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- If the United States continues to be thus prosperous and popular, It wU] accumulate a fine collection of statues in the next few years.

J." It *3 said the cable to Honolulu will be ready for business in November, thus bringing tho Philippines I'OOO •■Biiles eirser to the United States.

t The president of the Illinois Hu* j mane socilety offers tho suggestion that I when ping-pong has run its course as a fad the racquets may become efficient l Instruments of humane home dlacii plinc. : , An official in the Canadian gbvern- [ nsent estimates that there is in the 50.000 acres of coal lands just taken over by the Dominion government coal enough to wipe out the Canadian pubj lie debt. At the average royalty paid In Pcnnsyicania this would indcato an erUmated quantity of 500.000,000 tons |, —fnougb at the present rate of consumption to supply all Canada for half a'Dtntury. As a result of the revolting scenes at the bull ring oh the occasion of the bull fight in honor of King Alfonso. It i- It reported that the king may stop bull fighting. After the bloddy dis1 play the king asked some of the foreign diplomats bow they llke4 such sport One of them answered that he ! found that it impressed him disagreeably. The king remarked: “It Is cruel. 1 do not like It myself. I should like to introduce horse-racing as a aubstli tnte."

It is difficult to account for the enormous velocity of some birds' flight ■when migrating. The northern bjue throat goes at the rate of^40 miles an hour,-flying 4800 milesfrom Egypt to ' Heligoland in a spring night of barely Bine hours. Virginian plover fly from Xabrador to North Brazil, 9600 miles, | -without stopping, going at the rate of CSC miles an hour, and probably more. How «an.this speed be attained? The birds resdfl to great heights, where the , resistance of the air Is slight. : Princess Irene, the wife of Prince • Henry of Prussia, enjoys the unique distinction ol having about <000 godi fathers. Born in course of the war of 1866 her father. Prince Louis of Hesse, requested the officers and men of the Hessian regiments forming part of the cavalry brigade under his command to stand sponsors to his baby *ifl. and at the christening, which took • place on the termination of hostilities, deputations of.officers, non-commis-sioned officers and men from each regiment were present in order to express in the names of their respective corps the readiness of the latter to assume the customary spiritual, moral and material obligations toward their godchild. The name of Irene—which means peace—was given to the little princess whose christening coincide*

wth the end of the war.

S it is reported that iwo travellers rei eently asked their way at a lonely farm house not -0 miles Irom one of our great cities, and that the mistress of the house, seeing that they were far from a hotel, not only gave them food sad lodging, but positively refused to | accept payment. This suggests an I Idyllic slate of society, which It ia-true one must not count upon finding everywhere In the country, remarks the New York Commercial Ad

| amon; them hospitality. (he I’ virtue of primitive regions—that | the American people are rediscovering. tade«d. the signs are many that the | tide of population !» turning back frbm | the city to the country. After all has j been said, the city is tpiy a make- , shift of the nineteenth century in its attempt to accommodate itself to new I' meefcani. al and industrial situalkms The result was. and to a great extent •rill 1*. that >lty sad •ouotfy have I bees feparated from each other fap I hard and fast lines: and the traditloaa | «d tho two have become as Inflexible as tf the people wet* of dtSereat mate. |fh*iu- however all rivllixed countries : are sharing :a a renewed love ter

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CHAPTER IX. -3 Continued.

“Oh, but she's come back!” replied Meg, quickly, with the Idea that there was reproach to her.young metres* Implied in. the suggestion tb“ she had been frightened away. “She didn't wait long after the master sent for her. I can tell you!” “And she's In the house now?' asked the detective, with interest. “Yes, but not for you to see.” re >rted Meg, rudely. “You can worry me with your questions, if you like, but you don't get at her. If I cun help It!” At that moment a window wax opened above their heads, and the detective. without answering the servant. looked quickly up. He saw Nell idlng at the casement, crumbling a piece of bread which she put on the ledge for the birds. Noticing something with a quick eye he stared up silently, until Nell, whose head was turned away, moved and perceived him. She bluabqfi crimson, and was abont to abut the window hastily when he stopped her by an Imperious gesture. "Beg pardon. Miss, but could I •peak to you a minute?" For an Instant sue seemed to hesitate, and' in that Instant he could see that the grew deadly^ pale. At last she made a movement to signify assent, dosed the window and

•Ight, Miss. Don't you worry, yourself about that. 1 shan’t put hep

The detective, who thought be had reason to fear that she would again attempt to escape him, pushed brusquely past Meg. and opened the side door. “What are you going in like that for, without so much as “with your leave, or by your leave? ’’ asked she prompt-

U-

“You beard the young lady say she'd see me?" replied the dectective as. without further ceremony be passed into the house. At the foot of the >talrs be met Nell. “What do you wish to say to me?’ abe asked, in a very tranquil tone. It was now so dark in the passage that they could hardly see each other's face. Well, in the first place. Miss. I should like to speak to you In a better light,” replied the man. “In here, then." aald she, leading the. way. after another moment of apparent hesitation. Into the little sittingroom at the back of the house. There'was a Are and there was a lamp. The detective turned up the

wick.

"You'D excuse me. Miss, but I want very particularly to see you while I

speak."

She had gone round the little table, and was standing at the other side of With a sudden movement the detective swooped round upon her. and seising her by the wrist In a firm grip, pointed to the back of her right

about this; I didn’t tell her why

came." “Ail rl

«lf

to much trouble. 1 can promise you that At this stage of the business it's only asking questions. But, of course, you understand that we have to make sure we get truthful answers." Nell looked more anxious than ever, but she made no further objection. “Do you want to ask me anything more?' she said, quietly. •'Nothing more at present. Miss. And I’m much obliged to ion for the few mlnules' talk you've given me." He did not hide —perhaps he could not—the fact that his spirits had risen considerably. Not only was there the mark of the burn on her hand, but there were a dozen signs—In her light ness of foot, her height her slenderness of figure, the softness of her hand, be; hesitation In answering him. by which he began to feel nbsolutely sure that he was at last on the right tack. Therefore he had to persuade her that he was on the wrong one. "Of course. Miss.” said he, “it does not do to say too much when one Is only investigating like. But I may tell you that xon’v* helped me considerably, and In a way you wouldn't think, to find out tjie thief who's given us all the bother.” Again the girl's face, with its delicate. Mp-tale ■kin. blanched with a spaam of terror But he did not ap-pear-to notice It “And now I may just add. In strict confidence, mind, as it's a thing I don't want to get known till I’ve actually nabbed the chap, that he’s one of the best-known thieves from the East Epd of London and has done time more' tUanjmce." ~ Ai £e said thaae words. w|fo an expression of great cunning. NeU's face, aa easily read aa a book. ex&Jbltcd first

little blister freshly made, with a pink line of inflammation round the base. CHAPTER X. _ “That Is a burn, is it not?’ be aske6,

•auMUyr.

The girl was white, and sbe trembled from bead to foot Her/white forebead grew damp, and glistened In the lamplight Her 11 pa seemed scarcely able to form the answer which sba ut-

tehtlon. He recognized the man as Jem BUckels, a frequent customer at the Blue Lion, and a person o', whom report spoke 111 as n confirmed "loafer" and idler, who only worked when he could hot help It. He could not be quite certain whether BUckels saw him, but the fisherman was ou the lookout for another person, and the detective had little difficulty In guessing that that person was Nell Claris. For Indeed Jem Stickels made nt

_“May I ask you to oblige me tty tailing bow R happened? ~ 8he glanced up at him with a face Which was rigid with fear. "What—what does It matter? Why do yon want to know?” . She seemed to the detective to be ling over li and be at once assumed t X a plausible story to account for the mark on her hand. "I’m sure you may guess. Miss, that it is sot my business to put you to Inconvenience by asking unnecessary questions; but of course, if you refuse to answer, I can't make yon. Do you

refuse?"

"Ob. no, certainly not." sbe replied, | !§<1y-

quickly. “I was doing some ironing, | “bring down the^huasy's pride some

and the Iron touched my band, and ; Hot day.”

burned it.” j It was the intention of the detective “And when did this happen. Miss?' i to go to Shingle End. to interrogate

vert if < r Yet there ^sre ad van- Again the clrl hesitated. The de Mias Bostal on the anbject of the bum i " rrn.r-v.-rf ‘in rnnntrr life—' tcctlT * took note of this fact.'also. He on Miss CUris s hand. But as be felt • I, «».UT Trrpntrt qwrkw. nu. that XeU would 1,7 to .ulwu him

"To-day; this morning." by seeing the lady and preparing her "1 believe. Mias, you were not here | for his questions, he wanted to wait this morning?" ; until she had started on her journey “I was not in this bouse." *o that he might be with Miss Bostal

"Have you nnj objection to tell me j when the girl afrived.

where you were. Mlai?" ! His expectations were realised to the Her white face flushed. , letter. He was waiting behind a clump

ither not ” Then, at bnct of bushes not far from the garden-gate

a Joy which she tried in vain to hide. He could see, even though her eyes were downcast and her mouth tightly drawn, that she could scarcely contain berseU for the wild impulse of delight which bad succeeded to the torments of his interrogatory. There was a moment’s pause before sbe could' collect herself to reply in tranquil tones: “Well, I’m sure, my uncle, and all of us. will be very glad when you’ve caught him. Will you go through this

way?’

And opening the Inner door of the sitting room, sbe directed him to go

out througffi the bar.

The detective smiled to bfinsclf when,. after having refreshed himself at the bar, and apologized to George Claris, to whom he gave a similar tint to that which he had given Nell, he found himself once more on

the road to Btroan.

He had been so far eminently successful, but there was many a link still

oTlt, ,0„. —bit, ttl„ a ‘*'"

he had no intention of returning to bis hotel until he had made further Investigations at Shingle E&d, he

of the fiddfc when t distance along

the road, and hung about between the Blue Lion and Colonel Boatat’a bouse, taking advantage of every bit of bedge and tree to keep out of the range of

chance observers.

And it was not very long before he found that rofiie one else was on the watch also. The figure of a man. in *

boarse. jeering laugh. Then be saw the girl dart forward, with tho evident Intcntlon of escaping her unwelcome ad-

mirer by fleetuesa of foot.

“That’s the very movement by which

r from me!" thought the

slight figure

sbe got sway fi

detective, as be saw the

bend sudde

j with v

lenly to

the rough touch t

threatened.

But Jem Stlckcla

deal.

he com

knew with whom iruattng bis hands

nented b

had to

into bis pockets,

with barring her passage v son, skillfully baffling each

made to pass him. TOete nttem]

her side, and the succ< inents by which Jem frut ight both the young people igh to the detective In bis plai icalment for him to hear the w

passage with bis pe

attempt sb

ipts o

broui enouj

conceal

them,

near ice of

words

lent for him to hear

which the fisherman addressed to the

girl

“Look here.” he said roughly, and In no very subdued voice, "you had

better listen to what ■-’vc and so I tell you. Eor

got to say.

if you don't. I'll

just take myself off and say It to some-

body else Instead.”

-'[Indeed, that Is just what 1 want you to do.” answered Nell. Indignantly. "You know very well that I don't wish to talk to you now or at any other J time, hut especially now." "What do you mean by ‘especially now.’ cb. Miss Fine-Lady-Peacock?" asked Jem. who had evidently been drinking, although be knew what he, |

was doing.

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although of their

respective volci

although he could distil

•espectivo vol

evident that the very next woras uttered by Jem made 1 and terrible impression upon

Her face, which had at first expressed nothing but loathing and disgust, t came lu a moment rigid with horn

ig mac. standing quite clo__ speaking In a boarse whls

per, said something to her in an ex-

cited and earnest manner.

So anxious was the detective to learn what It was which produced so strong an effect upon the girl, that he crawled from his hiding place to the ditch wbigL ran alongside the road, and fklong, sometimes in the water, sometimes only. In (he mu«L until Tie was close enough to the two speak era to catch most of their words. When

he stopped, the girl was refuslni

the man thing an

"Of course 1 will not.” she was aay-

cTejffl^Jong, 1 £trtl sometime

request of t

ig som

man's, with all the ei

orgy of loathing and detestation.

“Of course 1 will

ing vehemently. “Of course, nobody would believe you for a moment. And I don’t suppose you would dare to tell them to anybody else, for fear of be-

Ing taken for a lunatic.”

“Don’t you? Oh. ail right, then.-* sneered Jem. "i may tell that Hemming then, that’s been spying round here lately, and that’s put your uncle's

by the questions he's been

asking. I may tell him. eh. Miss?’ '

be glri’a

face as she answered, after a little

pause:

“You may come up with me to Shingle End. and tell your story to the colonel and Miss Tbeo _ o-lf There was another pause, and

lew. f

she had uttered these words, as weU

back up so

I may

The detective ceuld not

r pause, and the

detective knew, from the way in which 1 uttered these words, at well 1 the attitude In which she walt:be fisherman’s answer, that she

ed ft

'was less dell last the fisbc

less defiant than her words.

Jgaln. And

It was clear that the proposal was not

lerman spoke aga

to his taste.

“Look here. Miss Neli.”’ said he. in argumentative tone, "do you really dare me to.do that? Come, you know as I shouldn’t have dared to have spoken to you so open If I hadn’t got proof positive. Now. come, abould I? Why. your face told aa how you knowed I knotted, and so what’s the good of braving me?- And knowing what I, know, isn’t It plain I mean no harm, when I could easy earn a pound or two out of pea chin’ to the detective chap? Come, now, you must see it. eh?' “Come and say It out then, before wlmrese*—I dare you to do Sir’ retorted Nell, with a little more assurance at sbe noted the man’s reluct-

ance to take this step.

“No. I shan't?’ he replied, sullenly. 1 shall f - -

“I

I ■

to me. 1 don’l to ask me in

ill go to work my own way. And this: if you choose to speak civil

't ask *

“I would rather not ” Then, at a act perceiving that Ee noted this fael *1.7Inst bar she added: “My only reason is that I was la the house of a friend, and I don't want her ta be disturbed by your making Inquiries of her

want te eave you

of Shingle End. when he caught tight of the girl coining across the fields at a rapid pace. As sbe drew near, be could bear ber panting breath, could

in the waning light ot the

December day. that abe cast anxious

taarea round her aa aha 1 Whan she was within a

about that. Aa I hundred yards M him. she

mo , ^jji „ ter rili

KIUI «n-op.»uia»7

Mi

n to tea with you

irie. Just how you asked the young rells as were down here three mouths

tfyoi

why. I bold my tongue, and it'll farther tnan you sod me. But don't choose to do this " ; choose!" retorted Nell, quite “1 tell you the whole story

Ueve you for a

it to whom

mem. and j

1 please."

ary be-

1 wh<

And she suddenly sprang away from md galulng the road with rapid steps, walked quickly iu the direction

of Bhl ' ~

Jem. cud

ilnglc End.

“All right." - shouted Jem. tin-catcn-

.'cgly, In stentorian tone*, ai he Vept pace with ber, walking towards the cokUK-r* house by the field*, as she

the road. “But if you'll take IvJqf, you'll make a clean breast

my a of It

it by advi<

to your grand friends, and are If they don't say you'd best keep id with

me?’

As be shouted the last words. Jem Stickels passed the spot where the dews* In biding. Within a few

are. wen la the waning light of tte «bob»»h »!*• hitter tori: the opportnniDrermter day. that she cast anxious *7 h-«Hng from Ms tmcoafocteUe gtaacna round ter aa ate msnt. *te»rir. ami. fritewtag Jem nt a qukz When ate was wkhin a couple of raw «•*»» up with him before he

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