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Show JZilggiFl F.LP SENT1XKL, nothing that I could do would hale them back. As I sat back on my heels .No good?" said Helena quietly. "Hopeless." said L He's all in. Me Storm Music r; "letch the said Helena. lhe disappeared. In a flash the was epen and may come round by midday, hut lie I was outside. be fit to talk to f..r 24 hours." As I heaved hint Into the As the words left my car, I saw mouth, the a bedraggled figure hurrying on to the castle clock told us the time. Jl'Idge. i laid the Count fiat ou the A quarter past twelve, and put his cout over his "We must get him away," said Hel- face. ena. Now, at once. There's a train wheel Then 1 took my seat at the started to turn the car that leaves Luss for Innsbruck at one round. ,and . . o'clock. We cant put him aboard at Helena was shaking. I-be too well known, but I guess Bouse the train stops at Cola that's ten warden the other watchmen and the as well. The castle Is to be miles on. The girl will have to go with tnless lie left by a postern, him and see thut he comes to no searched, his lordship must still he here. Tell harm. jg lhe warden that 1 have news for his Although I could it that was lordship which will not wait, that I've drastic, I had then no idea lmw s gone to Iji ss to catch him in case he was the action which slip pro- has gone." posed. Her brother was her liege lord; "lour ladyship will be returning?" when he succeeded her father, she was "Within the hour." the first of his vassals to go on her I had the car well in the shadows knees, to put her hands between his. and Helena's door was open before she to swear to honor his person and left the to take her seat And ever maintain his freedom and all his she was wicket so that, though ths rights. And this was no matter of porter made toquick escort her, I was able form. For better or worse, for more to have the car moving before he was than five hundred years the body of out of the light. the Count had been sacred In the eyes As I whipped over the drawbridge, of his house. I heard her sigh with relief. Times might rhnnge, but not Vorick. "And now for Mona," she said. Its motto held. The time was now half past twelve, On that handsome July night Helena which shows that much may he done snapped the tradition and broke her In a quarter of an hour. Indeed, I oath. Not a servant would have dared would nut Imve believed It If the clock help her. had not been chiming as we passed After Mrhup five minutes our plans over the bridge. were laid. As we left the I set a Whilst Helena spoke with Mona, the foot on the brake meadows, and switclied out I girl from .ass. I scrawled a note to my lights. Pharaoh, and boldly glgued It V. Y." For a moment we sat In silence. Then Dear Fanlng: "Mona," cried nelena. Mona." up. I'vt had enough Sorry, lut I'm of Yorlck and I'm Kulng tonight. I The girl did not answer, and after' know don't where, but I'll probably get a frantic moment I flung myself out a train. Sea you again aouis day. . . . of the car. 1 think It looked the note of a Mona," I cried, "where are you?" A figure rose out of the nlglif. drunken mnn. She's Implied it, sir," said Barley. As I laid down my pencil Cut through the woods. But Im "That'll do very well, said Helena. "He never writes, so nobody knows his thankful to see yon, sir. And that's the truth." hand. Leave It there on the blotting-paIt was twenty minutes Inter, on the And now we must go. Mona's a skirts of Annabel village, that Barley stood by the Bolls and told us his tale. We dared not return to the castle before ten minutes past one, for Lass was 12 miles from Yorlck and not eyen the Bolls could have done the double Journey In less than 85 minutes, no matter how much she was pushed. We had, therefore, ten minutes to spare-m- uch against our will, for that Pharaoh was racing for Yorlck we had not a shadow of doubt Still, to be uneasy was foolish ; thnt day I had done the Journey as Pharaoh was doing It now. if Ihnraoh had the luck of the devil, we might expect to see him at half-pas- t one ; hut I would hnre laid a fortune that lie would not arrive before six. So, ns we had time to spare. Barley stnQd by the Bolls nml told us his tale. "A wire enme on Monday, sir. a little later than usual, about ten o'clock. 'Beturn at once, 1. said and It bore your name. Well, we left ns sharp as we could for Vlllnch, of course; but when we gets out at Vlllnch, there ain't no car to meet us, let alone no Bolls. Tlint's queer,' says Sir. I'.ohun. 'I don't understand It,' he says. If Mr. Spencer could wire, lie could send a car. It may he all right, hut we'd betAs ths Porter 8tepped Out of His ter go careful. Harley, from this time Lodge. on.' Well, we 'ired a car at Vlllnch. nnd I'm be stopped fonr miles from the farm. can't it helped. broken reed, but not afraid of her talking she's far too Then we enters the woods on foot. It four when we scared for that Hut I a in arrald of wns Just about hair-palooks ns house. the the Everything moment she sights gets the her bolting usual sleepy an' peaceful, you know, chance." sir, an no one shout. But Mr. Bohun's A moment later our strange procesuneasy. 'Mustnt rush In,' he says. 'You sion took shnpe. while I watch out.' he Helena led the way and I brought up stay an' to the hack.'says, lie hadn't round go on back, my Count with the the rear, hardly spoken before Rush comes out while Mona minced between us, bearol the apron, as bold ns brass. ing her shoes In her hand. I laid the from gates, I give you my word, sir, that shook Sis paces away no. We made sure they'd got yon all my burden'down. Is your back all right?' breHthed right. But of course we couldnt do nothing until It was dark. Then we Helena. He drew crept In and 'ad a close-up.- " "Yes, thank you, my sweet" At once site, turned to Mona, who In his breath. Those two Rush nnd Hugh? they're simple, that's whnt they was drooping beside the wall. If you cross that bridge, the porter are. They're like a turn on the alls. You could walk right In between them, will see you, and you will be chased minutes time, few a before they'd know you were there. In and caught we lishowever, the porter will leave his lodge. For 'alf sn hour that evening course You'll know when he's gone, lu'cnuso tened to whnt they said, nnd of moPlinrnoh'd got that The knew soon will we wicket open. very then the ment the wicket opens, cross the his foot In lhe ensile and yon was Mr. Bnlmii goes for the bridge. When you're over the bridge, away. Then run Then hut she knows nothing shoes. wife, on fanner's can your put you hack down the drive until you come to the at nil. except thnt his lordship's woods. Wait there at the edge of the and given sisvlnl orders that Bugle rooms at the meadows, and the ear will he down In nnd Bush Is lo have your tip." to farm. pick you five minutes Well, we laid lo have qunrlera It la understood, my huly." you will wait without full, on tho somewhere, so Mr. Holiun comes here. road." The List place they'll look.' he says, right hand side of the Without Tall, my Indy. Sly Indy will nml the best I know. Then we starts In waleliln' the castle and visitin' not he long.'' at night. And Hint wn all lliim.-igI Five minutes," I saUL "Perhaps milll the we could do. for lo look for you was Hut before. come a,nll hopeless we didn't know where to wicket opens, you must not move." Hilt we knew where Ihnraoh was. "Very good, my Indy." we made up our minds to get him, Willi ninny misgivings we left her nnd once lie wns out of the way, all and Imslened the way we hud come. for were clear." ronda Hie iKWtern This time, however, we left closed his eyes and pushed Barley Jar hat. his bnck bedroom lighted We hnil found her n (TO BE COXTIXL'ED . and lert It so an oien wardrobe : and now frock the of the rape red Blackbird Composer we only wnlted to set wide open the Man's power of creating music Is doors of the principal rooms. Then we Prof. Eduard Enwent down to the courtyard -- up to the challenged, declnres one other livonly Potsdam, by of gel, last of the Jumps. world the blackIn the creature his out of ing As the porter nested bird. This bold assertion may arouse wild those who believe tho canary or night"Why didn't you tell me," bird was gone?" ingale to oo supreme amongst Helena, "thnt his lordship birds these wherens But, muslrlans. The fellow looked seared. song withtlidr "I I didnt know, my lady. I I pour forth tho hereditary the profesblackbird, blemish, out here." was thought his lordship Its own. of music creates so. affirms, sor He says "He went this evening. on the spot. "strophes" Improvising He's lert a nole." A tireless Inventor of new harmony III head. to hand a The porter put bird also has the true, artist' "No one has gone out, my Indy, since the When Inspired of repetition. hatred nine, half-panine. And at to BOO different mein It sing from Ills lordship was that know I my Indy, Mag lies In a single here." sine. was a startled silence. Then wU-ke- t i mfyei mi On. nuni-trou- VII Continued 11 . i told her what I had learned, except that my eoualn enough waa aafe, Bttl mait make for Yorlck," she Pharaoh's stranded, and that SiIts me a chance with my broth- - i HMD. If Valentines bored enough, him to go away. I mV be able to get he may see the him Carlotta, Blotter Juun-les-Iln- s. point of a month at gntjailf we want your cousin, Yorlck b whore he will be. He's certain to o la witching the castle Its all he can He probably visits Plumage, as did today. Hut he knows that jh thm we return, It will be to Yorlck fiteT Very good," said L "1 tuke It we bin to thd door. Ohi yes. It's safe enough now." loo think you'll get Valentine oil p in early train?" Ho keein late hours. If I let him hen the Carlotta, I might get him off tonight. He's a creature of Impulse, joe know. I'aint the toy bright enough, end hell want It at once. My God, Job a, Ive got to do It lie simply must he gone before Iharaab comes back." At length "Why not go And dm your to Pommers?" I said. original plan? Weve only to find my cousin, and that should be euy enough. Let Pharaoh go back And then one night we'll te Xorlck. e croN the tnuut by the and foot-bridg- Is him In." Tm afraid to wait my darling. If Phenoh gets his foot In again, I think he'll play the card In hia sleeve. He doemt want to play It but after tonight hell feel that the luck's against htoh-sout It'll come. And the card that he's got In his sleeve Is putting; She drew In her up brother wise." breath. "Once Valentine knows of the gold, it's iio good killing Pharaoh, for three weeks lalor another will reign In Mi stead. My brother will talk right ind left. What's almost worse, hell sever leave me alone, as long as there's RO So you see. for that pounds left reason alone, Valentine must be gone before I'liar.-mconies back." The miles streamed by In silence, ud I tliii.l. it was Just past midnight when I switched the Bolls off the road nd nd Into tinAs our - entrance-drive- . headlights Illuminated the gateway, I saw that the curtains were gone and the gates were eliut, but a wicket In one of the leares waa open aide, am! a servant was e standing It, shmling his eyes. He had. of ttori seen our lights from the por-ter-'i Indite find had opened for 'Captain f aniinr,' as no doubt he had done Wore, .w i brought the Bolls up to the wicket, l saw him start Then he praed ndoor for his mistress and owed to the ground. - "Come. John," said Helena quietly. turned to the man. Shut the alckel, Hubert, and wait In the lodge. The car will stay there." In a Hush she was In the courtyard, with guiire and me behind. The d.irs were open, and Helena ped up n,e staircase which led to the Princliai rooms. In the hall the lights re burning, but from first to last i law no other servants, and we after-nl- s learned that the Count, at 'i suggestion, had sent them to bed every evening at half-paten. Bhe Pits-noh- Helena's ear was fast to the library moment ahe passed to me dining-rooThere for moment T listened. Then her bund went out handle and softly jjMUe opened the ?r Af,er A girl was standing on the table, re-ns herself In the huge Itallnn rror hang on the wall. Hit did not become her It was so och finer titan she. The scene whs mo coarm- - to be comic. 8ome girl from strew of Lass was trying on Helena's clothes. Qminpugne was on the tabic and mi floor. The Count was lying, flat hi hack. Ilia condition wna most Warent. To aay he was drunk con-Jr- ! hlng. Valentine, Count of ut-,- , XTa.' wn down n Krl had aecn us In the mirror, er hande clapped fast to her she was staring at Helena's starting eyes. To confirm oopoit, she shot ns one of horror; then she crumpled lai,k to the table, the 5 tht re-ll- h J. fT I?, w1",, that ahe dragging her and 'ahrlnklng as ooma vision which was th dworved.' ho"1 "" toSSvr0."10 her Bnd Ihint be arrald," she said quietly. 1,0 1 tell you, I'll see that No come to no hnrrn." one turned to me, to sienk English. ,"U htni on to the terrace sad bri,,K !llm lot or ri)uudr, 2;cn,J L nut 1 hven,t I1'!1, 1 Ptohwl up the Count carried him out wmoi ,ol,ow w too tar He em to his senses In gone. time, bul nd A good deal of discomfort arises from Irenes about whnt people may any of you or your actions. Sluny unhappy iersons seem to Imuglne that they are always In nn amphitheater, with the assembled world as siuvtiitors; whereas all the while, they lire playing to empty benches. Sir A. Helps. Adventurers' Club . d. st be-gi- de-cl- half-pas- t 11 There A One Ovcr-SciiMtiv- over-ncriK- OiKir-hour- si-- CHAPTER World Not a Spectator e to FLOYD GIBBONS man ran Into the courtyard and wont By pomford Tates rorfekt by Minton. Batch WNV Servlet. SMITH FI ELD. UTAH Mother's Defense By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headllnt Hunter. PlIIS time, boy and girls, its Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs of Brooklyn, N. Y. Next time it may be you. In 1927, Mr. Jacobs lived in a secluded part of Ridgewood, in an apartment house that was the only one in that section at the time. A short block away was a cemetery which stretched out for about a mile. It was deathly quiet at night and the tombstones shining white in the moonlight made it seem more so. The very atmosphere of the neighborhood, Mrs. Jacobs says, gave one the creeps and none of the women would venture out after dark. But this story has nothing to do with the cemetery. It only added to tho fear of tho tonante when one evening at dusk piercing screams of agony shattered the usual silsncs of tho night Just Man One may be prouder of Ids son If he Is a genius ; but perhaps fonder of hint If !to Is "Just man and all to the good. Hearing Screams the Neighbors Rushed In. Mrs. Jacobs nearly Jumped out of her skin when she heard them. 8he rushed to the dumbwaiter and added her cries to the din. 8lie knew the other tenants could hear her and she called for them to come to tier apartment la a few minutes several men and more women arrived and the group of neighbors located the screams as coming from an apartment on the first floor occupied by a young widow and her two Infant children. They burst In the apartment and a strange eight met their eyes. A strange man, dressed partly In woman's clothes, lay on the kitchen floor writhing la pain. A vapor rose from hie wet garments as he threshed about He was obviously badly hurt The two children, In a nearby room, awakened by the noise, were doing their part by crying lustily. The body of the widowed mother lay on the floor In the llrlng room. The whole Incident was wrapped In mystery. The man was toe delirious to answer questions, the children toe young end the widow unconscious. Mrs. Jacobs says ths whole thing gave her ths willies." While the men tried to soothe the man, the women devoted themselves to the widow. She had fainted but soon revived and told the whole story. lad's reconstruct It Just as It huppeued : DON'T SLEEP ON LEFT SIDE, AFFECTS HEART Gas Pressure May Cause Discomfort Right Side Best If you toss in bed and cant sleep oa right side, try Adleriks. Just ONE doss relieves stomach GAS pressing on heart so you sleep soundly nil night. Adlerika acts on BOTH upper and lower bowels nnd brings out foul matter you would never believe was in your system. This old matter may have poisoned you for months nnd caused OAS, sour t stomach, headache or nervousness. A Little Old Woman Knocked at the Door. Dr. H. L. Shoub, New York, reporter In addition to intaatinalcIoanainS, Adlerika greatly reduce bacteria and colon bacilli. Mrs. Jas. Filler:"Gaa on my stomach waa so bad I could not eat or sleep. Even my heart hurt. The first dose of Adlerika brought me relief. Now I eat os I wish, sleep fine and never felt better." Give your etomach and bowels a REAL cleansing with Adlerika and see bow good you feel. Just ONE dose relieves GAS and chronic constipation. Sold by all druggists and drug departments. Mrs. Burke, the widow, had Just put her bnbles to bed and was boiling their underclothes In a small wasliboller on the stove when she heard a rap on the kitchen door. She opened the door and there stood a little old woman, bent over with age and shivering from the cold. Mrs. Burke's heart was touched at the pitiful eight and ahe Invited the poor creature In to hare a warm cup of tea and a bite to eat. The old woman thanked her and came In. Mrs. Burke then drew up a chair for her and bualed herself with the making of the tea. Suddenly ae she turned from the stove her heart came Into her mouth. Criminal Disguised as Woman Terrorized Widow. Her visitor was not a woman at all, but a man I She could see a man's pants leg hanging out below the tnttered skirt I The PAINFUL UNO on any Apply Dr. Scholl's Zino-pa- d nuilive spots caused by shoe pressure or friction and you'll have instant relief. They slop in of cons, and bunkme; prevent eon toes, bln ten; caw tight shoes. Get a box today- - Bold everywhere. IN aad 35. es r-- r ombpim Mans Pants Legs Hung Below the 8kirt man saw her consternation and stopped his acting. He Jumped to his feet and straightening up to his full height grabbed Mrs. Burke roughly by the arm. Gimme your money," he growled, or I'll kill you." The thought of her two babies Mrs. Burks was terror-strickesleeping peacefully while their mother might be murdered made her decide not to resist With the intruder holding on to her arm with a grip of steel, she led him to her bedroom and gave him her pocketbook. She told the thief it was all she had and begged him, for her children's sake not to harm her. The man only laughed as be dragged her back to the kitchen. He looked at her hands. "Gimme that ring, he demanded. The man's eyes narrowed. He twisted her arm cruelly. He forced her hand open and tried to tear the ring from her linger. Gimme that ring," he snarled, or I'll cut off your finger. That threat waa too much for the distracted mother. She wet her finger and etarted to remove the ring. But as she did her mind worked fast The man she knew now was a desperate criminal. Desperate methoda must be used to fight him. She sparred for time like a boxer ae she tried to think of a weapon. The wash boiler with the babies clothes came to her mind! Perhaps! A O , XU Ssrvles, Thousands of years ago s ship's crew of hungry Fhocnlcinns had an accident : Through It they ' learned about glass I It all hnppened when they tied their boat with a cargo of soda salt to river bank In i'alestlne and began building a fire to cook their food. Finding no convenient large stones, they used huge lumps of the ship's cargo to support their pots near the flame. It was then, notes a writer In the Lob Angeles Times, that the heat from the Are melted the soda, fused It with the sand of the river bank and transparent substance, produced which In Its Improrcd form, we know aa glnss. It la recorded that In 1.100 It C. the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans had perfected glass making for bends, beakers, perfume bottles, plates, inlay designs In aacriflclnl cups, and even for coffins I In the Thirteenth century glass manufacturing became an Industry In hat part of Czechoslovakia which wns nre Bohemia. It wn there that a ne sand was found as a necessary Ingredient Rapid progress began mediately ns Venetian, Arable, German, and French glass flowered Into artistic beauty. Borne of those pieces a pi war in the world's loading mu-se- n ms. Gloves Long In Use The glove Is believed to be the only article of clothing that has been In use since the days of the cave dwellers. Of its many different nses np through the ages, writes Maty Margaret Shea, Salem, Mass., In Collier's Weekly, an Important one was at the dinner table where, before the advent of knlvci and forks, they were worn to protect the fingers from being burned by hot foud. Meaadll MatUranMa. 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