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| you at Bow street, tomorrow. Perhaps you are
not aware that | am detective and that the
lady you have aided to escape was to have been
arrested this morning?"
Axes your pardon, governor, but how was
to know that the lady 'wanted,?' The lady
she says to me. she says
"What?" L interrupted. "She wasn't dumb?"
Dumb? No more than you are, governor.
She says to me: 'Coachman, there's gentleman
a-follerin' O mean admirer of mine pesterng
me with his attentions, and I want to get rid
of him. Will you help me-" IF can, miss
says. WELL then,' she says, drive fast, and
the moment you have turned the corner of Long
Acre, draw up sharp I shall get out there and
then you drive on at once to Euston. He'll fol-
low you, thinking I am still in the cab. Will
you do this, and I'll give you sovereign" OF
course I says, Yes She give me the quid, and
directly turned the corner at Long Acre she
was out like a shot, almost afore I'd time to
draw up"
No more was to be learned from the cabman,
so, thanking him for his information, I quilted
the tavern As entered the hanson, the driver
exclaimed with grin:
"Given you the slip, sir? Reckon she's a
cough-drop, and no blooming kid!''
I turned withering frown on this vulgar fa-
miliarity.
"Drive to Belgrave Square" exclaimed lofti-
", "and look sharp"
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ment. II was not till past seven o'clock tina
we entered Claring Gross Station. | opened thu
carriage-door, and assisted the veiled lady tt
aght. As there not soul on the plat
form to welcome her, l was on the point Of
profering my services to escort her to her des
tinatlon, but with friendly nod to me she fit
ted eff without moments delay to the end OF
the station, and then hailng cab, was driven
off. flung my portmanteau and person INTO
hanson, calling out to the driver
Follow the cab that has just left. Don't lose
sight of it for a moment. Don't get in front,
but keep behind it, l want to see where the
lady gets out You understands"
The man nodded with grin and touched his
horses flank lightly with the whip, and we
bowled out of the station in gallant style
The destination of the veed lady appeared to
be some place in North London, for the vehicle
she was in turned into the Euston road Stop
ping at last in front of an obscure pubhc-house
and the cabman, fingng down the relns, de-
scended from the box and entered the building.
"Go on slowly" 1 said to my driver. We
drove past the cab, and one glance sutticed to
show that the vehicle was empty.
you've followed the wrong cab!" | cried
savagely to my driver.
Not 1, governor. That ere is the vehicle
you told me to follow: No. 2071. It's my pals
Bill Whippam's-cab. That's him as is in
the pub now-he's a rare 'un for the booze"
In moment l was inside the publichouse.
The "rare 'un for the booze" was ringing gold
en- coin on the counter of the bar if to test its
yenuineness.
"a good uni" he cried delightedly, "Blow me
tight if didn't think it duffer for the
minute! She's something like fare, she is.
A glass of the usual, jim, with little lemon
and"
"Where is your fare, cabby?" I demanded
whats that got to do with you, governor?"
was the immediate retort
"a good DEAL as you'll see,' returned pull
ng out notebook, and feigning to write there
in. Your number, I see, is 2071. I shall want
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| this, added to the fact that the light was nov
extinguished, induced me TO extend the dura
| tion of my watch. No one came out, however
and as the London train would be departing il
| fifteen minutes, l set off for the station at a
running pace
| arrived two minutes before the departure Of
the train. On receiving my luggage from the
porter, l said:
Find me frst-class compartment, all to my
self"
Zone here, sir, with the brightest lamp in
the whole train"
Taking corner seat, and calling for a foot
warmer, / leaned out of the window, keeping a
sharp lockout i'll case George should turn up
on the platform at the last moment.
The guards whistle had sounded, and the To-
comotive in front had given warning shrek,
when the figure of a lady appearing within an
archway just opposite the compartment ] was
in darted hurriedly across the platform.
"Ticket, if YOU please, miss Thank you
Charing Cross-frst-class Jump in, please. Not
moment to lose"
The corriago-door was flung hastily open, and
the lady entered and seated herself at the other
end on the side opposite to me.
She glanced at the door, as if desirous of quit
ting the compartment for another, but if such
were her purpose it was baffed. The train
now fairly on the move, and we were stearning
out of the station into the cold snow-dotted air
of night. She was slender, graceful lady.like,
and tall, as woman should be. Her features
seemed regular and handsome, but | could dis
cern little of them through the thick veil she
was wearing, save a pair of splendid dark eyes.
Now, while I was casting about IN my mind
how to begin conversation, my attention was
attracted to something that she had thrust be-
meath the seat. Down from my hands dropped
the newspaper at the sight 1 saw; valise part
ly hidden from view by her dress. But the por-
ton that did display itself was marked by the
letters &c. w." thus corresponding with the
initials on the bag that my brother had carried!
Was the bag, peeping out at from be-
meath the carriage-seat, the identical that
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had disappeared with George into the mysterious
house?
Then suddenly recalled the silhouette on the
blind, and, | studied the lady's head-dress
and figure, ] thought if she were to pass be-
tween a light and the blind the contour cf her
shadow would not be very dissimilar from the
one [ had seen.
| had high idea of my own ability to "draw"
people out 'Do you object to smoking, mad
am?" | asked, by way of beginning. The lady
responded by quick motion of her head, which
sign presumably implied that she did not OBJ
iect, so I proceeded to light cigar, remarking
as ] did
ct is rough night for travelling
Assent was given to this proposition by a YER
tical inclination of her head. Whether it be al
lowablc or not, it is certainly the duty of every
one to be considerate, so l pushed the foot-warm-
er to the feet of my fair companion remarking:
"Your need is greater than mine"
Her thanks took the shape of graceful incli-
nation of her head.
I took from my portmanteau some magazines
and, extending them to the stranger, said:
MAY offer you these?'
Now this proved bad stroke of policy on my
part, for the papers were accepted with grave
bow, and the lady at once immersed herself In
their contents.
In ordinary circumstances I should not have
continued to press my attentions, but I regarded
the singular events Of the night as justitica-
ton for my persistency. l therefore seized the
occasion to make another trial:
care you travelling far, MADAME"
The magazine was laid aside, and, producing a
card-case, she seemed to be making a selection
from its contents Presently she handed card
to me- 1t was inscribed with the following
words:
"Pardon me if have seemed rude. I thank
you for your kind attentions, but being dumb
from birth, am unable to carry on a conversa-
tion.-Dora Vane"
/ was quite familiar with the finger alphabet,
so held up my fingers and proceeded to frame
sentence expressive of my sympathy. She
stared at me with no appreciation OF my mean
ing, and the only conclusion I could draw from
my experiment that my companion was no
more dumb than myself.
I whiled away the rest of the journey in read
ing, or in trying to read. Dora Vane was now
apparently asleep in her corner of the compart-
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CHAPTER II
THE YELLED LADY.


~7OMPLETELY mystifed l stood mo-
tionless for few moments. I was
k-s certoin that my brother had entered
lE9GGI the house, | looked at the time and
found I had an hour before the de-
parture of the London train / determined to
watch the house and if my brother did not ap-
pear, to betake myself to the station.
Twenty minutes elapsed. Nothing happen
irg so far" muttered "I'm fool to stop here.
This is growing ridiculous. 1 shall freeze if re-
main much longer, Aha! what's that? Some
thing is happening in the strange house, that's
certain"
A light had appeared at an upper window, and
was shining family out into the night. My Gu
riosity raised to a high pitch, and l stole
from my hiding-place to get nearer view The
old man had not been burning light previously
to my arrival, and if he had gone to bed, what
did he want with one now? Excitement drove
all the cold from my body as 1 saw the shadow
of a woman glide across the blind of the lighted
window.
The woman, to judge by the outline Of her
shadow, was habited as if for a journey, and
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the artist, but affecting not to notice il he
turned on his heel and left us as quietly as he
had come.
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CHAPTER III
THE WEDDING MORNING.

TS1HE snow was lying thick upon the
4 streets, and as I noticed the drivers
lSsT5sss;SS, difficulty in keeping his horse up,
VSgskSg and in getting the vehicle along, /
wondered how it would fare with the
wedding carriages if the storm should continue.
At last we reached my destination, and running
up the steps found myself being warmly greet
ed by my uncle, whose beaming face showed that
nothing had as yet occurred to mar the happi-
ness of the day.
""rhis is a pleasure, Frank" he said heartily
"I was beginning to think you would disappoint
US after ALL
returned his greeting, and, having been as
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CHAPTER I
THE RED STAIN.

''Belgrave Square, November %.
NEAR FRANK: Surely you are not 60
I'D ing to spend third Christmas at
S:;sF5< Heidelberg! We want you with us
ks1J in good old England. My marriage
Z. Clnrist,rnas
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CHAPTER w
WAITING.

"A FROM Belgrave Square the walk to and
T. from st. Cyprians ordinarily takes
A@15SS about fifteen minutes. Allowing, say,
lSelHSy another ten on account of the snowy
weather. and it will be seen that the
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To BE Continued Next sunday
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to his room. His face was as white
as sheet. Mrs. Green said. and he
looked more like corpse than liy-
ing man. He never came down that
night, she found out by asking Mrs.
Fry, and the next morning when he
went to his work he looked GUNNER
and stiller than ever. Mrs. Fry wor-
ships Mrs. Hamilton and she laid it
to bilious attack-said he was sub.
ject to them"
Serious, indeed. was the state of
affairs to Constance. The relations
with her husband were of the most
constrained order and her interest In
Edes ated-augmented. indeed;
for she knew he was miserable on her
account and pity was so ingraned
in her nature that she could feel for
his woes as though they were her
own.
One day she Glanced to meet him
face to face as she was going down
the street and he was returning from
the mill When he saw her he put out
his hand with an eloquent gesture to
stop her.
"Constance-Mrs. Hamilton has he
come back"
Yes, | suppose So
He did not notice the strangeness of
her reply, but turned away his head
with a groan, seemingly wrung from
his very heart.
Il Thought seemed as if you be-
longed to me"
Belonged to you?'
Yes; my heart claimed You from
the first. and row-O Cod" His form
shook with emotion and his face was
convulsed.
Hush! You must not say such
words. 1t is wicked: you forget where
You are. We have talked too long
already Good, day" and she walked
hastily away. hoping no one had seen
them.
Edes walked slowly home ward. but
the effect of this interview did not
end it. 1t was destined to grow and
expard and fructify.
That evening Constance CHANGED to
be standing at dusk by her sitting.
room window. looking out into the
dim street, up which Mr.. Hamilton
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American founder of the family. paid
100000 for st. Blaise-and the price
at that time was fully equivalent to
100000 now. as prices for luxurles
and many necessities run. Rock Face
goes to Kentucky to join old st. Blaise
in the bluegrass paddocks.
The cutting up OF the old Jerome
park into building lots and the opening
of Belmont park on Long Island signal
lies the primacy of new family in
horse racing. of new region in social
primacy and of new standard of
luxury in racing The famous courses
in England. the Derby-which you
must be very particular to call
"Darby"-the st. Leger and the rest
have few conyeniences for visitors
owing mainly to the British respect
for precedent The Blue Ribbon Of
the turf for 10 years has been con
tinuously the derby. and sacriIegious
would be the hand that should be laid
upon 1t to alter track or buildings
more than is necessary.
How many millions have the Bel
mon interests in races and racing rep.
resented from the first? The track is
not clear outgo. II Is owned by a
jockey club in which Mr.. Belmont Is
chief owner. The sport is protected by
the state. and each jockey club pays
percentage Of its income to the
purely agricultural hoss-trots' of the
county fairs. 1t has just emerged
VIGOROUSLY from an encounter with
the Ministers association at the state
capital by creating a diversion with
the claim that the poolrooms would
profit by the hampering of track gamb-
ling. 1t would puzzle Philadelphia
lawyer to tell how.
The price paid for Ormonde remains
the record for stallion. 1t was sup.
posed to be $4,000. but it cost nearer
100000 to bring the useless creature
to his new home, where he failed to
"make good"
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gin anew, be married again, secretly.
if you will. but throw OFF the old bond
and begin new life with all the
shadow of past distrust and suffering
left behind us. Will you, Constance,
will you?"
His voice was low and pleading, his
hand still c!asping hers. But she drew
it away.
You talk absurdly," she said. "As
il old married people could rot do
better than cover themselves with
ridicule by second wedding! Say
no more. distrust You. feel that
there is something false about you.
| have from the first
DO you doubt my love for you?"
Not that, perhaps" she said. falter-
ing. for she could not doubt it. look
ing into his face so full of loves emo
ton: but | do not feel at ease in
your presence. What OF Lenora?" she
asked, suddenly. wheeling about ard
facing him again.
'Lenora." he feebly repeated.
Yes, Lenora."
There is no Lenora"
SIS she dead?"
stance, as heaven is my witness. she
is nothing to me. Your husband has
been true to you always, in word.
thought and deed. Look at yourself"
pointing to the mirror set be.ween
two panels and reaching from floor to
ceiling: do you think could ever
forget you for any other woman? Is
there any other half so beautiful or
good in the wide world? If there is. |
never saw her"
Ii this passionate assertion moved
Constance in the least she did not
evince any emotion. She put up her
hand. merely. as if to stay rurther
words, and said calmly, Il hear the
children. They have finished their
game. and it is time for Uncle Carter.
too
Glare and Perley entered. flushed
and rosy from their game
such fun" said Perley, as an echo
to the late game, unwilling TO lei the
sport drop.
oh. yes; why didn't you come out.
papa?"
Il was talking with mamma. my
little Glare" said Mr., Hamilton. fond
~ stroking her curls
She clasped his hand and held II. II
love you, papa. almost better than
used to-
You are the only one who does, my
darling Is it really, truly, FOR my
self?" he asked her. as Il yearniag for
some acknowledged
"Of course. it is. But" she con
tirued. thoushtfully, you never hear
me say my prayers now"
Would you like to have me?
thought it was TO God you prayed"
Yes; but I want you to pray. too.
in your heart. as you used to-"
(To be continued)
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WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO
Seventh Day Shows Changes fer the
Better.

San Francisco.-Witho one hand out
stretched for the aid of the homeless
and destitute and the other clearing
away ruins and preparing for the build
ing of greater San Francisco. the
men who control the ruined metropolis
Of the Pacific coast are making history
rapidly.
This was the seventh day since the
earthquake Jared the city SO severely
and started the fires that laid 1t In
ashes, and, as with the preceding days,
Tuesday took up the accumulated I'M
petus of Monday and added so much
volume of force of its own that
Wednesday will dawn on situation
that is a long way toward the normal.
Such marts of trade as remain I'M
burned were opening for the transac-
ton of ordinary business. temporary
structures were being run up for the
accommodation of others. clearing OF
the devastated area of its ruins was
we'll under way. the inquiry into the
condition Of the bank vaults was COM
pleted, the organization and prepare
ton for service OF the street railways
were SO far advanced that the COM
pany expressed its readiness to resume
business as soon as the mayor would
permit, the water company announced
the completion of such repairs as en-
abled 1t to supply a total OF 12,OOO,OOo
gallons daily.
In fine, there was all the evidence to
put at rest now and forever the fears
of those who predicted that San Fran
cisco would never rise again.
The city is not in sight of the re-
sumption of banking business. There
was an inspection to-day of the bank
vaults In the burned district and in no
Instance were they found TO have been
destroyed, but 1t is realized that an
early opening would endanger their
perishable contents, and in order that
this may be avoided, some weeks must
elapse until they are thoroughly cooled
on before they are entered.
Meantime business will be done at
Temporary quarters with money fur
nished through the medium of the
mint and the United States sub-treas-
ury officials.
The work of housing and feeding the
homeless and of reconstituting the san
itary conditions, already so far ad-
vanced Monday, was carried on with
tremendous energy. 1t is certain that
no one is hungry in San Francisco to-
night, unless he is wilfully so.
There is food for all. and the method
of distribution has been so perfect that
1t is within the reach of all.
As for the health and sanitary con
ditions, these are. considering all CIR
cumskances, excellent. An investiSa-
ton of the sewers has shown that they
were not as badly damaged as was
feared, and where there were breaks
these have been repaired.
There has been no outbreak OF dis
ease of contagious character. nor is
any feared, and as for those pulmonary
diseases that might be expected to be
prevalent in such n crisis, they are
chiefly notable by their absence. The
hospitals. which in a few instances
were crowded by great numbers. are
dischareing them by the score. These
facts speak in stentorian terms for the
clergy and skill of the surgeons and
nurses who had the institutions in
their charge.
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Two Hundred Miles of Lions.

In western India there is place
named Junagadh. 1t is governed by a
ruler called Nawab. This Nawab
has n peculiar fad. 1t is one that
probably no other person in the world
shares with him; at any rate. if any
body else has the same fad, it isn't
likely at all that he can indulge it as
the Nawab of Junagadh can. for in his
territory is the great forest of the
Cir. in whose 200 square miles there
are believed to be more lions and pan
Tiers than are TO he found in any
other part of the world-and the fad
of theNawab is lions.
In his territory it is prison Of
Tense for native to kill lion or
panther; and it is only when visiting
Europeans enter the land that the
Nawab permits any hunting. Very
prominent Europeans know so well
that the Nawab doesn't like to have
his lions shot that they politely de-
cline his invitation when he extends
it. knowing that this will please their
host more than anything that they
could do.
Even the viceroy of India, who re-
Gently visited the Nawab. refrained
from going out TO shoot lion, al
though, of course. that riler had made
all preparations for great hunt.
The Nawab naturally has the finest
collection of lions in captivity in In
dia, and it happens often that at night
the Gagged animals are nearly driven
frantic by the roars of free lions
which come out of the jungle and
prowl around just outside of the men
agerie
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The Americans are sporty enough
Did not the Fairs dash themselves to
death in their automobile quite In the
approved fashion? Did not group
of Americans make some of the most
daring tours in Switzerland, where the
big machine had to be stopped ana
backed with cramped wheel at every
sharp turn? Did not a Nickel Plate
sport run down a baby in Italy? was
not Mr.. Gould and his party assailed
by peasants for scorching?
Ballooning is no more dangerous.
But there are other considerations.
The death of Paul Nocquet was not
one of them. In this matter danger
scarcely counts 1t all depends upon
whether the right people" take 1t up.
1t happened that the first successful
ascent by amateurs this spring was
made by a doctor and his wife. VINO
though most estlmable people. are not
numbered among the 400. After that
several aspirants who were lowering
about the edge of the storm center OF
the new excitement rather drew
aloof. and said: "Oh, II We try it we
shall very likely do so in France; it
Is correct over there"
Another trouble is the newspapers.
Young Theodore Roosevelt. in HAIRY
ard, withdrew from certain field day
sports because so many newspaper
cameras were waiting to snap him
running his rather slow best. Balloon
ing is impossible without camera ac-
compartment. A balloon is big
thing to hide and secresy is impossible
Not all people are so afraid of the
newspaper mans camera. however
When John ID. Rockefeller was last in
New York he cheerfully posed for the
camera men of the daily papers. He
was holding his umbrella in the rain
over his daughter. Mrs. Prentice. yet
he waited before stepping into his cab
until they took shot at him. Pos
sibly If Mr.. Rockefeller were going up
in a balloon he would lie more fussy
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AS a rule, however. the descriptions
of family to American women with
the genealogy bug are fairly accurate.
And why not. Mrs. Gould's researches
go back to 1896. In period so long
she has of necessity had 1922 ahces-
tors. and 1t is hard luck IL some one in
so great number was not OF sub
stantial county family"
American schoolboys would be DIFF
ferent from what they are II Master
Kingdom is not ''joshed' for his blue
blood. He Is In his last year at col
lege member of an exclusive secret
society and not especially unpopular.
the pistol episode being fairly well
forgotten. There was indeed excuse
enough for him in that case. He was
very young. of slight stature. and
while not physically timid. had been
from his earliest youth carefully
trained to resent any attempt at per-
sonal aggression. the idea being OF
course to prevent kidnapping. the con-
slant terror OF the rich who are SO
fortunate as to have children.