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Show leaned against the wall where I stood and watched the slow approach if the lantern. The small revolver with which I had first tired at. his flying figure in the wood was in my ucket.. It was just ss well to have it out with I he fellow now. My chances wen- - as good as his, though I confess I did not relish the thought of being found dead the next morning in Urn cellar of my own house. It pleased my humor to let him approach in this wy, unconscious that he was watched, until I should thrust my pistol Into his face. Ills arms grew tired when he wss about ten feet from me and he By MEREDITH NICHOLSON dropped the lantern and hammer to his si ile and swore under his breath Auto 1 THE N! CIUNCE." ZEIBi SANEXUN." Elc. Impatiently. Then lie began again with greater! 1 studied Ids xeai. As he came iwriiM w k) Ikiwuriiii iv. In lantern's the face light with interCHAPTER X. est. His hut was tlirii.-- t li.tek. and 1 could S'-- his jaw hard set under his An Affair With tha Caretaker. I road in (lit library until Ian, hear- lihmd beard, tan Ids eves lie took a step ing the howl of the wliul iiiitnlifi with over l.ls tap-- ! the wall and m satisfaction in Ihe uai'intli atnl i iliiu'. to the liegii.iifiig ihi'i-lirinr.ti fort of Hit' (Treat nxmi. w .. 111 KeiiliiiL' himself for the n in aoilie sanilwlcli.n ami u liollle of I.f pike lie KUM'.ed towmd nn ale at nililuiyhi. his hard and I inuhl " "if lhere'a nothing li.ore, sir I was deiib.-ia- t me hn-a'liin:.-- . -And In1 went That is ail. Hater-b. -i to iIipi'v inyseir upon i.lr.i. lull off aeilatel) to ilia own q'l.ir't-nI wavered lie at liars. I wus restless anl in tii innml f.r ilui-to I.amini-ill luck and bis tarN-iI of l.e'h lied. Iind liioiirued ,aliy to the boor. I STORYp - THE HOUSE OF THOUSAND A CANDLES r pass-l.itiL- j h-- s lu-n- 11 . . ! r i:i-n- In my prandfnther'a library. I t iking ilwn shelf about from one look after aiuilhor, itinl while iliii.i of l:rre enKiiin il anie 11111 :i voliiinea extra IIIiiktii d ii water ) occiidi d of unuxu.'il on the a lower shelf, anil I rra a new floor like a bov iI!Iik tin in my alsnri-iiiiKreat volumes iihnni ne. They were to the on n hit ed subject French chateaux. fn the last voliini'1 I fAiitui a shoot of white note paper no larger than my hand, a forgotten 1"k mark, i and half rriinijih it in my tin I notii-ctin lines of u gem ido of it. I caron one sketch pencil it out, ried it to tin- (aide a lid sjin-uIt wax not the hit of idle at first sight. A It had apieared to acute biid evidently been followed and drawn with u tiller. Wllh the aucli I rules my prandial her had no sab a doubt amused himself. Tln-ilung corridor Indirali-il- . lull of this I could make nothing. I sunliod it fur several minutes. thinking It might have been a tentative sketch of sonic jmrt of the house. In turning It about under the candelabrum I saw that In the glaze had several plat-oI an eraser, rubU'd from the I and this piqued my curiosity. brought a magnifying glass to hear upon the sketch. Tim drawing hud been made with a hard tnrll and the eraser had removed the lend, but a well dnflniHl Imprint remained. I was able to make out the letters, N. W. to C. a reference clearly enough to points of the compasa and was scrawled over a rough outline of a doorway or opening of mine sort, and col-or- for Tli.1i.ksV shunted, leaping and Mi.'iti'liiii'.; the lantern S'.and Just whi-iiyou uri-With the revolver In tuv right hand held Iili-- In my left, and tin- - laiiii-rI ids niter eiuisii-- i nation, as my voiced roil red i'l tile t tinder sin li "it's too laid we I strange eireumslanei s, said. "I'd begun to miss you; but I sleeping In the sup i him! you've lav time to gather strong' h for your nlKhi prowling." will'd t a u 1 il ' lid. I nu-.-- Mm-gan.- bi-e- n log himself fithely until his flitter' clasped my throat Tha lantern fell from my hand and one or the other; of us smashed ir with our feet. A wrestling match in that dark hole was not to my liking. I Bill held on:the revolver, waiting for a chance to use It, and meanwhile he tried ! throw me. forcing me bank again i one side and then another of the err ridor. With a quick rush he flung u away, and In the seine second I fired The roar of the shot In the narro corridor was deafening. I flung my seif on the floor, expecting a return shot, and quickly enough a flash broke upon the darkness dead ahead, and I rose to my feet, fired again and leaped to the oHisftn side of the corridor and crouched there. We had adopted tlie same tactics, firing and dodging m avoid tfie target made by the flash of our pistols, and watching and listen lug after the roar of the explosions. It was a very pretty game, but nm destined to last long. He was slowly retreating toward the end of the age where there was. 1 remembered, dead wall. His only chance was to crawl through UII area window I knew m be there, and thla would; 1 Ml suro. give him into my Jiands. After live shots apiece there was a truer. The pungent smoke of the pow ih-caused me to cough, and hr laughed. "Have you swallowed a bullet, Mr. In; called. I could hear Ins feet scraping on the cement flisir; he wan moving 'away from me, doubtless intending to fire wla-i- i he reached the area window and ct-nbefore I could reach him. I crept, warily uftcr him, ready to Are on the instant, but not wishing tu throw- away my last cartridge. lie was now very near the end of I heard his feet strike ill corridor. some Isiurds that I remembered lay . ', r - 1 Vary Many Case It la Waaktnad First Thought In Irishman' Mind ter th Accident. Kidneys, I 512 8. Wash-ta- g Railroad etalm-ngent- s have little Mosaow, Idaho. ay: "In- faith in their fellow creatures. One herited kidney trou- said recently: Every time I settle a ble grew steadily claim with on of these hard headed worse wllh me until rural residents who went tha railso nervous I could, road to pay twice what he would not sleep at night. I charge the butcher If he gets a sheep was dlzxy and spots killed, I think of this story. IllustraHosted before- my tive of the wty some people want to for eyes. My back and hold the railroad responsible hips ached and every j every accident,, of whatever kind, that cold settled on my happens. Two Irishmen were driving kidneys and mads ms worse. I have home from town one night when their many different medicines and buggy ran Into a ditch, overturned, was discouraged when I began with and they were both stunned. When a y.uua Kidney Fills, but now the rescuer came along and revived them, the first thing one ef them said was: , nipu.nis that alarmed me are gone. Sold by ail dealers, 60 cents a box. Wheres the train T 'Why, there's no "oster-Milburtrain around, he waa told. Then Co., Duffalo, N. Y. wheres the railroad T The nearest OF SUCH STUFF ARE DREAMS. railroad Is three miles away, he learned. WelL well,' be commented. Little Virginia Imagined Sh Had 1 knew it hit ue pretty hard, but I "Eated Herself. didn't suppose it knocked us three milet from the track. Little Virginia, three years old, THE TIFF. brought ber mother to her nursery a few nights ago with heartbroken wails. "What is the matter, dearie? Why so? art- - vnu "M.ituiua, . n I all here?" "(Vrtiiinly you are all here, right In your lied "J '.nr. mamma, feel of me, see if I'm a I lu re. Are nty feet here and the top of my head, both? Certainly, Virginia, every bit of veal i here, tucked In your little trundle bed. Why do you think you are not?' "I dreamed" this with another She But before yon married me 1 dreamed I was a chocogreat rob you eaid you were well off. late stick and I hud eated myself. He So I waa, but I didnt know It 8YMPATHY. A Warm Allusion. "Do you see that man across ion at, uit wiT-ainln- g a bluffer." at all. He is at the head of a big heating company. Not Several years ago I He Yaas! in lovo with a girl, but she rejected me mado a regular fool of roll me. In Eut BEWILDERMENT. Now I am rathet an Imaginative person; that la why engineering captured my fancy, it was his efforts to make an architect (a person who quarrels with women about their kitchen ilnks!) of s boy who wanted to 1st an engineer that caused me to break with my grandfather. Fate waa busy with my affairs that night, for. Instead of lighting my pipe with the little sketch I was strangely lmisdled to study It seriously. I diew for myself rough outlines of the Interior of Glenarm House as It had appeared to nte. and then I tried to reconcile I lie 11! tie sketch with evHa Flung Ma Away and In tha Santa Second I Fired. ery part of It "The Door of Bewilderment" was "Youre a fool," he growled. He on the floor there. tr,d I was nerved the ebann that held me. My curiosity wae recovering rrom his fright I for a shot and a hntul-i- hand strugwas thoroughly aroused as to the hid- knew It by the gleam of hla teeth In gle, if it came to that. den corners of the queer old house, his yellow beard. His eye, too, were I whs sure that he sought the winround which the wind shrieked tor moving restlessly about. He undoubt-mvntingl- dow; I heard Ms hands on the wall as I went to nty room, put wily knew the house better than I did. he felt for It. Then a breath of cold on my corduroy coat, took a candle and was considering the bent means of air swept the passage, and I knew and went below. One oclock In the escape. 1 did not know what to do that he must Ik drawing himself up morning is not the most cliicrtng i with him now that I had him at the to the opening. I fired and dropped hour for exploring the dark recesses i jsiiiit of a pistol; and in my ignorance to the floor. With the roar of the exof a strange house, but I hud resolved of his motives and nty vague surmise plosion I heard hint yell, but the exto have a look at the ravine opening as to the agency hack of him, 1 was pected return shot did not follow. and determine. If possible, whether It filled with uncertainty, The pounding of my heart scented "Yon needn't hold that thing quite to mark the passing of hours. I bore any relation to "The Door of lie- so near, he said, muring at me coolly. feared my fm- - was Maying some wlldermont." trick, "I'm glad It auiiov you, Morgan. I rreepliig toward me. All was quiet In the great cellar; sih:ip, to fire i I how nto to want you tell said. you window an area here and there only at elose range, or to napp'ii with me rattled dolorously. 1 carried a tajsv- - j got In here." lu the. dark. Tin cold a!r whistled He laughed. line with me and made measurement into the corridor, and I to Teel or the length and depth of the eorrl- "1 runic in by the kitchen window, the chill of it. Doing fired iimn is dor and of the rhuiuhera that were set If you must know. I got in before dlsugitv.ihie enough, but waiting in off from it. These figures I entered In your solemn Jack of stl trades locked the dark fur the shot is I 1 walkel down to the end rose and walkt-ruy notebook for further use, and sat it up. and toward the end of dotn on an empty nail keg to reflect. of the passage their he indicated the passage. Tin place wae certainly suhstantlul; the direction with a slight Jerk of his ,,,-lla .nut roared the candle at my feet burned slriidlly head "and slept until It a time to U "f ? near work." h,,ad; with no hint of a draft; hut I saw no go to mo itm mu 4,i. of the ir you can't llo boitor Minn that M notation of my problem. 1 van tiwln i ' l!" s 1'' 1' ' 'hii'k. I sleep for nothing; my grandfather's yon needn't try again. Face abom. ' .m.l MtinU-di.i..coiw.t.i bnl sketch was meaningless, and I rose now. and march!'' a wonient ' I put new energy Into my torn, and and picked up nty candle, yawning m led. Tl,. drorr of 1,, Ttu-The he turned and walked before me down il!" a curious thing hnta-ncd- . hb-Imi.i t!;,. passage, nir "" caudle, whose thin flame had risen un- the eorridnr In the iliivetlon from had p.iii-i-- Ii taken nif I W tlatv come. were. had waveringly, sputtered and went out ns which he window and ! d if a!pr hint, a sudden gust swept th eorridnr. trampitig dog I1'1' say, a pretty pair-- he I made sure ef this b p.,.e j0 I hud left nothing open behind mo, before me, I following at his f,c window and Px 'in-- n wi:', my hand. la:iii-iand my plstnl hut Knme tint- had gained Ingress to heels with his went luc' ii aihiijt Not so fast." I Bilmniilshed sharv the cellar by ai opening of which I for my e.iiid!e. which iimnd w tliivnt .liflt- kii'-!'. nothing. I t I fact d the stairway thm led up to ' "I!xeitse me," he replied nncklng1y. j cui'y and bh't-to 1 vv he wlad to I felt i";.i:i.lr.i no to was buck Ciitn'Ui'ti th hall of the houst- when, tn rogue: ,..,,,.1, To i the quality in hint with a certain ad my utter .e r ihhMieu ;ls jag. ti.y ssttiiiisbr.ierit. sti pit sounded ti'ned wi(h slants. me. and, turning. mw a man urira'inn for his scoundrelly talent .pvp nto I continued at lit eat tying a htn'orn poking the Hie sash in su.-- a w..v toward me. it Cl)jj . 1 have Hut rev Ivor against Ins not of was he t.'iii keii hi ntiurle .u,.,! wjth-eil- t step: e ef v o. atl nal aJs)r. ground. A I hack from t'uie do i;ttt. to keep him . o a device th.it wiifilii-he paused, lined the Ian- - itssiin-- of my pre-e-? i : i ,i .My t smoke of a Mound Liter it- - .i , I w.i t to I1' : with his eves and the las: li.c. :c u.i k ting I h u " w hei't w .ic'.p.n ; cortldor wall it In s irk my wi"i .i 1. about ten yards f:etu the end of lie faci. I Lis a!iv c er. : ' lh-rat that ti'oiueni I p:adilcd and per b'd i, tin.iit illy, was my frii-rI h Wholly l vv.tx the Her.rari :.tiu! .:a:efu! tor u- :c. ;i lwi:h tin pci-i- tf the ''a-!ww-- ' a:r.st me. I threw aid it the tical e:i lie wall barks ' i'UT, SnlsU ,i I :ire 1 le a id iu my own rooais. !,i .Tins ever his head am! grasm-that ;.:id w it.god !b.- t i il- - I ( tu::i- on; aiinet tin nick, gal. ii the tigi and went iue!h--.)i'iJ teX'iiy 5 u I fart. llow sad! over IL She OK i ' eiiiiii-rabli- . ! j ! i 1- , j n ' Min-ng- '' : ' 1 1 t.-- be-hm- d 1 po-:;- ln-e- b!y : ta:i-:!ia- . s I ! ; tl-.- 1 1 -f, '. 1 1 ft-'- I . - . - A Sore Puzzle. "How did that secret ever get out?" She only told "I cant Imagine. about a dozen of her acquaintances In strict confidence." Many Professional Men, clergymen, teachers and singers use And you've never Brown's Bronchial Troches for curing hoarseness and coughs. Universal Language. He spoke his love in German she answered not a word. In French he tried to woo her the maiden never beard. He tried hia luck in English, In Irish all In vain; In Greek, Turkish nd Latin, and in the tongue of Spain. And then an inspiration came to the "The universal youth. anguished he cried, TU try, forlanguage," sooth! lie kissed the demure maiden and pressed, her to his breast; she understood that language, and well, you know the rest Waa an Attendant. Aa thn new minister was on hts way to evening service in the village he met a young man whom he was anxious to have become an active member of the congregation. "Good evening, my young friend," be said, solemnly. "Do yon ever attend a place of worship?" "Yes, indeed, sir; regularly every Sunday night," replied the young man, with a smile. Tm on my way to sea her now." The Starfish Analyzed. The starfish, one of the lowest forms of life, has on Its back about 25,000 Jaws er hands arranged in rings and bands. By the aid of these It captures many animals for food, even quick, active fish of considerable alia Prof. Jennings of Johns Hopkins has photographed the starfish at dinner, and has discovered that even thla low form of animal life has "habits." ! I IATURE Mr. Frank Soaebooin. Oh, then the phrase: T.---i- i Af- Yes; who Is he? "The greatest fellow for giving yon hot air you ever cams across. piir DOOR ON THE RAILROAD. BLAMED street?" s THK REASON FOR WOMEN'S "NERVES' RAILROAD MAN Didnt Like Being Starved. A man running on a railroad has to be in good condition ail the time or he Is liable to do harm to himself and others. A clear head Is necessary to ran a locomotive or conduct a train. Even a railroad man's appetite and digestion are matters of importance, as the clear brain and steady hand result from the healthy appetite followed by he proper digestion of food. For the past five years, writes a railroader, I have been constantly troubled with indigestion. Every doctor I consulted seemed to want to starve me to death. First I waa dieted on warm water and toast until I was almost starved; then, when they wonld let me eat, tho Indigestion would be right bark again. Only temporary relief came from remedies, and I tried about all of them I saw advertised. About three months s ago a friend advised me to try Grape-NutTho very first day I nofood. ticed that my appetite was satisfied, which had not been tho case before, that I can remember. Tn a week. I believe, I had more energy than ever before In my life. I have gained seven pounds and have not had a touch of indigestion since When I have been eating Grape-Nuts- . my wife saw bow much good this food wns doing me she thought she would believe the distry It awhile. coverer of Grape Nuts found the Perfect Food. Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read The Uoa.1 to Well-rlU- t to Vkga. "There's a Reason." We are not in this world to do what we wish, but to be willing to do that which It Is our duty to do. Gounod. mn rt'REn instoiitonsdays. PAZOOlN'rjIBNT l ipisimnlmt f lichliw. Wind. lllcHlini or insruiUiic ttoMditriuf muMji mfunaad. Mis. An ounce- of help la better man a ton ef hot air on the subject. - Mn. Winslow's Soothlnr lydIa eTFinkj Nature and a womans work combined have produced the grandest remedy for womans ills that the world nas ever known. In the good days of our grandmothers they relied upon the roots and herbs of the field to cure disease and mitigate Buffering. The Indians on our Western Can produce roots and Phuus herbs' for every ailment, and curs diseases that baffle the most skilled physicians who have spent years in the study of drugs. From the roots and herbs of the field Lydia E. 1inkliam more than thirty years ago gave to the women of the world a remedy for their peculiar ills, more intent and efficacious than any combination of drugs. to-da- y Lydia E. rinkhams Vegetable Compound is now recognized as the standard remedy for womans ills. Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 615 N.CL St, Louisiana, Mo., writes : " Complete restoration to health means so much to me that for the sake of other suffering women I am willing to make my troubles public. For twelve years 1 bad been suffer ing with lie worst forms of female ills. During that time I bad eleven different physicians without help. No tongue can tell what I suffered, and at timea I could hardly walk. About two years ago I wrote Mrs. llnkham for advice. I followed it, and ran truly say that Lydia E. Iinkhams Vegetable Compound and Mrs. Iinkham's advice restored health and strength. It is worth mountains of gold to suffering women. What Lydia E. rinkhama Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Muf it will do for other suffering women. SPOT GASH FOR SOLDIERS AND HEIRS All fKir nil soldlrn and wlnni who rrmd 10 dsrs between Mil snd Is snd who b NUasnw bst,M-ju-ns un.srseniKledUisddlUo boniesErad rlsbtii which 1 bur. If mldlerisdnul, hi wldowssnd h jlrs. bslrsshn wllT Ihlk loold eildli Kind suns unldlrr re stirs who went Went or SonTh nflse tin war aa honae aaded furemmaat lend. Oat haw end naba soma eeaii'wioner. WiiiellKsaV tl. Ourr, Wuhinctoo. Ul for flutter particular Sttib. FwcMMrss tscthlns, safisns ths ms,roisa nwtsn.sllifipslii.ffnrss sladouUu. Wes bouts. Calamity la C . mans true touenstona. Beaumont MIKELLANEOVS ELECTROTYPES la nrtatr for Hit at tho lowort prlM bp . wgmt b..ln(,s ..bn.iw y j W. The Kind You Have ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. ANfyetabk Rrparslion GrAs slrailaiiiigikcRjodandltgifa ling (lie Sumachs andDmosoT 2! Always Bought Bears the Infants Tmn REir Signature $ six Promotes DigpstionflHifii 0 ness and Rntlontains nctor of Opium.Marphine rarMinenL Not Narcotic. ApufOUlkSStXUBfSX BmrtiiSm- ji, i- a-- In JkMIrUlt-jtmrt- Ht UUr iM- - fCA 0 SW (MWAr Use liapwTImr &s Apetfeci Remedy forConsfyfr t ion , Sour StomacIi.Dtantaa AVormsjTomulsionsJfvrrisli fcai aui -- For Over ness andLoss OF Sixer Facsimile Si$nalc of NEW YORK. Thirty Years HOES AT ALL ' r rPRICES, FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY, MEN, BOVS, WOMEN, MISSES AND CHILDNEN. Mf. Lm mmkam and KM lMssSb 8 rrwt'aDouplmm 92.60, S3.UU mnd S3.BO ahou tn thm than any athaa aaanaaetaaaa world, baoaaam thay hold thalrSi fit aha mis lonpar, ""-swalua than i - pa, hattar, tSf w- V&Z V. L Douglas $4 and rr.trrinv. Ih, ,l InlMlCftlailusIiMlUiU! Rol l hy -t $5 W. nd ta-dm- y. s Edgi Shoe Cannot Bs Equalled At Any Pries bnttos. Tnft JYw Sab-tttwt- w. 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