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| HERR STEINHARDTS NEMESIS /
J ByL MAcLAREN coBBAN
CHAPTER V--ContInued.


That was all wanted, and l soon
left the little draper. | went 70 call
on Freeman. found him sitting with
his pretty, pleasaRt wife At an early
dinner. They invited met to nit down
and partako. declined, on the ground
OF having lust had breakfast.
az" said no, ''haye managed with
more economy. This IL my breakfast
and dinner combined
IL wished said I, ito have little
talk with you"
"If," said no, "It il about that affair
OF the night, say on and my wife are
one."
then told Of my gossip with the
draper aud It's purpose.
"You need not have gone to him,
said he; al could have told you that
there has been no death Of that sort
since we have been here, and that's
nearly fiyo years. OF course, It's ab.
surd 10 suppose that the death OF ID
years ago is tho one poor Dick was
thinking OF. No; I've come 10 the con.
ciuslon that he had some hair breadth
escape from death 10 his mind, and
that the rest was deslrium."
"gat, dear" aaid Mrs. Freeman.
"don't you forget. both Of you, that
Diets confession, according 10 himaelf,
was OF murder which has not been
found outP"
"You are right, my dear" said he.
"But, at the same time, there has no
one been missed who could have been
disposed Of In that way. Two men, l
remember, have disappeared, but they
had nothing 10 do with chemicals, and
they were last seen near that deep pond
In the cloughi It would be detective
speculation thrown away 70 imagine
how they could DO done 20 death In q
chemical vat. Come" said he. seeing
my serious, anxious look, "leG the mat.
Cor alone, We can do nothing with II.
The chemical works are an abomina-
tion, but the only recent death | can
suspect them Of IL that Of an uniortu-
nate dog; some one had dyed him q
blazing scarlet; for while he skunk
about the streets, an object OF loathine
70 himself, and OF terror, curiosity and
scorn TO the whole dog world then he
disappeared withdrew, probably, IN
shame aud despair 10 that pond In the
clough and put an end to the glarinp
anomaly OF his existence, But, after
all, I think the chief harm they do i
10 every green thing and 10 Sieinhardts
reputation for honesty. ! SEQ thii
morning." he continued. turning and
picking up the newspaper, "that he Il
again In court for infringement OF some
patent" T"
Our talk then turned on tho former
case OF the same kind, the heavy dam
ages paid, and the strange disappearance
OF Mr.. Iacroix. asked him II he had
ever heard the romantic history Of The
Iacroix family. lie knew all about II
he had heard 1t from Birley.
broached 70 him my hope OF eithel
finding the lost Mr.. Lacroix, or at leas
Of finding out what had become OF him
and told him l had written som'
weeks before 70 some friends who,
hsd thought, might make inquiries fo
me In London, but that had heart
nothing from them, aud that therefor
thought Of going TO London myself oi
that errand as soon as my six month";
had expired. He shook his head.
''I fancy" said he, ''all inquiries
have been made. However, since II i
desirable to find out II possible some
thing for certAin"--he paused an,
looked at met tell you what. w
are going fol our iortnight's holiday a
the end OF the month: Will gladl,
do what can II you like"
agreed with him that II might, o
might not, result In something; yer
safe concord--and so 1t was settled tha
IL less than three weeks he would be Il
London doing his best to emulate lie
cocq.