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Pr1 How Carlton Clark Solved a Strange, Weird Mystery in the Western Country. His Telepathic Suggestion Tells of Strange Condition of Affairs Detective Proves Worth of His Theory When Man is Confronted Master Mind Finally Triumphs. HIC man whs L'ngllsh: that TV"I I was evident ul Hrst glance. B I Moreover In; was of thai l 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iyic in sneer ing, fault-linditic Britisher whose favorite tipple lias huh Mm. in tin- fur ins!, tilt! opprobrious title of "Linn-Juicer." The woni an well, wo hail niori' dif ficulty In classifying her. Tho nocont mill the clothes were F.iigilsh bo yonil the possibility of the iih.i char Ituble error. But the piquant, Kail face, thn soulful hrown eyes, the chi'okK of dark hut wholesome unit even color, tho full red 1Iik, the ki mil 1 and dollcalol:.' molded features, these were legacies perhaps of French an cestors, more likely tokens of 'nut conglomerate Hi rain now called the American typo; hut Knglish, never. As she came opposite my elbow the mined her head and gave lue a i look full in Die even, u look so full of helpless nppeal that It startled mo. Our drawing-room connected with tho Htaleroom of the Fiiglish couplo hy ,a door so that Hie two might on occasion bo thrown together en suite. I liiel.ed down Htid saw the corner of an envelope appear. I called Clarkr'B atteiiilou and wo watched It until i he entire envelope, a long, w hile one, stuffed so full of papers that it went under the door with dilllcully, lay on the fliior at our feet. "Our pretty llason progresses," whispered Clarke. "There Is a billot doux for yon." I linsllly Belzod the envelope and emptied Its conti nts on tho rending table. And then Clarke and I stared and gaped In helpless and Miotic: as tonishment. Before us lay bonds of the United Zinc Corporation to the value of $7511,0110. Willi thorn was a slnglo sheet of note paper with the crest of the Log Angeles limited at the top. Clarke and I read it silently. "To Mr. Carlton Clarko: I am tnk Ins what I believe to bo the only course to save theso papers and my llf? By tho tlmo we reach Old Faith ful Inn I hope to devise some disposi tion to link you to make of them. I'ntll then guard them well. I know 1 can trust you. Destroy this note at once. Lady Kthclbert Snlvely." After breakfast at Yellowstone sta tion tho next morning our entire party, numbering nbout 50, were loaded into the bis M.-Y. stages for tho 32-mllo drive to the Fpper Goyser baslti and Old Faithful tun. Clarko and I had a surrey to ourselves In charge of one Uo Hushes. "Bo" being Ycllowslono Blang fur driver. We also traveled "pedal." That Is, we wore relieved from adhering to the regular schedule laid down hy the stago cr.iiipuny. Wo reached tlio Fountain lunch sta tion and the Lower Geyser bnsln In advance of tho rest of tho party and Clarko roused to his duty siilllelenlly to walU out with me over tho "forma tion," as tho acres of limestone de posit made by the geysers Is officially and technically known. Here agalu we mot my lord and lady when the rest of the tourists came up, and were grouped reverently in a circle to watch the Fountain geystir play. Lady Snlvoly clapped her handB In glee as the 'milling water, throwing clouds of settling steam, shut CO feet in the nlr. The shadows of the western snow peaks were heightening when we drew up, In advance of tho rest of tho party, aguln by virtue of our "special," be fore the log portals of that wonderful piece of forest architecture, Old Faith ful Inn. I was assigned to room IT and Clarke to room 18. Lord and Lady Snlvely followed us and drew No. 19. Whatever the destiny that bound us together it seemed unbroken. "This would be a dangerous place to travel about on at night, Uo," 1 aid to Hughes as we clambered up and down the mounds of calcareous deposit, between bottomless pools of boiling water, peering down into the growling, sulphurous depths of the "Lion aud the Cubs," threading the treacherous and precipitous Bides of the "Orotto" and focllng beneath our feet the hollow crunch of the crust that seomed but a thin partition be tween the beautiful world above and the regions of the inferno beneath. "You're mighty right," answered Hughes. "I never knowed of but one man that ever come over here at ! night and be wandered out the ride of the By FRANK LOVELL NELSON hotel, drunk er crazy er nnmethm', and never showed up no more. No sir, 1 reckon there's a devil uwultiu' at the bottom of every one u" these here holes with a hook Why. even the swaitles. that's the suhllers, you know, what's detailed out here, like that fellow over there, to see that the tour ists don't curry off none o' the forma tlon, they couldn't no more he ilram d out lit re at nli;ht than you could gel a cow puncher to herd sheep." It was all innocent enough at din nor. "But my d-ah." drawled the has bund, "you surely cawn'l believe all that beastly rot. I'awn't u fellow have $S w M Xmmm, m m 'mm 'upm 'mss a beastly clipping In his bag without being bloomin' crook? Haven't I brought you out to this beastly hole and given you everything you wanted ?" "Yes, with my own money," Inter rupted tho wife. "You know 1 couldn't stay In Lon don another day with the beastly hay fover coming on, Alice. Now, what have you done with those papers?" "Yes, I knew you had searched my luggage, liar, Don't give yoursolf any false hopes. You will never see them again." Thea " The sentence was lot in a hiss of rage. "Oh, yes. I know you are perfectly Yellowstone capable of killing me Just as you did those other women." "Great guns, she's making for the fo filiation! It's suicide," I whispered We reached the edge of the t reach emus sea of nUeriiaie limestone and boiling water There, already far out upon It, was the woman dashing, blind ly and heedlessly along with Inst.int anil awful death on either side of her Behind her the man picked his way carefully and cautiously. And so In Indian tile we started, fol lowing Hughes ami picking our way gingerly between the spurting Jets of steam. The woman had slopped her luiid- long flight and was kneeling on the formation as If In prayer. In hor clasped, uplifted hands we suw the glint of polished nietnl. Behind her the husband crept with outstretched arms. Closer and closer he came, but sho seemed unmindful of his presence. Were we to witness a murder or a sui cide prevented? It was hard to tell. We could do nothing but stand Idly by and await the denouement. To cry out, to advance, would be but to precipitate the tragedy. Clarke dropped on one knee and drew a care ful bead on the advancing man. tlo Hughes did the same. As for me I was too fascinated for action. Suddenly there was a scream of J ai;onized fear. The man threw up his hands and disappeared us If the earth had swallowed him up. Veritably It had, for when we ruslu il to the spot where had last seen him we found only the hulling, swirling waters or "The I 'evil W ell " "Thank God!" she exclaimed "I fear ll is w li ked to feel so. hut it is belter than suicide for me or hanging for him." The absence of Lord Snlvely would he u difficult thing to explain at the hotel and none of us relished the idea of an Imiuest with Its conseipient de lay, to say nothing of the Incriminat ing colors with which suspicious minds might Invest tho events of tho night. But manifestly there was noth ing to be done but to tell the truth and so Clarke and I took Lady Snlvely be tween us and piloted by Hughes we picked our way carefully hack over tho nunrtor of a mllo of treacherous formation. When we set foot on solid and safe ground again "Old Faithful" was Just beginning to Py- 1,0 '"'d nluved Just as we started out unci so, according to his schedule, maintained throughout the centuries, we had been on the formation Just C9 minutes. It uad not seemed more than ten. When we reached the hotel we found two very potent agencle at work In our favor; Clarke roputa- ' r t s 7,11,, Hon. which had pene'rated even Into the Yellowstone, an 1 Bo Hughes, whose straight story admitted of no diuilit. Without the knowledge of a single one of our fellow passengers It whs quietly arranged that we should all proceed In the morning by a spe cial stage in charge of Hughes to Muinniuuih station at the northern end of the park there to make report to the cavalry colonel In command. This plan admitted of a few hours' sleep of which wo hastened to take ad vantage, "And now. Lady Snlvely." began Clarke, when we vore comfortably stowed away In the stage the next morning, "pnhnps you can tell us your story and we can advise you us to the future." "Please do not call me Lady Snivi. ly." answered the brave llttlo woman. "That name wus my undoing and henceforth I am content to be plain Alice Hathaway. The story is brief and If it would only prove a warning to ull foolish American girls I would feel that I have not lived It In vain. My father died wh-m I was IS. He was one uf the ori:aulers of the Ful led Stales Zinc Corporation, but he fore his ileal h he had converted all of his stock into bunds I was an only child aud I suddenly found myself In the possession of the bonds which you have now. Th;t was two years ago. i was jniiiiK and foolish and my ideas of life had been rained from ' reading fiction, not the best, I he I Move When a real lord In the pesou j of Lord Snivel) inei nie and asked my ' hand In marriage I was innocent I enough to believe I was making a great match. "We went lirsl to London. Thu I world and the future looked lovely for i a H'lic, but the dream was soon ills j polled. Suspicion negan to gnaw upon my happiii"ss when. Instead of pro ceeding at once to his ancestral castle In Surrey as lie had promised, we stul ' ileuly packed in an hour and ma le a hurried return to tho I'nlted Stat.s. (in the paoage home 1 found In his luggage a newspaper clipping that S"t 1 me thinking all 'he harder. It was the story of sotno villain in Knglaud who, under various nanus, was sus peeled of marrying a number of wom en, securing possession of their wealth and then murdering them." "J. F-eilerici; Bannister was it pot?" interrupted Clarke "Do you know. Sexton, I rut her suspected from the fl est It was him. He was a sort of Knglish .loltanu lloch and went under a number of aliases." "Yes. Bannister was one of tlio names used and the description In the paper tilted him so perfectly that struggle ns 1 might against tho uwfnl thought 1 could not get It out of my mind, lie knew of my wealih and knew the safe deposit company with which it was kept. I determined to draw it out secretly and place it else where. I had secured the papers when, wi'h the suddenness that marked all his movements, he told me we were going to the Yellowstone. I had no opportunity to place the bonds any where, so closely did he watch nie I mil now convlnci d lie knew 1 had them on my person for our Journey wus a constant series of quarrels over the question of my placing ull my for tune In his liuuiis that he might n deem from mortgage his ancestral es tates. "During one of these quarrels, about the tlmo we reached Chicago. I charged him directly with the clipping I had found In his luggage. His lirsl look of terror and anger told me the shaft had struck and then he became tho same inscrutable, oily villain as before. But I knew the truth aud I knew that upon my wits alone rested the safety of my fortune and my life. "When you gentlemen entered tho train I studied you closely. Then I learned Mr. Clarke' name and It was at onco fnmlilar to me becauso Mrs. Hlchard King, whom 1 know qultu well, had told uie of your wonderful work and how you hud rescued her and her husband from the wiles of a worker of black mtiglc. I knew 1 could trust you. "You received the nolo I slipped through tho crack In the wall, Mr. Clarke, directing the disposition of my fortune In case of my death?" "Yes, I received ll all right," an swered Cla'kc. "But now I have the happiness to be able to restore it to its rightful owner living." We found the commandant at Mnm mouth a most reasonable man. Ho was fully satisfied with our story, ex- l acting only the promise, readily given. I assure you, that we would keep him advised of our whereabouts In case powers above him should wish to In quire more closely Into the mntier. The stage company also treated us with marked consideration in Insisting that we should resume our Interrupted tour ns their honored guests. Ludy Snlvely, or Miss Hathaway, as we uow called her, we saw safely on the train at Granger bound for the cast, her fel low passengers no doubt little suspect ing that she carried with her almost a king's ransom. "Do you know," remarked Clarke, after we had resumed our sightseeing, "women are always unreasonable. If she really wanted to mnke away with herself why did she wander over al most three-quarters of a mile of forma tion with certain death on elthor slds of her to do it with a pistol?" As the question Involved a problem that dutc3 from Adam's loss of a rib it necessarily remained unanswered. We never bhw Miss Hathaway again. but twice each year Clarko and I re ceive each the Interest upon 110,000 worth of bonds of the United State . zinc Corporation. ! suppose the bonds stand In our names, else why should they send us the Interest? But I am sure neither of us is conscious ot nav lng earned any such reward. (Copyright, by W. O. ChaptmaaJ LEFT IT TO MRS. BROWN. Reverend Gentlemsn Very Willing ta Evade Responsibility. The trust and dependence which characterized liev. Mr. Brown's atti tude Inward his wife's judgment In all practical uffairs were sometimes touching, but occasionally they were amusing. "I'm norry you've been troubled with tho toothache," said the family dent ist, when Mr. Brown appeared In h la office one day. "I gave you the first minute I had free nfter receiving your wife's telephone message. Let's see. which tooth Is It that's troubling you" "M-m. It's not aching Just at pres ent," said Mr. Brown, nfter a mo ment's hesitation, during which he made a cautious Investigation with his tongue. "Didn't Mrs. Brown mention to ynu which tooth It was? I alwavs rely on her In such matters." Youth's Companion. TESTING PAINT. Property owners should know how to prove the purity and quality of white lead, the most Important paint ingredient, before paying for It. To all who write, National Lead Co., the largest manufacturers of pure white lead, send a free outfit with which to make a simple and sure test of white lead, and also a free book about paint. Th.'lr address Is Woodbrldgu Uldg., New York City. REASON FOR EXERCISING. r tjr "Are you truinln' for a race, Jim mle? ' "Niiw, we're goln' to have nie.it for dinner today nn' l iu gettln' up an up polite." Too Rouoh for the Cows. Mrs. Borer, of conk book fame, tells of seeing a maid drop and husk a beautiful platter ut a dinner recent ly, says Everybody's Mu;:uinc The host did not permit a tulle llk this to initio him In the least "These III tie nci lilenis happen 'most every day." he said, apologetically "Y'lu see. she Isn't a trained waitress She was u ilalryuiald in Igiiiuilv hul hhe had to uhauilon i hat oicn":.t ;hii on iiecouiil of her Inab.lity to I...... li the cows without breaking Ihu.r horns." inr "i nni'i nn mi T'ntie. i 1.) V I mi. 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Development. Hemember." said the earnest In ventor. "It nln t so very many yars since the telephone caused laughter" "That's true," nnsweied the man who has trouble with central. "At lirst It caused laughter; now It causes pro fnnM)." Important to Mothers. Kxamino carefully every bottle of CAS'l'OKIA a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, und see that n Bears the . Signature ofr. In T'an Fnf Over tlk YeflM. Tho Kind You Huve Always Bought Hoax "There's one thing that will give yon the shake and yel stay rigni with you." .loax "What can that be?" Hoax "Chills und fever." Smnkrrn nppreeiftte the quality vnlm ol Lewis' Single ItindiT cigar. Yuur dcslss or lewii' Fai-tury, l'conn. 111. Talk not of a good life, but let tby good life talk. Schlllor. Mr. Wlnrtnw'ii Smithln Syrup. Kir i-filnloMi trpllltnu. miM'-ua llm (,-um. Iivlm-H IS flmtiitiim. llu. cures wUnl culiu. . Uutu. If you have anything to do, do It; don't loaf ou the Job. 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