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Show Th Man Nobody new TcbU Silvt- r- th lattit product of th croft. A or m pi c at a time. Lt mother help you choo h know. And UT reasonable price eat the way. ht BOYD "'otJ JEWELERS ltttlu,rJ tb Q BOYD PARK BUKL laught against Mr. Cullen, and, after that, to gather aubsertbera where he chose. He said that Hilliard was HAVE I AjHANCEr wasting time, and ought to begin to collect signatures. Hilliard had menitm, H. i.- - fgioo of th tioned, lu a moment of Indiscretion, Opkj,! r th. nan,, of the assistance which Angola had unb rtlumrA I Hlurd consciously given him, and Harmon ureono rr k 5 a-- t had appraised It highly; but It angered .Th, French him, when he saw this reference writasclom 'aC'bO Off" ,n d,r"l0n,r ten down In Harmon's letter, to hnv( nrt.VVrd bearing her name brought Into the Instructions, Wile j eurgeone ') chrHl- Th. even by Implication. Still ,' ob On hi. w.y back to had he VtWi not Invited this upon himself? meeto Martin Harinon. w of Aj, r result Th. It was in a dizzying quamlury, then, forkbrokor. ? under th. name of Hilliard kept his next appointthat to :t itoron. k Will gyracuM M ffn ment at the Durants'. The problem II, I. deter antis. 1,1. good. II. tell. hud grown ao many branches, sent Idea, loMhe death of Morgan. He forth ao many tentacles of bewilderdo-- 1 a loyal Cullen autos, fADwi ing confusion, that he hardly knew Morgan. II. meet. Wna. what to say, where to turn. Ills one Vho had refuted to arnnj,' doe. not he.lut. consolation was that the miracle load 'nhimthat he had loved which had been performed upon him .till lev. b. find. eJ ward HU-- i had given him a mask of Impenetrable B tempted to confe.a. 10 uJ ..Oumpt. em hie former calm. At least, he didnt have to wear Cullen, ' -- 'tf7a Mo mining .rheme. hts forebodings on his countenance. ' tea jJ o rival for Carol1. And yet, almost the first words Carnamed fellow tlTa young ale. Xh.o2 ol said to him were: "Something's utronf. . kCtj troubling-youMr. nilllard." Z pcaila He was momentarily demoralized, 1 bj and came near showing It tried to CHAPTER VIII. Utah 0 pass It off with laugh. had listened "Did I make It as plain as all that?" tj of thirty days Hilliard Ile Joh&h "No," she said, "It wasn't plain at enlogleo of bis mei e,t ItltiAn. sources the hundred a all" . ,3rd front Mor n. Ills laugh was remarkably hollow, ,ellcf repented. Uiat Dicky would counsel, and but he persisted In ft 'menu ,lfea time lide the city as proud of him for !tc "Why, how did you think of It for Li trlnalc worth as It now was then?" of him for his military valor, "Just fWm your eyes," she told him. 5 to h): ratn .raise Of Dicky Morgan had at "Whnte fne matter? Anything I could tunned Hilliard; after that. It help straighten out for you? Or Mlted him; still later. It had couldn't I listen? a That lot helps rof bit soul He had longed, sometimes" She dropped her eyes, to bei and the color deepened In her cheeks. !y, during that third period Mttdt; Introspection, to take the city "Isnt there anything I can do?" she Id i satd. Or.... that father could? You heart, to rrcnl himself, to an irate t for 03 flforguna failures and frighten me. . . ." anew to the achieve himself ifr "Im sorry. . . . No, please don't t.itf fhlcU Dicky Morgan! friends think of It. I ought to be shot If I've omdk ophesled ; and then he had been mode you unhappy." ( Mtrl cored by the recollection that The bitterness In his voice was J to a nude this course Impossible, and by paradox. It was caused acute; to K had only known that all his de-r- e mainly by her sweet concern for him, If he had and his realization of how little he were needless.! jnown that Dicky Morgan could deserved It come borne, nnd been forgiven! 'xpeot You always seem to be pushing the anguish be could have saved world away from you," she said, afultdi And the prob-a- i ter a pause. "Why do you,' Mr. Hilbat repentance etoki still the same should he liard "I didnt know that I do," he said u, aa'e In his masquerade, to or dispiritedly. al he had set for himself, And It would be a njtaa be risk the worst, and salve :ieni queer thing for me to do deliberately, naclence by renunciation ? berti when I want your friendship more fur the most distressing factor In dance than anything else I can possibly Imzilo was his relationship to Car o tf agine wouldn't It?" rant He had seen her only half "But a woman," said Carol slowly, a time, during the month, and "almost always has to be a confidante rkedv alone the fates or Armstrong before she becomes a friend. . . jpprl circumvented him but he was a V They sat without stirring while the ever heels la love with her again, clock ticked oft a dozen seconds. HilLate ie tensed, from fugitive glances liard, scarcely knowing what he did oloiet i tray word or two on her part, and. If he knew, Indifferent had put iter ilu wasn't entirely averse to him. both hands to his forehead, as though of d shat would Carol think If she to calm the vicious throbbing within. the cai that this grave aud tender Presently, and so quietly that he wr was hiding behind the wraith heard her, Carol was gone she never rdUtff :ky Morgan It was a thousand had slipped across the room, to the Betti the worse! If she were ever piano. oondp la lore with Hilliard, It Henry A breath of music, light, dreamy, l 00 impossible! caressing. then there was little Angela And there, on the sofa where Dicky lyfwi t Morgan had sat, and smoked, and la addition, jsrillt there waa the his happiness with the utmost taken rooi 0 of making good ; he was sat Hilliard, in tensest nonchalance, nger Impelled to It dur.af by resentment, nther by unadulterated ambition ; tno, he would see gpewa destroyed by dmlKslon of hlo Of )B deceit To con in the game was to lose his prob lit I Of relinquish it was to lose all t nd even now, his joy and pride Gained In precisely those things w he must give up. If he decided aloe' r (f the nmsk of hypocrisy ; and Salt ft was rising out of the u CU f what he never should have ! ... - 'a, 1,, Th. J.n t 1 r I t' 1 scrl-mstne- ss & tlk la led 'i hehe thought ha scH1 i Ijome ' filet e nT a yet i the the I aW pie" 9 it llloi incr rtef rfS W id f o" of hts worldly am-- J. was profoundly regretful had talked professionally with won. To be sure, the matter r IK eiW aw1 P casually and naturally, opening had seemed too good ln t the same time, till wnu&t help reflecting that It a uroniature. It might prsve, r. o have been Just the prop Pwdihe results; It might Uiilcn would become so Impa couldn't be restrained, e.np wilhout looking, and friMh mn he lulended. and yet, i h'lt ... . Preliminary Interview, nwa that he had made A in hi. own fortresses; that 11 Poeelhle for an In ini lu , 0s,Pft, enouKh) Investl n " r for You." M auspldon .V,K cm "Something' Troubling Bttin h'omentum before i1 ' to the florM the means of combating desperation of soul, strained across floated which tenuous Hilliard believed melody ;.,,r he httd t0 H. to him, an echo of youth and gladness In"v t "' f H,e markBt! which mocked him, derided him, or translation Huiorous is the average dicted him . . . It nr, weuea the unutterable sadness which him. J!d,, he knew that her choked ran!8 7 C0l:,e a t,m at wlci up In his throat tnd the Hebe- , . . She was playiug i ' ttconnMton iii hw trrttattone "f nannona ,ettera froa Ifiw tutu ,tl'nTa - orki Harmon was en- Confidont ; he was re- - Hilliard to break Uikt. i1?riJnen of He i il i.vu h? thought that nil s,owlT! ha that Vu " dew. .,lll!orl needed to do awlf to a hard on- up-sta- r fr'V00 was a phantasm which his brain reelenough to me, Mr. Hilliard, to be ed to contemplatel The lump In his worth taking time over to be perfect throat cume near to strangling him. 1raak wl,h you. Ive got five huu It seenurti to Hilliard that hours v dred dollars 1 want to put in some must hove elapsed before he had the high-clasMr. speculation. to strength rise, and cross the room. Cullen gave me some and poluters, Ills brain was buffeted by wildly giddy now Tin Interested In passions; he was only partly aware mine. Only and this layour copper where the thnt Carol, trying to rise from the hitch comes In Ive sort of got Into bench, was wide-eyeond Intuitive ap- the swing of the law, you know, and prehension, Volition had gone from thnt makes men well, what you might him ; he was acting without reserve, call Judgmatical. You get so you want without premeditation. to look at everything from all four Tell me!" he said thickly. "Have I sides. And I thought maybe because got a chiince? One In a hundred? of he attending circumstances One In a thousand? But a chuoce?" youd be kind enough to explain the Oh . . . Mr. Hilliard 1" Her whole thing to me. Would you?" plea was to his chivalry, and had to be. Hilliard, who didnt know whether "Tell me . . . would I have . . , to be touched or amused, compromised If I should shure everything by nodding gravely. you" One hand was pressed close to her "Theres one Ill have to tell breas ; the other was outstretched, de- you, though," bething said ; "I dont advise fensive. any one to gamble In copper mines, or "Don't I Don't! Don't spoil wbat anything else, Waring, unless that was" person could actually afford to lose Youll have to answer me. I hla whole Investment, and not be hurt. cant wait any longer. I'm not worth your little finger and I know It . . . but I want a chance . . . Just a fighting chance you've got to answer me, Carol . . ." She was trembling within reach of him, but It never occurred to him to touch her, and If It had, he would have refrained, out of sheer consciousness of h!s lack of right Ills face, working tragically, awed her. Yes," she said, hardly above a whisper. There's . . . one chance In a thousand. There's . . . that much, anyway." His arms went out to her stayed-drop- ped. He stepped backward, ou' of the danger zone. "Then Ill take It, he said. straum." Ills shoulders went up convulsivethe heart ly, and he waa chilled to savLlebostraura I It was a taunt a inhis to age cynicism, a challenge ward aelf. The waves of It bnttered his unresisting conscience; the piercdamned him, ing tenderness of It while It awoke hla dormant passion, and set his will to vibrating. Mel1 love strauiu and tha dream of bis blushed end jerked hls head front; Hilliard chuckled and ued hls stroll. He entered the Hotel Onondaga from the east and headed across to-- 1 ward the news-stanOut of a red nnd gold chair In the spacious lobby r a gentlemuu rose to meet him a geu- - j tiemnn who In appearance w a very fair replica of the Wallingford, except that he was somewhat more refined and less obese. Ills animation was obvious, but he delayed to remove both hts gray suede gloves before he offered to shake bunds with Hilliard. "Weill" said Martin Harmon, effusively , "you're looking great I Must agree with you up here, what? Didnt expect me, did you?" "No!" Milliard's expression was a study; he had dealt so long with Harmon at a distance that he had almost forgotten what the broker looked like. "Why didn't you wire me you were coming?" "Didn't know It myself until pretty near train-tim- e spur of the moment Well, got any business yet?" Involuntarily, Hilliard amlled, and the smile spread wonderfully, until Harmon caught the contagion of It and beamed more royally than ever. "The man you called the decoy duck' remember when you wrote that to me? well, he quacked yesterday, Harmon put hls hand on nuilard's shoulder; It was an accolade. "Really? IIow much?" "Thirty." For the life of him couldn't resist a slight forward thrust of bis chest Mr. Ilarmous eyes glazed for an In , d d 1 ... .... Jill-Har- atant She had given him a ehunce, on an Implied condition which he could never meet. She hnd given him a chance and what In the name of heaven could he do with it? CHAPTER IX. From the marbled dignity of the Trust and Deposit company, where he had bought a New York draft for fifteen thousand dollars, and smaller ones for ten and seven, irmar emerged presently to South Warren street, and at rod there on the sidewalk for a moment, numbed by the first galvanizing consciousness of success. He had come back resolved to win, In his second trial, the position he hnd failed to approximate In his first; he hnd set himself a commercial standard, and, gauged by It, he was advancing rapidly, for todays trio of added to Mr. Cullens check of yesterday (and Mr. Cullen had acted as though he had gained a personal victory In persuading Hilliard to accept It), mnde up a glittering total, a stupendous total; nnd already Hilliards earned commissions formed a sum to gloat about. Despised as a salesman, he had sold to four Impartial business men the commodity hardest In all the world to sell. Scorned for his behavior, he had made his sales on the basis of a character which hadnt been questioned since the day of hla nrrlvnl. Ills mind and bis muscles demanded action; to relieve on the pressure of his spirits, he set vigorously, swinging exultant street On Impulse, he grossed the flora of patronizing for the purpose conventional ist's, where. Ignoring the measure of the even dozen, he ordered Beaua prodigal armful of American and done, This ties for Cnrol Durant he Independent and rich very feeling nnd got corner, rounded the rlghthand of himself greeted by two citizens In nailwho. standing and Importance deference not ing him. displayed a average resithe to ordinarily granted Hilliard Would dent of Hilliards age. mee next ttie at to condescend speak of Chamber lug and dinner of the wartime? In France on Commerce of would. And this Indication him afrn- fired status new-wohis his swirling enough, Logically trail a followed thoughts which led him straight t05ar4!:, t for the thousandth time he on tne set a future date, depending widen at outcome of his mission here, he could confess, and ask forgiveness his mummery, and slmultaneou J n well-wor- n for ask credit for his regeneration. that aware At this Juncture, he was It him. arrested some one had Mltoi. Angelas youthful said ntlUara "Oh hello, Waring I" crime?" "How's cheerfully. at tne The student of law flushed a which Hvely salutation, majesty the him as a reflection upon sense of humor of the bar. Also, hla waa temporarily atrophied. criminal "We dont handle 5 he responded shortly. "Soy. together. a conference have I and you Mr. Hilliard?" fl0tcker.'' "Whf. the sooner the It rt-tr "Wh.F. laughed nilllard. "Business. coughed. Waring t"u,n' " i TM . t. " Yell - Dont Mean to tiy It Isnt ' ' 8ur Thlnfll" m And In this particular case, since I happen to control the situation, I won't permit It. Does that bit you, or doesn't It?" The young mans mouth opened In amazement He hnd been priming himself to be ft clever Investigator, and to pick yawning flaws In Hilliards underwriting, and here his thunder was stolen before he had had a chance to stake the aegis of hls cleverness. Why It Isnt a gamble. Is It? I understood Mr. Cullen said" "Its safer to figure It as a gamble. Waring. It's safe to figure all these things that way. Of course, we think Its a wonderful prospect and a practically positive success, but I don't mind telling yon that so far I haven't allowed a mnn who couldn't afford to lose hts whole subscription ond didn't understand very clearly that he might to come in for so much as a plugged nlckeL And that would opply to you, too." The law student gasped, Incredulous. "You dont mean to say It Isnt a sure thing?" "Is any speculation? You see Fm not working very hard to take your five hundred away from you, Waring." The boy scowled. "I suppose Its really too small for you to bother with. Is that what yourq driving at?" Hilliard smiled cordially. "It Is, and It Isnt From any one I didn't know. I'd rather not touch It It Isnt a good plan, ordinarily, to have a lot of small stockholders. But from you and If It Isnt more than you ought to risk" Waring snatched et the straw. "Well, seeing you're who you are, and Tm who I am, would you be willing to give me Just as much Information as you would If I had twenty times as much to put In?" "Come up to the room," said Hilliard Impulsively; and he was actuated solely by the obligation he felt toward all of Mr. Cullens friends. "You come along up to the room, and I'll show you everything Ive got Will that do?" At the last words the amateur detective had brightened. I cant come now very well. But maybe I could run up this evening, If thats all right for you." ThntU be Just as good. Eight oclock? Fine." He held out his hand. Waring took It limply. "Im afraid Im causing you a lot of bother," he said, "but Its a pretty I hope you dont big thing for me. I think Its anything personal mean my not Just taking It for gran- ... ... rjw e. the point "Oho ! Is that so? You must have made a hit And all your old friends you were so het up about weren't they as peevish at you as you thought?" "Ko." Hilliard grew warm. "Id give a good deal,1 he said soberly, "If 1 hadn't tangled myself up In all that Imitation history. Well, Im In for It now. t've published so much that ) didnt need to Im wondering how lu thunder I can ever get out of It when the time comes. That was the Idea, you remember coals of fire. Whata bothering me Is that there'a nobody to tend the furnace.1 "But I thought yon were so anxious to keep In tlie shade?" "Yes, but I didn't need to crawl In a hole, and pull It In after me! Well, we'll wait and see. After I've gone a of course, you know little furtheiv-an- d I've hardly scratched the surface yet" "I know you haven't" The big man tucked hls gloves Into bis breast pocket end brought out a sliver cigarette case. "Have one?" MA piece of d d worth- less property. (TO Bi COMTINUhiD.) Pest Office Nervee. According to the testimony of some hospital authorities, "post office nerves" are due partly to the frequent changes from day to night duty, with consequent Irregularities of meals and sleep, partly to the changes of work whereby the same clerk may be standing all day for another, with diverse occupations, each needing special knowledge. Ilcr.ce, In the opinion of some medical men, mechanical routine Is less wearing than frequent change. Is It so? Educate Hotel Employee. Arithmetic, bookkeeping, geography, ted" hotel legislation, commercial correNot at all. Business Is business. Hilspondence, stenography, typewriting, HI expect you at eight, then." went Ironing, cooking, linen mending, sewand liard nodded ing and washing are some of the subon north. A quaint Intuition overcame taken at the school for women hls ever jects back him. and he glanced hotel employees In Besancon, France, shotflder. Fifty yards away the la releasing each week 10 womwhich hls over waa also glancing to fill positions In hotels en ready less of shoulder, and Waring, having rangtng from cashier to chambermaid. tha adventurer, than elf possession law-stude- nt -- "Good good I That' clever work, son! Clever and quick. But I knew you'd do It Thirty I That's final Anybody else?" Hilliard laughed exultantly. . Yes, three more a total of alxty-twoI mailed you a draft yesterday morning ; the others are In my pocket now. Ive Just come from the bank.r "Great work, son!" Mr. Harmon That puts us breathed rapturously. o pretty nearly where we beloDg. Sixty-twthousand 1 It's a running start for the big race! You certainly didn't get left at the post, Hilliard I Deducted your commissions yet?" No; I thought you'd rather do the bookkeeping in your own office and send me a check. Harmons approval was manifest You show me the drafts and Ill write you a check this minute. Leti go sit down In the grill, and have something. This Is fine work, now I want to tell you! I rather thought so myself." Hilliard had led the way to the grill and "In commandeered a side-tablIn Ile lowered hlo voices fact fact as things have worked out Mr, Harmon, 1 almost wish I hadn't tried to play It Just this way. I mean" But Harmon had already grasped 109 MAIN tTKLET jMIIBIBimmyiBBIBBBIIMHBBBm liimii" . AM ; well-know- n th-t- uu-Har- d -- (I9 the Bride To Delight RTMI ODSNltrA im HELP WANTED Hvonwsmwe f SsrbM op finl birbrn; (nml wiimrtuntar In Barber lof men army bar tbnit a officer ooinmlmlna. Oet prepared In few week. Call or wrllo. Mole Bar boy CoUcga, U S. Wyal Temple St.. Salt Lako Oily. tr4-lowit- ETHER FIRST USED IN BOSTON In 1844 Horace Wslls, a Dsntlst, Made a 8ucoossful Experiment on Hlmeelf. In 1844. norace Wells, dentist Hartford, Conn., attended a lecture by Colton on oltroue exld gna. In Illustrating th lecture gav waa administered to one of the audience, who became unconscloua. This led Wells to be lleve that It might be employed to render painless the extraction of teeth. He tried It on himself and found that 1 It was so. During the snme year William Norton, a Boston dentist, heard that aul furlc ether could he Inhaled In ematl quantities to produce unconsciousness. Accordingly, he experimented, no was Insensible for eight minutes. On recovering he concluded that ether might be employed successfully In surgical work. On October 16, 1846. Morton administered ether to a patient In tha Massacbusetta general hospital In Boston. It waa In November, 1847, that Simpson, famous Scottish scientist of Edinburgh. resolved to try personally the Inhalation of chloroform. 81ttlng with hla friends, Duncan and Keith, around a dinner table, he proposed that they inhale chloroform. Enrh consented to the test First, their minds were livened; then they fell Into a deep stupor. Duo-ca- n Simpson, recovering first found and on Keith, floor, the snoring struggling to regain the chair from which be had fallen. half-sensibl- SLIPS BY FAMOUS AUTHORS Humorous to Record, but Detract tle From the 6toriee ae They Are Read. Liti - The British minister of education points out some mistakes that he has. come across In books. One of them rune through "Ivanhoe," where the Normans and Saxons are represented ' as two distinct races. The feet Is that at the time with which th etory deals marriage between the two rwrev hdj gone ro far thnj Nofitffln cfhild TihruTy be tom from Saxon j but Sir Walter Soott did not realize this until the etory was set up In type, and so the famous novel appears with this blunder right through It Another mistake waa made In one by Mrs. IlHmphry Ward, who of her books made two people take chairs In Kensington gardens In the first week In October, though aU chslra ffep. are removed from the gsrdhrl maxes tembgr 80. CharTfl Kinsley rflmbleeome" recite a prefer Tulin from thS prayer Toot Tori! bffoR thd time the prayer was put In; the poet Tope makes a weasel ent com. which a weasel never does; and likewise In "Don Quixote" the merry Cervantes makes one of hls parties at a tavern eat two suppers In one night The life of e novelist Is full of trouble, but such little things do not seem to matter the greatly. We would rather have stories with all their mistakes than havs the dull facta without the stories. Polishing Mirrors. In cleaning mirrors and ptefures wagreat care must be taken that no ter Beep under tbe glass. Water will ruin the back of a mirror and blister tbe picture. Perhaps the safest way to polish and clean these glasses is to use a damp cbninols ekln. Wring the chamois ss dry Ate possible out of warm water, rub tho glass until perfectly dean and dip the chamois Into clean wuter and again wring dry. Rub .the glass the second time and polish with paper If necessary, but It won't be. This way of cleaning mirror and pictures .does not endanger the frame la any way and la very aatlsfactery. Obscure. -- "now did Jones come out with that scheme of hla to learn three new words every day?" "It didnt work. He learned the words all right, but when he used them nobody knew what they meant." -L- ife. : Precautionary, "Say, you seem to be always an the lookout for trouble." "Well, youve got more chance te dodge anything that you see first.- "Boston Transcript. |