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aSSJHSW f 1 Ire cvcniflg Wofld Daily Magazine, lues day, November 16, 19 15 M a awa a am am. Slich IS Life! tf&i By Maurice Ketten THE MAN-EATER NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE Ntftl IN THE EVEMNC tfNU V -' j: tfWI ,111 1 &i j Ik IF r - - T - - - u ' 1 ) , 1 Hi Li Tarzan's Creator Romance of the 1 By Edgar Rice Burroughs Unttrar ef Tiuma 1 tpm," "TU On CHd." Ble.) OwtHW, 11B, V IT mi PoMlnhbs C,.Ntw lock Eraia World.) tKorais or rnrcEDi.sa ikctaluenti. Jtfforaa Boott Jr.. rich room MirjUiv)r, Inrioc bis (in trip to A Me, nurrin Rats Moiton. t mllilomn,i lUughfcr. Soott ll U1M by W. IIU widow com to hit fitWi Mur. Und horn, with br Uby duhtrt. Vhtal. Six ijf w wum trtinu tad otw wm. which; h f.u.fr-iB.lw puu wV for Mft ;i!rn'- ' smn twiwiftu worahoo4. iir rrndfitWf n Bb It. pfwarmbl. hrij to hU fwtu. fkott Tailor. dWuto aphew cf v. . ,n.M """fT1 I" r,',' to.th' Mmt kad punution to ciiim u muu. No wib I T Jr tb.t llrainl'. rnnu wrr not mwiltd. TbMt wtddlec wrtiflctU brini id- perajur ion, vtrslnlt'i nothrt wrltm to her taabud'o farwn dwm. Itstwrt Gordon, in African Htforer, fuMsc lifan to prott hr mur1f, T7. tor bttropU U ktUri tmJj, CHAPTER I. (OosUaued.) Hi; lottcr ran: "My dear Mr. aordon: "My husband' father, Jofferson Scott, haa Just -.' passed away, and as cer tain legal requirements necessitate a proof of my marriage to Jefferson I am writing to ask that you mall an affidavit to Judge B perry, of this vil lage, to the effect that you witnessed the ceremony. "Mv marriant certificate in. I .,111 v.. h i u tie hearth of the mission bungalow "Ismy temperature over haU a do .where father always kept his valua- "Yes, sir," said Murphy. "That must stoles, but aa even It may have been he tho mall man, sir," as an electric destroyed durinir the second UDrislnfl- bcl1 ranf ,n tno reftr of the aPnrt aynBB tno1 cona wrwing t d Murphy turned toward tho of the Wakandas I Imagine that we ,j00r. shall have to depend entirely upon A moment later he re-entered with jwir amdavlt. I understand that the bundle of letters in his hand, lay- oavacea loft no stone standlar iinon inB thom on Gogol's desk. Tho young avages lect no stone atanamg upon man ckod th(J envelopo and another and that evory stick of dm- opened It ber was burned. That was eighteen years ago a year after the massacre In which Jefferson, father and mother Jne Invitation listlessly upon the desk were slain, and eo It la rather doubt- niank Clubnnnounces" "Thoniank fttl if anything remains of the cer- Club Is always announcing tlrcsomo tiflcate. things," he sighed, and dropped tho 'I am Particularly anxlotts to legally KSJBfis establish the authentlc.iy of my mar. will bo at homo' which is a dang rtugo, not so much because of the sight moro thun Mr. F. Benton J property which my daughter Virginia f,"" Xw.V' c0""" Mr. qir wrn imI,.-h .. "n. gathering up tho nrxt, wh ch WIU inherit thereby, aa from the fact proved to be another invllatloa., Orio hat another heir haa questioned my after another tho young man opened daughter's legitimacy. the envelope, nor did any succeed in "Iwrlto thus plainly to you because oraslng tho bord expression from hlax .of the love I know that you and Jof- countenance. Tho last he glanced at "frraon felt for one another, and as with a faint tinge of curiosity beforo well to Impress upon you my urgent opening. Tho feminine handwriting .necd of this allldavlt, which you alono was unfamiliar, which was nothing can furnish. Very sincerely, unusunl, but the postmark It was that ,. "IIUTII MOIITON HCOTT. drew his Interest Scottsvllle, Va. Scottavllle. Va.. July 10, 19-.' "Now. who the devil do I know In MiI'ni." commented Mr. Bcott Tay- Hcottavllle, Vn.7" ho asked himself as or, with a laugh. "Well. I can let h drew his paper knlfo through t o ,thls lottcr go forward with perfect flap of tho envelope. "Oh, It's al shfoly. aa I hiippcn to know that Ilob- drcsacd to Dad!" ho exclaimed, sud ert Gordon, fcsq.. died to years ago." denly noting his father's namo upon i - tho envelope. "Dear old Dad," sighed rnj PTPP rr the young man: "I never lacked imiiv lit. DICK GORDON of New York, rich, Indolent and bored, tossed his morning nancr aside rawned roi paper nsiae, yawneu, rose SkT from tho breakfast table itrad scrolled wearily Into tho living .room of his bachelor nnartments. II U " u , ... .wHiii, ,io. wmi uusyniK iiunscu aoom JJe room, looked up at his master quostlonlngly. tnro years ago when Dad and I "I am wonderlnir Murnhv" an- camI)Cd among Its ruins; but twenty ..v . Murpny, an- years ago the country must have been jounced that young man, "what the nwfu, for wnlte womeni jdovll we are going to do to nssassl- As Dick Gordon read the letter .nate tmo to-day." through slowly his faco reflected for k'"""Wcll. sir." replied Murphy, "you Vll"",1 .'J'"" ,1" day" a r.riU in,crMt- . i . , loward tho close ho muttered nomc- lnow you sort o' promised Mr. Jones thing that sounded llko, "Damned .s. how you'd make up a four-flush at cad," and then ho carefully re-read .ho Country Club this morning, sir." ho letter. After the second reading """FYillDiomi. Murnhv fonrnnmnt" ..8at Upon tho 0(,1 of llls desk, the roursorac. Murphy, foursomel ,,Ucr ,,,, ,n tno nftni, Jatighed Gordon, and then, shooting a dropped to his knro, and stared flxed Kharp glanco at hla scrvnnt: "I bo- ly "nd unscclngly at the barbaric pat llcvo you were handing me one that I?? "f tho Navajo rug at his foot. tlm vnn oM fmnrt or tcu ,nlnutcs at thus; then ho time, you old fraud. sprang up. animation reflected upon "But the solomn-vlsaged Murphy his face and determination In his shook his head In humblo and horrl- fi,v.er' movement. Weariness and las '"ri'od Menial. sltttdo had been swept away as by -aii Z r.h. f m ,,i nngc- Seatlng himself at tho desk "All right, Murphy: got my things he drow writing materials from a out. I supposo I might as well do drawor and for ten minutes more was ih'at as anything," resignedly. S,".?"1!. onSaffeil 1" framing a lottor. - '-Languidly. Mr. Dick Oordon donned ..'S"0,,.'0 fr Mr hU golf togs and stood at last oor- torSfWo houd The" go .rectly clothed and with tho faithful and book passago for tho two of us Murphy at his heels bearing his caddie on tho first boat that salts direct or "bag. Ho crossed his living room ha.,od, connections for Mon- toward the door of the apartment. "s.Vf?. rWW'JT th. halted half way and turned upon hla Imperturbable Murphy, In as matter (..servant. a fact tono as though White Plains "Ooira an awful boro. Murphy," he wt0T,',,nlV0,bon Ur ''ozonation. ....(rt "Lefii not nlav to-day" Mf' Dl.clf 0ordo always had been "said. ie noi piay io-uay. nn mnu slve vounir mnn hi. ...in. "Hut Mr. Jones, slrl" oxclalmed Murphy. "Oh. Jones's foursomes always start .t,. ninM,rnih hotn nnd iiBver make ... . , the'first. They'll not miss me. His eyes fell upon a tennis racket, and lighted with now Interest. Say! Murphy, wo haven't played tennis In a coon'a ago," ho exclaimed. ,Go put those clubs away. I'm going tn nlav tennis." Lif Kir?" aucstloned "'Wilh yourself. blr7 qucsxionea ? Jrpby. "I never saw no ono playing tennis at tho club, sir, of a morning." -"I guess you'ro right, Murphy, and apywsy I don't want to play tennis, Tlrcsomo garao, tennis. "Ye, air." . fn, , "Hal I havo Itl Great morning for n ride. Hustle, you old ana . and fetch my things. Tc cphono nilly and tell him to bring Redcoat around. Get a move on, escargot! y tho time Murphy had attended If, to the varjous duties assigned him 1 hnd returned from the telenhono lie . found hla young master sitting on the ' -dgo of a chnlr with ono boot r- nnd ..hc other half so. staring hard at tho floor, a woury expression pn his face. "Can I help you, sir? aakod r. y.urphy. . "Yes, you can help me take off this lioot. I fa too hot to ride, nnd be- sides I don't want to rldo anyway, What tho devil did you suggest rid- iijk iui, "lOS. Sir. "1 wish that ymi would say no, sir, for a chango, Murphy. You'ro get- Ming to bo a torrlflo boro In your old age. Oo and tell Hilly to never mind -Udcoat.' Writes a New African Jungle "Yes, sir," replied Murphy, but he did not go. "You'd better hurry. Murphy, and catch htm before he leaves tho tables," suggested Gordon otter ft. moment, In which ho had divested hlmsolf of hla riding breeohes and started to pull on the trousors of a street suit, .at won.t be nccCg8,ry, sir," said Murphy. "I didn't telophono him for nedcoat in tho first place, sir. I knew m how you would change your mind, gr, and thought It wouldn't be worth while calling up. sir." Gordon cockod his head on one aldo and surveyed his servant from hnrl tn foot for n Inni? moment. "Vein. sir." ho said, at last. Clothed again he wandered back Into the living room, wishing that there was something In the world to hold his Interest for a moment. Tho photograph of a handsomo woman caught his eye. Ho picked it up and looked at It for aovcrol seconds. "She photographs well," ho mur mured, "and that 1b about all ono can say for her. I'll bot an X-ray of her brain wouldn't show three convolu tions." Then he passed to another, the pic ture of a young debutanto at whoso feet were half the eligible males of New York society and all tho Inelig ible, lie tossed the photographs aside In disgust. One by one ho examined others. All wearied hlra. Everything wearied him. "I wish," ho remarked, turning to ward Murphy, "tnnt mere was somo thine or somo one on earth that could "Mrs. n requests the pleasure" -ne reaa, nair aloud, and dropped good company when you wero alive and I didn't know then what it meant J De. oorcu. i wonder If you know how I,,n,ss J'0"' , , , .v1Io,,urne? Bt to tno "Isnaturo at tho close of thn icttrr. '"lint, m. ton Scott,'" ho road. "ll'm. I'vo heard Dad speak of you, and Jefferson ?c.olt'. Jn! :our husband, and tho iragouy at tno mission. Iord. what nn awful place that must have been for a young girl! It was bad enough characteristic being an innate flnel 'les'' ,f character that directed his "npulsos Into good nhanncl. If not ?""a "c1?. c"?s?n ?- lot- lur noon una oeen written upon tho impulse of the moment nn Impulse to serve his fathor'ri friend n?i"1nnMWJ,tV lonffln5 for "'Ivonturn S&A "".SSS1" rUo following day, as Scott Taylor, mounted upon Gon. Soott'n favorlto sadilln horse, rode lolsurely about 'my S'antRtlon.' as ho now described tho j5cott eatat0i hfi chnncei, tf mM th0 littlo wagon of tho Rural Fren Dellv- ery carrier coming from town. AIniythlnfr for Tho he asked, t' hand0(, h,m R t of letters nnd papers, clucltod to his bony old horse and drove on. Taylor rftn through the Jotters. There was one that interested hlm-It bore the namo and address of Ucnard Gordon pn the flap. This he thrust Into his Inside pocket. Then ho rode up tho driveway, turned his horse over to a negro, and entered tho library. It wus nmpty, nnd laying l-o balance 0f the mnll upon tho tnblo he made h woy up aUlin t0 h8 own room ner0 ue quickly oponcd and read Gordon's letter to Mrs. Hcott. His eyes narrowed and his brows con- tractcd with tho reading of tho last paragrnph: "Father has been dead two years: but I know all about tho location of tho mission, as I visited it threo years ago whllo lion hunting ivuu nun. ja i am just anout tn IpflVA fni Afrtnn on-nln T uhnll malm it a polpt to recover the papers you wish." Taylor crumpled the letter angrily In his hand. "The fool!" he muttered. "What does le want ti butt In far?" ItM MINUTES EYERV DAV WILL REDUCE SUPERFLUOUS FLESH LETS 0o IT J cweefup,orJLV ) Aty!v Minutes ) I'M MVTTX EXERCISES To DAV r Fourth DAY Then there came a knock upon the door and Taylor hastily crammed tho letter into tho sldo pocket of bis coat. "Come In!" ho snapped, and an old negress entered with fresh towels nnd bed linen. As sho moved In her slow nnd deliberate way nbout her duties Taylor sat with puckered brows nnd narrowed lids gazing through the window. It was not until tho woman had left tho room that ho arose. Now ho seemed to have reached a decision that demanded rapid action. Ho snatched off his coat, throwing It across the bod, whero it dropped over the sldo to the floor beyond. Ills trousers he flung on the floor; his shirt, collar and tlo upon tho centre table, and In fifteen mlnutra he was dressed In fresh linen nnd another suit and was cramming his belong ings Into his bag. Running downstairs and out to tho stables, ho shouted to a hostler to harness tho team and tnko him to the station. Mrs. Scott and Virginia had the car out, so ho was forced to con tent himself with tho slower method of transportation. Torty-tlvo minutes later ho boarded a northound train for Now York, and luto that night rang tho bell of an npartment In West Ono Hundred nnd Forty-fifth Street. A bleached blonde in a green kimono opened the door in response to his Ting. "Why, hello, kid I" aho orlod when the dim light In the hallway revealed his features to hor. "You'ro Just In tlmo for a snifter, Whero you bcon kcoplu' yourself? Jim and mo wero talktn' about you not five minutes ago. Come on In; tho gang's all here." and she graaped hUn by tho lapel of his coat, drew him Into tho hall and slammed the door. "I'vo been doing the rural," replied Taylor with a laugh; "and, take It from me. It's mighty good to be back again where there are somo live ones." He preceded the girl into the din ing room of tho littlo apartment, where two men, seated at the dining table with a deck of cards, a bottle of Scotch, a syphon and threo gluases rose as he entered and greeted him with a noisy welcome. "Well, welll Iitttle ol' kid back again!" cried one. "Hello, Jim! Hello, Bill!" cried Taylor, grasping their outstretched hands. "You sure look good to me." "Get nnothcr glass, lllanoho," Jim called to the girl. "Sit In, kid, and wo'll have a littlo round o' roodles dollar limit whatdyu say?" "1'lker game," sneored Taylor, with a grin. "I'm dealing in millions Just now. Throw your cards In the gob boon and listen to me, If you want to make a hundred thou apiece." Ho paused to note the effeot of his re mark. "Quick, nianoher cried Jim. "Get the poor devil a drink. Can't you e he's dyln of thirst and gone bug?" Taylor grinned. "I'm sure dying of thirst all right." he admitted: "but I'm not bug. Now listen here's how, thanks! you guys are broke. Ton al ways havo been and always will be till you stop piking. Once 1n a while you pull down a couple of hundred ntmoleons nnd then sweat Wood for a week or so for fear you'll bo pinched and got a couple of years on the Is land. I've got a real proposition here; but It's a man's Job, though thero Isn't any chance of a comeback because wo'll pull It off where there's no Inmp posts and no law." Iln paused and eyed hla companions. "Spiel!" said mil. Taylor narrated tho events that had taken placo during tho pant week. "And now." he concluded, "If this Buttlnsky Gordon brlnga back that mnrtlazc c:rtlflca'.e 1 can kiss all my Sure J LEfLS START Tomorrow ttEToo J it won't hurt J To mss one c chance good-bye, tor there Isn't a court In that neck of the woods that would glvo me a look In with that Scott chicken It she had the ghost o! a case." 1 "And you want us to?" Jim paused. "You guessed It tho flrat time," said Taylor. "I want you to help me fol low Gordon, take that paper away from htm and croak him." For a moment tho four sat In si lence. "Why do you have to croak blm?" asked the girl. "So he can't como back and swear that he seen the certificate," aald Hill. "Thafud be Just as good aa the cor tllflcato ltaolf In any court, against the kid." "Thero Isn't the least chance of our getting in wrong, either," explained Taylor, "because we can lay It all onto the natives or to an accident and thero won't bo anybody to disprove It If we are suspected; but tht, chance nre that we can pull It off without at.y one being tho wiser." "And what did you aay we got out of It?" asked Bill. "A hundrod thou apiece the day I get tho proprety In my haads," ro pllcd Taylor. "Jf you could get hold of the certificate first It would bo fine nnd dandy, but we've got to fol low Gordon to Central Africa to find where It Is, and by that time he'll have It So the only chanco wo have la to pasn him tho IC O, and take tt away from him. Til wttre breathe easier after I've seer tfoit pltos of paper go up In amoke." Jnmcs Kelly and William G-ootoh were, colloquially, short sports. They had rolled many a souso and separat od moro than a single rube from his bank roll by sur.h archaic means ss wire tapping and fixed mills, but so far they never had rlson to tho heights of murder. The Idea found them tremulous but receptlv. Their doubts were based moro upon the ma terial than tho nthlral. Could tliey get away with It without danger of de tection? Ah, that was the questlor--tho only question, "Well?" said Taylor aftor a long pauso. during which the other two tnen had drained their rlasses whllo the girl sat revolving hers upon tho tabln cloHi between her flngera. "I'm gahie." nnnouncoj Kelly, dodg Ing the girl's eyes and I-vjklng slde woys at Gootch. "So'm I!" declared the latter. And so It happened that when Mr Dick Gordon walked up tho gang plank of tho liner that was to bear him as far as Liverpool on his Jour ney to Africa, threo men, leaning over a rail on an upper deck, watched him with Interested eyes. ARE ONE OF THE MANY THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ARE READINQ THE EVENING WORLD'S Complete Novel Each Week? If not, you are robbing yourself ef the riohect fletion treat aver offered to the readers of a newspaper. The Evening World, every week, prints a novel by seme fameus author. These novels are Issued complete in six I a rue daily instalments. They are seltctsd with view to suiting the testes ef alt readers. Ami the tremendous auoocis of the plan hae long been demonstrated. In The Evening World's -COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK" series Se the foremost work of aueh "best-seller" author ss Robert W. Chambers, Mary Roberts Rlnehart, Rupert Hughes, Jemea Olivsr Cur weed, Morgan Robertson, Marge rat Wid darner, George Randolph Ches ter, Leuls Joseph Vance, Edgar Rloe Burroughs and many ethers sf equal oelsbrity. ) FIRST T Bern OCH'T Go You HAVeW 17 EXERCISED FIVE ftNUTES HAVEN'T TAKCEV OUR. , tKUt,ti FOR, TWO MOWTHS i SIXTY FOURTH DAC "That n him," aald Taylor, "the tall one, Just In front of tho solemn look ing party that resembles a Methodist minister crossed In lovo only ho ain't. Ilo's Gordon's man." As neither Gordon nor Murphy was acquainted even by sight or repute with nny of the precious three, the latter made no attempt to avoid them during tho trip. It was Taylor's In tention to scrape an acquaintance with Gordon after they had changed ships at Liverpool, when ho would then know for certain Gordon's desti nation, and could casually announce that he and his companions were bound for that very point on a hunt ing expedition. All went well with hla plans until after they had sailed from Liverpool for Mombasa, when the donravlty which was Inherent In Kelly and Gootch resulted In an unpleasantness which Immediately terminated all friendly relations botwecn Gordon and the three. Taylor had succoodod In drawing Gordon Into conversation soon after sailing from T.lvorpool, when he casually remarked that ho and his friends wore bound for the country about Victoria Nyansa In search of lions. "Is that so?" exclalmod Gordon. "I nm going Into tho neighborhood of Albert Kdward Nyanza myself, and shall tnko tho route from Mabldo around tho north end of Victoria Ny anza." And a common Interest es tablished, the two became better ac quainted. Then Taylor Introduced his two friends and later on Kelly suggested enrds. Talor tried to find nn oppor tunity to wnrn his accomplices against the crookedness which be knew to be second nature with tbem. lit wojI'1 have preferred to let Oor don win, but the estimable Messieurs K!ly end Gootch, considering a bird in tue hand worth two In the Jungle, Hwocpd down upon tho opportunity thus nfforded thom tn fleece their pre. Tho result was that after half an hour of play Gordon rose from thn tall-, a rather unpleasant light In his iyen, rusrud In his romalnlng checks und quit the game. "Why, what's tho matter, old man?" quorled Taylor, Inwardly cursing Gootch and Kelly. "I wouldn't force an c)nnntlon if 1 wero you," replied Gordon coldly, "the captnln might ovorhoar." Taylor (lushed and Gnrton walked nway. which was the end of tho nniuulntance upon which Taylor hail liasml such excellent pl'tns. "You Iwolwi aro wonder.?," sneered Taylor. "You must liuvo mndo nil of (Iffy dollars apiece out of It and ruined every chance we had to travol right to the mission tn Gordon's com YOU i cnrrimmuuiiiicrm IHAVe Third DAY pany," and he turned disgustedly away and sought his cabin. CHAPTER III. OrilRONIA was blithely humming Dixie as she went about hor work on the sec ond floor of tho Scutt house. Occasionally she broke tho monotony by engaging in heatod dis cussions with herself. "Yaosom," she said, shaking her head. "Ah nevor done lalk dat Mlstah Scott Taylah. Ho may bo po' Miss Do'thy's boy; but he's po' white trash, Jes' de same. Yaas'm. An' look yere," as she pushed the bod out from tho wo! to ply her broom beneath, "Jes' look yero! Dcro he's gone an lef his coat. Bhlfless. das what ho Is a thrawln' his coat aroun' lalk dat," and she seized the garment with a vigorous shake. Throwing the coat across her arm, the negress carried it down to tho library, whero Mrs. Scott and Virginia wero sitting. "Hoah dat Miatah Scott Taylor's coat," she announcod, luylng It on tho table. "What Ah done goln' do wlf It give It to dat good-for-nothln' nlg gor, 8amu-cl?" "No, Bophronla," said Mrs. Scott, "wo'll havo to send It to him." and she picked up the garment to wrap It for mailing. As sho folded It a crum pled sheet of note paper fell from a sldo pocket. Virginia picked It up to replace it in the coat, when, by chance, she saw her mothcr'a name upon tho top of tho sheet. "Why," she exclnlmed, "this In yours, mother," und sho spread tho note out, smoothing It upon the tnblo top. "It's a lotter to you. How In the world did U happen to be In Hcotfa coat?" Mrs. Scott look tho note nnd read it; then she handed It to her ilnueh- ter. wnon Virginia had completed It he looked up nt her mother, her faco ciomieri ana angry. "Why, the scoundrel!" she ex claimed. "He actually hns been In tercepting your mall." Then nhn glanced again at thn date lino nnd hor eyes opened wide. "Motherl" sho ejaculated. "This letter must havo como the very day Scott left In such a hurry. It must have been bornuso nf this letter that he did leave. What can It mean?" Mrs. Scott shook her held. "I know." nnnounrori VlrrHn ir has gono to prevent Mr. Oordon from recovering tho certificate or olso to follow him nnd obtain possession of It himself. There could be no other ex planation of his hurried departure lm mediately after the receipt of this let ter." 'Tt doe look that way, Virginia; but what can we do?" 1nn ""r Jfr Gordon at once." Vnat..Pan we ""V tl"t will not appear allly In a telegram, unless wo actual y nccuxe Rcolt of orlmlnal de signs," argued Mrs. Seott, "and wo v.uiiiui ui inni, lor wo nave only con Jocturo to base a rhargn upon " ! "I can go to New York and talk . with Mr. Oordon." said Virginia, "nnd , that Is Just what I shall do " I "Rut. my dear" Mrs. Scott I started to expostulate. ; "nut I am," said Virginia deter , mlnedly, nnd she did. Tt her dlsinsy she found Mr. Rlch - j C'-.-'Jon's a;?rtmtnt locked and When Liberty Was Born BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE $txWM,wx Avr.v MutokiMi apparently untenanted, for there was no responso to her repeated ringing of the boll. Then she lnqulro at an- other npartment across the hall. Here a houso man Informed her that Mr. Gordon's man hnd told him that ho and Mr. Gordon were leaving for Africa ho even recalled the name of . the liner upon which they had sailed for Liverpool. Whnt wna she to do? Well, the first thing was to assure herself as to whether Scott Taylor had also sailed for Africa, and If not to ar- rango to have him wnlched until aho could get word to Mr. Richard Gor- don. Tho tax that had brought her to Gordon's apartment was waiting nt tho curb. Descending to It, ahe gave the driver Instructions to take her to tho ofllccs of a eertnln steam- ship company-sho would examine the paesongor list and thua discover whether Taylor had sailed on tho same boat with Gordon; but after ex- nmlnlng the list and finding Taylor's namo not among thoso of the passen- gcrs It suddenly occurred to her that tho man would doubtless have as- sumed a namo If his Intentions wsro ulterior. Now sho was In aa bad a plight as formerly. Sho racked her brain for a solution of her problem. It would dj no good to wire Oordon. for he would not know Taylor If he saw him. and anyway It was possible that Taylor had not followed him and that she would only he making her- aelf appear silly by sending Gordon a melodramatic wireless. ..f i iw, " ,1,, murmiirorf tn l,.,..rfM?,kMwh.Wrof not w. Min-,t him Af. ScaT How canl And out?" And then came a natural aoluUon of her problem to search for Scott Taylor ntmaeir in now xora. cr "c wn - first thought wna of a city directory, her power, to prevent tho carrying out and here ahe found a Hcott Taylor of a aoheme which Virginia herself with an address on West HMh Street, know to bo little short of madness- and a moment later hor taxi waa and yet.she could think of no other whirling her uptown In that 41- way. No, ahe would wait until It waa rnrtlon 100 ,Mo to recall her beforo aho let It was with considerable trepidation h" mother know her purpose, that Virginia Scott mounted tho stepa So Instead of returning at .once to on d rang the bell beneath tho apeak- h;r hotel, Virginia drove to the offlees Jog tuboV She feared Taylor and knew of a transatlantic steamship company, that she was doing a risky thing In whero sho made Inquiries as to sail bus placing herself even temporarily Inn and connections for Mombasa, in hi. tiower- but loyatty and gratl- Africa. To her delight she dlecov tSds towaVd lllch L Oordon. a ered that by sailing the following sLrunxcr who had put his life, maybe, morning sho could mako direct con fneopardy to serve hor and her ncctlona at Liverpool. Onco commit JithM? inMsted that sho accept the ted to her plan she permitted no m0i? .!m .when the latch i of the doubts lo weaken hef determination. ttdor?Ud nna wSl. Ignor! but booked hfr rnsage Immediately front rcucaeu. . returned uptown to make neces- l-h? r her te f'coma , up. she sary purchases and obtain currency hS.I what she had no friend of .her Erandfathsr. , Mm. She had been glad to note that Tho morning that sho sailed she the voire from eJwwa had been tat of posted a long lettar to her nothar n woman, It made hor feel moro at dn which ahe explained her plans her ease but when sho reached tho fully, and franlrlr stated that she topmost step and found a slovenly had Intentionally left her mother In voting woman with bleached hair and Ignorance of them until now tor fear a green kimono awaiting her her sho would find the means to provent heirt sank. their consummation. ' "Docs Mr. Scott Taylor live here?" "I know that, to say tho least," she aho asked. wrote, "the thing that I am going to "Yes but ho ain't home. What do do Js most unconventional and I real you want anything I can do for Izo also that it la not unfraught with w,,i7" dangers; but I cannot see a total "Has he loft the cltyr.aekeA Ylr- stranger aacrtflco hla life in onr eer- Rlnla . ... vice wunoui a willingness to make The girl's eyes narrowed, nnd Vlr- an equal sacrifice If necessary, In glnla noted It, but she thoughtj-tos,hls."in ,vr -that alio saw a trace of rear In them. And when her mother read the lot Sho waa convlnoed that thla woman ter, though her heart was heavy with could tell her all she wished to 'know, f0ar and sorrow, aho felt that her hut how was ahe to got the tnforma- daughtor had done no moro than the tlon from hor? honor of the Bcotts demanded. "May I como In a moment and To Virginia the long Journey rest?" she asked. "It's rather a long eomed an eternity, but at last It climb up hero from tho street, and camo to an end and aho found her she amtlcd one of thoso delightful aelf negotiating with an agont at nmlles that even a woman admires in Mabldo for native porters and guards another woman. nnd the considerable outfit necessary "Surol" said the girl. "Come right to African travel. From thla man 1n. Don't mind how thlnga look. I m ahe learned that Gordon had left for alone now and tnkln' It yu tho Interior a month before, but ho have to keep things straightened had not heard of a man by the nam around when the men folks aro home, o( Taylor, though there had been, ho or they're always growlln. said, another party of three Amerl- So tho men folks were nway! cans wno biui followod Gordon by "What a cute little place you havo nl)0llt a WC8k Those had been here." said Virginia. "You are Mrs. jj0und for Victoria Nyanza to hunt. Taylor?" .... .. nnd the nuent amtlcd aa he recalled Tho girl fluahed Just a trifle. No. lnr evldent unfamlllarlty with all sho replied. "My man s name a tnnffl pertaining to their avocation; Kelly. Mr. Taylor( boards with ua Virginia asked him to describe when he's in town. these men, and In the description of And afterward when she nddressoa on reoolcnlM(1 Taylor and rightly her as Mrs. Kelly Virginia cou 4 not jced that tho others were Kelly but noto an odd expression ahout tno ,nJ aootC7,. threo men. ono of corners of tho girl s mouin. thom an , unprincipled scoundrel, had "la Mr. Taylor out of town nowr 0 int0"tho savage, lawless asked Virginia. wllda on the trail of Richard Gordon! Tho girl looked her straight In the Virginia wont cold as the fear swept eyes for n moment before sho replied. ncr tnat no wniI t00 lttte "8aX',J20k. h!55!p mJWhoVo further questioning of tho agent re last, "What's your gam "J who-aro yealcd th8 tnat whU aordon you anyhow, and what s your I lea in und h(J otner lnreo nad vtd slmul- doln' all this rubbertn after Kid Tay- eoy lney j, nad M iBlflr. lor?" course, and that Gordon had obtained For a moment Virginia did not considerable start of the others be know what answer to mako, and cause of hla familiarity with customs then, Impulsively, she decided to tell of African travel and the utter ignor thls girl a part of her conjectures at unco of the others of the first eosen loast in tho hopo that cither aym- tlols of their requirements, pathy for Gordon or fear of the con- This hope sustained her: that Gor sequences upon Taylor would enlist don with his superior knowledge and hr services In Virginia's behalf, uxpcrlenco had boen able to outdls Thero was that In tho girl's faco tauco the others, nnd that she, by which convinced Virginia that bo- travelling light und carefully selcct nenth the aollod green kimono and ing her party, might overtake thom tho evidences of dissipation In tho boforu they overtook Gordon or met old-young faco there lay a kind him upon his return, heurt und a generous disposition. with this Idea In mind Virginia And so aho told her. hastened her preparations, and onco Hor story was not all nowa to on tho march urged hor safari on to lllnnche. Hho had heard most of It utmost speed. Almost from the aturt from Taylor's lips. When Virginia sho discovered that her head man. hnd flnlshod tho girl sat glowering whllo apparently loyul to her. had but sullenly at the floor for several seo meagro control of the men of tho oiuls. At Inst she looked up. safari, who wero Incllnod to be In- "I don't know," sho snld, "whnt subordinate and quarrelsome. The Rtrlngs Kid Taylor has on me. Ho result was that to hor other burdens ain't nevor dono nothing except tn was added constant apprehension egg Jim on llrst to one Job and then front this source, since i It not only to another that Taylor didn't havo threatened her own welfare but the thn nervn to pull off himself. Jim's success of her mission as well, been to tho Island once already for " was upon the tenth day that the a Job that Taylor worked up an' then l"t "My flagrant breach of disci sat right hero drlnkln' high-bolls an' Pllno 0CC"rredTn!. whlc.h. thl? head" tryln' to flexile up to m whllo Jim man could not handle or the girl per an' Bill were out gettln' plnohed. to pass unnoticed. The men had "An' now" she paused, a startled lon J?ccn r1umb'ln ,a', tno. fo.rce,a look coming Into her eyes. "An' now marching which had fn lou to their he's framed up a murder for thom. It 'nc" , tho very beginning, not Vnuse ho ain't got the nerve to do It withstanding tho fact that they had himself" be.n employed with the distinct un- "You mean," cried Virginia, "that dersUiidlng, that such waa to bo thn thoy have really followed Mr. Gordon nature- of the duty, lo-day,, ufter the to Africa to murder him?" m dduy rest, the porters wero unusu- Blanche nodded, afllnnatlvoly. Then 8 ow ,n shouldering their packs, sho loaned forward toward her caller. nnl there was much muttering and "I've told you," she said, "because grumbling as the headman wont I thought you might find a way to among tnem trying to .enforce his stop them before thoy did It. I don't commands by means of all manner of want Jim sent to tho chair. He's terrlblo threats. Somo of the men hnd always boeu good to nm. Hut for tlson sullenly and adjusted their bur Gawd'a sak don't lot them know I dens, others still sat upon the ground told you. Hill 'nd kill me. an" Jim "'Ving tho hr.tdiimn. but making no ud quit me. 1M att more about that "u,ve to obey h.m, Irglnla was at a than tho otlu-i. You won't 'ell, will ,,lfc distance waiting for tho safari you?" ' set out. Sho was n witness to nil "No," said Virginia. "I won't. Now, which transpired. Shu saw a hulking tell mo, tbey Hailed on the same boat ulack Hercules slowly ralso his pack as Mr. Oordon?" in laggard responso to tho commands "Yes, Jim snd Bill and Taylor, sn' of tho excited headman, they were.-gola' to follow aordon - (To Be'Contlnued.) ..'J until he got the paper, then croak him an' take it away an' say It was aa s- cldent or something." Virginia Scott rose from the caalr upon which ahe had beea sltUac. Outwardly ahe was calm and collected, but Inwardly her thoughts were In a confused and hysterical Jumble la which horror predominated. What was she to do? How helpless she " avert the grim tragedyl She thought of cabling Oordon, hut wha she suggested tho plan to Ulanche the K?rl Pointed out that It was too late. Gordon must already have left the fn the railroad and be well upo hi way into the Interior, l or a Joment yifflnla atood ! silence. Jhen ahe held out her hand to tJio young woman, , thank you. " ahe said, "you.bav 2on r'?htJ1 '".je11 m " lhl ytt na.T'':. Ooodbyl" , "What are you going to dor asked "'aneho. . - don't know yet." replied .Vlr- 1 ,Wttnl ,0. thlnkwnaybe a oiutkin will come. ' , An,d s she waa driving back to her I -olutloa did come-Ja the crystallization of a determination to .th saving of Richard Oordon Into her own bands. It was for hen that he was risking his life. She would be a coward to do one, whit leas than her plain duty. There was no ono upon whom sho could call to do this thing for her. since she realised that whoever Attempted It must risk IK In Jj'tUng himself against Taylor and his confederates deeper- SWh.tte. uPon one murder In the furtherance " ' r honorable purpoae. She thought of writing her mother first; but deliberation assured her that I! PS