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when asked 90 credit r. only when
he saw her tearing frantically at the
painter, striving TO cast II on and with
It the dory towing a hundred feet or
so astern, and when another wonder
ing glance had discovered the head
and shoulders OF Mr.. Barcus rising
over the stern Of the dory as he strove
to lift himself out of the water-only
then did Alan begin to appreciate
what had happened.
Even so, 1t was with. the feeling that
all the world and himself az well had
gone stark, raving mad, that he seized
the girl and, despite her struggles. tore
her away from the rail before she had
succeeded In unknotting the painter.
"Rose!" he cried stupidly Rose!
What's the matter with you? Don't
you see what you're doing?"
Defiance inHamed her countenance
and accents. Cant you ever say any
thing but Rose! Rose! Rose! Is
there no other name that means any
thing to you? Can't you understand
how intolerable 1t is to me? love
you no less than she-better than she
ever dreamed of loving you-because
l hate you, too! What is love that
is no more than love? Can't you un-
derstand?"
Judith" he cried in a voice of stu
pefaction. "But-Good Lord!-how
did you get aboard? Where's Rose?"
Where you'll not find her easily
again." the woman angrily retorted.
Trust me for that!"
What do you mean?" Illumination
came in binding flash. do you
mean it was you-you whom l brought
aboard last night?"
"Who else?"
You waylaid her there in the hotel,
substituted yourself for her, deceived
me into thinking you-i"
"Of course" she said simply. why
not? When l saw her sleeping there
the mirror of myself, completely at
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CHAPTER XII.
Down the Cape.

DOWN tne cape.
At four o'clock, or shortly after,
Alan was awakened by boot-heels
pounding imperatively overhead, and
went on deck again, to stand both dog
watches-saw the sun lift up smiling
over a world of tumbled blue water,
crossed the wake of. Cunard liner in
bound for Boston, raised and over
hauled a graceful but businesslike fish
erman (from Gloucester. Barcus
opined when called to stand his trick
at eight and saw 1t mile or two
astern when-still aching with fatigue
he was free to return to his berth
for another four-hour rest.
This time misguided consideration
induced Barcus to let his crew sleep
through the first afternoon watch. Six
bells we're ringing when. in drowsy ap-
prehension that something had gone
suddenly and radically wrong, Alan
walked.
He was on deck again almost before
he rubbed the sleepiness from his
eyes. emerging abruptly from the half
light of the cabin to dazzle Of sun
light that filed the cup of day with
rarefied gold. even as he passed from
conviction Of security to realization Of
immediate and extraordinary peril.
His first glance discovered the wheel
deserted, the woman with back to him
standing at the taffrail. Barcus-nO-
where to be seen. The second con-
firmed his surmise that the Seaventure
had come up into the wind, and now
was yawing OF wildly into the trough
of a stiff If not heavy sea- A third
showed him, to his amazement. the
Gloucester fisherman - overhauled
with such ease that morning and now,
by rights, well down the northern hori-
zon-not two miles distant, and stand
ing sQuarely for the smaller vessel.
Bewildered. he darted to the girls
side, with a shout. demanding to
know what was the matter. She
turned to him face he hardly recog-
nixed---but still he didn't understand.
The inevitable Inference seemed "a
] think nnthinkahle: HIS brain faitersd
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for what you've gone through-dear-
est"
He drew nearer, dropping his voice
tenderly. And of a sudden, with a
little low cry, the girl came into his
arms and clung pasionately to him.
But you?" she murmured. You
need rest as much as l! What about
you?"
"Oh, no don't" he contended. BE
sides I'll have plenty of time to rest
up once we're fairly at sea. Barcus
and l stand watch and watch, of
course. There's nothing for you to
do but be completely at your ease.
But-you must let me CO."
Eyes half-closed, her head thrown
back, she seemed to suffer his kiss
rather than to respond, then turned
hastily away to her stateroom-leav-
ing him staring with wonder at her
strangeness.
BY midnight the Seaventure was
spinning swiftly south-southeast, close
reefed to snoring sou'west wind
the fixed white eye of Portland head
light fast falling astern.
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the flendish wind whisked one small
scrap back-and only one!-into the
lap OF the woman he loved.
Vainly he prayed that she might
be asleep. The siIken lashes trembled
on her cheeks and lifted slightly. dis
closing the dark glimmer of question
Ing eyes. And as she clipped the scrap
OF cardboard between thumb and fore
finger he bent forward and silently
took 1t from her-one corner of the
trey Of hearts. but inevitably a corner
bearing the figure IS" above a heart.
The Pullman agent at Portland
wires no reservations available on any
New York train in the next thirty.six
hours" he said with lowered voice.
Couldn't we possibly catch the New
York boat tonight?"
He shook a glum head. "Eo-I
looked that up FIRST. It leaves before
we get in
She said, Too bad" abstractedly,
reclosed her eyes, and apparently
lapsed anew into semi-somnolence-
but without deceiving him who could
we'll guess what poignant anxiety
gnawOd at her heart.
He could have ground his teeth In
exasperation-the impish insolence of
that warning. timed so precisely to set
their nerves on edge at the very mo.
ment when they we're congratulatine
themselves upon the approach of a
respite!
The sheer insanity OF the whole
dampable business!
TIE grim. wild absurdity of Il!
To think that this was America. this
the twentieth century. the apex OF the
highest form of civilization the world
had ever known-and still q man
could be hunted from pillar to post,
haunted with threats. harried with at.
tempts at assassination in a hundred
forms-and that by slip Of a girl
With the cunniag Of q madwoman, the
heart Of , thug. the face Of a charm
sag child the face of the woman thai
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my mercy-what else should l think
of than to take her place With the man
| loved? / knew you'd never know the
difference-at least l was fool enough
for the moment to believe l could
stand being loved by you in her name!
1t was only today, when Id had time
to think. that l realized how impos-
sible that was!"
A sudden slap of the mainsail boom
athwartships and a simultaneous cry
from over the stern reused Alan from
his CONSERVATION to fresh appreciation
of the emergency. With scant consid-
Grafton he hustled the woman to the
companionway and below, slammed its
doors and closed her in with the slid
ing hatch-all in a breath-then
sprang to the taffrail, just in time to
lend helping hand sorely wanted by
Mr. Barcus in his efforts to climb
aboard. after he had pulled the dory
up under the stern by its painter.
He came over the rail in towering
temper
Il hope you'll pardon the apparent
impertinence," he suggested acidly,
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Copyright. 1914. By Louis Joseph Vance

sat beside him, duplicating its every
perfect feature SO nearly that even he
who loved the 0DA could scarcely dis
tinguish her from he other but by in
stinct. intuition, blihd guesswork. =.
He nodded heavy hearted confrma-
ton of a surmise slowly settling into
conviction in his mind, that ssch cum
ming, such purpose and peTtip2city
could not possibly spring from a mind
well balanced, that the woman. Judith
Trine, sister to the Rose he loved so
we'll, was as mad as that monomaniac,
her father, who sat helpless in his
cell Of silence and shadows in New
York, day after day, eating his heart
out with impatience for the word that
his vengeance had been consummated
by the daughter whom he had inspired
to execute il.
An hour late, in dusk OF evening,
the train numbered into Portland sta
ton; and, heart In mouth, Alan helped
Rose from the steps, shouldered a way
for her through the crowd, and almost
lifted her into a taxicab.
Best hotel in town." he demanded
And be quick about it-for a double
tip"
He communicated his one desperate
scheme to the girl en- route. receiving
her Endorsement of it. So, having reg
istered for her and seen her safely to
the door of the best available room in
the house within ready call of the pub
lie lobby and office, he washed up.
gulped hasty meal-which Rose had
declined to share, pleading fatigue
and hurried away into the night with
only the negro driver of public hack,
picked up haphazard at some distance
from the hotel, for his guide.
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Thought Gun Unloaded.

Ada.-"Ain't she daisy?"r said the
Ada police force, Henry Tremaine, as
he proudly showed his shining new re-
volver to Eliza McElroy, proprietor of
the Midway restaurant. "You see, it's
an automatic-don't have to be cooked,
you know will show you how it
works." and Henry carefully removed
the cartridges-almost.
Bang went the new gun, and the
Midway restaurant is short one $50
plate glass window
TITS warning to lawbreakers. any
how" says Henry Tremaine, the Ada
police force.
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CHAPTER XIII.
No Quarter.

NO 0udFteF.
"Yes, yes," said Mr.. Barcus indul.
gently, breaking a long silence. VERY
interesting. Very interesting, indeed.
I've seldom listened to a more enter.
tanning life-history. my poor young
friend. But l tell you candidly, as
man to man, l don't believe one word
of it. It's all d-n foolishness!"
His voice took on plaintive &C
cent. Particularly this!" he expos.
tulated, and waved an indignant hand,
comprising their plight.
THE rest of your adventures are
reasonable enough" he said, they
won my credulity-and I'm native OF
Missouri. But this last chapter is i'm.
possible. And that's fiat. It couldn't
happen-and has. And there, in q
manner of speaking, we are!"
Against the western horizon a long,
low-lying strip of sand dunes rested
like a bar of purple cloud between the
crimson afterglow of sunset in the
sky and the ensanguined sea that mir:
rored it.
The wind had gone down with the
sun, leaving the Seaventure becalmed
her motor long since inert for want
of fuel-in shoal water a mile or so
OF the desolate and barren coast that
Barcus. out of his abounding knowl.
edge OF those waters, named Nauset
Beach.
Still another mile further of shore
the so-called Gloucester fisherman
rode, without motion. waters as still
and CLASSY. Through the cleaning.
with the aid of glasses, figures might
be seen moving about her decks; and
as it grew still more dark she lowered
a small boat that heretofore had
swung in davits. A little later faint
humming noise drifted across the tide.
Power tender" the owner of the
Seaventure interpreted. Coming to
call, presume. Sociable lot. What
l can't make out is why they seem to
think 1t necessary to tow our dory
back. Uneasy conscience, maybe
what?"
He lowered the binoculars and
glanced inQuiringly at his employer
who grunted his disgust, and said nc
more.
Don't take It so hard, old top" Bar.
Gus advised with change of note
from irony to sympathy. Then he rose
and dived down the companionway,
presently to reappear with a mega
phone and double-barfeled shotgun.
mo cutting-out parties in this out
IT." he explained, grinning amiably,
None Of that old stun, revised to suit
your. infatuated female friend-onc
aboard the lugger and the man is
minei"
Stationing himself at the seaward
rail. where his figure would show in
sharp silhouette against the glowing
sunset sky, he brandished the shot,
gun at arms length above his head
and beloved stertorolsly through the
megRphone:
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Widow wed., Then is Jailed.

Springfield. = Within a few houkrs
after her marriage to John James,
farmer of South Charleston, in the
Madison county probate court room,
Mrs. Sarah Peterman, wealthy widow
Of London, Ohio, was placed under
arrest by Chief Carter and De-
tective Wesley on warrant charging
her with forgery. The woman was
brought to this city and locked in tho
county jail The warrant for her arrest
was filed by H. e. Freeman, vice pres
ident of Springfield bank. It is al.
legged she forged a check for $10O.
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CHAPTER X.
Foruity.

Fortuity.
He wasted the better part OF an
hour in fruitless and perhaps ILL.,
advised inquiries; then his luck, such
as it was, led him on suspicion down
a poorly lighted wharf, at the ex-
treme end Of which he discovered a
lonely young man perched atop a pile,
hands in pockets, gaze turned to a
tide whereon, now black night had
fallen, pallid wraiths of yachts swung
just visibly beneath uneasy riding
lights.
Pardon me-" Alan ventured, but
perhaps you can help me out
You've come to the wrong shop, my
friend" the young man interposed
with morose civility; Il couldn't help
anybody out Of anything-the way l
am now"
I'm sorry" said Alan, but |
thought possibly you might know
where l could find a seaworthy boat
to charter"
hC gOOh6 man SIppSu SLldI tIl
down from his perch. "If you don't
look sharp" he said ominously, you'll
charter the Seaventure." He waved
mis- hand toward a vessel moored
alongside the wharf; There she is,
and better boat you won't find any
-schooner-rigged, fifty feet over
all, twenty-five horsepower. motor aux
Hilary, two staterooms-all ready for
as long a coastwise cruise as you care
to take. Come aboard"
He led briskly across the wharf.
down a gangplank. then aft along the
deck to a companionway, by which the
two men gained a comfortable and
roomy cabin, bright with fresh white
enamel
Here the light of the cabin lamp re-
vealed to Alans searching scrutiny a
person of sturdy build and independent
carriage, with a roughly modelled,
good-humored face. reddish hair. and
steady though twinkling blue eyes.
Name, Barcus," the young man in
troduced himself cheerfully; chris
tened Thomas. Nativity, American.
State of life fiat broke. That's the
rub" he laughed. and shrugged. shame
faced. Il found myself hard up this
spring with this boat on my hands,
sunk every cent I had-and then some
fitting out on an oral charter with
a moneyed bllghter in New York. who
was to have met me here a fortnight
since. He didn't-and here ! am, in
pawn to the ship chandler, desperate
enough for anything"
How much do you owe?"
Upwards of hundred"
Say advanced that amount-when
can We sail?"
The young man reflected briefly.
There's something so engagingly idi-
otic about this proceeding" he OBJ
served wistfully I've got the strang-
est kind OF hunch It's going to go
through. Pay my bills. and we can be
off inside an hour. That is"
He checked with an exclamation OF
dismay. chapfallen- Il may have some
trouble soaring up a crew at short
notice. l had two men engaged, but
last week they got tired doing moth.
ing for nothing and left me fat"
Then that's settled" Alan said. 81
know boats; I'll be your crew-and the
better satisfied to have nobody else
aboard"
The eyes Of Mr. Barcus clouded.
See here. my headlong friend, what's
your little game. anyway? I don't
mind playing the fool on the high seas,
but I'll be no party to a kidnapping
or"
Its an elopement," Alan interrupt
ed on inspiration. We've simply got
to get clear of Portland by midnight"
You're on!" Barcus agreed prompt
ly, his face clearing. God only knows
why l believe you, but do-and here's
my hand!"
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SYNOPSIS

The 3 OF Hearts Is the death sign used
by Seneca Trine in the private war Of
dith. a woman of violent and criminal
temper and questionable sanity. he wages
Aga nst Alan Law. whose father (now
dead TTine held responsible for the ac-
Rose Judith's twin and double. learning
of her sisters campaign against Alan,
leaves her home TO aid him, whom she
loves. Under dramatic circumstances Alan
saves Judith's life and so wins her love-
but failure to shake his constancy to Rose
nxes Judith In her purpose.
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as soon as able to articulate coher-
ently-"but may / inquire II that
bloocy-minded vixen is your blushing
brlde-to-be?"
Alan shook helpless head. The
thing defied reasonable explanation.
He made . feeble stagger at 1t with
out much satisfaction either to him
self CT to the outraged Barcus.
"No-it's all damnable mistakel
She's her sister, mean. the right
girls sister-and her precise double
fooled me-not quite right in the head.
I'm .sfraid."
"You may well be afraid, you poor
flat." Mr.. Barcus snapped. "D'you
know what she did? Threw me over
hoard! Factl Came on deck while
aso. sweet 40 Reachesand all of .
sudden whips out gun Is big Is :
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Ohio State Banks Good,

Columbus. = Never before were
Ohio state banks, incorporated or
private, in as good condition az
they are now. Thus state Banking
Superintendent Emory Lattanner in
his report to Gov. James M. Cox for
the year ended Nov. Is summarizes
the situation so far as the banks are
concerned Plans for the future, he
says, contemplate watching over the
weak institutions (which need nursing
and attention" to bring them out, If
possible
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cannon, pOintS q As 1ny head and or
ders me to luif into the wind. Before
l could make sure ! wasn't dreaming
she had fired twice-in the air-a sig
nal to that blessed fisherman astern
there-at least, they answered with
two toots Of a power whistle and
changed course to run up to us. Look
how she's gained already"
But how did she happen to throw
you overboardf"
Happen nothingI" Barcus snapped
getting to his feet "She did 1t a.
purpose-hew at me like q wildcat
and before / knew what was up-I
was slammed backwards over the
rail"
81 can't tell you how sorry / am,
Alan responded gravely. There's
more to tell-but one thing to be done
first"
"And that? Mr.. Barcus inquired
suspiciously.
ITO get rid of the lady" Alan an
nounced firmly. Make that fisher
man a present of the woman in the
case. You don't mind parting with
the dory In a good cause-if pay for
it,"
Take It for nothing" Barcue
grumbled. Cheap at the price!"
He took Alan's place, watching him
with a sardonic eye as he drew the
tender in under the leeward quarter,
made it fast, and reopened the com.
panionway.
AS the girl came on deck with.
out other, invitation, In a sullen rage
that only heightened her wonderful
loveliness, Alan noted that her first
look was for him, of untempered ma
lignity; her second, for Barcus, with
curling lip; her third, astern, with
glimmer Of satisfaction as she rec.
| ognized how we'll the fisherman had
drawn up on the Seaventure.
Friends of yours, iptGFf< Alan
inquired civilly.
Judith nodded
Then It would save us some trouble
yourself included-if you'll be good
enough to step into the dory without a
struggle"
Without a word, Judith stepped to
the rail and, as Barcus luffed, swung
herself oversize into the dory.
Immediately Alan cast off, and as
the little boat sheered off, Barcus
with a sigh of relief, brought the Sea-
venture once more back upon her
course
For some few minutes there was ST.
lence between the two men, while the
tender dropped swiftly astern, the
woman plying brisk pair Of oars.
Then, suddenly elevating his nose
Barcus shifted audibly. Here" he
said sharply, relieve me for min.
ute, will you? / want to go forward
and have a look at that motor"
In the time that he remained invis.
ible between decks the fisherman
luffed, picked up the dory and its
occupant, and came round again in
open chase of the Seaventure.
When Barcus reappeared it was
with a grave face.
THE devil and the deep She," he OBJ
served obscurely, coming aft, from
all their works, good Lord deliver us!"
whats the trouble now?"
Nothing much-only your playful
little friend has been up to another OF
her light-hearted tricks. If you
should happen to want a smoke OF
anything to eat when you go below,
just find a mirror and kiss yourself
good-by before striking the match.
The drain-cocks of both fuel tanks
have been opened, and there are up
wards of hundred and fifty gallons
of highly explosive gasoline sloshing
around in the bilge!"
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Walks Anain After PRAYER.

Akron. - Mrs. Charles Norris has
much for which to be thankful,
Thursday she walked for the first
time in eight years. Twenty years
ago she fell down stairs and in
jured her knee. In time she became a
helpless invalid. Several specialists
told her she never would walk again.
Mrs. Norris prayed she might walk
Thanksgiving day. By degrees she
gained the use of her legs. Thursday
morning she walked.
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Accepta State Poaition.

Akron, O., Nov. Announcement
was made here that Freeman T. Eagle
son, former speaker of the house of
representatives and Republican NOM
inee for attorney general two years
ago, had accepted the position of as
sistant to Attorney General-elect Ed
ward c. Turner of Columbus.
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lows Cause Man Trouble.

Sandusky, o., Nov. 25.-!On charge
of stealing SO cents worth of toys from
a and 10-cent store here, man CIV
ing his name as Harry Logan of Cleve-
land was fined $40 and costs and COM
mitted to the stone yard for 10 days in
the mayors court here, 81 bought the
stuff in Cleveland, but can't prove it,
and as l haven't got money enough to
hire lawyer I'll plead guilty." Logan
told Mayor Jacob DietZ.
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Dies When Task is Completes.

Sandusky.-Just as he was COM
pleting a task that had occupied
over a year and had received his
last pay, George Cochran, 81, Of To-
ledo, skilled laborer, was killed when
. block and tackle fell from the top of
the main shaft of the Perry memorial
ct Put-in-Bay.
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CHAPTER xI.
Blue Water

Anxiety ate like an acid at Alan's
heart II this shift to the sea might
be thought q desperate venture, he
was q weathered saltwater man and
undismayed; nothing would have been
more to his liking than brisk coast
wise cruise In an able boat under
ainpices less forhidding.
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Nobody Noticed.

"The superintendent Of the insane
asylum where ] was visiting took the
inmates to see ball game"
How did they behaye?"
Like insane people. Emitted fran
tic yells and cut up all serts of ex-
travagapt capers.'
Il should think the other patrons
would have been alarmed"
"Oh, no. Nobody suspected that they
were not regular fahar "a.
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Mexican War Veteran Dies.

London.-Samuel Creamer, aged 81
years, the only survivor of the Mexi-
can war in Madison county, died sud-
denly at his home on South Main-st
Five children survive him.
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ohio Woman propa Dad.

Massillon, -Exclaiming, This is my
last Mrs. Dorothea Mary Hose, 81,
dropped dead OF heart disease before
she could finish the sentence. :