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CHAPTER I.—Pnnco Neslerov wants to mar
ry Frances Uordon, the charming daughter of
un American who is building the Trnnsstberhu
railroad. Frances is Interested In the for
tunes of Vladimir l'aulpofT. a stalwart Russian
blacksmith. Kbe asks Neslerov to mo his inllu
oneo for Vladimir. II.—Neslerov goes to Vladi
rmr hut. The blacksmith has talent and shows
rioslerova picture he has painted. It is tho
portrait of a woman of rank copied from a min
iature. Tim prince 1K excltod and asks for tho
anginal, Vladimir's father says It has been tost
To Vladimir old Paulpoff confesses that he Uod
to Noslerov and still has the miulaturo. HI.—
Xesleror bas the raulpoffs sent to Siberia as
nihilists. Frances Uordon noes to the forge
with books for Vladimir. At the door of the
Ione,y hut she encounters Neslerov. The prtneo
presses Ms salt violently, aud Frances stuns
him with a pistol shot In the bead. V.—Uordon
wishes bis daughter to marry .lack Denton, an
American bridge cnglueer. Frances demands
that her father Intercede with the governor for
Vladimir. They start for Obi. Nesferov boirds
the same train, which breaks in two, and Nea
ieroy has Frances alono In his power. VI1
Neslerov drags Kranoes before a priest and Imis
mm to perform a marriage ceremouy. Jack
Denton comes to tho rescue. Neslerov Is beat
*.n °.ff* VlI*-*lenton nearly kills Neslerov In a
duel. Vlll.—Jaok promises Francos to savo
the blacksmith. IX.—Jack repair* a disabled
engtae aod hauls a oar containing tho wouuded
prinoeand Frances toward Obi. On the road
they meet Gordon, returning with a special oar
for Ills daughter. Francos will not expose Nos
lerov baaeuess. X,—Neslerov sends his crea
tare Janaky. oblef of police, to tho Siberian
mines to reoover tho original of Vladimir's pio*
turefrom the Faulpoffs also to nut Denton out
of the way, socrotly XI -Princess oiga. counln
of Neslerov, visits tbe palace at Tomsk, she
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Vladimir picture tho portrait
or Prlucess Alexandra, the docoased wife of
Nesierov's brother, and conneoted with a mys
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X»I*T7P'toeeu
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Olga secretly
l~e Blory
of Vladimir. Jack Denton.
Frances Gordon and Neslerov. Vladimir and
Jaok are prisoners In dungeons under the pat-
The dead Princess Alexandra has a son
who disappeared In childhood and was reporred
drowned. UewasheirtotheGrasiovand Nes
lerov estates. The body was never found, and
it was,aid that his mother was murdered by
Prince Neslerov'x father. XIII.—Princess 01-
6a
has for a confederate one Therese, wbo has a
ey to £he mystery of Grasiov, the fate of Prin
cess Alexandria and the missing boy. The
women plot to release Jack and VUditnir. After
drugging the prisou keepers they d*scend to the
tults and get lost in the winding passages.
XIV.—Jack Denton is released, but Vladimir
c-innot be found. Jack goes away to, fetch
Papa Paulpoff, who can unravci the mystery of
Oraslov. XV.—Neslerov sends jansky and his
assistant, Unsgethop, In pursalt of Denton.
Si
o" CHAPTi:r. xvi. V^
-•'•••MAMMA I'An.l'OFF AVEXOED.
I
was midnight In Tomsk, nnrt the
palnee of the Rovernor wns still.
Jansky and Unsjrotliop had ridden
away to overtake Denton at Tlvo
loffsUy, Itzit was at hifn post In the
guardhouse and the new lieutenant of
the palace guard paced his measures
through the deserted corridors.
But Neslerov was not naleep. Fever
ish and impatient, lie sat In his room,
awaiting the return of his police with
the American, whose liberty was a
unenace to the life of Neslerov. He
tlrank deeply from time to time from a
bottle 'that stood on his table. If he
spoke, he did It with a loud voice, but
no one was near. Ills thoughts were
spoken thus, as with a man lialf mad
with fear.
"Heavens!" he said as he drank
again. "If he reaches Perm, and the
truth Is known, I shall—what will be
come of me?"
•t&k.
He started as a light footstep sound
(dton the hard iloor, and his haggard
fiicVgrew paler as Princess Olga en-
"Why are you awake?' ho asked
harshly. He was too excited to think
of phrases.
"I could not sleep, and I knew you
were not In bed," she answered. "I
came to talk."
He stared at her. In hlB eyes she
was as beautiful even ns Frances Gor
don, but his danger made him think
her a tigress seeking to devour him.
Yet he dared not show It.
"Why are you alone?" asked Olga.
"You usually have Jansky, the super
intendent of police, with you?"
"Jansky Is away. A noted prisoner
has escaped and the superintendent
bas gone to retake him."
"I heard a commotion. I supposed It
was something of that kind. Was It
a Russian?"
"Yes-a nihilist."
"I hope they will capture him."
"They will! They must!" said Ne
slerov flwcely.
Olga's eyes were veiled—they did
not betray her thoughts.
sphere Is much concerning this sys
tliat Is new to me, and It will take
for me to learn It all. I am al
eady weary with the little I have
done."
"Better leave It alone. It Is a busi
ness for mcu, not princesses said Ne
slerov.
"The study has made me wakeful.
Bring me some wine."
He opened a bottle.
"It has puzzled me why you do not
marry," he said, trying to hide his
fear of bcr as he poured out a glass of
wine.
"Why should I?" she asked. "I have
not yet found among the nobles of
Russia the man I would marry."
"What sort of man must be be to
please you, cousin?"
He was sparriug for time. Any hour
might bring Jansky back with Denton.
Then he could play his part In safety.
But with Denton at liberty he dared
not act.
"Ob," said Olga, "to please me a man
must be honorable, strong and wise.
He must not be bound by custom, nor
yet must he scorn it. There are ways—
In the world we live In there are ways
—of being great without being eccentric
and without following the lead of oth
ers. A man whom I love must be pa
tient and must not use his strength
against the weak."
A sarcastic 6mile crosscd his Hps.
"You must look outside of Russia,"
lie said.
"Perhaps," she answered. "But you
have not pledged me. Must~I drink
alone?"
His eyes snapped with the remem
brance that Jansky and Itzig had been
drugged. But she was s6 handsome, so
smiling, that no sign of evil lutent was
In her face.
"From your hand," he answered, with
a »liow of gallantry.
She poured him a glass of wine, and
i*. they drank. For a moment he waltea,
as If half expecting fo fall asleep. But
the wine had uo 111 effect, and they
chatted on. But Neslerov grew more
Impatient as the night wore on. Why
did this girl persist In staying up and
talking to him? What was In her
mind? Was there ar.otliy piotK4|e^
paced to and fro in the room as he
spoke. When his hack was turned, she
made a quick movement and dropped
something—not into the wine bottle,
but Into tho bottle of liquor from which
Neslerov drank.
"I think I will retire," said the prin
cess. "It is late, and perhaps I can
sleep now."
"I hope you will And rest," he said.
i-TiSf
wen* ou'-
Neslerov watched her
3 With a dark, saturnine face. What did
ghe i^egn? He_poured out a liberal
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dose of liquor, 'l'lit* wine wa« too weak
for him. lit* needi'd something to
steady his shaken m-i-ves. He drank
It. In live minutes he was staring
blankly at himself In a glass.
"What Is Ihis—this feeling?" he
muttered. "That she devil! I am poi
soned! What trick Is this? Help!
Guard! lieutenant of the guard!"
The young olUcer heard, and ran to
him.
"Your excellency called," he said.
"Yes—quick—I am poisoned—I a*4
drowsy—-bring Princess Olga—quick*
The lieutenant, wild with apprehen
sion, rushed to Olga's room.
"His excellency the governor wt:nts
you!" he panted. "He Is poisoned."
"He is not poisoned," answered Olgt.
calmly. "He is merely going to sleep.
I want you to stay away from him,
and I want you to keep quiet."
The ollieer stared.
"What do you mean? He Is III! Tho
governor called me aud seut for you."
"I nm golug to him, but you must
not."
"But I must. It is my duty!"
"Whom do you obey?"
"Neslerov, governor of Tomsk."
"Then from this moment you obey
me. Read this!"
She placed before him the same pa
per she had shown Dernisky.hls fellow
officer. Ills eyes started from his bead.
"The seal of the czar!" he cried, and
he, like Dermsky. fell to his knees. "I
obey—command me!" he exclaimed.
"Remain quiet. I did not come to
Tomsk for nothing. This night will
mean much to Russia. Work will be
done that will right a terrible wrong.
All you need do Is to remain quiet and
do not attempt to interfere."
"I dare not!" he said. "You have the
seal of the czar! It couimauds all to
obey you! I obey!"
She left him, staring and wondering,
aud went to Neslerov. The governor
was drooping. He opeued his eyes as
she entered.
"You!" he hissed as he tried to regain
his strength. He would have killed
her.
"Yes, I!" she answered quietly. "You
will sleep. It will uot be long."
"What will you do?" he asked, with
a curse.
"My work," she auswered. "I shall
release him—Vladimir."
He mnde a treineudous effort to rise
and smite her, but fell with a groan to
the floor. Quickly Olga, taking a pistol
from her pocket, rau across the ball to
Itzig.
"You I" he cried as she entered. "You
brought me wine that was drugged,
aud my prisoner escaped."
"True," said Olga. "And now the
other. You were with Junsky and the
governor when they visited him. You
know where he Is."
"I know not," grumbled Itzig.
"That Is false. I heard them speak
of you to Uusgethop. Will you guide
me to his duugeou? Open the door!"
"I canuot. The key Is with JanBky.
It is never out of ills hands."
"Oh, heaven!" cried Olga. "Have I
made this terrible mistake?"
"The key Is Jausky's," said Itzig.
"No one goes to the dungeon save by
his orders."
"Break dowu the door."
"Impossible! It 19 heavy oak. I
have uo ax."
She turned from him and fled to the
stairs.
"Lieutenant!"
The young officer, with visions of
mines and the knout aud wondering
where this complication would end,
answered her.
"Come here," she said. "I want this
door opened."
He looked at the door and at Itzig.
"Jansky has the key, and he Is gone,"
said Itzig.
"We must open it, If the princess
says so," said the officcr.
"What! You disloyal to Neslerov?"
The officer smiled aud looked at Olga.
"We must tuke off the hinges," he
6aid. "I will got the tools."
He was gone but a moment, and
when he returned he attacked the
screws that held the great Iron hluges.
"I will alarm the governor!" cried It
zig, leaping upon him.
"Stand back! Keep your hands off!"
ordered Olga, aiming her revolver at
him. "I have commanded, and I will
be obeyed!"
"You have no authority!" said Itzig.
cowering before the pistol.
"I have this."
She showed him the paper. His face
grew white, and he sank shivering .to
the floor.
"The seal of the czar! Oh, princess,
1 did uot know! I obey! I will do any*
thing!"
"Help open the door."
The hinges were soon off and the
door was opened. The iron gate re
sisted the united efforts of tho two, but
they sawed out the lock.
"Take the lantern!" commanded the
princess.
Trembling in every fiber, Itzig light
ed a lantern.
"Lead the way to the dungeon where
Vladimir is concealed."
"I obey."
"And I will guard you, princess,"
said the officer.
Thus they descended the stairs, Itzig
leading with the lantern, Olga follow
ing aud the officer close behind her
ready to protect her. Potent was the
seal of the czar.
They found the giant blacksmith in
his chains. The hunger he felt had not
yet sapped his strength. The key the
princess had taken from its peg soon
re as
"Come!" she said.
"But who are you.'and what does
this mean?" be demanded.
"Come! We havo no time to waste
with words. Tonight you have the
work of your life to do. Come!"
The four ascended, and Itzig extin
guished his lantern. The eyes of Vlad
imir blinked as he entered the great
ball, which was kept lighted all night.
"You are Vladimir," said the prln
"cess- "I am Olga of the Neslerovs. Do
you ftlicw the story of the picture?"
"The iHtl£ picture," cried Vladimir
eagerly—"thelittle one that Papa Paul
poff said he foUu3? Yes be told it to
me and to the African ono day In the
hut at Tivoloffsky."s"*L
"Then you know tluKtrutb. The
American was to go to Pern^and start
the Investigation." PIP
"Yes, but he was brought here^^ajf
"I released him last night. He "Went
bere .to Tlvoloffsky to bring papa
i'jiulpon to tell his' story before the
governor £eucral, who has not yet ar
rived. .fAffeky, the superintendent of
police, igph UuFgethop have goue to
fetch hftiL Thry will kill him they
will nourish taking hint alive. It is
your fluty to ride to Tlvoloffsky—ride
ns for your own life—and save the
American eud Papa Paulpoff. Bring
Hieu) bere. Do you understand?"
"Yes but a horse."
"Meutepaut, In the name of the czar,
the fl«et?8t horse in the stables for
VladlmlK"
'i otyey—the fleetest horse."
"Yo0 must be famished." said Olga.
"Will you eatr
"Efltl Wltb the American and Papa
Pnui)off in danger! No but a drink of
wim
Uc watched her as she stepped into
Ne lerov'8 room. He saw the governor.
••.-Jeslerov!" he said, "is ho dead?"
No. I drugged his liquor, nere is
WHIP. It Is not drugged. I drank of it
myself."
Vie drained the glass, and the officer
itereil.
rTlie horse is at the door, princess. I
woke no oue at the stables. I saddled
the Bleed myself."
"Good. You will be a captain tomor
row. Now, Vladimir, go!"
He mounted and was off. He fol
lowed the line of the new railway and
could not lose his way. His horse was
fast, the best horse In Neslerov's sta
ble.
"For the American! For Frances!
For the honor of Graslov!" muttered
Vladimir as he strove to Increase his
horse's speed.
I\e passed through villages asleep
under the bright stars. The hoofs of
his horse rang out on the pebbles of
oue r*»od ov sank into the mud of an
other. But on he went. Tlvoloffsky,
like ali the other villages, was asleep.
Its qui't was rudely disturbed by the
hammeitug of the iron shoes as the
horse here him through the silent
streets, lllgjit well he knew the way
to the hut where Mamma Paulpoff was
murdered. Tv:o horses stood before
the door. His own dashed up and
whinuiod. The werofefrom the gov
ernor's stables. Llke a madman he
leaped from the saddle "to the ground.
He heard shouts, a uistol shot.
It was somethlug ilke a (Jemon that
Jansky and Unsgetlu'p saw coming In
like a whirlwind. In corner crouch-
He brought their head* together with a
crash.
ed Papa Paulpoff, trembling aud white
with terror. On the lloor lay Deuton,
unconscious, with the mark of a bullet
in his forehead and the blood stream
ing over his upturned face. Jansky
was bending over him.
'Who Is this?" cried'Unsgethop as
Vladimir entered.
The blazing eyes of the avenger took
in the whole scene. A small lantern
stood ou the floor.
'I am your master!" cried the black
smith, and the words were as If roared
by a lion.
With a leap he landed between the
two. Jansky's pistol and Unsgethop's
knife were drawn. Vladimir's light
hand closed on Unsgethop's neck. His
left Bhot toward Jansky, and the super
intendent of police was powerless in
that terrible grasp.
"Now pray to heaven," cried Vladi
mir, "for this hour Is to be your last!
In this house you killed that poor old
woman who had loved me. Here you
have come to kill the American and
Papa Paulpoff. Die like the dogs of
murder that you are! For your crimes
take this! And this!"
With his muscles of iron he brought
their heads together with a crash.
"And this!" repeated Vladimir, swing
ing them apart and then together
agalu.
Flinging Jansky from him with a
curse, he stooped quickly, seized Uns
gethop by the legs and swung him In
the air. He brought his head against
the rude wooden wall, aud the blood
spurted from his mouth. Jansky, with
chattering teeth, tried to get his pistol
aimed at the giaut's head, but Vladimir
caught him round the waist and sent
him, as an Indian throws a spear, Into
the corner of the room, where ho lay
motionless with a broken neck.
"Come, Papa Paulpoff," ordered Vlad
imir. "You are not Injured. You are
needed at Tomsk at once. But first 1
must get this poor fellow to a priest."
He picked up the bleeding and un
conscious Denton and set off with him
to a nearby cottage. The priest admit
ted him, knowing his voice.
"What Is your burden?" cried tho
priest. "What terrible thing has been
done In Tlvoloffsky tonight?"
"Nothing much," said Vladimir calm
ly. "I have killed two wolves."
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BCVIQ a True Record and Explanation
of the Seven Mysteries How Asso
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Key of the Seven
By HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright, 1003, by Charles W. Hooke
"You'd be as much puzzled if you
Baw the original," he Baid, and this
proved to be no exaggeration. "The
youth, I think, is in tho lower part of
the face. What a pretty mouth and
chin! Did you ever see such a pretty,
mouth and chin? There's all the dim
pled sweetness, all the quick seusltlve
ness of girlhood, and yet no weakness.
But there's a calmness in the forehead
and eyes—the eyes a bit long, as you
notice, with very delicately marked
brows. The eyes are deep blue aud all
the coloring exquisite. Her hair is
like the gold of Ophlr. It may seem
bad taste for me to run on like thlB,"
fea added suddenly, "but Miss yaushifr
jiMii|ii.jiiuiiU(HLumii|iii.w
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beauty is such a simple and natural
thing that one feels no hesitation in
speaking of it. Why, even in her pres
ence I sometimes find myself—howev
er, that's neither here nor there. You
asked how old she was. She'll bo
eighteen next week."
"If the young lady's peculiar powers
are of interest to science," said I, "It
would seem as If somo financial ar
rangement might be made whereby"—
"We've suggested that, but she won't
listen to it," he Interrupted. "The
queer part of It is that Miss Vaughn
insists that she has no iowcrs which
are not shared by all our species. Sho
has, though."
\\*e bad reaohed l!urnham's lodgings
by this lime, and there we conversed
for n:2 r,r the subject
of the j.a which had been
made in the ease of Miss Vaughn.
They ctned to ir.e t, possess the
vague and unsatisfactory character
which I had learned to associate with
common fraudulent practices. The
young lady answered questions con
cerning mutters of which she was sup
posed to have no knowledge, peculiar
ities of persons whom she had not
seen, incidents in the lives of the ques
tioners or of their friends. It was not
able that she passed into no state of
trance or mesmeric sleep. She remain
ed entirely normal, not even exhibiting
the excessive fatigue which usually
follows such manifestations. She did
show repugnance, however, and was
always more pleased wheu she failed
than when she succeeded. After a se
ries of failures she would laugh almost
hysterically and display a childish re
lief and delight. Her successes de
pressed her. The best of them, so far
as I could learn, were not conclusive,
but there were some that were hard to
explain upon any natural hypothesis,
and they must have been extremely
startling to the Inquirers.
As Burnham continued to speak I be
came less hopeful of Miss Vaughn as a
possible subject of investigation, less
interested in her us a psychic, but far
more interested In her as a woman.
Souiehow the words of this fiery but
hopeless lover, this poor little, thin,
dark, ugly faced fellow, who had no
right to crave a beautiful woman—ex
cept that he couldn't help it—built up
before my mind's eye a very charming
personality.
I talked the matter over with Hack
ett, and we agreed that Miss Vaughn
was undoubtedly worthy of substantial
assistance, if It could be rendered with
out offense. Her situation was cer
tainly most lamentable and involved
no fault of her own. Having heard of
this case, we could hardly "pass by
on the other side," as Ilackett ex
pressed it. The fact is that my part
ner had been playing the role of tho
good Samaritan in many towns that we
had visited, and mostly to the unde
serving, I am afraid.
decided that I should call upon
Mis&yaughn, and so I asked Burnham
to 8ccwe her permission but he told
me verj^iroraptly that he did not care
to undertake the errand.
MI
couldn't He to her," said he. "She'd
have to know the object of your visit
here, and then }he wouldn't see you."
Incidentally learned during this
conversation that Miss Taughn was an
intellectual prodigy,, having been the
youngest girl ever graduated from
Smith college. Indeed, she would prob
ably not have been admitted to that
Institution If her age had been eoiTect
ly stated, butcher auut had misrepre
sented the* matter to the authorities.
Her record had been exemplary, both
for scholarship and conduct.
"Sho might teach," said Burnham,
but I really don't sec how she's going
to live till we can find her a position."
After leaving Burnham's room I went
at once alone to the Eustis residence,
which must have been considered quite
a grand house in Its day. A despondent
old woman answered my ring and ad
mitted me into a chilling, gloomy at
mosphere and eventually into a small
room at the rear of the hall. It bad
the look of neglect, as if it had not been
used In some weeks. My eye was at
tracted by a small table unlike the
other furniture and awkwardly placed
near a window. It was littered with
Voose sheets of writing paper, which
were dusty, and some of them were
covered with scrawls in peucil as if a
child had played with them.
I thought that I knew why this table
was there. Clearly Sliss Vaughn's psy
chic messages were written with a pen
cil. I was displeased. This scrawling
hand looked like the usual counterfeit.
And yet I would have given my bond
opon the honesty of the face in the
photograph. Well, we may all be de
ceived by a face. I began to regret
having sought an interview with Miss
Vaughn, and my mind was deflected
from hep to the unknown man whom
Dr. Whtting bad mentioned. A strong
inward conviction that that man was
the true psychic, worth a thousand
Dorothy Vaughns to the cause of sci
ence, arose to prominence in my con
sciousness, and I was striving to think
of some means by which I could learn
his name when a very pleasant voice
spoke my own.
I turned and saw a slight, girlish fig
ure, all in black. There was the puz
zling, childish, womanly face that the
picture had shown, the perfectly open
innocence quaintly combined with a se
rene wisdom such as I might Imagine
In an angel. Yet this serenity was
wholly intellectual. I could see that
the poor girl's body was racked with
nervousness and apprehension. Lone
liness in this old, decaying house, from
which she could see no way out into
the brighter world, had told upon her.
I cannot remember that my sympathy
ever went out so suddenly and so
strongly toward any other human be
ing.
She had seen that I was looking curi
ously at the table, and I observed that
could see that the poor ylrVs body was
rackcd with nervousness.
she shuddered at the sight of it. Yet.
as if _thp thing jgserte^sjHBe sort p*
SSPPWW! ». ,! up
fascination, the poor girl advanced di
rectly toward it, and I heard the pen
cils click in her nervous fingers as she
guthcred them up.
'Miss Vaughn," said I, "It Is In my
mind to offer you employment. I havo
heard that you need it. With this pur
pose in view, will you permit me to ask
you a few questions?"
She sat down in the chair by the ta
ble as If she lacked the strength to
stand. In the few seconds that elapsed
before she answered me her nervous
ness Increased. She began to mark
upon the sheets of paper with one of
the pencils, though I am sure she had
no consciousness of doing so.
"What is the nature of this employ
ment?" she asked.
There was a longer pause thau be
fore. I could see clearly enough what
the poor little girl expected. Buruham
and others had suggested her peculiar
powers as a means of earning her liv
ing, and she felt that I had come upon
the same errand. Seeing how she
shrank from that theme, 1 had not the
heart to take it up.
"You have heard about me," she
said. "You think I am some phenome
nally gifted monstrosity. Heaily I am
nothing of the sort. I am just like any
other girl. I can guess things. So can
every woman. My aunt was Interested
in—In that subject, and so I did it. I
am not interested and shall never do It
again."
It was a pitiful protest, and it car
ried the day with me.
I think you mistake my errand,"
said I as gently as possible. "Have
you ever had any experience in teach
ing?"
She dropped the peucil and stared at
me.
"We are planning to open an evening
school in the town where I live," I
continued. "A great part of the popu
lation consists of people who work in
my factory, the Hackett & Harrington
carpet mills. Some of these people—
and I am thinking now of the young
women especially—have lacked educa
tional training In their childhood. We
are going to give them a chance to re
cover the lost ground. They are obliged
to work in the daytime, but many of
them will welcome the opportunity to
study and to acquire some simple ac
complishments in the evening. We are
not slave drivers. Our people do not
have to drop exhausted into their beds
as soon as they have eaten their sup
pers."
At this point Miss Vaughu interrupt
ed me by suddenly falling forward,
with her head in her hands. I think it
must have been five minutes that she
wept and sobbed, and I was both dis
tressed and alarmed, though she kept
assuring me that she was not 111 and
thut she was very happy. When she
had recovered some share of self com
mand, she begged me to give her a
trial iu the school.
"I should so love that work," she
said over and over again. "I know I
should succeed."
The Idea seemed to euchant her. She
spoke of her own powers with confi
dence. She became brilliant, enthusias
tic, splendid—In fact, precisely the sort
of girl to inspire the right feeling In our
young women of Tunbridge who must
take up too late in life the heavy men
tal tasks of childhood.
I was greatly embarrassed and a vic
tim of that nervous dissatisfaction
which comta to a rational, practical
man when he blunders into a good aud
judicious action. It is a species of im
posture. I perceived that It was a
most fortunate thing for both of us
that I had come to call upon Miss
Vaughn, and it distressed me to know
that sL would always credit me with
a klndm s, even though I should con
fess in the most open manner that I
hud come upon a wholly different er
rand.
While I hesitated the poor girl wae
on the rack. Her nervousness was un
controllable. She began to scribble
with the pencil and to twist the sheets
of paper in her fingers without know
ing what she was doiug. Seeing this, 1
came straight to the point.
"It's a simple matter of business,"
said I "rather sudden, of course, but
you mustn't mind that. The position le
yours if you'll take it, and, for my own
part, 1'ir more than content. We'll
make the salary satisfactory and let it
be^in immediately, though the school
doesn't open for some weeks."
The crazy pencil stopped, and the
dear child who has been'like my own
daughter from that moment looked up
into my eyes while the tears shone up
on her cheeks.
Now, this may seem a small matter
to cause so much emotion, but it must
be remembered that Dorothy had been
at her wit's end since her aunt's death.
We forget sometimes that the term "a
living" has close connection with the
verb "to live." Whether a penniless
girl is alone in the world or a man
fighting in the heart of a mob feels a
pistol pressed against his head, It is
much the same. We should not look
for perfect calm. And that is the evil
of our present social system, that it
putsi the poor and the distressed ever
at their worst a'id their weakest. It is
grand to see a huiuuu being stand un
moved iu deadly peril, but as a busi
ness man I canuot say that we produce
the best possible results in this 'd
by making life one long, mortal et f
gency for the majority of our species.
While I wns endeavoring to make
Dorothy understand that I was no an
gel sent from heaven, but only a carpet
manufacturer from Tunbridge, N. X,
my glance happened to fall upon the
sheets of paper on the table, and I ob
served with surprise that she had been
writing a man's name. She must have
written it, in whole or in part, at least
a hundred times. It was Donald Don
aldson.
"I was only scribbling," she said, de
tecting me in the Impertinence of read
ing over her shoulder. "That's nothing
at all."
"Do you mean that It's a 'fictitious
name?" I asked, greatly surpn^ed.
"It's nobody that I know," siteHsatyl
with a glance of quick inquiry atme.
I assured her with all sincerity that
the name was a total stranger to my
ears. It was such an awkward, tongue
twisting name that no one could for
get it.
"Did you fancy that it might have
been suggested by my mind to yours,'
I asked "that I might have been think
ing of this man?"
"Oh, nol" she cried hastily, "That
Is Impossible—certainly impossible for
me. I am a normal minded girl, just
like any other. Whatever I have done
in—in that way is only what all people
can do if they are silly enough to try.
Please, please don't ask me about it!"
I was very anxious to do so, being
thoroughly convinced that I had stum
bled upon a genuine and remarkable
manifestation of occult power, but Miss
Vaughn was in a state of great nerv.«
ous tension, and it would have been
cruel to press uuwelcome questions.
So we talked a little while about the
school, and she was soon at her best
happy, hopeful and earnest. Her mind
was aB bright and quick us a bird's
eye, and she loved tho sunny and pure
heights.
r£»
"'taw*
4"
That evening, in Mr. Burnham's
room, I mentioned the Incident of tho
name. There were present a half doz
en of the Instructor's friends who had
assisted iu the tests that had been
made of Miss Vaughn's power, and
they were all sincere men with trained
Intelligence. They were greatly inter
ested by the occurrence, and they ques
tioned me closely. It was with much
difficulty that 1 convinced them that I
had ne\er lmown a man named Don
ald Donaldson and could not have in
fluenced Miss Vmiplm in this matter.
Various views were expressed, though
noue was of any urent importance,
but when Ilackett uiul 1 had gone to
our hotel and were smoking together
before retiring, my partner, who had
preserved an almost complete silence
during the evening, said:
'I have an Idea."
'What Is It7" I nsked eagerly, but
would not tell
1110.
fro BE CONTrsPEO.l
Don't be imposed upon by taking
substitutes offered for Foley's Honey
and Tar. Sold by Denton & Ward.
The newest lighthouse on the i'"rcnch
coast shows a beam visible at a dis
tance of 39 nautical miles in clear
weather. It is situated on the Islp
Vierge, off the French coast, to the
northeast ot Uebant, the lantern belun
244 feet above sea level.
Foley'B Honey and Tar positively
cures all throat and lung diseases, lie"
fuse substitutes. Sold by Denton &
Ward.
Better lose your argument than your
friend.—Ham's Horn.
Beport from the Keform School.
J. G. Gluck, Superintendent, Prunty
town, W. Va, writes: "After trying all
oilier advertised cough medicines we
have decided to use Foley's lloney and
Tar exclusively in the We6t Virginia
Reform School. I Und it the moat ef
fective and absolutely harmless." Sold
by Denton & Ward.
An industrial and agricultural school
for colored youths of Maryland wus
opened last month near Laurel, in that
state.
A Timely Topic.
At this season of coughs and colds it
is well to know that Foley's Honey and
Tar is the greatest throat and lung re
medy. It cureB quickly and prevents
serious results from a cold. Sold by
Denton & Ward.
A recent report shows that 2,501)
Christians were murdered in 1001 by
the Turks. In only 01 cases were the
mucdererB punished, and then with not
more than four years' imprisonment.
Coughs, Oolds, and Constipation.
Few people realize when taking cough
medicines other than Foley's Honey
and Tar, that they contain opiates whicli
are constipating besides being unsafe,
particularly for children. Foley's lloney
and Tar contains no opiates, Ib safe and
sure and will not constipate. Sold by
Denton & Ward.
In France It is Illegal to catch frogs
at night.
A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kidney
Cure in time. Sold by Denton & Ward.
A melon patch in a cornbeld will
6ometimeB neutralize the work of the
local Sunday school.
A Cold Wave.
The forecast of sudden changes
in the
weather Berves notice that a hoarse
voice Bnd a heavy cough may invade
the Banctity of health in your own
home. Cautious people have a bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure always at
hand. E. 11, WIbb. Madison, Ga., writes
"I am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my present good health, and
probably my life. It cures Coughs,
Colds, LaGrippe, bronchitis, Pneumonia
and all Throat and Lung troubles.
One Minute Cough Cure cuts the
phlegm, Oraws out the inllammatlon,
heals and soothes the mucous mem
braneB and strengthens the lungs.
Smith Bros.
The largest dome In the world is that
of the Lutheran church at Warsaw.
Its interior diameter Is 200 feet. That
of the British museum library is 130
feet.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Digests all classes of food, tones Bnd
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organB. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
stomach Troubles, and makes rich red
blood, health and strength. Kodol re
builds wornouttissueB, purifies,strength
ens and sweetens the stomach. Gov.
W. Atkinson, of W. Va., says: I have
used a number of bottles of Kodol and
have found it to be very effective and,
indeed, a powerful remedy for stomach
ailments. I recommend it to my
friends. Smith Bros.
Meat originally meant any kind of
food.
1
Vhtt'a aNfime
Everything Is In the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. De
Witt & Co. of Chicago, discovered,
some years ago, how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
l'ileB. For Piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseaseB DeWitt's
Salve baB no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counterfeits.
ABk for DeWitt'8—the genuine. Smith
Bios.
WANTED—Manager for Delaware
county. 820 per week, with chance of
advancement. 914,000 cleared In three
years by one of our managers. Send
stamp for particulars and booklet
"Pluck Not Luck, Wins." Address W.
A. Wright & Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
50w8
Boy's Life Saved from Membranous
Croup.
O. W. Lynch, a prominent citizen of
Winchester, Ind., writeB, "My little boy
bad a severe attack of membranous
croup, and only got relief after taking
Foley's Honey and Tar. He got relief
after one dose and I feel that it saved
the life of my boy." Refuse substitutes.
Sold by Denton & Ward.
V* -py®.
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i"T* -J **«&
Illinois Central
EXCURSION RATES.
Excursion tU-kctj will b* sold by the Illinois
Central, to the points, and at rates, as follows:
Faro ao«l one-third on Certificate Plan.
Now Orleans, La.,—Annual Convention Natio
nal (lnrdwaro Ass'n, November tD-ai.
„^9wUr,eans, Annual Meeting American
Public Health Ass'n, Dcc. 8-13.
OPEN KATE OF ONE FARE TLUS $2.00
lloiue-scekers' Excursion#,We*t, South South
east and South-west, Nov. 4 and is, Deo. i» and
10.
Jan 0 aud 20, Feb. and 17, March a and
April 7 aud 21.
LESS THAN' ONE FARE.
One Way. Second-class, Colonists' Kates to
points In tho South.South-oast aud South-west,
at a tate of one-half of the Hrst-class oue way
rates, plus
$2
oo, tickets on sale Nov, 4 aud 18.
Doc *2and
10,
Jan. rt and
20.
Feb. and
Farm For Sale.
A flno Stock and Dairy farm of 200 acres r»
miles south of Manchester, 1 mile from railroad
station and creamery. Comfortable houso,
food horso and cow barn, hoa house corn cribs
aud other out- buildiuRS, a Due well of water
with wind mitl attached,
10
acres of splendid
timber 3 miles'e.vit of farm will bo Kofd with
as me if desired. For tonus inquire of
AUNKK DUNHAM OK
O. A. DUNHAM,
3titf Manchester, Iowa.
R. W. TIRRILL
Is Loaning rioney as chead
as any person or Corpora
tion.
DOUGLASS, the Photo
grapher.
Go to Douglass
FINE PICTURES
IA Burning jflsstian
at present is/that of
Goal
We have on hand
choice assort men of the most
desirable grades of soft coal
at the lowest prices consistent
with the market. All coal
promises to be scarce later in
the season and prices will
rule higher.
$ HOLLISTER
't LUMBER
5 COMPANY.
I
The records left by the Fhoenecians,
Assyrians and ancient 1'ersianB 8bow
that among all thoce nations the use of
perfumes was very common.
A Thousand Hollar's Worth of liood.
A. H. Tburnes, a well known coal
operator of Buffalo, O., writes, "I have
been afflicted with kidney and bladder
trouble for years, passing gravel or
stones with excruciating pain. 1 got no
relief from medicines until 1 began
taking Foley's Kidney Cute, then the
result was surprising. A few doses
started the brick dust like line stones
and now I have no pain across my
kidneys aud I fee] like a new man.
It has does me a 81000 worth of good."
Sold by Denton & Ward.
Dr.
The Regular and Reliable Chi.
cai^o Specialist will be at Man.
•heater, Clarence House,
Monday, January 26,
one day only and return once
every 28 days. Office hours 8 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
Independence, Gedney Hotel, Tue6day, o,
January 27. ...
•oi*» Irtjriuunenuy ine eases no unaertaKcs
imi souds 110 Incurable nomo without taking a
from thorn. This la why ho continues his
visits year after r. whilo other doctors have
indo a few visits and stoppefl. Dr. Shallenbcr-
Is an eminently successful specialist In all
•..ronlii diseases, proven by the many cures
-i.ifc^ed In chronic cases which to baffled tho
villi of all other physicians. Ills hospital ox*
:. 'tioncoandoxtenslvo pr: Hco havo niado lilm
proficient that ho c&u name and locate a dls*
'iso In a fev minutes.
Treats all -able cr^es of Catarrh. Noso,
Throat and uiseases. Eye -nd l.ur,
stomach, Uver and Kidneys, Gravel,cuma
nsm, Paralysis, XouralTla, Norvous and Heart
rllsoases, Blood Sulu asos, li 'llepsy,
lSriKht's Disease Cot mmptlon hi early
diseases .if theliladUer aud rcinalo Organs,
i.limoraud Tobacco habit. Stammerln0 cured
Hiuibureinotftoilsto prevent Its recurrence given.
A novor-falUug remedy lllg Neck.
HUES, FISTULA*- ana KUPTUKE guaran.
t?vi cured without detention from business,
s^cclnl attention Kivoa to ull Surgical
i'tifti'.s, and all discuses of tho Eye, Ear,
INOHUUIKI Thront.
(ilusM'M ami guaranteed. Granulated
lids,Cataract, Cross Eyes straightened without
pHUi.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are you uorvous and despondq/ weak and
debilitated tired mornings: no .ibltion—life
less memory poor easily fatlgT-'d excitable
and irritable eyes sunkeu, rec and blurred
pimples ou faco dreams and night losses rest*
less, haggard looking: weak back deposit In
nrlne aud drains at stool: distrustful- want of
confidence: lack of,energy and strength?
Private Diseases a Spec
ialty,
Biood' Poison, Nervousness, Dizziness,' De
ectlve Moinory and other ailments which ruin
body and mind positively cured,
WONDERFUL CURES
Portectod In old coses which havo been ne,
^W.ti'v.VU in uiu VMVI nuiv_
(ected or uusklllfully treated. No experiment
pr failures, iln undertakes no iucuruDh
v» lUiiuitsi uuut'l lUUCS 11U IUU
but cure thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential
Address,
DR. WILBERT SHALLENBERGER,
146 Qakwood Blvd., Chtoaflo
Reference: Dreiel State Dank,
M.I? l«hUO\ PreHt. II. A, UKA.NGKK Cashier.
E. C, 1IESNKH, Asst. Cashier
A. n. BLAKE, 1st. V. President.
II. C. DAEHEKLE, Snd. V. President,
First National
1
BANK,
MANCHESTER. IOWA.
CAPITAL. $50,000
17.
General
Banking
Business
17.
March 8 and 17, April 7 and 31.
J. F. MKIIHY Asst. (ion. Pass. Agent,
Dubuque, Iowa.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
FOB RENT.
DXRECTORS.
H. R. Robinson, U. F. LOROT,
E. M. Carr, m. Beehler,
H. A. Grancer. A. H. Blake,
II. A. von Oven, H. O. Haeberlo
L. L. Hoyt,
cozezisspoxTsssrvs.
First National Bank, Dubuque, Iowa.
Central National Baak New York City,
Commercial National Bank. Chloaeo- ills.
Compound Vapor and Sham
poo Baths.
Baths
ilSf
ti
Transacted
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
Most all dis
eases are caused
by poisonous sec
retions, which
clog the wheels
of NATURE.
Vapor
and
The name and
the symptoms
may be different
ShampOO. but the cause of
disease can us
ually be traced
to the imperiect action ol the millions
of pores of the haman body. A bath in
accordance with scientific require
ments is the best preventative and
remedy known. The methods employ
ed by me are the most scientific ever
invented or discoveied tor dispelling
disease. Results tell tbe dtory. Qive
mo a trial. This is the Conant system
of baths. A competent lady attendant
in charge of tho ladies department.
Office and bath rooms on Franklin
streot, opposite Globe Hotel.
8t(
v'i,
Q. D. QATtSS.
W. N. BOYNTON,
HAS
Ladies and dents Gold Watches
in all sizos kinds and styles,
Ladies, dents and Chrildrens Rings
from DIAMONDS, OPALS, EMER­
ALDS, PEARLS, ETC.,
down to
PLAIN GOLD BANDS.
WEDDING RINGS.
SOLID STERLING SILVER FORKS,
TABLE, DESERT
and
TEA SPOONS,
NAPKIN RINGS, ETC., ETC-, ETC
Also largo line of Best Brands of—
SILVER PLATED SPOONS, PORKS,
KNIVES, TEA SETS, WATER SETS
CAKE BASKETS, BUTTER DISHES,
ETC., ETC.
CARVING KNIVES
and
FORKS, LADIES
GUARD CHAINS, GENTS VEST CHAINS,
EMBLEM RINGS, CHARMS, LOCK
#BTS, GOLD SPECTACLES, MAN-
TEL CLOCKS, SILK UMBREL
3* LAS, GOLD PENS.
_Qqol& and see the many things we
haye nofrgpar^to
w. n. boynto!
Delaware County
STATE BANK
Manchester, Iowa.
Capital and Surplus $90,000.
WM
,, ,,AWT -,v
J'raujmt.
... W. TIRKILL,
CHAS. J. SEEDS,
AY. KEAGY,
Vloe President
Cashier,
Ass't. Cashier,
DIRECTOR8
WM. C. OAWLEY. R. W. TIRRILL.
W. U, KKNYON. U. K. ARNOLD
H. WILL1STON. GEO. W. DUNHAM
P. SEEDS. O. W. KEAGY,
CHAS. J. SEEDS.
A general banking business transacted In all
branches. Drafts sold, payable auywhere In the
Uutted btates, Eiigland, Ireland and Europe.
Interest paid on Time Deposits at
cinrent rates, which can be made in
any sum from one dollar up.
Deposit Boxes for rent, for tho storage of
valuable papers, etc., all guarded by tlmo locks,
Steamship Tickets for salo to and from all
parts ol Europe.
Private personal cheefclng account!?
from ladlea.
The banking business ol tho public Is respect
fully solicited, and. we astmro all our customers
every accommodation oonHlsteot with good busi
ness methods.
When you want
Fine Furniture
Ai*
Fair Prices
GO TO
Werkmeisfer's
AT
Earlville.
Undertaking Solicited
F. WERKMEISTER,
Earlville, Iowa
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