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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1913. INITI A LS ONLY By Anna Katherine Green Illustrations by C. W. Rosser Ccpyright 1911 by Street & Smith. Copyright 1S1I ty Dodd. Mead & Co. Anhor of "The Leavenworth Case," "The Filigree Ball," "The House ot the Whispering Pines." riut no one heeded. The new ar- J rival munches hi3 roll and waits lm- j patiently for his coffee, while with- j out, the clouds pile soundlessly in the j sky, one of them taking the form of a huge hand with clutching fingers j reaching down Into the hollow void ! beneath. CHAPTER XU Desolate. The struggle w fierce but momen tary. Oswald wiih his weakerifed pow era could not long withstand the steady exertion of Orlando's giant strength, and ere long sank away from the contest Into Mr. Challoner's arms "You should not have summoned the shade- of our mother to your aid," ob served the other with a smile. In which the irony was lost In terrible presage. "1 was always her favorite " Oswald shuddered. Orlando bad spoken truly; she had always been blindly, arrogantly trustful of her eld est son. No fault could she see In him; and now Impetuously Oswald struggled with his weakness, raised himself In Mr. Challoner's arms and cried In loud re volt: "But God Is Just. He will not let you escape. If he does, I will not. I will hound you to the ends of this earth and. If necessary, Into the eter tiKlee. Not with the threat of my arm you are my master there, but with the curse of a brother who believed you innocent of his darling's blood and would have believed you so In face of everything but your own word." T might say, to the devil." was the; trtT, Bn open wlnJow. - No other arcaeuc repij. am 1 uoudi lr ne J would receive me. 'So." he added, in 1 more ordinary tones as the other shl. ered and again started forward. "oa . will have no trouble In finding me In ' my own room tonight. I have letters ! to write and other things. A man i sound disturbs the quiet of the room. It Is empty now; but Mr. Challoner,! long since satisfied that all was well, goes by no more. Silence has settled upon the hotel; that heavy silence! which precedes the dawn. I There was silence In the streets - 1 T-l M - l . i . . Pie. Ton may go to bed and sleep. 1 1 "u'.,'", 1 . . Ba' crepl will keep awake for two." I ?u""' m'uam . "orm was "Orlando!" Visions were passing be- 'n ln ,r ana '"cnargel clouds j for, Oswald s eves, soul-crushing vis-1 hun hT ndJOW; bldln lhe 1 ions such as In hta blameless life he nt of, k- A man who had, never thought could enter into his , Mt Uce "any "hBdw" for th ' consciousness or blast his tranquil : "" P P' d looked up ; outlook upon life. "Orlando!" he again ! l the8 cloud8: tnen went mX7 on- i appealed, covering his eyes In a fren- ; Suddenly the shriek of an approach-; zled attempt to shut out these horrors, j ,n lrm ,ear lBrauP lne uey. was "I cannot let you go like this. Tomor- CHAPTER XLII. At Six. Mr. Challoner had been honest In his statement regarding the departure of Sweetwater. He had not only paid and dismissed our young detective, but he had seen him take the train for New York. And 8weetwater had gone away In good faith, too. possi bly with his convictions undisturbed, but acknowledging at last that he had reached the end of his resources. But the brain does not loose its hold upon Its work as readily as the hand does. He was halfway to New York and had consciously bidden farewell to the whole subject, when ha suddenly startled those about him by rising Impetuously to his feet. He sat again row "Tomorrow, In every niche and cor ner of this world, wherever Edith Challoner's name has gone, wherever my name haa gone, it will be known that the discoverer of a practical air ship, is a man whom they can no longer honor. Do you think that Is not hell enough for me; or that I do not realize the hell It will be for you I've never wearied you or any man with my affection; but I'm not all demon. I would gladly have spared you this additional anguish; but that "Peace!" adjured Orlando. "There ! Impossible. You are my brother !s no account I am not ready to settle. I have robbed you of the woman you love, but I have despoiled myself. I stand desolate in the world, who but j in hour ago could have chosen my i eat among the best and greatest. ! What can your curses do after that?" ' "Nothing." Th word camp, slowly like a drop wnn from a nearly spent heart "Not! inr; no'hir.R. Oh, Or lando, I wish we were both dead and buried and that there were no further life for either of us " The softener ton', the wistful pray er which would blot out an immortal ity of Joy for the one, that it miht save the other ir"m an immortality of rotribuMoti. touched some long un nounded chord in Orlando's extruordl- j nary fii.ture. : Advancing a stop, he held out his hand the left one. "We'll leave the ' future to Itself. Oswald, and do whst '. ve can with the ;in s"i t," said he. ; "t vi' niadi' n niesn of my life and spoiled n raT which mifht have, made us ho'.ri kins. Koridvo me, Os- i xiald I ask fur noitiiriK else from God I or iiiRii. I should like tiiat. It would ! r.ip us'lien ni" for tomorrow." j Put Oswald. ever kindly, generous j rrd ii:re n -niy !-i t'link of others thiiri of Mmsi If. hHil yet Kome of Or liii 'lo'f 'etinr!' lie gazed nt thr.t ' band and a V, i U ev -pf up over his rife w'ei.'i iie'iiutly lierume ghastly hgnln. "1 iai.ro'." sa'.'l lie "not even the l'-'t ti' Vt" f''i! forgive tin!" )ri:iti(!i. i Tm k pllfi.t for a moment, dropped lits l.iind und Llnwly turned away. Mr. ("hulioner felt Oswald stif fen in his arms nml break suddenly hv ry. or.Iy to i'op i liort before he V.jul a I'"!! one ' !. 1 a if dozen steps and must suffer from the connection whether we would have it so or not. If it promises too much mispry and I know no misery like that of shame 1 come with me where I go tomor-1 row. There will be room for two." ! It a call for this man? No. Yet he pauses In the midst of the street he Is crossing and watches, as a child nilght watch, for the flash of Its lights at the end of the darkened vista. It comes filling the empty space at which be stares with moving life engine, baggage car and a long string of Pullmans. Then all Is dark again and only the noise of its slackening , wheels comes to him through the night. It hat stopped at the station. A minute longer and It has started again, and the quickly lessening rum ble of Its departure is all that remains of this viaion of man's activity and ceaseless expectancy. When it Is quite gone and all Is quiet, a sigh falls from the man's lips and he moves on, but this time, for some un explainable reason, in the direction of the station. With lowered head he If you m?s-work your jaws You is-work your stomach. If you don't chew your food enough you don't make saliva enough. Digestion needs it. This chewing dainty supplies it. Oswald, swaying with weakness, but passes along, noting little till he ar- maddened by the sight of an over throw which carried with it the stifled affections ur.d tht admiration ! of his whole life, gave a bound for-! ward, opened his arms and fell. Orlando stopped short. Garlr.g down on his prostrate brother, he stood for a moment with a gleam of j something like human tenderness ! showing through the flare of dying ! passions and perishing hopes; then i he swung oeti the door and passed ' quietly out, and Mr. Challoner could ; hear the laughing remark with which j he met and dismissed the half-dozen ' men and women who had been drawn to this end of the hall by what had sounded to them like a fracas b4ween angry men. i rives within sight of the depot where wise freight is being handled, and a trunk or two wheeled down the plat form. No sight could be more or dinary or unsuggestlve, but it has Its attraction for him, for he looks up as he goes by and follows the passage of that truck down the platform till It has reached the corner peared. Then he sighs again and moves on. A cluster of houses, one of them open and lighted, was all which lay between him now and the country road. He was hurrying past, for his The Airship Was Not There. immediately, but with a light in his small grey eye which Mr. Gryce would have understood and revelled in. The Idea for which he had searched in dustriously for months had come at last, unbidden; thrown up from some remote, recess of the mind which had seemingly closed upon the subject and diBap- j forever. again and ..j have lt j have u .. he murmured In ceaseless reiteration to himself. "I will go back to Mr. Challoner and let him decide if the idea is worth pur suing. Perhaps an experiment may be necesfcary. It was bitter cold that step had unconsciously quickened as j n.gljt; i iBil lt were Jcy weather j l,.fvi"ii ,!:,. 1-otllel. "Wlier nr 1- departing nr, f-"!nr?" he demand ed in tonf -.'liirM inut'e Orlando turn CHAPTER XLI. Five O'clock In the Morning. The clock in t?e hotel office struck three. Orlando lirothrson counted the stroke; then went on writing. Mis transom was partly open and he had just heard a step go by his door. This was nothing new. He had al ready heard lt several times before that v.'.eht. It was Mr. Challoner's step, and every tin e it passed, he had rustled his paper or scratched vigor ously with his pen. "He is keeping watch for Oswald." was his thought. "They fear a sudden end to this. No one, not the son of my mother knows ine lio I know myself!'" Four o'clock! The light was still burning, the pile of letters he was writing increasing l,1ve o'clock: A rattling shade he- he turned his back upon the station, when he was seized again by that mood of curiosity and stepped up to the door fro m which a light issued and looked in. A common eating room lay before Lim, with rudely spread tables and one very sleepy waiter taking- orders from a new ar rival who sat with his back to the door. Why did the lonely man on the Bidewa'k start as his eye fell on tiin latter's commonplace figure, n hungry mau demanding breakfawt in a cheap, country restaurant? His own physiq now. But n chemist can help us out. Oood God! if this should be the ex planation of the mystery, alas for Or lando and ala for Oswald!" Put his sympathies did not deter him. He returned to Derby at once, and rs soon as he dared, presented himself at he hotel and asked for Mr. Challoner. He was amazed to f.nd that gentle man already up and in a state of agitation that was very disquieting. Hut he brightened wonderf uily at So if you szzzssi swallow food hastily let1 this mint flavored morsel give refreshing,1 improving ralfeff to your poor, tired digestion. Let it steadily improve your teeth and appetite. sizht of his visitor n,1 itrawins him was powerful while that of the other; inside the roonl, CDS(.rVed with treiu- iran. nut rear was BUY IT BY THE BOX. It costs less of any dealer and stays fresh until used. looked slim and ! in the air. and the brooding of aj tempest affects sonu; temperaments i j In a totally unexpected manner As ! the man Inside turns slightly and ! looks tip, the msster f.R:rf en the sidewalk vanishes, and his step, if any one h:id been Interested enough tc listet!. rings with a new n.jte as i turns into the country n ud it has a. 'ast reached. The best kind of a Good Morning starts at the breakfast table. Good Humor Follows (if the meal is right) There's a new Hot Porridge which is making new friends now-a-days because it combines the things desirable in a good breakfast dish: Warmth, delicious flavor, sub stantial nourishment and easy preparation. Post Tavern special is a skillful blend of wheat, corn and rice to be cooked and served hot with cream and sugar like old-fashioned porridge. i A try tells why you'll like it for Tomorrow's Breakfast At grocers everywhere Packages 10c and 15c, except in extreme Wit. Fostum Cereal Co., Ltd., Pure Food Factories, Battle Creek, Mich. bllng eagerness: "I do not know why you have come back, but never was man more wel come. Mr. lirolherson has con fessed" "Confessed" "Yes, h' killed both women; my daughter and his iu llilmr. tin wash erwoman. iih a " "Wait,'' broke in Sv. cutwater, eager ly. Met me toll you." And stooping, he whispered sonv thing in the other's ear. Mr. Chalioner stared at him amaz ed, then slowly nodded his head. "How crime you to think " ho he gan; but Sweetwater in his great anx iety interrupted him with a quirk: "Expianath.its will keep, Mr. Chal loner. What of the man him.si If ? Where :s he? That's the important thing now." "He was in his room till early this morning writing letters, but he is not there row. The door is unlocked and I went in. From appearances I fear the worst. That is why your pres ence relieves me so. Where do you think he is?" "In his hangar in the woods. Where else would be po to" "I have thought of that. Shall we start out alf.ni! or taka witnesses with us?" We will (-o alone. Docs Oswald Ln'icipal- " Ho is sure. But he lacks strength to move. Hp 1s cn my bed In there. Doris and her father are with him." "We will not wait a minute. How !V.e s'orra holdd r.T I lu.no ft nfll ! hold oiT for another hour." Mr. Challoner made no reply. He I had epoken because he felt compelled to speaK. oui u nau not been easy for him. nor could any trifles more him now. The town was up by this time and. though they chose the least frequent ed streets, they had to suffer from Fome encounters. It was a good half hour before they found themselves In the forest and In sight of the hangar. One look that way. and Sweetwater turned to see what the effect wes upon Mr. Chulloner. A murmur of dismay greeted hlra The oval of the great lid 6tocd up against the forts'- background. "He ha3 escaped." cried Mr. Chal loner. Eut Sweetwater, laying a flr.?r on his lip, 6ivsr.c--'d ard laid his ear against the donr. Then he cast t quick look alcft. Nothing was to be seen there. The darkness of storm lc the heavens but nothing more. Yes! now, a flash of vivid and destructive lightning! The tv.o men drew back and their glances crossed. "Let us return to the highroad." whispered Sweetwater; "we can see nothing here." Mr. Cfcailcntr, trernb!ir.g very much, wheeled slowly about. "Wai" enjoined Sweetwater. "First B. DTmo, Arfv., Chicago Look for the spear Avoid imitations 17 1ft me take a look u.siuV-." Kunning to the nearest tree, he quickly climbed it, worked himself along a protruding branch and look, d down into rl; open hangar. It was now so dark that details escaped him, but one tiring was certain. The air ship was tiot there. Descending, he drew Mr. Challoner hastily along "He's gon"." sui I ho. "Let us reach the high ground as oulckly as we cn. I'm ?lad that .Mr. Oswald Kiotherson Is not with us or or Miss Doris." But this expression of satisfaction died on his lips. At the point where the forest road debouches into the highway, he had already caught a glimpse of their two figures. They were waiting for news, and the broth er spoke at the instant he saw Sweet water: "Where is he? You've not found him or you wouldn't be coming alone. He cannot have gone up. He cannot manage it without an assistant. We must seek, him somewhere else; in the foreet'6r In our house at home. Ah!" The lightning had forked again. "He'a not In the forest and he's not In your home," returned Sweetwater. "He's aloft; the airship Is not In the shed. And he can go up alone now." Then more slowly: "But he cannot come down." They strained their eyes InVma'd denlng search of the heavens. Hut the darkness had so Increased that they could be sure of nothing. Doris sank upon her knees Suddenly the lightning flashed again, this time so vividly and so near that the whole heaven burst into fiery illumination above tbem and the thunder, crashing almost simultane ously, seemed for a moment to rock the world and bow the heavens to wards them. Then a silence; then Sweetwater's whisper In Mr. Chal loner's ear: "Take them away! I saw him; hi was falling like a shot." Mr. Challoner threw out his arrr.3, then steadied himself. Oswald reeling; Osw-Id had seen too. Doris was there. When the lightnlr.g flashed again, she was standing and Oswald was weeping on her bosom. (THE END ) Realty Changes ! o.en .1. i'.ii. ti to Hild i A. .Nelson, Mots 5 and ii, block 1, Art her & linen's addi'ion, 1'ock island. $l,:!T."i. ' Itosine Zwieker 0 otto K. Zwirker, jii' i'iii one-tia!l". northwest on.'-vjarter, : t ec'i'jn 5 15-1 v.e.-t, al.-o southwest. ; oiie-iiuai ter, south est o'.e; quarter, j Miction west, $1. j Gussie li. 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