Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 49, Number 43, Jasper, Dubois County, 12 July 1907 — Page 7

CHAPTER XVI. Continued. TtM suite allotted nis was at theeajd , , lonaBT corridor I threw open ,-. ,i( the narrow windows. The 4 f below, beating fuMIely ' the ails, alraoet tea fags d UM 4 .f the servant as he asked if ba . of assistance to me. I looked I here was a sheer drop of some (act vaguely disconcerted mi' Tl .. words of Dr. Starva were a jarring r that sobered ni excitement. .:. p I had dressed I was almost pre- : to find thf massiv door of BBJ . ' r locked or Barred i sad ss t. ) ihr spider's weh audaciously .....'. To escape might he less Tl dinner was simply hut well : la a small dining room Had itnatioa beea leai aerlotui I might i .. felt some humor at the elaborate . a shown me by my oumpan i i i for the benefit of the two servants raited on us Beai Dr. Starva ! rh lead of Madame de Var i in solemn if cynical obedience did Madame de Varnier halte TW r I .otiplaisant a fool, that, MU i'.ot-otn. I was exyectwi in this i M idsummcr NiRhr's Dream M this deference withoHt ques ii fjk :.') n i d that bJm did not Once she even referred to the events of the afore in such a manner that 1 t- . red her not ignorant of my true lition If she were persuaded that 1 had been acting a part then, thai d ti , mnt for her confidence in eeting BM to continue acting that part. It would Rive her encourage neat ih.tr l was the willing tool she And seppose that she really believed ! tl a 'hink that I expected m: reward? She had hirted that in servI Kf bei r.ds I was to serve myself as Mut Ma lame de Varnier wa? Iht kind of woman to believe that .n would In- allured by a prom is' ague Then the reward 91 had protested that she had not - ted me to fall In love with Iter B had protested that, hut In the Mine breath she had confessed a half- - ive to bring mo to her feet. Now -he exerted every charm of coquet --ue was giving the lie to her own .1 Oh. the reward was obvious udi. if I chose to take it. Wi III smoke our cigarettes In lti favorite music room. You skSgd 1 Dr. St.uva play on the 'cello, have had the piano carefully Jacque" "All la In readiness." replied the tat, aa he preceded us with car Ir Starva had pushed hack his hah : i i rtj For the first time since I had met him his face lost something of its 1 BBl J - lien expression ".My flBgiTS have not the practice." he said modestly, "but to play with Madame dc Varnier ah. that is worth white We were In the music room that Madame de Varnier had described to o enthusiastically the day before. Dimly Ugh ted with wax candle, paneled in dark oak to the celling, the r waxed and polished to a dazzling r. if was a room almost bare, hut H I .'I Its melancholy charm. There "a little furniture. At one end of 'out was a row of carved seats 1 lata the wall There were no ei tapestries The one touch wrf- the vivid flame of blaz The strife of the world. Its lies SB uns. I leave behind when I ' ' here," said Madame de varnier entlmoBtally. "Look. I throw op.,i H i- i.i . ment. The nois-. Aare drowns Ihj voice Iteynnd. you see the moonllghl on the valleys, and s:ill beyond, the tuoiintaina. This is your seat. 'n e th's was a chapel: In the.-.-1 'I '.its the monks chanted vespers in the seat of honor whfcrh von drowsed the father superior v 1 D you hear the enchanting melo of Dr Starva you will not have 'in vain " 1 1 hour at least was innocent. I I fa ips it was the lull before the nit wh should I look fr clouds "hon the heavens were clear? long, darkly paneled room; Its nlsg floor seeming to rise and fall dotal In the Hflj p lüg firethe noisy murmur of the stream IBS white moonlight that s'rue 'My through the casement vtnall had its charm. And these W nturers. unscrupulous and lenci less, had abandoned them

the Joy of

content to forget the unpleasant task that wa.-. before me; tu invent even tb- monster by her side in the garb of humanity. The servant who had shown me to rooms appealed at the door, letters on his salver. I In Id up my hand wamingly to him that he should not

; disturb them, and moiiorn d that he

bring the letters to me He did so without either of the musicians noticing his entrance. The sonata of ISeethoven swept to Its glorious climax I started to my Feet to take the lottert to Madame BS Varnier Hut without a paus.- Dr. Starva began a tender romance The woman sat at the piano, her hands falling idly to her lap Again she smiled across the room at me. Hut now it was no long. r spoataaeoai The ups held ocoethiag

of that Indefinable cruelty of that I woman of the Renalssanc Blade famous by Da Vinci. I frowned; 1 re-

I fused to meet that smile.

Then, as 1 booked down deliberately, I felt myself turn pale. A ah Odder convulsed me. I was gazing In horror at an en-

feosjBd prtffMM I hgaa p think I fed be more txplieH after all Aad then ber BSBdl IbB HfelOBS on the keys The crash BBjhoed -list irrH antly in the empty room Dr Starva looked up In angiv surprise Madame g V'ainiei had faint--'! Dr. Starva shullleii rBBtdlf to her bide, he shook her shoulder 'Sophie? Sophie!" he cried, and then he saw he lellei und It- Mini, His face was suddenly distorted His hairy hand tdOBSd over the letter She held It rigid even in her uncon sciousness. He unbent her Jeweled fingers with cruel strength Now he looked at me with the susplehw and hate of a savage beast brought to bay "How much do you know" paf Ida Ing eyes asked nd it l J0 know ''' mine answered. Slowly Madame de Varnb-r opened her eyes Kijually anxious. Starva ami n.yself watched her rseovei i ons ious ness. I was quite convinced now that she had not been aware of the significance of that stamp The horror that had deprived her of her reason for the time BSlaf proved that. The tierce haste with whnh Dr Starva had Batched the letter from her UtelOSf hand and had concealed it. bore out my conviction Then if my lanuisee were correct, would she communicate to Dr Starva her newly acquired know ledge? "It was the heat. I think, and the fatigue of the Journey ." were the first words she spoke 1 ln-ard them with relief. Bejrond question she wished to conceal from Starva that she had si i n th death-mask Whether he was satisfied with her reasons was less certain He paced the length of the room, his head bent in thought; his intertwined fingers, moving agitatedly, betrayed his concern Madame de Varnier carefully

His Hairy Hand Closed Over the Letter.

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Over toward Madam" de The shaded light of the CBB 1 on !wr white shoulders. Tno I h.-r hcautj had never sedUCtiM- ' BBJ !f UM rXSttsJOBSt if this ig women waa the desperate - whom Ixtcke had warned she looked where I sat; I 4l iw lo r eves toward me. ibd vaguely, a smile that was fSS, I i seJi nlm.'S' l ersuade that It was the smile of an it gt-l For a moment 1 was

!'.pe that bore the interdicted stamp of Hulgarla. the death mask. Did she know the ghastly sk-nifi . ... OS of thai double stamp" Was she one of the desperate hand that had dooBssd F''! dtBsad " I resolVSd to i lay a hazardous OX rimenf. I WOUld 'hrust that stamp tin der her eyes without warning, t'on summate BCtresi thotags she was. shd wu!d find it difficult to repress a treBsor if she were gotltj i)r Stanra'a heavd was still bent kwrin;!.v over his cM!" I rcihed the piano without di. i urbing him. I placed the lottl is in fTBBt f Madi.me de Varnier the SBteioee that bore the death-mask on IBS ''P si the little pile. I watched her closely She took the letters (airlessly in her hands The stamp at once arrested her attention los recorded it with I frank ciuiosity She even i kited tny attention to it It is on of (he new is m." she wt'.i.-perwl. so as not tu distnrh Dr Stin va: and continued to sort lu r letters. 1 was almost convinced of her !nnoeeaee, but not quite I had yet my I : IBM nt to play. She had o?encd one of the letters ..n,i v .i ea Liusawl in its ecntoBta. As for in Sta va, he was losr to the world I took the envelope ih.ü bore the nivsti iou syiiilK)l. and placing It in mieh a manner that the deoth-Binak

I . it'.l h, n-lost .;nh aeetl by the Wotll-

an. I began to trace the IlkeneM of PttBce Perdfaaitd, meanwhile watchBi hB ititcntl) tier letter was short Its ni"ar.!tig had OlClted her strain elv . Foi BOOM -ne she was legHidless of my action. Hut i n stBtli -if toMowä i the at i Hons id mix p.:ytl us I traced the BfSJ tlOkri in BfStk, the dnioping BtOBth. aBd tl'.' Iptol wound. still in) pencil stored slowly but carefuily otrei the feat urea of ho

avoided my ga:'- and played idly. Hut 1 SOtlced that if Bf. Starva had been enraged that she had seen the letter With its death -mask. Madame de Varnier was anxious that he should not kaOS of the existence of the letter that had SSeited BST. It had fallen to the floor When his back was tunn d she had stooped swift ly and placed it in the bosom of h r dress. Was the letter she was so careful to hide trOBJ 'nirti metelv BOTIOBal? Or was it-, message of moment'' If so. if it were concerned with the sinnige game these two were playing, it meant thai SttBOr mistrusted the other. I welcomed such a possibility. That fact might simplify my own action. At lea-0 it showed that Madame de Varnier was not abjectly the creature of this infamous scoundrel. The strained situation was h.-ppUy ret Hb Ted by the entrance of the serv IBl nlm bad brought in the letters. Instinctlvejv the three of us assumed a certain unconcern, as i - the manner of the world before servants. He brotmlit a card to Madame ! Varnier She took It from the sulvcr (inietly, but her hand trembled as she read the name attfratred on it we had an tares, beard thai name before. IU crisp, Anglo-Saxon BOSBeB clature gave one the Impression of a strong, ttoned psrsoaalltj thai par Oed, and vet pursued. "Captain Regtaald fortw Thai wi s i In- i.ame she end In a 0W voice. . CHAPTER XVII. Captain Forbes Intrudes. There was a silence lasting sSTetal eeoBda Panic was written 00 both their fsosa. Betdeattr th ) had looki i tor no suoh intrusion ka tills -alMivc all for BO visitor so inconv nietit as the king's messenger The) lind eon Qdetttlf counted on a char field for lbs execuMon M 'heir plana. That

by iHeuld ht i rm tracen to tnt, ' bateau ae easily aad M q'jU kl) threw 'hem Into consterii.it ion Dr Starts was the first to recover his presence f mind Whom doe be wish to M this ilme" he demanded harshly. He asks for his Kxcellency, the Kngllsh BItSSador,w replied the serv iint. looking at me askance Hut if he Is engaged, or not well, he is anxious to apeak with madam." At fir-' i wav surprised that the man had not brought the card directly to mvseif it was strange that he Wl'" IM ' mi' It he had been Riven hk kadei taad that 1 was Sir Mortimer. Hut if he were in the confidence of .Madame de Varnier he would do precisely that .'lankly, the coming of Captain Forbes at this time was a surprise seaiceh ii s disagreeable for me thau for tkeea. To-morrow, or the day after, he would have been perhaps only too welcome Hut now the intm slon was piematiire It Interfered with my own plans as well as theirs More than that, I could have wished myself in a position to forewarn him. to explain my tactics. It looked as if I were again in danger of being caught red handed iti a criminal deception. More than ever would Captain Forbes be convhved that I was one of the conspirators if he discovered at this moment that I was not Sir Mortimer. The man and woman conversed together excitedly In a barbaric tongue. Dr Stares, it was evident, was vehemently advocating some plan ; Madame de Varnier opposing it. Rut the shock to which she had been subjected previous to the coming of Captain Forbes had left her unstrung, almost apathetic Hitherto the man had been sulkily subservient to the woman; now his animal strength fought for thn BaceBdSBC He was brushing away her agitated protests. It was he who eommandi i i he servant : "Show this Captain Forbes to the armory. I shall see him myself' Again he spoke Bercelj to Madame de Varnier. She listened to him in silence her eyes cast down He strode to the door, stood there a moment he-itating, then left the room, shutting the door behind him. Madame de Variie r remained where he had left her, trembling violently, her hands covering her face. This was my oppoctsaity to appeal to the woman, and not the adventuress I took bet unresisting hand and led her to one of the carved seats. "Madame de Varnier it is a desperate game you are playing." I said, sternly yet gently. "I don't know what the stat e- are. hut you are not going to win them." A whit" hand clung to my coat sleeve "Why do you say thaf " she crtedi staring at nie with affrighted

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I pointed silently to the card she still held in her hand. "There is one factor to be reckoned with." She tossed her head In defiance. "Dr. Starva has reckoned, with him already, my friend. IVrhnp- not in th 1 M way. hut effectually at least. And the other" "Well, there is myself." She Milled Oh me wanly. "If you were an enemy that might be more serious, I admit. Hut I have reckoned with you. You are to be my friend. You are to help me " That retiKiins to he seen. Hut the third and most serious fac tor is treache: ." 1 added quietly. "My God: Treachery!" "Da ymi trust Pr. Starva absolutely0 Hare yon tsO me that the deathmask had as little meaning for him as for you. until I showed you that significance?'' "Hut you understood its meaning as well as he. Who are you that you should have this knowledge?" I know, perhaps, more than you think. Madanic de Varnier " "It Is incredible," she cried passionately, "thnt I. the Countess Satahoff. should be in the dark, while un American tourist " The name had slipped out In her an ger; she bit her lips. "Oh. you need feel no consternation. I might have called you by that name

several hours ago." Since you know so much," she said In bitler disgust, "perhaps you know the service I expect to ask of you." 1 might make a shrewd guess at ev en t hat ." She sank back, her lingers inter locked supporting her head. She re Bialaed some tttae hi tiooiy thought. Sudde nly a door slammed. I beard faint shout; a tramping of feet. Then there WSJ quiet again. I glain !Sd St ny c ompanion. She was llsteninc K.tej.tly. her hands clutching the car red arms of the seat.

Bah, I ihink I Hni a hysterical si hoolirirl. ' She Bragged Bar shoulders in self contempt. Say that yon know cvei thinu. monsieur. BO much ' the better. It will save 'he trouble ol e plaining on the morrow. For I shal' BB on with my plan. There is danger . i; liut 1 have expected danger. It Is too late to retreat i haea risked nil on a etttgle throw I kali win. Sav thai there is treaehery--l shall knowhow to deal with It. He is not indis usable. Y s, my friend. I have a plan 'bat cannot fall." You are mistaki u. 1 said obstinately. "Tod plnn will fail because, if Dr. Starva is not necessary to its success, 1 I am. And I" e,i v.ii! perioral the Berries I I shall ask of you. I hope, 1 trust, that yOM will do ibis service gladly. Koi tot tnv II i filial. s, but tjiat you may bring hamdncsa ami peace to a down trodden people." (TO UK ( ONTINL KD.)

re doc s not niak us childish, as some say; it finds us true children Qoetln

CoTHerlee Under tht, Sea. At Cape p r n there are imrneneo collerles being worked under the ocean. These submarine nnnea rover a thousand acres, and are being Increased steadily The mines are entered at the shore, and the operators follow the vein be neath the water for more than a mile It might b eipeated that the weight of the water would force Its way into the mine. The bed of the ocean is as tight aa a cement cistern A sort of fireclay lines the submarine roof of the mine, and the sediment above is held ia place and packed down by the water pressure uh'il there Is not a crevice nor a drop of water from overhead

LIFE INSURANCE A SACRED TRUST.

Responsibilities of Officers a.id Di rectors. Kvldently President Klngsley of the New York Life Insurance company has learned the great lesson of the times with respect to the responsibility and duty of directors of corporations. Speaking to the new board of trustees, on the occasion of his election to the presidency, he emphasized the fact that "life insurance 1b more than a private business, that life insurance trustees are public servants, charged at once with the obligationa of public service and with the responsibilities that attach to a going business whic h at the same time must be administered as a trust." He also realizes that similar rcspoa abilities rest upon the officers of the company. "I understand," he says, "your anxiety in selecting the men who are day by day to carry this bur den for you, who are to discharge this tnist In your behalf, who are to administer for the benefit of the people involved the multitudinous and exacting detail3 to which it is impossible for you to give personal attention. My long connection with the New York Life covering nearly twenty years my service in about every branch of the company's working organiatd n. gives me. as I believe, a profound appreciation, not merely of the heavy burden you have placed on my shoulders, but of the standards of efficiency, the standards of faith, the standards of integrity, which must be maintained at all times by the man who serves you and the policyholders 1b this high office." Hest of all, perhaps, he feels thnt words are cheap, and thaf the public will be satisfied with nothing short of performance. "My thanks, therefore,"' he continues, "for an honor which outranks any distinction within the-n ach of my ambition, cannot be expressed In words: they must be read out of the record 1 make day by day."

Our Pattern Department

A NATTY SUIT FOR THE SMALL BOY.

THE BEST HE COULD GET.

Amateur Gardener Could Not Understand Why Seeds Did Not Sprout. The woes of the amateur gardener are very amusing to others, but decidedly real to the man who has spoiled a suit of clothes, blistered hia hands and lost his temper In his efforts to make things grow. A young man. recently married, early in the spring secured a suburban place, mainly with the idea of "fresh, home grown vegetables ' Kvery evening be would hurry through his supper and rush out to his garden, where he displayed more energy than skill Hut. alas: When many little green thiigs BBBBa to break the round in his neighbors' gardens, his own n mained as bare aa the Sahara. "It certainly has got me be at," he confided to a friend at his office one day "1 can't understand why tut a blessed thing has come up. I planted peas and corn and tomatoes" "Perhaps the BSOd were r f. tlve." the friend suggested. "I hardly thinlc It was that," the

gardener replied. ' for 1 got the very beat paid !5 cents a can for tfcssj " So Common. "TA'as no one in J iirsd in the railway collision, count?" "No. but nevertheless it was a most pa in fill situation. First, second, third and fourth-class pkiasBjgari all mingled together! Simply unheard all" TraatlStad for Transatlantic Talea from Fib ;cnde Hlatter. CCULDNT KEEP IT. Kept It Hid from the Children.

"We cannot keep drape -Nuts food in the house. It goes so fast I have to hide II. because the children love It so. It is Just the foixl I have been looking for ever so long; something that I do not have to stop to pn par and still In nourishing " Grnpc-Nuts Is the most scientifically made food on the market. It is perfectly and completely 00 ESO at tho fac tory and can be serv 1 at an in fctaat'l not if, either with rich cold cream, W with hoi milk if a hot dish Is desired. When milk or water la used, a little sugar should ba ad-led, hut. when cold cream Is OSsd BONN the nntural grape sugur, which can be seen glistening on the granules. Is suf neicntly kWOBt to satisfy the bslal k Tola grape-sugar Is not poured over the granules, as sunn- people think, but exudes from the granul I In the? process of DMBfafaetarBt wh tna starch of the g:iliH i.' change! from starch to glkpS aHlgaT by the gSBCMJ of manufacture. This, In effect, is Hi? first act of diriestlon; therefore. 'IraNuts food is pre-dh:e tad and Is BOtl perfectly assimilated by tho very WSjBkeft stomach. 'There's a Rea son." Made at. the pure food factories of Postum Co.. Hat tie. (reek. M'rh Rend the llttlo health lassie, "1'l.c Riad to Wollvllle," lu pU.

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Pattern No. 5835. No better style for the little man who has just been promoted from dresses into trousers can be found than this simple little suit. The pattern consists of full knickerbockers and a long blouse that may be worn with or without the removable ulileld Tan colored serge was used with good effect for the development a StJT Oped band of broad cloth in a lighter shade outlining the neck and front edee A belt of leather or of the material may be worn about the waist The design is excellent for the- washable faluics such as linen, gfngbam and ptB)S. For a bo o; four roan one sjad seveneluhitis yards of 54-lnch material will be reunited. Sizes for 2, , 4, 5 and (I years. This pattern tviil be sent to you on receipt of 10 cents cblress. all order to the Pat tern Department of this pa ;-cr. He sure to give si.e and number of pattern wanted. ' Kir eon venience. write your order on the following OSOpOBi

NU 5835. SI ZK. N AM I ADDUKSS.

A MODISH UP-TO-DATE BLOUSE.

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Pattern No MM. Guimpe efforts continue to lead in the fashion world, ami a design of unusual BSaUrtasss. is the new blouse known as the lumpet " Its simplicity commends it to the home dressmaker at once, us SSjff little ftttlag or sewing la fsajedrsd and it tnav BS worn over the plain washable guiinpe. or the mot ' elaborate lingerie waist The model Is shown in a development of bine taffeta over a galBatfi of ereata dotted net. hut win be Ch er&ll&g in any of Mm soft materials such as lotiisiiio voile, chiffon taffeta and cashmere. For .'!6 Inch bust measure two yards of 27 inch material v. ill be required. Sizes for IS, M, N, It, 40 and II inch bust measure. T!ii pa-t.-rn will he wnt to yon cm eeeipt cd 10 cent'. Address nlfotvers t ie Hattero Department of HilsBafssi. I'.c sure to i I vc site and n amber of wt'ii wan 'wed. Wot convenience. v rito your ort' t 'ii the follow rig coupon:

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. i i the cut obv r. "Have row. the is ado mak ; V" "W'hat'n i he aiuh ist ide?" Inquired th" oterg. Weil." rotaTBed ti" Cttstoaier, "I urn givn P9 ind and that they're the kiwi which lie in wdwht." Th i: b":u.in. Liability for Sudden Death. The chances for sudden death are groatei aatoag men than wowva la the ratioa al oue to cul