THE CITIZEN, FRIDAV, JULY 18, 1913. PAGE SEVEN The Root of Evil By THOMAS DIXON Copyright, 1011, by Thomai Dixon SYNOPSIS Stuart southern lawyer in New York, la I In lovo with Nan Primrose. Bis friend, Dr. Woodman, who has a young daueh ter, Is threatened with tho loss o h!s drug business by Blvens, whom he be friended years beforo. Stuart visits tht Primroses. Nan wants Stuart to oocept a plaoo with II Blvens' chemical trust. He dislikes Blv- ns' methods and refuncs. Blvens ca Ion him. Blvens Is In lovo with Nan. Stuart re- I fuses tho offer, and Nan breaks her en gagement with tho lawyer. Blvens aski Woodman to enter the trust. W36dman wUT'hof yield "and sties Blvens' I company. Tho promoter tells the doctor ha and Nan aro engaged. Harriet Wood man Is studying music. Stuart takes Nan for a day In tho country. Stuart pleads with Nan to give up Blv- ns. but tho spell of millions Is on her and he yields to It. Nan ' becomes Mrs. Divens, Harriet IloveB Stuart, but bo docs not knew it. I Nino years dies. Stuart becemts district attomsy. Ho investigates criminal trusts. IKoc asks him to call. Otuart wants Woodman to end his suit I against Blvens, but the doctor stands firm. Blvens aids Stuart In his Investi gation of crooked financiers. Stuart's revela'tlons did In bringing on a crisis. Blvens promises to aid the Van Dam Trust company, which Is In trouble. oodman needs money badly. In the stock market slump engineered by Blvens, woodman ana many otnors Hobo all. Tho trust company falls because 31vens, at command of tho money king, breaks his word. Stuart faces his critics 1 front of Blvens' bank. Tne mob attacks Stuart and Injures him bllghtly. Nan sees It and reveals her Qove. Blvens piles 530,B,lxw on a table ad calls Stuart to seo tho money to ro il to rumors of his financial weakness. Stuart Is tempted to join Blvens as his onfidentlal maa Ho accepts an Invlta' klon to visit tho Bivcns houso and is re ceived by Nan. At a meeting of tho discontented, at vblch Blvens Is denounced, a bomb rower is killed by his own missile. Goodman decides to continue his fight against Blvens. Stuart's p".a with Jlviins for Woodman In vain, and tho lawyer refuses to Join I In tho millionaire's plans. Woodman pleads guilty and Stuart, who has re signed as district attorney, defends him. Sentence Is suspended. Blvens is ill. Vt his Insistence Stuart accompanies him and Nan on a duck hunting trip to Virginia, although Stuart fears Nan's presence mar tempt him beyond his strerurtb. Stuart and lilvens venture too far from ho yacht in tho marsh, with a. storm coming, and thoy aro imperiled by the Bey sea. Blvens Hio Is saved by Stuart, al though tho thought of Nan tempts the Sawyer to leave tho tnlulonalro to die, They return to New York, where Harriet woodman sings successfully In grand opera. CHAPTER XX Tho Tempter's Voice. GAINST his Judgment Stuart allowed Bivcns to have his way. Tho llttlo man clam bered on dock and bustled j-bout, giving orders to tho sailor who pas stowing tho lunch and ammuni tion. "When Stuart stopped tho tender at I ho first blind, about COO yards away, livens protested. "Ilere, Hero! I m no mollycoddle U havo been sick. I can throw a stono jo this blind, mis isn't too one 1 Ivant There It Is down yonder to ward tho end of that marsh. I saw thousands of ducks circling around It lesterday. I've given In to you every Jay we've been down hero. I'm going 1 havo my way this time." illo turned to tho sailor who was unnlng tho tender's engine and spoko harply. i "Go to that other blind!" t Tho sailor sprang to tho wheel, and BUo tender shot ahead. Stuart settled lack In his seat with angry disgust ind Blvens laughed. "Cheer up; If s no use to glvo orders Bor a funeral yet If wo can't got IQCk to that yacht In fifteen minutes gainst any wind that blows today I'll Bat my hat I'm feeling better than havo for months. I'm in for a good time. Don't bo a pmer. Stuart determined to make tho best If It "All right" ho answered cheerfully. "Good Lord, man, I could walk back tho yacht at low water It all goes lore." "Yes, unless tlio wind hauls In to northeast and rolls In a big tide sugh that Inlet" "All right; lot her roll. Tho tender Mil como back and pull us in." By tho tlmo tho decoyB were out It cgan to eplt snow, ana too wind had shened. As tho Bailor was about to start Back Stuart epoko sharply: "Listen to mo now, Niels. Keep a arp watch 00 this weather: If yoa tho wind hoal to tho north pat a apass la yocr tender, take your Bearing from tho yacht to this, blind caso it should shut In thick and after us in double quick time. 10a understand?' I "lea, sit." It should bo blowing a gale you'd bet ter bring tho cook along to steer while you watch your engine. Have him fix a light supper beforo ho starts." Blvens was vastly amused at Stu art's orders. Stunrt scanned the horizon, watch- tog a flock of ducks working their way northward. The sign was ominous. Birds know which way tho wind Is going to blow beforo It comes, and if a pale is on the way they always work Into tho teeth of it. It was useless to tell this to Blvens. Hp didn't havo sense enough to under stand It But Stuart quietly made up his mind to tiko np tho decoys and row In ns soon ns the tide ebbed down to two fwst of wnter. In t&9 m'.ntlmo ho would mnko the best of tho situation. The ducks be gan to como In and decoy UUo chick ens, lie killed half .a dozen and in the excitement began to forgot tho fool- hardiness of the trip. Bivcns shot u dozen times, missed, got disgusted and began to fret and complain. He said: "Jim. would you tulml telling me tho mental process by which you rejected my offer? You're tho only man I've struck on this enrth that didn't have his price." "Perhaps we have different ways of Using values. You aro not yet fifty years old and u wreck. What's tho use? What can you do with your money now?" "It brings luxury, ease, Indulgence, power, ndmlratlon, wonder nnd tho envy of tho world." "What's tho good of luxury If you can't enjoy It, case If you never take It, Indulgence when you nave lost tue capacity to play, power If you're too busy getting more to stop and wield It?" "Jim, you're the biggest fool I over know, without n single exception." Stuart glanced anxiously toward tho yacht It was 3 o'clock. Tho tide had ebbed half out and there was barely enough water on tho fiats now for the tender to cross. It was showing hard er and tho wind had begun to inch in toward tho north. "No more ducks today, Cal," Stuart said briskly, returning to his tone of friendly comradeship. "We've got to get away from here. It's getting colder every minute. It will bo freezing be fore night" "Well, let It freeze," Blvens cried peevishly. "What do wo caro? It's just ten minutes' run when tho tender comes." To Stuart's Joy be saw tho men 6tart tho tender. "It's all right; they're coming now!" he exclaimed. "Wo'll have another crack or two beforo they get here." no crouched low in tho blind for five minutes without getting a shot rose and looked for tho tender. To his hor ror ho saw her drifting helpless beforo the wind, her engine stopped and both men waving frantically their signals of distress. "My God!" ho exclaimed. "The ten der's engine Is broken downl" "Why don't tho fools uso tho oars?" "They can't movo ber against this wind!" "Will they go to eon?' Blvens asked, with some anxiety. "No; they'll bring up somewhere on a mud fiat or marsh In the bay on this low water, but God help them If they cant fight their way back before flood tide." "Why? Bivcns asked incredulously. "They'd freeze to death In an open boat tonight" 'Norwegian sailors? Bosh I Not on your lirol They were born on Ice bergs." Stuart rose and looked anxiously at tho receding tide. He determined to try to reach the yacht nt once. Ho put tho guns Into their coses, snapped tho lids of tho ammunition boxes, stowed tho ducks ho had killed under tho stern of tho boat and stepped out into the shallow, swiftly moving wnter. Ho de cided to Ignore Blvens and regard him as so much junk. Ho pulled tho boat out of tho blind, shoved it among the decoys and took them up quickly. Tho snow had ceased to fall, and tho cold was Increasing every moment Stuart scanned the horizon anxiously, but could seo no sign of tho disabled tender. He had gone perhaps 200 yards when tho boat grounded on tho flats. He saw at once that It was lmposslblo to mako tho yacht until flood tide. The safest thing to do was to get out and push to tho Island marsh, 200 or 300 yards away. There thoy could take exercise enough to keep warm until tho tldo came In again. It would bo a wait of two hours In bitter cold and pitch darkness. Bivcns sat up and growled. "Whafs tho 'matter? Oan't yoa hur ry np? Vm froczing'to death!" "We can't mako It on this tide. Wo will havo to go to tho marsh." "Can't wo walk over tho flats and let tho boat go?" "I could wnlk it but you couldn't" "Why not?' Bivcns asked angrily. "Because ytm haven't tho strength." "Nothing of tho sort!" Blvens pro tested viciously. Ho stepped out of tho boat and start cd wading through tho mud. He had mado about ten stops when his boot stuck fast and ho reeled and fell. Stuart picked him up without com ment and led him back to the boat Blvens was about to climb in when the lawyer epoko quickly; "You cant elt down now. Yotfvo got to keep your body In motion or you'll freeze. Toko hold of tho stern of the boat and shovo her.'' Muttering Incoherent corses, tho little man obeyed whilo his friend walked In front pulling on tho bow Una, In fifteen inmates they reached the marsh end began the dreary tramp of two boars until the tide should rise Ugh enough ,tr float their boat again. nil tho way to where tho yacht lies?" Bivcns asked fretfully. "Wo can Are a gun, and tho doctor can help us on board." "Wo cant go without tho boat The marsh is a string of Islands cut by Ihrco creeks. Tho doctor has no way lo get to us. Both tenders are gone." Stuart kept Blvens moving Just fast enough to maintain tho warmth of his body without dangerous exhaustion. The wait was shorter than expected. The tldo suddenly ceased to run ebb ind began to como in. Tho reason was an ominous one. Tho wind had hauled squarely Into tho north and increased Its velocity to forty miles an hour, and each moment tho cold grew more ter rible. Stuart found tho little boat afloat on tho flood tide, jumped In without delay and began his desperate battlo against wind nnd tide. It was absolutely necessary for Blv ens to keep his body In motion, so Stuart gavo him nn oar nnd ordered him to get on his knees nnd help shovo her nhead. Ho knew It wns lmposslblo for him to keep his feet. Blvens tried to do as he was told and nuido n mess of It He merely suc ceeded In shoving tho boat around. Stuart saw they could never mnke headway by that method, turned and shot back Into tho marsh. "Get out!" he shouted sternly. "You can walk along tho edge. 1 can shove her alone." Blv.ens grumbled, but did as ho was ordered. "Don't you leave the odgo of that marsh ten feet!" Stuart shouted cheer fully. "I think we'll mako It now." It was a question whether one man had tho strength to chove tho little boat through tho Icy, roaring waters nnd keep her off the shore, no did it successfully for a hundred yards, and the wind and sea became so fierce ho was driven In and could mako no headway. Ho called Blvens, gave him an oar and mado him walk In the edge of tho water and hold tho boat off while he placed lib oar on tho mud bottom and pushed. It took two hours of desperato bat tling to mako half a mllo through the whlto, blinding, freezing, roaring wa ters'. Tho yacht now lay but 300 foot away from the edgo of tho marsh. "Say. why do wo stop so much?' Bivcns growled. "I'm freezing to death. Lot's get to that yacht" "We'll do our best" Stuart answer ed gravely, "nnd If you know how to pray now's your time." 'Ob, tommyrot!" Blvens said con temptuously. "I can throw a stono to her from here,'' "Got in," Stuart commanded,, "and lie down again flat on your back!" Blvens obeyed, nnd tho desperate fight began. Stuart mado tho first fow strokes with his oars successfully and cleared the shore, only to be driven back against It with a crash. A wave swept over the llttlo craft Stuart grasped ' Blvens' hand nnd found a cake of loo on his wrist Ho shoved tho boat's nose again into tho wind and pullod on his oars with a steady, desperato stroke, and she shot ahead. For five minutes ho held her head into tho sea and gained a fow yards. Ho sot his foot firmly against tho oak timbers In tho boat's sldo and began to lengthen his quick, powerful stroke. Ho found' to his Joy ho was making headway. Ho looked over bis shouldor and saw that he was half way. Ho couldn't bo moro than 150 foot and yet bo didn't seem to bo getting any nearer. It was now or never. Ho bent to his oars with the last ounce of reserve power In his tall sinewy framo, and tho next mo ment an oar snapped, tho boat spun round like a top and In a minuto was hurled back helpless on the marsh. As tho sea dashed over her again Bivcns looked up stupidly and growled: "Why dont you keep her straight?" Stuart sprang oat and pulled the numbed man to bis foot half dragged and lifted him ashore. "Hero, hero, wako upP bo shouted in his ear. "Get a move on you, Tr you're a goner." Ho began to rub Blvens' loo clad wrists and hands, and tho llttlo man snatched them away angrily. "Stop Itr bo snarled. "My hands are not cold now." "No, they're freezing," bo answered as bo started across tho marsh in a dog trot pulling Blvens after him. Tho llttlo man stood It for a hundred yards, suddenly tore himself looso and angrily facod his companion. "Say, suppose you attend to your own hide I can take caro of my self." "I tell you, you're frezing. You're getting numb. As soon as I can get your blood a llttlo warm we've got to wado through that water for a hun dred yards and mako tho yacht" "I'll do nothing of tho sort," Blvens said. "I'll stay hero till tho next tldo and walk out when tho water's ebbed off. I'm not half as eold as I was." "You're losing the power to feel. You've got to plunge into that water with mo now, and wo can light our way to safety in flvo minutes. Tho water is, only threo feet deep, nnd I can lift yoa over tho big waves. We'll bo there in a Jiffy. Como onl" Ho seized his arm again and dragged him to tho edge of tho water. Bivcas stopped short nnd Jtoro hjmsolf from Stuart's, grip. "I'll see you to the bottomless pit be foro I'll move another inch!" he yelled savagely. "Go to the dovll and lot mo alone. Ill tako caro of myself." "All right" Stuart sold contemptu ously as ho turned and left him. Ho began to walk briskly along the marsh to keep warm. All be bad to do tonight was to apply the law of self Interest by which Blvend bad lived and:-"ycsd mighty and tomorrow be arms, move into his palace Its master nnd hers. There could bo nomlstako about Nan's feelings. Ho had rend the yearning of her heart with unerring insight Visions of a lifo of splendor, beauty and power with her by his sldo swept his imagination. "She's mine, nnd ril tako hcrl" bo tried. "Lot tho llttlo, scheming, oily, cunning scoundrel dlo tonight by his own law of self Interest Pvo done my part" There came a change; his heart was suddenly flooded with memories of his boyhood, Its dreams of heroic deeds; his mother's core no face, his father's high sense of honor. He turned quickly and retraced his stops. Blvens was crouching on his knees with his back to tho fierce, icy wind, feebly striking his hands to gether. "Aro you going to fight your way with mo back to that yacht Cal?" ho asked sternly. "I am not" was the short answer. "I am going to walk tho marsh till 4 o'clock." "You haven't the strength. You can't wnlk fast enough to kocp from freezing. You'll havo to keep It up Ight hours. You're cold and wet and exhausted. It's certain death If you stay." "I've told you I'll tako my chances here, and I want y" Ho never finished tho sentence. Stu art suddenly gripped his throat throw him flat on his back and whllo ho kick- od and squirmed and sworo drew a cord from his pocket nnd tied his bands and foot securely. Paying no further attention to his groans and curses, ho throw his little. helpless form across his shoulders, plunged Into the water and began his struggle to roach tho yacht It was a difficult and dangerous task, but at last ho struggled" up" tho gangway, toro tho cabin ' door open, staggered down tho stops into tho warm, bright saloon and fell In a faint nt Nan's feet Tho doctor came In answer to her scream and lifted Bivcns to his state room, while Nan bent low over tho prostrate form. "Jim, speak to mo! You cant dlo yet; wo haven't lived!" Ho sighed nnd gasped: "Is ho alive?" "Yes, in his stateroom there, cursing you with every breath." "Thank God! Thank God!" SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE By virtue of process issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne county, and Stato of Pennsylvania, and to me di rected and delivered, I have levied on and will expose to public salo, at the Court House in Honesdalo, on FRIDAY, AUGUST IB, 1913, 2 P. M. All the dofendant's right, title, and Interest In the following described property viz: All that certain lot or parcel of land situate In Preston Township, Wayne county, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded nnd described as follows: BE GINNING at a heap of stones, the corner of lots numbered 23, 30, 37 and 3S in tho allotment of tho Cndwalder-Equlnunk tract; thence by said lot No. 29, north twenty-seven degrees west, one hundred and sixty-four rods to a stones corner; thence by land In the warrantee name of Michael Kryder north sixty-three degrees east, one hundred, and six rods to stones bv n beech corner: thence bv lot No. 31 In Bald allotment south twenty-seven de-'i grees east, one hundred and Blxty-iour rods to stones corner; and thence by said lot No. 37 south sixty-three de'grees west one hundred and six rods to the place of beginning. Being lot No. 30, and con taining ono hundred and eight acres and one hundred and four perches, moro or less. Being same property which Richard W. Murphy, Sheriff of Wayne County, conveyed to Bertha M, Tiffany by deed dated April 3, 1896, and recorded In Sher iffs Deed Book No. 6, page 154, and re corded in the Recorder's office in and for Wayne county in Deed Book No. 81, page 151. Also, all that certain pleco or parcel of land situato in the township of Preston, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at stones corner of lots No. 29, 30, 37 and 38 of tho allot ment of T. Cadwaller; thenco by said lot No. 30, north C3 degrees east, one hundred and six rods to a stones corner; thence by lot No. 36 of aid allotments south twen ty-seven degrees cast, eighty rods to a Btako and stones corner near tho Equl nunk Creek: thence sixty-three degrees west, one hundred and six rods to a stake and stones corner In the line of Cornelius Riley s land; thence north along the 'said lino twenty-seven degrees west, eighty rods to tho place of begin ning. Containing fifty-three acres, bo the same more or less. Being same land which Wm. J. Davey and Margaret Hughes Davey granted and convoyed to Bertha M. Tiffany by deed dated May 28, 1900, and recorded in Wayne County In Deed Book No. 87, pago 171, etc. Being tho samo property that J. W. Tiffany nnd Bertha M. Tiffany conveyed to George E. Haynes by deed dated February 27, 1906, and recorded In Wayne county in Deed Book No. 31, pago 466. About one-naif improved land, ono two story frame house, framo barn and other improvements. Seized and taken in execution as tho property of Margaret Haynes nnd M. H. Davis. Executors of George E. Haynes. deceased, Margaret Haynes and W. J. Barnes, guardian ad litem at tho suit of John A. Ballantlno and Daniel W. Ballan tlne, assignees. No. 201 March Term, 1913. Judgment, $2157.81. Attorneys, Mumford & Mumford. TAKE NOTICJS. All bids and costs must be paid on day of sale or deeds will not be acknowledged. FRANK C. KIMBLE. Sheriff. NOTICE OF INCORPORATION. Notlco is hereby given that an application will be mado to tho Honorable A. T. Searle, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, by George W. Stiles, Henry T, O'Neill, John O'Peko and Frank Grudln ct al. on the 23th day of July, at ten o'clock A. M., un der tho "Act to provide for the Incorpora tion and regulation of certain corpora tions," approved April 29th, 1874, and Its supplements, for tho charter of an in tended corporation to be called tho "Browndale Firo Company, No. 1, tho character and object of which is to pro tect human lives and preserve property by controlling fires, nnd for these pur poses to have, possess and enjoy all tne rights, benefits and privileges conferred by the said Act and its supplements. Application now on file in Prothono tary's ofllce, No. 31. Juno T. 1913. F. M. GARDINER, E. C. MUMFORD, June 30, 1913. Solicitors. 54eol3. TN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WAYNE COUNTY. Mary E. Shevaller v A. I. Shevaller.. 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