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Alan's Appearance at tho Hotel Mono 18th.

all true lovers, and cast it from him
with all his might--with such force
that it almost unseated him at the end
of the swing. But nothing less would
have served to bridge that yawning
chasm.
And the watch flew straight and
true, squarely through the lighted win
dow and to the further wall.
At that very instant of his exultation
over an obstacle overcome, he heard a
sound behind him of heavy breathing.
The assassin had come that close
upon his prey when Alan turned and
discovered his peril.
The same moonbeam which had
aided Alan in the composition of his
message struck across the others face.
and showed 1t like hideous Chinese
mask of deadly hatred, with its eye
balls glazing and its lips drawn back
from the naked blade gripped between
its teeth-a stiletto nothing short OF a
foot in length.
With a sharp, startled movement,
Alan swung himself bodily about, SO
that, seated again astride the girder,
he faced the assassin who sat up,
straddling the girder, his feet hooked
beneath it stiletto poised In his
right hand to strike.
But even now Alan was In little or
no better case than before. If he faced
the thug, he faced him with no arms
other than his bare hands. He had not
even a pen-knife in his pockets.
With low cry of desperation Alan
snatched off his hat, soft and shape
less felt affair, and flung 1t squarely in
the fellows face.
Before he could recover-before.
that Is, it dropped away and cleared
his vision, Alan had bent forward and
grasped the wrist Of the hand that
held the knife.
He snatched simultaneously at the
other hand, but 1t eluded him.
Alan had this advantage, as long as
the knife might not strike-that his
right arm was free, while the assassin
had only his left. With this he strove
persistently to reach his knife-hand
and possess himself of the weapon
As persistently Alan foiled his purpose
by dragging the knife-hand toward him
and swinging 1t far out to one side. Al
the same time he struck repeatedly
with his clenched right fist at the 9th
er's face. His blows did little dam
age beyond disconcerting the other;
but this proved a very considerable
factor in the duel. In the end, they
served together with that steady, re
| sistless downward and outward drag
to break the grip of the mans locked
| legs.
Abruptly he pitched forward on hi,
face along the girder, kicking wildly
| grasping at the air. The stiletto fel
from an instinctively relaxed grasp
and disappeared. And before Ala1
could release his hold, or ease tn,
strain upon the right arm of the as
sassin, this last had slipped bodil.
from the girder and hung helpless II
space. dangling at the end of Alan
arm-with no more than the grip O
five fingers between him and death.
| The shock of that unpreeaged turf
brought Alan forward and fiat on hi
] stomach. And the strain on his lef
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Copyright. 1914. By Louis Joseph Vance

you should have failed. There is some
thing beneath this, something you
will not tell Ne"
She endeavored to speak, but he en-
forced silence with a sonorous mol"
His hand sought the row of buttons
on the desk and pressed one long.
Almost instantly a servant glided
noiselessly into the room.
my daughter Rose-have her
brought here to me at once!"
In another moment the replica OF
his daughter Judith was ushered into
his presence.
Upon this one he loosed the light
nings of his wrath without ruth.
Rose suffered him In silence. His
most CALLING recrimination educed no
retort from this one.
In q lull In Trine's TRADE, Judith
chose to INTERCEPT: Don't be 80 hard
on the silly fool: she's not responsible;
she's sick with love for that cookbook.
ing simpleton!"
And you!" Rose turned on her
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS about you? II !
love Alan Law, at least l love him
openly. am not ashamed to own 1t
and don't pursue him, as you do, pre-
tending l mean to sacrifice him to a
wicked family feud, and then spare
him every time l meet him, to lead
him to believe I haven't the heart to
injure him-as you do. hoping so to
woIA upon his sympathies and earn
kindly word and a pat on the head
from his hand!"
Fiercely she leveled a denunciatory
arm at her sister. "There!" she cried
to her father-'if you need to know
there stands the daughter who has
betrayed your faith-as l have not
who have never even pretended to
| approve your villainy!"
81 think" Urine announced In a
voice of ice-'I have learned now
| what needed to know"
His fingers sought the row of but
tons; and when servant responded
he inquired:
"Mr. Marrophat has returned?"
''He is in the waiting room, sir"
Conduct Miss Judith to him ant
tell him hold him personally respon
sible for her safe-keeping. He viii
understand"
And for long time thereafter thu
father, alone with the daughter wht
had been estranged from him since
birth by every instinct of her nature
essayed in vain to break down he
mutinous silence.
{ At last Urine summoned two OF hi
creatures and had her Isi weepin,
from the rooms to be held prisoner il
her bedchamber on the topmost foo
of the house.
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BAD DREAMS
Caused by Coffee.

81 have been a coffee drinker, more
,r less, ever since can remember, un-
I'll a few months ago l became more
and more nervous and irritable. and
inally l could not sleep at night for
was horribly disturbed by dreams OF
al sorts and a species of distressing
Nightmare.
Finally, after hearing the expert
snce of numbers Oh friends who had
luit coffee and were drinking Postum,
md learning Of the great benefits they
had derived, l concluded coffee must
be the cause of my trouble, SO / got
some Postum and had it made strictly
according to directions.
Il was astonished ct the flavor and
taste. II entirely took the place OF
coffee, and to my very great satisfac-
ton, began to sleep peacefully and
sweetly. My nerves improved, and
wish l could wean ev'sy man, woman
and child from the un3holesOme drug
irfnk-coffee.
People do not really appreciate or
realize what powerful drug it is and
what terrible effect it has on the hui
man system. If they did, hardly a
pound Of coffee would be sold. / would
never think Of going back to coffee
again. / would almost as soon think
Of putting my hand in a fire after l
had once been burned. Yours for
health"
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. SOC and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds IL
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
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"Perhaps-perhaps!" Digby assent
ed, stroking tremulous lips. "But I'm
afraid for you, my boy. Who knows
that Trine's spies were not watching
my man when he made this reserva-
ton? Who knows but that Arthur
Lawrence was too thin q disguise for
Alan Law? tell you, I'm frightened
to the marrow of my old bones! Do
me this favor at least, my boy: now
that you've been warned, whether by
accident or design-we won't argue
that-do leave town-go incognito to
some quiet place near by and wait
there for the sailing of the next trans
atlantic steamer. Oh, surely you can't
deny me this one wish of my fond old
heart, my boy!"
With a gesture of unfeigned affec-
ton Alan dropped hand on Digby's
shoulder.
There's nothing on earth I would
not do for you," he said: you've been
father and mother to me ever since
| can remember, even If we were sepa-
rated, most Of the time, by three thou
sand miles of salt water. But this
thing-I can't do 1t, even for you. /
can't do it even for myself. Rose
Urine is here In New York, In the
hands and at the mercy of her father
and sister: and you may judge what
their mercy will be when you learn
all that she has done for me. ! won't
60 and l can't go until find her and
take her with me. And that is final"
"Then," Digby struck In. grasping
wildly at straw Of hope, 81 have your
word you'll go, providing find and re-
store Rose to you?"
"You have my word to that, unques.
tionably. Bring Rose to me, and I'll
gladly shake the dust Of New York
from my shoes, and never return till
Urine is put away comfortably in his
grave"
1T shall be DONE" Digby promised
ct must!"
"You believe that?"
"In twelve hours Rose shall be re
stored to you"
"Will you make book on It? III
bet you something happens-and hope
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skulked behind a barrier of lime bar.
rels and overheard all that passed and,
when Alan had ducked smartly into
the unfinished building. rose and stole
after him with footsteps as noiseless
as a cats and face that had the saw.
agery of tigers when 1t was tran
silently revealed in a shaft Of noon
light.
At length Alan gained the gridiron
of Orders on plane with the lighted
window across the way. and crept
along one of these, ginger1y on his
hands and knees, until he came to its
end and might, II he cared to. look
down hundred feet to the sidewalks.
That view, however, did not tempt;
he kept his eyes level; and was re-
warded with bare glimpse of pref
tily.papered wall, framed in the lace OF
half-drawn curtains.
And of sudden-whether through
fortuity, or instinct, or the psyche
logical attraction Of his steadfast con-
centration-the tenant Of the room
came to the window and stood there
for a little, looking pensively out, alto
gether unconscious Of the watcher In
his aerial coign.
Again a horrible uncertainty har-
assed him. Was the woman Rose
or Judith? That she was one Of these
he could plainly see. But which? Dared
he assume his hopes fulfilled?
with difficulty he detached his
hungry vision from her, and drawing
from his pocket small notebook, tore
! out blank page, placed this fat on
the girder, found pencil, and with
the assistance of ray or two Of
moonlight scrawled message Of al
most stenographic brevity.
When he looked up from this task.
she had vanished.
Sitting up, astride the girder, he
took his watch-a cheap affair he had
picked up when reclothing himself in
the garments Of civilized society. at
Providence, that morning-opened the
back Of the case, and closed 1t upon
the folded message.
Then drawing back his arm, he
breathed silent prayer to the god of
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Time o. Night.

The Time O. Night.
Not ill-pleased to be left to his own
devices (whose proposed character
Digby would never have approved had
he so much as suspected them Alan
none the less deferred action until
after midnight.
And espionage was all he feared
save and except always. Of course, fail
ure to find his Rose.
when he arrived inconspicuously (but
not so much so as to seem deserving
of police surveillance) in the neigh
borhood of the Riverside drive home Of
his mortal enemy, grim white house
that lowered, stark and tall, upon a
corner.
His preliminary reconnaissance pro-
vided little more than comfortless ex-
ercise. Huge. still, its wall bathed in
the milk and ink of moonlight and
shadow, all its windows dark but
| one-and that one, in the topmost tier,
showed only a feeble glimmer, SO slight
that Alan almost overlooked 1t.
But once discovered, it focused upon
itself his thoughts with power little
less than hypnotic.
| He believed with small doubt that
| Rose was a prisoner within those
walls; that Judith must have con.
yeyed her there with all speed.
And, this being the presumptive case
that small, high window Of the light
might well be hers.
| Directly across the street from the
Trine residence, on the opposite cor
ner, q colossal apartment structure
stood half-fnished, stonework to its
second story, gaunt iron skeleton rear
ing above.
To his infinite disgust, Alan found
the guardian very wide awake, very
much on the job: no chance here tc
steal unseen into the building.
This in itself might have beer
deemed a suspicious circumstance
not for nothing does an honest might
Waterman so deny the laws of nature
and the tenets of his craft. But Alar
merely praised the man while cursins
the very fact of his existence; and, &C
costing, overcame with bank-note!
what seemed an unapmmonly stubborn
reluctance, and got his way.
! He could not know that anothe
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CHAPTER XXI.
The House Divided.


Alone in that strange place OF ST.
fence and shadows-that den of the
devils , livery, crimson and black
chained to the invalid chair wherein,
lay In, day out, for years on end, he
had suffered the Promethean torrents
Of the life that would not die out Of
his wretched, wrecked carcass, though
without ceasing sharp-beaked envy.
hatred, malice and all uncharitable-
aess pecked insatiably at his vitals:
Seneca Urine sat waiting, with the inn
Dassivity of a craven figure waiting
on the imminent hour Of ultimate
arrangement for the wrong that had
madesh{sm- what he was.
Another hour! In sixty
minutes more they will be here. Judith
aud Marrophat and Rose-poor fool!
and him! In sixty minutes
more they will put him down before
me. bound and helpless, If not dead
4 slight pause prefaced words that
we're a whimpered prayer: God send
that he be not dead! Have fingered
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The Value of Enemies.

One of the best assets of a new
paper, or public man, or a man In
business, is the sum total of the fell
lows who advertise him by exposing
D crouch or grudge through their
criticisms. The boosters help-and
the knockers also help without know
Ing it! When you hear a man trying
to tear down newspaper you imme-
diately get that newspaper on to and
into your mind, don't you? Never try
to silence the knockers-they are
your helpers whom you do not have
to burden your payroll with. Better
put the knockers on your payroll than
let them quit!-Jewell Mayes in the
Richmond (Mo.) Missourian.
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CHAPTER XIII.
A Sporting Offer.

Some two hours later, that same
evening, Mr.. Alan Law, very much
alive and, in spite of complete new
outfit OF ready-made clothing, looking
much more like himself than he had
In a fortnight, issued forth from the
Grand Central station, hailed a taxi
cab, and had himself conveyed to the
Hotel Monolith.
But if he looked his proper self once
more, it speedily was demonstrated
that his wish was otherwise: for after
learning from the room-clerk of the
Monolith that suite was being held
in the name of Arthur Lawrence, that
was the name Mr.. Law inscribed on
the register
On the other hand, 1t was his true
name that he gave to the person whom
he called upon the telephone immedi-
ately after being shown to his rooms.
But then he was speaking to his old
friend and man of business, Mr.. Digby.
Within another ten minutes this last
was in conference with his employer:
81 think you must be out of your
head" he insisted nervously, once
their first greetings were over. "You
| might just as sensibly throw yourself
| from the top of the Metropolitan tower
as come to New York while Urine lives
and knows you're this side the water"
"Nonsense!" Alan laughed. "Remem.
| Der this Is New York-not the back
| woods of Maine."
Alan paused and smote his palm
with a remorseful fist. "By the Eter-
nal, I'm forgetting Barcus!"
"Barcus?"
Chap whose boat l chartered in
Portland-sheer luck on my part: he's
one of the salt of the arth. First,
| something must be done for the bow.
You've got influence Of some sort in
New Bedford, surely?"
| Digby reflected: Some. There's
George Blaine, justice Of the peace"
"The very man. Telegraph him in
Barcus' interests Immediately. And
telegraph Barcus as well-send him
n hundred for expenses, and tell him
to join me here in New York as quick
as he cant"
Your friends address," Digby in
CURED. mildly ironic as he sat down
at the desk and fumbled with the sup
| ply OF stationery.
New Bedford jail, of counsel" Alan
chuckled-but cut his laugh in two as
something futtered from the pack of
envelopes which Digby had disturbed
and fell to the floor between the two
men.
Face up, It grinned sardonic mock
cry of Alsn's confidence: It was a trey
Of hearts.
With an ashen face and a trembling
hand, Digby stopped to pick the
damned thing up; but Alan was be
/ forehand with him, and got his fingers
first upon the card.
Nov will you believer" Digby de
manded huskily.
In what? A simple coincidenceY
Alan flouted. mot I! Who knows I'm
in New York-or that the Arthur Law
renee for whom your agent engaged
these rooms was Alan Law. No my
friend: it's bit too thick for me. Take
my word for it, this is nothing more
nor less than a souvenir of a poker
party held by yesterdays tenant o,
this suite"
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/ lose into the bargain. If you believe
you can carry out your promise, wire
the White Star line to reserve the
best available suite on the Oceanic,
sailing tomorrow morning at ten
and make arrangements for a mar
rage before the boat sails"
'Ill go you," Digby agreed: "and If
l fail, l forfeit the cost of the reser-
walton. But about this marriage"
He hesitated.
you'll have to have license In
this state-and can't get one except
by applying in person with your bride
to-be. There won't be time"
"Then we'll marry in Jersey!" Alan
insisted. dig up some clergyman over
there, If you don't know one your
self"
"Oh, I'm well acquainted with the
very mani"
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Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
ne again. / used three boxes. That
Is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in its severity.
and by using another two boxes a lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. I recommend
oodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever can" Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC
per box at your dealer or Dodcrs Medi-
cine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv
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SYNOPSIS.

The . Of Hearts Is the death sign" en-
pioyed by Seneca Urine in the private war
of vengeance which. through the agency
OF his daughter Judith. q woman Of vio-
lent passions like his own, he wages
against Alan Law. son OF the man (now
dead whom Urine held responsible for
the accident which rendered him help
.sss cripple. Alan Is in love with Rose,
Gudith's twin and double, but In all else
her opposite. Judith vows to compass
Aian's death, but under dramatic circum-
stances he saves her life and so. unwit-
Singly. wins her love. Thereafter Judith
ts by turns worked upon by the old ha-
tred. the new love. and jealousy OF her
sister Rose.
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here In anguish all these weary years
5or the fulfillment of my revenge only
20 be cheated at the end by Death?
Cod grant that Alan Law may be laid
down still living here at my feet!
Then :"
A bitter smile twisted his tortured
features: Then shall my will be done
20 him! And then, when l have seen
aim die as his father died-then-Ah,
God!-then at last / too may die!
There was a long silence. then a
sroan Of exasperated protest: why
10 they not come? Why does Judith
delay, when she knows how / suffer?
Why have been put off from day to
day with her kilograms that begged
FOR more time and promised every
ching-but told nothing!-until yester-
day. Where are those mes
sages she sent me yesterday"
His one sound hand CROPPED out like
a claw and sought a mass of papers
On the desk beside him, sorting out
rom among them two yellow forms.
Painfully he blinked over these and
slowly his pain-bent lips conned their
wording;
ALAN and Rose safe with me-will
bring both home tomorrow night with
out fail,'" he read the first aloud; and
then the second: Have motorcar
waiting for me tomorrow morning
from three o'clock till called for New
Bedford waterfront-Judith.'"
MOI" he affirmed with the fervor
of one persuaded by his own desires:
Il must not doubt the girl! She has
promised. she has performed:
So still was he. indeed. that he
seemed to sleep, but SO deceptive was
that semblance that he was alert for
the least sound. The girl entered soft
Is, 90 II fearful of disturbing his slum-
bers: but she found him with head
erect and eyes a-blaze
Judith" he cried, his great voice
vibrating like brazen bell. AT last!
Where is he? You have brought him
Where is he?"
With no more answer than a sigh,
she girl dropped her head and let her
hands hang Imply with palms ex.
posed.
After an instant OF incredulous dis
appointment the man shot single,
rrigid question at her:
You have failed?"
81 have failed" she confessed.
''Why?"
She shrugged slightly. WHO knows
why one fails? did my best: he was
too much for me, outwitted me al
every turn. Time and again thought
had him, but always he escaped
either by his own wit and courage OF
with anothers aid. Only YESTERDAY
night they were all three In the hol
low OF my hands-but now bring you
only Rose
She faltered, awed by the glare Of
his Infatuated eyes. Let me explain,
she begged.
He snapped her short: You cannot
explain. The thing is impossible, that
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gown Judith produced . sealed deck OF
playing cards. Let these declare the
will of Destiny toward US. will break
the seal, shuttle the cards, and deal"
she explained, suiting action to word.
1.-THE one who gets the trey Of hearts
will drain that glass. Is 1t bar
gain?"
Never! Oh. now know that you
are altogether mad!"
Perhaps. Are you ready?" And
Judith made as If to deal.
"No-never! l tell you I Refused"
Rose chartered, terrified.
"You dare not refuse"
"Why?"
Because OF this"
Whipping small revolver from an
other pocket of her dressing-gown. Ju'
dith placed 1t on the table. ready to
her hand.
You will shoot me IL do not con-
sent?"
Not you-but him. y you refuse.
little sister, l will shoot Alan Law
dead when he comes to keep his ap-
pOlntment with you.
"Ah!" Rose cried in mingled fright
and amazement. How did you ind
out?"
Never mind. Is 1t bargain. now,
about the trey Of hearts? Remember.
l shall keep my word about this pis-
toll"
With a shudder Rose bowed her
head.
Deal" she muttered fearfully. land
may God judge between us!"
One by one she stripped the cards
from the top Of the deck. dealing first
to Rose, then to herself.
One by one they futtered to the
table on either side the glass Of poison.
and fell face uppermost.
Twelve had been dealt when she
held her hand an instant.
Il have a premonition about thir-
teen," she said with a cruel smile for
Rose. 81 am sorry"
But the card that fell to Rose was a
queen Of hearts.
Another superstition gone to
smash" Judith commented, ironic--
and dealt herself the trey of hearts.
There was an instant Of silent dread.
ended by Rose, as Judith's hand moved
steadily toward the glass.
Judith" she implored. Don't
beg of you'll didn't mean tt take
back my consent"
"Too late!" said Judith, lifting the
glass and cycling its contents with
strange smile.
Judith! you cannot mean to drink
it?"
Cant /, thought" the other laughed
mirthlessly. Just watch mel"
With a strangled cry Rose covered
her face with her hands to shut out
the sight, stood momentarily swaying
and dropped to the floor in a complete
faint
Delaying only to recognize this pine
nomena with plying smile for the
weakness of spirit that caused it, Ju
dith's glance darted through the win
; dow and saw that which caused her Il
stay her hand an instant longer
On the topmost tier of girders of the
building opposite, Alan Law stood
! amid little knot Of amused and AMI
mated laborers, one foot in the grea
steel hook of the hosting tackle, boil
hands clasping the chain that linket
it to the gigantic block.
And as Judith stared, he smiled a
something said by one Of those abou
him, looked back, and waved han'
to some person invisible.
Immediately the arm began to lift
the tackle to move slowly through thu
!. blocks. Very gently he was swung VI
and outward.
With a cry Judith flung the poison
heedlessly from her, leaped across tn
room, and snatched up the street gar
ments Rose had dropped at her sister
entrance.
In another moment she was strug
Cling madly into them.
Before the shadow of Alan, clingin
to the hook and chain. fell athwart tn