MPE Mfl HEIULfl, AM INOKPSNOCNT WEEKLY.

l»y n ■t 506 Washington Streat, Cape^ay, N. J. -Myi. L SCULL, ■ HU&U ll4 Pr»KiH»r.

SUBSCRIPTION:

Xatarad at ths post offica at Capa May, It. J., aa scoo&d-clau matter, March Uth, 1901.

The Island of Marilulque has Iwo Interesting clam s to distinction, in that the Empress Jos<T»lilne and Mme. dc Maintenon hi re 1» rn t'i*fi‘. The latter passed her si" , t*o«;d on the island as . FtanioiEe d'Au.ngus At Kort de •f'rame. there Is a murlik statue of the • Empress Josephine.

THEnYSTEKT- OF-TMC

3C.

ICopjrrtjht. 1M, by

CHAPTEH A lH. g&e [jjg prenrer or t , le gro i,|i — Continued. but no trace of a human being

“And you will not tell me what that >*

•b«rt Bonntrs Bon*.;

ibe the

Ifford. eagerly.

••No.” answered N’ell, IlEAiy. ■ ‘‘Atid now?” pursued Clifford.

"Now I have nt

or the small room,

beside

himself.

After the lapse of a few minutes It occurred to him that the Intruder

hlcb Bill

It than you tried to tbli went to sleep

thoughts of i

imed all that

But the

dreai told i

ing us, the m<

could not help believing that It

yet-

go through

I thought about

more I

was

"No

catly.

"Could It have been—the—the servant, the woman 1 saw In the bar?” suggested Clifford, with lowered voice. Nell smiled sadly. "Poor Meg? No. She has been with ‘ my uncle for fifteen years; and, you know, they say It is only lately, since 1 have been here. In fact," and again

the thefts

of a population of 38.000,1*00 in "You saw no France. ISO.uOO die annually from tu- i room but him?”

terrulosls. while Great Britain, with a I “?• <»*•" « D * wt red *<*»• 'ntphaU-

population of 41.000 000. only lo:es 60.- j 000 from the same cause. In every j other European country tuberculosl* is decreasing. It I'rance’lt is Increasing. because In every other European tonntry alcoholism Is decreasing while in France it is on the increase. The Chicago Tribune has been tabulating figures to Justify the prophets of disaster for the current year. With additions to bring the account up to tho moment of writing it is shown that thus far in 1P02 volcanic eruptions and earthquakes have destroyed 48,450 Uvea, storms 7<*4. tornadoes 416, cyclones '220. floods 33S. avalanches 22*. tidal -waves 103. snowslldes 39, .and waterspouts 18—a total of 50,511. If to these fatalities from natural dis- • turbances could be added those due to fire, mining accidents, train wrecks, etc., the grand total would be still

Wore startling.

From the standpoint of the fiber . produced .-»e experiments made in connection with the raising of Egyptian cotton In Arizona have proved very successful. Samples sent to the department of agriculture have called forth the opinion that the AtJzcaa cot-, ton is the finc^l^efer grown in this ■ country. . urthcr investigation has I. shown, however,, that where enough water can be procured for irrigation, many other crops can be raised in Arisona at a greater profit than cotton. The diflkulty of obtaining ia’ior Is also a-great, obstacle. The probability is. j therefore, that very many years must - elapse- IWore Eg} pttan cotton can be raised in the United State* on a large ' scale, thinks the Dty Goods E -onon.isL

she grew crimson, "that

have been committed. I am ashamed

to say that that night, when

Lowndes had told his story, I did

into poor Me{

night,

his story. I

Meg's room. Just to—Jus:

re. And she t

poor

sec If she was there. And she fast asleep; rgaily fast asleep, shamming. I tried her with a lighted candle before her eyes; you see I was

desperate,” she added, in apology I al

"And then I even went downstairs and

bad a look at old Nannie!"

And Nell Jookrd deeply ashamed of

the fact she was confessing.

Bnt Clifford, who had naturally less delicacy on the subject of Nannie and Meg, secretly cberlabed a hope that in

tplicable way one or the other

Icacy

leg. secret

some Inexplicable way one or

of these estimable persons might gc: them oil ont of their difficulty by

i the thefts.

Clifford did not want to see George Claris, but he felt bound to do so. The innkeeper was. as he had anticipated. Very.surly in manner toward him, he frustrated Clifford's intenl his heart to him on the sub-

ilm, and ition of opening his heart to him on the subject of Nell hy abruptly disappearing from the bar almost as soou as the

again; she t the back, rent, and al-

Ingered about until It was k in the hope that

T . - With the spread of American Influ- ■ eace in distant parts of the world, the |: work of the government scientific bureaus is rapidly .widening. Alaska and ' the Philippines have recently .. tailed forth extra efforts from the coast and geodetic survey In charting the coasts of those lands. Without acci ! rate charts Cue grow ing comini ! nourished by the development of the mineral wraith of Alaska and the rich and varied resources of the Philippine ' Islands rannot be safely ccnducted. An Idea of the amount of surveying and charting to be done may be formed wben it Is stated that our knowledge of ' a large pdftlcn of the coast of Alaska Is still based on the .Information ob1 tained by early explorers and navigators, while in the Philippines the ex- [ istinr charts "are truly Oriental in

| Ihelr untrutbiulnem.”

Everybody knows that the way to ! rtart a wanh which has suddenly cessL sd to do ita duty la to pound it sharply down on something. The better the watch the better the deed. No self- | ' ysspecllng watch wftl refuse an 1mF. mediate response to such - treatment, j which the Jewelers naturally frown . tpoa. since It deprives them of the | vpalr trade. But lifts is neither here jX *or there. Jt has Just been discovered •hat the internal machinery.,of a man me in certain cases be started up by E . Iropring him oift of a wagon upon the p rfoui.d. This happened in Michigan, - tf the little village cf Vermontvllle. | . whose very name, by the way, gnarI inters the truth of the narrative, remarks the Newt York Pest. Reuben Li Kirby, formerly s pioneer and now I, aa honored, citisen of Vermontvliie. ! pas riding in the woods on a'wagoo, j' when he was seized sjUb a severe atk - »t k of heart failure. He became im5* toe scion*, and this saved 4ls llfls; P .tor he fell to the ground. The shock K. »f contact, so the local phvaiclan [ Mdd. started the vital plant of Kirby |. * motion a gain, and be came out of ^ 3»e attack not much the wors* for

r

Clifford did not see Nell bad. entered the bonse and he came In by the front

though he Uni almost dark

would relent and come out and bid him farewell, he was obliged to return to Courtstalrs and thence to town without that consolation. Nell, on the alert for the expected visitor, was not long before she discovered him.

after Clifford’s

:pect

ig before she dh

ante, only a few days after ClflTi •islt. In the gjtlse of a niild-lo« nan with sandy hair and pale eyes, one of those men whose age Jt is difficult to guess until you perceive hy a Inspection of the wrinkles lender ye* that the apparent lad Is well

over forty.

George Claris had no suspicion of ils visitor's profession. In spite of the -amors about the bouse, there were [ten. iravelers staying there abdet five -sights In the seven. But tlicn these erce -were usually of a humble class, whose pockets might l* considered not

worth the picking..

The detective hlib*tlC,Xpr such he was. called himself a commercial traveler, and professed during the four nights he spent under the roof of the Blue Lion, to . do a round jot. business calls in the neighboring -towns, morning to the Inn toward evening, now from one direction, now from another. perfeefly unostentatious and busi-ness-like manner.. On the second day be announced that he should have money to receive on the fourth, and be made tbis announcement In the presence of as many people as he could. Jem Btickels. who still bung about the Blue Lion .with malicious eyes on Nell, two or three other fish-

were la the bar at the time. Jem nudged one of his companions and winked knowingly. The detective. without appearing to do so. saw the wink and took note of Jem. Wben the last lingerer had been turned ont. and the Bins Lion had closed its doors for the night the detective made a few notes In bik ownroom before he west to bed. On the fourth Bight, when hi was supposed to be In possession of the collected money, the detective went upstairs as usual, Imt not to sleep. Ha bad avoided such on accident by a nap in the afternoon. Fully dressed be lay down under the tcd.coverlngr. and for. three boors, listening Intently to the slightest sound In the bouse, lie

waited.

And presently, about two boors befoie the dawn, the expected visitor

““

ery softly, with the' rapid, light movements of an expert, the figure crept round by the wall,* groping, seiirt-hlng. The wnti la bed sprang up. leaped oat. and placed his back

against tbe door.

Then for flea minutes be waited In Xd-D. Not a sound betrayed the pres «**«* of another person la tho room, lie took a box of matches from hit pocket and struck s light. 'He could

_ the recess between

Idea who did j the wall and tbe fireplace on the other iun>elf. At first I j side of the bed. Trusting to bis own Mr, Lowndes I ulmtlencss to prevent tbe eeca| •Ith his head full of the thief he climbed quickly

bed, and bad bis band on the cupboard door when a sound behind him caused him to turn his bead Just In time to see tbe door of the room fluni

cape of ver the

by the shadowy figure, who been In hiding under tbe bed. The detective sprang ti

learli

ing open tuft have

and

the arm. a statue.

ight tbe disappearing figure i. Instantly It was as still

got you!”

tective between bis teeth, a look at you."

6tm hold! k a fusee

In bis handiest -pocket. 1 could distinguish anything, tbe light was promptly blown >

who began to'st

Idlng tbe arm la a firm grip

be struck a fusee from a case be found

_ it by

is prisoner, who began to'struggle violently. Still bolding tbe glowing fusee be tried, while holding his captive, to dlitlnguIsBTTicf features oy tec red glow. In her frantic efforts to free

herself

fs

uttered a shot moment, by

he bad wrenched

The next thing of which

The

a dexterous twist, herself away.

tbe

t detec-

antngonlst. tbe detective

the stair* and dashed out by t: door just as be heard' the v

ing <

live was conscious was that there was a sound like a fall at tbe bottom of tbe stairs, and then the back door was opened and shnt again with a bang.

CHAPTER'IX^

Cursing bis own Unlock 'In deftness and ficrtneraTir root

hurried down

tbe back voice of

George Claris from above calling out to know what was tbe matter. Now. there was by this time enough daylight for the detective to flatter himself that tbe chase wonld be a ' abort one when once be got ogt of doors. He was surprised to find,* therefore, that the mysterious creature he -was pursuing bad vanished altogether. leaving no trace. Dashing out among tbe cabbagc stnmps be had a wide view over tbe fields and across the little river. Bnt there was not a sound, not the flutter of a skirt, -to help him In his search. He went carefully around the bouse. In die first place, /trying the doors the outhouses and peering about for nooks nn^ corners la which the thief might lie hidden. As for the house Itself.' the lower windows were secured by shutters and bore no sign of having been tampered with, while the front door was securely fastened from the inside. He then made his way to the group of cottages which stood near, and questioned a laborer, who was just leaving one of them to go to his work, as to whether he had seen any' person within the last few minutes. The man answered In tbe negative. Returning to the back of tbe Inn the detective was struck by the circumstance that a punt which had been moored, at tbe inn side of the river before he made .his tftjir of the house, was now fastened to a post by the opposite bank. He had just noted this circumstance when the innkeeper came crat. He looked very surly, and he went up to tbe sham commercial traveler In a threatening manner. "So It’s you that's been turnin' the place upside down. Is it? An’ aU for what? Tliat's what I/d like to know?

All for what?”

"You'll know all in good time ” said the detective, dryly. “I want lo scC tbe women folk iu your bouse. If you please, ladies sad all. I dare say you know what I've come about. I don't want to be of any more trouble than 1 can help, but I've got to clear this

business up.”

“Well, yon may ferret it ont your own way. - ~ ‘ ~ ~

"I'm not

tnrbed by you.” •■Well," returned

pbilo-

faint-llke. an’ she was all of iroble. poor thing, wben she beard

^ j- it tbe fuss. So master packed her - ^ff to the colonel’s, and told her as she > • tvos to stop there till he sent for her.’

Lms -'.'The eolone

neir

, yon may

ty. then,” said Claris, sullenly, foing to hhve nobody dla

mod the other, in a eon-

, I don't want to put .the ladles to any Inconvenience, I'm

sure. But If tbey'H answei uestion they'll help me, and ;

quest; For I

they'll answer a few help me, and you. too. . It’s by no wish of

yours that these tales have got about, and that you'll lie very glad to hear

the last of them.”

•That's as it may be.” said ileorgc. "But PU not stand any Inquisitor's work to set them i

auybc an' at

they’re all out

ibout, and If yon want to talk to

them, you may find 'em."

Tbe detective took Claris's insolence very quietly. Remembering the Incident of the fusee, he was able tc chuckle to himself with the thought

that he held the due of whid

iris know nothing.

bich George n nothing.

'Tb<rtfn.,be a horn on her band,” he thought to himself, -frf many.a

tbe bouse by the door be bad left, he noticed,

now In the broader -daylight that there was a largo cupboard Immediaidy opposite, under the slain. Opening the door of this cupboard, which be found unfastened, be saw that tbs

day.'

Returning to through which

contents were In some disorder, and hr waited about until Meg. the serv-

ant. came to It to fetch her brooms.

The woman started with a gruff ex-

clamation st his appearance.

"There's nothing fo» you to lie frightened about," said he. quietly. "I only want you lo tell me whether that is

Ut you

exactly the state in the cupboard when

last."

icther

tlch you 1<

ion you went to

figure of the he w* rlcnce on ce

persons only a f<

It had needed only a very few momeats for him to decide that this was not tbe woman of whom he was In search. Stout, broad, clumsy of movement and heavy of trend, the robust before him had certainly none he plniblenesj of thciblcf.oLwhoip was In search. He had had expeice effsugh to know how to assume entirely -reassuring manner with >rsons of her stamp, and It took bet few finales to recover her selfpossession and to answer him intelli-

gently.

"Why. no Jt ain't.” she said, with ro bust surprise and vehemence. "The « 'ns been knocked down an'

i. an’ all my dolbs mixed

think; sir,” she went

the thlel

things ’a* trampled ot

up. why do you think; sir,” ou with round, eyes, "that Tsself has been In here?"

And she looked back at her brooms, her palls and her cloths with a mixture of amazement, fear and respect. "Well, somebody’s b*en In there, that’s evident. Isn’t it<” said he. good

humoredly.

And he decided in his own mind that the clever thief had opened and shut the back door londly ns a blind, and bad secreted herself In this cupboard until he was safely out of the house. "I suppose you don’t happen to have seen him about Ibis morning?” he wept on. In a jocular tone. "Seen tbe thief! Lor. no. sir. If be'e been in the house he must have got out again ptetty quick.’ for I got down pretty near as soon as the mastei himself; an’ there was nobody about then, for sure, but ’im and me and

Miss NelL”

The poor young lady was frightm afraid, by the commotion?”

ened, 1

"Oh.

■ time.” r

replied Meg. pi

sophically. "Miss Nell did look \

white an' fai

a tremt about t

U he s .nd wl

incl'sl And who Is the colo-

tie way from here stairs road. Miss Nell takes them their milk there fresh from the cow every morning and evening.” "Oh.” remarked the detective, highly satisfied at having tapped tbe fount of Meg’s loquacity. "I should have thought she was too orach of a fins lady for that, your Miss Nell.” “Ah. but she wouldn't do It for anybody else,” replied Meg. anxious to defend her mistress. "You see, the colonel an' his daughter are real gentlefolks. only they’re poor-very poor. An' they don't keep no servant, an' Miss ThecJora does all the work herself. So. yon see, as she's been kind to Miss Nell, an’ got tbe master to give Miss Nell her fine eddicstlon and French an' the planner, why, Miss Nell don't seem to know how to do enough for her. That's how It is. sir. I'd be glad to take tbe milk myself, or we could easy get tbe boy to do It. only Miss .Nell likes to do It berself like.” The detecUve was about to Interrogate Meg further, when the voice of tbe Innkeeper, shouting to ber to know why breakfast was not ready, prevented his hearing any more. And. much to his regret, he found onrhls next meeting with her that the poison of suspicion had been instilled into ber mind by ber master, and that she was comnuinkativc no longer. idlng this source of information

ther

dry, therefore, the detective, who shrewdly concluded that Nell would not return until he had taken Jils departure. sent a boy off toward Stroan with bis luggage on a barrow, and

paid his bill and went away.

Bnt he did not go very far. Overtaking the box he made him leave his luggage at Stroan station, and as soon

Stroan station, and

was ont of sight he bad It

as of the

luggage at as the lad

taken to one of the inns of the place.

This done be had his luncheon and walked back to the Blue Lion. He did not want to pat in an appear-

ance until be knew whether Miss Nell had returned from ber visit to her friend. Bnt it was a slack time of day st the Inn, and there was nobody about of whom he could ask a question. He managed to get a peep Into tbe bar as he walked past the boose; but there was no one there, cither in front or behind. When he had hung ! about the place some time, keeping as much ont of view of possible watchers ax tie could he saw the robust figure of Meg at the side door. She was shaking out a cloth. She started and j

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ittered a little gasp at .tight of him.. “Why.” said he. getting, by s dextei

ment, between

iat’s t

ly.” said he. getting. 1

ou* moveme

doir. "what's the man scared at tbe sight of me

"Well, I don't want to have more to say to yon. and that' fact.” replied atnlwart Meg. with her

Hands on her hip

g. by * dex 1 her and

utttcr? \’ou look .

f me."

are any I )StY the

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hip*. Tt

silting better than a detective chap, j bat's coming ferreting about tbe place, asking questions and trying to get us all Into trouble. Ugh! I'm ashamed to be seen talking to you!” I “Well, now, can't you see that It is ' j for the good of all of you that this af- | fair should be cleared up< and that it 1 should lie known who tt is that hss brought the bad hame on the bouse?" sabl the detective, persuasively. “I'm rery sure you ladles must be f rued out of your lire* to bei things that are said. It'll end by your all going away, from the place like

't'. .• • -

To be Continued.

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