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Ardmort, Sunday, February 20, 110 PAGE FOUR THE DAILY AKDMOMITE had ttald nnd what I already know, ( havo gained possession of thu money. IT.it all you ran, ml," urged Mrs. It seemed certain that Gertrude waH guil'y. Miss Destiny touhl even 1o elnio that her nleco had possessed rcrl:ini blim glasH handed liat pi riH, Willi nn of which tho c-rlini' had IIobIiIor, he was not nt Mootluy until iilfin, "you don't look ns fat ns you tho fuiicr.il took place. Mr. Monk' ought to bo." Ik's Innocent enough, ns hu was In Gertrude shuddered. "I don't want lionilmi when tho crlmo .wan commit- j to prow fat," mltl sho, laughing, lod. .Moreover, If ho ihmhumiM tho i "There' worse things than fat," been committed. Then, again, Ger- e.o ho ntso won't! he In p:sosIon , irM, CS1 1 f I ti nennlh'y. "Loan poo- Irude wished to net tho money, ' of the foitutu'. Gertrude Is tho inly ,,j0 wltlr wrinkle are never so nlco ' which, after nil, was rlKhtfully her ' person to whom suspicion points. I ni4 them u'lthout. If Miss Destiny own. It seemed probable on tho .hull (unlit upon full explanation , m Im,ro flesh on her bones she'd f.i.o of It - that while waiting with tomorrow. I nlono can suvo her If . nuTO popular." and after deliver Anne Ot drrshaw for Miss Deatlny'i j die. Is guilty." And then I fell Into K herfrif of this dictum the land 1 arrlvnl alio lntil tried to learn what a tp,:ublcd sleep, reproaching myse f , lady departs! with h fnt chuckle. I the ex-housekeeper knew ns to Hu j for daring to doubt my divinity. Gertrude's face clouded when her 1 whennV'UtH cf the motley. Anno ; ,-uu luomtii.t i,..vi uwiriiliitf bo- mini wns mentioned, t noticed this may have bo- .ted that the secret f()1 , nroac nm ,,i llot ,.. him and ciiiimuiitod thereon. "You uro not , wna loked up In hor glass eye. mid n,,,,,,,,,,, H,m )iy undefined mis- j fond of Miss Destiny." I remarked. (Copyright, 1909, Dy G. W. Dllllno- j '"on well, I shuddered to Ihltil. .of I plrioli i r0Krutttnl his departure,! "I buo little reason to be," sho re Ham Company) ' whu ,IM,k l,,m'"' N'll,,! l"'"l,!' 0,11 1 and determined Inter to look him up piled, with it nervous air. "Aunt (Continued from yesterday) "f t,,n have pronounced Ger-, n( Mo(,.y. ()f ,,mlre tll(. u.ro Men ' .lull " ' ' rude sulliy with the greatest I , tnnh11K 1(U tho roH,u.clable, ' -8 that hor name?" Synopsis of Preeecllno Chapters. pioniptltudo; but I happened to l' , Hlimy t.lool,.Kr:)0ur ,vns gulllty neotn .... , oStl.,v , .trunw ....... 1 ............ In th.. I.. nth r.iwl t Iwitill it. ill III ,.vol . .. . ... ...... ' 8' -'Ulia 1.1081111 .1 Hirnilgl. ill- v nnTnn, iiwi.-i m-,. ...... ......... ...... . 1 Oil rltllCUIOtlf, mil in my IIIIMOiy IO the Monk fitmlly, Is found dead, an pinion .i list pin piercing ltr heart and , and my dortslnu was biased tier glans eje miming. The eye ..... ... i.. lllll IIIOII I WllH 111 '. frmil .l.niw.r I VIM nntne, Isn't It? Well, thn, she has alwiiVH behaved ha iuli lv to me. Even wl ling to sacrifice anyone and every-! , u.na .... . tlnw, .,. , Hut I really could not believe that ,, To HUcll sln0 ,0(!(, u. bring I , , ii sttniMMied t contain a clue to H lovely n girl wns guilty. 'Ilo-i.i.,, ,., iIIN f liianklnd. I , . . . ;'. , , .... i ... . . .i . J iiiKimi- I me this fortune she has scarce.' the hhllnis place of n treHauro sides her demeanor was not that of Vw muhixy ,H)St i resolved an I , , , inipeiiioiis loner rrom -""""fi10"' Then thh morning " who Inr rmed me tliat ho had snaf-, .-Wlnil 'Olout thl morning?" I nsk-fled-tho word Is his own-a couple ll0r llctltaton. of weeks leave, ror tne preseni worth 60.IWO if umls. hnipieathed 1 n hraien erlmlunl, and hIio had ! Oabrlwl .Monk to his uleco, j jccnu d really puzzled by my over (; itiude. rnin Vance, a Imdon attentive Btize. Tossing .nd turning plsywrlnht. falls In love with i nn my bod, I tried to see some Mlsa Monk's photoiiraph. He found my ,jf llaht. but all was utter dark Mrs. Calderahaw'a body, and at mn. The evidence was ikud upilnst the time Ills motor ear was taken o,., trade M nk. and her fate was l.) a woman wearing a white m the hand. of her vlndlcthe aunt, cloak. He find the cloak In n mi Destiny might hold hor tongue fl.-ld where his car had boen , fr the time belli, but It would deserted. It bears the Initials "(!. i t Ke ery little to set It wanglng. hnt I had icuialned long enough nt M." Ho eonceala It. .Iiweph Strl And being a miser, who might try 1 iiur.aln, and that if 1 did n t eome ver. .Mrs. t:uiiiuianniw a nepmi to niacKtiwn nor niece. My orniii i t0 i,im nu w'ouiil come to mo, line .Mahomet nud the proverbial uiouu- "WHO" could doubt (he ultimate success of The Oklahoma National Life Insurance Company Considering the men behind the gun? i "Aunt .Inli.i enme to me and until he was staying with his aunt. I.ndy . n, mamwr ot ,ircm,fll ,hnB8. Bvcn Deuluim, beenuse Mabel wlnIuM It. tint prt'ihised, when I came up. to take rooms at a hotel, whore he would, n he put It, be loss tied by the leg. Then he went on to say and holr, n gardener nt tho Monks, uohed wl'h trying to got nt thu avows his 'ovo for Mis Monk, truth. To Inspector Dredge It would Vance iiieeU Oertnide nud they Iih 1 have been rendlly apparent; but In tnlu. Hearing In mind Mr. Monk's aspirations for a titled Mon-ln-law, como friends. He meets her father, the face of ateru facta 1 refused to , this was the last thing 1 desired, so I arrnnged promptly In my own mind to ur.cpt his Imitation, lie sides, aft( r my Interxlow with Oer trude. In which 1 h:pod tn come to an understanding, there would be no need for nie to lemnln at Ilur wnln. Her story might send me farther afield In search of new clues. Heading between the linen of Can- i a dapper, selfish little man. who be'luo th girl to be guilty, lives mainly In Ivondon. Vimco Tu.n th,,ro wns on,,,. D.lring the dUeovera glaas eye on a table , !, th -tight a good deal of "lies, in tho Monk drawing room. Awllom j nd met tlmt very evenlns vl.ort time Inter It ha disappeared , wh(n ( retimed to the Hobln Hod again. Mlaa Deatlny aoctmea breast. He wna remaining there for nloco of having killed Mra. CSnlder- ,nP night, and Informed me that vhaw niHl stolen the glasa eye. CHAPTER XXIV. he had come over to llurwnln that day In order to see Strlvor about the leae of the corner whop. "You hoo, Mr. Vance," mld (5 lies, Gertrude's Defense. j shortly before 1 retired to lied, and Am muy ho gueMed 1 leased a I while we were In the bar, "my Ife wry perturbed four and twenty wnnts to have a shop of her own, hours until my arranged Interview ' so I thought 1 would gpt Mr. Strlvor with Miss Monk. Miss IVstlny hud 1 to make oor the leace of Mrs. Cal- not aeen tho glass eyo In the draw-1 derslww's shop to me. My wlfo l tirg rwmi, and m far eould prove j set on hnvlng It, and 1 thlnit Mr. nothing Bgnlnrtt her niece. I 1ollove Strtver will agree to the terms I that o far she wtis eaklng the 1 proline." truth, at It sho had seen tho eyo j "You hive seen hint, then?'' sue would have been only too pleased "Ye. Mr. I went to lis house to to adduce. Its presence as a pnof , day, and found he was at The Udge of Oerlrudo's guilt. Hut as things , working in the garden. I sought him were, what Bho knew wan damning j out there, and wo had a talk Just enough. Sho could swear to the glrl'H before Mlsa Destiny enme to bother presence at Mootley on the evening nliu. 1 -went away then, and after- f the murder and to the ownership ward you came.' I if ou had not arnmged this after , noon ten. Mr. Vance, 1 should have come to seo you. I need n friend more than over." I privately thought and 1 was right in thinking so that Miss Des tiny had been making herself dlsa greablo over the visit tj Mootley, and prrhuiH had added threats. However, t snld nothing for the moment, .is I wished (lertrude to tell her story In her own way. "Tako some cako and another cup of tea." 1 murmur ed sympathetica!'', "thou wo can talk." (iertrudo handed tne her cup. i can't eat or drink anything moro, thank you, Mr. Vance. I want to speak seriously to you. No one can hiMir us, 1 hope?" 1 glanced at the door and window; nlngtons letter. I saw that he was )olh WUM, C,0M1(, Xo onc a1 1)Lar devoured with cuiloslty concerning ..... , ,,., ...vine the olmir on- Miss Monk. He knew that I had fall- poslte her, "and you can depend up- CHAPTER XXV. en in hm with tho portrait, and ns I ou ,v b(Ilp H)cret ab0t whntovcr he had always regarded me ns n I you chooJ(1 to t(1 ,. vou know. partlcu:nri' stnlil, seda.o personage, i tlt he naturally doubted It 1 wjuld carry on so fantastic .1 romance. However, ho evidently had his suspicions, since I olios to linger in a dull country Ullage, and therefore was desperate ly anxious to see tho lady who could thiii move my elderly heait. As C.iunltigton was a mcst iiertlnaolous mm tnl, I wrote by the next mst that I would be In London next week and would have much to tell him nlwut The Missing Fortune. "Yes." She looked stralghtly at me, and her royal beauty impressed me anew. "I have studied your character closely, so that 1 might be certain ot making no mistake." "And you are satisfied?" "l'erfectly." 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We arc writing business at the rate of $6,000,000.00 per year, which shows that people who do investigate approve our methods. with 'Vhoni to discuss matters. 1 til the while cloak worn by the lady, "Oh!" my mind ran swiftly oor who had stolen my motor ear. For- , the entH f the day; "then youiiould always iely on Cunnlngton tun.itely, from sheer shame, since . wviv in the grounds of The I.udge to hold hi tongue, ev.n if his advice Mi-s Monk was hor niece. Miss Dos- bofo-.e I arrived?" tiny promised to hold her tongue. "Yes, Mr. Vance," said (Hies, In the f.ioe f what th- o'd woman le.ulll enough. "Mr. Strlvor unmi't - In the garden tit the time, tia he i id gen - mum! to the back of tho .ion.. 1 walked up to the front door ECZEMA Oil HANDS IA "I.lbten, Mr. Vance, and don't Inter rupt me more than you can help, tis !' Is difficult for mo to tell my story clearly." "I am nil attention," said l loan ing forward. "You know that I told you of the FOR TEN YEARS our dt.il when the little old lady riicd. She spoiled the business for th" lime being, but I saw Mr. Stimr this evening, nud we hnvo Were Haw All Over and tho Humor "l'a"Kod about the matter. My wife was SnroadififffoBodv am! limit': w,: h',N, ,ho """i'-' did not prove to be particularly ftood. At nil events the boy could alwn.VB bo relied upon t. keep si lent, which was more Mian I could fifty thousand pounds -which my say tor many people I knmv. So tojl'nolo Inbrlel left me." C'.iiiiilngioa I rosohod to confide "Yes. the fortune -which Is inlsn- in. I asked fir him. The servant sent , the lull tale of my dlsjovurles nud. lug." i iiie-aje and we wore talking over' In th interests of my wooing, 1 end-1 (lertrude nodded. "Uncle Gabriel ed my letter with a repetition or j was a miser, and concealed his the Tact thai I was coming to see rlrhes. My father ha Inherited the him. Mud I n.t emphasized this Inroine and tho' property, but the flf- sald. In a low voice. "Oh, I know wn rightfully your own. The Idea or that papa has Ms faults, but his a marriage salved her conscience, heart is in the right place. Pnpa has as It were." no Idea of money; ho Is like a child; I "The idea is absurd. I would nover so Uncle Oabriel thought if papa marry a man like Joseph, although secured the diamonds ho unuiimlcr their value." might j ho is handsome nnd fairly well oil- 1 ucatod." mxt day to make Imiulrles. After posting the letter I consult- "What!" said 1 significantly, "when they belonged to you?" She colored again. "1 think papa belles es that what Is mlno Is his. You see Undo iCiabrlol died when I wan u huu t sixteen five years ago and he thought that if papa could lay hands on tho Jewels then that they would lint come to mo. lie mis tl listed, papa." "And with very good reason," I .W V..U) 'fr IV UUIM ..lilt UIIIIU . I . , . .,., , . - Profess.onal Treatment M No 1 ,JO" ,"1 " r l,,.'al. ?. ' 1 f " .""""L? T? " P j n . , . , i .iint'inHiKin w noil in lieu. iiiiet nan,'1". "' m-.- "u nmiiin uuo- UWU WUgllltT II. Ill LIVt'lllU, I 00, CUTICURA A SUCCESS IN BOTH THESE CASES lieeii alone in the grounds of The j dge and had g no up to the homo ; ; seek for Striven Might he not I "tokod the fire, diutml thu furnb hw placd the eye on tho table, ture unnecessarily and spread a truly the Iwy might have appeared the , ty thouaand pounds lias been hidden , mvny. When Uie will was read 1 murmured, too low for Gertrude to learned that such a sum had been liear. Walter Monk, as I truly be left to mo. but Its whereabouts could j lleved, would act exactly in the way not bo .'.IsMnored. I searched through "Is brother suspected 1io wou!d. nn.'li's papers without result. Then "What's that you say?" about the end of .Inly I camo acr:s ".Never mind. I understand that tho an old b3x In tho attic filled with diamonds wore concealed so that foolscap sheets covered with figures, your father might not ibo tempted tied about to ome purpase. Shu ar ranged flowers In ni sitting room. ... ....... ... .. .. since ho could easily do o when i orgecus ten for my visitor. I pro-1 aimi there was some writing In the "ui suiei join uiiuiu uuuuucu iuu he middle French window wm ' 1 hil rvutA n my Iiik1i for ten t. At Cri it vuij out only lr. intr lhm it Ilnaily -ni.- to nay. I Rd ibr ri d.-t r! f do Hit they c '.M tut n. no i f tlx m did any g od. 1 tiion ued em Imh if riitlcura Oint ment and thn-e tx.tMe if Cnticuru He- Ivt-nt and wa, nmp!i'tily ruivil. Sly liaml wen- raw nil over. inide and out. and the iwrau wn ,iiviiillntt nil over my IxHly niul linili. Ilefoie Ni.nl uwd diih lv..U'f Cnticiirn llivolvent. togotlier willi tho t'uticurii Ointnu'iit, my Min-i were m arly henletl ever, iinii by tho time l lind ued the third bot tle, I was entirely well. 1 lind n gocd apxtltn nnd wnn llililrr (linn 1 ,.,.r wan. To any eno who ha nny t.ln or blo..l dheaM I woiilil li mty mlvli-o them to fool with iioililng cIm, but to ret Cutltllill nnd get well. Mv liniidi. cilied by tho usei t I'mli-urii, have never given me I ho inwt bit f tn ublo up to now, I ciinuot recommend I'uticurii hlRbly enough. It has done me mill my family ki niiidi ginid. My dnughter'a bands this Mimiucr Ikh-iuiio Hrfivtly raw with eeyeiiin. She cviilil gi-t noth ing that would do them any gord unlit Miu tiled t'uticurn. Klio iimhI two Un tie i f Ciitkura lloselvent and cue mi of Ciiticuni Ointment nnd hi two wivk they wen entirely cured. 1 have umiI Cutlcura for ether members ( f mv fam ily niul it always proved lOK-i-iwful. 1 nwminend It to any cue with vwma. After cure iisliu! It ou will mcr u anytldnt cUo Mrs M. F.. 1'alln, Sneers lcrry. Vn., Oct. it). 1000." KKIHPINCi THU HAIR To prevent dry. thill nnd falling hair; remove dandruff, nllav itchln nnd irri tation, ami promolo the r.iowth and Ix'autv rf the hair, frequent hliainiK-oH with Ctitlcum Soap and ixvasienal i!us-In-n with Cutlcura are luuully elftt tivo when all other mcthuds fail. Sjuvial and full dinvtlcni ai-cemimny eat li packai?) ef Cutlcura. rullmra Cup CJie (llntmrnt iMr i ll.x.lt rnt tU)t t. ami ( liiM-iiUin fonint ruu I ar ul.l Kilo I'ruiu. I.MVilurol' it Atr ll.aion ojien? Hut then I had alsolutoly no r.-ason to sui.peot Giles, ns tho glas eyo wo. ! bo meaningless to htm. tested that neither one of us could form of a diary, two or three loose ' to come Into your hands sooner or later." "Yes. The diary said that the Jew els were hidden In a certain place.' "What place?" 1 asked abruptly. "Ah, that was kept secret. Hut Uncle Gabriel talked about trusting Anno " "Ah!" I said rubbing my hands It do spile the looks of things." brlol had for years used tho family with satisfaction, "now wo are com- Inconie of five hundred per annum in iuk to the gist ot tne matter, any purchasing diamonds." mention ot the eye?" "Hcally' lie could not buy many "So. You see, u the diary It can valuable stones at such a price." hardly be called one Uncle Gabriel "V.-ii forget that ho had the In- only Jotted down scraps of the come ror forty years or thereabouts j scheme In his head. To jnako a long and lived '.Ike a pauper, lie was al- story short, I gathered that ho had ways saving money and buying dla- lntrused tho secret of the wnere- eat mi many cakes anil buns and sheets pinned together.' Jam and bread am loaded the table. "Have you the diary and the other Mrs. Gi:tln who iiad some Idea of papers?" Hut up! Would It bo meaningless? my Mate of mind admitted with a "Yes; you ean see them when you Certainly Mm. Gllty had denied thai beaming smile that love did not spoil come to The Lodge. Meanwhile it Is he knew about Mrs. Caldorshaw's the appetite. Hut she objected to easier for me to tell you tho con glass eyo, but then she had admit-; tlio presence of my second partmaii-1 tents, as the writing Is extremely ii d that the c housoknener bad wild I t. '.in In tho sitting room. crabbed. I learned that Uncle Ga- .... . I ... .... ....... sue woui.i never illo lu nor bed. In one way or another Mrs. Gilo may said Mrs. Gilfln, "why not put It In have learned the so -ret of tho hid- ilie bedroom, Master Cyrus?" den ii'oney, and thus Glle.i might j "I hiuv use for it here Cuckoo," I haw killed Mrs. Caldershaw to oh-1 answ red, and so 1 had, for lu It tain the g ns eye which was the ' was snugly folded the relobnited clue Hut after loflootloii I dismissed' 'l lc. which 1 proposed to show Ger the story as utterly ridiculous. 'Illo j undo when the time eamo for ex could not have gtilmd p.nmosslui of plauiilloits. the hatpin belonging-according to At four o'clock all was sple and motids. At times as the diary said I abcuts or the diamonds to Anne Cal M'.ts Destiny to Gertrude Monk; span, and the room was as comfort- ho went to London and Amsterdam . uorsnaw, as no nan Known and ivitainly, having the eyo, would able as the afternoon tea was tempt- and lMrls and traded lu stones. Ho 1 years nnd esteemed her as an honest not come over to Hurwain to bmve i"K- -Miss Monk duly arrived tills 1 turned oxer what ho had bought, woman." It In the drawing rom of Tho l.o.lno. i time without Fuddles as an escort as a matter of fact, and In one way ! "f f-eo; and sho was not honest." "You know that he loves you." "Yes, 1 know," sho replied, blush ing, but In a somewhat cold tone. "Xtver mind; the thing as I say Is absurd. Hut it might be as you say, Mr. Vance, that Anno had such a scheme In her head. However, you understand that 1 gathered from tho so-called diary that sho know of the whereabouts of the Jewels." "Yes, I know that. What did you do?" "I determined to go over and see Anno Caldershaw." "And did you?" "Yes." She looked at me nervously. "You wore at Mootley then, when when " "No," she burst out fiercely. "Not though Aunt Julia swears 1 was." "Oil. Yni did not go to Mootley at all." "Yes, 1 did. r arranged to meet Aunt Julia at Anne's houxe at five o'clock. I got there before that time." "Then you wore nt Mootley on tho evening of tho murder." "I have never denied It," sho said, costing her head llko n snake, and looking haughty, "but 1 do deny that I wtu in the house .wnen the crime was committed. '2 was nut tno worum who ran away with your motor car, whatever Aunt Julia may say." "Who wns tho woman, then?" "I don't know I never set eyes on her." "Ah!" said 1 thoughtfully, "talking her for of ''yc' """" MrH' CnluVrshaw's glass i Gibs. t,n the face of it, was nttorlv -and looked more beautiful than and another managed to accumulate "Don't you think .so?" "No ICvidently sho Intended to tell Strlver the secret, slnco sho left him Innocent. 'Set it was strange that ever In hor plain dress. IVor girl, fifty thousand pounds' 'Worth of Jew l he should have boon In tho grounds she nearly always woro the same els." of tho arobean house nearly at frock, which showed how very short I "Then tho fortune, which Is hid- the glass eye in tho will. He was tho tlmo 1 had hoon tho glass eyo. in cash Mr. Monk kept her. She dt n, consists or diamonds?" j to get th? money, and then I daro- nd that had disappeared. If Giles ' should have been arrayed lu silk J "Kvactly. In tho diary Uncle Ga-1 say ho could ask you to marry had not placed it there ho might attire, and 1 Inwardly sworo when brlel hinted that tho Jewels were for ! him." , have taken It. establishing her In a deop-seatod arm ' mo, but that ho mistrusted my fath- j "Hldlculous," said Miss Monk, col- ' No' no! no' no!" f muttered In chair by the fire, that some day ' or. and would put them safely away." orlng. drowsy tones; "it's absurd. Giles has "ho should bo, at my exponso. "Why did he distrust your father?" j "Perhaps. Nevertheless, I beliove noth'ng to do with tho mutter. Ho Meantime I handed hor a cup of to i t asked, although I had a shrewd sua-1 that such was tho scheme of Mrs. 1 merely came over to arrange about ' ami plied her with bread and but-' plcion of what tho answer would Caldershaw, for sho intended to on- the bhop. Ho did not place tho glaus ' tor. much to Mr, (lllfln's satlsfac- bo. ilch her nophuw at your expense, eye there; nor did Strlver. If Strl- tlon. That roo.1 lady had looked la ' The tfrl flushed. "Unc Gabriel hoping that you would marry him, Aifanc. (ter h.d p.)soed thi eye he would , that e erv comfortable. ( was never Jmt to iy father," ho j and thus fain Oie benefit of whit optic in her head when you spoko to her?" "Yes, it was. And remember plea3c, that 1 never knew as it appears frsm your Ingenious theory that the secret was hidden in that oyo. I camo at half past four and went Into tho back loom, where I talked with Anne. I related to her what 1 had discovered, and asked her to tell io where tho diamonds were. Sho nld she dltl not know." "She did not know," I echoed in utter astonishment. "So she said. Sho declared that Uncle Gabriel had given hor n ci pher, lu which ho had concealed tho whereabouts of the diamonds. Anno could not reatl it herself, eo sho had no Idea whero tho Jewels wore." "Did you ask her for tho clphor?" "Yes. 1 did. She. rerusod to glvo It to me." "On what grounds?" Gertrude grow rod and looked ner vously Intj tho riro. ' I muy iw well be quite rrank," sho paid, with an outburst of candor. "Anno rea!ly did wish me to marry her nephew, nnd said sho would glvo mo tho cipher if I promised to marry Joseph, f re fused, nnd then " "Well, what then?" f asked impa tloiftly, and liidlgnnut at tho plot between tho dead woman and the gar dener to forco Miss Monk into un willing matrimony. "Then I heard a voice lu the nhop calling for Mrs. Caldorulmw. Sho wont away, and tdiortly afterwnrfl returned to ask me to leave t once. There was sonieonu who wished to speak to her, and alio did not wish nio to meet this iierson, Thoroforo she asked mo to leave at onco." Continued on 1'age Nine. MOTHERS FRIEND A LINIMENT FOR EXTERNAL USE. One of tho most valuable qualities of Mother's Friend is , that it safe-guards the future health of tho niotlur. It Is a liniment to bo applied externally to tho body, tho uso of which lubricates the muscles and tendons, softens tho elands and ducts, prcveuts lumps forming in tho breasts, and relieves the pain, nervous ncss, nausea, and other troubles from which so many expectant mothers suffer. When Mother's Tried is used regularly it fits and prepares the sysUm or an easy and natural consummation of tho term. Women who massage with this great liniment are always saved much suffering when baby comes, and recover whu'K 1 f I1?? 111 CffCetS' M0th"'8 Fdcud t drug stores Writ fox our fr book for expectant mothers. THE BKADFiLD CO., ATLANTA, 9A.