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Large stocks of Clothing are piled up, the tables groaning
underneath its weight; so we start this unheard-of cut and slash
NOW, when the people will buy new Spring Suits, to attract
people from every walk of life, from every town, village or
hamlet in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
We must move this tremendous mass of modern merchan
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Secures choice of 500 Men's All-Wool Summer Suits, made
to retail at $15.00 and $18.00.
We have grown great and big in doing the square thing.
Wecut the price of Men's Spring Suits in half, in thirds, at a
time when you are getting ready to don a new Suit of Clothes.
The Suits include elegant Black Clay Worsteds,- durable Serges,
Brown and Black Thebets, beautiful Tweeds, neat effects in
Worsted and Cassimeres and Cheviots. Every one brand new,
of this season's make and style.
Stylish dressers desirous of having "Up-to-Date" Spring
Clothes this is your chance. It is our loss and. your gain.
We are to determined to
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LiLCKAWiLHHA
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!f ratidiileot Claim I
I By HOWARD FIELDING.
(These short serial stories are copyrighted by Bacheller, Johnson & Each
Her.and are printed InTheTrlbune by apeclaj arrangement, simultaneous with
their appearance in the leading daily Journals of the large cities).
CHAPTER II.
The reader will not need to be told
that Grossman was a dealer In .cups
with serpents lurking at the bottom of
them.' They went to that agreeable
resort. Two hours later Preble came
out of the back room. Lawrence was
asleep there with his head on a table.
The detective had in his pocket, along
side of the Hersch contract, an agree
ment signed by Lawrence that for the
eum of $1,200, half of It payable be-
fore and the other half after the trial,
he would testify to the facts as given
above, with a certain small addition, If
the company should decide that It was
necessary.
"He wouldn't have signed that If he'd
teen sober," mutitesod Proble. "Well,
the end Justifies the means."
He went at once to the house where
Mrs. Monell lived. When a servant
ibrought ihlm word that he would be re
ceived, he ascended some stairs to the
little suite which had been a home and
was desolate. A beautiful woman, very
pale and wan, stood waiting for him.
The room bore many evidences of her
care. She jras one of those who ac
1 ' cumulate email treasures by the way,
and every "one an embodied memory.
There were many trifles that must have
been very dear to both of them, and
doubly dear tb her alone.
1 "I have come on uuslnosa," saAd
Preble, when she had greeted him, "and
I will be brief. The Insurance com
pany proposes to contest your claim."
She looked him squarely in ithe face
end did not wince, but her eyes over
flowed with tears.
"Upon what grounds?" she asked.
"Surely you must know. Your hus
toand's letter "
"What letter?"
, "The one which he ennt from the club
n the night of his death.-"
"He sent none."
"The company has evidence that he
flld," said Preble, calmly, "and ithat in
It ho confessed that his policy was
worthless."
"Worthless! He confessed It? Is
hat why people have been sent here
f ecretly to search my room ?"
"It Is. Moreover, the litter has been
found."
'Then It must 'be restored to me. I
'"demand it."
'But Its legal value to the com
pany" ' , !'l care nothing for that. Surely, you
So not suppose that, If the money Is
not mine, I will take it. But his letter
I will have, and"
"One moment, please.' I'd like to
have you say that again. Suppose
that you had found the letter, and it
had contained that which would hnvo
legally prevented the payment of the
money, you would have disclosed the
contents and refused the money?"
"What rlsht have you to say the
contrary? Am I a thief?''
"No, Mrs. Monell, but almont every
body else Is. Now, as to that let
ter" "You say It har. been found."
"I know where it is."
"Will you restore It to mo?"
"Tli.it will lie beyond my power."
"This Is Infamous!" she exclaimed.
"Is it not enou;,-li that this company
I of four. In whom the mother's beauty
was blended with a darker, stronger
.type the -face that she had loved anu
would see no more. Children take to
Proble for his good looks. The little
fellow wanted to make friends with
him at once.
"Not used co a spare diet," muttered
the detective; "but he mny be. How
ever, It won't be right away."
With . clever, sleight of hand he
slipped something out of his pocket,
and tucked it under a big book on a
table.
"A fine boy Is Albert,' 'said Treble.
"I am glad to have seen him. Now,
Sirs. Monell, T must go." .
"But you have told me nothing., Why
Is the Insurance worthless? Why "
"I believe It Is something about the
payments.- You mustn't ask me any
more questions now.. Relieve me, It's
best not to. Very soon you'll know nil
about It."
We got away, with th exercise of
Infinite tact, avoiding further ques
tions. In the lower hall he paused a
moment. There was a curious piece of
antique furniture near the door a ta
ble with an upright back bearing a
small mirror. Perhaps a dressing table
on?, whereat .ladles of the old school
sat comfortably and admired their
Images while their maids were at work
making corkscrew curls. Time had
dealt unkindly with It, and there was
a wide crack between the top and the
back.
"She wasn't at home' when the letter
came," he said to himself. "It was
tossed upon that table. iJid I He when
I said that I knew where It was? I
think not."
He explored the crwk In the old
table, and found that It led to various
recesses. Nobody came to disturb him,
and he carried his researches to a suc
cfswful Issue.
On the following morning, the detec
tive appeared bright and early In the
office of Mr. Hersch. That gentleman
had not yet arrived, but Preble waited
patiently, leaning against the magnifi
cent carved mantleplece. He was look
ing particularly well that morning; so
welU !n fact, that the experienced Mr.
Hersch, when his eye lit on the young
man, remarked Inwardly trint he had
rarely seen a safer risk.
"Well, sir," said the detective, "I
flatter myself that I have brought this
Ho Carried ills Kcscniciics to a Successful
Issue.
has for years taken' my husband's
money" ;
"For years?" ;
"Yes; he has been Insured with them
for four years at least. They have
taken his money and they., return us
nothing." v
"Do I understand that that' there Is
more than one?"
"I have a little boy.' You shall see
him; but before you do, let me tell you
that I have not enough money In the
world to provide him food for a single
week. Hut I can work. Let them
keep their money. But they shall re
store his letter to me if thei Is any
law In the land. You are one of them.
Walt! You shall see my boy. It Is
he whom they defraud, not mj. I care
nothing for myBelf."
She stepped to a door communicating
with an adjoining appointment.
"A flno woman," muttered Preble,
"but very deficient in business Instinct.
I believe she really would have let out
the secret in that letter. Her husband
was a fool to write it.'' ,
At her call there came a pretty boy
business to a satisfactory conclusion."
"Have you got the letter?"
"Wait a bit; I've something to say
first. It's In the nature of advice.
When you engage a detective, why
don't you tell him the whole story?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, I've learned that Monell was
Insured In your company four years.
Now, your policies permit a man to
commit suicide In less time than that,
if he wants to it's one year, isn't It?"
"Yes; it's one year."
"Then what sort of a fool's errand
have I been on?"
"No fool's errand, Mr. Preble, ns you
shall confess when you touch the
IMi Sifeliew
"don't make a spring;." Neither
will one bottle of Scott's Emul
sion cure a well established case
of Consumption, but It wjll case
the Cough, relieve the irritation,
and arrest the progress of the
disease, and if persistently used,
with the observance of the laws
of health, will surely restore the
patient in the early stages and
tjive great comfort and prolong
life in the , latter stages.
It ; is simply Cod-liver Oil .
properly emulsified, combined
with Hypophosphites and Gly
cerine. It is a tissue-builder.
Don bt ptr&iadtd to accept a tubttttulit .
Scott & Bcww, N. Y. All DnggiiU. pOc. and $1.
"Stand nack, Hersch."
money. This Is the explanation. Our
ngent, Mr. Ktanton, did I mention him
to you? Well, he was a friend of Mo
nell, and brought him Into our com
pany. That was all right, lie was a
good risk. Hut about six months ago,
when Monell's affairs became so ter
ribly Involved, and he got to worrying
oventhem, Stanton came to me I man
age that part of the business, you know
and said he was afraid Monell would
kill himself,
"So I monition It In confidence we
put up a little Job. Stanton persuaded
Monell to change his policy for a bet
ter one, and brought him down here.
The policy was changed. The suicide
clause was the same In each, but the
limit of one year ran from the date
of the now policy, not of the old one.
I fixed that so cleverly that Monell did
not see It, and It was a devilish good
stroke of business,"
"So you' made a contract with him
four years ago by the terms of which
he was to pay a certain sum every six
months, for which consideration you
agreed to Insure his wife so . far ns
money could do It against loss by his
death, provided that If he wanted to
commit suicide he should wait one
year (before doing It. Then, fearing
that you might have to pay the money
as agreed, , you gat a man who pre
tended to be his friend to lure him
down to this den of devilish clever busi
ness, " where, without knowing It, he
gave away the sustenance of hlB wife
and child."
"What do you mean by this, Mr.
Preble?" .
"Simply what I said In the first place.
I've brought this business to a satis
factory conclusion. I've got In into
such shape that you'll have to pay that
money and nothing oan save you.
"Here is that lotter. It is sealed.
No one on earth knows what's in It or
ever shall know. I lay It on those
coals. Stand back, Hersch! You'll be
an extra hazardous risk if you take
another step. Sol The letter Is ashes.
Now dare you go Into court? I think
not." '
Hersch was beside himself with rage.
"Go Into court!" he yelled. "Yes; and
bring you with me. I'll fight It on Law
rence's testimony alone."
".My excellent friend," Bald Preble
calmly, "Mrs. Monell has a statement
signed by Lawrence In which he offers
to perjure himself for this company for
$1,200. How would that look In court?"
"You He," gasped Hersch.
"No, I don't It was In her room yes
terday when I was there. It was un
der a big book on her table."
The two men looked Into each other's
eyes for a full minute. Then Hersch
turned away. 1
"I suppose you put It there," ho paid.
"At any rate, you have spoiled the
case. The claim will be paid; and so
will my debt to you. This shall cost
your your position." -
It certainly should have done so when
the facts were reported at headquar
ters, but somehow it didn't, for no one
would believe that Hersch was telling
the truth.
As for Preble, ho only said: "Do I
look like a man who would let $12,"iOO
get away from me, for a mere matter
of sentiment?"
And they all agreed that he didn't.
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