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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
MARKETS and FINANCE
PRODUCE MARKET

!"
morning, even for a Friday. and the
market was correspondingly hrm. the
exception being that ducks are very
cline Eggs we're rsss half 'S cent ,A lover
again yesterday. Potatoes are, steady
and activity IL slowing increasing. he-
ssp' s, II peaches wsrs ilsht but tr snsrs
Plums are scarce. but apples and
grapes are In large supply, and exeept
that the Bartletts are scarce there are
plenty OF pears The first chestnuts OF
the season were on sale this morning.
Apple. New. ss@soc per bu.; si.as9
bsnsns-,-oood shippinE stock. $3.50
Beans Dried Limas. 7h0sc per ib.'
se.sIs;sss:.l q pa Sss soc per ou
Celery Michigan. large. so02
Cheese Wholesale prices, Michigan
I Gsss Nfy Y Domestic l.s;
e4026c: Imported Swiss. So ssc; ione
horns, isqfshci daisies. lbglshc ~;
~. cslifSrai, rrS,:.piSm n s bo.:
pears. s2.ss@2.5o per box.
Chestnuts-2oc per 10.
CrsbspPIes--75c per bu.
s@sMc ib.: promedary. s2bS case.
Dressed Calves 800 isc; CON-
mon. itM15c per 10.
n yesn vsEetaslss,-G ar,s peppers SO ~
doz. cucumbers, 7bc per bu.; radishes.
f0c per doz.; green beans. 76c per bu.:
green corn, home grown. 500 Zoe per
tomatoes. 6o@0oc bu.; lettuce. 5oQsoo
csc per doz.; head lettuce. si.fs per
/, GRAPES 9; pes 7cosnsoras. ,,3gIss' Slassrs,s a,
basket: ponies. Sm10c.
Honey.Fancy white. new. 1sgiee:
Hay--Detroit shippers are paying the
following prices for baled hay In car
lots. Q: b. Detroit: No. ! Timothy. new,
.i@sthy ,li sssnrssa No l1e mixed $50 Ga
os bats straw S s9S g per ton. ~'eA' ana
Hide,nNo, cured. iec; No. ! green
green bulls, ioc; No. \ cured veal
kip. 1sc: No, I green veal kip. lee; No.
cured murrain. 1sc; No green calf.
,c s No s sss S ss5o i1 10 10 hld ssrs Il
Oft: No. 3 Kip and calf. I've on: sheep
skin. as to amount OF wool, $50 7bc,
!,, : g. ss,so0s per box
Melons Rocky Fords. 75@si case:
Mus M".Aro%o.ss PSI PSI Ssssc per ls.
a. per BIO.
On.ans--Indiana. sIeI25 per i00-lb
sack: Spanish, 81 per blu.
Pe.rs- Bartlett. si.5o@I76; ordinary
7bms1 per bu.
rcsches--AA- $i,75; A.. $3.50; b.. 81
per bu.
Potatoes---Iersey cobbiers, s225@230
per. ssck: Michigan. SI.75@i.so per
sack; In eur lots. sacked. ss67oc per
Poultry--Sprines 15c: live hens. / SC:
No. 2. 12ml4c: old ROSTERS. 1l0I2c;
"a f7c ID.
sweet otatocs--virginia. S275, per
hbl 81 per bu.: Jerseys. S3.75 per bbl;
$l.4n per bu.
Pineappie.- Florida. ss94eb per
crate
TaIlow--No. I. SIC; No. 2.4hc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

England Is ahead Of the United
States In the development OF the al.
tomato telephone service, and con-
tracts for automatic exchanges OF the
total value OF nearly half million
dollars have been placed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
STEELE BROS.

so acres. Oakland county. near Grand
River Fine clay son. i0-room house.
new hiproof barn. price $4,000. Stock
AZ desired. so acres is miles out
Grand River, fair buildings, good
out on schoolcraft road, good build
ings, $500 per acre. rs acres out
Mlchlgan-ave,. good soil. large
barns. 81, 500. only $4,000 down. .
acres with house. one mile from car.
only $4,000. 10 acres with buildings
out Gratiot cheap. go acres west %
Pontiac near lake, good buildings
A acres with buildings. near BELL
willie, s3.0OO. with 81 900 down. SO
acres, good buildings. near Farfning-
ton. $1,000. Come TO US. Auto SER
ZIG FREE PRESS BLDG
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
SIMONS is ATTORNEY
FOR LOZIER RECEIVERS

United States District Judge Arthur
J. futile, Friday. appointed Charles
Simons attorney for the receivers OF
the Lozier Motor Car Co.
The appointment Of Mr.. Simons was
acceptable to ofiicials OF the company.
the receivers and the creditors alike,
all expressing satisfaction with the
judges decision.
The reply Of the company to the
bankruptcy petition will be heard
early next week, Il Is believed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
NEW YoRK pRODUCr.

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-Fiour: Dull
ssa5cGas Lard: STEADY: middle
west spot, ts.soqs.eo. sugar: Raw,
easy centrifusaL 90 test tb.os;. mus
Loaf s7s5; crushed. s7.55; powdered.
f kiS srsn nn ted, ,s2s ss cofrss:
Try. sS9syc.. Hay: Weak; prime,
g6c; chickens. i4assc fowls. $50 aoc;
ducks, l5,s gl6c. Live poultry: Weak
err; geese, lt@l5c; ducks. i5@iShc:
fowls, i5h@lIc; turkeys, I5@fsc;
rs a. Ice. Cheese; Quiet; state milk
common to specials. 11@16hc; skins.
3@6c.
Butter: Weak; receipts, 7.7ss: cream
cry extra, SoG3ohc; state dairy tubs,
22Gl csc; Imitation creamery frsts "a
d24hc. Eggs: Irregular and lower;
receipts. 1880. nearby white fancy, 35
G3Sc; nearby mixed fancy, 256f2sc;
fresh irsts. 24G soc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

SAGINAW --shriners from all over
Michigan and western Canada are
docking into Saginaw today for the
big state meeting this afternoon and
night. Detroit arrived with $50 rep.
resentatives Of Moslem Shrine At noon
and specials brought Shriners from
Mocha. OF London. Ont. the Saladine.
|of Grand Rapids and Marquette.
Mich.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
Good Farms

100 ACRES
20 miles from city hall, Detroit: fair
buildings and fences; 10 acres OF
good timber. Price $500; will trade
so ACRES
Near Mt Clemens. Very good soil:
well fenced and drained: good 3
room house, two good barns Price
$500; VIII t 20 sc fST City property
Out Michigantave.. 20 miles from city
hall, one mile from car and paved
road; $4,000 worth OF new buildings
ij Just being completed PIE very Wen
good s-room house; deep well and
windmill. Price Sl25 per acre
100 ACRES
Four miles from Mt. Clemens: the very
choicest kind OF soil about rs acres
runs the year around; extra good 1e-
room brick house with full base
ment, hot al. furnace; four large
= barns: stable for 40 cows and
horses deep we'll and windmill Price
less than 500 per acre.
IL ACRES
Out Michigan-ave.. -mile from car
10 miles from city hall: very good
5.room house: new barn and extra
good outbuiidings' Price $4,000;
a -s- 10 ACRES
Out Gratfot. ~ miles from city hall:
very good buildings; ali kinds OF
small fruit This q one OF the best
where within 20 miles OF this city:
this land Is well worth 1900 per
acre. as az lies between two main
roads. 50 IL will be very easy Co cut
"a in tow lots OF acres each; s4,75e
TRoMLEY. WILSON q CO.
1915 Chamber OF Commences Bldg.
.b Phone Cadillac 690s.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

The following Arms are priyi-
Exchange: Carlyle & Povah, w. A.
lamlin q Co, IA, w. Noble a Co,
NJ Il, Moss Il Co.. Lewis @: Gorton.
NJ Il. Reilly a. Co. Goo. NJ. West
Co.. IA. :. Warren Il Co.. VIM. IA.
Rose 4 Co, w. A. Neer n Co., W.
u McLauRhlin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

i Tssus ss. h;sxs :sse e.ss ffS s
s Sss: ss rasa es .,sy an. and sfsy
e3.60qs.15: stockers and feeders. 80; 40
gSss; Texans. ts.25 a. 80: y calves. - q
1l.7b. sheep, Receipts, 1.a0o; market.
western. t5.loQ5.io; lambs. Ss259 80;
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

y1CAGO, sept Z0.--There was
tely any demand Tor wheat In the
trading today and prices dropped
for each of the deferred months.
not enough business In september
res TO establish prices.
btember corn futures were active
hc higher There was little doing
In the day I'm the deferred corn
hs and they shaded lower.
o. futures were steady TO a shade
er with trade very dull,
DIVISIONS were a shade higher In
market.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Sept. 25.--Ciose: The
eign markets iof wheat and Hour
re easy on Friday. but there was =
bd deal oil export buying, Trading
the American markets was slow.
Winnipeg reported exporters taking
the wheat In sight, Minneapolis
KS increased z,IoU.0OO bu last week
reports say the country elevators
the northwest contain u great deal
wheat. This indicates that receipts
northwestern maraets may continue
ivy for time e!en IL the FARMERS
O. quit marketing. Nebraska re-
Is that farmers are putting In
u large acreage.
liverpool was easy because OF lower
res IN America and continued heavy
erican receipts. There was some
Esure on October, while December
lrmiy held Cargoes OF winter
Fat were more Freely offered and
eral demand was less active. Ar
bis at French ports are large. OF,
from Winnipeg were nrm and mad
ustaining influences Cash wheat In
erpooi was Id lower.
capoard advices say exporters are
ing all the time. but their oper-
pms are hampered by financial trou-
and diffcuHy In exchange. This
baby accounts for the more active
ing in Canadian markets, which ap-
r 10 he Favored over the American
= .
heat was weak all day and closed
We declined ic and cioversesd 100
The other coarse grains We're
heat quotations; Cash No. red.
S4; December opened with a drop
&C at sii4a and declined to sllt;
opened at $l.g2h and declined TO
lh. No. / white, $l.0IA NO.
ed, I car at sl.oen Coarse grain n
BLOW. i car at s3c; No. 4 yellow,
oats: Standard, i9he; No. 3
he. 2 cars at acc; No. 4 white. AZ n c.
Cash No :. 9ic Beans: lmme-
and prompt shipment; s2.sS oc-
!. December 1910 March. $3.50:
IL al SIS. 10 at sf.75: prime al
80: sample alsike, bags at $laS,
Si26. Timothy: Prime spot Ss.so.
ia: Prime spot, 500 r.,
Included 1900 bbis OF Hour, cars
meat. S OF corn, Z OF oats, 2 of rye
i OF hay. Withdrawals were 1000
OF flour, 5000 blu OF wheat, l,oOo
pf corn, 2,loo bu Of oats AN and S'oo9
II "a. s tgfeeios ,s1 Of corn. ia6.sco bu Of
and 1850 blu OF rye, 60,
.ceipts OF wheat Friday: South
$4,000 bu, against $4,000 pu a
ago: Duluth, $50 cars. against
Minneapolis, 5s1 cars. against S55
nipeg. ssi cars, against 1901; Chs
33f cars, against IS.
ports OF wheat and -four Friday.
imary wheat receipts were 2,S3s.-
bu, against l.6s6.0oo blu yeaK axo;
fio,,r were 6,y59,00O Blu, against o.
90 blu the previous week and u
100 blu year ago.
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is FREE PRESS BLDG.
EQUITY BARGAINS

Several houses and f-famly nat equi-
rhrss " oss ~ ssebsnse ~, atm l.,,,,,.
Also I'VE lots. 81 .ooo clear Have
land contract pays $50 a month.
want 6o-foot lot Lands clear TO ex-
Eight family nat. rents st,7eu YEAR
gross; $500 net, Make oref OF
SIS, Gee after carefully cofnparinx
With all other good properties Of
Main ss2t. c. 5. BEApLE. I Atcaraw
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
cu,CAGo GRAIN.

ITcAGO. Sept. 2e-Opening: Wheat:
ar,er inactive; December, down
Nav down &c Corn: September.
G: December. down &c; May, down
oats: september. inactive; De
Der. up NC: May. up hc. Pro'is-
Steadier.
Bon---wheat: September. inactive'
nher down &c: May, down c.
Sentember, up NC; December
XIV: May, down &c. Oats. septem-
down NC: December. down hc'
ssWheat: september. up &c;
kmber, steady; May, steady Corh:
ember. down NC; December, down
Nav down &c. Oats: September
n-Ec: December, down sc; May
6y. Provisions: Firm and higher
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

UNION STOCK YARDS. CHICAGO.
sept. 25.--Hogs: Receipts. 10000: mar
ket steady 10 SC lower; mixed and
butchers. ssms.05; good heavy. sT.ssf q
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
CHICAGO PRODlJCE.

CHICAGO, Sept. s5.-Butter. Elk
tras, 2sgss%e: frsts, 2sqf7 dairy
Prime ordinary. zoo ave; ffrsts. 30
II Nc. Cheese: Twins 1914 @13%c:
young Americas. IAN Gl4Hc. Live
youltry; Fowls, lac; ducks, l3Qlie;
lSc. Potatoes: Michigan white. 500
Seci reds, 5sq62c; Wisconsin white,
500 e5ci reds, 5s@ SIC; Minnesota ohios.
osQ Csc; new potatoes receipts, 10
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
cLEvELAND LIVE sTock.

CLEVELAND. Sept. 25.--Hogs: Re
sssipts loo, steady: workers and miked
and heavies, 1915; roughs, $3.50. stays
NUI,S. Cattle: Receipts cars. steady
sheep and lambs Receipts cars
steady; lambs t7.s5 top. Calves: Re.
ceipts 100, steady, top. sl2.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

WRITE ME Just what you want in the
farm line. have nhe list that must
be sold. Leslie Mcl>dams. Sc Tusco-
last. Detroit.
so ACRES, Soothern MiehI1an $4,000.
$1,000 caeh, balance EASY Terms Nul|
shade for all cash. {. = BeadIe 3
MsGraw Bldg.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
.IOBBING PRICES.

$3.50: baked beans. lib. &c s0c; Lima
beans. s1@l,25. Corn: Fancy Maine.
s1,lo; standard. soc. Table beets: s1.2s
@1.4o. Peas; Fancy. carry. June, s1.3o:
standard, 81; baked. 500 Toe, salmon:
soekoye; tail s2.so; nat. i2.to, Alaska
toes, yIIo; Marrowfat peas 81; early
June $3.50; sifted, early June. $40 per
Feed--Jobbing prices In ioo-ib sacks;
Bran s27: standard middiIngs. $50: sni
middiings, s32 cracked corn. sac: corn
and ont chop ,sl per ton;
straight. 1886: pure rye. sS'2s: spring gs;
HsrGwsr:.SSails. ii.s5 case; anneai:
wire 2 point, .soc; saivani.ed sheets. a
. sSsS; e e, gauge: ,s;as; az gauge ss;Is;
black sheet steel. 20 and az gauge
gauge - ssS: casGiaxe S Soit. small mali:
and anG @a per ssr So G sa ar u
Prcxisions pork. ss!,so; fam
s ,y sssg sa, clssr Saeks
ii1c; s aeon isM gsen'f lard Gam Il
tierces. linc; kettle rendered. lac ib. :
sdi; do, 5-ib.. sio:5o: eagle tablets,
xxx e Tss ,Ss sssG .t sSss ; po@
dered. $3.50; granulated. extra coarse
SI.G0: graduated. fine. In bulk. $3.50;
graduated e5-lb cottons 1856; crystal
domino gran. 2-ib. and 6-ib. cartons in
cases, $3.50; crystal domino gran. HF
cases, 1920; diamond A, 1880: confec
iiIo ne. "a; s7ts; No, $40; No. s
$40: No. ., f.15; No. 10. $40. No. II
$.oe; No IL, 81; No. IS. $685.: No. IL
Se.y6; No: It,. ss.95; on-caking mix
household powd.. rs, as to case. 1850.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
BUTTER AND EGGS,

Butter-Creamery extra. 2sc; firsts
&c; dairy, ale; packing stock, 20Mc
ExEs--Fresh receipts, cases included
nrsts. 2Sttc; currentreceipts, 22c per
doz. Receipts. S6s cases.
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TOLEDO GRAIN.

5LEDO. Sept. 25.--Wheat: Cash and
fmssers 'i Snrs gsssm sss se ats
FsHc: December. T2isc; May. ss,tc:
Cash, 4ghc; septemDsr fspxs.
m s.s 6 siZMs; My Cash s 1910: 6s.
!. ss.ia: December. se.3s; March
|: Dscember ss'5sr March. 81. so.
March ss'ss butter. eggs and
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TOLEDO LIVE sroC,<

vLEDU LIVE sTOCk:
TOLEDO, Sept. 25.--Hogs: Receipts,
gs.I6i mediums. ssg6@S; good pigs.
x9,0t aeio; workers.. sS.50Gsi5, Calves:
Market slow. sheep and lambs. Mar
ket steady.
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=. r; s:..;S John Dss' R sacAs r'-''
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

(. Bopght BY Hammond, s a CO.: Bish.
age weight 400 lbs. ssso per cwt.i
Bought BY sullivan Packing Co.
Roe Go, Com. Sc,s 20 hogs aas; average weight
Bought by Parker. Webb a Co.: spi-
zoo lbs. $500 per .cwt; do 12s $50
Mullen. hogs i5s, 200. 1890; do 100. IT'S
$3.50: 90 $50. 100. $3.50.
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W(
CHAPTER !.
A Call in the Night.

~ Sau III su0 ANsSues
There are few things darker than q
country road at night. particularly If
one does not know the lay Of the
land. It is not difficult to traverse q
known path; no matter how dark 1t
1t, one is able to find the way by the
aid Of mental photograph taken in
the daytime. But supposing you have
never been over the road in the day
time, that you know nothing whatever
of its topography, where it dips or
rises. where it narrows or forks. You
find yourself in the same unhappy
state Of mind as q blind man suddenly
thrust into a strange house.
One black night. along a certain
country road in the heart Of New Jer-
sey, in the days when the only good
roads were city thoroughfares and
country highways were routes to linz
DO, a carriage went forward cautious
ly. From time to time 1t careened
like blunt-nose barge in beam sea.
The wheels and springs voiced their
anguish continually; for it was good
carriage, unaccustomed to such ruts
and hummocks.
Faster, faster!" came a mufaed
voice from the interior.
Sir, dare not drive any faster"
replied the coachman. II can't see the
horses heads, sir, let alone the road.
I've blown out the lamps, but can't
see the road any better for that"
Let the horses have their heads;
they'll find the way. 1t can't be much
farther. You'll see lights"
The coachman .swore In his teeth.
All right. This man who was In such
a hurry would probably send them all
into the ditch. Save for the few stars
above, he might have been driving
Beelzebub's coach in the bottomless
pit. Black velvet, everywhere black
velvet A wind was blowing, and yet
the blackness was so thick that it
gave to the coachman the sensation of
mild suffocation.
BY and by, through the trees. he
saw q flicker of light. 1t might or
might not be the destination. He
cracked his whip recklessly and the
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disposal. sir, since that night you res
cued me"
"Wel. / haven't the least doubt that
when ask you will give"
.eWithout question, sir. 1t was al
ways so understood"
Hargreave's glance sought the MIR
.ror. then the smileless face OF MS
man. He laughed, but the sound con-
viewed no sense of mirth; then ne
turned and went down the steps SLOW
.ly. like man burdened with some
thought which was not altogether 10
his liking. He had sent an order ior
his car. but had Immediately counter
manded 1t. He would walk Till ne
grew tired, hail taxicab, and take a
run up and down Broadway. inc
wonderful illumination might prove OIL
;verting. For 18 years nearly; anu
now 1t was as natural for him 10
throw a glance over his shoulder
whenever he left the house as 1t was
for him to breathe. The average man
would have grown careless during all
these years; but Hargreave was not
an average man; he was. rather, an
extraordinary individual. 1t was his
life in exchange for eternal vigilance
and he knew and accepted the fact.
Half an hour later he got into q
tayicab and directed the man to drive
downtown as far as Twenty-third
street and back to Columbus circle.
The hewilderinp display of lights, how
ever, in nowise served to lift the sense
OF oppression that had weighed upon
him all day. South OF Forty-second
street he dismissed the taxicab and
stared undecidedly at the brilliant
sign of famous restaurant. He was
neither hungry nor thirsty; but there
would be strange faces to study and
music.
1t was an odd within. He had not en-
tered q Broadway restaurant in all
these years. He was unknown. He
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"Why, You cherub!" Cried the Old
Maid.
carriage lurched on two wheels. The
man in the carriage balanced himself
carefully, 80 that the bundle In his
arms should not be unduly disturbed.
His arms ached. He stuck his head
out of the window.
That's the place." he said. And
when you drive up make as little noise
as you, can"
YES, sir" called down the driver.
When the carriage drew up at its
journeys END the man inside jumped
out and fastened toward the gates.
He scrutinized the sign on one OF the
posts. This was the place:
MISS FARLOW'S PRIVATE SCHOOL.
The bundle in his arms stirred and
he hurried up the path to the door
of the house. He seized the ancient
knocker and struck several times. He
then placed the bundle on the steps
and ran back to the waiting carriage.
into which he stepped.
ION with you!"
That's a good word. sir. Maybe
we can make your train"
do you think you could find this
place again."
You couldn't get me on this pike
again, sir, for q thousand: not me-"
The door slammed and the unknown
sank back against the cushions. He
took out his handkerchief and wiped
the damp perspiration from his fore
head. The big burden was on his
mind. Whatever happened in the fu
ture, they would never be able to gel
him through his heart So much fol
the folly Of his youth.
It was q quarter after ten. Miss
Susan Farlow had just returned to the
reception room from her nightly tour
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belonged to no clubs. Two months
was the longest time he had ever re-
NAMED in New York since the dis
posal of his old home in Madison
avenue and his resignation from his
clubs. This once, then, he would break
the law he had written down for
himself. Boldly he entered the res
taurant.
Some time before Hargreave sur
rendered to the restless spirit of re-
bellion, bitterly to repent for it later.
there came into this restaurant a man
and q woman. They were both evil
IDENTIFY well known, for the head waiter
was obsequious and hurried them over
to the best table he had left and took
the order himself.
The man possessed a keen, intelli-
gent face. You might have marked
him for q successful lawyer, for there
was an earnestness about his express
sion which precluded a life Of idle
ness. His age might have been any
where between 40 and so. The shout
ders were broad and the hands which
lay Clasped upon the table were slim
but muscular. Indeed, everything
about him suggested hidden strength
and vitality. His companion was
small. handsome, and animated. Her
frequent gestures and mutable eye
brows betrayed her foreign birth. Her
age was matter Of importance to no
one but herself.
They we're at coffee when she said:
There's a young man coming toward
US. He is looking at you"
The man turned. Instantly his face
lighted up with friendly smile of
recognition.
who is it," she asked.
"A chap worth knowing; a reporter
just little out OF the ordinary. I'm
going to introduce him. You never
can tell. We might need him some
day. All, Norton, how are your"
Good evening, Mr.. Braine" The
reporter. catching sight of a pair Of
dazzling eyes, hesitated.
"The Princess Perigoff, Norton.
You're in no hurry. are your"
ANOI AOWs outlcQ Iu0 reporter.
"Ah!" said the princess, interested.
1t was the old compliment, said in an
unusual way. It pleased her.
The reporter sank into a chair.
When inactive he was rather a
dreamy-eyed sort of chap. He pos
sessed that rare accomplishment of
talking upon one subject and think
ing upon another at the same time.
So while he talked gayly with the
young woman on varied themes, his
thoughts were busy specializing upon
her companion. He was quite GER
tain that the name Braine was as
sumed. but he was also equally GER
tain that the man carried an ex-
traordinary brain under his thatch of
salt and pepper hair. The man had
written three or four brilliant mono
graphs on poisons and the uses of
radium. and 1t was through and by
these that the reporter had managed
to pick up his acquaintance. He lived
well. but inconspicuously.
Suddenly the pupils of Braine's
eyes narrowed; the eye became cold.
Over the smoke Of his cigarette he
was looking into the wall mirror. A
man had passed behind him and sat
down at the next table. Still gazing
into the mirror. Braine saw Norton