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SYNOPSIS.

At . private view OF the Chatworth
personal estate. to be sold at auction, the
Crew Idol mysteriously disappears. Harry
Cressy, who was present, describes the
eing to his fiancee, Flora Gilsey, and her
chaperen, Mrs. Clara Britton, as being
like heather god, with beautiful sap
phire set in the head. Flora meets Mr.
Kerr. an Englishman. In discussing the
disaRpea,,rance Of the ring, the exploits Of
called. Kerr tells Flora that he has met
Harry somewhere, but cannot place him.
$4,000 reward is offered for the return OF
the ring. Harry takes Flora to Chinese
An exquisite sapphire set in a hoop Of
Rrass Is selected. Harry urges her not to
wear 1t until 1t is reset. The possession
Ri the ring seems to cast a spell over
Flora She becomes uneasy and appre-
hensive. Flora is startled by the effect
pm Kerr when he gets a glimpse OF the
tapphire. The possibility that the stone
u part Of the Crew Idol causes Flora
much anxiety. Unseen, Flora discovers
Clara ransacking her dressing room.
kerr. and suspects him Of being the
khief. She decides to return the ring to
Harry, but he tells her to keep 1t for a
Nay or two. Ella Butler tells Flora that
Gudge Butler Flora believes Harry sus,
poets Kerr and Is waiting to make sure
pr the reward before unmasking the thief
Kerr and Clara confess their love for
each other. Clara Is followed by China
Ea l,, . Harry admits e Flora that he
70 take It from her. Flora goes to the
Ban Mateo place with Mrs. Herrick and
writes Kerr and Clara to come. Ella Bull
Ter bribes Clara to leave the judge alone,
py giving her picture of Farrell Wand.
Kerr and Harry unexpectedly arrive at
San Mateo.
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Have you lied to me?" he asked
in low voice. Have you given 1t to
Cressy?"
NO, no. no." she cried in horror.
1T was there! put II there myself
this morning!" They looked at each
other now equally sincere and aghast.
But you have seen him; you've
been near him?' he demanded.
She gasped out the whole truth.
This morningl He left me. He
kissed me-"
Then. my God, where is her He
gave wide glance around him. Then
raising his voice. "Stay where you
are!" he commanded, and began to
run from her through the trees.
She stood with her hand to her
breast, with the empty pouch spin
ming in front Of her, hearing him
crashing in the shrubbery. Then, in
sudden panic at finding herself alone,
she fled back down the willow avenue,
and burst out on the broad drive in
full view of the house.
Kerr was not in sight, but there
was tremor of disturbance where
all had been still. Clara's face ap-
peared at one of the upper windows
and looked down into the garden.
Then Mrs. Herrick came down the
stairs, and, showing an anxious pro-
file as she passed the door, hurried
away along the lower hall. There was
fiutter in the servants quarter, and
from a side door the coachman ap-
peared hatless, In his shirt sleeves,
and ran toward the stable. All the
people of the house seemed to be run
ming to and fro, but she didn't see
Harry. This struck her with unrea-
soning terror. She fed up the drive,
and Clara's small face at the window
watched her.
AS she came into the hall she heard
Kerr's voice. He was at the tele-
phone speaking names she had never
heard in sentences whose meaning
was too much for her stunned senses
to take in; but none the less while
she listened the feeling crept over her
that there was some strange revo-
luton taking place in him. 1t might
be transformation; it might be only
swift increase of his original power
Whatever it was, he seemed to her
superhuman. The house was full of
him-full of his rapid movement, his
ringing orders. If he knew that the
sapphire was gone, what was the
meaning of this bold command? Was
he, knowing all lost, plunging gallant
ly into the clutches Of his enemies? Or
was this only blind, splendid piece
of effrontery to cover his too long de-
layed retreat? She sat like a joint
less thing on the fauteuil in the large
hall, and all at once she saw him in
front of her.
She looked at his hat, his overcoat,
his slim, glittering stick-all symbols
of departure.
wait here" he said, and turned
away.
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and the white aura of her veil, waited
as II she thought that by some ST.
lent agency OF understanding Flora
would presently take up pen aud
write the desired figure In her check
book.
But Flora stood memorable, straight
and black, crowned with her helmet
Of cleaning hair; and, with her hands
behind her, looked over Clara's head
through the window into the garden.
She would not help Clara gloss over
this ugly fact.
A curious grimace. distorted Clara's
features. as If with an effort she
gulped something bitter, and then into
the silence her voice fell-a gasp. q
breath-"Fifty thousand"
All sums had become the same to
Flora, even her years income. AS If
she were verify afraid Clara might
take it back, she turned precipitately
to a writingtable. But Clara had
risen, and though still pale, in meas
ure she seemed to have recovered her
self.
walt. I can't give it to you now.
will meet you here in two hours and
bring the picture. You can let me
have It then"
"Oh, two hours!" Flora objected.
But Clara was firm. mo, can't
bring it sooner. 1t will make no differ
ence in your affair" She was painting
in her excitement. I'm two hours you
shall have the picture here. I prom
Use you"
very well, in two hours-but take
this now. l would rather you did"
Clara reached the tips of her nm
gers, touched the paper-and then it
was no longer in Flora's hand and
Clara was walking from her across
the room.
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saw she carried something in her
understanding fiat and small and
wrapped in filmy bit of paper.
Out Of the chaos of her feeling rose
the solitary thought-the picture
which she had bought that morning.
the picture of Farrell Wand. She
watched it drawing near her with
wonder. She sat up trembling. She
had great longing and horror to
tear away the filmy paper and see
Kerr at last brutally revealed. She
could not have told afterward whether
Clara spoke to her. She was con-
scious OF her pausing; conscious of
the faint rustic of her skirt passing;
conscious, finally, that the small
swathed square was in her hand.
She tore the tissue paper through.
She held photograph, mounted ko-
dak print. She made out the back
ground to be sky and water and the
rail Of ship with silhouettes Of
heads and shoulders, a jungle Of
black; and in the middle distance
caught in full motion the single figure
of a man, back turned and head in
profile. He was moving from her out
of the picture, and with the first look
she knew it was not Kerr.
Her first thought was that there
had been trick played on her! But
no-across the bottom of the picture.
in Judge Buffers full round hand, was
written, Farrell Wand boarding the
Loeb Ettive." She held 1t high to the
light Clara had been faithful to her
bargain. 1t was the picture that had
deceived her. She studied it with
passionate earnestness. She did not
know the bearded profile; but in the
burly shoulders, in the set and swing
of the body in motion, more than all
in the lowering, peering aspect of the
whole figure, she began to see a ia
miliar something. She held it away
from her by both thin edges, and that
aspect swelled and swelled in her
startled eyes, until suddenly the fig
ure in the picture seemed to be NOV
ing from her, not up gang-plank, but
through glare o. sun over grass be-
tween broad beds of flowers.
She was faint. She was going to
fall. She caught at the chair to save
herself, and still she was dropping
down, down, into gulf of spinning
darkness. ooh, Harry" she whisper
ed, and let her head roll back against
the arm of the fauteuil.
With a dim sense Of rising through
Unreasonable distances back to light
she opened her eyes. She saw Mrs.
Herrick's face, and as this was con-
nected in her mind with protection
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CHAPTER xxII.-contInued.

Good morning" she said, and,
pushing up her little misty veil, sat
down with her back to the deserted
breakfast table, and waited meekly
like one who has been summoned.
! II am very glad you've come" Flora
said. Her wits were still all a-fiutter
from the appearance of that little
heap of gold. She came forward and
stood in Harry's place. She was face
to face with the person and the ques-
ton, but before the great import of it,
and before the marble front of Clara 8
patience she felt helpless. There was
silence in the room. perfect silence in
the garden; but moving along the
hedged walk all at once she saw the
nutter of Mrs. Herricks gown, and
then In profile Kerr beside her. The
Izleht N him cave he1 her proper =
spiration. She turned upon Clara.
What are you going to do with the
picture OF Farrell Wand?'
For the first time she saw Clara
startled. Her lips parted, and the
breath that came and went between
them was audible. But she was her.
self again before she spoke. do with
TT Why, / don't know" Her fingers
drummed the table.
Whatever you do" Flora began,
s'please, oh, please don't do anything
Immediately"
Clara's eyebrows rose like graceful
swallows. you seem to anticipate pref
ty clearly what ! am going to do"
Il suppose you're going to do what
any one would who had clew and
could bring person to Justice" Flora
candidly responded. But If ever l
have made anything easy for you,
Clara, won't you this time make it
easy for me? I'm not asking you to
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give up inc piCsuhSs Ia onAy -@~o
you to wait"
Clara nodded toward the window,
through which Kerr could still be
seen with Mrs. Herrick. "On account
OF him?"
ION account Of him."
For the first time Clara smiled. 1t
crept out upon her face, as 1t were
involuntarily, but she sat there smil-
ing in contemplation for quite ten
seconds. At last, you want me to
suppress my information? My dear
Flora. don't you think you want me
to do more than is honest?'
Honest" Flora cried. The words
sounded hideous to her on Clara's
tongue; and yet what right had she,
she thought with shame, to Judge Of
Clara's honesty when she herself was
leagued with thief? Clara" she
said humbly, before this upholder Of
the right, II can't pretend I'm not
suppressing things. I've only asked
you to see me before you do anything
more. Now, you've come. VIII you
tell me one thing-did you bring the
picture with your"
Clara weighed 1t. well, If ]. did"
This was the considering Clara, and
Flora realized whatever she could ex-
pect from her she couldn't expect
mercy. It was another thing she must
appeal to-
"Clara," she urged. wait three
days, and you shall have the whole
of It. You have only the picture now.
You shall have the jewel, too. Then
you can get the reward and still be-
honest"
She let the word fall into the ST.
lence fearfully, as If she were afraid
Clara might detect its sheer. But
this time Clara neither smiled nor
frowned.
ut isn't the reward I'm thinking
about That's really very little, con-
sidering"
Twenty thousand dollars!"
would that be much to your
NO" Flora admitted; "at least ]
mean could pay it,"
well, then" Clara triumphed, why,
the picture alone, If it's worth any
thing, is worth more than that" With
a bird-like lifting of the head she gave
a sidelong interrogative glance.
Flora, for a moment, steadily re-
turned the look 1t was coming over
her what Clara meant; meaning so
simple 1t was absurd she had not
thought of it before-so hateful that
it was all she could do to face it. She
felt tightness in her throat that was
not tears. Shame and anger contended
in her. Oh, for the power to have re-
fused that shameful bargain-to have
t.1=eA ~ aGha.s turned away She
Siosed her eyes. In her mind she
saw the figure Of Kerr moving quietly
about the winding walks with Mrs.
Herrick. She faced sharply about.
what is It worth to you?"
Clara put her of with the last
sweet meekness of her cleverness.
whatever it's worth to you
and him."
Flora was in command of herself
now. There are some things l can
not set a price on. If this is what
you have come down for, we are sim
ply waiting for you to name it." She
looked over Clara's head. She had
stood abashed when Clara had put
on the majesty Of right, but now it
was Clara herself who was abashed,
not at the thing itself, but at the fact
of having to utter it. She sat grasp
ing one of her gloves in her doubled
fist; and, leaning forward, with her
eyes like jewels in her little pale face
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dissatisfied with Results.

Brother Hardesty, how much are
you going to give to the mjrSionary
cause next year," asked the pastor
of the congregation.
Il don't know, elder" answered
Deacon Hardesty. I'm getting kind
o. discouraged. I've been giving
money for the benefit of the heather
for the last As years, regular, and
there seem to be more of 'em now
than ever"
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Comic Mask.

She listened to the sound Of wheels,
first rafting loud on the gravel,
slowly growing fainter. Then stiffness
was with her again, and hamilton.
She looked around and up, and had
no start at seeing Clara's small face
watching her over the gallery of the
rotunda. 1t seemed to her that ap-
pearance was natural to her existence
now, like her shadow. She looked
away. When she raised her eyes
again Clara was coming down the
stairs, and even at that distance Flora
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With a dim sense of rising through
Unreasonable distances back to light
she opened her eyes. She saw Mira.
Herrick's face, and as this was con-
nected in her mind with protection
she smiled.
ITO BE CONTINITEDA
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
PLENTY OF MUSIC
FOR THIS MOONLIGHT

OF the many enjoyable features which
will make the moonlight excursion of the
Managers OF the Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital memorable. will be good music.
The date is Jane ~ and the large three
decked steam Columbia has been charter
ed. one of these decks Is waxed for those
who delight in the dance ana a competent
orchestra will be In attendance.
The music committee has been in con-
ference with V. j.. Safranok. bandmaster
of the Artillery Band stationed at Fort
DUPONT and acting upon the advice Of this
accomplished musician a novel plan has
been adopted in making up the program
The general public Is requested to make
any request for music desired. forward
ing the same to him at Fort DUPONT and
he viii take pleasure In orranging his list
10 embody the same so far as It IS pos
sible in the numbers to he played by the
Artillery Band on the excursion.
This will be so arranged that the sew
eral attractions, music and other kind,
will be timed and thus located TO advan-
tage by the patrons Of the excursion.
II has been a matter OF regret that this
Justly celebrated band is located at so dis
tant a point As It is many music lovers
journey TO the Fort to near the 1890 a.
M, sunday concert.
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
COURT GRANTS
MORE DIVORCES

Superior Court to day heard more petit
tions for divorce.
Hattie A. zeber through Edwin r.
Cochran. Jr., asked for a divorce from
George ID. leber on the grounds Of cruelty
and dcsertion. Mrs. Zeber told the Court
she did not know where her husband is
living. She said she had been obliged to
leave him during their three years OF mar
ried life. Previous TO his leaving witness
said he had struck her IN the breast and
side knocking her down the stairs. The
hearing was continued IN order TO try and
find something about zeber's where
abouts.
Argument IN the case of the state VS..
Francs L. Ooaks was heard. oaks was
tried last Saturday on a charge OF nom
support Of his wife. Hannah oaks oaks
told the court last week that thirty years
ago while the woman was known as the
wife OF Edwin Yerkes of West Chester
they ere married in Chester by an alder
man. he continued 10 live with the wo-
man up TO two years ago. Decision was re-
served.
A decree nisi was granted Ida May
Mitchell in her suit against Jonathan
Mitchell charged with desertlon. The
couple were married on March 26 1904
Mrs. Mitchell said her husband deserted
her on July IA. 1905. She said she did not
know the present whereabouts of her hus-
band.
Elisha r. Tnwes sought 20 have the mar
riage ties between himself and his wife,
Martha w Tawes severed. Tho grounds
,r.r, st,t,,to,.,. rrho trsf5,,,,,,,,. ,,.,. th.t
they were married in August. 1901 Tawes
Is a telegraph operator ut Landith He
said his wife told him several times last
December that she was going to leave
him. She went 20 EllSton pnd I'm January
Of this year Tawes said lie got from the
Elkton postofhcc a letter for her which
he said had not been written by him.
Several letters were produced in court
and read by r. s. Rodney and Frank Il.
Evans OF tho Cecil county bar who rep
resented the respondent.
Mrs Tawes in her own defense denied
her husbands charge Of drunkenness. She
acknowledged knowing the correspondent
named I'm her husbands suit She said
she lott hor husband because OF trouble
with her mother-in-ilaw. The court reserv-
ed is decision in the case.
Lillian NJ Miller asked for divorce
from her husband. Leon Miller on the
ground Of dcsertion They were married on
Octobe % 1907 and after a month she
said he deserted her. The decree was
granted.
Caroline r. Clark was granted nsi
decree from her husband Milton b. Clark
She CHARGED doeertfon -rhe counia ,yere
married in June. 1902
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
GERMANS USE
BUT LITTLE GAS

Consul Ralph G. Busserh of Erfurt.
furnishes information concerning the
usual methods of house and cafe light
ing in Germany. and the outlook for
the introduction of American gasolene
lamps.
The common kerosene lamp is still
used i'm most German homes. gas and
electricity being too expensive for most
people. Consequently, a house lamp
furnishing light superior to the pc
troleum lamp, and which can be cheap
ly purchased and economically oper-
ated. should appeal TO thrifty house
holders Some improvement has been
made in petroleum lamps by using a
burner similar to the Welsbach. 1t
costs about ST. and though it gives a
better light, 1t is doubtful whether the
investment is economical, as, owing to
the necessity Of frequently trimming
the wick, and cleaning and filling a
petroleum lamp. such burner is more
likely to get out Of order or be broken
than the Welsbach burner in a gas
lamp. Even when this improved burn
er is used in an oil lamp the light is
still inferior to that OF the American
vapor gas lamp.
The majority of German families live
i'm fats and apartment houses. where
it is customary to keep a light burn
ing for several hours in the evening
at the entrance. and frequently at the
stairways upon each floor. Gasoline
lamps similar TO the type used for
porches and verandas in the United
states would be suitable for this pur-
pose. and if we'll advertised should find
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
GETTING TIME BY
The TELEPHONE
Convenient and Ingenious
System introduced in
Hamburg

The Hamburg observatory has intro
duced a convenient system for the auto
matte distribution OF telephone time sig
nails. A clock at the observatory, con-
troled by the standing clock, Is provided
with a simple apparatus by which a sig
nal is sent to the telephone exchange
every minute This signal, clearly percept-
ible as a sound like that emitted by a ST.
rem, lasts from the ffty-hfth second to the
slxtieth, so that the termination OF the
sound shows the correct beginning Of each
minute. Every telephone attached to the
exchange can hear this signal when con
nected. so that no communication with the
operator is necessary.
At every fifth minute a different signal
is sent TO Indicate the particular minute
and avoid confusion. In this way exact
mid -Epropean time is known over a very
wide area. No charge is made to those
who are on the Hamburg exchange. but
those outside the radius pay as for a
trunk call"
The signal Is sufficiently loud TO be
heard whenever the telephone can pene-
trate and has been perceived az Copen-
hagen Cologne. Wiesbaden and even
Paris. The advantages Of having correct
time in securing accuracy are obvious.
and the scheme is one that should be
economically important But, nevertheless,
FIVE seconds out of every minute is a con-
siderable interval, per cent. of the whole
time that one is at the telephone. and II
the signal interrupts conversation or rem
ders it more difficult 20 follow it., those
who do not want accurate time may feel
some annoyance with the sirenlike signal.
philadelphia Record.
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
MEMORIAL TO
LATE BISHOP
Junior Auxiliary Of Episcopal
Diocese Will Honor Bishop
Coleman
stan Correspondent THE EVENING
JOURNAL.

stan Correspondent THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
SMYRNA, Del, May 21-The annual
convention of the Junior Auxiliary of
the Episcopal Diocese Of Delaware is
being held to-day I'm st. Peters Church
here. About fifty delegates are pres
cnt.
This morning the welcome was made
by the Rev. c. w. Holmead. rector of
the church. Mrs. George c. Hall. of
Wilmington. presided. she stated that
the. .aconvention next year would be
held in Old Swedes. Wilmington. She
urged each branch TO do some special
work each year.
The auxiliary has decided to bear the
expense of the placing a memorial to
the late Bishop Coleman in the Babies
Hospital. at Wilmington.
Reports were given by each branch.
as follows;
old swedes, Wilmington--71 members,
$50 in pledges.
Trinity, Wilmington-2O members;
boxes, $3.50; pledges. $3.50.
st. Thomas's. Newark-BoXes, $2014;
pledges. S17.
st. Anne's. Middletown-Boxes. 1924;
pledges. S245O.
ST. Peters, smyrna-Boxes. $40;
pledges. $50.
st. Johns, Wilmington-Boxes $i5;
pledges. $85.
Calvary, Pledges. S20.50.
st. Luke's. Seaford-Pledges, Z.
Babies Branch. Middletown. IS.
The remainder of the morning was
spent in discussing plans for making
the meetings inorcsting to the Junior
fAuxiliary.
II was decided to continue weekly
meetings for each branch instead Of
semi-monthly meetings. About 20 of
the delegates are from Wilmington.
Luncheon was served at noon in the
New Century Club by the members
Of st. Peters Branch.
This afternoon the Rev. d. W. Cate
son. of Georgetown. and the Rev. a.
r. Meares, of Delaware City. will
speak.
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
CIRCUS MEN
PAY LICENSE

The wild West company which
showed here yesterday paid a license
Of 500 year demanded by the state.
The company at first objeced to paying
The company at first objected to paying
was owned by or controlled by the
Buffalo Bill aggregation, which showed
here last June.
According TO Clerk Of Peace Harry
A. Brown the license was paid last
night. after he had talked the matter
over with those in charge OF the show
who. he said. could produce no other
license.
The agent was 10 have called at the
Office of the clerk OF peace during the
afternoon, but did not appear. and Mr.
Brown had warrants issued for the ar
rest Of Messrs. Miller and Arlington
said TO be two OF the owners Of the
show. State Detective ellis accom-
panied Mr.. Brown, but neither Miller
or Arlington could be found. When
the agent learned that there were war
rants out he Immediately invited the
men to the ticket wagon and the 500
was turned over 20 Mr.. Brown without
further trouble.
Evening journal., 1910-05-21
MERCHANDISE TRADING
STAMP INTRODUCED

The Merchandise Trading Stamp
made its appearance in Wilmington
today. 1t was introduced by the
Smith-Zoliinger Company at Fourth
and Market streets. The stamp is CO.
operative in principle. purple i'm color,
and the firm announces that deposits
i'm local banks guarantee the redemp-
tion of every stamp at its face value.
OF particular interest is the an
nouncement that more Merchandise
Trading Stamps will be given on pur-
chases than all other trading stamps
combined. Every dollars worth is
worth 8 cents i'm merchandise.