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lie went to Llandudno from hoy
mead, and putting up at the best
hotel in the place. recruited his Weari-
Cd and shattered nerves for several
weeks He aIOke himself Of mOrIinats
drinking habits. and gradually brought
his allowance down 10 q reasonable
Imcun. at meals and three glasses OF
hot greg at night. He kept regular
hours and slept very well. he spent
most Of his time ia the open air: al
the end Of "a month he was a new man;
an the end of six weeks "a healthy and
cheerful one. He had drowned recol-
lection in a large vat Of alcohol and
had subsequently flung the vat with
All its contents into the abyss of
oblivion
Mr. Killer in fact had achieved that
extraordinary mental feat which en-
ahles men 90 believe ir things which
never existed. or 10 enc ID impossible
e. believe in things which they them
If he ever found a stray thought of
Dublin and it's tragedy enter his mind
n dismissed il without ceremony ana
with "a sign of regret that even the
b-st intended ana mLdcst hammered
ofEus are sometimes Obliged 10 do m.-
pleasant things.
MIR. Kilner. al the end OF his sea
side holiday. decided to begin the pro
cess Of settling down. He had two pas
siors, ore for gardening and the othe,
for fishing and he wdntsd, Ito combine
the Indulgence of them wIthalife in "a
Pheasant country.
lie liked North Wales, and he began
o. make some inquiries as TO what De
could fipd there that vould suit Iim
And talking one night in the suokius
COON with glentleman who appeared
To know what De was talking about,
Mr. Ki.ner received advice upon which
he DIES idcd 90 act
IF I were You said The adviser.
and wanted just what you seem H.
want. ] should certainly try tic neigh
hothood of the vale of CIwyC- You
an gct splendid 0shing on the Clwyd
ana the ElWS. and the country is dr
ishtfal
J should imagine You coulu pes AN
excellent bachelor house there WHY
not iaSe "Trip iH the direction lnd Sc,
the place yoGrself3 Drof over 90 DEN
iiel-fi ue iuter-sti1e tout-~r.ty ~
ihe EuI. and loog rclrd you
Ar- I(luer decided a. acf upon tlis
advice at once SO ne set out next .iay
for penbigh and was duly installed at
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wanting 20 find a good, substantial
house iu these parts, suitable tor
uache.or and two women servants It
must be conveniently situated ard
possess good garden "a mus also
lac detached. ana the drains aus sali-
tar arrangements, sin, must d. n
good condition.
I'm case of a house sir, shat lulHiis
my requirements, the question OF rent.
sir concluded Mr.. Ksene graniIlo-
quently will be treated as "a matter
of small consideration.
To house agent vino usually found
that incoming tenants wanted all they
could get for as little as possible such
a gentleman as Mr.. Keene was q god
send and ne set 20 work 10 serve him
as zealousIy as possible.
And so well did he work that within
a month his client was established In
house on the banks of the Clwyd. a
mile or two from Deubigh, and was
surrounding himself with acbncts
which he hoped to enjoy TO green old
age
Mr.. Keeue's cit is useless to call him
Mr. Kilner now that he had discarded
that name) house was a comfortable
stone dwelling standing in a delightful
piece Of ground, some OF which was
given up to ornamental gardens, some
to Kitchen and fruit trees, and come 10
smooth expenses Of lawn, whic. We're
overshadowed by noble groves of elm
and ash, plane, and yew.
Tt was not a large house, but Jite
large enough for its owner and cor
the cook housekeeper and sH.-.rt
housemaid whom Mr. Keene duly in
stalled in It. Perhaps the garden was
rather larger and more expensive TO
Keep up than its new tenant had
meant it to he, but Mr.. Keene was
" i-to-do man and could afford the
services Of & gardener
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On the Banks oil the CIvld.

These he promptly secured. and
from that time forward the wheels Of
the establishment, which was known
IN the district as AboulIir Lodge
moved with easy precision.
Mr. Kece became a well-kuown
figure in The neishborhood. Il was
speedily known that he had opened an
account at local bank; that he had
furnished his house from basement TO
attic at a local shop and had paid cash
for a heavy bill. tt was fur,Aer known
that all tie sra desmen's accounts were
settled eve:y Saturday morning and
that the household was run on gem
erous but no extravagant lines
That the new tenant OF Aboukir
Lodge was possessed of ample means
was evident: who or what he was. or
had been, nobody knew. A. there
were no iodies iu his establishment
uo ladies Gated upon him Sach 1T
their husbands ~ met him iu the town
remarked of tie new conner that he
was plain. Eomely SORT OF person.
uneducoted, bat certainly shrewd
lie amused himself entirely wits
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the Bull By nigl.tfal. lie made sonle
Inquiries in the smoking room that
night which convinced him that the
fishing in the ncighborhood was all
that could re desired. lie had seen
enough OF the Vale OF CIwyd on mis-
way between Rhyl and Denbigh 10
satisfy even mis- taste for natural
beauty.
4 fertile valley walled In by tie
bhle mountails ON each side save one.
where it-llppcd gently to the sea.
river. wood and lovely scenery Ia tie
richest preiusion. What more could
mortal man desire?
With fishing rod, comfortable
house. a good garden. "a good table,
good liquor. aud good cigars, Mr.. Kill
nee would be - comfortable as mar
need be- He looked into the future
when he sought lis bed that night,
aud he prophesied many pleasant
things for himself
Next morning Mr. Nilner sought
house agent, and solemnly introduced
himself and tbs business.
-My name sii." said he. lis keene-
late of J.ondon-retirsd merchant In
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rFlE DIAMONDS egaFS gF Hz4$Sa4 5g@ 81

the other q Leeds man who was wsts
known to the police under the names
OF Richard CIaye ana James Gre gk-
ton
These Two men disappeared almost
Immediately after Ihe foB1efF-sr.. lsh
was Of diamonds the exact value og
which, Tor some reason, was aeyeF
made DublIc-and they have nevsr
been heard of since. Z have some re1.
objections speaking frof1 memory. ihst
BaEendale was last seen in the lalgs-
borho0d az this man ~ ners 8Hr. eF
sai0On-I ana certain kl7aers mare
was mentioned, because j immedIaus-
IS recognized in as taat of tHis man
from Leeds who had kept the oyster
saloon
'kiiner WAS not at all implicated ln
this affair. so Far IS know bat havs
learned something since your letter
reached me this morning Kuner wss a
great ir.end Of Ciayes. or Gre g ltoE'E,
and had at one ume been iu us e.n-
ploy as keeper of tobttcouIsts shop
ia Bradford where a good deal %
betting business was carried o.
Il don't know whether THIS waB
known 10 tie Dublin police attte time
u wonder 10 there was any business
being done at the time of Tie Duscou
robbery between Ciaye aud f1i.aer. q
seems not unlikely. when goa come 20
consider matters.
AS for Claye. he has never bern
heard Of since the Duh.n anaIr and
it has always been supposed that ne
and Baxendaie made their escape %
the Continent 10y the south III ire
land"
Inspector Nicholson read the com
munication over and over agate be-
fore he reached Dublin al e. o'clock
that evening lie had no time 10 oy-sie
on arrival but immediately set 20
work to find the man who had charge
Of the Driscon robbery. and before
z O'Clock he was cIoseted with DAVID
son-now. like himself. an Inspector
In the latters room
Il wanted 10 talk 10 YOU" he said.
about one or TWO matters in which
you were concerned two and half
years ago. Do you remember an Eng
hshman named Joseph Kilner VINO
managed or was proprietor or a saloon
OF drinking bar here in Dublin
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had been to make a formal call on the
Clergyman in whose parish the was
some talk of making him church
warden, ana had donned his Sunday
garments ss being most fitting 10 the
occasion.
lie loB,ed very solemn and very
stately. .,nd Inspector Nicholson. who
was TALKING TO a tradesman in friend
Dr. fesnion at the door Of the iatter's
shop, was considerably startled as he
recognized in this apparition the man
who had often opened dozen oysters
for him in The little green-paiRted sa-
loon at Leeds. and whom he knew TO
have been mixed up with q queer lot
in that city. But he had no more
doubt of the mans identity than of
his own so he stopped him boldly.
"Why. Joe. said he, "whatever
brings YOU here. and in sober black
Have you turned parson since YOU left
the oyster trsde2
Mr. Keene drew himself ZAP in indig-
nant astonishment Ills broad face
purpled with annoyance: his voice had
"a ring of righteous anger.
"You are making some mi7take.
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sir. said he. cycling the strange over
as II he did not know him fFJm Adam.
a strange mistake. indeed, sir.
Inspector Nicholson could have biz
ten bls tongue ont. Tie knew that ne
had made a mistake. though IL was
NOT the mistake the man was accusing
him OF. lie could have Kicked himself
Tor his hi.stv impulse.
Il beg your pardon, most humbIy.
sir!' he -qid. stepping back and lift
ing his hat, II see now that have
made a mistake Pray forgive me.
certainly took YOU for an old friend of
mine VIII m ] haven't seen fcr some
years. TAere is. 7 assure you. a most
extraordinary likeness between YOU
II have heard sir. remarked Mr..
keene. That the king himself has
double ] wish YOU good day. SIR"
and he walked on in greater state. and
with added s0lemnity.
The tradesmau 20 whom the magis-
trate had been talking laughed as the
latter reioined him
That's Mr. Keene." said ne. Fan
.y haHing him as Joe'l"
And who is MIR. KeeHe2' inquired
the Inspector.
The tradesman, glad of airing his
knowledge, reeled off all he knew re-
speeding Mr.. keene and his connection
with his neighborhood-
Decent old chap, he concluded.
A bit pompous and So on, but very
luiet-msnnered, and leads peaceful
life. And he's got-oh,-piles OF
money"
Inspector Nicholson said nothing.
but he took occasion 10 visit the local
police station, and there he saw the
chief, and ne had a quiet talk about
the psut 10 Mr. Keenc. And he stuck
t0 his point ike q leech.
There no doubt about it," he con
Guided viii stake nay professional
reputation that that man is the man
Joe Kilner. who kept an oyster saloon
ia Leeds, ana was the assistant OF a
queer lot there, and notably Of a swell
mObsman who had all sorts of irons in
the tire and who was known by va
rious aliases James Creighton and
r chard Claye amongst them He'd
no money in those days-where has. it
come from?"
You're sure you're not mistaken"
asked The other obviously.
Certain replied Inspector Nichof-
son with great emphasis I'D have
known him anywhere by his face. his
walk. his hands. II may be all right
but ] give YOU tip. keep your ewes on
Mr. Keene.
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fishing and gardening. He also, ac-
eording 10 the news agent, read q
great many newspapers from various
parts Of the country. but he kept him
self pretty much 10 himself. His serv-
ants never talked OF him. and nobody
knew more OF him than he WISHED
them 10 know.
There was one person. however, VINO
during the first two years OF Mr.
Keeues residence in this secluded spot
knew a good deal about his money
matters
When he came 10 tie an ar
Keene opened an account at a bank
and deposited about five thousand
pounds ia cash; after he had settled
down good deal OF this was invested
in certain gilt-edged security the
dividends from which were in time
duly credited TO Mr. keene.
From time 20 time Mr. Keene ap-
peared at the bank and paid into bis
account sums sHryiug from three
hundred To "A thousand pounds. As
his capital increased in this way, IL
was invested in other gilt-edged Sc
cuTties, the dividends from which also
apneared.
The manager Of the bank al the end
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of two wears could have told you that
OF his 9Wn knowledge Air. keeue bad
over twenty thousand pounds Invested
in hrsi-ciass railway stock; that he
had al thar moment sum Of bout
three Thousand pounds lying 90 the
credit Of his account al the bank and
that the cash payments alluded 10
above were still coming steadily In.
Every few weeks they came always
iu the shape OF br8u-uew Bank Of
England notes-always paid in by SIR.
Keene himself a nice. warm. we'll
to-do man, This Mr.. Keene. and run OF
quiet respectabiHty. "a man OF bene-
factions, too. although not lavish or
extTavagant Iu his charity. man of
good he. also, for he attended divine
service every sunday regularly. and
there was some ak OF making him
church ~ardeI
At the end OF two years. then. Mir.
Eeene had achieved a reputation in the
land eff his adoption He had plenty Of
money. ue was weIl-canducted. If rot
well-educated; gentle man, ID not
Eentiemau ac went 20 church., and
never refused money TO the charities;
his pursuits ana occupations were of
peaceful nature; first and last, hG paid
his way, and the people who were at
all concerned about him knew that he
was well-to-do.
He had arrived al that topmost PIN
nacle of fame Had be been genius
and poor nobody would have cared a
twopenuy about him; having much
money, the butcher and the tishmong-
er, 20 say nothing Of the wine mer-
chant and the tobacconist, raised tin
ger OF respectful alteration 10 their
hats and caps when they encountered
him.
1t was about this time that Air
Keene was recognized by an old ac-
quaintance. The old acquaintance could
not by any stretch Of imagination be
called an old friend. In sober ruth,
he was member of the police force.
who had known Mr.. Keene in the days
when he ran the oyster saloon in
Leeds and was distinguished by tie
name of Joseph nr Joe Kilner-
Al that time the old acquaintance
was a detective hol jng high rank in
the Leeds police: he was now enjoying
q position o, higher rank in Liverpool
Like Mr.. Keene, he was very fond OF
fishing. and fl was this fondness that
sent him one fine spring day into the
Vale of Clwyd, There TO speEd fort
nights holiday on the banks IF the
Clwyd and the Elwy.
And just 70 prove that the world Is
small one and that one never knows
what is going to happen next. Inspect
or Nicholson happened 10 meet the
man whom he had known as Joe Kill
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lie tried TO take cheer during his
dinner-Which ne invariably took at
o'clock OF the evening, as being
highly respectable and pieasuTable sort
az timely trying TO convince him
self that The meeting WAS merely &C
cideutal
II Nicholson had been anything but
what he was, Mr. Keene would not
have cared so much. but the mere
fact that he was a detective and UNI
commonly well known in rolice circles
by the skill which he had displayed in
uurayelinE certain mysteries made Mr..
Keene as frightened as a ,.hild is of a
wasp.
That night Mr.. Keene was unhappy:
next day, miserable; oh the third day
he contrived 10 ind that Nicholson
rad left town, and his buOyancy and
good spirits returned to him fourfoId
II had, then, been nothing but an ac-
yideutal meeting. lie dismissed the
unfortunate matter from his memory
and resumed his pleasant. peaceful
Ife-
Inspector Nicholson. it was true. had
left the town. but il was on Mr..
Keene's business He had received a
letter from Leeds that morning i'm re-
ply 10 his own. and it had first set him
thinking a good deal and had then
made him resolve 10 spend the remain
der OF his holiday in fishing for the
solution Of a mystery rather than for
trout in the Welsh rivers.
He looked out trains and steamers,
he packed his bag. and long before
noon was on his way TO HOlyhead and
Dublin And on the way he read his
old friends letter several times and
tried to see through all that it pre-
scented to him It was not a long let
ter, yet it was fun OF suggestions to A
man like Inspector Nicholson, who
saw signifcances where most people
would have seen none.
The inspectors friend said that the
man joe or Joseph. Kilner had left
Leeds rather more than three years
previous and that il was understood
that be had gone to Dublin. where he
had set up as publican. The friend
further remarked that he had never
heard anything of him since. and that
he might still be in Dublin. Then fol-
lowed the passage which Inspector
Nicholson fourd invested with much
interest and significance.
Il have some faint recollection.
wrote the inspectors correspondent.
that this man Kilner was in some
way connected-or. rather. that his
name was mentioned in connection
with-a Dublin mystery which so far
as 7 know has never been unraveled.
'You NAV remember something OF 1t
-au iTisa iasiv. Miss Drisroil. travelled
from Castiefcrd To- Limerick and was
robbed in Du5lin BY two men who
turted oct 90 he ~pm Yorkshlte-One
Niuiau Baxendale from Castieford,
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had been mentioned by Sergeant
Davidson To Mr Enner in the course
of a casual conversation in al, street
wherein the sergeant had remarked
that young Mr. BaNendalc lad eaI-
IDENTITY prohtcd by tie contents Of Nh
Eilners tul 10 make himself safe.
5ut nothing had connected Mr kilncr
with the mystery.
II Was mis- misfortune not his fault
trat young M BaSeadale had ROBBED
Gim. To Sergeant Davidson All. kiiuor
iutimatrd and bewaiIed The fact thst
ie was leaving Duulin GA account Of
Ills health. ami ue spoke 50 pathetlca--
d. Of his sad rate ina bclus obliged to
reliuquIsh a business which was Just
.ssalanlnE 60 increase its taking ln a
,ely substantial fashion. that the scr
-aant was sorry tor him and suiC 80.
But Why don't you just take good
holiday somewhere and come bd. *
when you're quite set upY' suggested
sergeant Davidson. Maybe GU re
only just in need OF a change
NO. sir. replied Mr.. lLilhcr, snek-
log his head with pJrJentoua solem-
nity. THAT. I'm afraid. wouldn't do
The aiF and climate of DubliD, SIT,
don't suit me. must have sonetaiug
more ssiubrIOus.
Then he remarked that II Sergeant
Davidson ever caught that yauus
scamp who had robbed him. Mr. l>il
uer, Of the contents OF the al hv
hoped he would make au example OF
him. and he shook bands VIth grCat
cou1ialny and went mis- way
So there was uo suspIcloh attachs,:
to Mr. Joseph Eilner when be lef- thv
Irish capital. and no fear iu his owe
mind of a detective awaiting him wins "a
he stepped ashore from the mail
steamer at H0lyhead.
Mr.. Eilner felt glaC a. know that Inc
was free man. and a man who had
done 50 well in business that he could
enjoy "a holiday lie had made a nice
hit of money one way and another. ne
said TO himself: there had been the
purchase price of the business. which
amounted 10 few thousands OF
pounds. and There were the diamonds
concerning the disposal of which ice
had distinctly GOOD and tusiness-like
iJeaS
There was TO reason why ae Should
not nov settle down and enjoy life-tHe
sort cd life that appeaisd to him. He
knew exactly what sort Of lice that
was. and he determined 20 live IL
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CHAPTER XXVI.
4 COTTAGE II ARCADIA-

A COTTAGE IN ARCADIA.
Mr. Wilmer Lest Dublin without din
Guilty and under nobody's suspicion or
observation. 1t was quite true that
Sergeant Davidson had failed to hear
any news Of young Mr.. BaXendalt. that
Richard Claye seemed 10 have COM
pleteiy disappeared, and tlat Mis-
DrScoll's diamonds had vanished with
him. but al these things were iu uo
way connected with MI (liner
1t so happened thar some account
not very clear nor very deinit.
ene-had crept into the papers and
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CHAPTER XXVIT.
NEWS From DErRf.IN

Inspector Nicholson. as it has al
ready been remarked Of him. was
police official who HoW enjoyed high
rank IN tile Liverpool force. which IS
equivalent Ia saving that there had all
ways been in him desire to rise in
the service ami that lie bad managed
TO 3chie1-e his success.
But he was one of those men whose
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CHAPTER XIV (Cont'd).

why" said he its only been
yours ten mouths-or is il eleven
You've soon tired OF it, Afr. Klner-
surely you didn't find that it wasn't
what IT was represented TO be-"
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ur. keene Meets a Pal.

Tie two men met in the High street
81 Denbigh one afternoon wien Air
Keene was walkine through it ia ail
fAc dignity If black broadeloth- He
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ocopyrisht 1865 5v r. s. 1Iunsey Cob
(TO Be Continued Next Week.
Move NIB er /. 1903
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-08-25

The proper reading distance is twelve
to fourteen inches from the eye
'~' Always turn your back to the source
of light when reading, or let the light
fall over the left shoulder, so that the
light may fall on the book or paper
instead Of coming into the eyes.
Always lean back when reading, or
if this is not possible. rest your book
on the table in such a manner that top
and bottom of page are equally far
away from your eyes.
Never read, or permit your children
to read, with an imperfect light. Short
sight is often produced in this way.
especially in young people.
Never read in railroad trains when
they are in motion. If necessary TO do
so, it is some help to hold a card under
each line, moving the card down as you
read.
Never read when the body is ex-
hausted, and read but little when re-
covering from an illness.
Do not sleep in bed so placed that
the eyes are opposite to a window. and
never read when lying in bed.
Ladies should avoid the use of very
thick or dotted wells, and they should
not do needlework with dark material
by artificial light.
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The Reason why Women Talk.

Many attempts have been made by
scientists to explain why it is that
women the world over are more talka-
tive than men. One recent theory, we
recall, was that talk, through mouth
and throat, does not tire women as 1t
does men. A man wearies after dis
coursing for awhile, but a woman can
chatter all day long and be as fresh as
when she started
However that may be. the reason
why women wish to talk more than
men wish to do so is stated by Father
Bernard Vaughn Of London to be that
women must have many safety valves
and outlets for her temperament. She
is so higb-strung and emotional that If
she did not talk she might be expe.te
to burst. Nature has provided the re-
lief she needs, has made her like to
talk, has made it easy for her. There
fore, she talks, and it were vain to ex-
pect to stop her, as 1t would obviously
be unwise and contrary to the great
scheme of things.
For the most extraordinary phenom-
ena in the world there is underneath
valid cause, if we can but find it.
Chicago Journal.