The stayer., December 26, 1901, Image 3

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ICopyrlftl, tSga, by Frtdtrkk A. Stokt Company
r. Dunlap, president of the K nlek-
ank, the Inclosed papers, which
to him the full extent of my de-
c hesitate to betray Chatham and
. ir; they did not scruDle to ruin m.
have sent for Chatham, and I shall -tv.
him warning of my Intended flight If he
sees fif, he can take such steps as he may
choose to escape his own richly deserved
punishment"
While Sturgis was reading Arbogast's
letter, Dunlap, restlessly pacing the
room, had observed him furtively.
"Well?" he now inquired, stopping
before the reporter, "what do you think
of that?"
"Poor woman!" exclaimed Sturgia,
feelingly; "it is terrible to think of
the suffering brought upon her by her
husband's guilt. I ought to be hard
ened to a situation like this; for it
is the inevitable seguel of almost every
crime that is ever committed. But I
am moved every time by the pathetic
expiation of the innocent for the
guilty."
"Yes, yes; I know," said Dunlap, in
differently; "that it not what I mean.
Did you note the amount which this
scoundrel confesses he and his accom
plices have stolen from the bank?"
"Yes; it is a large sum."
"Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars! Why, man, If that is true, it
is enough to cripple the bank No, no;
I don't mean that, of course; the bank
is rich and could stand the loss of
four times that amount. Hut a quar
ter of a million is a round sum, for all
of that. It docs not seem possible that,
in spite of all our care, they can have
succeeded in making away with so
much money. But they did. There can
be no doubt about that; for in the pa
pers which Arbognst inclosed for me in
his letter to his wife he explains just
how the thing was done. It is simple
enough when you know the trick; but
it took fiendish cunning to devise it.
I never would have thought that ras
cally bookkeeper intelligent enough lo
"If the scheme is a work of genius,"
said Sturgis, "you may rest assured
that 'X' who may very well be Henry
Seymour was the author of it."
"Well, ot any rate," observed Dunlap,
"there is one thing that must be'done
at once; and that is to find both Chat
ham and Seymour. It is not possible
hat in two years these men have spent
u quarter of a minion aoiiars Detweeu
them."
It is at all events possible that they
may not have done so," replied Sturgis,
"for my investigations show that both
Arbogast and Chatham have been men
of regular and exemplary habits in
their private lives. They do not ap
pear to have been living much, if at
There does
"There is not much to tell on this
fore," answered Sturgis. "You will
rrcnll that according to the evidence
hich we have thus far - collected,
Latham was attacked by Arbogast
fjiile he was in the act of using the,
ilephone." -
SilV T 1 .
in, i. remeniuer iiuw luiuuici;
ni reconstructed mat scene." .
Well," continued the reporter, "I
y at once that the telephone might
Isibly prove to be an important wit-
is for the prosecution, if I could
V discover the name of the person
in whom Chatham was talking
tn he was shot. I therefore called
he central office to make inquiries.
was able to specify almost the
it minute at which this call was
It was an easy matter to' find
young woman who had nnswered
events, he remembers nothing f urthertut the chances were that she
until he was rudely shaken by Chat-1 not remember the number
ham, who led him out into the street) for. She did, however, for it
Here the cold air revived him, and he ecn fixed in her memory by some
remembers noticing several things to lot circumstances. It seems that
which he did not pay much attention .giving Chatham the connection
at the time, but which seem significant nted, the operator rang him up.
now as he recalls them: j she. was listening for a reply,
"Firstly It was now quite dark. f ard a sharp report, followed ,
"Secondly The cab, which had been scream; then a sound of con-!
lacing south when he entered the bar
room, was now facing north.
"Thirdly Chatham persistently car
ried his left hand in the bosom of his any reply to her repeated
coat ; he was very pale and seemed weak ci
TECTIVE
ZDGAR MORETTC
voices, and presently anotner
Veport. After that came com
Qlence, and she was unable to
and ill.
"He with difficulty climbed upon the
box beside Keilly and ordered him- to
drive uptown. Presently the cabman
became drowsy again. The next thing
he remembers is coming to himself
after the overturning of the cab by
the cable car. That the man was
drugged there can be no doubt. It is
probable that while he sat apparently
drunk in the barroom, Chatham took
the cab to the Knickerbocker bank, ex
pecting to smuggle Arbogast into it
Without Reilly's knowledge a dVep
move, since it would effectually cover
up the trail, if they wanted to make
away with the bookkeeper, as they
evidently did. Seymour may have met
him at the bank by appointment; but
I am more inclined to believe that he
was there unknown to Chatham, and
possibly for the purpose of spying
upon the latter, to see if his instruc
tions were carried out. He lent his ac
complice a hand in the nick of time;
and then, like a prudent general, he re
tired to n safe position, thence to di
rect further operations. What. I can
not -yet understand is, why Chatham
should have taken the enormous risk
he did in conveying Arbogast's body
from the bank, since Seymour's inten
tion was plainly to make away wit
the bookkeeper in any event. I can
explain this only on the supposition
that Seymour thought he could con
ceal the body in some way and' prevent
it from falling into the hands of the
police. On the part of any ordinary
criminal this would have been rank
folly; but the resources of such a man
as Seymour arc such that I do not feel
disposed to criticise his generalship ia
this particular without first under
standing his ultimate object. From
what 1 hnve seen of his work thus far,
I have derived a profound admiration
for the man's genius and cunning dev
iltry. Fortunately fate was against
him this time. Its instrument was the
cable enr which overturned the cab,
thus delivering Arbogast's body into
the hands of the police and furnishing
i hnve here corroborative evi
the scene between Chatham
n,ogast," said Dunlap.
but I did not need that,
wished to know was the name
0,j)erson with whom Chatham
wjto converse."
iou discover it?"
Jiumber of the telephone he
Kajthat of the Manhattan Chem
Npnny." What is the Manhattan Chero
lpany?" Is the question I asked peo
Pleected with the commercial
fff They replied that they
kn'y little concerning this firm;
becalthough it has been in ex
,ster a couple of years, it ap
Par(never asks anyone for cred
Hng to pay cash for all the
goot,erca to jt i called nt the
offic'the Manhattan Chemical
comI'.o investigate on my own
nccoipie 0flflce anj store occupy
int of an old ramshackle
buildi,jj0ge Upper stories are
. 1 1 t .1 A 1 f
nil, oeyonu vne.r x .cuiia. ., without which, iti&ry
not seem to have been, in the case oL-f y-
either man, any room for Ojdoubie ex
istence, wh'-!i inight otherwise have
explained the situation. Neither was
a spendthrift or a gambler, and neith
er was dissipated."
"Then you have not the faintest idea
of the present whereabouts of Chatham
or of his mysterious accomplice?"
"Let me tell you exactly what I hnve
done up to the present time; and then
you will be able to judge for yourself.
And I, too, shall see more clearly where
we stand; for the necessity of putting
one's thoughts into words is an aid to
clear thinking."
CHAPTER MIL
THE LOST TRAIL.
So saying, Sturgis settled himself in
his chair and began his narrative.
"After leaving you this morning, my
first step was to gain admission to the
Tombs"
"To the Tombs?" interrupted Dun
lap. "Yes; the cabman has been remanded
to the Tombs to await trial for complic
ity in the murder of the unknown man
whose body was found in his cab."
"Arbogast's r
"Yes, Arbogast'. But of course the
police do not know that."
"Were you allowed to see the cabman?"
Yes. As reporter of the Tempest,
as able to obtain an interview with
When first arrested, the man,
whose name, by the way, is Itcilly, was
incapable of making a connected state
ment; the lawyer assigned to defend
him laughed in his face when he heard
hi story, and advised him to leave
the romancing to a trained lawyer as
his only chance of escaping the electric
Ir (AiiiraIlV- linnet tha pfntiim.
annpa. me mnr Teimw npfiiuixpn in
unbosom himself to a stranger. But
I finally managed to gain his confidence
by showing him that 1 believed bis
story, and that I was trying to find
the men whose scapegoat he now is. It
seems that yesterday afternoon, at
bout three o'clock, he was stationed
at the cab-stand in front of Madison
square, where he was accosted by a
man, answering Chatham's description,
who engaged him to drive him to the
Fulton street ferry. On reaching the
ferry, the man ordered Rellly to pro
ceed to a low grogshop on South street.
Here he entered, returning in a few
minutes to invite the cabman to take
a drink with him. The men seated
themselves at a table upon which a
bottle and two filled glasses were al
ready placed. Chatham handed one of
these glasses to Reilly, who drank it
and probably many more. At any
ly, Seymour might have remained for
ever undiscovered."
"You think, then, you will succeed in
unearthing this villain?" asked Dun
lap, eagerly.
"While there's life, there's hope,"
said Sturgis, with grim determination;
"but. 1 must confess that the outlook at
present is not exactly brilliant. How
ever, let me finish my report. During
the excitement that followed the over
turning of the cab, Chutham managed
to escape, us you know, nml he has thus
fur succeeded in avoiding arrest, al
though the police have kept a sharp
lookout for him. Every steamship
that sails, every train that loaves New
York, is watched, but thus far without
result. For my part, 1 am convinced
that Chatham has not yet attempted
to leave the city."
"Isn't it probable, on the contrary,
that he fled from New York immediate
ly after running away from the over
turned cab?" asked' Dunlap.
"I do not think so," replied Sturgis;
"withliis wounded hand he is a marked
man; he would be easily recognized in
a strange city. His safest hiding-place
is here in New York, where he doubt
less has friends ready to conceal him.
Be that as it may, he remains for the
present under cover andi the scent is
lost. The police are groping in the
dark just now, and andiso nm I."
The banker looked sorely disap
pointed. "And so that is all yu have been
able to discover? Not a trace of the
money 7 It does not seem possible
that a quarter of a million dollars can
disappear so completely without leav
ing the slightest trace."
"If we can ever find Seymour," re
plied Sturgis, "I make no doubt we
shall be able to locate the lion's share
of the money.
"Yes," he added, thoughtfully,
lnbora,n(j manufacturing depart
ment downstairs in the cellar.
The stmta:nB oniv a few chairs
and a lounter behind which rise i
shelves vjnjnff roWs of bottles
with brjy coiorsd labels. A few
painted ,; unon the walls vaunt
the mer. D,.. Henderson's Cough
Cure ant Henderson's Liver Spe
cific. I expect to find anyone
in on Nelr'B day. T was, there
fore, surr to see a solitary clerk
sitting wi, jce up0n a desk and
npparentlj,rl)ej jn the reading of
a newspai't pttje young man of
the vashe(tionci tJ.pei with wa
tery green-.ypg nnd scant mus
tache whieig t0 conceal a weak
mouth. He t0 jj-reet me with on
air of surpr.jjjcjj ,j0pS not speak
well for the;riegg 0f trade in the
establishment,, if we are to
judge by tlu,ct of things in the
otnee or tne -ttan Che
r'r" ousiness in patent medicines
does not appear to be flourishing just
at present. By the way, did you ever
hear of Dr. Henderson's remedies?"
"No; I cannot say that I have," an
swered Dunlap.
"That is the curious part of it,"
said Sturgis. "I have been unable to
discover any advertUemmt published
by this firm; and it is only by profuse
advertising that suclj a concern can
live." ,
"Yes, of course," eslaimed Dunlap, '
somewhat Jmpatienty; "but what
has all this to do wit Chatham?" .
I don t know, rplied
"possibly nothing; pihnps
deal.
"I asked to see Dr.lenderson," he
continued, "at which ie sleepy clerk
stared at me in open-out hed amaze
ment. Dr. Hendersorwas not in- it
was quite uncertain hen he would
be in. Indeed, as fans I was able
to judge, Dr. Hemlersoappears to be
a rather mysterious i-sonage. No
one knows much nboutjm. Even his
clerk admits that heihs seen him
only once or twice inie 18 mouths
during which he has xd charge of
the office. The doctorttends to the
manufacturing part ofhe business
himself; his laborate, which ia j
down in the cellar, is aost jealously '
guarded place. No o is ever ad
mitted to it under anyv-text. Ho is
evidently afraid that roe one mnv
discover the secret oiis valuable
remedies." 3
"You say that as if y words were
meant to convey somiunexpressed
meaning," said Dunlaptudying the
reporter's face. i
"No," Sturgis nnswt j thought
fully, "but I am tryii to attach
some ulterior signified to the
facts. There is certaii something
. 1 1 . 1 4 O
jujBicriuus uuout ir. ncrson and
tbe Manhattan
fore the clerk could stop me; but the
door was locked. Mr. Smith, it seems,
comes to the office only once a week to
receive the clerk's report and to pay
him his salary. I tried to make a spe
cial appointment to meet Mr. Smith, on
the plea of important business. I left
n fictitious name and address so thai
Mr. Smith's answer might be sent 1o
me. That was all I was able to do Ar
the time being; bu$ I thought it worth
while to keep an eye open on the Man
hattan Chemical company; so I have
engaged private detectives to watch it
for me night and day until further no
tice. And there the matter stands."
Dunlap rose wearily from his chair.
He looked anxious and careworn.
"Mr. Sturgis." he said, "if you can
find any part of that $250,000, a good
share of whatever you can recover
for the bank is yonrs."
"The reporter flushed and bit his lip;
but he answered1 quietly:
"You mistake me for a dietective. Mr.
Dunlap; I am only a reporter. I shall
be paid by the Tempest for any work I
may do on this case. You would bet
ter offer your reward to the police."
CHAPTER XIV.
THE LETTER.
There is a magic in the refreshing
deep of youth calculated to exorcise
the megrims. When Sprague. arising
fter a good night's rest, found the
world bathed in the sunshine of a
srisp January tiny, he felt the physicul
pleasure of living which comes from
supple muscles, from the coursing of a
generous blood through the veins,
from the cravings of a healthy appe
tite. He remembered the "blue devils" of
the dny before, and found it difficult to
account for them. He was in love, cer
tainly. But that in itself did not fur
nish a sufficient reason for desponden
cy. It was rumored that the object of
his affections was on the eve of be
trothal to another. But what depend
ence can be placed upon a public ru
mor? As a matter of fact Miss Mur
dock wore no rings; in the nbsence of
the badge of the betrothed woman,
was he not justified! in believing her
fancy free?
In that case, there was a fair field
nnd no favor. Why should not he have
na good n chance of winning the prize
as another man? No man, of course,
was worthy of Agnes Murdock. That
was the fundamental axiom. But in
love success does not perch only upon
the banner of the worthy, Jf it did, the
liti mil it race would soon become extinct.
So the young man's thoughts ran on,
wlii'.e hope once more found a resting
place in his heart.
Miss .Murtioclc was not to pose again,
but Spiaguc vtas euger to wofk on the
portrait. He was about to step Into
the studio ufler bieuktast, when the
housekeeper uiuiuuiict-d' a call from his
lawyer, who wisnert to consult him
about some important mutters. The
entire morning wus thus couuuuied in
ieeessar but U-liin tiu&iiieaa, tind it
was nut until alter Itincftvuu that the
urtist wus at Inst liee to net to work.
L'licueiui the purtiuit, lie stood olt
to CMIUiUie it. AS lie (11(1 ao, hoinetlllli
white upon the Moor cuugl
Id Kiiiniu il In nick it tin. Ui
trr in h Ijuiiiiti
hit ii d. . .M
senger instead of by mall. By messen-
IN A
Hut what can I do? I do not care
for you In the way you wish, and af
fection is not to be coerced. I 'have
done the best I could to discourage
you, because" . " ,
"1 know you have," Interrupted
Chatham; "you have avoided me, nnd
snubbed me, and taken every way you
could to show that you do not like
me."
"It would have been mistaken kind
ness to do otherwise," said Agnes,
gently. : ,
"No, it wouldn't," exclaimed the ac
countant; "1 don't nsk you to love
me; not nt once, nt any rnte. But
give me a show; give me time; give
me a little hope"
"I cannot do that," said the girl, ia
n low tone.
"Why can't you?" urged the young
runt excitedly. "1 have sacriiiced ev
erything for you; I hnve given up all I
had.; I have lost my position; 1 hue
risked my lift"
"I don't understand you," said Miss
Murdock. looking at him in astonish
FLASH HE REALIZED WH
IT WAS.
irer? It was about half a mile to t
iiPiirrst district messeiiirer office. T
Alnrdoclts' house was not much furth
Wliv not delivei the letter himself?
Why not, indeed? The Iiuiuhii hen
has unfathomable depths. Why shoi
n hcpeless lover pine for n mere sig
1 of the woman whose presence only ntl
to his misery? Explain that who c:i
Sprugue carefully placed the lett
in his breast pocket and started
again, this time directing his st
toward the Murdocks' home.
CHAPTER XV.
TWO LOVERS.
Miss Murdock was seated at the piar
in the drawing-room, her shapely fit
(7t-rs wandering dreamily over the key!
when n servant knocked nt xne uoor.
I "A gintlenian to see yer, miss," sail
the maid.
"A caller!" exclaimed Agnes, in suri
11 PIMP. "At this time of day? Did hi
irive vou his card?"
"Xo. miss. Nor his name, nnythcr.'
"Well. then. Mary," said Agnes, witl
n mixture of amusement and severity.!
"why do you unnounce him? I thinkl
ymi would better keep an eye on the!
hat-ruck."
"He. ain't no thafe, miss," said the
muid, positively; "lie do be dressed up
too loine tur that, litsoides, Oi've sune
him here beture. A hiiusuin young
filler wid rid hnir Mister Mister
, t'hu (.'Itiipuiuii."
"Chut bum!" suggested Agnes, with
sudden seriousness.
"Vis, miss; it tlo be the same."
"1 cuunot nceixe him," suid Miss
Murdock, in frigid tones. "1 am sur
prised that John should have admitted
him, after the explicit instructions I
gae him yeslerciay. Hereafter 1 nm
never nt home to Mr. Chatham."
"Your butler is not at
Instance," said a vc
TTciore
Sturgis;
great
a il k't-
gular iiiiueuliiij
nlcally he turned it oi..r
lllttlllfl.tfl it II. .
. .' J!, I'yes carelessly
swept the wimen page; then in asi,
he ren.ized what it wus, and he ,Ull it
violently from him.
Only a few words had lett their Ini
press p0ll his retina-a few scnttH
orris una n signature. But these were
In n mli l H.. .
vvr "I'uu ins oruin for all
time,, in letters of fre which burned
their way to 1m ,eiy soul. ror he hud
: recognized the letter which had been
dclm-red by the messenger to Mis,
Murdock the ny before, and he Hud
seen enough to know that it was
vw..lucu mi worn otpnMloiiutflove.
WJ tt I
of
heart
lid recover
the hnli-
eithcr of the women
from her
41.. .! . , 1" "-
.."....jr oressed young ,u with ,n.
tensely red huir entered the room. He
carried his left urm in a sling. ui
'"7 "us l";u ' eyes glittered with
ic.criKii irrnt; his Voice
with repressed excitement.
-waning ror your father iu
his office, when 1 .ar, V0Iir ,d
IlV nrwl f ....I I I
-,, . ..nm-u ner to announce me.
. ..icu ior, out i can hardly snv I
l'Mil.n,l . i J
., iiuRimau e
quivered
rfi,..it.
t nil." f
Miss Murdock, after the first shock
of surprise, had drawn up her grace
ful figure to , fuH u.,r,lt nnd Momi
Jookmg at the young mm, with undis
guised contempt in her Hashing eyes
Chatham puiiBed as if expcctinir a
renlv nml !....
t n,Kr..i . --i-jt - imiii
rt. Overwhelmed w,t a J 111 i . L'" yUr 8ervant?" cd.
utter desolation, he sunk back unon "v
"'.. and for ft W thlt " ! ..A0- "m. eave M"y. until I ring
Ju
oioien.
From The Stayer office one
ladies' black irrain pocket boolr
containing railroad passes and
papers of no value to anybody
bnt owner. Party taking will
please return the papers, the
railroad people will take care of
any one presenting passes. The
pocket book is worth about 15
cents and the thief may have it
tor ins trouble. Nobodv hut
i . .
iooi would steal an
purse for a sensible
would know there
n it worth having.
an unknown
Kuuiiiiuniui; nt
and his pride, he
incmu comnanv
but whether the mvster liiriiimi.
IllV.t 1- .11 T 1 I H 4. Jt. . ... .
" w uw or not, and if not, w he tit is in any
cover up to the present time; or, at way connected with t.ArboMut
least, all that seems to le of any im
mediate importance. Of course, I
called on both Mr. Murray and Mr.
Scott; but, beyond the fact that Chat
ham, like Arbogast, was a model em
ploye, all I got from them was the
address of Chatham's boarding-house;
there I was informed that the ac
countant had moved on New Year's
eve without leaving his new address.
There is one other link in the chain
of evidence which I have investigated;
but I cannot tell yet whether it will
lead to anything or not. It may be
immaterial; but who knows? Pos
sibly it may prove .--'he key to
the entire problem.'
"And what ia thi
asked Dunlap, cage
, Arbogast
t present
case, is more than I
able to determine."
After a short pause he Inued':
"When I found1 that tlj was no
chance of seeing Dr. Hirson him
self, I inquired at a vei for th
manager. For an instai puzzled
look lent expression to titherwise
vacuous features of- the ig man.
Then a sudden inspiratieemed to
come to him. 'Oh! ah! he ex
claimed, 'you mean Mr. .V 'Yes.'
said I, catching at a atruA'cll, but
Mr. Smith is not iu eithi offered
to wait for Mr. Smith, aitrted to
ward the door of the pribffice in
- ne rear, because it bore ominent
""- inscription: 'ADMIT;
4uiob be-
, , " -wi.umcu
i in umer reflections,
j lint Sprugue, ta spite of his dllet
tai.teisn,. was a u,n of grit w hen oc-
i.tiiiuii eu. na ior It,
length his fortitude
1 lo crry out what he con-
eeived to be the duty Tjf gentleman un
der the circumstances.
Picking up the letter again, he placed
it unread in un envelope, into winch
lie slipped his caid, with a brief ex
.Jin nation of the finding of the paper.
I la n. after addressing the em elope, he
flatted out to mail it himself.
"Thomas Chatham!" he mused, as he
"i in uow n inc stairs: "Thnmn.n,...
ham! Why, he is the man who took
such pains to inform me thut .Miss Mur
dock was betrothed, or on the point of
being betrothed the flashily dressed
young man with red hair who is so
regular an attendant at the Murdocks'
informal receptions, and who never
seems to be invited on state occasions;
an insignificant and conceited puppy
Poor girl, what a pity that she should
throw herself away upon such a man.
ut, if he marries her, he shall make
her happy, or else"
The bskince of his thought was not
put into words; but his face became set
in stern'Jines and his bands clenched in
grim determination.
Sprague, with the letter fni- n
Murdock in his hand, hurried to the
will
nearest letter box, raised the lid of the
drop, inserted the letter in the slot and
then tightened his grasp of it and be
gan to think.
The letter, if mailed might perhaps
not reach its destination until the fol
lowing morning. Jt might be of impor
tance, since it had been sent by mes
senger and to the studio instead of to
Mirs Murdock's house. Drsidce, Miss
Murdock would probably be worried
when she discovered that she had lost
it. it ought therefore to be returned
to her at ones.
The letter, by this time, had been
, withdrawn from the slot of the letter
. box. I
for you, ' said the young girl, turning
m II1II1U.
The woman reluctantly left the
room, easting curious glances upon
her young mistress nnd her unwel
come guest as she went.
Chatham made u motion as if to
taken chair; but Agnes remained sig
nificantly standing.
l erhups," she suid, coldly, "vou '
be pood eiiourh tn nvninin
i briefly ns possible vour obinpt. In I
; ing your presence upon me in this un-
; gcu ileum uly way ?"
j "1 suppose my conduct does strike
vou os ungentlemanly," Rni,l the
.youngman.pitcously; "but what could
; I do? I love you devotedly, mndly.
' n,ld JO" will not allow me even to
. tell you so. You instruct your serv
ants to turn me away from the door
like n beggar. Is it a crime to love
you?"
"No, Mr. Chatham," said the girl,
more gently, "it is not a crime to love
a woman; but it is at least a serious
blunder to adopt the method you have !
selected of showing your affection. :
nnd it is certainly not generoUB to
force it upon her us you ure doing."
"What else con I do?" he repented
doggedly. "Here am 1 suddenly I
obliged to leave New York for a long !
time perhaps forever and unable to
get a single word with you. 1 called
a
editor's
person
wa9 nothing
Money is
commodity in a
piioi a nop but we would like
very much to have the papers
and will ask no queslious if
they are returned
Healthy Mothers
arc hviilfhv K.-
their dutlcj srt to exacting, the anxiety
of prijnancy, the shock cf childbirth.
oi ysuns cniiarcn. arc
i'i,vcre VI"' on ny woman. But with
ft Hire of Cardul within her (rain, averv
,.,v..ni virv wumnn in tn innI -
wpy me ctM of personal hcailh she
ft owes her loved onei. Do vou wi
Yes, it ought to be returned by roes-
jesterony morning nnd was informed
that you were at that artist fellow's
studio. Then 1 wrote you a letter,
asking for an interview, and I left it
there for you myself. The only notice
you took of it was to give instructions
to your butler not to admit me If I
called again. I cannot go away like
that, without a ray of hope to lighten
my exile, and to leave you here sur
rounded by a lot of men who are
anxious to marry you." ,
The tender-hearted girl felt a grow- '
ing pity for the awkward and vulgar
young man in whom she began vague
ly to discern a genuine suffering. i
"I am sorry, Mr. Chatham," she
saiti, "more sorry than I
-j rcouit health with all iti privileges and
I 'uwm nine oi uaraul will give it
J-u.
Mil
icrengtheas the female organs and invig-1
uraiei weantnca i unction, ror every I
female ill or weakness it is the best I
medicine Made. Ask your druggist for I
51.09 bolUe Wine of Cardul. and take no
: - substitute uadtr any circumstances.
U J Mn. Edwin Crjn. Comitr, Miclu "Vbtn 1 1
17 d nnmnd minj Wioe oi Cardul I mm hardly thU I
tj a nwau cromu.e njujt ( wo w?co ancr 1 walked I
j; '' bkiK a mili: mi picked ttrtwbrrna. Vbea air I
omcrcmiowakBoraiiiiRcred with Ulw tn 14 I
(i A tour, aoi 1- -4 n rtitt hitn on a hlc kxcauM I hmt I
ff? 41 m -:li. A W: J I
1 3 . , I" . wireuj prrguory I
-J suae, 1 w nna um nana w a aofty girl, an J I
1 rt waio kbor only two bouft, with but Euk ama. I
iaod I hart pitnT n milk. For Urn treat mpmf I
cent in my hiillh I thank Cod and wine ol Cardul" I
For adTlra la can rculnna apedal rMbaa. I
oiiaaa. : tympioua, "1 lit Lade' Adrnory I
Wanrncmr I n;Uul-1
ran
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