The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-02-07

cure such symptom in YOU. my good
woman. Understand right now that
you must obey my orders implicitly.
If you do not
"You will expose something In my
life l have been trying to hide" in
terruptcd Jane in weary, farawny
tone-"you and your Great Master
and your Secret Seven" Xulph re.
coiled in amazcmcnt
THE less YOU say about the Great
Master and The Secret Seven the bet,
ter off you Will be-" he thundcrcd.
"Why shouldn't speak OF them to
you?' replied Jane. Haven't been
In Mr.. Clarkc's home for years ?
Haven't l seen you ana the other vile
members of your organization come
and go? Don't know that Mr.. Clarke
Is one of the brninicst of The Secret
Seven; that most of his money was
piled up through crime
"Ah," broke u DR.. Zulph, smiling
outwardly, but raging inwardly, and
resolving that Jane Warren should fol-
low Clarke on journey to eternity.
You know Clarke for what he really
Is. He is now very sick man"
EYES," said Jane, "hc is sick man.,
and you arc physician attending him.
Heaven help Thomas Clarke"
And heaven help JI&c Warren"
whispered Iulph, his face close to hers.
Heaven help Jane Warren if she
doesn't do as l say. l have brought
will here with me. want you to
see that Thomas Clarke signs it. Since
you know so much about his affairs
you probably knOw-Sick men. always
tell their troubles that, by grace OF
what The Secret Seven has done for
him, he has pledged himself TO leave
all of his wealth to The Secret Seven"
II do" said Jane. Better far If he
would leave his money to poor Bcv-
erly Clarke, his niece, whose father.
his own brothcr-hc swindlcd. And
the girl IS now living in poverty with
her mother"
'"Thomas Clarke is going to keep his
promise" snccrcd Iulph, fumbling In
his pockets and finally drawing forth
small bottle filled with Il dark LIQUID.
'He will keep his promise and he dies
today. Jane, YOU have one OF two
things to do-cilhcr obey me and you
will be rewarded handsomely. on re-
fuse to obey and be punished. Refusal
means ruin; obedience means Opucnce.
want you, as soon as | have depart.
ed, to see that Mr.. Clarke signs his
will. Then offer IL toast to his health
"In one of your glasses of wine place
two drops from this bottle. One drop
produces Il prolonged sleep; two drops
III 1t - A.,
two drops la 1t. am going to meet.
ing Of The Secret Seven. You have
my telephone number. AS soon as
Thomas Clarke has signed the will tel
ephOne me. Then when he is dead =
poor man-tclephOne again"
Let alone, Jane pondcrcd over her
frightful plight. Xulph was power
full man In New York. He was OF that
modern Jckyll and Hyde type that
grasps money ana crushcs all opposi-
tion by fair means or foul in one phase
Of life anu Is Snug, respected citizen
in another. She thought Of going to
the police and exposing him. If she
did he would only bring about her ,ln-
doing, for Iulph had IT in his power to
blast her whole life. And she had tried
to live down what she had done years
ago. Well, she was weak. She knew
It. She took the Will to ailing Thomas
Clarke.
"a pen and ink" lie said when he
saw 1t. "Qulck! My licart--I do not
believe Will live much longer. Call
Frederick Jane summoned Frcder-
lex, the butler, and then delivered the
pen and ink. AS she reached the door