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CHAPTER LII.
Tho Last Trump.


Toward the evening OF the third
day following the motor spill, Judith
sat in the deeply recessed window OF
a bedchamber on the second floor OF
a hotel situated In the heart of Cali
fornia's orange-growing lands.
Behind her Seneca Urine sat- ap.
parently asleep, in a wheeled invalid
chair.
There was no occupant of the room
Though he had lain nearly two
days in coma, her fathers subsequent
progress toward recovery of his nor.
NAL state had been rapid. Now. &C,
cording to a council of surgeons and
physicians who had been summoned
to deliberate on his case, he was in
a fair way to round out the average
span of sound mans lifetime. He
had apparently suffered nothing in
consequence Of his accident more
serious than prolonged unconscious
ness. For the last twenty-four hours
he had been in full possession of his
faculties and flor some reason impos.
sible to Judith to fathom) uncom
monty cheerful.
From this circumstance she drew
a certain sense of mystified anxiety.
Twice in the course Of the morning
she had caught his eye following her
with a CLEAN of sardonic exultancy,
as though he nursed some secret of
extraordinary potentialities.
And yet (she argued) it was quite
impossible that he should have some
fresh scheme brewing for the assassin
alton of Alan. Not soul had had any
sort of communication with him since
his recovery but the attending sur
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Fashionable Goods Not Wanted.

That Latin-Americans insist on hav-
their taste is illustrated by an incident
In Guatemala. An old gentleman in
the interior, large ranch owner, had
always been used to a certain kind of
necktie, and asked local house to
buy number of them for him. The
house ordered several from an Ameri-
can concern, but the latter wrote back
that that kind Of necktie had been out
Of date for 20 years, and sent several
Of the latest desio3. These were re-
fused, however, the old kind was OBJ
tanned from Europe, and the American
house lost. what might have been an
opening wedge to a good trade.
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CHAPTER LIv.
The Wife,

Again three days elapsed and Ju.
dith, returning from the double fu-
neral of her father and sister, dotted
her mourning for gown less somber
and more suited to the atmosphere Of
a sickroom, then relieved the nurse
in charge of Alan.
He remained as he had been ever
since the falling of the thunderbolt-
in absolute coma.
But he lived, and-or the physicians
ned-must soon regain consciousness.
kneelfng beside his bedside Judith
prayed long and earnestly.
When she arose 1t was to answer
tap upon the door. She admitted
Tom Barcus and suffered him to lead
her into the recess of the window.
where they conversed in guarded
tones in spite of the fact that the
subject Of their communications could
not possibly have heard them
I've come to tell you something"
Barcus announced with characteristic
awkwardness, 1--WE known It for
three days-ever since the wedding.
in fact-and kept it to myself, not
knowing whether ought to tell you
yet or not"
He paused. cycling her uncertainty.
! unhappily.
Il am prepared" Judith assured
him calmly.
You're nothing of the Sort" he
countered. argumentative. you
couldn't be. It's the most amazing
thing Imaginable. See here :"
"Well?"
You understand, don't you, that
Alan must never know that Rose was
killed by that lightning stroke?"
What do you mean?"
Il mean," the man fioundered mis-
erably, you see, he loved her SOL
thought-rm sure it would be best
II you can bring yourself to ito let
him go on believing 1t wasn't Rose
who was killed. but Judith. And that's
skating SO close to the truth that 1t
makes no difference: the Judith Alan
knew and the Judith l knew in the
beginning Is gone as completely as
though she and not Rose had been
killed"
After long pause, the girl asked
him quietly: II understand. But Is
1t possible you don't understand that,
II were to consent to this PROPOSE
ton. lend myself to deception which
l must maintain through all my life
to COMEDIAN would consider me his
wife"
well, but-you see--you are his
wife. Oh, don't think I'm off my
bat. I'm telling you the plain, unvar-
nished truth. You are Alan's wife.
No, listen to me. You remem-
Der that day in New York when you
substituted for Rose, when Alan tried
to elope with her, and you went with
him to Jersey City, and stood up to be
married by a preaeher-guy named
Wright-and Marrophat broke in Just
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at the critical moment and busted up
the party?"
"Well!" she demanded breathlossly.
Barcus produced folded yellow pa-
per from his coat pocket and prof
fered It.
Read that. It was handed to me
as best man. just before the cere-
mony. Seeing 1t was addressed to
Alan and knowing he was In T o frame
OF mind to be bothered by kilograms.
slipped it into my pocket and forgot
all about 1t temporarily. When I
came to find 1t. took the liberty of
reading 1t. But read it for yourself"
The typewriter lines of the long
message blurred and ran together al
most indecipherably in Judith's vision.
None the less. she contrived to grasp
the substance Of it's meaning.
WHY DIDN'T YOU WIRE ME-
SOONER" It ran: MARRIAGE TO
ROSE IMPOSSIBLE. REV. Mr..
WRIGHT INFORMED ME- YOUR
MARRIAGE TO JUDITH LAST
WEEK HAD GONE TOO FAR WHEN
MARROPHAT INTERRUPTED JU.
DITH LEGALLY YOUR WIFE
WOULD HAVE ADVISED YOU
SOONER HAD YOU LET ME- KNOW
WHERE TO ADDRESS YOU HOPE
TO HEAVEN THIS GETS TO YOU
BEFORE TOO LATE"
The message was signed with the
81 A1onsS nNnGIantioI ~
business in New York.
When Judith looked up she was
alone in the room. but for the silent
patient on his couch.
Slowly, almost fearfully, she crept
to his bedside and stood looking down
into the face of her husband.
And while she looked Alar's lashes
fluttered. his respiration quickened. a
faint color crept into his pallid cheeks
and his eyes opened wide and
looked into hers.
His lips moved and breathed a word
of recognition:
Judith"
With low cry of tenderness. the
girl sank to her knees and encircled
his head with her arms.
Judith" she whispered, hiding her
face in his bosom, judith is no
more
A pause; and then the feeble voice:
Then, If I was mistaken, II you
aren't Judith. you must be Rose-my
wife,"
She said steadily: 81 am your wife,"
His hands fumbled with her face.
closed upon her cheeks. lifted her
head until her eyes must look into
his.
And for many minutes he held her
so, looking deep into the soul Of the
woman.
Then quietly he said: IT know -. :"
THE END.
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Don't let your stomach, liver and
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A 10-cent box means health, happi
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No more days of gloom and distress
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geon, man of unimpeachable char.
acter, meek hammered trained nurse,
! and herself, Judith. Under such cir.
cumstances he simply could not have
set new conspiracy afoot.
And yet d. She was oppressed
| by great uneasiness.
Perhaps (she reasoned) the wealth.
er was responsible for this feeling, in
some measure at least. The day had
been unconscionably hot, a day with
| out a breath of air. Now, as II drew
toward its close, its heat seemed to be-
come more and more oppressive even
as its light was darkened by a por-
tentous phenomenon-a vast pail Of
inky clouo shouldering up over the
mountains to the music of distant rum
blings.
Nor was this all; a considerable de-
gree Of restlessness was surely par
dOnable in one who, from her window,
watched a carriage-drive populous
with vehicles (for the most part mo-
tor cars) bringing to the hotel gayly
dressed men and women, the guests
ih'AtOu W tuC NSuuIh6 VI ROSc
and Alan Law.
Within another ten minutes the
man Judith loved with all her body
and soul would be the husband of her
sister.
She had told herself she was re-
signed; but she was not. and she
would never be. Her heart was brea-:-
ing in her bosom as she sat there,
watching. waiting, listening to the
ever heavier detonations of the ap-
preaching thunderstorm and to the
jubilant pealing of great organ down
below.
The had told herself that, though
resigned, she could not bear to wit
ness the ceremony. Now as the mo-
ment drew near when the marriage
would be a thing finished, fixed.
irretrievable, she found herself I'M
able to endure the strain alone.
Slowly, against her will, she rose
and stole across the floor to her ia
theirs chair.
His breathing was slow and regu-
lar; beyond doubt he slept; unques-
tionably there was no reason why she
should not leave him for ten minutes;
even though he walked 1t could not
harm him to await her return at the
end of that scant period.
Like guilty thing, on feet as noise
less as any sneak thief's, she crept
from the room, closed the door ST.
lently, ran down the hall and de-
scended by a back way, little-used
staircase, to the lower hall, approach
ing the scene Of the marriage.
Constructed in imitation of an old
Spanish mission chapel, 1t contained
one Of the finest organs in the world;
at this close range its deep-throated
tones Wed with the warnings of the
storm. Judith, lurking in a passage
way whose open door revealed the
altar steps and chancel, was shaken
to the very marrow Of her being by
the majestic reverberations of the
music.
Since they had regained contact
with civilization in q section of the
country where the Law estate had
vast holdings of land. the chapel was
thronged with men and women who
had known Alan's father and wished
to honor his son.
Above stairs, in the room Judith
had quilted, Seneca Urine opened
both eyes wide and laughed q silent
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time l need car the worst way In
the world"
Drive on" Urine screamed to the
chauffeur. Drive on, do you hear?'
But Judith had stepped up on the
running board and was cycling the
driver coldly. with one hand signifi
cantly resting on the butt of the
weapon at her side. The car remained
at a Standstill.
Sulphurous profanity followed, a
pungent stream of vituperation that
was checked only by Judith's inter.
ruption: We've had to gag you once
before, you know. If you want another
taste Of that-keep on!"
But where's Barcus?" Judith de.
manded when, after helping Rose into
the car and running off to thank their
hosts, Alan returned alone to the car.
Goodness only knows" the young
man answered cheerfully. HE would
insist on rambling off down the can.
yon in search of an alleged town
where we could hire a motor car
somewhere down there. I tried to
make him understand that we had
plenty of time, but he was mulish as
he generally is when he gets a foolish
notion into his head. So l daresay
we'll meet him on his way back-or
else asleep somewhere by the road.
side!"
Taking the seat next to the chauf-
feur, he gave the word to drive on /;
and they slipped away from the loca.
ton of the mining camp, saluted by
cheers from the miners.
Half an hour passed without word
spoken by any member of the party.
Each was deep in his or her own es-
pecial preoccupation: Alan turning
over plans for an early wedding: Rose
hugging the contentment regained
through her lovers protestations:
Judith lost in profoundest melancholy;
Urine nursing his rage, working MINI
self up into silent fury whose conse-
Quences were to be more far-reaching
than even he dreamed in his widest
moments.
Its first development, for all that,
was desperate enough.
The eyed monomaniac occupied the
right-hand corner of the rear seat.
Thus his one able hand was next to
Judith, In close juxtaposition to the
revolver in the holster on her hip.
Without the least warning his left
hand closed upon the weapon, with
drew It and leveled It at the back of
Alan's head.
AS he pulled the trigger Judith flung
herself bodily upon the arm.
Even SO, the bullet found a goal,
though in another than the intended
victim. The muscular forearm Of the
chauffeur received 1t.
With shrek Of pain the man re-
leased the wheel and grasped his
arm.
Before Alan could move to prevent
the disaster the car, running without
a guiding hand, caromed of a low
embankment to the left and shot full
tilt into shallow ditch on the right,
Smelling its passengers like peas from
a broken pod.
Alan catapulted good twenty feet
through the air and alighted with
such force that he lay stunned for
several moments.
When he came to, he found Barcus
helping him to his feet; q heavy sew.
en-passenger touring car halted in the
roadway indicated the manner In which
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/ lduSu VI savage triumph Wnon tu0
door closed behind his daughter.
At last he was left to his own de-
vices-and at time the nest fitting
imaginable for what he had in mind.
With grin. Seneca Urine raised
both arms and stretched them wide
apart.
Then, grasping the arms Of his
chair, he lifted himself from It and
stood trembling upon his own feet for
the first time in almost twenty years
This, then, was the secret he had
| Rugged to his embittered bosom. a
secret unsupported even by the at
tending surgeon: that through the
motor accident three days ago he had
| regained the use of limbs that had
been stricken motionless-strangely
| enough, by motor car-nearly two
decades since.
Slowly but surely moving to the
bureau in the room. he opened one
Of its drawers and took out some
thing he had. without her knowledge.
seen Judith put away there while she
thought he slept.
Then. with this hidden in the
pocket of his dressing gown he
steered a straight If very deliberate
course to the door, let himself out.
and like a materialized specter Of the
man he once had been. naviga.ed the
corridor to the head of the broad
central staircase and step by STEP
Ill hot fnd
the descent.
The lobby of the hotel was deserted.
AS the ceremony approached its end
every guest and servant in the house
was crowding the doorway to the
chapel. None opposed the progress
of this CHASTITY vision in dressing
gown and slippered feet. chuckling
insanely to himself as he tottered
through the empty halls and corri-
doris. finding an almost supernatural
strength to sustain him till he found
himself face to face with his chosen
enemy and victim.
The first that blocked his way into
the chapel, a bellboy of the hotel,
looked round at the first touch of the
claw-like hand upon his shoulder and
shrank back with cry Of terror-a
cry that was echoed from half a
dozen threats within another instant.
AS II from the path Of some grisly
visitant from the world beyond the
grave, the throng pressed back and
cleared a way for Seneca Urine, ia
Their of the bride.
And as the way opened and he
looked up toward the altar and saw
Alan standing hand in hand with
Rose while the minister invoked a
blessing upon the union that had been
but that instant cemented, added
strength, the strength of the insane,
was given to Seneca Trine
When Alan, annoyed by the dis
turbance in the body of the chapel,
looked round, it was to see the aged
maniac standing within a dozen feet
Of him; and as he looked and cried
out in wonder, Urine whipped a re-
volver from the pocket of his dressing
gown and swung it steadily to bear
upon Alan's head
At that instant the storm broke
with internal fury upon the land.
A crash of thunder so heavy and
prolonged that it seemed to rock the
very building upon it's foundations.
accompanied the shattering of a huge
stained-glass window.
A bolt of blush flame of dazzling
brilliance slashed through the window
like flaming sword and smote the
pistol in the hand of Seneca Urine,
discharging the weapon even as 1t
struck him dead.
AS he fell the bolt swerved and
struck two others down-Alan Law
and the woman who had just been
made his wife.
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oodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. used three boxes. That
Is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in it's severity,
and by using another two boxes lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and | have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. | recommend
oodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever can" Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc.
per box at your dealer or Oodd's Medi-
cine Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.-Adv.
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Settling Old Scores.

Our local footer team had taken on
scratch eleven of the veterans OF
the village. The tifteen-year-old goal
pacing excitedly to and fro between
the goalposts.
At last, during an interval in the
game, he approached his captain, who
was playing center forward.
81 say, Jcck, you might come into
goal for bit, and let me have your
place." lie said, eagerly.
Whatever for? demanded the sur
prised center forward.
WELL" confessed the goalie reluc-
family, Il want to get kick or two
In at father!"-Dundee (Scotlandl
Courier.
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his friend had arrived on the scene
Of the accident
When damages were assessed II
was found that none Of the party had
suffered seriously but the chauffeur
and Seneca Urine himself. The former
had only his wound to show however.
while Urine lay still and senseiess at
q very considerable distance from the
wrecked automobile.
Nothing but a barely perceptible
respiration and internationally futter.
ing pulse persuaded them that the
flame of he was not extinct In that
poor, old, pain-racked body.
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SYNOPSIS.

The on Hearts Is the ''death-sign" en-
oloyed by Seneca Triue an aged and Grip
pied monOmaniac. In the private war OF
vengeance which he wages against Alan
Law. SON OF the man (now dead who was
fnnocently responsible for the accident
which rendered Urine a helpless invalid
Cor life. Alan falls In love with Rose,
Trine's daughter. and his love is returned.
Judith, Roses twin and double, but a
woman OF violent passions and erratic
semper, promises her father to compass
Alan's death; but under dramatic clrcum-
stances, Alan saves her life and so, I'M
willingly. wins her love. Judith then turns
against her father and successfully OPP
poses his efforts to cause Alan to be as
fascinated by his aides and mercenaries
After many adventures Alan, Rose, Judith
snd Barcus, Alan's best friend, escape to
Che mountain country of southern Cali
sornia and there leave Urine helpless and
riendless through causing the death On
EeH-defenSe) Of his two nrst ileutenants
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Cattle Ready for Slauqhterr.

In these days of high beef prices,
attributed by experts to scarcity of
cattle, it is interesting to learn that
in the Gulf coast o:untry of Texas,
in what is known ss he black prairie
coast lands, there are 100000 head
Of cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
Exchange.
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GETTING Even With the reu,ons.

A little boy in England, according
to a letter received since the war
began. has peculiar brand of pa
triotism. He had heard his uncle
complain because the government has
seized his horses. YES" said the
youngster. land hope they make
sausage of them for the German SOL
diers." kansas City Star.
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Copyright. 1914. By Leais Joseph v.nc.

Like thief she stole across the
creaking floor to Alan's side. hesitated.
bent her head to his and touched her
lips to his cheek-a caress so light
that he slept on In ignorance of it.
Then, as she lifted her head and
stood erect, bosom convulsed with
silent sobs, she looked squarely into
the face OF Rose.
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its last stages. /
tried Dodd'a Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes /
was somewhat re-
lieved and l stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring Of
the next year I
had another at
tack 7 went for
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UHSiamaYed.

II understand that bread is going
20 cost six cents loaf"
WELL" said the man who refuses
to be alarmed, that's something to be
thankful for They could Just al
easily have made it seven"
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Her Query.

Mrs. Newlyricb-My dog il wonder
fully trained.
Miss Caustic--Will he eat from
your knife?
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Wander How, Pa>u Kneu7

Wonder How Paw knew7
Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what Is q
promoter?
Paw-A promoter, son. is a man who
sells something he hasn't got to an
other man who doesn't want It
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THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. w. Schmitz. Thomas.
Okla, writes: 81" was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years.
When told had Bright's Disease TN
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HOW A DEEP
SEATED COUGH
And Sore Lungs Were Over
come by VinoI-Mr. Hill
mans Statement of Facts
Follows.

camden, N. J.-"I had a deep seated
cough, rundown system and my lungs
Mere awfully weak and sore. am an
sssctrlcian by occupation and my cough
tspt me awake nights ID thought al
ames ! would have to give up. [ tried
everything everybody suggested and
gusted. I'M 80
5o., gne evening 1 read about Vinol and
s ~ 70 give it trial. Soon noticed
- Improvement. I kept on taking it
anu anu Today am well man. The sore
S has 4 all gone from my lungs, do not
rave any cough and have gained fifteen
FUNDS ~ weight and II am telling ny
H Hlends that Vinol did IL. - FRANK
GILMAN, Camden, N. J.
a,,u nv Is the curative, tissue-building in
nance rsIi Of Gods livers aided by the blood
tt 49, strength creating properties Oh
\ a iron, contained III Vinol. that made
~ ~ successful in Mr.. Hillman's case.
suf re ask every person in this vicinity
corLIing from weak lungs, chronic
SvSta ns, or rundown condition of the
y yaSsm to try bottle or Vinol IN our
fsiIss 4ntee 70 return your money IL III
'paW Drug Co.. Westminster. Md.
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Skirts, says "a fashion note, will
show five inches OF ankle-when there
is that much.
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Union BRIDGE.

A birthday surprise was given Ed
ward Earnst on Tuesday evening,
May H. Games were played and
music was rendered by Mr. Rothe Buff
fngton Oh the organ. AT late hour
all we're invited to the room where
refreshments were served. Those
present included Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Earnst, Mr.. and Mrs William Wright,
Mrs. Wright, MIR. and Mrs. George
Fogle, Mr. and Mrs. John Earnst, MIR.
and Mrs. Jesse Catzendafner, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Yingling, Mrs. Buff1ng-
ton, Misses Laura and Hilda Stitley,
Stella Cummings, Gladys Yingling,
Lottie Ecker, Clara BarsoX, Winney
Davis, Blanche Grouse, Mary Hartman,
Margaret Catzendafner, Media and Fan
ME Earnst; Messrs. William Davis,
Vernon Wright, David Miller, Milton
and Ralph Catzendafner, Galen
Wright Raymond Wright, Malcolm
Yingling, LATE and Raymond Hyde,
Roy Grouse, Jesse Cummings, Ralph
Shirk, Rothe Burlington, Bernie and
Melvin Hartman, Walter Selvey, Chas-
William and Roy Earnst-