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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX. KAYSVILLE. UTAH. ID D rs, v.vi y t n bt wfe'TraiSi fagr talk" Into the swollen w hlsky soaked hulk of the man dying now on the lounge. For hla state that day the man blamed Benjamin Corvet. Alan, forcing him'elf to touch the swollen face, shuddered at thought of the truth unBenjamin derlying that aocuMitlon. Corvets ait whatever It might he that this man knew undoubtedly had destroyed not only him who paid the blackmail hut him who received It; the effect of that act wu' MUI going on. destroy Ii g, lighting. Its threat of 'l.uu.t was nut only nj unst Benjamin Ciu'vit; it lluv tiencl .il' all whose n.n.ts inti't he counts tel with Cor-ut'This Minim threutei ed Alan; It thieatcin d also the Snerrols. What S'litnil had toM Al.m and cmhi Corvet s gltts io Mm h.ol not Urn able to n :o e in fid Unit wlttiout ques to m Iurvtt w.is his father, hut now 'li.ime iimi horror were making h lit feel It; in horror at Curvet's net In .shame whatever it might . t Covqit s eowanltee, Alun was think-mof lVnumln Corvet as his father. i Mianie. tliU horror were Ms In hentunee. lit left I. nKe and went to the window to mv If the doctor was coming, lie had called the dm tor Ivcuti'e In Ills first sight of Luke he hud not that I.uke was Iwynnd the aid of doctors and bcuiUM to summon a doctor udder auili i Irt unistanre was the right thing to do; but he hud thought of Ilie doitor also us a witness to anything I.uke might say. But now dnl he want a witness? He had no thought of ooneeiillng anything for Ins own sake or for Ins fathers; hut e would, linsi, want the chance to detcimlne the 'i Ircuni'tauces under whhh It wii' to le made public. He hurried luuk to Luke. What is it. Luke-'- ' he tried to him. What can you tell? ll'ten! Luke Luke. Is it about tie Mlwak.t the Mlwaka? She started as sle saw the figure upon the couch In the library, and a the sound of Its heavy breathing read edher; and the wild fancy which hal come to her when the servant' had told her of what was going on a famj tt at Cnele Benny had Come hack was hanlsled Instantly. Ain ted her It to tie room across fr m the library. 'Y u shmiMn'i havp come In," he sal'' "I .should 't have h t you in bet inn kiuv him." 1 -- lie was, or h.ol let LUKES HERE1- - 8TN0FSIS. Wealthy and - thick trei.ji d !ili,,st iij). u-- i n m,.-- i ; hut hi' ho-u- nd with m,' g hodv tently. T.o!" he greeted Alan. Where's shat d ii In jin, hey? I knew I'.en Corvet was shore- - knew he vv i 'here all time. Cour'e he's vheie, he got to- lie 'here. Thats shr'ght. Volt go get lm! Who are you?" Alan aAed. Say, vvhor you? What tliells eyou tloln hen? Never see you before . . . go go get Ben Corvet. Jus' say Ben Corvet, l.n hikes 'here I fen Con el Ml know I.u hike all right; ." nlwuysh knows me. . Whats the mutter with you?' Alan hud drawn hack hut now unit to the n an again. The tint idea that this might have wen merely some old 'all-owho had served Benjamin Corut or, perhaps, had boon a comrade In the earlier ilnjs, had been banished by the confident arrogance of the man's tone un nrrogamy' not to he explained, entiiely, bjultNky or by the fever. How long have yon been tlifs vv.tj? Alan demanded. Where did you come He put his hand on the wrNt ; from? It was very hot and dry; the puke was racing. Irregular; at seconds It seemed to stop; for other seconds It was continuous. The fellow coughed anil bent forward. What Is It Alan to straighten tried pneunion'u? him up. GP me drink! . . . Go get Ben Corvet, I tell voiit . . . Get Ben Corvet quick ! Say yens shear? You get me Ben Corvet : you better get Ben Corvet ; you fell him I.u uUes here; won't wait any more; goln tMiave my money now . . . aright away, your shear? Kick me out sloon; I guess not no more. Ben Corvet give tue all money I want or I tulk !" Talk !" Syou know It ! I aint goln . . He choked np and tottered back; Alan, supporting Mm, laid him down and stayed beside him until his coughing and choking ceased, and there was only the rattling rnsp of his breathing. When Alan spoke to him again, Lukes eyes opened, and he narrated recent experiences bitterly; all were blamed to Ben Corvets absence; Luke, who bad been drinking heavily a few nights before, had. been thrown out when the saloon was closed; that was Ben Corvets fault; If Ben Corvet had been around, Luke would have had money, all the money any one wanted ; no one would have thrown out Luke then. I.uke slept in the snow, all wet. When he arose, the saloon was open again, and he got more whisky, but not enough to get him warm. He hadnt been warm since. That was Ben Curvet's fault. Ben Corvet better be Youud now; Luke wouldnt stand any more. Alan felt of the pulse again; he opened the coat and under flannels and felt the heaving client. He went to the hall and tooled In the telephone directory. He remembered tlie name of tile druggist on the corner of Clark street and he telephoned him. giving the nundier on Astor street. I want a doctor right qwny," he said. Any good doctor; tlte one that you can get quickest." The druggist promised that a physician would he there within a quarter of an hour. Alan, went hack to Luke, who was '(lent now except for the gasp of his breath; he did not answer when Alan sjioke to Min, except to ask fur whisky. Alan stood watching, a strange, Tills sinking tremor shaking him. man had come there to make a claim a claim which many times before, apparently. Benjamin Corvet had adLuke came to Ben Corvet mitted. for money which lie always got all he wanted the altemaKve to giving which was that Luke would talk." Blackmail, that meant, of. course; blackmail which not only I.uke had told ef hut which Wassaquam too had admitted, as Alan now realized. Money for blackmail that was the reason for that thousand dollars in cash whkb Benjamin Corvet always kept at the bouse. Alan. turned with- - a ..sudden, shiver of revulsioBtoward his fathers chair in place before the hearth; there for hours each day his father had Mt with a book or staring Into the fire always with what this man knew hanging over him, always arming against it with the thousand dollars ready for this man. whenever he came. Meeting blackmail, paying blackmail had been for at long as In the hons, for ss long as it took to make' the once muscular powerful fig1 ure of the sailor who threatened to - . I night CHAPTER X. 8 A Caller. ap- proaching, Wussaquum had brought hla household Idllu and budget to Alan that morning directly after hreukfast. To furnish Alan with whatever sums he needed, Sherrill had made a considerable deposit In Alans name In the bank where he carried his own account ; and Alun had accompanied Sherrill to the bank to be Introduced and had signed the neces.-ar- jr cards In order to check against the deposit. Alan had required barely half of the hundred dollars which Benjamin Cor-ve-t had sent to Blue Rapids, for hts expenses In Chicago; and he had brought with him from "home a hundred dollars of Ms own. The amount which Wassuqtiain now desired to pay the bills was much more than Alan had on hand ; hut that amount was also much less than the eleven hundred dollars which the servant listed as cash on hand. Tills, stated, wak In currency and kept by him. Benjamin always had had him keep that much In the house ; Wassaquam would uot touch that sum now for the payment of current exWas-aaqua- m penses. On the first of the month, therefore, Alau drew upon hts new hank account to Wassaquams order, and In the early afternoon Wassaquam went to the bank to cash hla check one of the very few occasions when, Alan had been left In the house alone; habit, It appeared, was to go bout on the first of the month and pay the tradesmen in person. Somq two hours later, and before Wassaquam could have been expected back, Alan, in the room which had become his, was startled by a sound of heavy pounding, which came suddenly to him from a floor below. Shouts heavy, thlek, and unintelligible mingled with the pounding, lie ran swiftly down the stairs, then on and down the service gtalrt Into the basement. The door to the house from the area-wa- y was shaking to Irregular, heavy blows, which stpiied as Aluu reached the lower hallway; the shouts contln-e- d still a moment more. Now that the noise of pounding did not Interfere, Alan could make out what the man was saying. Ben Corvet!" the name was almost unintelligible Ben Corvet! Ben! Then the shouts , topped, too. Alan sjied to the door andturaed tack the latch. The door bore back apon him, not from a push, but from weight without which hud fallen against tL A big, heary man, with a eough tap and mackinaw coat, would have fallen upon the floor if Alan had aot caught him. Ilia weight In Alans arms was so dull, so inert, that. If violence had been his Intention, there was wothlng to he feared from him now, Alan looked up, therefore, to see If ny one had come with him. The alley nd the street were clear. The snow hi the areaway-- showed that the-m- an bad come to the door alone and with ret difficulty; he had fallen once e walk. Alan dragged the man boo the house and went hack and lvwed the door. He returned and looked at him. The was like, very like the one whom Alan had followed from the house on night when ha was attacked; thfs this was the same man ne quickly to him. He seized the tallow again and dragged him up the aritLt t'e lour. g in the library. Wassa-quam'- s up-th- cer-lu- tj i .i -- wa-puff- ed a, :i n'ld hud heroine fat a,,d soft. Iu f.u e at d lin jet, watery ninl hrUht ; hli hrovvn h.iir, wlmli was 'hot all thiouh 'li gr.iy, wus dirty mid unit ted; he I ml thiee or tour days growth of heard When he s.i u; nitd looked u)out it u si' plain thill whisky wii' old) oie of the fnrees working upon him tlie other vus fever w hioh hurt ed up ami sii'iiiiiied luin Intermit ume-thin- As the first of the month was i tu'i'Cie-- . iii liis highly placed la tha Chicago buxine g a oi Id, Benjamin Cored la ot a recluse and a tnysiei After a stormy to Ina associates. Inters lew with hi partner, Henry Spearman, Corvet seek Constance other Sherrill, daughter of hi business partner, Lawrence Slur-ril- l. and secure from her a promise not to marry Spearman until he returns. He then disappears Slier, r dl learns Corvet ha written to a certain Alan Conrad, In Blue Itap-idKansas, and exhibited strange agitation over the matter. Corvet letter summon Conrad, a youth of unknown parentage, to Chicago Alan arrives In Chicago. From a statement of Sherrill It seems probable Conrad is Corvet's Illegitimate son. Corvet has deeded his house and its contents to Alan, who takes possession. That night Alan discovers a man ransacking the desk and bureau drawers In Corvet's apartments. The appearance of Alan tremendously agitates the intruder, who appiars to think him a ghost and raves of "the Mlwa-ka.- " After a struggle the man escapes. Next day Alan learns from Sherrill that Corvet has deeded his entlr property to him. lntrodmed to Spearman, Alan Is astonished at th discovery that he Is the man whom he had fought In his house the night before. Alan tells no one of hie strange encounter, but m a private Interview taxes Spearman with the fact Spearman laughs at and defies him. Spearman poisons Constances mind against Alan Somebody trlea to kill Alan in the ii Proud m.111. Hverih-vol- n, a vor r Was-saquar- n ! "! i .in "N. I 'll' f (Mine v . M - I O It f.i ' 1 dv I he spi'ik of I d you ever u 1. 1. til n med like tl at ti'i ' e or Dilution III. ' gill 'u tie ; in tlcie'sh I n Corvet et it want iltluk I'in Corvet 1 want rix.Lt I my ! . -- 1 I.uke de the doctor Alert in Tetl Bon Tell away. tlioiisun' ilol-hi- r ! ii'tHtice turned swiftly to her "Go out to tlie cur ami wait Ci m iii for me" she commanded I like's muffled, heuvv voice went on; moments while he fought Intel rnpteil It. A on hour me you d- - n Tnltn! . . . Mom no tv!! Ben Corvet I want my tiioi v.ui' dollars or I make It two nex ! mi You hoar me; you go tell Ben Corvet , . . You let me go. you d n hi ln !" . Mb rough the doorwnv to the library t Le could see the doctor force Luke look upon the emu h ; I.uke fought him fin1, uslv ; then, suddenly as he had st tr. d to strength and fury, I.uke col- ' od ii.'iiln. His voice went on n moment more, ami rapidly growing i ,i ker ' You tell Ben Corvet I vvnnt my moi iv, or I'll tell. He kwovvs what 111 ou don't know, you till . . Inin devil. . . . Bin Corvet knows t. ml I know. . . . Till him Ml tell for-breat- sharply. Cun'lmice Sherrills voice came to him; lnr first words made It i bar that she was at home and had Just come in MM e servants tell me sinue one was tell . . The Ill tell! threatening voice Mopped suddenly. Constance, very pule, again faced of course. understand, she making n distuthame beside your Ah ii house a while ago, she mu id, ami slid Tnde Benny has been paying shouting something about Mr. Corvet. Miokmall to this man. For years, jier Is theie something wrong there? Have hii She repeated the word ufior mi Instant, In a frightened voire, you disioveivd something? He shook excitedly while, hold'ng ' knmll !" his hand over the transmitter lest "Wont you pleii'p go, Miss Slier-tillLuke should Meek mu again and she Alan urged her It vvns good should liuir It, he Wondered what he of you to come; hut you mustnt stay should say to her. Him. lie's lies dying, of course" She seated herself upon a clmtr. "Ilease don't nsk me Just now. Miss I'll tell you "Im going to stny with you," she mild Sherrill, he managed. what I can later. 'imply. It was not, she knew, to share Ills reply, he recognized, only made the wultlng for the man In the next i m to die; In that, of Itself, there her more certain that there was the inntter, hut he could not a Id emil.l he nothing for him to feel. It anything to It. lie found Luke, when viisto he with him while realization lie went hack to hint, still In cornu: whlih had come to her was settling the bloodshot veins stood out against upon him, too realization of wlmt the ghastly grayness of Ids face, and this meant to Mm. He wna realizing his stertorous breathing sounded that, she thought ; ha had reullzed It ; it made him, at momenta, forget her through the rooms. a a while, listening for sounds from the Constance Sherrill had come In a other room, he paced back and forth few moment before from an after- beside the table or stood sturlng noon reception ; the servant told her away, clinging to the portieres, lie at once that something was hapjenlng left her presently, and went across the at Mr. Corvet. They hnd heard hall to the doctor. shouts and hnd seen a man pounding Is he dead? Constance heard him upon the door there, trut they had not ask. taken It upon themselves to go over Not yet," the doctor answered; but there. She had told the chauffeur to It wont be long, now." wait with the motor and had run at "There's nothing you can do to make onee to the telephone and railed Alan ; him talk bring him to himself long' Ms attempt to put her off made her enough so that he will tell what he certain that what had happened was keeps threatening to tell? not finished but was stUI going on. Tlie doctor shrugged. How many times, do you suppose, he's been drunk and still not told? Concealment Is his established habit now. It's an Inhibition; even In 'wandering, he stops short of actually telling anything. Alan came back to Constance. the gray of dusk was spreading, and within the house It had grown dar. It was very quiet In the library; she could tot even hear Luke's breathing now. Then the doctor came out to them. Its over," he said to Alan. Theres a law covering these cases; you may not he familiar with it. Ill make out the death certificate pneumonia and a weak heart with alcoholism. But the police have to lie notified ot once; you have no choice as to that. Ill look after those thing for you. If you want." Thank you; If you will." Alan went with the doctor to the door and saw Mm drive away. Returning, he drew the library portieres; then, coming to Constance, lie plckd up her muff and collar from the chair whore she had thrown tliem, and held them out to her. Youll go now. Miss Sherrill," he said. rL Indeed, you mustnt stay here car's your waiting, and you l.t Is the Mjwaka the Mfwaka7 iuuHin't-taLuke, In thla house! here Luke! "Wont you come over home with Her anxiety end tlie sense of thdr re- me." she said, and wait for father sponsibility for Alan overrode at ence there rill we enn think this thing utif ail other thought, Khe told the serv- together?" Her aweetnesa almost broke him ants to call her father at the. office and tell him something was wrong at down. TMs . . . together! Think Mr. Corvet; then she called her maid thU out Oh, ita plain enough. Isnt It? For yea rs for as long as Wassa-quai- n and hurried on to the motor. has !een here, my father bus To Mr. Corvff quickly f she diIxen see.ng that man and paying rected. Iooklng through the front doors of blackmail to him twice a year, at Iter car as It Tinted tn to Astor street, least ! He lived In that mans power, slit aw a young man, c trying 4nc-to- rs II e kept money In. the --house for him case, run up the steps of Cor- always! It wasnt anything Imaginary vet's house. Constance recognized that hung over niy father or anything him as a young doctor who sras startcreated in his own mind. It was someIn in the thing real real; It was dlgrnce dls lie neighborhood. ing practice was Just being admitted an ee and grace and worse something lie de l her maid reached the steps. Alan stood 'erved; and that he fought with a" door Dishonor the Mocklike coward! and money, open holding ye cowardice blaekniefl I ing entrance when she came op. Yon roust not coroe In P he denied She drew a little nearer to blm her; hut she followed the doctor so You didnt want me to know," he that Alan ecu id not close the door said. "Too tried to put me off when 1 upn her. tTe yielded then, and she called you on the telephone; and and her maid went oa into the kalL when 1 came hr re, jiu wanted me lu I .1 Ml ' III v xml.ted me y. wen-Jirlull- ti n had sick for eight months K with a trouble which confined me to my ted and was only able to be up part of the time, when 1 wu advtM d ty a friend, Mrs. bruith, to try ydia E. 1 mkh&ma Vegetable Com found and Liver Lilia. I was ao much l netted by the use of theee medicines that 1 was nl lo to be up and about in two weeks. 1 was at the Char geef life w hen I began fakir g the medicines and I passed over that time without any trouble. Now I am hale and hearty, do all mv housework , waslnnc, ironing, scrubbing, and cocking, all there is to do about a house, and can walk two or three miles without getting too tired. I know of several of my neighbors who have been helped by your medicine. Mrs. Emma Culveu, 7U5 E. 7th St, Metropolis, Illinois. Depend upon Lydia E. PinkhamiVfg-- e utile Compound. Nervousness, irvlta bdity, heat flashes, headache and m ss, are relieved by this splendid med I 1 6799 New York City alone fro.u kidney trouble last year. Dont allow yourself to become a victim by neglecting pains and aches. Guard against this trouble by taking in COLD MEDAL . How Should 1 ... I Know Who H Asked. lr rsiBEHg He 0, Ths worlds standard remedy for kidney, li vet, bladder and uric acid troublsw Oh, I'm glad I havent used much of IiolLvnJe National Remedy since 1690. his mom y! Hardly uny not more All druggists, three sizes. than I can give hack! It wasu't the Look foe ths asms GoM Msdsl m every Lea money and the house he left ine thut s.ui accept so iaaiXat.ee mattered; what he really left me war His Answer. just this . . . dishonor, Miume , . The doorbell rang, and Alan turned Creasing the btreet the Aonutn to the door nnd threw It open. In the th ' lui'd the motor cars, taxis aid wagShe vwi.i almost safely on the dusk the figure of the man outside wus ons, not nt nil recognizable; hut as he en- other h!i1i r. hen a very young toy on a tered with heavy and deliberate atepa, b'cyile ulmoMt steered Into her. Mho Woman turned around. Why passing Alan without greeting and going straight to Constance, Alun law ihn't you Mow your horn tnutead of by the light In the hall thut It was tilinobt knocking a lady down? aha culled out crossly. Npenrman. The hoy grinned. What's up?" Spearman asked. Lady," he yelk i, ymt rnnt blow what you aln t got 1"- They tried to get your father at the office ami then me, but neither of us Chh ngo Journal. was there. They got me afterward, at the club. They raid youd come INTO YOUR SHOES over here; but thut.muat have been SHAKE And cprlnkU Is the ALLENS r inure than two hottrs sgo. the antlMptle, heal In rOTEAHK, for 1'slnfuL SeolUo. Bmartln root. Ills gaze went on punt her to th II prevent busier and or pola and takes drawn , hangings of the room to the tha at in eat of earns end bunions Always uae Allen1 Pnet-K- aa te break ta new eboee right; and ho seemed to appreciate and enjoy the bile ef feet without aa their significance; for his face whit- xobe. Advertisement. ened under Its tan, and an odd hush Mho anility to do without In tha came suddenly upon him. Is it Ben, Connie?" he whispered. present, provides for comfort In tb . future. Ben . . . come back?' He drew the curtains partly open It is better to lend than to borrow. Tlie light In the library had been exa helping hand but don't borraw. came the and tinguished, light that from the hall swayed abont tha room trouble. with the movement of the curtains anA Nobody lovea a grouch yet Ita well gave a momentary semblance of life to the face of the man upon the couclr to remember that nearly all Idiot are i Spearman drew the curtains quickly them still to together again, holding The last man to starve will b a and teaming for an instant to cling te farmer. them; then he shook himself together, throw the curtains wide apart, and The man who pays cash often yleepa strode Into the room. He switched en the light and went directly to the on lick. ' . J' U couch; Alan followed him. " soin'-thln- ';illllllll!,! m 1 v , 1 fcavo taken epeUiUe ti and it ta all it U.tr.3 to be and haa Metropolis, lILnois. Lyiha E. I'inkhams v . Compound is of Great ic .no. I Lube had sunk Into a Mupor; .Man snook him and shouted in Ids ear without awakening response. As Alun Mrulghteiiod and stood hopelessly looking down at him. the telephone hell rang v i h a he slid almost wistful to me that, wliBteviT he must hive been tllosth .vgani't me tlis leaving everything to me sis un d to menu thut was the one tl at he I ,nl wronged, mid that he "n trying to make It up to me. But It i'ii t ih.it ; tt cuu't he that I It Is some ttdng ninth worse than that! . . tlie r con do for ptleihly hud some stimulant iv raw. w Help at Tils Period 1 ' lobe evt 'ilddeulv s i "I tli. uvt I " i iju d Iv, "It hud ill lie, it never " 1 j tiovv l.l.to d Luke' on , IL i eves tllliil, as she vvntihi'd lever ,i I s! e llkisl I liu so huh Velalle I ! ,i ' foil j ways to keep you out if It? But he couldn't do that; your fi leitd'hl;i meant too tnu.h to Mm; he couldn't can keep uway from J..TI But I i.in tl.it: Y mi must n oi.i nf tlds In ben h'lisc ymt cii st never i.e-- "i MM recog-ni7e- haik ftoin her denied her... thera. You have nothing to do with tMs B aint he try lu Utile cowardly ti i ' WOMAN'S TRIAL 1 x i - CHANGE OF LIFE g UN 1 s. ,l go away before 1 tnard. Why didn't you want me to know? 1 h was your father, wasnt he our friend? Mine and my father's? Ton must let us help you." A she approucIn-J- , he had drnw-- , g foot-bat- h r t t r row-do- rlu-erfu- l. Out-sld- 11 Jlea 3ead? Who Is he? Alan demanded. Spearman seemed to satisfy himself drat as to the answer to hla question. IIow should I know who he Is?" he asked. Ttiere used to be a wheelsman on the Martha Corvet years ago who looked like him ; or looked like what this fellow may have looked like once. I can't be sure." He turned to Constance. "You're going home, Connie? Ill see yon over there. I'll come hack about this afterward, Conrad." Alan followed them to the door and dosed It after them. lie spread the blanket over Luke. Lukes coats, which Alun had removed, lay upon a .chair, and he looked thwn over for murks of Identification. 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