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Show STORM MUSIC By pomford Yates Ml oton. OprU&l WHQMrrlM. ft Oa. t him. ns a man that has c.'r J'lsi waked Then he tm L his in a bench by the sole of the door and a servant brought out a tankard ar.d set It down by his side. One thing, nt leas, was now dear CHAPTER VI If I would have news of my cousin, I should have to do mure tlmn observe. Eavesdropping. If I could find the good wife and hear Twenty-fuu- r hour had gone liy-- an,l n.i.it she had tu tell. The danger of . something wut s4.rl1.usiy wrmcoarse, was that I should encounter Of that there could he ,10 Some servant. I could trust the farmwe had passed the day in j:d,t. hnin-nea er wife, but If Pharaoh hud riven such as. I think, la given to very them orders, I could Uot trust the refew, but now the sun was sinking, yet ams to disobey. Still, something would Geoffrey had not appeared. have to he done. I had not come there That the forester's wife might tie to watch Bugle enjoying hla ale. late had never entered our heads. W'e It was eight o'clock and the light were up betimes the t and was beginning to fall when I heard the were ready ami walling f(,rmorning Freda at a quarter to eight. We might have spared sigh of the Rolls on the road of approach. our energy, for eight o'clock wont by, A moment later the car yet she did not cuiih. swept over the lirldgp, and Bugle laid down Ids And nine o'cloc k nent . . . and hy pipe and got to his feet. ten. . . . I saw that I'ewdrop was Bad news Is trying driving enough: hut whim the absence of news Is so prolonged and that Ilmraidi sat hy Ills side. Pharaoh stayisl hut two mlnutua. tliut only a foul wuuld continue to For that time lie spoke to Bugle, whu hope against lioiie. It Is, I think, u stout listened with evident interest to wlmt heart that will find no alarm. There was no longer any doubt In he said. Then he noddl'd to Dewdrop, our minds. .Somehow or other lharaoh who Instantly let In Ills clutch. Bugle stood watching till Pharaoh wag out had pul a spoke In our wlnvl. At 11 oclock that Thursday I led of sight, then lie turned on Ills heel and the way Into the kiichnu, took iny seat went luto the house. And thnt was alb at the table and opened the map. As I made my way hack to the footI must leave you, Nell," I said quiI tried my best to believe that bridge, 110 "There's etly. other way." Helena nodded, and a hand went up the visit which I hud just witnessed was Pharaoh's evening call. He hnd to her head. been out scouring the country for news What will you do, John?" I must get a lift ut Witchcraft and of my lady and me and was now rehire a car where I ran." I considered turning to Yorlck with empty hands. no doubt hla practice to visit I should think I'd get one It was the main like this, to see that Rush Plumage at Siibhot. From there 1 must drive to nnd were doing na they had been Salzburg for nil I'm worth." I drew told. Bugle And yet . . . some paper towards me and started to Pharaoh's manner had been urgent. make some not us. He hud not wasted a moment and the An exclamation from Helena smipied Rolls had nut carried much dust He the sentence in two. might have been setting out. and not 1 looked ut) sharply. In setting out on some sudden There was horror In her beautiful coming quest. s and these were fast on the eyi-I decided one thing out of hand. That 011 which I was making my notes. waa to learn, If I could, wlmt Pharaoh "What Is It, Nell?" I tried, rising. had said. She clapped her hands to her face. If this wns of any Importance, Bugle Oh, John," she wuiled, "that (caper was pretty sure to discuss It with Rush, and If I could hear them talking, For an instant I stared at the aheet aa once before one of a cheap, gray packet whlih, I heard the sound of a car. This when we hud asked her for accmed to come from the farm. I heard the forester's wife hud produced. the engine started and as I stood still, Listen, John. I think that paper I heard her move off in low has told me why Geoffrey Isnt here. listening, You wrote to him In pencil, the pencil was blunt and you pressed. She pointed a trembling finger. There on that sheet' the Impression of what you wrote." Tills was true. "D'you remember our last patrol-h- ow, when we parted, I offered to wire to your cousin? And you said yes. snd did. But I wrote out the wire on a and the pencil pad of writing-pape- r waa blunt. "You mean " The pad was on the library tnhle. If I'harauli saw It and read It, It gave him your cousin's address. Supposing be wired the next murLlng. while we were talking to Freda, here In this room. . . . Supposing he wired, as I did. using your name. . . . Supposing he said. Return. . . ." I said. I must One moment, SPENDING SPARE TIME imlirt vicious bites. Thousands more sw'iirin tu the attack, mid no mutter SUPREME IN THE how large or powerful the unlmul When uni1 ha learned hi Icsnoub AFRICAN JUNGLE may he, It event unity siiceuiiilis to lie limy mam the Held und Hunt on the driver ants.- - I'liver t!. Pike, F. the river nt hi imn sweet will; hilt If nsked to name the creature that Z. S., In TU Bits. so lung na he Is ut hi desk lie must he deaf tu the invitations ut tin sky reign supreme In the Jungle, most and the woods. people would Instance the lion, the Difnity of Doing Well gorilla, or the elephant. But the what tliiiu hast in liimd with great elephant with hi huge strength, porfivt and simple dignity anil feelthe gorilla with hi massive inns ing of nffeetlon, and freedom nnd Jus.lea, the lion mul all other Jungle tice; and to give thyself relief from animals look iiihmi the driver ant 'BLACK LEAF 40" all other thoughts. their master, nnd get quickly out of Keep Dogs Muyfroa fjylt tlie path of this dread enemy. Retii Evergreens, Shrubs ate. The driver ant Is a Mack species ihaltUeswaaaM found In the African Jungle, and iV? psrCiOsnef (lira lives In large colonies. The chief duty allotted hy Nature to the specie is to uet ns scavengers, hut they will not hesitate to uttack any creature ITS however large, that attempt to stop DANGCCOUSI their march through the forest. At Avoid ri. k of infection, certain times of the year, usually a enjoy instant relief from pain and few weeks before the rainy season, Rash Broke Out But quickly, safely remove your corns driver nil move In formation from use Dr. SchoU'a Zino-padCutieura Soothed They one part of the Jungle to nunthor. soothe and heal; atop alioe pressure; Read this letter how smarting All move swiftly, determined to prevent sore toes and blister. At all dfug, shoe and department rash anil blisters duo to external let no olistncle atop them, (irder tores only 25 and 35f box. ciiiiscM were relieved In almost no from the lenders nrc sent down the tliiw hy Cutieura. lino to those In rear. When a living I noticed nn Itching sensation or creature nt tempts to check their my face nnd arms. It afterwards progress, we discover their full powfunned blisters that left tho akin er. They swarm over the animal In very tender atul sensitive. Finally a rash broke out w hich, when rabbl'd,' thousands, and nil, nt a given signal, caused a smnrtlug and Intense Itchwaa agony. WOMEN OF ALL AGES ing."A Itsample of Cuticnra Soap and1 Ointment relieved me so much thnti Mn. Jar Vin iff m I bought some. After using one cake K. Myrtle St., Foct ColMid: 'T lins, Colo., tin of' of Cutlcurn Soap nnd one-haweak mizerablt and colds ru from common Cuticnra Ointment, the rash dlsap-and used lo be troupoured." (Signed) Sirs. Grnco Bailey,. bled as with headaches :KKl East 201st and dizzy zixlls. I had St, Bronx, New York ro zlirngtli and Just City. had lo drag mel( Cuticnra also soothes (he Irritation about the house. Dr. No matter bow many medicines Pierce's Favorite Piewriirtion helped to reof pimples, ringworm, burning nnd1 you have tried for your cough, chest 1 enjoyed my lieve ine of the headache Itching of eczema with wonderful-sliceid or bronchial irritation, you can fund, snd tell liettrr in rvrrry way nnd effectiveness. Buy todny.' net relief now with Creomulslon. New size, uba. 50c Liquid SI. 00 A S1.3S, Ointment 2Tie. Soap 2iic. Samples Serious trouble may be brewing and FREE. Write to "Cntlcura," Dept. you cannot afford to take a chnnco with anything less than Creomul-Eio- n, 10, Malden, Mas. Adv. which goes right to tlie scat of the troublo to aid nature to soothe and heal the Inflamed memPARKERS branes as the germ-ladphlegm HAIR BALSAM Is loosened and expelled. 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DKIVER ANTS ARE Ii a SYNOPSIS ukm Bpotcm nd hl1 . 0oBrey vacationing in Auitrla. ,ri but li I glftafi portrait palntirWhllo ,o paint landieapoa. in tbi forest, John bean Eng- ". ver bo find four men burying green livery who. evidently. murdered. Pharaoh li tha , Jn S,rf the Ban; the othera are KSdioP. Kush and Bu,1, ,Unfort- makea hlmielf known to by droppInB a letter with aamesnd addraaa. Ha talla Geoffrey chauffeur. Barley, of hi. Geoffrey, reallilnB that John a ha must van. lain dancer, declare!that tha livery gnencer discover, to S the murdered man correaponda of Yorlck livery of tha aervants mle-o- f and talla Counteaa Helena, the castle, what ha had aeen. with Geoffrey and Barley, John atarta Annabel, a nearby village. They making their counter Pharaoh. In ahota with the Mtaway they exchange without serious result They Yorlck on tho Plumage farm, where Lady Helena had request-i- d John and hla cousin to meet her. eh. reveals to them that her father had converted hla Immenaa fortune Into -.- is and hidden It away In a secret vault In tha castle. Knowing that hla aoa. Valentine, Helenas brother, waa tecapabla of controlling tha fortune, he had revealed It to Helena alone Just before his death. In some manner the aewa leaked out, and Pharaoh Is after tha treasure. They planned that Geofto Balxliurg frey and Barley would go to watch for Pharaoh,' while John wna te remain at Plumage, patrolling the mads about Yorlck from dunk to dawn. Several nlghta go by without important taeidenL John vislta Yorlck castle and lads that Helena's brother. Count Valentine, la there and with him, on most friendly terms. Is Pharaoh, as Captain fining. Hearing that John la stopping at Plumage, Pharaoh spenka to Pew-droJohn suspects a plot. As dinner la announced, Helena and John make their escape, pursued by Phnraoh'a men, encountering many difficulties during tha night. They run out of gas. Finally they arrive at a foresters cottage, where they find refuge. Freda, their hostess, gets petrol for their car and then goes to Salzburg to get word to Geoffrey. John finds their ear gone. Auln. ra Si. j". at p. CHAPTER V Continued 9 Uj beautiful dream was over, and sow, through misunderstanding, our lovely, precloug relntlon waa going to come to an end. If I did not spenk out. It was finished. "As Geoffrey's here, you may as well I think of you as know the truth, Kell' deep down In my Inmost heart. It's the pretty name I'd call yon If we were engaged. You see. Im mad about you. I love yon I've always loved yon, from the moment I met your eyes. I love you wnlktng and riding and sitting here on the grass. I tore your bead and your shoulders and that tiny vein In your ankle that looks like a thread of blue silk. I love everything about you and all you da I love your voice and your laughter and the glort-ou- a light In your eyes. And I love your shining nature, as I love the smell of your hair and the breath of our lips. . . . And to be with you here like this well, now perhniis yon can see what ttl meant to me and why I dung to my secret and why I was handicapped Id trying to ploy your game." I got Good-bto my feet Nell, I said genily. I turned to the path and the smiling cottage below. Fur moment 1 stood, blinking. Then Have they gone lot" I asked. 11 made a mistake, laid Helena. wasn't them. i It was sitting on the settle In the kitchen, with my bead deep In my bands. How I got there 1 do not know, for my care waa like that of man who plunges Into mime water to drown hla cares, only to find thnt the bed of the river Is dry. I doubt 'if such a man could tell bow be got to the bank. And I do not know how long I ant there, but all of g sudden I knew that I was not alone. I could smell the faint perfume that Helena used. At I started up, I found she was g beside me, looking very grave and gemle, with her precious hands In her 1 alt-tin- lap. m-x- tricked you, she said. I'm sorry. But It was the only way. You arc very reticent, John. And very, very humble and rather blind. Old Florin knew In an Instant, and I am sure Ilinraoli, too." , Knew that 1 loved you?" I cried. Helena rose to her feet Thla cornea," she said, "of putting no up on a dull I never was up on dnls, where you were concerned. If ou stand up, you'll find thnt I have to wok up to arc myself Id your eyes.' I tood up, trembling. "Noll." I Ud hoarsely. Nell". 1 set my hands on her shoulders and locked her full In the eyes. That dny e lunched at Yorlck. Florin looked 1 you, and you nodded and looted wy- - Was he . , . asking yon If you loved me?" Klie met my gnxe squarely. lie was anting me If I was to be your wife. And you . . ." Nj bruin waa reeling. I told him what I hoped waa tba ... truth. I wag An "A" put all speaking. drew her Into my anus, her went up to my hair i Mrs. Baileys Sensitive Skin a. Beware Coughs lf 1 That Hang On jia-p- er en Uetakue-StaiwlUi- mw mm 1 note-pape- r, think." I thought very fast. Hypothesis or no, here waa a good explanation of my cousin's failure to come. If Pharaoh had wired to Geoffrey, Geoffrey would have left Sals-burbefore my letter arrived. 1 must jo at, once, I said, and picked up the map. "To Plumage, John? I nndileJ. "I must get a car somehow and drive there as fast aa I can. I can hide the car near the high road and go through the woods tc the farm. There's not an Instant to lose we're three dayt late. God knows where Freda la I can only hope and pray that she's missed her g train. Together we studied the map. 1 glanced at my watch. "With average luck, said L "I ought t tc be there not later than three." half-pas- And then," sahl Helena quietly. Sly sweet I don't know. I've got to find out something and to act on what I find out And now for you. You mustn't atny In the collage; you must Item! the day In Ih forost an:l kicp out of sight And I'll come hack, my darling, aa won us ever I can." Two mlnntea Inter I was trending tho pnth to Wllcherafl, and Hie brack-ewlileh veiled my lady was out of my sight. hu!f-ns- t nix that evening I made behind Plumage, and live woods the minutes later I was lying Just clear or their fidlnge, surveying Hie hack of tlu farm. The stars had fought against me. and my Journey hnd taken far lull now I longer Ilian I Imd limu'il, I could do all that saw very dearly was to waidi, for thnt I must go no closer until It wns ilnik. Plum-ag- e Thnt Bugle and Rush were at wood the : doubt I had no kiw It was therefore, I dareil not. while were luiuw the of abutters the day, for was full of light. 1 pen and the valley From where I now lay there wu( 1 therefore nothing at all to observe. cautiously and woods the moved round their fringe, stopping from lime to time to peer at the farm, but all I saw were the about their business and a groom that waa not Axel, cleaning a bit. I was now not far from tho lane one which M op to the form, and for I could who was content to observe 80 I not have been better placed. bushea and setpicked a apot In Ibe tled down to observe. It waa forty minutes lalcr that Bugle came out of tlie house. ng. I think that he uad beea aloep and looked stretched and for he yawned At I 333 11 fnrra-hnnil- a Driving FIRESTONE GROUND GRIP TIRES Her on tha Apron Ready for Use. gear. Bugle or Rush was withdrawing their car from the coach house and driving her on to the apron, ready for use. At thla I swore under my breath, for If Bugle and Bush were about to go off on some errand, ray object must be defeated and moat of my lulior be lost. I might be able to spenk with the farmer's wife, but thnt she would have news of my cousin was none too sure, and, Indeed, since I had seen I'hnraoh. I could see health In nothing at all but In sharing hla underlings' counsels aa scion as ever I could. I hastened on desHrntcly. . . . From the verge of the meadows I regarded the buck of the house, The light, 1 Imre snlil, wns fulling, luit dusk would not rome In for another hnlf hour. Two minute Inter I was Hut or a lime that was against the trunk standing 12 feet from the wimlow of wluit hnd been my bedroom four days before. Now to enter the home was easy. Tor nil the wlnihiws were open ami none of the shutters were sUil. Still to en ter a lion's den may In easy enough I had no desire to cllinli Into an iuviiplcd room. Then the sight of my window-mil- l jogged my sHinge on a wits. Due of the lower windows Monged Heof-froto the primitive luitlirixun which und 1 hnd used, anil since this was sure to he empty at this time of day, here was aa safe an entry ns Hie faintest of hearts could desire. 1 whipped from the lime to the window and awnng myself over the sill. I made bold to open my door, which gave to the liulL Aa I did so another door wns opened the door or the sitting-room- . "An abut the shutters," growled Can you understand lhat? Rush. Furmy, you fool, furniy." answered someThe door. Then he closed the and thing set his tray on a tnhle that stood In the hall anil alepiicd to and ujieiied the door Immediately opposite mine. Ilia Intention wus plain: lie was goroom. ing to close the shutters of every In a flash 1 wns ut my window and was pulling to its shutters und shutting the twilight out. y man-serva- SPEED UP FARM WORK-MA- KE IT EASIER MORE PROFITABLE Harvey S. 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