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CHAPTER XXTT

During the night following his con
fession George Bostock continued I'M
conscious OF the world around him.
Throughout the leng and breadth OF
London his name, associated always
with the crime of which he had de
clared himself guilty, was being read
and repeated, as it would be read and
repeated next day and for many days to
come, throughout Great Britain and
wherever news had rready Travelled OF
the mysterious murder of David Dunn
barton.
Now, on the morn, lg succeeding his
confession, George Bostock was once
more visited by Sir Pugin Tate, who
had been much interested from the first
in his patient Since he had last seen
the publisher the famous surgeon had
pondered over the case, when it occurred
to him that the 'angerous symptoms
which had unexpectedly set in were due
to compression of the brain by a clot
Of blood, which probably occupied the
site of the removed bone and extended
beneath the skull for some way. The
removal of this clot, which doubtless
had set into a stiff mass and adhered to
surrounding structures, would prove a
ueicate and critical operation. not with
ou' immediate danger, but yet attended
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\ Chronicle of the
Rear Guard.
By LEO CRANE.
ICopyrighted.) J

The old man, bent and showing
plainly the touch of age in his dragging
step, plodded along contentedly, tapping
the staff upon the crisp and hardened
earth, and occasionally resting in the
fence corners to view the stretches of
billy country. Upon a distant rise a
line of shadowy trees were gauntly sill
houetted against the steely blue of the
fall sky, their branches an endless
tangle of black and rustling arms. Here
and there a blotch of vivid crimson
shone in the painted glare of the even
ing sun, token that the sacrifice of
Drowned leaves to the failing year had
not yet ceased. They crisply cracked
in the chilling breath of the coming
night wind In the dim distance thin
wreath of smoke whirled lazily and dis
appeared, showing where a forest fire
smouldered, and adding bleak touch to
the drawing of early winter.
A flock of dirty sheep huddled TO-
gether in the half twilight of the lonely
road A few struggled alone, now
rustling knee deep in leafy pillows of
russet red and gold, now trampling
down the last patch of bright-hued flow
ers in desert was:a of their dried fell
lows. A boy, young, tousle-haired and
tattered, followed at their heels, whist
ling and waving a gnarled stick vigor-
ously, now calling in fresh and shril1y
voice at the laggards.
"How are ye, sonny?" greeted the old
man kindly.
"Pretty we'll sir, thank ye," returned
the boy.
Likely lot o sheep" ventured the
man, plodding in step with the boy and
urging on a stubborn animal
"Middlin' fair" acquiesced the boy,
glancing at him curiously. "Yonder's
one that belongs to me-" he said proudly,
''that young one. Pap Civ him to me
last year. His names Dan, same's
mine"
This information was given with an
air of quiet Importance and shy glance
to notice the effect. There was brief
silence
eye amt from these parts" stated
the boy, half inquiringly
''No-ain't been here fur nigh forty
year. Long time that Don't
s'pose We remember back that far,
sonny? Last time I was here l got
drink of water from the we'll Just around
the bend. Live at the house, sonny?"
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by the possibility of the patients re-

by the possibility of the patients re-
covery.
Left alone, George Bostock must in
all human probability tie in a few days
this operation would either hasten that
death or prolong his life. The question
as to whether it would be wise that his
life should be saved, now that by his
confession he had endangered its liberty
or limited its duration was not one into
which the surgeon tered. It was his
duty to ignore the problem and if pos
sible to save his patent from death.
The pride he justly felt III the skilled
practice of a Preat science urged him
forward to a trial of the experiment,
and eventually he decided to undertake
the operation.
Therefore, early IN the morning Sir
Pugln Tate once more stood beside
George Bostock, who was quite uncon-
scious, the loss of power in his left side
complete his temperature reaching to
one hundred and seven, his pulse to sev-
enty. And again did the surgeon *
anime the wound in all its bearings, a
resolute expression in his massively
moulded face. Then b-acing himself, he
prepared to wage war with death for the
life of one who must remain unconscious
of the struggle
An hour later he left the hospital, sat
isfied with the work he lad so skilfully
performed, though as yet unable to
gauge its results. Early in the after
noon he was back again by the bedside
of the publisher, in whom there was
outwardly little apparent change. Sir
Pugin, however, was hopeful.
'His temperature has become normal,
he remarked to the house sur. on.
"Yes; it went down quickly"
'Has he shown any signs of con-
sciousness in my absence%
''None whatever"
'I expect he will before tomorrow"
said Sir Pugin 81 will come again and
see him tonight. Have him carefully
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watched meanwhile. 4"

watched meanwhile"
And when the next day came the
great surgeon was able to assure him
self that his hopes were realized, that
his operation had been beyond all doubt
successful
After leaving his cousins house on
the evening when, overcome by jealous
fury, he had insnuated that her love
for George Bostoclt was responsible for
her husbands murder, Valerius had
walked about the ncighborhood needless
of where he went, so long As he avoided
crowds and traffic, his mind i'll a state
of fierce rebellion against the woman
whose presence he had quilted, against
the man for whom she had confessed
her love.
All the affection Vaierius had felt for
her throughout his life turned to bit
terness at the avowal she had made
the dislike he had ever entertained to-
ward Bostock had deepened to hate. For
the publisher had succeeded in gaining
what he, Valerius, had from boyhood
sought in vain to win. That she had
denied TO him was freely given to one,
who, by comparison. was stranger,
~
ing roads and long avenues, now almost
deserted. dead leaves from the rapidly
barring branches fiuttering in his face
the sharp ring of his footsteps on the
frosty paths audible at long distances
his thoughts in wild disorder his face
distorted by passion, his feelings out
ragged, jealousy singing him to madness
Not until couple Of hours had
| passed did he, without becoming con
scious of the fact, slacken his pace
through sheer WEAKNESS, and his emo
tions having meanwhile reached Their
highest pitch OF fury, now began to sub
side. Then he reflected on the part he
had recently played, his thoughts com.
| ing to the subject casually and Aittingly
at first afterward with steady persist
ency that was all the more welcome, be.
cause ii served to innict upon him fresl
pain. more acute than he. had yet felt
The insolcnce. the bitterness, the cru.
city of his words stood out before hin
| in their true colors, and he reviewed
and realized the cowardice, the inhu
manity, the injustice of his bearing to
ward her he had eve loved, whom hC
loved now more than ever. And as he
viewed his conduct in this light, his con
tempt and loathing for himself were
only equalled by his compassion and al
fection for her.
To strike her down it'll such wea
pom as he had used, such a time az
he had sought, was to have behaved a:
a despicabe scoundrel. as an unmanly
wretch What words of his could now
take from her the pain he had inflicted
which must rankle in her mind and poi
son her peace for many a day to come
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synonsls Of Preceding Chapters

Olive Dumhartun after the legal separation from
her brutal husband, becomes successful authoress
and lives quietly With her daughter, Veronica, in
HcXtun Road, st. johns Wood London. Her hus-
band secretly returns London and 10y letter makes
further demands Tor money. Her COuJin NaeTus
Galbraith, a man of independent wealt who has
been IN love with her since early YOUTH calls to say
farewell before starting trip 10 Egypt. \ fort
night later Olive DumbaFtOn is found in her library
holding dagger the dead body of her husband.
She Is arrested held for trial and detectives are
put on the case George EOstock the publisher, and
Nalerus Galhrath take active interest In the in-
vcstgatons and the former Is shHdOwed by Inspector
MackwOrth. Angela MeZZu, an Italian woman, sWeaFs
TO Mrs Dumbarton and Inspector MackwoTth that The
murder committed by her husband. After follow
ing many clues. however the Inspector finds that
Nezza died IN hospital several hours before the mur-
der Of DumbartOn George Bostock Is run over by a
horse and upOn being assured that he VIII shortly die,
swears before witnesses that he is the murderer.
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the boy, astonished that he had discov-
| cred another wonderful happening in
which this great old an figured.
"Yessir, l heard old Bobby Lee say
them very words
The man nodded his head slowly.
"Geew whispered the boy family, in
his seat on the stone so as to get bet
ter view of the man who had once heard
| Bobby Lee speak words.
Pap often told me bout Bobby Lee,
but pap never heard him talk"
This man had heard the very words;
this man had heard Larkins swear; this
man was, therefore, something beyond
the ordinary, a wonder out of another
age.
That was forty years ago." unused
the man softly; forty years ago you
were unthought of. = = How old
are ye7 Ten? Thirty year before ye
were born. Place looked much the
same then; no doubt it'll look much the
same after ye're forgotten"
The thought, expressed in such a mat
ter-of-fact style, made the boy shudder.
It was the first time he had heard of
things remaining after he had departed;
it really was the first time his depar-
ture had occurred to him; he could not
fully appreciate its Importance.
The steady chop of the axes had nearly
cut the thread of life from the pine.
Occasionally it had creaked and moaned
as if in protest. Now it cracked omi-
nously and tottered, swayed.
Look outl'' yelled the foresters.
Look out! She's a-comin'r
Over it bent, farther, farther, and,
with loud, swishing sound, settled
with 4 crash. A shower of dust arose.
Many a man fell on this yer hill in
the same fashion, though some of 'em
didn't make so much noise,' commented
the old fellow.
Look here, ole man, what's this?"
asked the man who had helped in the
telling.
well, by ALL" said the veteran in an
excited tone, that's a shell. Gum but
it's been there since the war"
Nor exclaimed the chopper
Forty year," whispered the boy.
"Chop it out" said the man.
They picked it from the ground and
examined it closely, while the 10y peered
into the jagged hole of the trunk in
search of anything else dating from the
war
It's Union shell. They were thick
as cones round Yer in them days. An
it amt gone off yet. Let's see"
The old man ook three steps for
ward and tossed the iron missile into
the smoudering fire of leaves some ten
yards away. The action was that of
child. and he waited with smile for
the result. A binding fame sprang
upward, and the hills echoed with a
rending, stupefying report A cloud of
choking smoke f1oated skyward.
''What a fool trickw muttered the
half in anger Hurt We,
boyp Hurt ye, Sam? Gawd, it's hurt
him |"
They ran to the man sprawled upon
the ground.
'It waited fur me forty year. he
gasped painfully. "Forty year a-waitin'
fur me. They all said the war was over,
but l knew better. This is the last ac-
ton, an the rearguard is pcggin' out.
Macs a-rushin' uo troops, but Bobby
Lee1l make 'em think yet That's him
over there with Larkin, an Larkin saws,
D-n 'em, we'll hold EN- It's been
| long war-forty yeari'
His head went back on the dingy red
ground
THE rearguard has pegged out" said
he chopper solemnly.
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the boy, astonished that he had discov-
cred another wonderful happening in
which this great old an figured.
"Yessir, | heard old Bobby Lee say
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-28

MORE on LESS AOmosoos :
a Christmas Viotin,.

Marshall ?. Wilder. the famous hUaaer-
Isl. related at a Christmas d.aasS > ssTts-
ing personal experience. When l was >
boy in Geneva" he said, - MSS caee
taken through q hospital fer .he IcsSas
that was not far frori the c>Nt. Many
strange. many terrible things / saw i. ssts
hospital, bur wl,a; affected me rsoss deep
ly was he sight OF q young ga1a % m
teligent n reiped 2-pasSGaa1e, wAa sax
with his head In his hands, m0rrSs1S ever
ms over, from rnosnsDS t5l nlSats
II cant strap = re&y3 psy vase, as2
1t Won 50 Into my peaSss = hSa'S a
horn. because Il woe't blow II snt -
'aiap fer u woast tSAG / cas's aaS Il eo
my Feet. aad 4 VIII not So ovsS rs head
rs neither s. teGntasa Fsa 81 Ge z a
o~2isoo2tSts a2reGasSeS. u 2o&SS Ike =
sFoNs> e4s & IS 2Ss 5 Ssoss9eS abSsG I
ra-aeas swsr. ssSe3 the Seeeer The
E>@cg uAa's esseo<w
M 81 3 a& case The keeper said.
E7e ys3< ssc that seses Ncuas ssa1 WAS
g~ss7Srs1s aG$ CsacNzsE-tAe Gasst aaS-
IS 2Ss2se~ sG& &~sStnAerez IN t1s Usets
E &Gn@v SIS a1 <A-iSctsas bis yaaaS
~ e~esSS ssSs ssra s. arsssses Rssts VITA
ss7 e~z Lands and IA @sG1 - Setsc-sss,as
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A r AS vENTILAToRs
fireplace is the natural ven.

2He Sen fireplace is the natural ven
fflator OF a room. That heated air rises
- a fact with which we are all familiar
Ave do not all recognize. however. that
'Hhe heated air at the top of a room
IL much purer than that at the floor.
The carbonic acid gas which we return
20 b atmosphere by e~xhalation of our
breath In place of the oxygen which we
have inhaled Is much heavier than the
afr. and sinks to the ground. Drawn
ZIP the chimney by the open fireplace,
tho purer air descends in It's place. All.
halls and places of amusement
ventilated en- this principle. The
bad air Is sucked out by fans from
eho lower part of the auditorium and
fsS place supplied from above. OF
course he open fireplace is most effec-
Give when there is Il fire, but there is
I'm any case more or less draft UP the
1--we. 1t is recommended to put 8 gas
burner I'm the fireplace OF the nursery,
near the hearth, which would serve as
q ventflattng agent as well SIS s sata
a4Sht light
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-28

10-xAar-Old Man Not Too Ola &c
AeceDt . Focd Pofnter
10r the last twenty years, write 4
Aaine man, I've been troubled with
Oyspspaia and liver complaint, and
49, tried about every known remedy
sset1out much In the way OF results un-
~ 4 took up the food question.
q friend recommended Grape-Nuts
Food. a1ter I had taken all sorts Of med
tcines with only occasional, temporary
relief.
was about nine months ago.
and ! begansthe Grnpe-Nuts for break.
fast With cream and a little sugar.
aincs thsn I have had the food for Il
least y meal i day, usually TOR break.
.&a1k.
Noeds FAIL to express the beneft i
nekped from the use of Grape.Nnts
1fystouaekts alrnost entirely free from
ifIatnxnd my liver complaint Is about
- lhave gained flesh, sleep veil.
- sat nsariy any kind of food except
10Y starchy things and al, strong
1nlId kllahhy at the age Of 10 years.
@EfsIeanb e the means 81 helpinr
ItlsyI poor mloytai who Inn been troubled
iekdynpspella ~ hayeabeen. IN
Jlilniet n answer lny letter enciosfns
= ssS Name 4tven 81 Postum CO.
M5affla Njch. Read TIC Ifttle
nau Rond Is Mellvilie.vy ID pkrs
R~sason..'ss
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oarn S5fsre

S-TD rs Amy ana Navy Life.
zr azrtc aaezf M sting d1c some
EsaEas g sstaerEeeI ay , aitgsicia-1 whose
2EzSHE-=s @lat .lirrr % Ela homes OF many
n ia gasarsa- a2Enilles yttn Iaaur In Chs-
s2z Sgus rar-Iss
NzzS s-Sgrsuune@S to atraud one uan
Es1s yzGa u ne Eazzt zti4lsas CT r.hergufe-
a@ ss -aatas '111 found him very low.
Is T7tA xas j selrsT weu.aa of re-
saaTass1C Easr11s-azrEnr mai seemed 1Qs tbs
sgaE eralGsr-,fat gweC fer husband 5ss-
asrzzsxs fanI-anr. z la6c Gzrecthsu with har
1dr 1is nlE1s 2arzzart ant promised to
sailI II liz rlnrnitfI
WHi,zla { a2zsrs.1 1fsx1 lsernkns 7 found
E'fs vtnlfl e1EslsEsta In 2 fog OF suro-
sa@zi1s sSasE-zn ana vsgarpusgy doing her
Elsann Sins TE-rsa her mead as / was
iaz IN a4 Gns II las children and, nodding.
gtrT151tIrss5 asr EQrx
Easw il -ns sua.5 man this morning?' I
EsEsaa
a she sad IN q tone which seemed
II 1n25caas Ssaas I had called an unpleas-
E1s matter 10 her mind. Then, turning to-
wz-a = bedroom door. she shouted:
JOHN are you there?' There was no
laxHs- from the sick chamber. She
turned TO resume her washing, and said,
Hss breathed his last"
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The Great Unsaid.

In the course Of a speech on tho
Brownsville affair Senator CLAY. Of
Georgia, declared that he had no race
prejudice. Senator Tillman jumped to
his feet. IF the senator from Georgia
a to say that he has no race prei-
udice," shouted Tillman, waving, his
hands around in the air, then al \
have to a is that he" There wS
a painful silence in the senate. Every
body expected something to explode
with a loud pop. Senator Tillman was
still waving his arms about. His facs
looked apoplectic. Senator Clay stood
waiting o. the climax. MOI" ex
claimed the South Caro1inian, II won
say what I started to-" Then he Hoppe
down suddenly in his seat. Il than
the senate from South Carolina,
calmly said Senator Clay. There wa
q burst Of laughter, in which Clay an
Tillman Joined heartily.
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