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Show doctor briskly, think the old Squire was murdered, and by a man whose face is remarkably like Eugene’s. But even this belief as yet, “Murdered,” said ne professor, “and there before you is ze assassin in ze very rests entirely upon that picture, which, to say the least, is not very satisfactory evidence, and points out no way by which we may follow up the theory it creates to any definite conclusion. We are stumped, professor, and that’s all there is of it.” The professor looked at him a moment act of striking ze fatal blow.. pityingly, was—" Het means and then shrugging his zat ze daughter came upon Ze scene at shoulders and throwing out us hands zat instant, and ze same flash which | despairingly, said: “Doctaire, mon ami, forgif me, but blinded her, stamped upon her eye—ze window of her mind—zat scene. Het you haf ze pig head like all ze rest. You means ze shock “¢ zat sight, and not the haf not ze ze:l—you like not ze trouble lightning destroyed her memory.” “My God!” exclaimed the doctor; “can this be true?” “Het ees true, doctaire,and upon us is laid ze solemn obligation to find ze proof and bring ze cowardly murderer to justice. His face is there. Tell me, doctaire, haf you seen zat face before?” “Yes,” replied the doctor,shuddering again. “But let us be careful, for it is the face of —” “Who?” asked the. professor bbe “Whor”’ “The man.” nephew of the murdered “But his name, doctaire—his name!” “Huqene Bristow !” CHAPTER XII. “Bugene Bristow!” repeated the professor, raising his eyebrows. “And vere WA sall he be found?” “Heis atthe Hall now.. And what makes this suspicion more awful yet, is the fact that he is even now making love to, and will, in all probability, marry his cousin—the daughter of his victim— Lucille.” . “Won Dieu!” exaleimed the professor. “Het ees horrible! Ve must prevent it, doctaire—we will prevent it.” _ to find ze truth, and you dread ze unpeer e se of heem eef you sall find heem.” “But what can be done, man?” asked irritably. “Why the doctor somewhat don’t you suggest something if there is anything to suggest, rather than grumble and find fault with me because there is nothing to be done. Confound the man! I am as anxious as yourself to see the end of this business, and will do as a towards it if you will find the way.” “Good! good!” cried the professor, patting the doctor approvingly on shoulder. “I like you now. You the haf some life—scme spirit. I you now vot ve must do. I vill tell vill treatment of ze girl’s eyes. begin But though zat she be not led away. by ze cousin —Breestow, or any one else. Ve must keep her by herself. Ven I haf effect ze cure, ze first sing her eyes sall rest upon vill be ze photograph ze lightning stamped upon those eyes: Then, doctaire, vill her memory come back again, and she—ze sall be ze To you I from any ze rest.” “And I victim’s daughter— avenger of her father’s murder. leave ze task of keeping her conflicting influence. I vill do “But how?” asked the doctor. “The can vouch that my part of the young lady is of age—and yet she is a task will ke well performed,” said the child in everything but years. And doctor, smiling, “for I will turn it over to again, though it is Hugene’s face in the Jane. Buthow will you go to work? picture, that fact alone is not sufficient Come, professor, what subtle, secret evidence to prove his guilt.” agent will you employ to work this mir“True, doctaire. Vemust be careful acle upon her eyes?” and make no mistakes. Now, let us ex“Ze same agent vich haf destroy her amine ze picture tnder the magnifying sight sall restore it again. Electricity.” glass. Aha! Ihaf forget! Here, dov[TO BE CONTINUED.| taire, is a picture I got at ze Hall today. RSI ee e ge ere Tell me, ees eet not the face of Bristow?” ‘*Happy the man, and happy he alone, The doctor took the plate, glanced at He who can call today his own; it and said: “Yes. This is Eugene’s face withouta doubt.” “Now, doctaire,” said the professor excitedly, “examine both faces carefully under ze glass. Look you, on ze face in ze first picture—on ze right cheek—see you zat long, dark line vich show so plainly across ze ghastly whiteness of ze assassin’s face?” “IT see it plainly,” said the doctor. “What of that?” “Vat of zat? Doctaire, by zat ve sall proveeef Bristow ees ze man. Het ecesa scar. Now, sink you, doctaire, sink well, and tell me—-haf Breestow ze scar upon his cheek?” “Thank God!” cried the doctor, laying down the glass,and fessor’s hand. Eugene. swear I there grasping “Thank know is him no the God! well, scar pro- It is not and I will upon _ his face.” “Tut! up tut!” said the professor the glass and one of the plates. taking “Ve must not leave ze question half decided. You haf examine but one picture under ze glass. Here—look at this, and eef ze scar ees not there, Breestow is not ze man. For, doctaire, vile ze eye might not discern ze scar upon ze living face, ze sun haf make no mistake. Ze picture will not, cannot lie!’ © ‘The doctor ence more took the glass and carefully examined the second picture with itsaid. Then with a long sigh of relief anda faint smile, he handed glass and ps Uns to the professor, saying: “Tt 1s not there.” “Then, doctaire,” replied the; bo hteae , thoughtfully, “ve must believe that ~ Breestow is not ze assassin, . Still, 28 He who, secure within, can say, Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.’’ DRYDEN. Davies oo ee ee ee on Prince The late father of very proud list, Duke ommended and Beggar Maid, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, the Empress Elizabeth, was of his talented son, the occuCarl Theodor, and often rechim to patients. Passing along the streets of Munich one day he ; To tear away the tares, All rays raise time, time razes all; And through the whole, hole wears. A writ in writing right may write It wright, and still be wrong— For wright and rite are neither right, And don’t to right belong. Beer often brings a bier to man, Coughing a coffin brings, And too much ale will makeus ail, As wellas other things. The person lies who says he lies When he is but reclining; And when consumptive folks weno. They all deciine declining. A quail quails nov before a storm— — A bough will bow before it; We cannot rein the rain at.all, No earthly power reigns o’er it; The dyer dyes a while, then dies; To dye he’s always trying, Until upon his dying bed He thinks no more of dyeing. A son of Mars mars many a sun; All deys must have their days. ’Tis meet that man should mete out meat To feed Misfortune’s son; The fair should fare on love alone, Else she cannot be won. A lass, alas! is something false; Of faults a maid is made; Her waistis but a barren waste; Though stayed she is not staid. The springs spring forth in spring and shvot Shoot forward one and all; . Though summer kills the flowers, it leaves The leaves to fall in fall: I would astory here commence, But you might find it stale; So let’s suppose that we have reached The tail end of our tale. ss ze I doubt not I sall effect a cure, eet vill not be ina day. Het may be weeks or months, and in ze meantime, ve must watch But barely bear a bear. ’Tis plain that no-one takes a plane To have apair of pairs; A rake, though, often takes a rake <a <> with a friend went to the Pal- me “Yes,” said Duke Theodor, upon’ reading the note, “father has already told me about you, and we shall see what can be done.” The operation which he performed was sight, successful. The which for many girl regained her years had been clouded, and married through her patron’s influence, a wealthy merchant. Not long before the death of her benefactor her first child was born, and the old Duke consented to be its godfather. extent What right have you there?” “You offered a thousand dollars,” re- that plied Jack, stand guard over,.. and: to be utterly worthless,while some fellow just out of his boundary line struck it rich and sold out for thousands. “And you stayed here through it all?” he asked again. Jack nodded. ‘By George, you shall have the money,’ he cried, “you have earned it I think. So the year passed and found Jack as bad off financially, and infinitely worse off in the bitter, despairing thoughts which filled his heart, than when he left the East. Jack had received afew letters That was one of the hardest ever had on the coast.” From from life and the of uncertain —~, - it haunted him 7 sharply. that, I shall at least have a chance saw on almost the rest. And when I have with made my stake, Ruthie, I shall not let the grass grow beneath my feet on the way back, you may be sure.” “But if anything should happen--if you should never come—back-again —” “Thave thought of that, dear,” said. Jack gravely, his face paling as hespoke, “and I would not have you waste the best part of yonr life in useless .waiting for me. But give me a year,Ruthie, and if Ido not come back to you in that time, you will be free to—to-—” “Oh, Jack!” cried: Ruth, sobbing, “youll break my heart!” Jack Alden had been involved in Mr. Archer’s failure, and went down also with the crash. But, being young» he had no fear but that he would soon build himself up again. This, however, he had failed to do. Misfortune seemed to have claimed him for her own, and, at length, discouraged with the prospect before him, he had concluded west and try his fortunes there. to | go : Jack and Ruth had been betrothed before Mr: Archer’s failure; and in spite of many whispered predictions to the ‘ contrary, their misfortunes only made None answered, but every looking up, Jack face the expectant expression of dread pense. strained, and sus- he found himself a rich Business called him toSan Francisco, and one evening on the way to the hotel, he paused to listen to a song; and when he had heard it out, his mind was filled with memories of Ruth and home. sk fortunes are often made inaday? And though { do not expect to be so lucky as been so chary her favors before now bestowed them or four Hone man. ran around tke front of the large,rambling, three-story brick building in one of the new towns of lower California: It was payday at most of the mines BY eee and mills in the vicinity, and Jack, with w host of other men, was waiting there ‘|for the bank to open to cash the check, |. “Oh, Jack!”, And the pretty pixk lips which represented his month’s pay. quivered and the tender brown eyes filled Presently the blinds were drawn up with tears at the words. and the little gilt notice “Bank open,” “Don’t make it harder for me,Ruthie,”’ appeared at the plate glass in the front pleaded Jack. “It is the only thing I can doors. ‘Then the men filed in, Jack see todo. If I stay here it will be years among the last, and the chink and jingle and years before I can ever make you my of money filled the room. wife. Oh, Ruthie, if it were only you Suddenly a dull rumbling sound acand I alone.” -} companied by a slight jarring sensation ‘Poor mother,” sighed Rathi as if aheavily laden wagon were being “After all,” said Jack, with a feeble driven swiftly through the street filled attempt at a smile, “who knows what the room and quickly died. away. may happen in a year in acountry where “What’s, that?” cried some one Jack’sluck changed No matter how wildly or recklessly he speculated,-or wha’ risks he ran, everything came his way, so that within three 4 spondence. And for the last two months it had ceased altogether. So we find Jack one hot day, leaning which quakes we with an open hand. mail facilities, had made it impossible for them to keep up any regular corre- iron railing that moment and the fortune that had and had written many to her, but his wandering who would rumpus was ups Phat “By George, so I dia” he exclaimed “and these fellows,” he added, pointing to where they lay, ‘they tried to rob the bank, and you shot them?” “Yes,” replied Jack. offer for it,and after sinking all his small means to develop’it, it turned out Ruth “to the man here till the I-teoak. you all.” At The Eleventh Mout. “God knows it was as hard for me to say as for you to hear it, Ruthie, but Le 1s better so, dear.” “But come,” he said presently, “we are suddenly returned to inquire more making ourselves miserable long before minutely into her affliction. “Well,” said he, “I shall give you the there is any need for it. Nodoubt I address of a physician who may be able shall be back, rich as Croesus, in less to cure you.’ With that he tore a. than a year, and all our troubles will be sheet of paper from his note-book, wrote at an end.” Ruth Archer’s father had been a a few lines upon it, and left the girl, who wealthy manufacturer, afew years becontinued singing. When she retur Hea home that even- fore, but had failed in business, and soon ing her mother and sister would not he- after died, leaving his invalid wife and lieve their eyes, for the note was signed only daughter penniless in the world. “Duke Maximilian” and addressed to Since then Ruth had bravely gone to “Duke Theodor.” They thought some work, and by teaching and sewing had one had been jesting. But the girl had managed to support her mother and herconfidence in the kindly voice, and in self in comparative comfort. ace. flourished to such an idly against the f Written for the Western Weekly.] met a blind girl standing on the corner singing. Tossing a piece of gold into her outstretched hand he went on, but company and poor Jack grew hopeful again. Then a new excitement a few miles away struck the camp, .and Jack found himself alone in a deserted town, no ‘one to buy his goods. Tnen he went to mining, and located a tine looking “Prospect,” refused a good all night, and in the morning he wrote a long letter to Ruth, telling her of his good fortune,and praying that it had not come too late, as he feared, and setting as nearly as possible, the date of his arrival home.” Then started. x |’ settling * up his * affairs, 2 he x * In the meantime Ruth’s affairs had been growing from bad to worse. A few months after Jack’s departure,a short illness had thrown her out of employment, and her slender savings were: all exhausted. Then her mother had grown more feeble,and more fretful than ever. Then Mr. Alden, an old friend of her father’s, had fallen in love with her, and to cap the climax, her mother favored and was continually urging his suit. At last one day, driven to despair between her elderly lover’s attentions and her mother’s complaints, Ruth said: “Mother, I shall write once more to Jack, andif Ido not hear from him within a month, I will do as you wish, if Mr. Alden will take me after I tell him all.” “Tell him all!’ What do you mean, child?” asked her mother. “Why, about—about Jack,” answered Then the sound came again, the rumbling increased to a dull, thunderous roar,and the rumbling grew to a rapid succession of heavy jars,and then everyone rushed wildly for the door. Jack heard the crash of falling walls, und saw the heavy plate glass windows melt away before his’ very eyesina shower of jingling, crystal spray; then a great crack ran down the opposite wall Ruth. ; After that her mother said no more like astreak of jagged blue lightning, while above it all the bank president’s on the subject. So Ruth wrote Jack a long tearvoice shouted: position . stained _ letter, stating her ‘A thousand dollars to the man who'll and the promise she had made, and then waited patiently and hopefully for an stand guard here till it’s over.” A thousand dollars to face death in answer. One day Ruth was out, when the postone of its most dreaded forms. A man came andaletter was handed to thousand dollars! Oh, if the offer had her mother. She saw the California pecans and but come a few months ago, how gladly he would have takenchances. And why knew in a moment it was from Jack. in a great deal less time than it takes to With an angry exclamation she threw it spitefully into the open grate.° The next moment she would have given the world to have undone it, but she was powerless and could only he and remorsefully watch it as it w as slowly consumed by the fire. Once done, however, sve could not bring herself to tell Ruth about it. read it, and heedless of the falling plaster, he climbed over the counter, and soon for poor mother said: not now? ‘True, the money was of less account to him now, but was not his life worth less as well? Bah! he would take the way? All risk. this What did it passed through matter, any- Jack’s mind drawing his revolver teok his place among tie shining stacks of gold which stood all around him. Suddenly the noise and confusion ceased, and through the slowly settling clouds of dust, Jack saw a swarthy, wicked face peer in at-the doors. Then a supple form sprang in, followed closely by another, and bounded upon the counter. toward the nearest heap of gold. “Hands off!” cried Jack, leveling his revolver. -A quick motion, a gleam of steel, and then Jack’s revolver cracked, and the first man floor. fell Another back in aheap shot and on the another, and The month soon passed Ruth—and “Mr. Alder. has been \ the away—too at last anes now,” said ‘with the air of a man who had just been relieved of a heavy burden, “we are as much in the dark as ever. We only A pretty deer is dear to me, A hare with downy hair; TL love a hart with all my heart, stronvzer the tie which bound them to the other man threw up his hands, and running to the door, staggered and fell each other. No need to dwell upon their sad _part- heavily across the threshold. ing, for who among us all has not felt And just then Jack heard the sound ths sorrow of the last farewell. of many feet running up the steps, and a cry of horror at the doors. Then the * rs a ** * bank president followed by his employes Bravely and hopefully Jack started on entered, and seeing the other body on his long trip across the continent to the floor, recoiled with another ery of that distant El Dorado—the land of horror. Then ‘lancing around he saw many promises and bright prospects— Jack. California. But even there his bad lucx ‘What are you doing'there?” he said, seemed to follow him. advancing. He worked hard in the mines at first, “Doing my duty,” answered Jack and having saved afew dollars, found a quietly. partner, went toa new camp and started “Your duty! What do you mean? asmall business which for a while grew her ae he cold * Then he grew pale, and sweat broke out and stood upon his forehead. “My God!” he exclaimed. “What does this mean?” “Het means,” said the professor, “zat you see now ze last sing ze young lady— Lucille—saw with her eyes before she was blinded by ze lightning.” “But—but I cannot understand. It was—: cannot be that the old Squire ENGLISH LANGUAGE. hex3, Ruth, and | BBE IRE “And ined it closely. THE he will call again tonight for his answer. I hope you will remember all that depends upon what that answer is.” “Very well, mother,” said Ruth, turning wearily away, “it shall be as you wish.” That evening when the bell rang, Ruth, looking pale and worn, went to the door. Trembling with dread she opened it, and—Jack sprang in the hall with eager, outstretched arms. “Ruth!” he eried. gasped, starting “Oh—Jack!” she back. “Ruth!” he cried again, a sudden fear seizing him, “No,” she SRT likeness—-eet ees remarkable, eet ees strange—I nevaire saw ze lik se before. Yet we must accept nosing for a fact till he ees proven.” WEEKLY. - “Took, then,” said the professo:, handing the doctor the plate. The doctor, receiving it rather gingerly, carried it to the light, and exam- WESTERN ema, PHE “Am I toolate?” answered, breast. “But, oh, J ack, been an hour later.” sobbing iff on you his had , 4 said patees AED Sih Ae See ; . * Ns DSA PEAS: |