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~ LA1sE LAURENT succeeded in
X opening his eyes. He believed
- that he had been delivered
from the kingdom of dark
ness. But he had to close then,
again in spite of himself, falling
back into his torpor.
His thoughts rallied to the aid of
his inert body. But he felt it relax
again, his thoughts dispensing in
formless dreams. An irresistible
drowsincss oppressed him. over
whelmed him. paralyzed his limbs.
lie began to sink into vague abysses.
softly. as if Graded in the slow, roll
ing pillows Of the sea.
Suddenly Il caprice of his spirit
gave form TO clear and positive
idea. 1t illuminated the t;a-k ghif
of his unconsciousncss AID scattered
the wavcring phantasnagoria of his
vision.
~ am dead"
He had a distinct notion of his
trancelike condition and sought to
stiffen his muscles for al effort
which would release him from sleep
But 1t was all in vain.
YES I am dead" he thought
There u nothing to do about H.. 1t
must have been that she'll"
He saw again the trench ne"r NauX
and painfully picked un the thread of
his last sensations The hissin, of
the shell-the flash of the explosion
the brutal concuss' ons which split his
head then hi. fall on the soft, moist
sand-then oblivion.
"Where am r."
lie strained al his forces to npen
his eyes. But his lids were so heavy
that he thought some ones fingers
wore pre- sing them Il 'wn He
stretched them with a 'iolrnt effort.
A little light filtered ncrnsi the
lashes. Was it the li"ht Of day? II,
sought to fix his hli"Einf eyes on it.
Then he tried to look ~ hiin"clf. Rut
in casting q Elarce Downward his
ives closed and sleep buried him UNI
de" its waves.
lie Observed haf-c.ns"ionalv. that
the light was surrounded on four
sides by - larEe, dark Border, and
discovered CVen'rally that 1t came
f"om glass " indow. rut into a wall.
He pruden'lv explored the regions
near the window. as Fl ,inid swimmer
makes evolutions in the neighborhoOd
of safety raft. He saw door--a
pillar These architectural forms. so
like those which men employ, reas
surc1 him.
'Therc is nothing terrible in all
this" he thought. II shall soon feel
at home here. lie, me examine fur
ther"
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ctenrly he recolleI 1T amon.s the me:h-
cries of his childhood. which came
flooding beck into his br: in!
1t was the boo, of w'licl the good
sister smoke. in mysterious words to
her little pupils. mute WITH anXiors
concern. 1t was the terrible register
in which were inscribed each day tie
good and evil deeds or men ~ :
: Blaise recalled the time when lie NV
In his bed evenings thinking that he
had failed to reci'e correctly the Ten
Comma ndrents. and TINT that sin .&a,
noted in the Great Book. The faith %:
his childhood! How he looked b>ek
with LONGING. TO its freshness and 81 -
plicity!
Meanwhile st, Peter. walked wit,
majesty amid the choir Of angels.
And Blaisr bad this despairing idev:
soon .oo he viii, send me out by the 10y
and ] shall he in he'l--res. In hell.
with the demons, forever" :,
He SOUGHT to. f;nme a defense, re-
hectiAg that although he had greed
lily loved the Joys of. car'h. he was.
nevertheless no great criminal But
the thought OF hell nhseased him.
1T must be some hing on the order
OF Verdun." he said to himself "I
can see 1t. An eternal dsluge Of
shells!"
But another idea came. to him:
II was forgetting my citations. He
must nav" read them--he who knows
everything"
Blaise auren. felt an ineffablc re-
lief.
II shall rnc'te to the good st. Peter
my record of service"
- And he began to intone in a solemn
cadence:
Private Laurent. Blaise; two wears
or active campaigning; two wounds:
two citations In the first II saws: "A
model of courage In the other still
more beautiful: Brave among the
hIHTe.' That ought to appeal to him.
1t sings we'll. One could say that it
sounds like the litany."
He waited. full of hope. for the last
judgment
An angel took him by the hand. His
drowsiness seemed conquered. 1t dis
appeared. releasing him from its
bonds. Blatse sat up and breathad
Freely. Then with his BODY erect bia
voice:
Two years of active campaign
ing"
Yes yes. my good fellow" broke in
the surgeon major, patterned in man
ncr. but little ncevish "culu your
self and tell us where IL hurts yo,t,"
Meanwhile the attendant wrote on
the register:
NERVOUS disturbance, due to shell
shock"
And under the windows I tha co"rt
Of barracks. the trun,n. of iuI -
ment blew the dinner call
Cop,r'.r. 1881
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CHAPTER TX.
More Intruders.

The little glass that had held the fin
champagne stood on the table, the
door was shut, Voles was gone. and
the incident was ended.
JONES' for the first time in his life.
felt the faintness that comes after
supreme exertion. He could never
have imagined that thing like that
would have so upset him. He was
unconscious during the whole of the
business that he was putting out
more energy than ordinary. he knew
it now as he contemplated the mag
nitude of his victory. sitting ex-
hausted in the big saddle-bag chair
on the left of the fireplace and fac
ing the door.
He had crushed the greatest rogue
in London. taken from him eight
thousand pounds of ill-gotten money.
and freed himself of an incubus that
would have made his position unten-
able.
Rochester could have done just the
same. had he possessed daring. and
energy. and courage enough. He
hadn't, and there was an end of it.
At this moment knock came to the
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THE LAST JUDGMENT By Andre Obey

But sleep seized him brusquely and
enveloped him in whirl of confused
images. His ears buZzed with an i'm
mense. monotonous murAur. like that
of the sea.
The familiar sound Of door open
Ing awakened him. Some one entered
whom he knew at once. 1t was an
angel The angel glided toward him.
hued light from the windows cast a
vanory nimbua about the newcomers
silhouette. B!aisc Laurent was hap
Ply; for he no longer doubted that he
W - u naradisc.
But, the waves of somnoleHCe sub
n'cracd him again.
Fighting desperately to reopen his
eyes lie heard Il musical voice muir
mur:
lilo Is asleep"
"But no." he protested to himself,
81 am not asleep. l on,v have my eyes
closed, These accursed lids weigh 81
hundred pounds"
A cry from affair off startled him---a
cry which rose. swelied. nccentuated
itself in al atrocious yell and then
hrok, into long groans and tense,
he""t -rcndinE sobs.
"Who c9n he suffering thus from Il
pain beyond that of mortals?" Blaise
wondered.
Suddenly the idea of hell froze him
stiff. His hesitating glance auttered
about. Vt sought and discovered the
angel. Then he grew calm again.
Next he noticed that q door opened
on each side of tho "lass window
and that the angel had used the door
to the right. From the one to the
left. somber looking. under a red star.
issued only wailings and groans.
IL understand" thought Blaise.
'r''c '''or on the ri.,t leads to par
disc. the one on the left leads to he'll.
I am between the two. They mus
have placed me in the waiting room"
AZ a clock struck the door on the
ii''ht opened and fresh swarm of
White angels spread through the
ch"mber a clear peal of laughter
care from beyond from the dwelling
piece of the bleSsedA
Then man entered, large, impos-
in". wearing - beard. The angels
saluted him. fIe passed before the
bright spot and in the counterlight
took on the appearance of a saint in
stained-glass window. Blaise Lau-
rent had an intuition. 1t was st.
Peter.
From that moment he was satisfied
that he had guessed right. He was
in the antechamber Of heaven St
Peter was coming to interrogate the
dead.
Just then there was a burst of trum-
pets which made Blaise shudder. The
trump of the Last Judgment And
St Peter began his rounds. An
angel preceded him, carrying n very
large. open book. All that book!
How well Hlaise recognized it! How
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table before him. Then he began to
write.
He was making out cheque to the
Earl Of Rochester for the sum of eight
thousand pounds, no shillings' no
pence.
He signed it A. s. Voles.
He was about to cross 1t, but Jones
stopped him. Leave 1t open." said he,
land now one thing more, must have
those papers tomorrow morning with
= out fail. And to make certain of them
He went to the bureau and took
sheet of note paper, which he lald De-
fore the other.
gin June g."
voles put the date.
".My lord" went on the die
tator. ""rhis is to promise you that
tomorrow morning l VIII hand TO
the messenger you send to me all the
papers Of yours in my possession. l
confess to having held those papers
mail, and of having obtained from
you the sum of eight thousand
pounds, and 1 promise to amend my
ways, and to endeavor to lead an
nones' ''.e' '''S A. s. voLEs."
To the Earl of Rochester
That was the letter.
Three times the rogue at the table
refused to go on writing. and three
times his master went to the door,
the rattle of the door handle always
inspiring the scribe to renewed en-
ergy.
When the thing was finished Jones
read it over, blotted it. and put 1t In
his pocket with the cheque.
"Now you can co." said he. II will
send man tomorrow morning at
o'clock to your home for the papers.
/ will not use this letter against you.
unless you give trouble-Wcll. what
do you want?"
Brandy" gasped Voles. For Gods
sake, some brandy"
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Author of The Gold Trail"
and "Sea Plumber"

door. and funkey-a new ono-ap-
DINNER is served, my lord
Jones' sat up in his chair.
Dinner" said he. I'm not ready
for 1t yet, Fetch me a whisky and
want to see him."
"Yes. my lord"
Jones, as stated before. possessed
that very rare attitude-an eye Tor
men. 1t was quite unknown to nim'
up to this he had been conference.-the
take men as he found them; the pres
sure Of circumstances alone had MADE
him business partner with Aaron
Stringer. He had never trusted String
err. Now, being in n position OF COM
mand. he began to use this precious
gift, and he selected Church for hrst
officer. He wanted a henchman.
The whisky and soda arrived, and,
almost Immediately on it. Church. =
Jones. placing the half empty glass
on the table, nodded to him. -,
door,"
Church closed the door.and stood at
attention. This admirable mans face
was constructed not with view 70
the easy Interpretation of emotions. 1
doubt If an earthquake in Carlton
House terrace and the vicinity could
have altered the expression of 1t.
He stood as II listening.
Jones began: II want you to go to-
morrow at s o'clock to 12B Jermyn
street to get some documents for me-
They will be handed to you by A. s.
Voles." ....
you will bring them back to me
here"
eyes, my lord"
II have just seen the gentleman, and
I've Just dealt with him: He is very
great rogue and I had to call an off,
Mr.. Church opened his mouth as
though he were going to speak. Then
he shut 1t again.
go on" said Jones. What were
you going to say?" .-..
well. your lordship. was going to
say that I am very glad to hear that
When you told me four months ago.
in confidence. what Voles was having
out of you, you will remember what
advice ! gave your lordship. Don't be
squeezed I said. Squeeze him. Your
lordship's solicitor Mr.. Mortimer Col
Inns. ] believe. told you the same"
Il have taken your advice. I find
1t so good that l am going to ask your
advice often aEain---Do you see any
difference in me. Mr. church,"
yes. my lord, you have changed.
If your lordship will excuse me for
saying SO" III
How"
You have grown younger. my lord.
and more yourself and you speak diff
ferent-sharper so to say"
These words were balm of Gilead
to Jones. lie had received no opinion
of himself from others TIL now: no
had vaguely mistrusted his voice, u:,-
able to estimate i'm how much, II dir
fered from Rochestcrs The perfectly
frank declaration of Church put his
mind at rest. Hc spoke sharper--that
was all
We'll" said he Things arc. going
to be different all round: better too,"
ITO be continued next Su1'lav.)
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By H. De We're StaCp00le
Copyright, 1918, by John Lane Co.

in a burst. Come, open that door
key out of your pocket and open the
door. You always were fool, but
this is beyond folly-the pair of you
are in the hollow of my hand-you
k ;le 1T can erush you like that
He opened and shut his right hand.
A cruel hand it was, hairy as to
the back-huge as to the thumb.
Jones looked at him.
You are wasting lot Of muscular
is made, and it holds. You are going
to prison, Mr.. Filthy Beast Voles. I'm
up against you, that's the plain truth.
I'm going to cut you open and show
your inside to the British public.
They'll be so lost in admiration at
the woman or me. They'll call us
public bencfactors, reckon. You
know men. and you know when
man is determined. Look at me. look
at me in the face. you sumph--
Jones took the key from his pocket
and opened the door.
"The constable is here, my lord"
said the Servant.
Tell him to come in," said Jones.
Voles had taken up his hat again,
and he stood now by the table, hat in
hand, looking exactly what he was,
criminal on his defense.
The constable was a fresh looking
and outstanding young man; he had
removed his helmet and was carrying
it by the chin strap. He had no blud-
geon. no revolver, yet he impressed
Jones almost as much as he impressed
the other.
"Officer," said Jones. II have called
you in for the purpose of giving this
man in charge for attempting"
STOP" cried Voles.
Then something oriental in his ma
ture took charge of him. He rushed
forward with arms out as though to
embrace the policeman.
ut is all mistake" cried he: "con-
stable, one moment, go outside one
moment. leave me with his lordship. 1
will explain. There is nothing wrong.
it is all big mistake"
The constable held him off, glancing
for orders at Jones.
Jones felt no vindictiveness toward
Voles now; disgust, such as he might
have felt toward a vulture or a COM,
morant but no vindictiveness.
He wanted that eight thousand
pounds.
He had determined to make good In
his new position, to fight the world
that Rochester had failed to fight and
overcome the difficulties sure to be
ahead of him. Voles was the first
great difficulty. and 10, it seemed. that
he was about not only TO de6troy it,.
but turn it to a profit. lie did not
want the eight thousand for himself,
he wanted it for the game; and the
fascination of that great game he was
only just beginning to understand.
go outside. officer" said he to the
constable.
He shut the door. "Sit down and
WRITE" said he. Voles said not word.
He went to the table, sat down and
picked up the pen The chequc was still
living there. He drew it. toward him.
Then he flung the pen down. Then he
picked it up. but he did not write. He
waved. it between finger and thumb.
as though he were beating time TO a
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thick skinned, yellow, heavy
The hair of the animal was jet black,
thin, and presented to the eyes of
the gazer small Disraeli curl upon
the forehead of the owner.
The card announced:
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July, 81 Sept. 4. s'5.
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

4 e
Default having been made in the
payment Of the sum of seventy and
O0-lOO dollars (s70.OO), the interest
payment which became due December
due and is due at the date Of this
notice, upon q certain mortgage exc
cuted and delivered by o. n Lundy
eae Emm fa d IandYi his wife mort
bearing date the slst day Of May. 1916,
ana with power of sale therein con-
tanned, duly recorded in the office Of
County Of Marshall, State Of Mime
sofa, on the End day of June, 1915, at
500 O'Clock A. NJ, in book 80 of Mort
CAGES, on page 440. ~.@9
the DEBT secured thereby was duly as
signed by said Ole Ellingson, mort
g;a az TO to A. =. Larson, BY written as.
September, 1916, and recorded in the
office Of the said Register of Deeds on
me me a a:d1aoS DAY Of September; 1915 at
g s;Ug oc ao a. NJ Eaq in book 50 of Mort
ana whereas, the said A. H. Larson,
the assignee and holder of said mort
gage, has duly elected and does hereby
elect to declare the whole principal
sum of said mortgage due and paya bI
at the date of this notice under the
terms and conditions of said mortgage
and the power Of sale therein contain
ed; and whereas; there is actually due
and claimed to be due and payable at
the date of this notice eleven hundred
fifteen and $1,000 dollars (sl.ll5.5O)
ana whereas the said power Of sale has
become operative and no action or pro-
ceedlng having been Instituted, at law
or o!herWlse. to recover the debt Sc
cured by said mortgage or any part
thereof;
Now, Therefore, Notice is Hereby
Given, that by virtue of the power Of
sale contained in said mortgage and
pursuant, to the statute in such case
made and provided. the said MORTGAGE
will be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises described in and conveyed by
said mortgage, viz: The northeast
quarter of section fourteen, in town
ship one hundred fifty-six, range forty
one (NWA Sec. 14-156-4D, in Mar
shall County, Minnesota, with the
hereditaments and appurtenances
which sale will be made by the Sheriff
of said Marshall County, at the west
front door of the Court House, in the
City OF Warren, in said County and
State, on the 14th day of September,
1913, at 10 o'clock A. M. of that day, at
public vendue, to the, highest bidder
for cash, to pay said debt of S1,115.5O,
and interest, and the taxes, if any, on
said premises, and statutory Attorneys
fees, as allowed in case of foreclosure,
ana the disbursements allowed by law;
subject to redemption at any time
within one year from the day of sale
as provided by law
Dated July Oath, 1918.
A. H. LARSON,
A. N. ECKsTROM,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee,
Warren, Minnesota
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American General Corpora
Notice. is Hereby Given, That by
virtue of an Execution to me directed
ssued out of ha f Psff G cour Foarth
Judicial District, State Of Minnesota,
in and for the County of Hennepin
upon a Judgment rendered in said
merce, corporation, and against
American General Corporation, a cor
poration; I have levied upon the fol-
lowing described Personal and Real
One potato warehouse with equip
ment located on the west fifteen feet
Of lot twenty-five and on the east
|dustrial Railway lots, on the right-of-
Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company. as
through the northwest quarter Of the
southeast quarter and the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter sec
t ts.n twenty-six, township one hundred
west, in the townsite Of Viking, Mar
shall County, Minnesota, together with
leasehold interests and right in and to
Company.
Also one potato warehouse with
and nineteen ct & .19) industrial rail-
Marie Railway Company as the same
is laid out and established through the
south half Of southeast quarter. Of sec
ton nineteen, township one hundred
fifty-five north, of range forty-six
west, in the townsite of Radium, Mar
shall County, Minnesota, together with
leasehold interests and right in and to
said real estate from the said Railway
Company. s-.u... X 49,
And that I shall, on Saturday the
21st day Of September A. B: 1918, at
the hour of 1000 o'clock A. M. Of said
day, at the west front door of the
Court House in the City of Warren, in
said County and State proceed to sell
all the right, title and interest Of the
above named American General Cor
poration. a corporation. in and to- the
above described property, to satisfy
said Judgment And costs, amounting
to three thousand eighty-one dollars
and sixty-one cents l$s,os1e1l to-
gether with all accruing costs Of sale,
and interest on the same from the 26th
day of June, 1913. at the rate of six
pei. cent per annYm, at Pubic Auction,
to the highest bidder for cash.
Dated, Warren, Mimi, July 18th,
1918. :. :. :. /
i HANS c. HANSON.
Sheriff Of Marshall Co., MINI.
By Oscar Pearson.
JAMES D, sHEARER.& I. 3. BYAR dp5.
Plaintiffs Attorney.