THE CITIZEN, I-'HIDAY, MAV 0, 1010. Ch Copyright, CHAPTER XII. MR. DEVINE took tho path to ward the stables, chuckling softly nt the odd dilemma In which ho found himself. "If ever I needed tho help of a slick lawyer, I guess It's now," mused Mr. Devlnc. "I'll go to town and look up Bob Drlscoll." Mr. Ilewltigton was content that Count Vecchl was no longer a menac ing llgure to liim nnd to Ills daughter. Mr. Devine was seeing to that. Be sides, there were more cheerful things to occupy Mr. Ilcwlngton's mind. lie had learned only a half hour before of some very good news. Ilewlngton Acres was no longer owned, even tem porarily, by another. In some way or other the estate had been restored In tact to his daughter. He had not grasped the details of this fortunate transaction, but ho understood vague ly that young Mr. Walloway had been largely Instrumental In clearing up the difficulty. Adele had mentioned him. He was an excellent young man, Nicholas Walloway. True, his family was not of precolonlal origin, but it was well enough established as fam ilies went nowadays. And ho was so distinctly superior to such young men as this Cherub Devine. who had his good traits doubtless, but who was so acklng in the Oner instincts. It might be well to talk the subject over with Adele. He could have found no topic better suited to the mood in which ho found the countess that evening. Her brown eyes seemed to glow with a rapt ra diance at the first mention of the Cher ub's name. "What absurd notions we did have of him a few days ago!" 6he observed. Her father waved his glasses in mild protest "We took only reasonable precaution, my dear." "Against what, daddy? He didn't become intoxicated; he didn't carouse; he didn't fill the house with sporting characters. You remember how you stormed when you beard about his party?" "I admit being somewhat concerned upon your account, Adele. I feared that his guests might be" "Yes; I know. I was looking for n crowd of prizefighters and gamblers, and the Walloways came with Bishop Horton! How silly I felt!" she ex claimed. "But he is crude very crude In man ners, bearing, speech, especially In his speech. Now, compare him with Nicholas Walloway. Nicholas is a well born, polished, refined" "Blockhead!" broke in the countess, "ne's wooden all over." "My dear, my dear! Nicholas, you must remember, is a gentleman!" "So I havo always believed." replied tho countess. "But I don't care. I prefer a live man to a wooden gentle man!" Mr. Ilewlngton had hoped, now there was no longer necessity for Allele to propitiate this person, that she would politely but effectually put an end to their brief friendship. In his own tactful way Mr. Ilewlngton stated ns much. "Then you should be thoroughly sat isfied," responded the countess, "for soon after he had given us back our home I sent him away forever." "What! Forever! No. no. Adele; that will not do at all. You must not be so abrupt. The fact is that I cr there is a little matter In which Mr. Devine has undertaken to give me as sistance." "Daddy! You haven't borrowed any money from him, I hope?" "I? Borrow money of him! Cer tainly not It is quite a different af fair." Mr. Ilewlngton clearly saw that the time had come for him to employ that superior mind of his In tue skillful management of n daughter who was at times presumptuous enough to form opinions of her own. And what a shrewd old gentleman he was, to bo sure! How well he understood the limitations of feminine mentality! "For example," ho went on, "you havo never seen how this paragon of yours can deal with a rival." "Oh, a competitor iu business!" laughed tho countess, "i shouldn't expect him to be generous in busi ness." "In the instance I had in mind," suavely continued Mr. Howingtou, twirling his glasses slowly, "ho was not dealing with a business competitor. I bellovo I said rival." "You don't mean a a" "Exactly. A man who stood in his way in what I presume Mr. Devlno chooses to regard as an affair of the heart." "Why why, I don't understand, dad dy! What man can you possibly mean?" "Now, now, my dearl There you go, wanting to bo told things which you probably could not understand and which" "But I can. I do. Tell me at once. Was It Nicholas Walloway?" Mr. newlngton waved his glasses most lmDatientlv. 18 nib e Devine "By SEWELL FORD loop, by Mitchell Kennerley 'Mcfst assuredly not What a strange conception that Nicholas and Mr. De vino should bo rivals In love! No. qulto n different person. And what does Mr. Devlnc do when ho meets hlni nnd learns his Identity? Seizes him forcibly, drags him Into the near est building and locks him up without law or license." "Father, 1 can't bellovo such a story Where did you hear such a preposter ous tale?" "From Mr. Devlno himself." "But how? Where did all this oc- I cur?" "Only this afternoon." "Since he wns hero? But you have not been away. Then then it wns hero on our grounds. Do you mean to say that Mr. Devlno has some one locked up In one of our buildings?" Mr. Ilewlngton could only take ref uge behind his dignity. "That is qulto sulllclcnt my dear Wo will not discuss Mr. Devlnc and his peculiar doings any further, if you please. The subject is one upon which I do not care to dwell Just now. 1 must go to my desk. Good night" It is hardly fair, though, to specu late as to tho innermost thoughts of the Countess Vecchl at that trying moment. We know that she was rath er a nice young woman, very good to look at and more or less entertaining as u companion. Suppose she did nar row her eyelids and bite to a riper redness her gracefully curved under lip. We may even admit that she crushed the meshes of the silver girdle until there were red marks on her white palm. She was no pallid com pendium of all the feminine virtues. She was a young person of high spir its and ready passions. And she could not wholly forget those stories abopt La Belle Savole and the dinner to chorus girls. Throwing n lace affair over her head and shoulders, she slip ped quietly out through the big en trance hall to the wide veranda and down one of tho paths leading toward tho sound. It was after 8 o'clock and quite dark, as the old moon was now rising late, but she knew exactly where sho was going. She saw something which made her lean forward and strain her eyes with intent interest From one of the smallest buildings, a low stono struc ture, which she Judged must be tho Icehouse. Issued a cheery beam of light. Some one was standing In the half opened doorwny. Only for an in stant did this spectacle remain visible. Then the door was shut with a bang, nnd the yellow ray disappeared. A moment later the countess thought she could distinguish a man making his way across the lawn toward the servants wing of the house. Now, all this seemed very singular to the Countess VecchL So, keeping the figure of the man in sight, she be gan to walk parallel with him In order to see where he was going. When she saw he wns making directly for the side door of the south wing she grasp ed her skirts firmly and stnrted to run, and sho overtook him. "Why. Tlmmlns, Is it you?" Obviously It was. On one band bo balanced u tray; in the other ho car ried a formidable looking club. "Lor", miss, what a start you gave me!" said he. "Did 1? I'm sure I didn't intend to frighten you. Timmins. But I saw you coming, and there was something I wanted, to nsk you. What is it you havo there, Timmins?" "Why, miss. I'vo been a-glvln' the puppies their supper." "Yes. 1 know. But I thought you usually carried their food In n pall. What have they had tonight?" And before Tlmmlns could protest sho had lifted the linen cover which bad been thrown over tho tray. A variety of dishes stood revealed. "Why. Tlmmlns, surely tho coach puppies do not cat French chops!" He was ready wltted, was Timmins. "Lor", no, miss, not as a general thing. But this is a special occasion, you know, a very particular occasion, miss." "Iudeedl And what very particular special occaslou might this be to call for French chops?" "Wby. don't you remember four months ago tonight? Course it's a bit of foolishness, but Mrs. Timmins would have it that way. 'Puppies 'as birthdays,' says she, 'Just tho saino'" "But puppies don't eat baked pota toes, even ou birthday anniversaries, do they, Timmins?" "Baked potatoesl Do they? Why, miss, they Just loves 'cm, bo they do." "And peas and bread and butter and Jam, Tlmmlns?" "It's a bit wonderful, miss, but them puppies has tho most educated appe tites of any coach puppies I ever see." No doubt tho countess should havo resented each barefaced deception. Sho did make a weak attempt at a frown, but it turned into a smile and theu a rippling laugh, in which Tim mins Joined genuinely. And the Countess Vecchl tripped off into tho darkucss toward tho front door. Sho had heard and seen enough to conrlnco her that at least part of what sho had gnfhcred"from her rnthor'n In timations was correct. Souu- out wns being kept ns a prisoner about fie place. That some ono wns shut up In the icehouse. It wns usoIcsn to nts questions. Her father would refns to answer, nnd the replies of TlmmliiN were too luvontlvo to be convincing So enrly the next niernliig. before any ono else on Ilewlngton Acres hud oven roused and turned over for n sunrise nap, the Countess Vecchl stolo quietly downstairs, let herself out of the front windows and walked determinedly In tho direction of the Icehouse. Meanwhile Cherub Devlno had hur ried back to town nnd sought out that distinguished champion of the rights nnd privileges of such corporations ns can afford to pay liberal fees. Mr. Robert Jnynes Drlscoll. Your average client would not havo attempted to find Mr. Drlscoll nt that 'SUIlEliY THE COACn I'UPriES DO NOT EAT F1IENCII CHOPS ?" hour In the evening or. having found him. would hardly have expected him to give legal advice out of business hours. But Cherub Devine never stopped to inquire whether or not he was violating professional ethics or intruding on personal privacy. He know that Bob Drlscoll would most likely be found either at his club or at home. Five minutes in a telephone booth settled tho question. Mr. Drls coll was at home. He would be glad to see Cherub. Mr. Devine hailed a taxicab and within half an hour was being shown Into a back room whose walls were lined from floor to ceiling with thick books bound In calfskin. Mr. Drlscoll smiled and waved Mr. Pevino toward a chair. "Do much of this uljfht work?" asked the Cherub, "nnye to, I sup pose, to keep things runnlug." Again Mr. Drlscoll smiled. He wns quite used to Mr. Devine's breezy manner. He asked of Mr. Devine what was up. "All kinds of things," responded the Cherub, dropping Into n red leather chair and extracting one of his black cigars from n waistcoat pocket "Firstly," began tho Cherub, "you're tho chief attorney for that blasted railroad I've just loaded up with, aren't you?" Mr. Drlscoll nodded. "Oood! Now, as my prlvnte counsel I'd like to have you tell mo if 1 can safely get rid of being president of It within the next twenty-four hours." "Not tired of It so soon, are you?" "Tired! Why, say, Bob, there Isn't work enough about n Job of that kind to keep a man awake. I put in all one day trying to find things to do. By 10 o'clock I'd O. K.'d a basketful of gen eral orders that I didn't know any thing about, fired three fluffy haired typewriter girls and issued a dozen annual passes to my friends. Then my private secretary and I sat around and looked at each other until lunch eon time. I didn't show up again. No, no, Bob! It may bo highly respectable and all that but I've got to bo where there's something doing. I want to get back into the street" "There's nothing to prevent you from resigning." "Except putting In some ono that'll work tilings the way I want 'em worked. What do you say to old Rim. mer?" "Itlmmer of Chicago?" "Yep; tho ono we nipped on short holdings. Now, ho bates mo as the devil hates holy water, but he's a bus tler, and he knows tho railroad game like a book. Ho's down nnd out now. but ho won't stay down, and when be gets up again I'd rather havo him ou my sldo than against mc. Guess he'd rather be with me too. How about itlmmer. ch?" Mr. Drlscoll sent a quick but appre ciative glance at tho Cherub. lie in dorsed tho Itlmmer nomination. "Then that's settled," observed tin Cherub. "You send for him In the mornlug and put it up to him. I tlg urc that he'll bo mighty glad to crawl on the band wagon. Now for item No. 2. Bet a million you couldn't guess what I've been doing." "Stake too high," laughed Mr. Drls coll, "but I think I could come near guessing. You've been getting tnur ried." "Z-z-z-iug, but that was close I don't thlnkl" replied tho Cherub. "You're within gunshot, though, Bob. And I expect I might as well own up that I'd like to, but there's no hope. 1 found tho right girl, all right, and I'd just told her about It, when who should show up but a hubby." "Not hers?" "Bight! I thought all along she was a widow. Every ouo thinks so. Ho's ond oftlrVso cheap macaronr-counts, regular wife beater, and their honey moon didn't last more than a few hours. She leaves htm In Italy and comes home. Then It's reported that ho has died In n sntiltnrlum fnmlly don't deny it girl puts on black, nnd all hands hope it will soon be so. But ho refuses to die nnd comes over here to hold them up for ensh. As it hap pens, the first person he runs across is me. Now, what do you supposo 1 did to him?" Mr. Driscoll's eyes conceutratcd se riously on tho bland face of Cherub Devlnc. "I hopo" ho began. "Oh, I didn't hurt him I" interrupted tho Cherub. "I'm no hothead never struck a man in my life wouldn't know how. But perhaps I did worse. I decoyed him to an icehouse and locked him in there." "You whatl" Even the composure of Bob Drlscoll was stirred by this unlquo confession. "Something had to bo done right away. So I Just Jollied him along to the icehouse, tolled him inside and shut tho door ou him." "So you locked him up, did you? Why didn't you let him mako his dc inand nnd then have hlni arrested on a chargo of blackmail?" "Couldn't That would bring out tho whole story. See? She's been posing as a widow. That's her father's work. Think of what the papers would make of that! No. no! Wo don't want to go Into court, nnd the count mustn't" "I'm afraid. Cherub, that he's right when ho calls you a kidnaper. That would be tho technical charge. It's rather a serious offense, too felony, you know." "All right; I'm not squeamish. Look up soino good criminal lawyer, will you, and have him let me know how far I can go?" "M in in m " murmured Mr. Drlscoll through pursed lips. "Why not soothe him with a few hundred dollar bills and let him out?"- "That's where my fool prldo comes In. Bob. Didn't know 1 had any, but I guess I have. See here; I can't buy off the husband of the girl 1 well, it don't seem right That would stick in my crop." "But you can't imprison n man in definitely on your own hook. Cherub. Why, man, you would run the risk of a long term of imprisonment" "I suspected that Well, 1 can stand it if ho can. And be gets his dose first." Mr. Drlscoll looked long and earnest ly at the Cherub. At last he suggest ed. "You must bo very fond of the young woman. Devine." "That's putting It mildly. Bob, nnd she's worth It too, Why. say, she's tho finest, sweetest, cutest But there! I've got no right to talk like that It's all off. There's that infer nal count" "Why hasn't she dlvoreed him?" "Against her principles. I like her all the better for It too. Oh, she's the geuulno article. Bob! And I've got to give her up. Honest, it's tough!" For a moment or so despair tried to dim the cheerful gleam of Cherub Devine's blue eyes. Then, with a shake of his shoulder, he threw it off. "But this Isn't getting on. Bob. If I'm going to have dealings with this Count Vecchl, 1 want to know who ho is and all about him. Might stir up something that would be useful, you know." "Good idea," commented Mr. Drls coll. "It's the way I like to do business. Now, what connections have you with any private information bureau on tho continent?" "There's Deufstetters, In Vienna." "Slower than creeping paralysis! We'd get a report in about six months. No; we'll try Jimmy McQuade. Used to bo one of tho Itecord-Herald boys in Chicago. Now he's at tho head of a newspaper syndicate in Paris. He's got columns of stuff out of me. And he's tho kind that will get n move on. I'll cable blm tonight to look up this count of mino and wire back full de tails. Eh? So long. Bob. I'll drop In at your office about noon tomor row." At midnight from a downtown do tcctlvo agency, four men started out to guard tho exits to Howington Acres, with orders to stop and hold a slim young mau wearing a frock coat and a silk hat should ho attempt to lcavo the grounds. to de coNTiiHtnso. Printers' Marks. Tho interrogation mark or "point" (?) was originally u "q" and an "o," the latter pluced under tho former. They were simply tho first uud last letters of the Latin word "questio." So, too, with tho sign of exclamation or Interjection (!). in its original pu rity it wns a combluution of "1" and "o," tho latter underneath, as in tho question mark. The two stood for "lo," tho Latin exclamutlon of Joy. Tho purugraph mark ia u Greek "p," the initial of tho word paragraph. Tho early printers employed a dagger to show thut a word or sentence was ob jectionable and should be cut out rst Troubled. Irato Tenant I asked you vhou I rented this place if you had ever been troubled by chicken thieves, and you said no. Every ouo of my chickens was stolen last night, and I am told that the neighborhood has been infest ed with chicken thieves for years. Suburban Agent I never keep chick ens. A Narrow Escape. "Whatl You a widow, dear cousin?"' "Yes." "Well, that's u lucky escape for me. Do you kuow, I nearly married you once." Bon Vivant. aturday Qight Oalks By Rev. F.E. DAVISON Rutland, Vt. SOBRIETY AS AN ASSET. International Bible Lesson for May 8, '10 (Prov. 23:29-35). As n cold-blooded, elementary bust- 1 neas proposition, It is getting to he well-understood that sobriety Is nn asset Particularly do railroad cor porations and other large nubile ser vice agencies more nnd. more domnnd that those who nro In their employ ment muBt be temperate men. Tho Chicago nnd Alton railroad company, together with several others, has Issued rules to Its employees for bidding them to visit saloons, race tracks, dance halls or other resorts where liquor Is sold, or gambling po" mltted. Tho reason is obvious. The railroad management Is not composed of crooks or fanatics, Puritans or pro hibitionists. They nro not promoting a crusade to Influence public opinion, nor running a reform movement for reform's sake. They are simply and solely protecting their business and property as practlcnl business men. True Personal Liberty. A man may pooh pooh sentiments about temperanco nnd morality. He may say he will drink what ho pleases and go where he pleases. He may say the company Is Interfering with his personal liberty. It matters not. Everywhere he goes the necessity o sobriety and steadiness of habits c u fronts him. The employee is free t; do as he pleases so long as he plea to bo decent. Which Is, after all, fi true measure of personal Ube t . Anyone, however obtuse, can gns;j the significance of ethical principles when expressed In terms of dollart and cents. Aside from the vast property inter ests Involved, a railroad coi-pornt mi Is responsible for the safe transpov ' tior. of thousands of human bel and It. cannot grant Its employees th "personal liberty" to get drunk :n I wreck a train. Personal liberty end when It imperils the llve3 of o-he-people. It is a pretty difficult thlcg in this complex life of ours for any tra.i to ruin himself, become the bo:id slave of his vlce3 and appetites; a pathetic derelict, old and worthies -before his time, without inflicting a measure of his calamity upon others about him the innocent victims of his "personal liberty." But tho ra 1 roads aro refusing to become the in strument of his disgrace. Altogether apart from the question of morals It Is coming to be under stood that sobriety Is an asset In t'.io furnishing of any young man. Otbo, things being equal he stands a be..o chance In the business world. Cool heads, clear brains, bright eyes, clean manners are at a premium every where, and are becoming more so. Business men look deeper into ' the habits of those seeking places of re sponsibility than i3 generally suspect ed, nnd many an otherwise capable and promising employee has been kent from advancement because of his con vivial habits. The young man who ex pects to succeed in life should bear this In mind. Promotion for the Sober. Ono of the first and all Important questions asked of young men seeking employment or advancement Is In re gard to his habits. Many a young man's breath, bloodshot eyes, or well known companions has barred him from employment he was about to re celve. This does not mean that he can not earn his bread. There Is a vast deal of work to be done In this world and he can find some place in tho army of employed, but there nro scores of places waiting for tho sober young man, places of advancement, of honor, of Influence, of profit that he can never 1111. Honorablotoll he may perform; but when there is a vacancy in a bank, in a railroad office. In an ever Increasing number of occupations the man who spends his evening look ing through the bottom of beer glasses goes to tho rear while tho sober young man gets tho Job. And then the betfr guzzlcr whines about the inequalltlet of life, and tho favorites of fortune. No favoritism nhout it It is business, pure and simple. It Is absolutely es sential In many lines of business that tho hand shall be steady, that the eye shall bo clear, the brain shall be normal, and tfiat no remains of lasi nights' debauch, shall render tho man, who holds possibly the lives of thoj sands in his hands, or the funds of widows and orphans In his trust. In capable of correct Judgment, nnd In stant action when nocessary. Tho pack horse does Its work, ar.il Is worth a few dollars, tho thorough bred prances In pride beforo ndmlrl it crowds, and Is worth a king's ransom Tho burning question for every young man to consider Is, Shall I be nil n life a "hower of wood and drawor o' water," never rising above mediocrity plodding on In a treadmill exlstonc a bond-slave to my appetites nnd pas slons, or shall I bo a Man. The world Is looking for men. There 1. room at tho top for men. Thero I always work for men. Thero nro re wards for men. Simply as a matter of looking out for Number Ono, young men should early reallzo the valuo of sobriety. Tho question that Solomon asked in this lesson Is easily answer ed. Sobrloty Is an asset, Inebriety is a curso. It was true In his day as It Is to-day, that Intemperance is re sponsible for nine tenths of the woe sorrow, contentions, babbling, wound without cause of tho raco. Stnn aloof, from Buch damaging causes. ARE YOU, GOOD WOMAN, AT YOUR BEST ? Many beautiful women find themselves losing good looks and health slowly fad ing from a cause unknown to them. Sho has no appetite, and the food she docs cat seems to do her no good. Why ? If yot should ask her what the trouble Is, she would say, "I am just tired out." But the real cause is constipation and its result ing condition bad blood. 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REPUBLICAN. 1 person for Representative in Congress. 1 person for Senator in General Assembly. 1 person for Representative iu General Assembly. 2 persons for delegates to the Stato Convention. 1 person to be elected Party Com mitteeman In each election district. DEMOCRATIC. 1 person for Representative in Congress. 1 person for Senator In General Assembly. 1 person for Representative In General Assembly. 1 person for Delegate 'to the State Convention. 1 person to bo elected Party Com mitteeman in each election district. PROHIBITION. 1 person for Representative in Congress. 1 person for Senator In General Assembly. 1 person for Representative in General Assombly. 3 persons for Delegates to the Statu Convention. 3 persons for Alternate Dolegates to the State Convention. 1 person for Party Chairman. 1 person for Party Secretary. 1 person for Party Treasurer. Petition forms may be obtained at the Commissioners' office. Petitions for Congress, Senator and Representative must be filed with tho Secretary of the Common wealth on or before Saturday, May 7, 1910. Petitions for Party offi cers, committeemen and delegates to the state conventions must be filed at tho Commissioners' office on or beforo Saturday, May 14, 1910. J. E. MANDEVILLE. J. K. HORN BECK, T. C. MADDEN, Commissioners. Attest: Georgo P. Ross, Clerk. Commissioners' Office, Honesd&le, Pa., April 4, 1H.