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CHAPTER XVII.
Shall the Secret Be Told?

Fran had expected Robert ClintOn's
return in four or five days, as had Grace
Noir. but secrets that have been bur-
led for many years are not picked up
in day. However, had the chairman
of the schoolboard returned the day
after his departure, Abbott Ashton
would have met him. at the station.
Twice, in the opinion of Fran, the
young man had failed her by allow
ing Grace's mind to fash to impor-
tant discoveries along the path of his
insulated remarks about the weather.
This third test was more equal. since
he was to deal with no Grace Noir--
merely with man.
AS Littleburg had only one railroad,
and it a branch" it was not difficult
to meet every train; moreover, Miss
Sapphira's hasty notes from her
brother kept Abbott advised. At first.
Miss Sapphire said, at will be a
week." later-"Then days more-and
the business left like this!" Then
came the final bulletin: 81 may come
tomorrow Look for me when you see
me-"
What the secret was that Abbott
must prevent Clinton from .divulging-
he did not care to guess; DOUBTLESS
the picture of Gregorys past, with its
face to the wall, might. be inscribed,
"Some ether woman For surely
Grace Noir was some other woman.
With these thoughts, Abbott met the
evening train, to see Robert Clinton
hastily emerge from the solitude he
had endured in the midst of many.
Robert was in no pacific mood, and
when he found himself almost in the
arms of Abbott, his greeting was bois-
ferrous because impatient at being
stopped. Abbott, knowing that Robert
was not ordinarily ELUSIVE, thought,
HE has the secret"
Robert shook hands without delay
ing progress toward the waiting hack,
| bearing Abbott along on waves OF
greeting.
"But surely you are not going to
ride!" Abbott expostulated.
| TBusiness-very pressing-see you
later"
| "But have business with you, Mr..
Clinton, that can't wait. Come, walk
with me to town and I'll explain; it'll
delay you only few minutes"
| Like a FESTIVE horse on finding him
| self restrained, Robert Clinton lifted a
leg without advancing. "Oh, very
WE'LL" he agreed. "In fact, I've some
thing important for you, old fellow,
end I'll explain before before the
yes, BEFORE he ended, turning his
back with ssmothered growl
.Lucky | was at the station" Alb
bott exclaimed, "since you've scme-
thing to tell me, Bob. What is it?'
In thus addressing his old friend as
Bob" the young man was officially
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SUICIDES MALE AND FEMALE.
Three German Men to One Woman
Kill Themselves, According to
:, Prussian Statistics.

IF Prussian statistics give any idea
of the relative proportion, then women
must be much. fonderv of life than men,
for more than three men commit sui
eide for every woman who takes her
own life.
According to the Berlin correspond
ent of the Lancet, the number OF SUI
cides in Prussia showed slight de-
crease during the year 1911, when Il
cases were registered for each 100000
of the population, as compared with ~
in 1910. The actual number of per-
sons who took their own lives was g.
1922, Of whom 1894 were men and 2,O2S
were women.
The relatively highest proportion OF
suicides-namely -35 for each 100000
occurred in the province of Bran
denburg; next came Berlin, with 81
per 100000. III
The tendency 10 commit suicide IN
creasea with the age, the proportion
per 100 .0eG at various age periods be-
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REDUCING Cost of Harvest

Grain is hereafter not to be reaped.
but will be threshed in the field as it
stands, saving the farmers something
like $200,000,00O a year. This is the
claim Of Frank Morse, who describes
in the Technical World Magazine the
recent invention of a Kansan, Curtis
c. Baldwin. The machine has been
used for three successive harvests, but
proved it's utility and practicability
most conclusively last fall when it
threshed from % to 80 acres of stand
ing grain in ten-hour day. The in
ventor contends that it will reduce the
cost of the harvest from Ii cents to 2
cents bushel.-San Francisco Argo-
naut.
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she won't be so cool when Mr.. Clinton
returns from Springfield"
From Springfield" echoed Gregory
aghast
From Springfield. Mr.. Gregory, |
have made the discovery that this
Fran, whom you imagined only ABOUT
sixteen years old, and the daughter OF
an old friend, is really of age. She's
nothing but circus-girl. You thought
her joking when she called herself a
1ion-tamer; that's the way she meant
for us to take it-but she can't de-
ceive me. She's nothing but show
girl pretending to come from Spring
field. But 1 know better. So I've
sent Mr.. Clinton there to find out all
about the family of your friend, and in
particular about the girl that this Fran
is impersonating.
You sent Bob Clinton to Spring
field!" gasped Gregory, as if his mind
could get no further than that. Then
he turned savagely upon Fran--"And
did you tell her about Springfield?'
Fran smiled her crooked smile.
Grace interposed: "You may be sure
she didn't! Do you think she wanted
her history cleared up? Mr.. Gregory.
you are so blinded by what she says
that you won't investigate her claims.
| decided to do this for your sake.
When Mr.. Clinton comes back. it's
good-by to this circus-girl!"
Fran looked at her father inscru-
tably. 81 believe, after this" she said,
cit will be safe to leave you two to-
gether."
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quite untouched, resolving to stay in
order to prove herself, and to show
Gregory that they must sacrifice their
love for conscience sake.
Gregory, however, was deeply
touched by Fran's .yearning arms He
rose and stood before her. Fran,
child, we promise that what you saw
shall never happen again. But you
mustn't tell about it, | know you won't
tell. | can't send Grace away, because
need her She will not go because
she knows herself to be strong. We
are going to hide our souls. And you
can't tell what you've seen, on ac-
count of her" He pointed in the di-
'rection of his wife.
Fran knew very we'll what he meant.
If she told the secret, it would dis
grace Mrs. Gregory. The revelation
might drive Grace away, though Fran
did not think SO, but certainly whether
Grace went; or stayed, it would break
the heart of the one she loved best in
that home Gregory was right; Fran
could never betray him.
She turned blindly upon Grace
'SThen have you no conscience you
are always talking about one. Does no
sense Of danger warn you away? Can't
you feel any shame?'
Grace did not smile contemptuously.
She weighed these words at, their real
value, and soberly Intercepted her
self. "No," she declared with DELHI
GRAFTON, Il feel no sense of danger be-
cause l mean to guard myself after
this. And my conscience bids me
stay, to show that : have not really
done anything" But she could not
deny the feeling of shame, for the
burning of her cheeks proved the
recollection of hot, kisses q ttt t.i'
But suppose l tell what l have
seen"
SWELL said Grace, flashing out de-
family, siand suppose you dol"
/. Gregory muttered: who would be-
lieve your
Fran looked at him. Then" she
said, "the coward spoke" She added:
81 guess the only way is for you to
make her leave. There's nothing in
her for me to appeal to-"
81 will never tell her to CO." he as
sured her defantly.
while, on the contrary, said
Grace, Il fancy you will be put to- flight
in three or four days."
Fran threw back her head and
laughed silently while they stared at
her in blank perplexity.
Fran regained composure TO say
coolly, 81 was just laughing" Then
she stepped to her fathers chair and
handed him the sheet she had drawn
from the typewriter. The upper part
was an unfinished letter to the Chica-
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declaring that their relationship as
teacher and schootdirector was for
ever at an end. and they stood as man
to man.
Clinton spoke rapidly, with his
wonted bruskness fGuess you know
I've been knocking about the country
for the last three or four weeks-saw
a good many old friends-a fellow can't
go anywhere without meeting some
body he knOws-curious isn't it? Well,
I've just got an opening for you. You
know how sorry am because we had
to plump another teacher on to your
job, but don't you worry If Fran did
hold your hand-just you keep your
hands in your pockets after this, when
there's danger-Say! I've got some
thing lots better for you than Little
burg. School out in Oklahoma-rich
private man behind it-he owns the
whole plant, and he's determined to
run it to suit the new ideas This
rich man-chum of mine-went West
bought land, sat on it, got UP with his
jeans full of money. Wants you to
come at once"
Abbott was elated. What kind of
new ideas, Bob" he asked joyously.
"Of that impractical nonsense of
teaching life instead of books. You
know what I mean, but don't think |
do. Don't worry about it now-some-
thing terribIe's on my mtnd-just aw-
full! | can't think of anything else.
What you want to do is to scoot out
to Tahlelah, Oklahoma, TO this adj
dress-here's his card-teIf EN- Bob
sent you" He looked at Abbott fe-
verishly, as II almost hoping Abbott
would bolt for TahEeIah then and
there. His broad red face was set
determinedIy.
This news is splendid" Abbott
declared enthusiastically. II had al
ready applied for country school;
was afraid | had lost out whole
year. on account of-everything. +
must thank"
abbott, don't want to- be thanked.
| haven't got time to be thanked
Yonders Hamilton Gregory's house
and that's where I'm bound-good
night"
But, Bob. l haven't told you my
business"
"I'll hear it later, old fellow-dear
old fellow think heap of you, old
Abb. But I must go now"
mo, you mustn't. Before you go
into that house, we must have little
talk. We can't talk here-people are
coming and going"
Il don't want to talk here, bless you!
| want to go in that house. My bust
ness is private and pressing" The
gate was but few yards away; he
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Miner Went at Once to the Root OF
the Trouble, as He Had II
Sized UP.

A miner, who was proud Of his boys
attainments at school, one evening
picked up a home lesson book and
read from it quotation which ran
like this: "Some books should be tast-
ed, some swallowed, and some chewed
and digested.-Bacon." Turning to
his boy, he said:
whats this, sonnie? Thou doesn't
eat books at school, does tina? know
you are very clever, but you cannot do
those nanny-goat tricks, I'm sure. I'll
warrant that'll be one Of those print
er's errors, sonnie."
100, no, father" said the boy. "Met-
aphorically speaking, we eat books"
"Now, you cannot fool me like
that" said the father II didn't go to
school very long, but / ken that's one
of those printers errors. Why, SON.
ME, can thou not see? He's put the
word Bacon in the wrong place. 1t
should be: Some bacon should be
tasted, some SWALLOWED, and some
chewed and igested.-Books.'
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MUSIC CAUSES DEER'S DEATH
Be Strangely Susceptible to
Reed Organ Music.

Redlands, Cal.-Now that the deer
hunting season is open, It is possible,
according to l.. W. Clark Of this city
to lure the animals to death IN the
vicinity of Oak Glen, sixteen miles
from this city, by playing sweet
strains of music. Mr.. Clark made the
discovery Unexpectedly while spend
ing a few weeks at his summer cot
tage at Oak Glen.
In the evenings up there my daugh-
ters frequently played little organ
which we have in our cottage ex-
planned Mr.. Clark, "and the deer got
into the habit of coming up near the
house to hear It, I won't attempt to
say whether it was love for music or
just ordinary feminine curiosity that
impelled the deer to come around as
they did, and I don't wish anybody to
understand that they came up close
enough to shake hands, but they did
come close enough so that a child
could shoot them. l do not believe /
would do so under the circumstances,
even If the season were open. It
would seem too much like numbering
the beautiful creatures"
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elry and had been on the point OF re-
moving it when his death came. The
roof fell and crushed his life out. He
was found lying dead over the body
heJhad come to rob of its treasures. A
pectoral with valuable stones was
found by the excavators, who removed
the two bodies and cleared the grave,
and" said the lecturer, eve have
made arrangements whereby we shall
have that beautiful piece OF jewelry
In England, and it will form one of
the principal features of our exhibit
tom in July"
One of the most interesting, tombs
was painted one in rock, and it was
found only after the excavators had
gone down a shaft over twenty feet
deep. The tomb belonged to one Sen
mertera, who lived In the thirteenth
dynasty, and he and his family are
represented in pictures with offerings
for the dead The illustrations are
made along the sides OF chamber ten
feet long, and the ceiling is painted
with a peculiar pattern Of crosses. An
other tomb, of Sinazet, was rich in
finds. In it was beautifully painted
coffin of great size, on which were
drawn figures of the clothing, orna-
ments, tools, wigs and weapons of the
period, but unfortunately the CONN
was too far gone for any hope of it's
preservation to be entertained, and q
sketch made by Mrs. Petrie was all
that could be had.
"Our work has proved" said Profess
sor Petrie, that the culture which was
the possession of the people OF that
part before the founding of Memphis
was higher than is popularity sup
posed. and was very like the culture
of the people of the present day. We
have seen the difference between the
forms of burial OF the prehistoric
people and the burial Of the dynastic
people, and we are forced to the con-
clusion that the district was invaded
by number of men belonging to a
clan which must have been closely
related
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go mission, just as Grace had left it
in her haste to get rid Of Fran. At
odd variance with its dphilanthropic
message were the words Fran had
pounded out for the deception Of Mrs.
Gregory. .3t
Hamilton Gregory glared4 at them
at first uncomprehendingly, then in
growing amazement. They read
"Ask her why she sent Bob Clinton
to Springfield"
He started up. What is this" he
exclaimed wildly, extending the paper
toward Grace.
She read it and smiled coldly. Yes"
she said, "the little spy has even fer
reted that out, has she! Very well,
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WORSE THAN HEAT PRODUCES
"Burn" Made by Cold Causes Stub
born Wound That Is Some
Weeks in Healing.

Whoever has applied a moistened
finger to piece of frosty metal in
winter we'll remembers the painful
experience thereby gained of the fact
that cold, as we'll as heat, can blister
the skin.
During some experiments in the pro-
duction of excessively low tempera-
lures Pictet, the French investigator,
burned himself with cold several
times, and the effects were so re-
markable, says Harper's weekly, that
he deemed them worthy of description
to body Of scientific men.
It appears that there are two kinds
or degrees of cold burn. In the case
of the less severe burns" the skin
at first turns red, but becomes. blue
the next day. The infamed spot
swells, and a period, varying from a
month to six weeks, elapses before the
wound heals.
When the contact with the cold sub
stance Is longer and more complete.
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.lrStill all my song shall be
Nearer my God to Thee,
Nearer

A door closed. She was gone. Greg
DRY dropped his head with groan.
II seemed to Fran that the voice of
his wife who was not wife, fingered
din the room The hymn, no longer
audible, had left behind it fragrance,
as sometimes fingers the sweet SAVIOR
of prayer, after its amen" has, as it
were, dropped back into the heart
whence it issued Fran instinct1vely
held out both arms toward the direc-
ton Of the door just closed, as if she
could see Mrs Gregory kneeling be-
hind it.
Almost" she said, in solemn I'M
dertone. sthou persuadest me to be a
Christian"
Had anyone but Mrs. Gregory been
singing that hymn. had anyone but
Fran been The one to intrude upon the
library scene, Grace must have been
overwhelmed. AS twas, she stood
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CHAPTER xv,.--continued.

Gregory beheld the awful secret
quivering upon her lips The danger
drove him mad you devil!" he shout
ed, rushing upon her.
Fran 9stood iTemovable, her eyes fas-
tened on his, Don't strike me- she
said tensely don't strike me, l warn
you, unless you kill at the first blow"
He staggered back,sas if her words
possessed physical impact. He shrunk
in heap in the library chair and
dropped his head upon his arms. To
prevent Grace from learning the truth,
he could have done almost anything
in that first moment of insane terror;
but he could not, strike Fran. 81 S.
IN the meantime. Mrs. Gre goryihad
been ascending the stairs. They could
hear her now, as she softly moved
along the hall. No one in the library
wished, at that .monSlHaS, TO confront
the wife. and absolute silence reigned
I'm the apartment. They heard her
pause when opposite the door, doubt
less to assure herself that the type
writer was at work. If she did not
hear the clicking of the keys, she
Inight conclude Grace was absent. and
enter
Gregory raised his haggard head
with an air suggesting meditated
flight. Gwen Grace covered back in
stinctively. F,8.
I Swift as a shadow, Fran dartec on
tiptoe TO the typewriter, and began
pounding upon it vigorously.
Mrs. Gregory passed on her way,
and when she reached the farther end
of the hall, an old hymn which she
had been lumming, broke into audible
words. Fran snatched the sheet from
the typewriter, and bent her head to
sisten. The words were soft, full of a
thrilling faith, dauntless courage
gii'Still all my song shall be
Nearer my God to Thee,
T~pNr-t
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STORY OF RELICS AT GHIzEH
of Egyptian Tonbs in Col
IeDe Lecture.

London.-Prof. Flinders Petrie, In q
lecture at University college, Cover
street, told tragic story of the fate
Of a tomb plunderer. The famous Egyp-
tologist WAS giving further details Of
his labors in the past season on behalf
of the British School Of Archaeology
In Egypt and referred to the work
which had been carried on at Ghizeh.
Excavations, said the professor, had
been made on the site, and large ceme-
teries had been cleared, revealing i'm
mense stone tombs, with chambers,
similar to those in the pyramids. One
of these tombs had been attacked by
q plunderer. The man had crawled
through a small hole, had found jew
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, when RotbsebiId Disd

The general and widespread evil
dences of sorrow occasioned by the
death of Mr. Morgan are everywhere
apparent. They find some form of ex-
preston not only among the eminent
and the wealthy. but to some extent
among the poor and the lowly as
well. Tt is always SO. The taking-of
of distinguished people who have cred
itably served their day and generation
affects us all. more or less. In one
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ing as follows: Between dfteensand
twenty-five years, 26; between thirty
and forty years, %; between sixtyeand
seventy years, t52; between sevent!
and eighty years. 81, and over eighty
years, SO.
About 25 per cent. of suicides are
said to be caused by insanity. In 879
cases bodily suffering, in 500 cases al
coholic excess, in 942 cases sorrow
and in 604 cases eremerse were the
causes assigned. In 1856 cases the
cause was absolutely unknown.
The smallest nun Der of suicides
happened on Fridays and Sundays,
and the highest number on Mondays
and Tuesdays.
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looked at it fixedly, but Abbott held
his hand upon the agitated arm.
Bob, what l have to tell you can't
wait, and that's all about it. l won't
keep you long, just turn down this al
ley with me, for it's matter Of life
and death"
"Confound your life and death! My
business is life and death, too"
AT that moment, light was turned
on in Gregory's library, and Grace
Noir was seen to- pass the window.
Abbotts hand frightened on the 9TH
er's arm, as he urged, Down that al
ley, nice dark place for talking"
"'Nice dark be hanged" grOwled
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way or another When Baron Nathan
de Rothschild, the head of the great
banking house of that name, died in
Vienna there was mourning every
where On the day of the funeral a
great man happened to meet a lit
tie, ragged urchin in the street
whose eyes were filled with tears.
ss'%TsIy are you sad, little boy?" ask
ed the great man.
"Oh, sir, it is because Rothschild
is dead" answered the boy.
But he was not relative of yours"
added the great man.
IAN, no.! Therefore l weep" said
the boy.
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Read Story of Her Death.

When blacksmith, named Lyon,
declared that the body of drowned
woman, recently exhumed at Creil.
France, was that of his wife. Juliette,
who deserted him two years ago, a
death certificate was made out in her
name. Juliette, however, was very
much alive, and, after reading the
story in the Petit Parisien. she wrote
An indignant letter to the authorities,
demanding to be officially resusci-
tatad."
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a burn of the second degree is pro-
duced. A malignant and stubborn
wound is formed, and the process of
healing is very SLOW
A drop of liquid air falling on Pic
tets hand, produced cold burn which
did not completely heal in six months,
while scorch from heat, accidentally
inflicted on the same hand and nearly
at the same time, was healed in ten
or twelve days. X a.
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Her Help.

"The fact of the matter is, l never
amounted to anything before was
married"
Then you give your wife credit for
awakening your ambition?"
No; for making it necessary for
me to get out and hustle. Chicago
Record-HeEald.
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Dyinu of Hiccouahs.

Merchandising, N. I'M. 8. Smoker
train inspector, aged fifty, weighing
200 pounds, is dying here from Ae-
we're attack of hiccoughs. So far the
affection has failed to respond to
medical treatment. He is attacked
with hiccoughing spasms at intervals
of three or four seconds.
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Fined Posing as "Ssptenrber Morn"
Harrisburg, Pa.-Miss Ida Deal, an
actress, who posed as September
Morn" in the waters of the Susque-
hanna river recently was fined $50
by Mayor Royal. An ordinance de-
fined her action as 'disorderly prac-
tice and offending the morals OF the
community"
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Boulder, Colo.-After having his
stomach removed, r. W. Hastings,
thisty-eight, who has suffered from
cancer for years, returned to his home
apparently completely cured.
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Mention the practical fruits OF hk
tory"
MOSTLY dates"