THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, "PA.
The Hollow
Soups
of Her Hand
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6YN0PSIS.
: Challla Wrandnll la roiinrt niiinlerwcl In
oal bullae near New Vurk. Mm. Wran
dnUla aiiinmnned from tlia city and lilnn
ttrt"Jli body. A young woman who ac
tmiJue Wrandall to the Inn and aub
Miuemly (llKiui)Hrid. In iiMpofle.
Mrs. WrumlHll htail buck for Nwr York
lionn. aulo diirlim a Minding mi"W ftnrm.
It,h9 way ahe incuts a young woifian In
ttifi mad who piovna to m the woman
wtj'uklll.'d VVpindall. Keeling that the
gfflTHd done hr a ivli: In ridding br
C'l nnn Who Ihoncll alia lovml him
d'Tuly. had iiiuso.l her ureal
Mia. Wmndall lut rmliica (o alilnlil tmr
if'i L-ikra her in hi r own lioinw. Mra.
Vnmlull hear If.e Hlory or imny '
tlSjon'H lire, rxe'-ut Unit portion Hint r
):im lu WramUII. Thin Bud tho atory or
tjr-l Ir-iifi-dv alia forbids the girl ever to
tvilf, film offera llelty a home, friends lilp
utid-ei curily Irom peril on ni-ooimt or uie
ri'KCdy. Kan Wriindall and H.iHy r
liirri to New York afli-r an Hlwnrn of a
ytilirin Kurntra. fslie Wraiidall. hrollif-r
C.'hallls. hecomea ic-cHlly Inlerealed In
lifllly. Sara nee In I-csllr-'a Infatuation
poMl(Itv for revenge on Iho WranilHlls
J reparation for Uie wroim alie aur
fwud. the ha.vla of IIImMis Wrandall by
foci if In-.? his murdureea Into Iho family.
ItfW. In company wllh Ida Mend Hran
lloh. Itoolh. no arlKI. vhils Kara at her
foiinlry iilace. I-Nlle cnn'i-asos to hara
thV l.r la madly In lov, with Hetty. Hara
vi'pfc.gei wllh Ho.ilh to paint a p elure or
Il'e.tty. Hooth lias a liuuiitlng feeling that
tie has aeon Hetty before. linking
IhroiiKh a portfolio of pictures hy an un
known KngliKh artist he finds on or
, Hetty. H.i anenka to her about It '"'';
flwlHrea it must b a picture of Hetty
TJfon, an KiikIIkIi aetnaa, who renemlile
her ry much. Mueh In hla rhagrln
Iah la refiiMed by llett. Booth and
llettv rotifc-s their love fur each other,
tnt fda attr rterlarea that ahe enn never
niajVv na ther-? la tin ItmurmniintKbla bar
rler In the wav. Hetly admit to Sara
tl ahe lovea Booth. Kara declares that
Polly inuat ni.irry 1-eslle. who miiat he
rnmja to pay hla brnther'a debt to the
Kill. Hetty again nllrmi'ta to loll the
mil atory of the trag-dv and Bara threat
entf to atrangl.- her If ahe aaya a word.
Hara Inaulta Hetty by revealing that all
thH Ume aha haa heheved Helty lo have
aliim-d In her relatton with C'hallla Wran
. Ijiter ahe reallnea lhat Hetly la ln
nwent. Kealle araln rropnaea lo Hetty
end la relerted. Helty prepare lo leave
ara, di-clarlng that lifter what haa hap
wnud aha can remain no lonwor.
CHAPTER XlllContlnued.
IhIIb did not turn up Bt his fathnr'a
rlnce In the lllxh street that night
until Hoolh was safely out of the way.
H? spent a diurnal evening at the boat
etnb.
Ilia father and mother wero In the
library when lie came home at half
paul ten. Krom a dark corner of the
f&rdeu he had witnessed Itootu's early
darture. Vlvlnn had gone down to
thagate In the low-lying hedge with
fcer visitor. . Bhe came In a moment
ftr Leslie's entrance.
"Jflllo, Lea," ube said, bending an
Inquiring eye upon him. "Isn't this
arjy for you!"
Ifer brother was standing near the
fireplace.
"There's a heavy dew falling. Ma
ter." fie said gruffly. "Shan't 1 touch
match to the kindling?"
Ilia mother came over to hlra quick
ly, and laid her hand on his arm.
'"tbur coat la damp," sh said anx
fcnwly. "Yes. Hunt the fire."
"Its' very warm In this room," eald
Mr. Wraiidall, looking up from his
book. They were always doing some
thing for Leslie's comfort
No one seemed to notice lilm. Lea
tin knelt and struck a match.
"ll?" said Vivian.
"Sfll what?" he demanded without
looking up.
Ills ulster took a moment for thought.
Hetty coming to lay with uh In
Julf?"
He stood erect, f?n;t rubbing bl
knee to dlulodxe the dust then his
palms.
"No, she Isn't coming," ho said. He
irew a very long breath the first in
e.veral hours and then expelled U
tofally. "She has refused to marry
me"
Mr, Wrandall turned a leaf In his
liook: It noumled like the crack of
doojn, so still had the room become.
JlvInn had the forethought to push
a chair toward her mother, it was a
iiotit timely act on her part, for Mrs
IVandall sat down very abruptly and
ry limply.
"tfhe what?" gasped Leslie's
motfler.
"lTirned me down cold," said Les
lie briefly.
Mr. Wrandall laid his book on the
table without thinking to jut the book
"She
-What?" Gasped Leslie's Mother,
mark . In place. Then lie arose and
removed his glasses, fumbling for the
caw.
'flue she what?" lie demanded.
"JBackcd me," replied his son.
Plense do not Jest with me. Lea
lie." said his mother, trying to smile
"He isn't Joking, mother," said Vlv
Ian, with a shrug of her fine shoulders
"He he must bo," cried Mrs. Wran
toll impatiently. "What did elm really
y, Leslie?''
"The only thing I remember was
Voodby,' " said he, and then blew hU
boss violently.
"Foor old Lcsl said Vivian, with
real feeling,
"It was Hara uooens doing! " ex
claimed Mrs. Wrandall, getting her
breath at last.
"Nonsense," ald Mr. Wrandall
'lilcklng up tils book once more and
turning to tue piace wnere me dook
mark lay, titer which he proceeded to
vnn ill-s.vrflit .
cawcm; W2
reread four or five page before dis
covering his error.
No one spoke for a matter of Ave
minutes or more. Then Mrs. Wran
dall got up, went over to the library
table and closed with a snap the bulky
blue book with the limp leather cover,
saying as she held it up to let him
see that It was the privately printed
history of the Murgatroyd family:
"U cme by post this evening from
London. She Is merely a fourth cousin,
my eon."
He looked up with a gleam of In
terest in his eye.
CHAPTER XIV.
Crossing the Channel.
Booth, restless with a vague uneasi
ness that had come over him during
the night, keeping him awake until
nearly dawn, was hard put during the
early hours of the forenoon to find
occupation for hla Interest until a
seasonable time arrived tor appearing
at Southlook. He was unable to ac
count for this feeling of uncertainty
and irritation.
At nine he set out to walk over to
Southlook, realizing that he should
have to spend an hour In profitless
gossip with the lodge keeper before
presenting himself at the villa, but
somehow relishing the thought that
even so he would be hearer to Hetty
than It he remained In his own door
yard. Half-way there we was overtaken by
Sara's big French machine returning
from the village. The car came to a
standstill as he stepped aside to let
It pass, and Sara herself leaned over
and cordially Invited him to get In and
ride home with her.
"What an early bird you are," he ex
claimed as he took his seat beside
her.
She was not In a mood for airy per
siflage, as he soon discovered.
Mine Castleton has gone up to
town, Mr. Booth," she said rather
lifelessly. "I have Just taken ber to
the station. She caught the eight
thirty." He was at once solicitous. "No bad
news, I hope?" There was no thought
in his mind that her absence was
other than temporary.
She Is not coming back, Brandon."
She had not addressed him as Bran
don before.
He stared. "You you mean" The
words died on hla lips.
She is not coming back," she re
peated.
An accusing gleam leaped Into his
eyes.
What has happened, Mra. Wran
dall?" he asked.
She was quick to perceive the
change In his voice and manner.
"She prefers to live apart from me.
That Is all."
"When was this decision reached?"
"But yesterday. Soon after she came
in from her walk with you."
'Do do you mean to imply that
that bad anything to do with her leav
ing your home?" he demanded, with
a flush on his cheek.
She met his look without flinching.
'It was the beginning."
You you criticised her? You took
her to task "
1 notified her that she was to marry
Leslie Wrandall if she marries anyone
at all," ehe Bald In a perfectly level
tone.
Good Lord, Mrs. Wrandall!"
But she is not going to marry Lea
lie."
"I know It I knew it yesterday," he
cried triumphantly. "She lovea me,
Sara. Didn't she say aa much to
you?"
"Yes. Brandon, she loves you. But
she will not be your wife."
'What Is all this mystery? Why
can't she bo my wife? What la thero
to prevent?"
She regarded him with dark, lnscru
table eyes. Many aeconde passed be
fore she spoke.
"Would you want her for your wife
if you knew 6he had belonged to an
other man?"
He turned very cold. The palms of
his hands were wet, as with Ice-water,
Something dark seemed to flit before
his eyes.
"I will not believe that of her," he
said, shaking his head with an air of
MllblllJ, . f
It.,
"That Is not an answer to my ques
tion."
"Yes, I would etlll want her," he
declared steadily.
"I merely meant to put you to the
harshest test," she said, and there was
relief in her voice. "She Is a good
girl, she Is pure. I asked my question
because until yesterday I had reason
to doubt her."
"Good heavens, how could you doubt
thone honeet, guiltless eyes of"
She shook her head sadly. "To an
swer you I would have to reveal the
secret that makea It Impossible for
her to become your wife, and that 1
cannot, will not do."
"Ia it fair to me?"
"Perhaps not, but It Is fair to her,
and that is why I muBt remain silent"
"Before God, I shall know the truth
from her, If not from you and "
"If you love her, If you will be kind
to her, you will let her go her way
In peace."
He was struck by the somewhat sin
later earnestness of her words.
"Tell me where I may find her," he
said, setting hla jaw.
"It will not be difficult for you to
find her." she sajd, frowning, "if you
insist on pursuing her."
"You drive her away from your
house, Sara Wrandall, and yet you ex
pect me to believe that your motives
are friendly. Why should I accept
your word aa final?"
"I did not drive her, away, nor did
I ask her to stay."
He stared hard at her.
"Good Lord, what la the meaning
of all this?" he cried In perplexity?
"What am 1 to understand?"
The car had come to a stop under
Georcfe Barr
ccoRcTbAin Mscvrofoff : C0PrMcr,r?2 ay PQDD,ftLHD OWW
the porte cochere. She laid ber hand
on hla arm.
"If you will come In with me, Bran
don, I will try to make things clear
to you."
He left In half an hour, walking rap
Idly down the drive, hla coat buttoned
closely, although the morning waa hot
and breathless. He held In bis hand
a small scrap of paper on which woe
written: "If I loved you less, I would
come to you now and lie to you. If
you love mo, Brandon, you will let me
go my way. It ia the only courao.
Sura la my friend, and she la youra.
He guided by her, and believe In my
love for you. Hetty."
And now, aa thlnga go In fairy sto
ries, we should prepare ourselves to
see Hetty paea through a season In
drudgery and hardship, with the ulti
mate quintessence of joy as the re
ward for her trials and tribulations.
Happily, this is not a fairy tale. There
are somo things more fantastic than
fairy tales, if they are not spoiled In
He Stood Looking Down Into Her Se
rious Blue Eyes.
the telling. Hetty did not go forth
to encounter drudgery, disdain and ob
loquy. By no manner of means! She
went with a well-filled purse, a definite
purpose ahead and a determined fac
tor behind.
In a manner befitting her station as
the Intimate friend of Mrs. Challis
Wrandall, as the cousin of the Murgat-
royds, as the daughter of Colonel Cas
tleton of the Iadian corps, as a per
son supposed to be possessed of in
dependent means withal, she went,
with none to question, none to cavil.
Sara had Insisted on this, aa much
for her own sake aa for Hetty 'a; she
argued, and she had prevailed In the
end. What would the world think,
what would their acquaintances think,
and above all what would the high and
mighty Wrandalls think If she went
with meek and lowly mien?
Why should they make It possible
for anyone to look askance?
And so It was that ehe departed In
state, with a dozen trunks and boxes;
an obsequiously attended seat in the
parlor car was here; a telegram In
her bag assured her that roomB were
being reserved for herself and maid
at the Ritz-Carlton; alongside It re-
poBed a letter to Mr. Carroll, instruct
ing him to provide her with sufficient
funds to carry out the plan agreed
upon; and in the seat behind sat the
lady's maid who had sorved her for
a twelvemonth and more.
The timely demise of the venerable
Lord Murgatroyd afforded the most
natural excuse for her trip to England.
The old nobleman gave up the ghoet,
allowing for difference In time, at the
very moment when Mrs. Redmond
Wrandall was undoing a certain pack
age from London, which turned out
to be a complete history of what his
forbears had dono In the way of prop
agation since the fourteenth century.
Hetty did not find It easy to accom
modate her pride to the plan which
was to give her a fresh and rather
imposing start in the world. She was
to have a full year in which to deter
mine whether she should accept toll
and poverty aa her lot, or emulate the
symbolic example of Dicky, the canary
bird. At the end of the year, unless
ehe did as Dicky had done, her source
of supplies would be automatically cut
off and ahe would be entirely depend
ent upon her own wits and resources.
In tho interim she was a probationary
person of leisure. It bad required
hours of persuasion on the part of
Sara Wrandall to bring her into line
with these arrangements.
"But I am able and willing to work
for my living," had been Hetty's stub
born retort to all the arguments
brought to bear upon her.
"Then let me put It In another light.
It la vital to me, of course, that you
should kocp up the show of affluence
for a while at least I think I have
made that clear to you. But here ia
another side to the matter; the ques
Hon of recompense."
"Recompense?" cried Hetty sharply.
"Without your knowing It, I have
virtually held you a prisoner all these
months, condemned In my own Judg
ment if not in the sight of the law
I have taken the law unto myself. You
were not convicted of murder In this
unitarian court of mine, but of an
other sin. For fifteen months you
have been living under the shadow of
a crime you did not commit I wae
reserving complete punishment for
you in the shape of an Ignoble mar
rlage, which was to have served two
bitter ends. Well, I had the truth
from you. I boilove you to be abso
lutely Innocent of the charge I held
over you, for which 1 condemned you
without a hearing. Then, why should
I not employ my own means of mak
Ing restitution?"
"You have condescended to believe
in me. That is all I ask."
"True, that is all you ask. But Is
It altogether the fair way out of It?
MCutcheon
To Illustrate: our criminal laws are
lens kind to the Innocent than to the
guilty. Our law courts find a man
guilty and he Is sent to prison. Later
on, he Is found to be innocent abso
lutely Innocent What does the state
do in the premises? It Issues a formal
pardon a mockery, pure and simple
and the man Is set free. It all comes
to a curt, belated apology for an error
on the part of justice. No substantial
recompense Is offered. He ia merely
pardonod for something he didn't do.
The state, which has wronged him,
condescends to pardon him! Think of
it! It Is the same as if a man knocked
another down and then said, before be
removed his foot from the victim's
neck: 'I pardon you freely.' My fa
ther was opposed to the system we
have that all countries have of par
doning men who have been unjustly
condemned. The innocent victim la
pardoned In the same manner as the
guilty one who comes in for clemency.
I accept my father'a contention that
an Innocent man should not be shamed
and humiliated by a pardon. Tbe
court which tried him should reopen
the case and honorably acquit blm of
the crime. Then the state should pay
to this Innocent man, dollar for dol
lar, all that he might have earned dur
ing hie term of Imprisonment, with an
additional amount tor the suffering he
has enTjured. Not long ago In an ad
joining state a man, who bad served
seventeen years of a life sentence for
murder, waa found to be wholly Inno
cent. What happened? A pardon waa
handed to blm and he walked out of
prlBon, broken in spirit, health and
purse. His small fortune had been
wiped out In the futile effort to prove
his Innocence. He gave up seventeen
years of his life and then waa par
doned for the sacrifice. He should
have been paid for every day spent in
prison. That waa the very least they
could have done."
"I see now what you mean." roused
Hetty. "I have never thought of It
In that way before."
"Well, It comes to this In our case,
Hetty: I have tried you all over again
in my own little court and I have ac
quitted you of the charge I had against
you. I do not offer you a, silly pardon.
You must allow me to have my way
in this matter, to choose my own
means of compensating you for "
"You saved my life," protested Het
ty, shaking her head obstinately.
"My dear, I appreciate tbe fact that
you are English," said Sara, with a
weary smile, "but won't you please seo
the point?"
Then Hetty emlled too, and the way
waa easier after that for Sara. She
gained her quixotic point, and Hetty
went away from Southlook feeling that
no woman In all the world was so be
wildering as Sara Wrandall.
When she Balled for England, two
days later, the newspapers announced
that the beautiful and attractive Miss
CaBtleton was returning to her native
land on account of the death of Lord
Murgatroyd, and would spend the year
on the continent, where probably she
would be Joined later on by Mrs. Wran
dall, whose period of mourning and
distress had been softened by the con
stant and loyal friendship of "this ex
qulslte Englishwoman."
Four hundred mllee out at sea ehe
was overtaken by wireless messages
from three persons.
Brandon Booth's message said: "I
am sailing tomorrow on a faster ship
than yours. You will find me waiting
for vou on the landing stage." Her
heart gave a leap to dizzy helghte, and
try as she would, she could not crush
It back to the depths In which It bad
dwelt for days.
The second bit of pale green paper
contained a cry from a most unoxpect
ed Bource: "Cable your London ad
dress. S. refuses to give It to me. I
think I understand the situation. ' We
want to make amends for what you
have had to put up with during the
year. She has shown her true nature
at last" It was signed "Lesiie.
From Sara came these cryptic
words: "For each year of famine there
will come seven years of plenty."
All the way across the Atlantlo she
lived In a state of subdued excitement
Conflicting emotions absorbed her
waking hours but her dreame were all
nf end com nlexlon: rosy and warm
and full of a Joyousuess that dls
tressed her vastly when she recalled
them to mind in the early morning
hours. During the day she intermit
tently hoped and feared that he would
be on the landing stage. -In any event,
she was bound to find unhappiness
If he were there her joy would be
6hort-llved and blighting; if he were
not there, her disappointment would
be equally hard to bear.
He was there. She saw him from
the deck of the tender aa they edged
up to the landing. Hla tall figure
loomed in the front rank against the
rail that held back tho crowd; his
sun-bronzed face wore a look of eager
expectancy; from her obscured posi
Hon in the shadow of the deck build
lng. purposely chosen for reasons only
too obvious, she could even detect the
alert, ewlft-moving scrutiny that he
fastened upon the crowd.
Later on, he stood looking down
Into her serious blue eyes; her hands
were lying limp in his. His own eyes
were dark with earnestness, with th
restraint that had fastened Itself upon
him. Behind her stood the respectful
but immeasurably awed maid, who
could not for the life of her, under
stand how a man could be on both
sides of the Atlantic at one and tha
same time.
"Thank the Lord, Hetty, say I, foi
the five-day boats," he was saying,
"You should not have come, Bran
don," she cried softly, and the look
of mlBery In her eyes was tinged with
a glow she could not suppress. "It
only makes everything harder for me,
iI Oh, I wish you hd not come!
"But isn't It wonderful?" be cried
"that I should be here aud waiting for
vou! It Is almost Inconceivable. And
you were In the act of running away
from me, too. Oh, I have that much
of the tale from Sara, so don t look
so hurt about it"
I am so sorry you came," she re
peated, her Up trembling.
Noting her emotion, he gave ner
hands a fierce, encouraging pressure
and Immediately released them.
"Come," he said gently; "I have
booked for London. Everything is ar
ranged. I shall see to your luggage.
Let me put you in the carriage first."
As she sat In the railway carriage.
waiting for him to return, she tried
In a hundred ways to devise a means
of escape, and yet she had never loved
him so much as now. Her heart was
sore, her desolation never so complete
as now.
He came back at last and took his
seat beside ber In the compartment,
fanning himself with bis hat Tbe maid
very discreetly stared out of the win
dow at the hurrying throng of travel
ers on tbe platform.
How I love you, Hetty how I
adore you!" Booth whispered passion
ately.
"Oh, Brandon!"
"And I don't mean to give you up,"
he added, his lean jaw setting hard.
"You must oh, you must," she cried
miserably". "I mean It, Brandon '
"What are your plans?" asked ho.
"Please don't ask me," she pleaded.
You must give it up, Brandon. Let
me go my own way."
Not until I have the whole atory
from you. You eee, I am not easily
thwarted, once I set my heart on a
thing. I gathered this much from
Sara: the object Is not Insurmount
able."
"She said that?"
"In effect, yes," he qualified. '
"What did she tell you?" demanded
Hetty, laying her hand on his arm.
"I will confess she didn't reveal the
secret that you consider a barrier, but
she went so far as to say that It wae
very dark and dreadful," he said light
ly. They were speaking in very low
tones. "When I pinned her down to
It, she added that It did not In any
sense bear upon your honor. But
there Is time enough to talk about this
later on. For tbe present let's not
discuss the past. 1 know enough of
your hletory from your own Hps as
well as what Iittlo 1 could get out
of Sara, to feel sure that you are
In a way. drifting. I Intend to look
after you, at least until you find your
self. Your sudden break with Sara
has been explained to me. Lesllo
Wrandall la at the back of It Sara
told mo that she tried to force you
to marry him. I think you did quite
right in going away as you did, but.
on the other band, was it quite fair to
me?"
'Yes, it was most fair," she said.
compressing her lips.
He frowned.
"We can't possibly be of the same
opinion," be said seriously.
'You wouldn't say that if you know
everything."
"How long do you Intend to stay In
London?"
'I don't know. When does this t.v.ln
arrivo there?"
'At four o'clock, I think. "Will you
go to an hotel or to friends?" He put
the question very delicately.
She smiled faintly. "You mean the
Murgatroyds?"
"Your father is here, I ara Informed.
And you must have other friends or
relatives who"
'I shall go to a email hotel I know
near Trafalgar square," she interrupt
ed quietly. "You must not come there
to see me, Brandon."
"1 shall expect you to dine with me
at say Prince's this evening," was
his response to this.
She shook ber head find then turned
to look out of the window. He eat
back in his seat and for many miles.
OOOOOCXXOXJOOOOOOO
cocoaxooooooo
CAT AND RAT EQUAL PESTS
Former Especially Have Wrought
Havoc Among the Smaller Native
Animals of Australia.
In the Monte Belli) Islands domestic
cats. have most unfortunately been in
troduced, which do much damage
amongst the wallabies, and have ex
terminated the bandicoot The cats
thrive exceedingly wherever they are
Introduced, growing to great elie.
They soon become wild and cunning,
and breed fast. It may be safely said
that these animals are doing more
damage than anything else to the na
tive fauna of the Australian region;
Indeed,, the same remarks apply to
the greater port of the world. Cats
are. carried almost universally on
small trading ships, with the idea that
they keep down rats. When they be
come too numerous or otherwise ob
jectionable, they are simply marooned,
for to kill a cat Is considered among
the sailors as most unlucky.
The black rat Is another Introduced
species which does great harm. The
animal Is found universally over tbe
Monte Bello group, even on the small
outlying islets, which are never vis
ited, on which It occurs most abun
dantly. Its preaence ia attributed to
a achooner which waa wrecked aome
twelve years ago, for it la well known
that this rat is a good Bwlmmer. It
is curious to find that thla animal,
which Is now so rare in Its native
countries as to be looked upon as a
great curiosity, should usually be one
of the first species to populate new
lands where It is comparatively free
from competition. Driven from all civ
ilized countries by the brown rat, It
haa taken to the sea, being better
with deep perplexity In his eyes, stud
led her half-averted face. The old
uneasiness returned. Waa this ob
stacle, after all, so great that it could
not be overcome?
They lunched together, but were
singularly reserved all through the
meal. A plan waa growing in ber
brain, a cruel but effective plan that
made her despise herself and yet con
tained the only means of escape from
an even more cruel situation.
He drove with her from tbe station
to tho small hotel off Trafalgar square.
There were no rooms to be bad. It
was the week of Ascot and the city
was still crowded with people who
awaited only the royal sign to break
the fetters that bound them to Lon
don. Somewhat perturbed, ahe al
lowed him to escort her to several ho
tels of a like character. Failing in
each case, she was In. despair. At
last she plucked up the courage to
say to him, not without constraint and
embarrassment:
"I think, Brandon, If you were to
allow me tt apply alone to one of
these place! I could get in without
much trouble"
"Good Lord!" ho gasped, going very
red with dismay. "What a fool I"
"I'll try tho Savoy," she said quick
ly, and then laughed at blm. Ills face
was the picture of distress.
"I shall come for you tonight at
eight," he eald, stopping the taxi at
once. "Goodby till then."
He got out and gave directions to
the chauffeur. Then he did a very
strange thing. He hailed another taxi
and, climbing In, started off in tho
wake of the two women. From a
point of vantage near the corridor
leading to the "American bar," be saw
Hetty sign her slips and move off
toward the left. Whereupon, seeing
that ahe was quite out or tbe way, he
approached the manager's office aud
asked for accommodatous.
"Nothing left, sir."
"Not a thing?"
"Everything has been taken .. for
weeks, sir. I'm sorry."
"Sorry, too. I had hoped you might
have something left for a friend who
expects to stop here a Miss Castle
ton."
"Miss Castleton has Just applied,
We could not give her anything."
"Eh?"
"Fortunately we could let her have
rooms until eight this evening. We
were more than pleased to offer them
to her for a few hours, although they
are reserved for parties comlug down
from Liverpool tonight."
Booth tried the Cecil and got a most,
undesirable room. Calling up the
Savoy on the telephone, be got her
room. The maid answered. She in
formed hira that Miss Castleton had
just that instant gone out and would
not return before seven o'clock.
"I suppose ehe will not remove her
trunks from the Btatlou until she flnda
a permanent place to lodge," he In
Quired. "Can I be of nny service?"
"I think not sir. She left no word,
E!r."
Ho hung up the receiver and
Btralghtway dashed over to the Savoy.
hoping to catch her before she left tbe
hotel. Just Inside the door he came
to an abrunt stop. She was at the
news and ticket booth in the lobby,
closely engaged in conversation with
the clerk. Presently the latter took
up the telephone, and after a brief con
versation with some one at the other
end, turned to Hetty and nodded hla
head. Whereupon she nodded her own
adorable head and began the search
for her purse. Booth edged around
to an obscure spot and saw her pay
for and receive something in return.
"By Jove!" he said to himself,
amazed.
She passed near him, without eeelng
him, and went out into tho court. He
watched her turn into the Strand.
(TO BK CONTINUED.)
adapted for a lifo on board ship than
Its otherwise victorious rival. P. D,
Montague in Geographical Journal.
New Turbine Liner,
The new German ocean liner Ad
miral von Tirpltz, Just launched at
Stettin to ply between Hamburg and
the Panama canal zone, is the firs
lnrge vessel to employ tho Foettinger
turbotransforraer in place of the usual
turbines. Steum turbines give their
best service when operated at a high
speed, but tho number of revolutions
of the ship's propeller must not exceed
a certain limit. To reduce the Bpeed
of the turbine In order to accommo
date it to the speed of the propeller
means a considerable loss of energy
Doctor Toottinger'8; transformer, how
ever, transmits the motion of the tur
bine to the propeller shaft by a hydrau
Ho Intermediary, whereby the turbines
can be operated at a high speed while
tbe proreller docs not exceed its limit
of revolutions. The loss of enorgy Is
only ten per cent. Besides there la
freedom from noise and vibration,
Insect Pets aa Food.
Prof. Charles Lincoln Edwards says
we may reduce the cost of living by
eating grasshoppers, and calls atten
tion to the cleanliness ot their food.
But If we are to get our Insect food
direct Instead ot through the medium
of feathered and Dnny species, why a
discrimination In favor of the hard
and horny grasshopper aa against the
fat and succulent cutworms, the army
worm, tbe large and handsome "to
mato worm," and other similar spe
cies who live quite as choicely as tho
grasshopper? Every farmev his own
insect destroyer! Pass the good word
along to gipsy-moth, section.
Soup making ia an art. Why trouH.
with soup recipes whan the beit thd,
la the country are at your servica?
few cans of Libby's Soup on your ptm
shelf assures you of the correct fUw
ready In a few minutes. Thert
Tomato, Vegetable, Chicken, Oxtail, Co
somma, Mock TurtU and other kinds.
Your frocar has them.
Libby, McNeill A Libby
Chicago' ,
Local Represcniaiive Wasted
fciplendlcl Income aiaum!, right ynuii', man y
lu t aa our reprwaviitalive. All m iwiiureti
ine-tjr, nullity aim summon, 1111 or p.irt tint
hla la an exceDlluual oijnorlni.il v for i,,.
uiiin to gi't Into a big paying UiihIiu-kk witbum
i-Hiillulauil iM-conw liult-DPiiuVul for lifr. o,
Ifixxla are k'aj.ie nrci-nslilt-H ami u
tlroi-ry, Drnn and general aturra. Wnirua
lor lull iiariit'iiiiint. uirc ax iTirrrDrn
r. C Hazard A Company, Long Branca, Kl
FOK HAI.K 215 A. IN fll KSTI : It Kl KLD
Co., Va.: 100 a. cult., I r. daHlli. wnh l, us.
barna, o-ittiiiiKa., leiiuni iohiki. r turd.
to. V. W. WI.VO, I'KTKHSIM IHl. Va.
PATENTS 2
Walaoa K.folrmnii.lVus
InaUin, !.(.'. Itouk-lrn. H,,
saxerauuua. iiai naiia.
The whale hus the thickest nkin ol
any living creature. Its hide In placet
attains a thickness of fully two fen
A man between 20 and '.', losis ob
an averugo of only 6'j days a year
from illness, but between r.D mid 60
he lusea about 20 days uiihiially.
Reform.
'China ia In need of many reformi."
'Yea," answered the globe trotter.
What reform would you start
with?" '
"Spelling reform."
REMARK ABf-K T.RTTFR HIOM A TO
KNOWN W .NIIIl,Tlr mil i.i.im.
nreten-nreto l.llxlr liabrk tllfarmfniiMO
for chiHa and fwr and all malarial dutam
'Wllliln I lie laxt Hti" mouth-. I lnivi-.i,i i.K
holllcnof KIIlrllHlM'l4,forMiiliinii.t hill.n4
Krver. Our ciiMtmnrrH npi-iik vi-ry Hl m It,
Henrr Evnna.lWJ KHt., N.W..W"n'liiiisriiin,Dr."
Iilllr Habrk 60 rt-uta all ilnitvi-Korbi
Piin-rln Tout, pri-uuld, from Kluro-wnklACt,
Waakingluu, D. V.
Sweet Innocent.
HeIt was fearfully hot
at the
game this afternoon.
She Why didn't you get one M
those baseball fans we hear u much
about?
The Rub.
'Does It aggravate you that I ask
you for 2o louls?
'No, that does not aggravate me; u
Is the giving of it to you. -raget
Folles (Paris).
Defined.
"What Is 'innate wisdom?"'
"It's knowing all the lililo
nesses ot your neignuor umne u
town gossip or a real estate di al P"
you wise." Judge.
Making It Hot.
Bill I see portable trt niatoriei
have been suggested to follow tbe
army In warfare.
Jill Looks as If they wore tryim
to make war look like what Goiienl
Sherman suld It was.
Sure Enough.
Patience This pnper nays an ir
paratus Invented by a Paris scientist
hatches chickens and protects
from all microbes until th. y reach
desired age.
Patience What Is tho use "hen I
microbe desires a chicken'.'
Way to Test It.
A writer in the Tampa Tribune bu
been discussing tho world old Q
tlon of whether prayers arc ever an
swered. 'We suggest to the penilem"
that he gives prayer a thorough t"
and seo how It works In his rase.
Philosophy In Hinau Proverb.
There Is a Hindu proverb wl,Un,
give a good deal of solid Usfaf
In a hard world. It runs
"I had no
boots to my feet and 1 murmur.'
d n
til I met a man along the ro,
ad. i
no feet."
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.
The largo army of persona
t , rnn, noillV Cl
bronH
nave iouuu renin num .
aliments by changing from wnes
Postum aa a dally beverage, is t
Ing each day. , ftrJ.
It ia only a simple question w
Ing it for oneself in order to
the Joy of returning health as rt
by an Ilia, young lady. she u
"I hud been a coffee drinker u
all my life and it affected my
caused Insomnia and I VBYnci
without a headache. I ,ia fl Uli
about Postum and how bene'(
was, bo concluded to quit conw
Uyl was delighted with the chJ
I can now sleep well and seldom
have headache. My stomach n ,
ten strong and I can eat wn
ferlng afterwards. I think my
system greatly benefited by r
"My brother also Buffereo
stomach trouble while he ura v
tee, but now, alnce using I f
feels bo much better he vow
back to coffee for anything-
Name given by Postum to
Creek, Mich. Read "The Ks
Wellville," In pkga.
Postum comes in two fornix
Regular Postum muBt
boiled 15o and 25c Pckag"vIe pc
Inatant Postum Is a bow t1
der. A teaspoonful dissolves w
in a cup of hot water
cream and sugar, makes
beverage lnstantly-30o ana t
The cost per cup of bom
about the aarue. rnM-
"There'a a
Rea8!!.oid w