THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBUEO, PA.
The Hollow
SERVIA BREAK
rj
AUSTRIA
AND
of Her Hand
8YNOP8I3.
JrMllli Wrandall li found murdered In
4 fcnui- nr New York Mr. Wran
j. ?! iunmioneii from the city and Iden
iSlt the lKly. A young woman who ao
impinl'd Wranilall to the Inn and sub.
fSlr disappeared, la supe-tmL
tTwranda" tartl bark for New York
I In auto during- a blinding enow storm.
Rn the y he ,1"'eU a y"unK woman In
5 . nd who proves to be the woman
0'?,?..u.n,lall. FeellnK that the
n kllli'il
. .. ... i.'.,, . ...rvlna In rlddlns: her
f , , nwi Ho though ihe loved him
r "llU Invert him
nv hmi caused iir B.i
, Wrandall determines to shield her
. i.. mun lint it as ftu
run-lull hcnr.l thfc story of Hetty Chs-
I lulrim lltr H u" liu.uv.
t ", to Wrandall. This and the story of
k. llfii JVYi'l-Iii II UL LFW1 liwii Hint
t. tragedy "ne wnu. mo
L Sue orr-ra Hetty a home, friendship
r.j IM-urltv from peril on account of the
t'VJy Hnra Wrandall and Hetty re
rn to NVw York after an anionee of a
l.irln Europe. Leslie Wrandall. brother
If fha II". becomes ureauy mir
S.ltr Kara sees In I.slle's Infatuation
a nihility fr revenge on the Wrandall
fr,l reparation for the wron? she suf
Led at the hands of Challis Wrandull by
L .,mntt hl murdered Into the family.
,,!!, m company with hla friend Bran
jkn Booth, an artist, visits Sara at her
llltrf Dlw e. J-nur mill' n." n ...
fa he li madly In love with Hetty. Sara
Irani:" w"h Hooth to pnlnt a picture ot
L.'tty Dooth hue a haunting feeling- that
L hM seen Hetty before. looking
nown KtiKllth artist he rinds one of
tly. Hn ippaKS to ner aouui n. uniy
ynn in Enxllsh actress, who reembles
r very much. Much to his chagrin
...oi it m hi n n uitjiiiio i,i iii-ili
ille II reruse'l I'y nouy. i"iu nnu
if mnf.. their love for each other,
i th initpr declarei that ahe ran never
,rr i here li an niurmouniauie nar-
irr In the wav. licuy aamua io trnrn
it he Invei llooth. finra dcclurci that
I lty must mnrry I.enlle. who muat be
ki! to pay hla brnther'a debt to the
'1. Ilfliy HIS. Illl unriii..o . ..
UiHry of the trau'dy and finra thrent
, to utrantrle her If ahe anye a word.
r tneultn llettv ny reveniiiur Hint nil
I time ihe haa believed Hetty to have
neJ In h"r relation with Chnllts Wran
il. Uter ahe realir.ea that Hetty la in
ni Tealln aeiln Dronoaoa to Hetty
p.! li nerte.l. Hottv preparea to leave
fcr. dwlarlnu that after what haa hap
CnM ihe can remain no longer. Hetty
iirti for Kuropc. At aea ahe recolveg a
j.miie from Month that he has started
It a (alter steamer and will be waltlntx
fer her on the other aide, flonth meets
r mil accompanlea ner to ionuon.
CHAPTER XIV. Continued.
When the nlglit boat from Dover to
!?.lal dipped away from her moor
that evening, Hetty Castleton and
tr maid were on board, with all their
gi and trunks, and Brandon Booth
fai lupposed to be completely at sea
the heart of that glittering London-
'wn.
The night was fog-laden and drlp-
ig, and the crossing promlHcd to be
pleasant. Wrapped In a thick eea-
Ister Hetty sat huddled up in tho lea
I the deckhouse, sick at heart and
iserable. She reproached herself for
ttf scurvy trick she was playing on
8m, reviled herself and yet pitied her-
Kit.
!A tall man came shambling down
p narrow space along the rail and
aVpped directly in front of her. She
itrted In alarm as he reached out his
ad to supiwrt himself ngalnBt the
Chouse. As he leaned forward, he
mhed.
You were thinking of me. Hetty,"
id the man.
r'or a long time she stared at him,
jpnsllied, and then, with a low moan,
vered her eyes with hor hands.
"1 it true is it a dream?" she
jibbed.
,fl!e dropped down beside her and
I'hered her in his strong, eager arms,
i' Vou were thinking of me, weren't
And reproaching yourself, and
J:'ng yourself for running away like
J1'! I thought so. Well, you might
J as well try to dodge the smart-
n oeu-ctive in the world as to eive
f the slip now, darling."
iou-you spied on me?" she cried,
muffled tones. She lav verv llmD In
f arras.
I did," he confessed, without thimo
when I think of what I might
""Ihe nt this mnmonf If I 1,,,,1,,'t
fni you out In time! Think nf mp
'k there in London, racing about
maainan, searchlne for vou in
i,.r)...
fease, please!" she Implored.
"ui IUCK was with mn. Ynn nm't
l ay, Hetty. I ghan't let you out
"'K'11 again. I'll camp In front
' s s s y
8h Stared at Him, Transfixed.
J'OUr dnn. ..j ...
tdioV "u you " 8en, me wither
w of sleeplessness, for one or the
k.,;.w my eyea win Di11. i ,.
iUfl I R "J wa wn:u.
1 am nr j . . . ..
Lmured U" B mlBeraDIe'
Lj'00' little sweetheart!"
'UTh Wou,d hate
" DU are, dearest, and
lL couli-forget!"
fPyo'u ,Wl11 hold 'ou t'Bht and
lnK butru,We're a nasty
"aad K .i 18 Parad'se for me. I
holdia. dofght of having you
Mnl"g you cl0e tome, feeling
' bettor V"19; The wlldtr tne nl8t
It an i r 1 am wild with the Joy
1ocd hoiOV,8you! I love you!" He
fK?he,dU,ft.foraV,n a.' Then
loneln. i hnOW how mucu 1
lirm,Lf0r you- lus' 8 yoa are
''raiidiii,
and In the midst nf tt
cam,
It Is like a fairy story,
cofy?GHr.t2
and oh, 1
fairies."
shall
always believe ln
A long time afterward the throbblnc
ceased, bell-buoys whistled and clanged
aoout them: the sea suddenly erew
calm and lifeless; they slid over It as
If It were a quavering sheet of Ice:
and lights sneaked out ot the fog and
approached with stealthy ewlftiieos,
nous rang below and above th'm,
sailors sprang up from everywhere and
calls were heard below; the rattling of
chains and tho thumping of heavy lug
gage took tho place of that steady,
monotonous beat of the engines. Peo
ple began to lnfost the deck, limp and
groaning, harassed but voiceless. A
mighty sigh seemed to envelop the
whole hlp a sigh of relief.
Then It was that these two arose
stlllly from their sheltered bench and
gave heed to tho things that were
about them.
The channel was behind them,
CHAPTER XV.
Rattling Old Bones.
They Journeyed to Paris by tho night
mail. Ho was waiting for her on the
platform when she descended from
the wagon lit ln the Gare du Nord.
Sleepy passengers crowded with them
into the customs department She,
alone among them all, waa smiling
brightly, as if the world could be sweet
at an hour when, by all odds, It should
be sleepiest,
"I was up and on tbo lookout for you
at Amiens," he declared, as they
walked ofT together. "You might have
got off there, you know," with a wry
grin. '
"1 shall not run away from you
again, Brandon," she said earnestly.
"1 promise, on my honor."
'By Jove," he cried, "that's a re
lief!" Then be broke Into a happy
laugh.
"I shall go to the Rltz," Bhe said,
after her effects bad been examined
and were ready for release.
"I thought so," he announced calm
ly. "I wired for rooms before I left
London."
"Really, this Is ridlc "
"Don't frown like that, Hetty," be
pleaded.
As tbey rattled and bounced over
the cobble-stones In a taxi-meter on
the way to the Place Vendome, ho de
voted the whole of his conversation to
the delicious breakfast they were to
have, expatiating glibly on the won
derful berries that would come first ln
that always-to-be-remembered tneal.
She was ravenously hungry by the
time they reached the hotel, JuBt from
listening to his dissertation on chops
and rolls and coffeo as they are served
In Paris, to say nothing of waffles and
honey and tho marmalade that no Eng
lishman can do without
Alone ln his room, however, he was
quite another pereon. His calm assur
ance took flight the Instant he closed
the door and moodily began to prepare
for his bath. Resolution was undi
minished, but the facts in the case
were most desolating. Whatever it
was that stood between them, there
was no gainsaying its power to Influ
ence their lives. It was no trifle that
caused her to take this second flight,
and the sooner he came to realize the
seriousness of opposition the better.
He made up his mind on one point
In that half-bour before breakfast; If
she asked him again to let her go her
way'in pence, it was only fair to her
and right that he should submit to the
inevitable. She loved him, he was
sure of it. Then there must be a very
good reason for her perplexing attitude
toward him. He would make ono more
attempt to have the truth from her.
Felling in that, he would accept the
situation as hopeless, for the time be
ing at least. She should know that be
loved her deeply enough for that.
She Joined him in the little open-air
cafe, and they sat down at a table In a
remote corner. There were few peo
ple breukfusting. In her tender blue
eyes there was a look of sadness that
haunted him, even as she smiled and
called him beloved.
"Hetty, darling," he said, leaning
forward and laying his hand on hers,
"can't you tell me what it is?"
She was prepared for the question.
In hor heart she knew the time had
come when she must be fair with him.
He observed the pallor that stole Into
her warm, smooth cheeks as she re
garded him fixedly for a long time be
fore replying.
"There Is only one person ln the
world who can tell you, Brandon. R Is
for her to decide. I mean Sara Wran
dall."
He felt a queer, sickening sensation
of uneasiness sneak Into existence. In
the back of his mind, a hateful fear
began to shape itself. For a long time
he looked into her somber eyes, and
as he looked the fear that was hateful
took on something ot a definite shape.
"Did you know her husband?" he
asked, and somehow he knew what the
answer would be.
"Yes," she replied, after a moment.
She was startled. Her lips remained
parted.
He watched hor closely. "Has this
this secret anything to do with Chai
ns Wrandall?"
"It has," said she, meeting his gaze
steadily.
His hands clutched the edge of the
table in a grip that turned the knuckles
white.
"Hetty!" he cried, ln a hoarse whis
per. "You can't mean that you "
"You must go to Sara," Bhe cried
hurriedly. "Haven't I told you that she
Is the one"
"Were you In love with that Infernal
scoundrel?" he demanded fiercely.
"Sara knows everything. She will
tell you"
"Were you carrying on an affair
with him while professing to be the
friend of his wife? Tell me that! Did
she find you out and"
"Oh, Brandon, why 'will you por
slst?" she cried, her eyes aflame. "I
George Barr McCutcheon il
err cwkcFoam sxaTDytw: cofr&czj9a gy PODD,tfAD e cavwty
can tell you no more. Why do you
glare at me as If I were the meanest
thing on earth? Is this love? Is this
your idea of greatness? Isn't it enough
for you to know that Sara Is my loyal,
devoted friend; that she "
"Walt!" he commanded darkly. "Is
It possible that she did not discover
your secret until the day you loft her
house so abruptly? Does that explain
your eudden departure?"
"I can answer that," she said quiet
ly. "She has known everything from
the day I met her. I have not said
anything, Brandon, to lead you to be
lieve that I was ln love with Challis
Wrandall, have I?"
His eyes softened. "No, you haven't.
I I hope you will forget whut I Bald.
You Bee, I knew Wrandall's reputation.
He had no sent-o of honor. He "
"Well, I have!'' she said levelly.
He fluehed. "1 tin a beast! I'll put
It In tills way, thon: Was he In love
with you?"
"You ore still unfair. I shall not an
swer." He was silent for a long time. "And
Sara's lips are sealed," he mused, still
possessed of doubts and fears.
"Until she elects to toll the story,
dearest love, my lips are also sealed. I
love you better than anything else In
all this world. I could willingly offer
up my life for you, but well, my life
docs not belong to me. It Is Sara's."
"For heavon's sake, Hetty, what Is
all this?" be cried in desperation.
"I can say no nioro. It is useless to
Insist, Brandon. If you can wrest the
story from her, all well and good. You
will hate me then, dear love. But It
cannot be helped. I am prepared."
"Tell me this much: When you re
fused to mirry Loslio, was your
course Inspired by what had hap
pened In ln connection with Cballle
Wtondall?"
"You forget that It Is you that I
love," she. responded simply.
"But why should Sara urge you to
marry Leslie if there Is anything"
"Hush! There Is the waiter. Come
to my sitting-room after breakfast. I
have something to say to you. We
must come to a definite understanding.
This cannot go on."
He was with her for an hour ln that
pinched little elttlng room, and left her
there without a vestige of rancour ln
his soul. She would not give an Inch
In the stand she had taken, but some
thing Immeasurably grout ln his make
up rose to the occasion and he went
forth with the conviction that he bad
no right to demand more of her than
she was ready to give. Ho was satis
fled to abide by ber decision. The
spell of her was over him more com
pletely than ever before.
Two days later he saw her off at the
Gore do Lyons, bound for Interlaken.
There was a complete understanding
between them. She wanted to be quite
alone In the Alpine town; he was not
to follow her there. She hnd reserved
rooms at tho Scbweltzerhof, and the
windows of her sitting-room looked
straight up the valley to the snow-covered
crest of the Jungfrau. She re
membered these rooms; as a young girl
she had occupied them with her father
and mother. By some hook or crook,
Booth arranged by wire for hor to have
them again, not an easy matter at that
season of the year. Later she was to
go to Lucerne, and then to Venice.
The slightest shred of hope was left
for Booth. Even though ho might ac
complish the task be had eet unto him
selfthe conquest of gara In respect
to the untold story he still had Het
ty's diBmal prophecy that after he
learned the truth he would come to
see why they could not bo married.
But he would not doqpatr.
"We'll see," wae all that be said in
response to her forlorn cry that they
were parting for ever. There was a
BELIEVE PIECEWORK IS BEST
Employers of Labor Bring Strong Ar
guments to Bear In Favor of
That System.
The point Is often made that the
trade union with Its day-rate mini
mum assumes that all of Its crafts
men are equally efficient and that
they should be paid accordingly. Em
ployers are not likely to admit this al
legation, but sometimes' they act as if
they also believed ln a dead level
among workmen.
The president of a large electrical
railway system Is consistently opposed
to piecework or premium systems, not
because of any fear of labor troubles
or the special conditions of electric
railway maintenance, but simply on
the assumption that no shopman can
possibly be worth more .than $2 to
$2.50 a day. The shop superintendent
of this railway has been able to
strengthen bis argument for a piece
work system by making a careful study
of practices ln other shops, and be
has determined that a large increase
In the production of some Jobs could
be brought about by some form of pre
mium system. In fact be has calcu
lated that the abolition of the day
rate would produce a net saving of
about twenty per cent ln labor cost
He is also convinced that the piece
work system would actually result ln
better workmanship because the pres
ent day ratcB are too low to appeal to
good shopmen.
This has been the result on most
roads where the piecework system has
been Introduced. But it seems to take
a long tlmo to overcome the prejudice
against a workman earning more than
the ordinary wages of his craft even
when his production Is corresponding
ly greater.- After all, the prime con
grlmness in the way he said It that
gave her something to cherish during
the months to come; the hope that be
would come back and take ber In spite
of herself.
He sailed from Cherbourg on the
first steanwhip calling there. Awake,
he thought of her; asleep, be dreamed
of Challis Wrandall. There was some
thing uncanny ln the persistence with
which that ruthless despoller ot peace
forced his way Into his dreams, to the
absolute exclusion of all else. Tho voy
age home was made horrid by these
nightly reminders of a man bo scarce
ly knew, yet dreaded. He became
more or less obsessed by tho Idea that
an evil spell bad descended upon him
ln the shape ot a ghostly Influence.
The weeks paused slowly for Hetty.
There were no letters from Sara, but
an occasional line or so from Mr. Car
roll. She had made Brandon Booth
promise that he would not write to
her, nor was he to expect anything
from her. If her Intention was to cut
herself off entirely from her recent
"Hettyl" He Cried, In a Hoarse Whit
per.
world and Its people, as Bhe might
have done ln another way by pursuing
the time-honored and rather cowardly
plan of entering a convent, she was
soon to diecovcr that success in the
undertaking brought a deeper sense of
exile than she could have Imagined
herself able to endure at the oatset
She found herself more utterly alone
and friendless than at any time In her
life. Tho chanco companions she
formed at Interlaken despite a well'
meant reserve Berved only to In'
crease her feeling of loneliness and do
Bpatr. The very natural attentions of
men, young and old, depressed hor, In'
stead of encouraging that essentially
feminine thing called vanity. She
lived as one without an aim, without a
single purpono except to close one day
that Bhe might begin tho next
After a time, sho went on to Lu
cerne. Here the life on the surface
was gayer, and slia was roused from
her Btate of lethargy In splto of her
self. Once, from her little balcony ln
tho National, she saw two of her old
acquaintances ln the chorus at the
Gaiety. They were wearing many
pearls. Another time, eho met them ln
the street. She was rather quietly
dressed. They did not notice hor. But
the prosperous Hebraic gentlemen who
attended them were not bo careless.
One day a card was brought to her
rooniB. For the next two weeks she
had a true and unavoidable frtond ln
Lucerne. It would appear that Mrs
Rowe-Martln had not been apprised of
the rift in the Wrandall luto. She
had no reason to consider the exclu
site Miss Castloton ts anything but
the most desirable of companions. Mrs,
Howe-Martin was not long ln finding
i
cern of an economical management
as related to Bhop accounts should not
be tlft wages of Individuals but the
total cost of maintenance por car mile,
Electric Railway Journal.
Tobacco Fools Bears.
As a safeguard against attacks from
angry bearB, a veteran trapper recom
mends tobacco ln the pockets.
Ho ran Into a big cinnamon, com
ing down the trail at full speed. The
bear struck him ln the pit of the stom
ach with his head, hurling him into
the underbrush and sinking his teeth
into his thigh. The bear's teoth were
setting docper, and he had about given
up when the bear suddenly let go, sat
up on bis haunches and began to
strangle, much like a dog with a bone
In his throat He continued the per
formance for a few seconds, then rose
to his feet and started up the moun
tain as fast as be could travel.
The trapper discovered a plug of
chewing tobacco ln bis pocket bad
been ground to a pulp and wet with
the animal's Ballv'a, The tobacco had
evidently made blm so sick that he
was glad to let go.
Lower Animals That Weep,
Among the creatures that weep most
easily are the ruminants. AH hunters
know that the stag weeps, and we are
aleo assured that the bear sheds tears
when It sees Its last hour approaching.
The giraffe Is not less sensitive, and
regards with tearful eyes the hunter
who has wounded it Dogs weep quite
eaBily. The snmo Is true of certain
monkoye. As for the elephant, there
Is abundant evidence of the ease with
which It weeps. It sheds tears when
wounded, or when It scpb that It can
not escape; Its tears roll from Its eyes
like those of a human Ln-ing lu of.
fllctlou.
out (though bow she did It heaven
knows), that Lord Murgatroyd'i grand
niece was no longer the Intimate of
that impossible person, Sara Ooocb.
She couldn't think ot Sara without
thinking ot Gooch.
But at last Mrs. Rowe-Martln depart
ed, much to Hetty's secret relief, but
not before she hnd Increased the girl's
burthens by Introducing her Into a
cold-nosed cosmopolitan set from
which there wero but three ways of es
cape. She refused to marry one ot
them, denied another the privilege of
making love to her, and declined to
play auction bridgo with all of them.
They were not long ln dropping hor, al
though It must be said tboro was roal
regret among the men.
From Mrs. Rowe-Martln and others
she henrd that Mrs. Redmond Wran
dall and Vivian were to be In Scotland
In October, for somobody-or-other's
christening, and that Leslie hnd boon
doing some really wonderful flying at
Pau. '
"I am bo glad, my dear," said Mrs.
Rowe-Martln, "that you refused to
marry Leolle. He Is a cad. Besides,
you would have beon In a perpetual
state ot nerves over his flying."
Of Sara, there was no news, as might
have been expected. Mrs. Rowe-Martln
made it very clear that Sara was
a respectable person but heavens!
The chill days of autumn came and
the crowd began to dwindle. Hetty
made preparations to Join In the ex
odus. As tho days grew short and
bleak, she found herself thinking more
and more of the happy-hearted, sym
bollc dicky-bird on a faraway window
ledgo. Ills life was neither a travesty
nor a tragedy; hers was both ot these.
Something told hor too that Brandon
Booth had wormed tho truth out of
Sara, and that she would never see
him again. It hurt ber to think that
while Sara believed ln her, the man
wno loved nor did not it is a way
men have.
CHAPTER XVI.
Vivian Airs Her Opinions.
Chief among Booth's virtues was his
undevlatlng loyalty to a set purpose.
He went back to America with the
firm Intention to clear up the mystery
surrounding Hetty Castloton, no mat
ter how Irksomo the delay In aclilev
lng his aim or how vigorous the meth
ods be would have to employ. Sara
Wrandall, to all purposes, held the
kjy; his object ln life now was to in
dice her to turn It lu the lock and
throw open tho door so that he might
enter In and become a sharer ln the
secrets beyond.
A certain amount of optimistic cour
age attended him In his campaign
ngalnst what bad been described to
him as tho Impossible. He could seo
no clear reason why she should with
hold the secret under the new condl
Hons, when so much In the shape of
happiness was at stake. It was ln
this spirit of confidence that bo pre
pared to confront her on his arrival in
New York, and It was the bhiiio un
bounded faith ln tho belief that noth
lng evil could result from a perfectly
Just and honorable motive that gave
him the needed courage.
He stayed over night In New York,
and the. next morning saw blm on his
way to Southlook. Thero was some
thing truly Ingenuous In bis desire to
get to the bottom of tho matter with
out fear or apprehension. At the very
worst, he maintained, there could be
nothing more reprehensible than
passing Infatuation, long since dis
pelled, or perhaps a mildly sinister
episode in which virtue had been tri
umphant and vice defeated with un
pleasant results to at least ono per
son, and that person the husband of
Sara Wrandall.
Pat met him at the station and drovo
him to the little cottage on the upper
road.
"Ye didn't stay long," said he reflect
ively, after be had put the bag up In
front He took up tho reins.
"Not very," replied his master.
After a dozen rods or more, Pat
tried again.
"Just slvcnteen days, I make It."
"Seems longer."
"Perhaps you'll be after going back
soon.'
"Why should you think that, Pat
rick?"
"Because you don't seem to be takln'
much interest ln your eurroundin's
here," said Pat loftily. He delivered
a smart smack on the crupper with
his stubby whip, and pursed his lips
for tho companionship to be derived
from whistling.
"I suppose you know why I went to
Europe," said Booth, lnylng his hand
affectionately on the man's arm.
'Sure I do," said Pat, forgetting to
whlBtle. "And was It bad luck you
had, sor?"
"A tomporary case of It, I'm afraid."
"Well," said tho Irishman, looking
up at his employer with the most pro
found encouragement ln his wink, "if
It's nnny help to you, sor, I'll Bay that
I've never found bad luck to be any
thing but tlmporary. And, believe me,
I've hnd pllnty of It Mary was dom
near threo years makln' up her mind
to say yls to me."
"And since then you've had no bad
luck?" Bald Booth, wtth a smilo.
"Pllnty of It, begob, but I've had
some one besides meself to blame for
It. There's a lot ln that, Mr. Bran
don; Whin a man marries, he simply
divides his luck Into two parts, good
and bad, and It he's like most men he
puts the bulk av tho bad luck on hli
wife and kapes to himself all he can
av the good for a rainy day. That's
what makes him a strong man and
able to meet trouble when It comes.
The beauty av tho arrangement Is that
bad luck Is only tlmporary and a worn
nn enjoys talking about It, whllo good
luck is wld us nine-tenths of the tlmo,
whether we know It or not, and we
don't havo to talk about It."
This was Une philosophy, but Booth
discerned the underlying motive.
"Have you beon quarreling?"
"I have not" said Pat wrathfully.
"But I wont say as much for Mary.
The point av me argument Is that I
have all the good luck In bavin' mar
ried her, and she claims to have had
all the bad luck In marryln' mo. Still,
as I said before, 'tis but tlmporary.
The good luck lasts and the bad don't.
She'll be after tellln' me so before
sundown. That's like all women.
You'll find tt out for yourself wan o'
these days, Mr. Brandon, and ye'll be
dom proud ye're a man and can enjoy
your good luck when ye got It The
bad luck's always fallln' behind ye,
and ye can always look forward to tho
good luck. So don't bo downhearted.
She'll take you, or me name's not
what It ought to be."
Booth was Inclined to accept this
unique dlscourso aa a fair-weather
sign.
"Take these bags upstairs, Pat"
said be on their arrival at the cottage,
"and then come down and drive me
over to Mrs. Wrandall's."
"Will ye be after stayln' for lunch
with her, Mr. Brandon?" inquired Pat,
climbing over the wheel.
"I can't answer that question now."
"I liven help both av us it Mary's
good luncheon goes to wasto," said Pat
ominously. "That's all I have to say.
She'll take It out av both av us."
"Tell her I'll bo here for lunch."
said llooth, with alacrity. From which
It may bo perceived that master and
mnn were of ono mind when It como
to considering tho Importance ot Mary.
Pat studied his watch for. a moment
with a calculating eye.
"It's bait past ellvon now, sor," be
announced. "D'yo think ye can mako
It?"
Booth reflected. "I think not," he
said. "I'll have luncheon flret." Where
upon he leaped from the trap and went
ln to tell Mary how happy be was to
be where be could enjoy home cook
ing. At four ho was delivered at Sara's
door by the astute Patrick, announced
by tho sedate Watson and Interrogated
by the Intelligent Murray, who eeemod
surprised to hear that he would not
have anything cool to drink. Sara
sent word thnt she would be down In
fifteen minutes, but, as a matter of
fact, appeared In loss than three.
She came directly to the point
"Well," she said, with her mysteri
ous smile, "she sent you back to me,
I see." He was still clasping her hand.
"Havo you heard from her?" be
askod quickly.
"No. But I knew Just whnt would
happen. I told you it would prove
to bo a wild goose chase. Whore is
Blm?"
Ho sat down beside her on the cool,
white covered couch.
"In Switzerland. I put her on the
train the night before I sailed. Yea,
sho did send me back to you. Now
I'm here. I want the whole story, Sara.
What Is It that stands between us?"
For an hour he pleaded with ber.
ail to no purpose. She steadfastly re
fused to divulgo the soiret Not even
blB blunt reference to Challis Wran
dall's connection with tho affair found
a vulnerable siwt ln her armor.
"I shan't give It up, Sara," he said,
at tho end of his earnest harangue
against the palpably unfair stand both
sho and Hetty wero taking. "I mean
to hnra8 you, If you please, until I
get what I'm aftor. It Is of the most
vital Importance to me. Quite as much
so, I am sure, as It appears to bo to you.
If Hetty will say the word. I'll tako
her gladly. Just as she Is, without
knowing what all this Is about But
you see, Hio won t consent. Thore
must be some way to override hor.
You both admit there Is no legal bar
rler. You tell me todny that there
Is no Insanity In linr family, and a lot
ot other things that I've been able
to bring out by questioning, so I am
more than ever certain that the ob
stacle Is not so serious as you would
Pat Met Him at the Station.
have me believe. Therefore, I mean
to pester you until you give ln, my
dear Sara."
"Very well," the said resignedly.
When may I expect a renewal of
tho conflict?"
'Would tomorrow be convenient?"
he asked quaintly.
She returned his smile. "Como to
luncheon."
"Have I your permission to start
the portrait?"
"Yes. As soon as you like."
He left her without fooling that he
had gained an Inch along the road to
success. That night, in tho gloaming
ot his starlit porch, he smoked many
a pipeful and derived therefrom a pro
found estimate of tho value of tact
and discretion as opposed to bold and
Impulsive measures ln the handling of
a determined woman. He would make
hnste slowly, as tho saying goes. Many
nn unexpected victory id calned by
dilatory l&ctics, provided tho blow Is
struck nt the psychological moment
of leakt resistance.
(TO Um OOHTI.NUED4
Fear of a General European
Conflagration.
FIRST CLASH ON DANUBE
Belgrade Mad Almost Complete
Surrender To Demands Of Dual
Monarchy And Reject None
Absolutely.
'Getting On War Footing.
London. The Servian Min
ister here received a dispatch
from Kraguyevatz stating that
Crown Prince Alexander, acting
as regent, had ordered a gen
eral' mobilization of the Servian
Army and summoned the Hkup
nil tin a to meet tomorrow In the
old fortified capital city of Nish,
130 miles southeast of Belgrade.
London. Sunday's developments
appear to furnish new proofs that
Austria is fully determined to make
war on Servla, and the possibilities ol
a general European war seem greatei
than have ever confronted the pres
ent generation.
Tho Servian reply to the Austro
Hungarian ultimntum was an accept
ance of almost all the Imperious de
mands, except that Austrian officials
shall participate ln the investigation
and fix the responsibility for the antl
Austrian propaganda.
Servla proposed an appeal to the
powers at The Hague for the settle
ment of thnt feature. Notwithstand
ing this humiliating surrender, which
was more than Europe expected of
the proud little nation, the Austrinn
Government todny gave the Servian
Minister his pnssports, which may b
construed as a virtual declaration ot
war.
Austria committed an art of war by
arresting the chief of tho Servian gen
eral staff, General Putnik, near Buda
pest, but he was soon released by th
Emperor's direct command.
No Formal Declaration.
A formal declaration of war is not
expected, because Servla Is not a
party to The Hague convention, which
requires this. The suspension of all
Parliamentary and Judicial institu
tions has been decreed ln Austria, and
nn Ironclad censorship has drawn a
cordon of secrecy around the country,
so thnt the outside world is in com
plete Ignorance of everything happen
ing there, except what tho Govern
ment wants the world to know.
Even now the Auntrlnn armies may
be closing ln upon Servla and launch
ing a sudden Mow, as Japan did when
she sent her fleet against the Russian
ships without warning.
While Austria announces a "partial
mobilization," tho Austrian Ambas
sador at London has Issued a signi
ficant nollco to nil Austrinns liable
for military service to remain home.
The only possibility of averting war
nt the eleventh hour which Austria
recognizes is thnt Servla shnll recon
sider her reply to the Austrinn note
and bow to nil the demands. Even
then Austria proposes to exact pay
ment for all her expenses In connec
tion with her military measures.
JUST BORAX PREVENTS FLIES.
Simple Household Hint By Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
Washington, D. C Discovery of an
effectual method for preventing th
breeding of the common household
and typhoid fly and thereby assuring
thf complete extermination of this
species of Insect was announced by
tho Department of Agriculture. Tho
simplicity ot the method, consisting
only ot the sprinkling of a small
amount of ordinary borax dally upon
household and stable refuse, Is said
to guarantee Its success and greatly
reduce the number of diseases orig
inating from tho germ-carrying fly.
KILLED IN VIRGINIA DUEL.
M. C. Pendleton Fired Five Shots At
John Powell, Then Died.
Lynchburg. Va. At the Tledmont
mnnngnnese mines, six miles east of
here. John Powell, the watchman there
shot and killed M. C. Pendleton, a
young man who lived in the neighbor
hood. Powell gave himself up to a
itiBtlce and was balled. Ho stnted
that Pendleton had been making him
self offensive at Towell's homo and
they quarreled. Tendleton fired five
shots at Powell and missed him, then
Powell fired.
STRIKE FUND PROBE ON.
Miners' Million, Rumors Said, Was
Used By Leaders.
Denver. Investigation of charges
thnt a fund of 11.000,000 raised to con
duct the strike of the copper miners
in Michigan was not used for that
purpose but diverted to the advantage
of those In charge of the strike, was
begun at the convention of the West
ern Federation of Miners. It Was said
that charges were circulated through
out the country, particularly ln Butte,
HUERTA IS RESTING.
Declares He Will Watch Mexican
Affairs From Europe.
Kingston, Jamaica. General lluerta
has passed bis time quietly at his hotel
Binco his arrival here from ruerto,
Mexico. He declares that when the
other members of his family arlrve ha
will proceed Immediately to Europe,
whence he will watch tho course ot
events ln Mexico. The former dictator
has displayed a strong desire to make
the acquaintance of the local military
authorities.