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m$v vw,7pf m t' i i I BK E9r taj ''Tii terr? ' fSif V Mysterious MacLean - - BY W. T. ELDRIGE Copyright The Frank A. Munsey Co. "In other words, you don't care whether the money i3 found or not?" 'snapped Cruthers. i Kingsbury, who was straining every wit to bo able to catch' and re tain what he heaid, was dumbfounded at the calm reply. "You are right. Nail on the head for once, Cruthers. It isn't my money; It belongs to tho 'Midweather people. Why tihould I bother my head ab'out it?'' Cruthers shot forwnrd In his chnir. "At last th truth, Trench! You nrc doing nothing; making no move. I'm glad to have you admit it; it makes it easier for me to tell jou vhnt f Jcnow." "I don't mind frankness; lather admire It," smiled Jerry, his cigar turning slowly. "That sounds fine," sneered Cru thers, growing more and more ex cited as the conversation went on. "But it doesn't cover your damnablo perfidy. You got that money into your hands and then what did you do?" "Don't ask qestlons," yawned Trench. "Tell me." 'You stole It yourself;" roared Cruthers. Jerry never moved. His eyes, how ever, which had been roaming the room with a bored expression, turned slowly and rested upon Cruthers's face. "Yes, you stole It. MacLean was your tool. He was at your camp that night the night before the theft and you gave him that paper." "Well?" and Jerry smiled. "More than that, you know that he left the bank, went to the railroad station, and handed that package to a man who got off the down train, but ( went back on the up one, which meets the down here at Concord. Deny that It you can!" "I'm listening to you," smiled Trench. "Bah I" roared Cruthera, pushing his chair back from the desk. "Your fine tactics don't go with me. You know that what I'm telling you la the truth." ' "I know that MacLean handed that 'package to a man who got off and .then on the train you name." "Yes,' and you know that that man met you at Weirs, or somewhere up the line, and handed that package to you." "Your 'or sbmewhere up the line' shows you're guessing, Cruthers." "Trench, you know that what I've said is fact. , Now, you produce that money, or the Information I have will go to 'the press and Into the handa of the Progressiva Party. You won't do any more dirty buying and selling In this State." "I've heard that before," nodded Jerry. "And this time you've heard It to be made good I" "Let, me tell you something. I don't ,care vfor that money the finding of 4U I want Dick MacLean, and more than that, I want the men who have n'been taking pot shots at, me. Can you give me' the Information that will help along that line? You are so full of In formation. Shall I call it that or guesses?" i( "What are you going to do?" il "I'm going to see that the Mid iweather Water Company gets nothing (la this State, that's my ultimatum." I It, was said very quietly, but Cm lhers gave a start. ' "What do you mean?" he gasped. !"Afler getting fifty thousand dollars i from us" . it! "And stealing it; don't forget that," Suggested Trench. &"And stealing it," agreed Cruthers promptly, "you tell me that you are -toing to use your influence to block Imy , people from getting what they want." "According to you, Mr. Cruthers," with a slow smile, 'my influence Swori'f be one, two, three after you tget 'through with me." u Cruthers swallowed hard and con sidered, "All right," he snapped, "we'll iSee." "We will," agroed Jerry, and his eyes suddenly turned toward the screen, from behind which just the md of the cot was dlscernable. "We'll see. By the way, what do you know about the man to whom MacLean handed the package?" "What do you mean?" cried Cruthqrs. ,. - "It's a Blmple question, You're In rather a tight position just' now, Your 11 tile transactions in cotton haven't tunled out any too well no better than some of your other gambles on margin. How much would fifty thou sand dollars-do for you? Or. rather, Jiovjimuch has it done?" Cruthers was on his feot, sending tho chair back vylth a crash. One long finccr flwayedj Infiont of Jerry's noso und tho lawyer's: red face 'bent close, 1 "Don't you think you can try that ou'me1, yoU ,f dirty brlbo-glvor," ho snarled. "I've got my evidence, I'vo &rtf h r got a sworn statement in my pocket that proves MacLean stole that mon oy at your orders!" CHAPTER XIII. Strange Actions Trench sat perfectly still for some few minutes after Samuel Cruthers, vowing fight, and wild with rage at the politician's insinuations, took his departure. Finally he swung about' In his re volving chair, stuck out a foot, and moved one panel of the screen away from the cot. "Feeling better?" ho questioned, nd there was the suspicion of a twin kle about his eyes. Tom Kingsbury, his head swathed in bandages, had been caught with his eyes wide open by the quick and noiseless movement of the scteen. "Thanks," he nodded. "I sup pose," glancing about, "that I'm In the Faiewell club. Brought up through the underground enti.mce?" "Not a bad guess," agreed Ticnch. "Wonder if you can come as near the facts on another point?" Kingsbury 1 oiled over and sat up. His head ached as he had never had it ache before, and he had an Idea it must be twice Its natural size. He felt of the bandages, winced under the fingeis' touch, and peered at Trench. "What point?" he questioned. "Well," and Jerry's gaze turned to the ceiling, "I was wondering whether you've made up your mind which of us to believe." A faint smile touched Tom's lips. "Part of a conversation doesn't al ways enable a person to make accu rate guesses," he suggested. "No? Possibly you were too dazed. Thought when I looked you over be fore Cruthers came in that I noted a tremor of those eyelids." "Perhaps you did," agreed Tom. Trench looked down then and smiled. It was very evident that he was highly amused at something. "Well, Kingsbury, what's your guess?" "I don't know," Tom answered promptly. "Cruthers talked about signed affidavits. On the other hand a man short on stock gambles will do a lot to pull himself out." "Quite likely. I can't say, nevei having got the bug. He did lose on cotton, he did buy on margins." "But you must have more than that meager fact to make the charce you did," protested Tom. "I should, now; that's light. But I haven't. Guess you know that some times a bluff will draw a hand Into thp dlscaid." "I dldn'L see Crutbei's face when ht answered vou." "He was very Indignant. He ap peared to be honestly shocked at my suggestion. I really don't know the man well enough to say whether he is a good actor or not." Tom sat bt. light and eyed Jerry Trench. "But you do know the facts well enough to tell me, whether bis charges were true?" Jerry nodded. "I didn't send Dick MacLean for that package," he said slowly. "Do you .:nov who did?" "I have tried to guess. I can't lay hands on the man that I suspect, or I'd have more of the truth than I pos sess just now." i "In other words," urged Tom, "jou do not think Dick stole ibat money V" "1 wrote Franklin that he had." "But you don't believe it now! Man alive, Dick MacLean wouldn't do u thing like that." Trench's regard settled upon Kings bury'H face. "Don't you think J want to believe us you do?" he asked. "I do. You know how your ulete feels lovaid Dick. 1 understand your position. Are you holding back, keep Ing the police from looklpg, because jou don't want MacLean caught?." "If MacLean stole that money he ought to be caught," came the prompt tetort. "Oh. don't look at me that way. I know what you are thinking. Cruthers has Just pumped wo full, of that sort of stuff, I may buy and I may sell, Kingsbury, but I give a man full value for his money. If you'll take the trouble to run over my trans actions you are likely to discover that 1 buy only from the man who would sell to somebody. When they come down here for the torn, looking for what they can make, I'm here with the shekels. If they come want ing to go home clean, uone of them can say I put ihe olhet way in fiont of them." Kingsbury made a bhurp gesture, i "You're rlchl," nodded Jtrry. "I've no call to abnpo u defense, and I don't know why I've gone as far as I have to do so. Never did betoie. Say" sitting up and sending his cigar at an angle that all but touched ,hls stub of a nose "aio you feeling fit to move? It's close to midnight and'ray mb down-stalis," "Thanks," agreed Tom; "If you will drop me at my hotel" mJ k f Zfofrrtifi'u w 5 WffWi- 4 Uffi" -t wii-jvrtrm He didn't feel like fencing with the wary politician that night, and ho realized that he mUst have his full wits about him If ho was to get at tho truth In tho chut go and countercharge to which he had listened. Trench gave him his urm and they wont down through the deserted club to tho street. Once in tho car It turn ed swiftly out nto tho country, and Kingsbury, who" had shut his eyes, feeling a triflo dizzy, did not notice the direction until he looked up as they stopped. The cool rush of tho night wind against his face had cleared his head considerably, and ho leaped to his feet in surprise as he viewed the wire veranda of the Trench home. "I thought you were to take me to the hotel," ho protested. "I thought you might need a glass of water or something better," smiled Trench, getting down. "Once I was all in at a hotel. Did you ever notice what a dismal place a hotel is when you are under the weather?" ' "But I'm not. I'm fit. My head aches a little " "And you'll be all right in the moinlng. Of couuc, If you feel that you can't ecn accept a bed fiom me, my man will seo you " Tom made a protesting1 gesture and Trench gave a nod to tho driver. The car rolled away and the two men went into the house. To the surprise of both, Edith was still up. She came quickly down the hall and a look of horror touched her tioubled face as she caught sight of Tom's bandaged head. "What has happened?" she de manded. "Uncle Jerry, what does this mean?" Trench began to chuckle softly. "A slip will do strange things at times. Kingsbury stubbed his toe and went down before he could save himself. He looks a good deal worse than he is. Brought him out; he and I've got some things to go over." The girl accepted the explanation without a word, but her face told plainly that she doubted the truth In It. "Women aie the greatest blessings given us," suggested Trench when he had shown Tom to his room and sup plied everything needed; "but at the same time, Kingsbury, they are the darndest nuisance when it comes to questions!" "Miss Trench is worried about Dick; also about the man who took a shot at you in the garden. I fancy she has learned from Miss Holcomb what happened tonight; it has natu lan y added to her fears for you. "Sure. Another reason they are a bother. It you sneeze once, you've got a cold. If you get red in the face. It's apoplexy coming on. Remedies for all ills were invented about the same time Adam lost that rib," and Trench was gone with a nod. A slow smile crossed Tom's face. He was certain of the fact that he liked Uncle Jerry better the more he saw of him. And he was also positive that he didn't like to believe Cruth ers's charge; but deep down in his brain there lurked a suspicion. Jerry Trench hadn't come out frank ly and asserted that he was innocent of any complications in the matter. If his hesitancy pointed to guilt, Tom stood ready to get at the truth, re gardless of who might be hit, for to him there was just one purpose, the finding of Dick MacLean and the clearing of his friend's name. He went to sleep with one thought uppermost: days had passed, Mac Lean was still missing, and he bad actually made no progirsrt in locating bis friend. He awoke in the morning cpjtain he bad been negligent. All this timo ho bad been chasing clewb which led to nothing. The polite, to him, was the one thought. He believed they could be asked to find MacLean without It be ing necessary to tell them anything In regard to the bank matter. As he diessed, however, the start ling thought flashed across him that Trench, in whose siagnoity he had come to believe, would have resorted to such a course had he not feared that the hunt would unearlh the whole truth. Franklin had insisted that the affair must not become public property. Kingsbury begun to feel as If he worked with his hands lied. But so strong was his belief In MncLean's In nocence that be made up his mind to run down hia clews that day, nnd if nothing came of them to go to the po lice and havfe a general alarm sent out tor his friend. l To him it 'was the only way of get ting, at the facts. His bead was still decidedly sore. While the blow had knocked him senseless, It bad been a glancing one, the only thing that saved bis skull. He removed the bandages, made him self as presentable as possible, and after a hurried breakfast departed for Concord; promising, however, to re turn later In the day. (To be Continued) CIIEnRY'DLOWER WORKS WELL Clears Fruit Perfectly and Without Injury Charles Lanntn, a Michigan man, ras invented a cherry blower that promises to be a great help to th fruit nrowcm of the country. This ma chine is built on the order of a. fan ning mill, the cherrlen being run thru and all the leaves and foreign mate'r iol eliminated. When tho fruit comes from the ma chine It is ierfectjy clean' and pre'-' sento a Very attractive appenrance '.iu, the cases. The machine is so construct' eii thati)eypbe,nrieskro.nt. limistyjn, Injured In cny way, coming out us por feet as they went In. wwmSSAfv'A! JfflftA.W WWif Hi flfffljllffiti S ' SELKIRK TUNNEL BEATS HOOSAC PASS IN NORTHWEST BECOMES LONGEST BORE ON THIS CONTINENT. Gigantic Hole Through .Rock Is to Cost Ten Millions. It will not be long before tho fa mous Hoosac tunnel, 4 3-4 miles long, will have to surrender its premier place, held for many decades, as the longest boie on the American conti nent. The Rogers pass, a five-mile tunnel under the Selkirk range, on tho Cana dian Pacific railway, will be complet ed by the end of 1916. This gigantic hole through rock will cost $10,000,000 and only shortens the route by four miles. However, it will materially re-dur-n the grade, which is a difficult one at, that lofty point on the back bone of tho continent, and obviate many delays hitherto due to snowfalls and avalanches. The Canadian Pacific railway engi neers spent two years seeking a loca tion for a tunnel through the Selkirks, finally deciding upon Rogers pass, which crosses the range In the midst of a vast amphitheater formed by rug ged, snow-capped mountains. Of the many peaks which form a seemingly Impossible barrier between the prairie country to the east and the Pacific coast. Mount Sir 'Donald forms the culminating pinnacle, its altitude be ing 10,803 feet. Mount MacDonald, which is 8,540 feet in height, also looms out prominently with the rug ged and precipitous slopes. The Beaver valley lies east of the Selkirk range and the Illesilllwaet val ley to the west. On the trip westward through the pass trains start the as cent of the Selkirks at Beavermouth, twenty-eight miles west of Golden, at an altitude of 2,435 feet, and the most northerly station on the route. The tunnel, which is twenty-nine feet wide and twenty-three feet high, follows a straight line under Mount MacDonald, emerging in the Beavor alley at a point about 1,000 feet be low the present line. The eastern entrance Is directly below Hermit, a station just east of Rogers pass. The highest point reached In the tunnel Is 3,795 feet above sea level and 4,065 feet below the summit of Mac Donald peak. The passage through the mountains will have a grade of 1 per cent up to the interior summit. The 'pioneer bore" Is a new method of tunnel boring, being employed on the Rogers pass project. A small pre liminary shaft seven by nine feet, paralleling the course of the main tunnel fifty feet distant, furnishes ventilation for the main shaft and by means of cross sections affords a means of disposing of the excavations during the progress of the woik. LEGEND TELLS OF ROBIN. Say Bird's Breast Got Red Nursing Only Fire. When white men first came far across the sea to this country they found many birds such as they had never seen before. But they found one which they liked best of all. It Lad a pretty red breast and they call ed it robin, -for its red breast made them think of a bird back in tho old home which they loved most of all, The Indians had a story about how the robin got its red breast. They bald it happened a long time ago, when there was only one fire in all the cold far north. A hunter and his son kept the fire burning day and night until the father fell ill and the son, had to watch the fire all alone. The great white bear vas waiting for a chance to put the fire out, so he could have all the north to himself. He saw the boy fall nsteep then he jumped on the fire with hie wet feet and put It out. But a gray robin saw him, and when he was gone she pecked about in the ashes till she found a tiny lire cqal. She fanned it with her wings until it blazed out and turned her breast red. Then she flew away to every hut i in the cold north. Wherever she touched the ground a fire sprang up, and soon there were plenty of fires to 'krep the people warm. After that the robin's breast was always red instead of gray. MAN'S "SAFETY" DEVICE t GIVES DOCTOR JOB Lets Auto Hit Him, but Fender Falls to "Make Good.'' Jur.t lo, prove lo an interested public that ho bad a new automobile fender which would eliminate 'all 'ac cidents, James Locorrlero of llobokcn, N. J., gave a partial demonstration in a public street of that city. lie had assembled a party of guests, photographers und moving picture men, nnd uuinvlted persons lined the sldnwulks. Locorrlero; stood; In tho middlo of the Btrcot. At u signal un ajlouioble, going at tho mto of twenty-five inllea un hour, bore down on him, Tho next moment bo wua undor Che car, nnd tho crowd, thinking bo had been kill ed, becamo panto Ltrlckcn. Patrolman Muron lifted Locorrioro intoun automobllo and took blm to noosovelt Hospital, There Dr. San ford dressed his wounds and permit ted him, to, go, homo. He said tho nceldcht'was caused bo causonho fonder1 did not hit ""him squarely and that he will give another demonstration next week. Thurs. - Fri. - Sat., Feb. 6-7-8 SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY A. H. WOODS presents . PARLOR Same Company Seen in Detroit WITH FLORENCE MOORE And Original New York Cast Priroc Nights-soc to $2.00 JTIACO Matinee 25c to $1.50 uummn;::mttnm:m:tmu!utitumn In New York ttttttttttttttttttittttttt ffllffflVVfffVfVffff 9w 9w V "I'm off it dad burn ill" stormed the man Horn Dallas, Texas, slamming his hat on a hook and assaulting un innocent lack with tho feriule ot his umbieila, Baa tho Now York Sun. "You are off what?" inquired his host, who teaches something or oth er on Mornlngslde Heights, New York. "This rotten town of yours. l'e enjoyed my visit and all that, of course but never again for me." "But we thought you liked New York. We thought you weie converted to New Yoik!" "I was. I've backslid now, tho. I'm In my right senses once more. New York's all I ever heard it was. It's cold, it's slimy, it's selfish, it's sus picious, it's inhuman, it's " "Before we argue the point, suppose you tell us what has happened."' "Well sir, ou know how I felt when I struck this burg and then how broadmlnded you found me. 1 liked the cafes and the restaurants the tip thieves did not bother me. "I liked the crowds along Broad way; different from ours at home, but interesting and human-looking, most of 'em. And 1 began to think ail this talk about thu New Yorker being a frozen fish of the shark ariety :ls libelous. ' "And then this morning 1 dioppod in a place down on John street to buy a cigar." , "And you got ttuck with a bad or-"? You'll have to pay more than six for two bits if jou want a good smoke in" j "Bad nothing The cigar was all right. It wasn't the cigar. It was wuut happened when I Vas buying it. "I stood more lamping the cuse aud up uteps a typical New Yorker." "Indeed ? And pray, Dallas, Texas, what is a typical New Yoiker like?" "Never you mind what It's like. This was it. The feller had all the ear marks the overcoat cut jUBt so, the stitched hat tilted just so, the cane held so, the last word in collars, the sleek, smug, powdery, satisfied phiz with the same human aspect in spite ot himself that's bunked me about all the others. Understand, I wouldn't hae picked nim out to take on a pack tialn trip us my bon companion, but if we'd been lost together in the Arizona desert I wouldn't have felt entirely deprived of the pleasures ot human fellowship. i "He says to the clerk now what jo you reckon he says. 'Two five-cent corncobs.' Wouldn't that fool any body into thinking he had the ear marks of humanity? 'Two, flve-cept corncobs,' heraays, and there's a nice old snoozer standing close by (from the Southwest, hue me, I take It) a nice, good-natured old veteran with a soft white mustache, and he's bo over, come by these symptoms ot loving kindness in New York that he ups and speaks to the typical specimen just like it was one of our regular folks. "'You've got the right idea,' the old gentleman says pleasantly. 'Corn cob's tho sweetest smoke they is on earth.' ' "Typical New York turns on him and looks htm up and down. All in a flash, and as cold as a March norther; you never Baw anything icier than that eye. " 'Thanks I' he snaps. 'Thanks!' That was all, but you ought to heard blm. Yes, I'm oft New York for good." Worksr at All Times Pat Murphy bod run up a small bill at the village store. He went to pay J It,- aud wanted a receipt, "Oh I We never give receipt:' tor these samll amounts," .said the pro prietor. "See, 1 will cross jour ac count off the book,Vl, and he 'drew a pencil across It. , "There Is your re ceipt," be added. ' ' "Do you mane that settles it?" asked Pat. , "Certainly," ,, ' t "And ye'U never be asking or It again?". . ' "I'll nover ask you .for it again," Jsald the other, decidedly, "Faith, thin," says Pat, "and I'll be after keeping me money in mo pocket, for I haven't paid itsyet.'i ,n i "Oh well," was the angry rotort, "1 'on rub thot out." ? 'mmmSSSSwM A JOYOUS FARCE BEDROOM and BATH J SEATS ON SALE MONDAY "Faith, and I thought as much," said Pat, slyly. The proprietor of that establish ment now issues a receipt for the smallest amount. ' It Surely Was r A traveler tells ot a trip on a jaunting car in Ireland, Where he had as a fellow passenger an ugly looking man, whom he was not sorrj to leave behind him at an inn. "That was a queer looking fellow, Pat," ho remarked to the waggish driver as he proceeded on his way. "Faith, and I thought as much," he looks. He's a villain. He's done fifteen years for laving his woife without visible means of support." "Oh, get out, Patl . A man can't get fifteen ears' penal servitude for leaving his wife without vislblti means of support." 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