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I 'lit \-,«i T*\,» & The Day of Days By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE Copyright, 1912. by the Frank A. Munsey Co ly, turning back to face the opening just as it was darkened by another figure. The man with the twisted mouth stood there, peering blindly into the Bemiobbcunty "I thought I saw 5-011," he comment ed blandly, advancing a pace and so Shaynon's Eyes Winced. coming face to face with the bristling little Mephistophelian figure, whioh. he had endeavored to ignore. "My dance, I believe," he added a trace more brusquely, over the little man's head. "I'm afiaid you'll have to excuse me, Bayard." she returned. He hesitated. "Do I understand you're ready for me to take you home?" "You're to understand that I will neither dance nor sit out the dance with you—and that I don't wish to be disturbed." ("Bless your heart!" Sybarite in terjected privately.) The voice of the younger Shaynon broke ith passion. "This is—the limit!" he cried violent ly. "I've reached the end of my endur ance. Who's this creature you're with "Is your memory so short?" Syba rite asked quietly. "Have you forgot ~\ten the microbe—the little guy who ^rput the point in disappointment?" "I've forgotten nothing, you—animal' Nor that jou insulted my father pub licly a few minutes ago Remove that mask and tell me your name. If you refuse I'll thrash you within an inch of your life—here and now "One moment," P. Sybarite pleaded with a graceful gesture. "Before com mitting yourself to this mad enter prise, would you mind telling me ex actly how jou spell that word inch? With a capital 'I' and a final 'e'—by any chance?" With an inarticulate cry Shaynon's fist shot out as if to strike his persecu tor down, but midair P. Sybarite's slim, strong fingeis closed round and inflexibly stayed his euemj's wrist "Behave."' Sybarite counseled evenly. "Remember where you are—in a lady's presence. As for my mask, if it still annojs you"— He jerked it off and away. Escaping the balustiade, it caught a ^wandering air and diifted indolently down thiough the darkness of the street "And if my face tells you nothing.' he added hotly, "peihaps my name will help It's Sjbarite. l'ou may have, heaid it." As ir from ff blow Shaynon's eyes •Winced. Then, quietly adjusting his crumpled cuff, he drew himself up "Marian," he said as soon as he had bis voice under control, "since you wish it I'll wait for you in the lobby downstairs." Shaynon turned and left them alone j&> on the balcony. "I'm sorry," Sybarite told the girl in unfeigned contrition "Please for give me. I've a vicious temper—the color of my hair—and I couldn't resist the temptation to make him squirm." "If you only knew how 1 despised him," she said, "you wouldn't think it necessary to excuse youiself, though 1 don't know yet what it's all about." "Simply 1 happen to have the whip '^Vhand of the Shaynon conscience," re V'{Wned p- Sybarite "I happen to know [^/&t Bayard is secietly the husband of ,V* woman notorious in New York under the name of Mrs. Jefferson Inche." i\ "Is that true? Dare I believe"— Intimations of fears inexpressibly alleviated breathed in her tone. "I have the word of the lady herself, together with the evidence of his con fusion just now. What more do you need?" [MIM "If that is true how can it be that he has been begging me this very Bight to marry bun within a month?" "He may have entertained hopes of gaining his end—his freedom—in an other way. Furthermore, he probably thinks himself forced to seem insistent by the part he's plajing. His father doesn't know of this entanglement: he'd disinherit Bayard if he« did "It may be so," she responded va cantly. "Tell me," he suggested presently, stammering, "if you don't mind giving me more of your confidence, to which I don't pretend to have any right, only my interest in—in you—the mystery with which you surround yourself, liv ing alone there in that wretched boarding house"— CHAPTER XI. in a Balcony—and Afterward. stay in the boarding house wasn't meant to be per manent," he explained, "merely an experiment. 1 went there for two reasons—to be rid for awhile of their incessant attempts to hasten ray marriage ith Bayard and because I suddenly realized I knew nothing about my father's estate and found I was to know nothing tor an other ear that is, until, under Ins will, I come into my fortune. I want ed to know about our girls, to be sure the} were gh en a fair chance, earned enough to live decently and other things about their lhes you can imag ine "I think I understand," said P. Syb arite gravely. "I had warned them more than once I'd run away if they didn't let me alone And finally I kept my word and ran away, took my room in Thirty eighth street and before long secured work in my own store. "At first I was sure they'd identify me immediately, but somehow no one seemed to suspect me, and I stayed on, keeping my eyes open and collecting eUdence of a system of mismanage ment and oppression. "It wasn't until tonight Bayard found out where I was living, as you saw. At first I refused to return home, but he declared my disappearance was cre ating a scandal. "He insisted that these stories could only be refuted if I'd come home for a few days and show myself at this dance tonight "I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all I never liked either of them, never understood what father saw in old Mr. Shaynon to make him trust him the way he did And now after what has happened I shall stop at the Plaza tonight—they know me there—and telephone for my things. If Mr. Shaynon objects I'll see if the law won't relieve me of his guardian ship." "If. you'll take a faoTs_advice you'll do that whether or no It wouldn't be the first time Brian Shaynon ruined a friend. There was once a family in this town by the name of Sybarite— the family of a rich and successful man, associated with Brian Shaynon in a business way. I'm what's left of it, thanks to my father's faith in old Brian's integrity." "Oh, I'm sorry"— "Don't be. please. What I've en dured has done me no harm, and to night has seen the turn of my for tunes or else I'm hopelessly deluded "The public disavowal of your en gagement to Bayard will be likely to bring the Shaynons' affairs to a crisis. 1 firmly believe they're hard pressed for money. That's why they were in such a hurry for your marriage. "Even if Bayard were free—as his father believes him to be—why need the old man have been so unreasonable when all the delay you ask is another twelvemonth? Believe me, he had some excellent reason for his anxiety. Finally, if the old \illain isn't foment ing some especially foul villainy, why need he sneak from here tonight to the lowest dive in town to meet and con fer with a gang leader and murderer such as Red November?" "What are you talking about now?" demanded the bewildered girl. "An hour or so ago I met old Brian coming out of a dive known as Dutch House, the worst in town. It's been puzzling me ever since—an appoint ment of some sort he made with No vember just as 1 hove within ear shot 'Two-thirty,' he said, and No vember repeated the hour and prom ised to be on the job. 'Two-thirty'— what can it mean? It's later than that now, but, mark my words, something's going to happen this afternoon or to morrow or some time soon, at half past 2 o'clock." "Perhaps you're right" said the girl doubtfully. "Miss Blessington," said P. Sybarite solemnly, "when you ran off in that taxi at midnight I had $5 in all the world* This minute, as I stand, I'm worth $25,000. I'd give every cent of it for some reliable assurance that Brian Shaynon and his son mean you no harm." Surprised and impressed by his un wonted seriousness, the girl indistinct ly shrank back against the balustrade. "Mr. Sybarite"— she murmured, wide eyed. "Now," said the little man. with a brisker accent, "by your leave we will get back to what we were discussing Your welfare"— "Mr. Sybarite." the girl interrupted impetuously, "whatever happens I want you to know that 1 at least un derstand you and that to me you'll al ways be my standard of a gentleman brave and true and kind." "And now," he broke off sharply, "all the pretty people are going home, and you must too. May I venture one step farther? Don't let Bayard Shaynon"— "T don't mean to." she told him. pfMm stim "Knowing what 1 know, it's impossi ble." "You will go to" the Plaza?" "Yes," she replied. "I've made up my mind to that." "You have a cab waiting, of course. May I call it for you?" "My own car,".she said. "The call check Is with my wraps. But," she smiled, "1 shall be glad to give It to you to hand to the porter, if you'll be so good, and then you may see me to my car." "To do Bayard out of that honor!" be said cheerfully. "You couldn't 'n- vent a service to gratify me more hugely." She smiled in sympathy. "But he will be expecting to see you home?" "No matter if he does he sha'n't Besides, he lives in bachelor rooms within walking distance, I belieie." Already the \ast and shining hall *as almost empty only at the farther wall a handful of guests clustered around the doorway, waiting to take their turn in the crowded cloakrooms A moment more and the two were close upon the anguard ot departing guests, and the girl and P. Sybarite parted "Wait for me in the lobby," she said, smiling. Liberated from the crowded elevator on the lower floor, P. Sybarite found his lackey, resumed hat and coat and waited In the lobby opposite the ele vators. At the side street entrance the crush of anteroom and elevators was dupli cated, jamming the doorway and o\er flowing to the sidewalk while in wait ing for motorcars and carriages. But through the Fifth avenue en trance only the thin stream of those intending to walk was trickling away. After a time P. Sjbarite discovered Bayard Shaynon not far off like him self waiting and with a vigilant eye reviewing the departing the while he talked in close confidence with one who was a stranger to P. Sybarite. When he idly glanced that way a second time the younger Shaynon was alone and had moved nearer. When eventually Marian appeared he was in stant to her side, forestalling even tfie alert flanking movement of P. Syba rite. "You are quite ready, Marian?" Shayuon asked and. familiarly slipping a guiding hand beneath the arm of the girl, with admirable effrontery. "You have your carriage'call check ready? If you'll let me have it"— "Let's understand one another once and for all time, Bayard," the girl in terrupted. "I don't wish you to take me home. I prefer to go alone. Is that clear? I don't wish to feel indebted to you for een so slight a service as this," she added, indicating the slip of patseboard in her fingers. "But if Mr Sybarite will be so kind"— Shaynon's accents when he spoke were even if menacing in their tone lessness. "Then, Marian, I'm to understand it's—good night?" "I think," said the girl, with a level look of disdain, "it might be far better if you were to understand that it's goodby." He shrugged again, and his eyes, wavering, of a sudden met P. Syba rite's and stabbed them with a glance of ruthless and unbridled hatred, so emenoined that the little man was transiently conscious of a misgiving. "Here," he told himself in doubt, "is one who. given his way. would have me murdered within twenty-four hours And he thought of Red No\ em ber. Almost undoubtedly the gunman had escaped arrest. Shaynon, with no other word, turned and strode away toward the Fifth ave nue entrance. Marian roused P. Syba rite with a word "Finis," she said, enchanting him with the frank intimacy of her smile. They came to the carriage entrance, where the crush of waiting people had somewhat thinned—not greatly. Leaving Marian in the angle of the doorway. Sybarite pressed out to the booth of the carriage call appara tus, gave the operator the numbered and perforated cardboard, together with a coin, saw the man place it on the machine and shoot home a lever that hissed and spat blue fire, then turned back "What was the number?" she asked as he approached. "Did you notice? I did, but then thought of something else, and now I've forgotten." "Two hundred and thirty," replied P. Sybarite absently. Between the two there fell a little pause of constrained silence ended bv Marian "I want to see you again very soon Mr. Sybarite. Come tomorrow to te-i at the Plaza." "Thank you." Above the hum of chattering voices rose the bellow of the carriage Dorter "Two-thirty!" "My car.' said the girl, with a start A handsome town car stood at the curb beneath the permanent awning of iron and glass. Hurrying across the sidewalk. Marian permitted P. Syba rite to help her into the vehicle. Transported by this proof of her graolousnes*. he gave the chauffeur the address. "Hotel Plaza." With the Impudent imperturbability of his breed, the man nodded without looking round. From the body of the vehicle Ma rlan extended a white gloved hand "Good night. Mr. Sybarite. Tomorrow at 5." Touching her fingers. P. Sybarite raised his hat. but before he* could utter the response ready upon his tongue, he was seized by the arm and swung rudely away from the door. At the same time a voice—the property of the owner of that unceremonious hand —addressed the porter roughly: -''Shut that door and' send the car along! ri take charge of this gen tleman!" In this speech an accent of Irony inhered to exasperate Sybarite Half a hundred people were looking on. listening Angrily he wrenched his arm free "What the devU"-he cried into the face of the aggressor, and. in the act of speaking, recognized the man as him with whom Bayard Shaynon had been conversing in the lobby. "I'm the house detective here." the other answered, holding his eyes with an inexorable glare. "And if it's all the same to you we're going to have a quiet little talk in the office." he added with a jerk of his head A sidelong glance discovered the fact that Marian's ear had moved away Doubtless she had left in ignorance of this outrage, or perhaps thinking him accosted by a hapchance acquaintance "Very well," said P. Sybarite, boiling with rage beneath thin ice of submis sion. I fro BS coitTnrtnnx] MANKATO REMAINS WET. Saloon interests in Minnesota won a much disputed point when the supreme court handed down a decision holding that he half-mile dry law could not te construed to take in villages and cities contiguous to the territory voting out saloons. As a result Joseph Miller, saloonkeeper at Triumph, in Martin county, is ordered released from a fine imposed by the lower court for an alleged violation of the liquor laws. Triumph and Monterey, which are in Martin County, are contiguous villages. Triumph is wet, but Monterey, which adjoins it, recently voted dry. Under a law passed in 1913 when villages vote dry the prohibitive territory extends for a half mile outside the municipal line. When Monterey voted dry Miller, the appellant, had a saloon in Triumph. His place was within the half-mile zone and Monterey enthusiasts immediatly caused his arrest. He was fined for a violation of the dry laws and he im mediately instituted habeas corpus pro ceedings for his release. To the saloon interests of the state at large the question at issue was an important one, as it threatened to dry up much territory. Speaker Dunn of the 1911 legislature was employed and so was Frank W. Kellogg, the well known trust buster. Both appeared before the supreme court in opposition to the infliction of the half mile law as far as it concerned contiguous municipalities. In directing the discharge of Miller the^jupreme court, in its findings holds thjj .half-mile dry law to be consti tutional, but says it cannot include villages or cities when the same are contiguous to the territory voting dry. The opinion was written by Justice Holt. A number of cities were interested in the decision, among them Mankato. Had the half-mile dry law been upheld in its entirety Mankato, which has a large number of saloons, would have been made dry. In that city a narrow river or creek separates a town which has voted dry from Mankato, which is wet, and had the dry zone law applied Mankato would now be wtihout a saloon. There are other cities in Minnesota similarly situated. The people who are responsible for the program of University Weeks are looking out for the interest of the girls Miss Louise McDanell, who is connected with the University Department of Home Economics at the Agricultural College, has been engaged to speak every after noon on the subject "What Shall We Teach the American Girl." Parents who are interested in the new trend being taken by modern education, especially through the new emphasis being laid on »ia w» rk as distinguished from book work, will be greatly interested to hear Miss McDanell. The educational value of such training as is afforded by courses in cooding, sewing and house manage ment will be clearly pointed out. IF HAIR IS Ml, USE SAGE TEH Don't look old! Try Grandmother's recipe to darken and beautify faded, lifeless hair. That beautiful, even shade of dork, glossy hair can only be had by brewing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray, streaked and looks dry, wispy and •craggly, just an application or two of Sage And Sulphur enhances its appear ance a hundredfold. Don't bother to prepare the tonic you can get from any drug store a 50 cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy," ready to use. This can always be depended upon to bring back the natural color, thickness and lustre of your hair and remove dandruff, stop scalp itching and falling hair. Everybody uses "Wyeth's" Sage and Sulphur because it darkens so naturaJiy and evenly that nobody can tell it has bean applied. You simply dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after another application it becomes beautifully dark and appear* glossy, lustrous and abun dant. GROWTH OF GUSTAVUS ADOL PHUS COLLEGE. What might have been termed! a" pro gram of thanksgiving was carried out in the auditorium of Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Peter last Wednesday afternoon. In the morning Rev. Oscar, J. Johnson was inaugutated president of the institution, and in the afternoon formal announcement was made of the completion of the school's endowment fund of $250,000. The status of the fund was made public by Professor A. A. Stomberg, president of the college board. He announced that the institution has collected $262,590 in cash, has $7,410 in bankable notes, and holds $4,000 in pledges which are still outstanding. Rev. Carl Solomonson, financial secre tary of the college, sketched the history of the endowment fund and threw a number of interesting sidelights upon the work done by the corps of some twenty solicitors. The fund was started ten years ago by Rev. L. G. Almen, but received its greatest impetus in the spring of 1912, when James J. Hill and C. A. Smith agreed to subscribe $50,000.00 apiece, provided the college would raise $200,000. On Dec. 1, 1912, when Mr. Solomon son was placed in charge of the work, the fund contained $31,000. The task given him was to collect $170,000 before May 1st of thepresent year. Solicitors were sent into the field early last summer, and by Sept. 1st they had raised $20,000. That work might be carried on steadily all the members of the faculty volun teered to take extra hours of teaching, thus relieving the president, three pro fessors and one assistant professor. They worked every effectively and by Jan. 1, 1914, a total of $78,000, in addition to the original amount in the fund, had been subscribed. Thereafter progress was slower, but by presistent efforts additional contributions were received until the fund has reached the sum of over $260,000. Before a crowd that filled the audi torium to its capacity and with cere monies that were most impressive, Rev. Oscar J. Johnson was inauguarated as the sixth president of Gustavus Adolphus college at St. Peter last Wednesday morning. Fully a score of the most prominent educators in the Northwest, among them three former presidents of the institution, were present at the in stallation, the event being one that was of interest alike to the college world and to the public at large. When the pro gram opened practically every seat in the big auditorium was taken, and President Johnson may take a pardonable pride in the ovation that was accorded him. Professor A. A. Stomberg of Minne apolis, president of the college board, presided at the exercises, and after a hymn of praise by the audience Dr. E. Norelius of Vasa, the founder of Gustavus Adolphus, read the opening prayer. A selection by the Schumann Ladies' chorus followed, and then President Johnson was inducted into office by his predeces sor, Dr. P. A. Mattson of Cannon Falls, now president of the Minnesota con ference. Bladder irritations, kidney troubles, dull headaches, weariness, pain in back and sides, all show the kidneys need to be toned up, strengthened, their regular action restored. Foley Kidney Pills will do it surely and quickly. They give good health, freedom from pain, a return of appetite and sound sleep. Try them. For sale by all dealers. ALMINAK FOR MA. Thurs. Asenshun Day. Nobuddy miss ed aroundabouts here but the Reliabul Drugger had a brace ov reliable old birds caged in hiz store winder reddy to fly. He sez "tha can run sum" Fn. 29n. Never cummense to do this week's wurk on Friday. It iz unlukyto wurk this week when thare will be plenty next. Az the trees leav the ho-bos cum. Sat. 80t. Considable additishunal court ing wuz dun in the City last week. Jdg. I. M. O. which means I make orders, steps up behind the prescripshun bar and orders "Cum down boys with enuff for costs and take your medicine." The dig nified sheriff too iz herd, "Hear ye, Hear ye, Lend me yure ears, Friends, Romans, Countrymen, I'd like 4 yrs. more." PROVERBS. "He becumeth poor that dealeth with a slack hand"- and to her becumeth the booby "prize". "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing"- whether she duz or not. "Through wisdom is a house builded" and it cums hi. "The legs of the lame are not equal" neither are thos ov the unlame. "The tender grass sheweth itself"- and the lawn mower's a-whirr! "The wise man's eyes are in his head" and hiz hands on hiz pocket book. "Some trust in chariots and some in horses" and A horse is a vain thing for safety"- and a joy waggin iz az perverse az an evil mewl. 11 lj£2 A f^Uneazy lies the hed whare flies abound, Gone iz sweet repoze by a tikkled noze. "Laff and grow fat."-laff evry time you feel like it and laff onst in awhile enyhow. A nuwatu can strawberries. Eat awl you can. A pleasant wa iz tu have sum "Pleasant Ridge Dairy Cream"-then tha aresumSchucks. fig lH J,. Run into det for an automobeel and yur creditors may run into yu. If in dout as to which road to travel, keep tu the right Jesse Palmer, old and respected citizen and ex-mayor of Sleepy Eye and at one time Co. Comissioner from the 4th District, who spent the past two years in Southern California, with hk daughter Miss Mary came back last week to spend three months with rela tives and friends. Wich the exceptioi of rather poor eyesight, Mr. Palmer looks well and is quite vigorous. The legal status of women in Minne sota is a subject of great interest at the moment when Woman Suffrage is beimj debated pro and con everywhere. Pro fessor E. M. Morgan of t£e University Law School will speak oneiafternoon OK the subject "The Righf| of Womer Under Minnesota Law." Every womar in our town as well as a goodly sprinkling of men should be present to hear thk live subject discussed. Mr. and Mrs. John Haas visited over Sunday at New Ulm with friends ang relatives. John was called to thse place to confer with his most Excellency Hon. Jos. A. Eckstein, plenipotentiary of President Wilson for Mexico, who is to seek redress for the execution of Parks, an American, and as Mr. Haas is Eck stein's secretary, it was necessary that he make this visit to New Ulm. W* understand that they decided that Huerta was responsible and that he wifi eventually meet his fate.—Lambertot Star. The Play's the thing. People never get over their enjoyment of seeing the human drama enacted before their eyes. A trained cast from the University one evening of University Week aril! present "Sweet Lavender", a drama three acts by Arthur Pinero. The Pia? is given by a club called "The Players" and is full of live, human interest. The legitimate drama is seen so seldom in our town and especially drama of the class of Pinero's that no doubt our people will crowd the house to see this worthy per formance. Sunday afternoon the Turner Sunday School pupils and their parents gathered at Herman's Heights for their .yeafty picnic and in spite of the rain of the previous night and the glowery morning found conditions for a picnic ideal znM enjoyed themselves until well into the. evening. The youngsters enjoyed game* and dancing and a basket supper with coffee and icecream served by the Ladies Society took care of the most important part of the picnic. We have had handed to us the nice green Ten Dollar Bill that is to go to -dm winner of the prize in the contest for ac essay on "The Mule". Remember, thfe is a free for all and there is still time to enter, the qualifications being «o^easy« Something short and pithy wilhtio\doubc stand a better show with the judgerthan a long winded article on the virtues?, and vices of this particular four-footed bit of animal creation. So, take a chance at it. Something dashed off in half hour might easily carry off the prize. There are only four contestants so far. 3*o reason why they should have the field all to themselves. Take JX fly at it and see how easy it is to "write for the public'* as we have to do every week. We. are curious to see how the writing efssomr one besides ourselves "sounds" m^orint It's dead easy to write everyone sayaao m? 9 Many -of ouF~people -have-lieard "o*— Ernest Harold Baynes, who appeared recently in the East in what was callefi a "bird masque," with the title "The Sanctuary." The author of the "masque" was Percy Mackye, and the poet himself appeared in it as well as Mr. Baynes and Miss Jessie Wilson the daughter of the President. Mr. Baynes is noted as a student of nature and as a familiar friend of the wild birds and beasts. A common illustration shows him drinking out of a saucer while a little wild chickadee is perched on Ah? rim of the same saucer sharing the drink. Mr. Baynes will appear one afternoor of University Week with his lecture* "Wild Birds and How to Attract Them.' 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