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lltk, 1901.

CBAPTEB XX.

^ ContlnoeO.

P Via^^h * ,Tb » t ' I l do. air." said'

alt." aakl the aerfeant, ewd look, he aalotcd and went back to the cab.

: Clifford walked on. therefore, at no f—■ A Berlin umrenuty protesaor claLma ^ry npjo pace. Indeed, aa the cab to have discovered a cancer microbe, passed him, wltlf the sergeant on the

but what humanity moot needs is an box'beslde the driver, he saw Nell’s

face at the window, w — prise and reproach In

r dertroyln* the mi-

e aaw

. with a Utt r eyes at the iking in car-

alow progress’he was makl

American ink is said to be the best out bebeat.

In 'h. w«rM. DIHerent countrl*. h.ve £L“ 2TSL." »££ their peculiarities In colors of ink. and to the wheels upon the road Uke a America and France use more black parson incapable of steady thought. Ink than any other .olor. England She had known that this blow was

blue-black romln * she ^ P»m«1 hour after

hour of many a weary night In trying to devise means of escape from It

. • I But every plan had ended In failure

A shipping curiosity has been broken 1 eveD before abb could pnt It in- pracup at Teneriffe, Canaiy islands, in the tlee; for day after day she .had found luUian ship Anil, ol G.-soa. ... ! th*t .be wm w.idwd by the police. Ibe OUM vewel in .be .ortO. I n. ‘‘f j' ^ ^eeom. rt’-.jjo^tb^ Amt. .^cmblrf Coristepber Colon,- a., „ a. t , m , ft ey hus’ ahip. the Bant* Marla, and wa» ! chose she would find herself In the

bailt in Genoa in 1548. She compleied prfo of the police,

her last voyage at the end of March , 10 ^ bonM ot one of the ... . , , local Justices of the peace that she imt. .ben sb. r.n Iran,. N.plo lo ^ T be „b mo. tod; Teneriffe. The Anita was of tremen l- i a turning to the right, and presently cusly stout bitild. and had we*th:aed j arrived at the lodge gates of Home

countless siorms and tronadoes in all Park -

has long been distinctively

country.

psrts of the world. Fhe was also the ciowest ship alioc* taking 205 days on one voyage from Baltimore, Md., to Kio de Janeiro.

A peculiar, but apparently popular

Horne Court was a large building, brand-new and many-gabled, built , *f brilliant .ed brick. It had so many j little turrets and towers and steeples | springing out from the main edifice In all directions, that It looked Uke a

id set the onlooker wonder-

poxzle, a

its session in Glasgow. It Is called The without the Society of the Sons of Ministers of tne j In was 1

Church Of Scotland. Among the nro- ; shaped apartment, with an Imposi

nn .he one,- ! filled With bOOks-that N

Ung ti

: aid of a plan. In the study -

~ "Now, then, atop that!" — — Clifford’s assailant obeyed this rough command without a moment a hesitation, and when Clifford, feeling himself suddenly released, turned round, he only saw a glimpse of a man's figure aa It plunged Into the darkness again. “Who was that?" asked 'he young man In astonishment, as he perceived that his rescuer made i follow him. It was Hemming, the London deteebej only shrugged “Gab- a man I've rot to help me In this business." answered he. with a gesture In the dlaectJon of the Colonel's house. “He made a mistake, that was all.” “What business do you mean?" asked Clifford, uneasily. “Well. sir. I think you ought to know by this time.” replied Hemming, evasively. Clifford pondered for a few moments. Then he asked: “Have you been to the house T’ “No, air. I am waiting for furtber instructions first." Clifford looked at the little wcatherteajen dwclllpt which bad lights In two of the upper window*. He fancied he could detect a watching figure behind the narrow curtain of one of

said suddenly, “who has alarmed poor lady so much by bis knocks and thumps at thd doors and windows?" Hemmlcg’s face could not be seen distinctly In the darkness, hut Clifford had a fancy that be was smiling aa be

arorrlng more pux; curious, every minute.' abruptly away and walked

to the bac

Nell's. Bo be answered

voice:

“I left her—In tbc hands of the po Uce.” , "H There was the warning, if the Colo | nel needed It The old man abook s< much, as be beard the announcement that Clifford began to fear the "stroke' which the police sergant had 'pro

dieted.

Miss Theodora turned pale aaJ

clasped her ham

"The police!" she exclaimed, ai scarcely able to grasp the dreac

fact And she twirled

ived by a spring, to her father

“Papa!" she police have

aa II tadfW

round, as.il

i spring, to her father almost screamed, "if thf

I Nell. I shall t

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arrested Nell. I shall b«

called to give evidence against her! I will never do It—never! I would dil

first.”

Clifford was touched. It was bull of Nell the poor little lady thoughtv Then surely Miss Theodora could not have the slightest suspicion that bet own father bad anything to do witt

ts!

•tone

ered much of bis self possession. “Calm yourself, my dear,” he said to hla daughter, but In such a. bard tdne' of despair that Clifford began to feel that he waa an Intruder upon grief i so deep. “If Nall la arrested "

He stopped.

For In the middle of his speech was a knock at the front door. Theodora. Clifford noticed, drev ) In an attitude of rigid attet> |

There was dead sll

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U the knock was 1

xled.

turned round

ministers not turn out as well as the J Sir Neville Bax was a bland and sons of other people'" The principal imperious gcnUeman, with a loud address on the subject was given by ^ 0l “ “ d Vl°? K ln “ nt 11 ,Mnner ' Wh 1 0 ’

having married the ugliest woman in

Rev. James Mitchell. D.D.. the moder- <he MOg bt to palliate this ator of the general assembly. He took misdeed by posing asW great admirer ^ Etrong ground against the common of the rest of the sex. He stfred at declaration and branded as a lie ’-be a ^ T,D * f**' w

“Well. Mis* Claris, and so I hear you

«m#cr* of Irresponsible writers. No hivc , to make to me?" be . other class, according to Dr. MiUbtll, , began in a benevolent

lias given ro many o. an meats lo art. made Nell win literature sad edenr) as the ’’sons of Nell did 1

tie manse."

ice.

Immediately ai

WOT. don't be afraid. Only out and speak the truth. It'a the

way—in fact U’a the only way—when,

aa I understand, the police kno

r speak be beat

mow so

[ understand, the police

modi already." Nell shivered.

mderstand." continued he. iSthat

' you have some Important information

g the robbery *1 yeur uncle's

The State Supreme court of Illinois and one of the Federal courts in the same state have recently passed upon the rights of cabmen on streets i

and sidewalks. The lormer decided . that a municipality cannot Interfere inn. the Blue Lion77

with the right of cabmen to use both I “ u '* «>>/. “ Tpr 7 Utile thing that I

know." pleaded Nell.

the streets and sidewalks; but the : "Ab. bat little things sometimes land federal court holds that a railroad j to great results.” retorted Sir Neville, company may exclude cabman from buoyantly. “You know that there was V the city streets and sidewalks at Its alee P 1 “« °° Premises at lh* Blue \ , Lion, on the occasion of the Brat robVleasure. These decisions create eltn- ^ rommlnM] tbCT *, . pe™ n whose «■ a conflict of opinion between the J presence there waa known to you

two courts, states the SanFrsncisco 1 only?" Chronicle, or else the illogical situs- 1 " Vb * lion that a city's rights and privileges

within Us-own Jurisdiction are inferi- CHAPTEH XXL or to those of a railroad corporation, l n the meantime. Clifford which obtained all the rights it pos- eeeding slowly on hla way to Shlni weasei through the franchise granted ® nd ’ U d * rk by , thl « • nd . .. the way seemed even longer than It by the asnnicIpaUty- tfid done when be va» oa Ua tP .. i ( ourtstairs that afterhoou. There waa -apeoo manners is the graphic ex- „ f>hlt i^ ht 0TeT the gray aes. bnton piesslon used by tho mnnager of the the right, over the marsh, and away

as far as the ridge of htn on which old Fleet Castle stood there was Inky blackneaa It was a lonely road at Bight, this long, dreary stretch of

condition ot the people who rush over straight, bedgplcaa highway, with only highways at a speed of a mile a min- an occasional bit of ragged bush or a

me. and even faster,

short of lunacy which makes a n-au

1 probin gle

Laris firm which sold to Charles L. Fair .the automobile that killed I im and his wife, to describe the mental

It Is nothing ,tJU more taft *« oe . nt 'w»y*lde cottage'

to break up ita wearisome monotony. Even the cry of the sea-birds w»

-capable not only of endangering the startling as 'U^came to dlfford’a •of many other people who are on the clear air. An ugly fancy

1 * as he ‘

__y»ing the highway, bat also his own and hla wife's, for no oCier reason In

possession of him. too, a to Shingle End at last tt

ears took

drew near

to Shingle End at last that the cries he beard ware not all those of the sca-

the world than beating the record made birds; that It was a human cry, shrill by ifome other madman of the same and weird, which came to him over OX Ordlii.rj prapl. a™. . 'T, '"T?.S* ,

wx. .raa, .a, ,a, ™„. au, :

when a man ia «aiy he is generally not to hurry, he went on toward Coloant open to reason, and U doubt- fi p| Boatal’a house as fast as hla tired lal whether the automebibfclub of ierl con,<1 cmz ^ ***■ H ® w “ - aarampll-a ara.Wa, W ,a, ^ to Imprses :ae ownm of/kutotacDIWs proceeded from the direction of the with "the terrible risk tier run In in- , P 0 * to which ha was hastening.

outbursts of high speed

ocn on the long, broad, and perlkct rc-ads of Nonnatidy. Nor lx It easy

to apply under

remedy of rorial ostnkri<m for reckless uitregard oi publF rlrht» which is 1^Ing use-! with great inrtroa on I/mg bland. In the BerksLircs. and else-

»a m in the Giritad Slafc. Anp™,:, din pot ntnr ■ — llw only way to rhe. k IhFabtise on the j rtm

(e-Ltlnetit will be by a rlgorra* appli- aifford'a eriaa. however, soon brought

tadon of the htw. whi.h can be made kelp and deliverance,

ij-nb enouph to afle-1 ttose who ere kTom out pf (ha dartaras titer* ap-

peared a figira which Clifford thaughti

the right ride of <ba road before be i dune to Shingle End. Just as he op-

itch conditions the proachad this, the darkest part of the ' —■* - —~ out upon

log tree*, and aelxed him from behind.

Cliff.

to turn, aa th l face. But

fiord shouted, struggled, trying in ; vain to turn. »a that be might see the

in's f '

d not utter tfforti. and

hla amllant. who I. frmtr&tad an hla

n fast

rot tntacpecj da the fllghtcrt decree '

by publii o.Tnioa.

nlaed caliad sat in aathorltaUve

mornii He knocked two or three times with hla stick against the door before be beard a window above 1

1 be

e dining-room, nni

repeated louder than before. “I shall go upstairs." said Miss Theo- j dora, softly, "and aee from the win- ! dow who It la But If It Is the police, come for my evidence. I will be put in prison rather than give it” She bad scarcely uttered the words ; when a third knock was beard at the front door. Miss Bostal glided out of 1

s without an-1

The

r by the

•ky

glass. In the old Colonel's face Clifford became conscious that there waa

tory of a lifelong than blc disgrace. StlU only gro]

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the room and ran upstairs

other word.

'Then again there was a papa two men looked at each other light of the lamp, which gar< dim UlmnlnaUon through Us smol

Indeli-

iplng toward

the truth as he was. the you

stood silent, reverent, wondering what

awful

-oung man :

lent, rererent, wood bing ne was bext to

For the fourth time the knock, lend-1

Colonel drew a deep 1 slowly toward the door.

“I am sorry you are here,’' he said

opened. Looking up he heard g

• Ta volet

:ingr.

er In Miss Theodora's volee;

*4s that you, Mr. Klnj course. I have Just

answer in the

b call

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“You are alone ?■• “Why, yes, of ct

teen NeU."

As he had expected, this answi

brought the 1

twlnklii

bolts drawn,

found himself dragged inside the door, while Miss Theodora, panting with her

A rlea. Perhap

tapa

for you to get

before I have to let-i

there may still be time ,

by the garden way

: them In.”

THEODORE MUELLER.

manufaci ubebs of

; little lady

1 eye.

down

He hei

ling of

drawn, and a minute

agge<! lore. L

exertions, hurriedly fastened the door

your bogy." said Cllf-

i"wh« eked oer."

Miss Bortal, with a

foun

The old man was talking, U suddenly

to Clifford, to fill up the time,

for he made no movement In the direc

SI'

lowed that he was listening intently. “Hark! What was that?" he asked

again.

"I have

ford, “the man

10 toremnts yon at 1 i

unet

“Ah!” cried

•hake of her bead. "I have found who he ia now. He ia the man who at the bottom of all these robberies and of the murder of poor Jem.” “Indeed!" said Clifford, politely, bnt

without deep excitement.

For be rather looked down upoa the little lady’s Intelligence, which he thought was by no means so strong as

her kindness of heart.

“Yea." she said, “he la the man who got snch a hold upon poor NeU that he got her to do whatever he pleased." The notion was so shocking that, 1m-

iroh ‘ ‘

ford shudder.

“But Why.” be asked impulsively, “should .Hommiag let him come here and worry you?" “Hemming!" echoed Miss Bostal. Then she was silent. They remained In the little stone passage for a few second*, unable to see each other’s face. Tnen she passed him. and running quickly to the dining room door, threw It open and entered, beckoning

ird to follow.

." said she. breathlessly, and

abruptly. Clifford had beard nothing. A doubt, lK»m of hope rather than fear, of the Colonel's complete sanity crossed his

mind.

•’Upstairs—upstairs!” went on the old man. Impatiently, as he at last moqed. In a shuffling step, toward the door. “I think I heard a window

open.”

“Khali I go upstairs and sec7’ asked Clifford. "What are you afraid of?" “My daughter—is very determined. She baa made up her mind—that she win not —give evidence.” answered Colonel Bostal, In a shaking voice. “Yes. you can go up and see.” Clifford went up the narrow staircase. and railed gently:

“Miss Bostal!" No answer. But

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right said,

to CUffi

"Papa.” said she. breathlessly, in a little flutter ot excitement.

pallidly

ting her Uttle hands softly and

the one against the

detective Hemming who is sending this wretch to annoy us. Mr. King

says so.”

The Colonel, who. as It seemed to

Clifford, -had aged since the morning, got up slowly from his chair and

stared at Clifford with haggard eyes. “Hemming!” said he in a broken “The detective! Wba-a-t is

voice, be hen

forr

don't u

Miss Theodora's

“I didn't say he waa here: Bnt Mr. King tells me it is be who sends the man to knock at doors and windows at «lght. Didn't you. Mr. King7' fford did not immediately answer. mw that be was upon the threshold of a mystery, to which the staring eyes wnd trembling limbs of the unhappy old man before him asMned already to give him the due. Without waiting for Clifford's answer to her stlon. Miss Theodora suddenly

went oa again:

"You said you bad Just left NcD, Mr. King. Where was that?” He beeitated. He was with a feeling of pity

r these two

within their poor tnasMedown bouse. *0 that, although he certainly had a

that the oM Cofcmel was awn way Involved In the had made aa great a stir.

»*»■■ get he leaged far hie a

0 answer. But he beard some one -Ing about softly In the room <fr> bis ■ it He went dose to the door and ; ud, with his mouth so near to the ■yhole that she could not fall to bear him: } "Miss Theodora! Your father has '

sent me.”

Then he heard something—a little, | weak cry, followed by elience. He | drew back a step, ond be saw the Colonel standingiat the bottom' of the j

stairs.

••Shall I go ln7’ Clifford asked. The Colonel hesitated. “Is the door locked?” ho asked. Clifford tried it and found that It

was.

“Then come away.” said Colonel Bosto! quickly. At that moment there was a thunderinc knock at the front door, which threatened to split the old wood into fragments. The Colonel taalked slowly along the passage, and. with as much delay as possible, drew the,bolts and opened the door. Clifford, still on the upper floor, knew that the voices were those of the police sergeant and of another constable belonging to Stroen. "You're been a long time opening the door, air." began the sergeant, dryly. But the master of the house had not waited to Inquire his visitor's hush peas; be had already retreated Into the

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