V11K CITIZEN, Fill DAY, APRIL in, 1010. Cheru Copyright, CHAPTEIl IX. ON Friday the countess re ceived this communication from Mr. Dcvlnc: "Walt. Coming up tonight Impor tant" As a result Hewington Acres hum med with anticipation. What could It mean? What had happened? What was going to happen? Epplngs was certain that Mr. Devlne was bringing homo somo titled guest, possibly n duke or a lord, and he pre pared dinner accordingly. The count ess was puzzled. Even Mr. Hewing ton emerged from his study and want ed to know why every one seemed so disturbed. "It's because of Mr. Devlne, sir," said Epplngs. "He's coming up on a special train, sir, and I must see about the table at once, sir." Surely the particular frame of mind which Mr. Devlne had conjured up for himself was quite worthy of a better audience than he gave It, although he was neither 6crcno nor tilled with con fident joy. But he was very much olive. He bubbled, sparkled, scintil lated. Ills mental faculties, never dull, were at their keenest. His spirits seemed to be lashed by a veritable Etorm of animation, one moment soar ing to giddy heights, the nest sinking to dark depths. Young Mr. Walloway, who was his sole companion, was somewhat dis gusted with this Illogical behavior. Much against his will be had been dragged from his office to accompany the Cherub Just when there was much work to be done. "Oh, the railroad be blowed, Nick! Lots of timo to attend to that Forget It" Yet now that they were well started toward Hewington Acres tho Cherub evinced a desire to talk, although ths precise topic at which lie was aiming was not clear. It was unrelated to railroads, for the opening was of an Intimate and personal nature. "Nick, you rascal." he suddenly ex claimed, "why aren't you married?" "Why aren't you, Cherub?" he re torted. "Me!" Mr. Devlne affected to be profoundly surprised nt such a ques tion. "Now, come, Nick, what sort of a One woman would bavo Cherub De vine?" "You're too modest Cherub. You underrate yourself. I suppose you never tried?" "Never had a chance, my boy. Why, see here, Nick, there's never been a time in all ray life that Tvo had even a speaking acquaintance with a real good woman, such as you know by the dozen that is, leaving out the last few days, of course. Now. with you it's been different You've had a chance to pick and choose. "- "Ah, have I?" Cherub Devlne caught the subdued note of paiu in the quick rejoinder. "You don't mean, Nick, that you got a turndown?" Brusque as were tho words, they carried a message of sympathetic feel ing which rang true, and that was the quality which made so many friends for Cherub Devlne. Young Mr. Wallo way was certainly not the one to make offhand confidences, but he nodded his head lu assent Unexpectedly finding himself an In truder on private grounds, Mr. Devlne curbed his buoyancy and gazed with embarrassed emotion nt the proprietor thereof. "Oh. well," ho observed, "maybe you're Just as well off. Guess It was some time ago, when you were young and vealy, eh?" "I was a young ass. If that's what you mean," cynically responded Nich olas. "I was too sure of her and pjayed the fool. You see. we were youngsters together, playmates. It was one of those affairs that every body understood was settled from tho time we were a dozen years old. 1 took it as a matter of course that I was tho only person she could ever care for. In tlmo sho resented it. and before I knew it I had lost her." "Went off with some one else, did she?" Again young Mr. Wallowny inclined his head. He got up, took a seat on tho other side of tho car and unfolded a newspaper. It was less than an hour's rido at best, but before it was half over Cherub Devlne was consulting watch and time table and had again shifted bis seat to the forward chair, whero he could watch for tho naino boards on the stations. Perceiving this unusual agitation of a mind normally free from such dis turbances, you might suspect that Mr. Devlne was about to make some great venture. It was a fact Ills plans, however, wero somewhat vague. About the only definite part of his program was his decision to turn himself out of house and home Immediately upon reaching Ilewlngton Acres. This de tail was already prepared. The Count ess Vecchi should buy back the place at her own terms. She now had the moans, and he was well assured of her desire, to do so. Devin -By SEWELL FORD loop, by Mitchell Kenncrley Small wonder, then, that Cherub Devlne in a brief period of time for got all nbout the revived wretchedness THE riCTTBK WAH A I.1KKNES3 Of THE countess vnccni. of young Mr. Walloway. A question suddenly occurring to the Cherub, he abruptly walked back to where young Mr. Walloway still sat intently gazing nt something he held shielded in his two hands. It was nothing raoro than the gold oval which he wore as a watch fob. Dozens of times tho Cherub had seen It dangling from tho breast pocket of Nick's coat without specially remarking It Now he noted that It was really a locket, for It was open. Glancing carelessly over Nick's shoul der, he saw it contained a picture, a miniature on ivory. And the picture on which young Mr. Walloway was gazing with such rapt pathos was a likeness of the Countess Vecchi. And In an instant it was made clear to blui that the woman whom Nicholas Wal loway bad loved and lost and still con tinued to love was the Countess Vec chi. Fortunately Mr. Devlne had not spo ken, and the roar of the car wheels had drowned his approach. Swiftly he withdrew. Then he sat down to ponder on tho situation. Quite abrupt ly the Cherub now came upon the real ization of his own purposes. lie was a little staggered by the discovery of . his audacity, but this was no new sensation. His audacious flights were always more or less of an Impromptu nature. In a moment he was smiling confidently, as was his custom when once ho had decided upon a line of action, howorcr unpromising might be the future. 'The heavier the clouds ahead the lighter the smile. Nick was a good fellow and all that, but if he chose to mope inactive In the back ground let him stay there. lie (Cher ub Devlne) would show him how to play tho game boldly perhaps how to win. And then camo the thought Would that be absolutely just to the Count ess Vecchi? She and Nicholas had been spoony on each other for years, and she must have liked Nick. He was a llkablo fellow, clean, sturdy, substantial, one of her own class, and oh. the Cherub winced at that one whom she would call a gentleman. Yps, Nick would measure up to all her demands as to what a gentleman should be. And had it been really she who had broken off the match, or was it due to the ambitious plans of her father? Then after she had come back, hum bled lu spirit, the Ilewlngton fortune dissipated, had she perhaps held Nick at arm's length because of her pride? Was this the reason of his seeming Inaction? Ilnd he been all the time waiting hi tho hope that some day she would relent, and might she not do so. now that In some measure her fortune had been restored? Ought not she to bavo the chance? Was not the oppor tunity for a free choice due to her? Shouldn't Nick have another show too? Floundering through some such maze, of reasoning, tho Cherub at last camo to this brilliant conclusion, with only a faint suspicion that be was about to make an astonishing chump of himself. He even experienced a glow of satisfaction as be hastily map ped out his now program. You would almost hare thought by the cheerful manner in which he laid it before young Mr. Walloway that ho thought ho was attaining a long desired end. "Well, Nick." ho began, this time giv ing young Mr. Walloway duo warning of his approach, "we're almost there. Now, tho first tiling on the docket Is for you to fix up this business about the house with the countess." "I?" exclaimed Nicholas. "Why, suro! You know her better than I do. You go up and have a talk with her; tell her how you sold the stocks and what sho can buy back the property for." "But but why don't you" "Mo! Oh, I've got to skip back to town on this train. Just wanted to get you started straight You can do It so much better than I can, being one of her own kind, and all that Aren't afraid of tho countess, nro you?" "Whv. no. But see here. Cherub" "Now, that's all right, Nick. You can do this (Inc. But, say, you call mo up on tho phono nt my hotel tonight and let mo know how you come out eh? Don't forget that, nbout 0 o'clock. Just give mo a lino on how she takes it and bo on. You'll hnvc some re port or other to make, I'll bet Needn't mako too much of my share In tin' business. Just talk like I'd handed It over to you. as I have. You're equal to that Job. aren't you?" Now, Just what sort of mental proc ess went on In the brain of Nicholas Walloway It would bo vain to try to trace, lie was a complex product whose character had been molded not only by circumstances of birth and brcodlug. but by the strong stamp of heredity. He was a young man chiefly distin guished by a reserved stiffness of manner, a quality which often inspires a confidence that obvious genius falls to command. If, In hesitating to nc cept the advantage offered him by the Impulsive Mr. Dcvlue, he was trou bled by problems of nn ethical nature, he allowed them to be easily swept away. For many mouths he had want ed to see the Countess Vecchi. Earnest ly he had wished for a chance to talk to her alone, and now this very oppor tunity wbb thrust upon him. "Well, Cherub, If you think you had better leave this to me, why, I" "Good! And don't forget about call ing me up tonight to let me know what luck you have." No hint of this altered program, of course, bad reached Ilewlngton Acres, so it happened that when Timuilns finally did bring up the lathered cobs with a fine nourish the whole house hold was assembled to witness tho Cherub's much heralded return. The Countess Vecchi had nt the last moment abandoned her angelic pose and yielded to curiosity. Mr. Hewing ton was even more eager to learn what It was all about. Mr. Devlne never knew Just what he missed by backing out. In his stead there stepped from the carriage Mr. Nicholas Walloway. out wardly cool and self possessed, but se cretly very much at loss to know Just how ho should proceed. For a moment he regarded tho expectant group with some astonishment Then Mr. Hew ington voiced the common thought in one question: "Why. Nicholas, where Is Mr. De vlne?" "Mr. Devlne Is on his way back to town." "But he sent word'' began the countess, only to be stopped by Mr. Walloway's hasty explanation. "He has asked me to transact some business with you, countess. Might I cr" And he glanced significantly at the door. The Countess Vecchi promptly led him Into the library. "Well, Nicholas V she asked. Mr. Walloway had seated himself at tho library table and was sorting some documents. It had been years since she had called him Nicholas. Well, this was an auspicious beginning. He smiled Indulgently, straightened his shoulders and placed his linger tips together In a Judicial manner. It was rather an effective pose, indicating the patiently receptive mood of a superior mind. "My desr Adele"- "Mr. Walloway!" The Countess Vec :hi could be a most explosive young person, and her brown eyes could sim ulate Indignation very convincingly. "But but you called me Nicholas," he protested. "I didn't call you my dear Nicholas, did I? 1 want to know why Mr. De vine sent you Instead of coming him self." Mr. Walloway proceeded to state pot at all In tho way he had meant to put It his errand. He told the count ess tho amount for which the stocks had been sold and of her opportunity to buy back Hewington Acres. The Countess Vecchi heard him with wid ening eyes. "And I really have all that?" "Tho check Is drawn for the full amount, 1 believe, less the brokerage commission. Hero It Is." A little awed, she accepted tho slip of pink paper and stared at it Incredulously. "You nre suro there's no mistake?" Mr. Walloway was quite sure. He explained that the shares had brought ?1,000 each and that there were a hundred of them. "I don't in tho least understand," said the countess, referring once more to tho check, "but I hopo that who ever paid that much for them could afford why, hero Is Mr. Devine's name!" "Yes, he bought the shares, aud he could well afford to at that price." "Could ho? Oh, and those horrid men you wero talking aboutl Did be smash them?" Mr. Walloway Indulged lu a falut smile. "Ho did smash them." "But did ho smash them hard as hard as I told him to?" "no made a very thorough Job of it quit thorough." "Oh, goody!" Tho Countess Vecchl's hands wero shut tight; her lltho figure was held very erect; her eyes were alight with exultation. TO BB CONTrffUED.) British Capital Offense There are fivo capital offenses un der the British law murder, high treason, piracy, arson In the port of London and attempts to destroy pub lic arsenals. Live Stock In Saxouy. In Saxony practically all tho llvo Btock Is Btall-fed 300 day lu the year, aud tho largest portion the full 3'J.i days. COUPLE F0TJ2JD GUILTY. Dr. W. R. Miller Gets 12 Years and Mrs. Sayler a 3 Year Sentence. Wntseka, 111., April 12. After nearly forty hours' deliberation the Jury In the supreme court hero returned a ver dict In the ease of Mrs. Lucy Sayler, John Grunden, her father, and Dr. William Miller, accused of man slaughter In the death of Banker J. Byron Sayler nt Crescent City. Dr. William Miller was found guilty aud sentenced to twelve years' Impris onment. Mrs. Sayler was also declar ed guilty, but escaped with a three year sentence. Her father, John Grun den, was acquitted. Mrs. Sayler collapsed when Inform ed that a verdict had been reached and had to be helped to her chair and was hold up while the Jury was polled. She afterward became hysterical nnd had to be attended by physicians. Mrs. Miller also became hysterical. As soon ns court adjourned there was a demonstration In the courtyard, and Sheriff Ileikes had dlihculty In preserving order. Mrs. Sayler and Dr. Miller were taken back to Jail heavily guarded. TAFT PEAISES ROOSEVELT. In Message to Italy Calls Him "Our Most Distinguished Citizen." Washington. April 12. The Whlto House makes public the cable message received by President Taft from Pres ident Pngllano of Porto Maurizlo, as follows: President Taft, Washlncton: Colonel Roosevelt arrived Inst nlRht at Porto Maurizlo and was received enthu. slastically by the whole population. Porto Maurizlo, proud to welcome the creat American citizen, sends to presi dent of tho United States heartiest greet lncs. PAGLIANO. President of Porto Maurizlo. President Tnft's reply to the dis patch from the municipality read: I havo received your courteous tele gram announcing that President Roose velt has arrived In your city and been received enthusiastically uy your whole population and that your city was proud to welcome him. I beg to assure you and all your coun trymen that tho American people ar very, very grateful for and greatly ap preciate the reception which Italians, from the sovereign to the humblest sub Ject, have accorded to our most dlstln KUlshed citizen. W. II. TAFT. Train Hits Auto; Two Killed. Hadley, Mass., April 12. Mr. nnd Mrs. G. I Gerry were Instantly killed when a railroad train struck the au tomobile In which they were riding at a street crossing here. Mr. Gerry was a wealthy tobacco raiser. Ills wife was a graduate of Mount Ilolyoke eollpire. WAINWRIGHT FOR SURVEYOR. Gen. Clarkson's Place Offered to Sen ator From Westchester County, N. Y. Washington, April 12. State Senator J. M. Waluwright of Westchester county, N. Y., has an offer of the place of surveyor of the port of New York. He culled at tho Whlto House with Secretary of the Treasury MaeVeagh when the offer was made. Senator Waluwright said he would consider it and would make his an swer in a day or so. The consideration that is deterring htm from accepting is whether he would not bo more valu able to tho Republican party Just now by standing with Governor nughes nt Albany. Probably Not Far Wrong. "You made a mistake In your pa per," said the indignant man, enter ing tho editorial ..anctum of a dally Journal, "I was ono of tho competi tors nt an athletic entertainment last night and you referred to me as 'tho well-known lightweight ohamplon.' " "Well, are you not?" Inquired tho sporting editor. "No, I'm nothing of tho kind!" was the angry responre; "and it's con foundly awkv.-ard, because I'm a coal dealer." Philadelphia Public Lod gor. As to Ivy. Ivy growing ovor the wnlls of a house renders tho structure cool lu summer and warm In winter, It also keeps the walls dry. It Ib, howover, very destructive to woodwork, forc ing tho joints apart. Saturday Qight By Rev. F. E. DAVISON Ullu) Rutland, Vt KM-O-t-0t0-Kl-0l-CH-0-I-O-t-CH-ai-O DIVINE CREDENTIALS KINO. OF THE International Bible Lesson for April 17, '10 (Matt. 11:1-19). Promise and fulfillment are not al ways tho same. Tho patent ofilco Is full of models of machines, tho only fault of which Is thoy will not work Drawings on paper do not always rep resent perfection of material. Many a man has mining stock full of amazing promlsos but upon which he has never realized a dollar and never will. Gold bricks nro sold every day In tho open market, and to got something for nothing Is tho hopo of all men. It Is one thing to claim authority nnd another thing to provo It. Frauds and Impostors have deceived the very elect before now. It Is easy enough to fake credentials and forge certifi cates of good character that will pass tho scrutiny of the unwary. Many a mm has sailed under false colors, a reputable merchantman, outwardly, but a pirate at heart. Satan himself, we are told, can transform himself into nn angel of light, and do his In fernal deeds by hypnotizing his vie tlrrs Into the belief that ho Is a mes senger of heaven. Credentials Sought. It Is well, therefore, that our atten tion Is called In this lesson to the king's credentials. John the Baptist In the hands of his enemies, after a wonderful career as a revivalist, fell Inio a state of mind In which was as sailed by doubts In regard to the Mes siah, Shut up In prison, his soul fret ted like a caged lion, and as he paced his cell, the darkness and the chill struck Into his very soul, and ho staggered on the brink of despair at the thought that after all he may havo been deceived. When a great man gets tho blues ho has a hard tlms of it. No small mind can suffer the horrors ns keenly as he cnn. And John was blue. So he sent some of hlr, faithful disciples to put the ques for. squarely to Christ, Art Thou H that should come, or, do we look for another? And when John asked that question, he put it for all the ages. It is a. straightforward question and it ad mits of but one answer. Christ could have replied to John In monosylla bles. Ho could havo answered yes. or no. But He did better. He pro duced His God given credentials. For ages It had been declared that the Mes siah should he distinguished in cer tain significant ways. When He camo It was foreordained and predestined that He should be identified by His deeds of love and mercy. Moses had , , . . . 1 v 1 1 j tti. i- said that Isaiah had drawn His pic- ture. All the prophets had minutely uetcnutiu nis cuivur. xuu uiu maw mcnt writings are like that drawing of the Declaration of Independence which when finished shows the form of Gen. Washington underneath th 1 printed page. Open tho dook any- where nnd you cannot fall to seo ths shadowy form of the Man underneatn ' all the prohecy and history. Credentials Produced. ; That is the promise. What about 1 the fulfillment? The answer to John's appeal la simply this: Go nnd 6how John again those things which ye do henr and see; The blind receive 1 their sight, and the lame walk, tho 1 lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, I the dead are rajsed up, and tho poor have tho gospel preached to them. Those are tho credentials of the King. Those are some of the things It had been said He should do, and Ho was 1 doing thero. Of" what earthly use are 1 high-sounding claims if the promotor 1 cannot make good. Jesus as the Mes- ! slah had been put to the test In every direction. Isaiah had said, Then shall the I lame man leap as an hart, anil the t tongue of the dumb slug, and hero they wero doing it. Tho poor of all 1 the ages had been neglected and cast aside as refuse material. But Christ said the Spirit of tho Lord Is upon Me, because He hath annolnted me to preach the gospel to tho poor, and here he was doing It The common people heard him gladly. He brought a Christianity for tho neglected, a Christianity of comfort, a Christianity of liberty, a Christianity of light and a Christianity of hope. Credentials Satisfactory. The answer was entirely satisfac tory to John. And It is satisfactory to the questioning world. The Arab said, How do I know a camel went by my ,tont last night? Dy the footprint In tho sand. So when tho world calls for the credentials of tho King, the mightiest argument Is His footprints In Palestine. His footprint on .the Mount of Beatitudes. Ills footprint on tho shore of Galilee. His footprint nt tho house of Jarlus. His footprint at the grave of Lazarus. His foot print on the summit of Calvary. His footprint by Joseph's open tomb. His footprint on Olivet's brow. That foot print Is better than all the theories, and all the arguments and all the peculations. Ho brought His creden tials with htm. These credentials havo never been duplicated. There have boon false Christ's and Messiah's In all ages, but sooner or later the Impostors have been exposed. Plotters and schemers have now and again arisen and drawn away some, but their careers have been brief and their pnd disastrous But horo stands the King, through all the centuries fulfilling His prediction, "And I, If I bo lifted up, will draw all men unto me." The attraction of the Man of Galilee never was 10 potent and so far-retching bj tt is to-day. WATF.K OF THIS DESERT. Mistake Mndo by Travellers In tho Arid Wastes of the Southwest. One of the chle. dangers to trav ellers In crossing such dreary and nrld wastes as the far famed Death Valley In Nevada arises from gnor anco as to the character of tho ln ficquo.it pools of v.ator along tho route." said T. B. Smalloy, n min ing engineer of Donvor. "Tho tenderfoot, growing faint under a blazing cun, will want to q, lunch his thirst when ho conies to a shallow hole, whoso water, clear as crystal, seems absolutely pure. He can with difficulty bo restrained from drinking It by some experi enced companion, who knows that one draught will probably cause Ferlous If not fatal Illness. Tho water, for all lt8 seem'ng purity and cl'-rness Is loaded with arsenic, a id many a man has lc:t his life by It:- use. "Curiously enough, tho only wa ter In the desert that Is safe to d"nk. Is loul looklnj, and is Inhab itd by bugs and snnkes. When you come to a muddy pool on tho st r.ico of which nsects are depcrt InT themselves, however repulsive It may bo both to the eyo and pa.ato, yc 1 may drink It with Impunity, do sp' e Its looks, as a man will who is crazy with thirst produced bj tho hi rniug sands and merciless sun." A Lom Fence. fter fivo yean, work Australia's rabbit-proof fence has been com pleted. Its length Is 2,036 miles, and the cost 01 its erection has been nearly 250,000. It is furnished at Intervals of five or six miles with systems of traps in which hundr id of rabbits are captured and dtroy d uully. 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