If he smoked too many cigarettes nnd
drank too much absinthe It was because
he took civilization as ho found It, and
did the things that he found his civilized
brothers doing Tho llfo was a new and
alluring one, nnd, In nddltton, he had a
sorrow In his breast and great longing
which ho knew could never be fulfilled,
and so ho sought In study and In dissipa
tion the two extremes to forget the past
and Inhibit contemplation of tho future.
Ho was sitting In a music hall one eve
ning, sipping his abslntho and admiring
tho art of a certain famous Hussion
dancer, when he caught a passing glimpse
of a pair of evil black eyes upon him.
The man turned nnd was lost In tho
crowd at tho exit before Tarzan could
catch a good look nt him, but he was
confident that he had seen thoso eyes be
fore, and that they had been fastened
on htm this evening through no passing
accident. Ho had had tho uncanny feel
ing for some time that ho was being
wntched, nnd it was in response to this
animal Instinct, that was strong within
him, that ho turned suddenly and sur
prised tho eyes In tho very act of watch
ing him
Before he left the music hall the matter
had been forgotten, nor did he notice tho
swarthy Individual who stepped deeper
Into tho shadows of an opposite doorway
ns Tarzan emerged from the brilliantly
lighted amusement hall.
Had Tarzan but known It, ho had been
followed many times from this and other
places of amusement, but seldom, If ever,
hnd he been alone Tonight D'Arnot had
had another engagement, and Tnrzan had
come by himself.
As he turned In the direction he was
accustomed to taking from this part of
Paris to his apartments, tho watcher
across tho street ran from his hiding place
and hurried on ahead at a rapid pace.
Tarznn had been wont to traverse the
Rue Mnule on his way homo at night.
Because It was very quiet and very dark
It reminded him more of his beloved
African Jungle than did the noisy and
garish streets suroundlng it. If you
oro familiar with your Paris you will
recall the narrow, forbidding precincts
of the Ituo Manic. If you are not, you
need but ask the police about It to learn
that In all Paris there Is no strcot to
which you should give a wider berth after
dark.
On this night Tarzan had proceeded
somo two squares through the dense
shadows of the squalid old tenements
which line this dismal way when he was
attracted by screams and cries for help
from tho third floor of an opposite build
ing. The voice was a woman's. Before
the echoes of her first cries had died
Tnrzan was bounding up the stairs and
through the dark corridors to her rescue.
At the end of tho corridor on the third
landing a door stood slightly ajar, and
from within Tarzan heard again the same
appeal that had lured him from the
street. Another Instant found him In the
centre of a dimly-lighted room. An oil
lamp burned upon a high, old-fashioned
mantel, casting Its dim rays over a dozen
repulsive figures. All but one were men.
The other was a woman of about 30.
Her face, marked by low passions and
dissipation, might once have been lovely.
She stood with one hand at her throat,
crouching against the farther wall.
"Help, monsieur,' she cried In a low
voice, as Tarzan entered the room; "they
were killing me."
Ab Tarzan turned toward the men about
him he saw the crafty, evil faces of hab
itual criminals. He wondered that they
had made no effort to escape. A move
ment behind him caused him to turn. Two
things his eyes saw, and one of them
cnused him considerable wonderment. A
man was sneaking stealthily from the
room and in the brief glance that Tarzan
had of htm ho saw that It was Rokoff,
But the other thing that he saw was of
more Imemdlate Interest. It was a great
brute of a fellow tiptoeing upon him from
behind with a huge bludgeon In his hand,
and then, as the man and his confeder
ates saw that he was discovered, there
waa a concerted rush upon Tarzan from
all sides. Some of the men drew knives.
Others picked up chairs, while the fel
low with the bludgeon raised It high
above his head In a mighty swing that
would have crushed Tarzan's head had
it ever descended upon It
But the brain and the agility and the
muscles that had coped with the mighty
strength and cruel craftiness of Terkoz
and Numa In the fastnesses of their sav
age Jungle were not to be so easily sub
dued as these Apaches of Farts had be
lieved. Selecting- his most formidable antago
nist, the fellow with the bludgeon, Tar
zan charged full upon him, dodging the
falling weapon and catching the man a
terrlfio blow on the point of the chin that
felled him In his tracks,
Then he had turned upon tho others.
This was sport. He was reveling in tho
Joy of battle and the lust of blood. As
thbugh it had been but a brittle shell, to
break at the least rough usage, the thin
yenee? of his civilization fell from hira
and ten burly villains found themselves
penned in a small room with a wild and
savage beast, against whose steel muscles
their puny strength was less than futile.
At the end of the corridor without stood
Itokoff, waiting for the outcome of the
affair. lie wished to be sure that Tarzan
was dead before he left, hut It was not
a part of his plan to be one of thee
within the room when the murder oo
eurred The woman still stood where she had
when Tarzan entered, but her face hart
undergone a number of change with the
few minute which had elapsed. From
toe semblance of distress wwoh It had
worn when Tarzan first saw It, It had
changed to oa of sraftln a he had
wbaetod to mt the attack from beWod;
but the cbanso Tarzan bad not seen,
Later an expression of surprise, apd
then one of Uorr jr superseded the Olivers
And who may wonder For the liHWaeu
Uie gentleman her urlea bad lvuwd to
unit a ta have been id death bad
been suddenly qtetamorpboMd into a
dawn ot revenge. Instead of aoJt inva
tt and weak re4atane, ana was lonkins
upon a veritable Uareulea gone mad.
Moo Pleu'" sue erted. ' be is a beast'"
fot the tit oag, white teeUx of tbe ape
u.u bid fuuad tbe fbroat of una of bu
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assailants, and Tarzan fought as he had
learned to fight with the great bull apes
of tho trlbo of Kerchak,
He was In a dozen places at once, leap
ing hither and thither about the room
In sinuous bounds thnt reminded the
woman of a panther she had seen at the
zoo. Now a wrist-bone snapped In his
Iron grip, now a shoulder was wrenched
from Its socket as he forced a victim's
arm backward and Upward.
With shrieks of pain the men escaped
bito the hallway ns quickly as 'they
could! but een before the first one stag
gered, bleeding and broken, from the
room, Rokoff had seen enough to con
vince him that Tarznn would not be tho
one to lie dead In that house this night,
and so the Itutslan had hastened to a
nearby den and telephoned tho police that
a man was committing murder on the
third floor of Itue Maule, 27.
When the officers nrrlved they found
three men groaning on the floor, a fright
ened womnn lying upon a filthy bed, her
face burled In her arms, nnd what ap
peared to be a well-dressed young gen
tleman standing In the centre of the room
awnlting tho reinforcements which he had
thought the footsteps of the officers
hurrying up tho stairway had announced
but they were mistaken In tho last; It
was a wild beast that looked upon them
through those narrowed lido and steel
gray oyes With tho smell of blood the
last vestige of civilization had deserted
Tarzan, and now he stood nt bay, like a
Hon surrounded by hunters, awaiting the
next overt act, and crouching to charge
Its author
"Whnt has happened here7" asked ono
of tho policemen.
Tarzan explained briefly, but when he
turned to the woman for confirmation of
his statement .he wns appalled by her
reply
"He lies!" she ecreamed shrilly, ad
dressing tho policemen. "Ho cams to my
room white I was alone, and for no good
purpose. When I repulsed him he would
havo killed me had not my screams at
tracted these gentlemen, who were pass
ing tho houso at the time. Ho la a devil,
monsleurs; alone he has all but killed ten
men with hla bare hands and his teeth."
So shocked was Tarzan by her Ingrati
tude that for n moment ho was struck
dumb. Tho pollca were Inclined to be a
little skeptical, for they had had other
dealings with this same lady nnd her
lovely coterie of gentlemen friends. How
ever, they were policemen, not Judges,
so they decided to placo nil the Inmates
of the room under arrest, and let an
other, whose buslnewj It was, separnto
the Innocent from the guilty.
But they found that It was one thing
to tell this well-dressed young man that
he was under arrest, but quite another
to enforce it.
"I nm guilty of no offense," he said
quietly. "I have but sought to defend
myself. I do not know why the woman
has told ou what she has. Sho can
have no enmity against me, for never
until I came to this room in response to
her cries for help hod I seen her."
"Come, come," said ono of the officers;
"there are Judges to listen to all that,"
and he ndvnnced to lay his hand upon
Tarzan's shoulder. An Instant later he
lay crumpled In a corner of the room, nnd
then, ns his comrades rushed In upon
tho ape-man. they experienced a taste of
what tho apaches had but recently gone
through. So quickly and so roughly did
he handle them that they had not even
nn opportunity to draw their revolvers.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
The Daily Story
Aunt Jennie Intervenes
By M. DIBBELL
It would have been hard to find a more
disgusted youth than was Alfred Gibson
ns he plodded along the dry country road.
When nenrly an hour earlier ho had
alighted from the train, expecting to
find his uncle's team In watting for him,
not a solitary turnout was visible; and
as the tiny village boasted no livery
stable this meant a six-mile tramp to his
uncle's farm.
No rain had fallen for over two weeks,
and it was not long before Alfred's per
spiring face began to assume a streaky
look from the settling dust. Fortunately,
lie possessed a sense of humor, which be
gan to asert Itself, and n. smile Bhowerl
through the dirt as he said to himself:
"Blest If I don't play them a little Joke
for this. If they are not willing to re
ceive a respectnble nephew, I'llee how
a disreputable one goes. Can't look much
worse than I do, anhow."
He proceeded to remove cuffs, collar
and necktie, turn up his coat collar,
rumple his hair and tilt his soft hat,
punched all out of shape, far over one eye
Before long the tall white gates of
Blglow Farm loomed up before him
through the descending twilight. Assum
ing the wanderer's slouch, Alfred went
up the long drive and to the rear of
the big farmhouse. He paused at the
Be found her in the oIcf.ojMoned flower
garden.
kitchen door and knocked vigorously;
then waited In misohlevous anticipation
of the surprise he should give Melissa
When the door opened It was not upon
the good-humored face of Melissa, the
servant, that he gazed, but Into a pair of
clear gray eyes, whose ownr. Alfred
thought, was the prettiest young woman
he had ever beheld.
"Good evening," she said kindly, "Wfcat
can I do for you?"
But all Alfred's Ideas as to tbe yarn he
should tetl MUa If be succeeded In
concealing his Identity bad vanished.
"I beg your pardon, but I am Mr. Big
low's nephew," ha stammered.
An astonished expression, dashed Into
the girl's eyes, but aba replied:
"Come In and I will aftll him. He la with
Aunt Jennie "
Feeling decidedly small, Alfred entered
the kitchen and aaatad himself near tbe
dooi, while the girl went in search of
bis uncle Sbe ran awiftly up the stair
and Into tbe room where Mr Bilow and
Uillui were In attendance an Mrs. Bix-
I tow. who bad apratntd bar ankle
Mrs Blglow waf awamne to supper
Malls bad ervu4( her when bar aieoe
entered
"Oh. Uaete John, do please come down
eiaire rigbt y. Tbare la a poor. Wd-
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erablo looking man there, who sayshe
Is your nephew, and I thought the best
way to soothe him was to pretend I be
lieved It and come for you."
Mr. Blglow rose at once, saying, "Tou
were tight, my dear, and we will oon
find out who this Impostor Is "
Alfred, meantime, was making the most
ot his solitude. The Instant the door
closed he gave his race a vigorous scrub
bing, smoothed his hair, replaced his col
lar and was adjusting his tie before a
small looking-glass when his uncle and
the strange young woman appeared.
The change produced was almost equal
to ono of the lightning acts of a stage
professional, nnd Mr. Blglow advanced,
saying:
"Well, Alfred, I don't see but that you
look natural. I guess the sudden en
trance of a stranger 'must have given
Sydney a scare."
Alfred felt decidedly foolish ns he en
countered the look of bewilderment In
Syney's eyes.
"I looked badly enough to frighten any
body when I came In, uncle," and then
hn exDlalned his Intended Joke on Melissa.
"It was nearly a week ago I wrote you of
my coming, nnd when no ono showed up
at the station I thought I would have
my revenge."
Mr. Blglow laughed heartily, "We nave
all been so occupied In looking after Aunt
Jennie for the last few days that no one
has thought of the postofllce," he said,
"Your letter Is still there. But let me In
troduce you to our cousin by marriage,
Sydney Thompson."
Sydney looked as If Bho hardly knew
whether to laugh or be angry, when Al
fred said earnestly:
"Plense forgive me for frightening you
I shall never try to be funny again."
'Oh don't say that," Bhe replied, "this
would be a very dismal world If there
were no fun In It."
Then they nil went up to Aunt Jennie,
hnd found her anxiously waiting an ex
planation of the "poor, miserable man"
who hnd startled Sydney.
Alfred found that Sydney's society be
came an ever-lncrenslng delight to him as
the days passed. One morning, a week
after his arrival at Blglow Farm, he sat
on the veranda with Aunt Jennie, who
was now able to get about a little.
"How Is It that I havo never met your
niece until now7 ' asked Alfred. I
thought I know oil the family."
, "Sydney has been studying hard for
years, and has Just finished college," she
replied. "I could not get her to spare the
time for a visit to mo before. But she
feels the need of rest, and as her mar
riage will probably tako placo next spring,
she concluded to give me a few weeks
now."
Alfred felt as If the bright world had
turned suddenly black. "I did not know
she was engaged; she Wears no ring"
"No," said Aunt Jennie. . "Her mar
riage Is really a family nrrangement,
and us she has known Matthew Chase
nil her life, she would not hear of a
ring. He Is years older than Sydney,
but I hope he will make her happy,"
Bhe sighed.
Alfred rose nnd said bitterly, "I wish
you had told me sooner. Now that I
have learned to lovo Sydney better than
llfo It is hard to find she Is bound to
another man." Ho left hla astonished
aunt nnd strode savagely down tho drive
way. Aunt Jennlo gazed after him with
mingled feelings of pity and dismay.
"Poor Alfred, why did I not guess what
might happen and warn him?" She
spoke aloud In her excitement; nnd re
ceived a second surprise when a soft
voice asked:
"Oh, Aunt Jennie, why didn't you warn
me, too?" Sydney came through the open
door back of her aunt, and sank down
beside her.
Thero were tears In her eyes as she
continued. "I was Just coming out to
you, and could not help hearing what
Alfred Gllson said when he left you. Oh,
Auntie. I never did love Matthew."
Aunt Jennie was at her wits' end.
"Don't cry, Sydney dear," she pleaded.
"I nm BUre It will all come right. Have
you learned to care for Alfred?"
"I om afraid 80." Bald Sydney, "for It
mide me feel so happy when he said he
loved me-untll I thought of Matthew."
The tears came In a flood, nnd breaking
away from her nunt.J'shet flqd into the
house '
Left alone, Mrs. Blglow did some seri
ous thinking, and apparently was satis
fied with the. result, for her troubled face
Brew calm, nnd rlslnff, she limped In to
the big desk. Sho speedily wrote a let
ter, addressing It tq Matthew Chase.
Several days passed uneventfully. Syd
ney nnd Alfred, though apparently on
friendly terms, took no more long walks
or drives together.
On the fifth day after the sending of
the epistle to Matthow Chase, Mr. Blg
low handed Sydney a letter. "That was
nil for you today," he remarked.
Seeing It was from her future husband,
Sydney sought her own room to read It.
Mrs. Blglow was alone when a very be-wildered-looklng
and yet happy Sydney
camo to her after reading Matthew's
communication.
"Aunt Jennie, I can't understand It,"
she began, "Matthew asks me to release
him from his engagement. He says he
fears he Is too old to make me happy,
and that he has always known I cared
for him only as a friend. He thinks we
would be wiser Just to continue being
friends. Do you suppose he has thought
it all over since I came away and feels
as I do?"
Aunt Jennie smiled. Her letter to Mat
thew Chase had been written In the hope
that Sydney's happlneBa need not bo
sacrificed.
Later Aunt Jennie told Alfred of this
sudden termination of the engagement,
and he went In search of Sydney. He
found her In the old-fashioned flower
garden.
"Aunt Jennie has told me that you are
tree, and I have come to ask If you can
ever care a little for me, Sydney? I love
jou more than I can tell I have known
you were the dearest thing on earth, to
me since I first saw your face."
Sydney laughed, happily, "The first
time I saw your face it waa so dirty "
she began, but Alfred caught her In his
arms.
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A strong desire to visit Kensington
seized Tony Costa, and he went there In
a happy frame of mind. He was greeted
cordially In the neighborhood of Front
and Laurel streets by Edward Murray,
Morris Bennett and Pat Walsh, all re
spected members of the "Chain Gang,"
the police say.
They complained of an annoying thirst,
and when Tony didn't see the point,
Murray asked him point blank to buy a
drink. His pals seconded the motion, and
the trio showed Tony a good saloon. Tony
treated three or four times and then In
dicated a tendency to hesitate.
"Why we're Just startln'." Walsh re
minded him, and the others agreed that
they had only wet their lips.
But Tony tightened the rubber band
on his wallet and backed out of the sa-
loon. The men followed him. and seeing
a gleaming watch chain on his vest, all
three reached for It There was a tug
of war. which brought the contestants
many yrd "P the street Policeman
Waters saw the battle, and aa the odds
were against Tony, he Immediately took
hla aide of the argument.
By quick use of his club he quieted
the throe members of tbe "Chain Gang"
and took them to tbe Front and Master
street atallen The trio told Magistrate
Scott that It waa all a mistake and "bat
tho wholo thing was a Jolt. But the
Judae waa skeptical. Ho said
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tt HAD been with no little difficulty
JLthat the wretched Sydney had been
talked by his daughter Into facing Maud
PJessey. He heartily wished he had never
left the comparatively safe asylum of tne
United States. At every moment he ex
pected to feel the hand of a detective upon
his shoulder. His weak, unstable mind was
Incapable of distinguishing friend from
foe or deciding on any definite policy. He
had spent the evening lounging moodily
about' his brother's house, longing for yet
dreading his return. At ono moment ne
was tempted again to rush off In searcn
of Huron, at another to throw himself
entirely upon the mercy of his brother.
Ho allowed himself to be led Into the
presenco of Admiral Plessey's daughter,
feeling that It would at least be an ad
vantage to know all his enemies by sight.
Maud, on her part, awaited with a
wildly beating heart the coming of tho
man who had actually seen her father
shot and who wns nblo with a word to
strip her of her right to her father's name
and fortune. Yet she knew ho would not
daro to speak that word.
Sho drew herself up to her full height-
proud and defiant ns Jove's queen anu
looked the man steadily and scornfully In
the face.
It seemed long before he could raise
his eyes to meet hers Then his obvious
shamo nnd confusion changed Immedi
ately Into nn expression of bewilder
ment Ho scanned her face, eagerly
studying every feature.
"But you ain't Miss Plessey!" he
blurted out.
Maud misunderstood him. The blood
mantled In her face. "I am tho daughter
of Admiral PlesBey." she replied bruvcly.
"tho daughter of the man whom you
robbed and whom you saw shot nt Ports
mouth." The man wns too puzzled and surprised
to show nny alarm or shame. He step
ped closer to tho girl nnd peered up Into
her face.
"But It nln't possible!" he maintained.
"If you are that woman's daughter, what
are you doing with Allno's eyes with her
noso and ears and bo gosh I with her
Identical proud, sneering look. Just what
she used to freeze me with when I ex
plained how I'd lost her money7"
It was Maud's turn to be bewildered.
"I don't understand you, Mr. Derove,"
sho faltered, "I have only Just heard of
your slstor" she steadied her voice nnd
said firmly "whom I know now that my
father married."
Dercvo shook his head sadly. "I don't
know about his marrying her," ho said
slowly. "I nln't heard that" Ho sat
down and continued to stare at tho girl
before him. "But what I want to know
Is what call have you to resemble my
dead sister?"
Maud stood trembling with excitement
In the centro of the room, painfully con
scious that three pairs of eyes were scru
tinizing every detail ot her appearance.
Richard was the first to break the Bllenco.
"Well, there's no harm In my saying
that I traced a resemblance between you
and Monty, Miss Plessey, the first tlmp I
saw you."
The two girls' eyes met. They smiled,
and their smiles were curiously alike.
"Well, this beats everything!" ex
claimed Sydney, slapping his leg,
"Monty" ho turned towards his daughter
"go and fetch that portrait of your
aunt that hangs In your uncle's bedroom."
As the young girl with a swift, startled
glance at Maud hurried away, her father
placed his hands to his brow, made an
effort to concentrate his muddled wits,
and at last formulated an Inquiry.
"How old are you, MIbs Plessey?"
"Twenty next birthday."
Sydney smiled derisively.
"I guess not, or you're a big girl for
your age. "You won't see 20 again, nor
22 What do you say, Mr, Arrol?"
At any other time Richard would have
protested against the gross discourtesy of
thus accusing a lady to her face of look
ing threo years older than she made her
self out to be. Now, without taking his
eyes off Maud, he replied without flinch
ing, "Begging Miss Plessey's pardon, I
should certainly havo taken her for 22
or 23."
A cry of bewilderment, piteous in its In
tensity, broke from Maud.
"What does all this mean? Who aro
you trying all of you to prove me to
be7"
"Search me," replied Sydney, In his
unintelligible Yankee dialect; he scratched
his head, "Kinder puzzles me."
Monty returned with the photograph.
Maud seized it greedily and devoured it
wlth her eyes.
She drew a deep breath and laid the
picture down.
"I can't understand thls."fl she moaned.
Sydney emitted a chuckle.
"My brother tells me I'm a fool," he
observed, "and perhaps I ain't shown
myself over and above cute in this trans
action, but I can see as far through a
brick wall as most men, and I reckon "
The servant opened the door.
"Mr. Huron would like to see Mr. Dereve
on urgent business," she announced.
"Show Mr. Huron Jn," commanded
Monty, not forgetting at this crisis that
she was mistress of her uncle's house.
All waited In silence till Mr. Huron
made his appearance, He stared from
Maud to Sydney, then at Richard and
Monty, whom he did not know.
"Sit down. Gilbert, my friend," said
Sydney. "You are Just In tlmo to assist
at a most interesting development. You
know this young lady pretty well, I
guess."
Huron Bmiled pleasantly and nodded.
"I have known Miss Plessey ever since
she was"
"How old?"
Sydney barked out the question, cran
ing his neck forward toward his one-time
accomplice.
Huron glanced keenly at him; then at
'Maud, then at Monty, In a flash he took
In the whole situation.
"Ahl" he said, "I can pretty well guess
what you have discovered." He smiled
Ironically, "Of. course. It must be very
terrible for you, Dereve, to find that Ad
miral Plessey's daughter was also your"
"Nlecol" thundered the, American ex
ultantly. At that word Maud turned pale as a
ghost and sat down abruptly, holding on
to the table beside the couch
"I shouldn't shout that quite so loud,"
said Huron, quietly. "You don't realize
what that disclosure means to Miss Ples
sey," He directed a look of deep con
cern and commiseration at the girl whom
he Wad threatened and cajoled In vain.
They forgot, petty schemers and rogues,
both of them, that the girl had a nimbler,
clearer brain than any of them there.'
Tho first shock of the discovery passed,
she perceived all Its Implications to the
end.
"What do you suppose this means to
me. Gilbert?" she asked, calmly.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Mrs. Ples
sey and I alone knew the truth," he said
"Your father betrayed your mother and
treated her very badly. That ray friend
Dereve here knows, and that la why I
wanted to cover up the painful story of
your father's death. When Admiral Plea-
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sey married Grade he persuaded her to
adopt you-hls Illegitimate daughter-arid
to pass yoil off as her own. In her kind
ness of heart she consented nnd kept the
secret to the last. Now, alas!-"
Maud's smile froze tho words on his
lips. "What a pity, Gilbert," sho re
marked, "that you did not have ft con
ference with my-wlth Mrs. Plessey-be-fore
you called here. She told rqe some
thing this afternoon which apparently Mr.
Dereve never know-that my father was
actually married to my mother, as I
now learn her to be!"
Sydney started. "Is that true?" he
gasped.
"Well," said Maud, "It Is hardly nn
admission to Mrs. Plessey's advantage, Is
It7 I fancy It will turn out to be true.'
She rose and looked round. "Well, I
think we had all better go to bed now. I
for one am very tired. And I
have to readjust my point of view."
But she wns not to go to bed Just then.
Aa sho moved towards the door every
one In the drawing room heard the sound
of wheels outside. She paused. Bhe
caught tho sound of a footstep on the
stnlrs. Her face lit up. Sho rushed to
wards the door and opened It to admit
Eustace Dereve. Behind him was .Martin
Arrol.
Martin nnd Mnud Instantly withdrew
behind the door, which Eustace consider
ately held half closed behind him. A
mlnttto later nil three walked Into tho
room,
"Hullo, old chap!" cried Richard,
grasping his brother's hand. Sydney nnd
Huron tried hard "not to appear uncom
fortable. Eustace sat down and looked round
him with a pleased smile. "What a de
lightful family party, Isn't It?" he said.
"I guess you nro surprised, Syd, nt see
ing Mr. Arrol so soon In response to your
telegram. You should have left a
stronger man in chargo of him. It took
him Just 21 hours to get out of that nice
llttlo prison you had contrived for him.
Your China boy got badly mauled In
trying to resist him, so I hear. "Well,
well so he caught tho next boat
after yours and as he had the sense to
land at Quccnstown, which you hadn't,
you only managed to gain a Btart of IS
hours or so. I guess you nnd he will
enjoy a chnt and who's this
stranger?" Eustace looked towards
Huron, who rose and made for tho door,
' "I I don't think I'll stay any longer,"
he Bald. "I'm afraid I came at an awk
ward moment." Ho turned towards Mnud
and spoke to her In a low tone. "You
despise me and look on me as n scoundrel.
No doubt I am. But I have been urged
by motives not very different from those
which Inspired you to take upr Captain
Artol's case." She smiled scornfuJly and
Incredulously lie bowed his head and
continued. "Ab you may have heard, I
was once In lovo with your mother. Your
father stolo her from me. He threat
ened to put an end to our meetings.
When this fool of nn uncle of yours"
he glanced contemptuously towards Syd
ney, who was evidently offering apolo
gies to Martin "came along I soon dis
covered that your father had married
Grade during his sister's llfotlme. I
wanted to save her and to avengo myself
on your father at the same tlmo. That
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is why I urged Mm to get the pian,
I daro say he will tell ton th
game story Once he had them ana bid
concerned himself In ynur father n dtAlfi
I knew we could keep tils mouth shut
That is why I wanted yotl to get th,
plans back from hla brother, so that I
could hold them as a. pijtol nt his head.M
He paused, bit hla lip nnd looked J?
the ground. The other had withdrawn
to the far end of the room and left thegj
two to their final explanation The man
continued, "Then I fell in love with yoflj
When you met Arrol and urged him ra
reopen the case we feared Grade and m
that all this would happen I sugge,tJ
that you should be told the whole trtiffi
nnd that Grade should throw herttj
on your Indulgence. Do not forgelS
urged Huron, "that your father, thou
perhaps unintentionally, wronged heft
No, 'she wouldn't consent to tha,t To let
you know that she was not legally your
lame, a v .;, .... jw. tci7 noi nee
daughter, that she hnd Jeoparded Arrol'I
lire miner mm luneu ner interest r
your father's property, she believed yoif
would never forgive her. I hope you wlllj
Perhaps one of these days you will be
able to forgive me, for I havo loved yoJ
very much, Maud." And for the fW
time In her life Mnud saw something like
tears In Gilbert Huron's eyes. I
Impulsively she took his hand. "1 nev'ei
knew exactly what people mean by fori
give," she said with a nervous laugfi
"It H nil over and dono with now. f
don't bear you any grudge nnd I hope'
you will be happy." jj
She never saw Gilbert Huron again.
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Tho marriage of Admiral PleseeyT
daughter to Martin Arrol was described
ns a romantic match In the newspapers
aome of which were unkind enough
recall the tragedy of her father's death:
However, qvcrybody agreed that a morj
effective way could not havo been devise!
for disposing of nny shreds of susplclbfl
that might still attach to tho ex-naval
officer. m
Hard upon this announcement came tha
news that plans, unanimously admitted
by his family to have been In the posS
session of Admlrnt PleBsey at the time
of his death, had been sold to Eustace
Dereve by n person of doubtful ante;
cedents who could not now bo traced
Men In the clubs added two and two to
gether nnd remarked that the police
would have done better to have foun
out what was missing from the adJ
mlral's desk than to waste their tlmt
and the public money by trying to iff.
culpnte an obviously Innocent man. j
Mrs. Plessey was not present at tht
wedding and has not been seen in London
since. Her old friends visiting her at her
delightful villa near Cannes' say that she
Is looking younger than ever. No oriej
of course, Is rude enough to ask after
the health of her grandchild. em
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