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Show II A Wrior BOLD.! r HniiHK llATIintiHXK, . '"M, II ,.,, M,..l .riM."t Ossf'lSM si ,.,,, "-miia. Nse Ins ''frit x. -icsiis.is.) Charing ro nlni,lf , lota. lis had rssoirrc.l his senses Just as the hsmi hll, lIM,n rI,Kllpm 1(K)K. Ing afters, .llr,y of , Ur ,.ap. tlve. entfru,,,, ,.,, The '"asiormed and raved more or lr n he discovered how they had be'tiai, :, , nently by this ex Rsllo.'. tQUl ne looked iiKin as a bunsier l'h,rll Wted the baron to trouble himself no longer about Cspt. llrand. since Arts, w(l, ,)()htles by this time safsi,,,,,,,.,) thl, glamor. "Very wss the baron's reply, with a sift 4 relief, for he seemed to be over!nw,, f ntfl with ofudal csrrs. or He-thing that pressed upon bis mln.l; -ij f j,,,,, hup,, t0 hoars' bs,e stesmer leaves you must burn, fur there Is Just a scant half fDiir. Chsrlls fi,q fr a ch and said good by lib friend, the baron. He would nlnn have a lingering sus plrlon I'evrkoff was glad to g -t rid nt him, aitkiush he thought Charlie and his ifura took up tM much of his prccloaitime. which should bo devoted de-voted to aitti-rs of moro aorlous con-smpience. con-smpience. He nnujH to get aboard Just as the order i, ni tw In the last gangplank gang-plank wsjihvn. This snllltig nt night waa someultig quite out of the usual run, but tWc was a special reason for It. Quits istlsfactory to the ofllclals of the list, and all Intended pascn g.-rs had km warned to be on board In time. It happtwd that Charlie discovered Capt. Hru4 lu the amoklng salism In tliilt to kws beyond the range of ills vlsjion. To Ctmlle's astonishment, when III ilnd tints m t Ion to retire, ho hluii-detjeil hluii-detjeil Inuthe wrong stateroom, which chitncsd Isbe the ono that hsd t n assllitsed a Htuart. ijhls inlfht hsve ben deep ilcnlg-n; bull sflemrefully considering II from all Isldes. Oisrlle fult disposed to call It aja acrls-nt. 1 tosid rest In anoiher risim which thtstewsrd opened for him. And I'M hers they were, with an elephsnt s their hands, so to link, bound to mine Into dally and hourly contact nh the strange mnn whom they it rosily suspected, aud with good reason, tf being a most stupendous .fraud, ' "VA vssAe-rsiit m. Jiff Kirs Island Light Chirfi bsd written from Antwerp to certain quarters In lxindon, from whlihbt mlht expect to receive positive posi-tive li ornistlon regarding Captain llrand. He b I done this to satisfy Arliue. Bo fs as he himself was concerned his tntt was already made up must posltM '. It Hi 'd was surprised to see Charlie Char-lie ouisrd, be gave no evidence of It He lotirorted some affecting story, which an spun In Arllne's ears, and with ti success that he actually Rallied little of bla former ascendency ascen-dency la her mind, since she waa haunfid by doubts wulcU It seemed Impounds to dispel. Artanus amused himself studying the oM narlner. He even played a few gun ss with him In the smoking-room, smoking-room, where men of all degrees are aorlallf Inclined. CapUln brand was the same as of jrore. The tales lit spun of hla wonderful adventirei In the African deserts were telrl enough to take one's breatn sway. Artssius listened, almost charmed: and h Interest grew apace until one day It struck him that the personal adrentsres whlcb the captain ao modestly mod-estly SKTlbnd to himself had a somewhat some-what Busty flavor, as became ancient chestnuts. Thlisrotised suspicion. Artnui set about an Investigation. Lo asd behold, upon secretly looking Into lis explains stateroom, while the gcolletnin was holding forth among hla crutlci above, Artfmua discovered wellttriDilied volume of "Adventures and Kiplorstlons In the Dark Continent." Contin-ent." The r Pis Id's secret was out. For snt he hsd carelessly omitted to keif the source of his knowledge under kick and key. Artivus borrowed the volume and took iWloiii notes, Intending to have llttll fun a., lirand'a expense from time IS time. He look occasion to relate all this to Charlie, who, n turn, told 1-ady Ar line. Htraue that even this new and blackeilng evidence could not wholly ronvlnes ber. Filial love must have had a ttrosg hold Indeed upon the tender ten-der hrt of this girl who had from rhlldhifd known so little of parental afTectli. Hhe ires invented excuses for him a dears t t,,v print th'i msp of the cnuitry whie he had so long been a prls.m-r, and to have his recollection recollec-tion of tsines revived. The toyage was on the whole, I stormy l c. .mt to Chui lie It ended f.H , tOO Hdiit- As I l:r reari. I the shores or Amer- ' Ira the "lil captain se,:. ,1 to lone c , gis.dly (ortinn or his loquacity. u'. came uiuiiiiiy reset vcd. j Arjenjui fl;i!t.T-ci hi n " . h, was till siuln c.-.i.e i.l '.ii . o.-id.iu S-yimiiwMwiiisiiisiii'-Hiiiiiin lnsMiaiaiiiMS m hu Charlie as rather Inclined to be-lis'e be-lis'e Capt. llrand hsd stnrted la to woik up some rssw scheme loosing to the acquisition snd sequestration or his ihmuhter's gold. t'hnrlle hoped to discover how this fcllow-whom he b-lleved he hsd known ss Cspt. Kleilge, and Artemus pretended was a third-rate actor named Frederick liavenport Maeauley had ever come Into possession of the Tads connected with Capt. llrand of the lost ship llespasla. The fog hung about them exasperat Ingly, and Ihe monotonous hoarsn-throsted hoarsn-throsted whistle kept up Its warning notes until they were close to Fbe Is-laud Is-laud I ight. when suddenly the vapor gave way and the shore of lmg Island appeared In view, already showing the first slclis of spring. Charlie bad perfected what few ar-rsnsenienta ar-rsnsenienta remslned. They would all go direct to the old Windsor, and there await the coming of Aleck, when an Interview between him and Arllne must result In happiness all around. It seemed simple enough, yet none of them for an Instant suspected what tremendous things awaited them In this mngnlflcent cspltnl of the New World, or the forces which might yet be arrayed agnlnst them through the enersy and scheming of the man who would not accept defeat. Here. then, the last dramatic acene was to be placed. Here Charlie was to win his bride, or lose her forever In this city of restless energy, of wonderful won-derful buildings and uuequnled magnificence. magni-ficence. Charlie and hla enemy would come face to face for the last time. Heaven be on the aide of the right and strengthen the arm of this warrior war-rior bold who dared all In defense of w-hat was Innocent and true. Capt. llrand had almost reached the end of hla rope, and would doubtless husband the remainder of hla resources re-sources for one last despurate. masterful mas-terful stroke by which he would win or lose all. As usual, there was the customs trial to be passed through, but when the gnntlet hnd been successfully-run they were free. The great and wonderful city atretibed before them. To Arllne It was all new, and tho stKhts that were strange to hur ayes she found to bo numerous, from the lofty buildings to the electric cars that dnshed along at nn apparently reckless speed. " Cspt. llrand accepted everything philosophically. lie had seen the world: his checkered check-ered career had embraced every clime, and the startling events that hnd fnllen to his shnro would have laid thu fotin.lntlon for a very fair second edition of Munchausen or the Arabian Nights. Arllne was deeply concerned about wayward Aleck, whom she bad Dot seen In so Ions a time. Ills whole future was at stake. It she mlsa4 Ulia ssuwr ail mlaht na lost. Yes, this had been wearing upon her mind so long now that It affected bar nerves. There may have been something some-thing more, which neither of tbem suspected sus-pected a premonition of the startling events destined to take place In their experience; for some minds seem gifted with an almost supernatural power to anticipate coming changes, even as the mercury lu the barometer's ba-rometer's tube Indicates a change In the weather hours before It occurs. Taking a carriage, they were all speedily located at the reliable old Windsor. t'pon Inquiry Charlie learned that some one hsd railed for him only the day before, and he waa constrained to believe It must be the young fellow who had been hla companion In the Antwerp Jail, and whose escape had rivaled that of Monte Crlsto. This wss good news. He had left word he would call again, so that all they had to do waa to leave a message for him at the desk, and await developments. Arllne was nut recovered from the effect of the voysge; at least, she was In no humor for sight-seeing until this long anticipated Interview with ber half brother were over. Ho she kept her room much of the time. When Ihe so-called Capt. llrand set foot again In New York, he faced new dangers. There were those upon the Hlslto, actors of greater or lesser degree, who must have bad dealings with Frederick Freder-ick Davenport Maeauley during the palmy days of yore, when he played hla little part In the drama, and manfully man-fully plod his way, footsore and weary, over Ihe railway ties hack to New York after an unsuccessful tour of the provinces. Home nl these worthies could he depended de-pended on to recognise their old comrade com-rade of those halcyon days, despite the radical change prosperity might have made In his personal appearance and bearing. Thus evening found them. Charlie had the pleasure ot dining with iJi.ly Arllne. He exerted himself to cheer her up. Heverul times she seemed to temporarily tem-porarily throw off the strange stupor that had settled upon her spirits, and for a short period appeared to ho her old aelf, when, by degrees, the melancholy melan-choly crept back again. "To-morrow." said Charlie, when she was leaving him to go to her rooms, "1 hope wo will have Aleck here with us. and then all must tie well. Yce cun dismiss doubts and fearr ui I e happy once more." "You will forgive mv I ler You are alwr ., ehcorl'il n. '," i he inurr .!:) h- ' - ' .idieg and ii I'd- . r ..! . bi i i. pr- .'lap'. QU :rse' ' iy i -,v .en." en ynu nt breukfast?" he ai...ei.. eik-riy. j I "Tf I ant feeling quite will; surely at f dlnnsr." list was forced to be content 1- Kc- he wsiched her, his soul In h' f fes, ss she walked to the elevstor. j Was there ever a more queenly girl than Lady Arllne; one with a greater y' sharo ot beauty concentrated In face, , figure and mind? ; Kre the elevator car shot toward the rpper realms she waved her hand to j nlin and gave him a ravishing smile. ' And that smile haunted him a long time, for It was the last time he waa fated lo look upon her face nntll V destiny had been utterly fulfilled, the . ' , drama carried to Its concluding sceno, most terrible of all. t Hsunterlng Into the rotunda of the i- hotel Charlie lighted a weed and then i began to remember there were others j t In the world besides himself and Ar- ;. line llrnnil. f. Where was Artemus for Instnncet ' And Capt. Itrsnd? Who had now been ashore long enough to get hla . hearings and figure on some desperate tnovo. v I'erhsps It would be best, aa hla j good sense suggested, to seek assla- i tance In outwitting the great achemer, . Clever minds could he controlled for ' money, detectives who were able to ' .'. cope with even such a remarkable scoundrel as ho conceived this man to I be, and who would speedily put him oa j; his back In the first round. J And yet the wretrhed result of hla f arrangement with the groat Damn I Pelerhoft aroused serious doubts In hla : mind. It the fascinating presence ot if a woman could so upset a sagacious 1 ' master of finesse and diplomacy, who i could he trusted? j I There was apparently time. ,) f llrand would hardly got his column i j In motion under a day or two. I j Charlie could he governed by clr ' j rumstsnres and the trend ot events. ' ' Ilesltles, there was Artemus. whose I ( wits were of the brightest, and who might he depended on, to accomplish . 1 more then a little, looking toward the I ; exposure of the great fraud. . These soothing reflections came hi some degree through the Influence of . ' the mnglc weed, for to Ita devoted I .' votaries tobacco seems to be an In- J j censo which creates optimists where only pessimism had previously . reigned. . And of course our Charlie rnntem- ' plated with more or less complacency ( the high degroe of happiness that s would be his portion when the blessed ) time arrived for him to elslm Arllna llrand aa hla own darling wife, with ' no one, not even a haunting memory ' of the hurled past, to ssy him nay. Ho had figured It all out. and dsv , elded that ho would make full and free !' confession regarding his one forlorn ' j eiperlcnce In Cupid's realms. I No doubt Charlie took considerable ' pleasure In sperulstlng upon the var- lous ways In which he might bring; ' these Important matters to a focus, but never once did bo dream of tha r wonderrul and fearful event by mean ' 1 " , of which the desired end would be " t wlftly attained. j Again and again he looked toward the Fltth avenue entrance aa the door . . swung behind new comers, but Art- , mus remaLned only conspicuous by bla absence. Could anything have happened; would the bold and reckless Capt llrand begin operations by lopping off the limbs of the tree he moant to fell? It made him deucedly uncomfnrtabl ' to even consider such a calamity, Burely aome tremendous calastropha waa brooding ovor himself and his for- i tunes, or could It be he waa partaking of Arllnes' slow spirits? 1 Waa hla cigar to blame?, Ah! a change was on the tapis, for there came Artemua bustling In from the outside ulght air, (To be continued.) |