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CHAPTER XXI. Cooa.fM -Rah' da t mention that ward hx so acain 1 am ark of yonr hypocnay

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Inters A coward wouldn t haee takn Ifce -1 yoa have taken To saw hiding la the :a:rway j I tk , j .-j abowt to ire ob a kalnkeaw i id yon rained no band. Am I .a., kit plainly enongh?" 1 ved into Locken eye. gUrtac and coatetnpL. aad I laughed , .i It was actually a relief to bare Z -akness exalted to the ate d Sell Vrite villatay. Laur!. my fnend. bat 1 ana not to te Received by a laugh U nam that I stand abased in amy j give you five minute to Baak a full and complete confession If at L -d of five miaute you tlH reran. shall have yoa promptly arroatfd for being a partner ta the intrtgnes of the Counters Sarafcoff. for naaiaeraJ:ag -s Sir Mortimer Brett, aad for heta an accomplice ta the murder of Ui5s I re " nu'es? The time was mX kmc I knew Locke would k -? his . ' it rore than ever I was stnhrnly resolved to Ilia taking htm ml mr eonfW.-nee tall him my raaaoa for acv hut M 1 had done Could I Safl htm hat I had et out oa the romaatic : - ' savins a :.fe for -t' i.l that had ten hntt? Would be believe that" At latat without appealtag to thewaaaan who had set me that tash" To Jrax ic her aaaaa was Impoasablerae miautea passed swiftly So C aw the end of my task Disgrace a: ..prisonxcent! I had warned H- that nught be the cae I looked across the valley at the psav cacies of the Caatl of Happiaesvi What a fool I have boew "Your time ta almost ap. said fxtrke grimly, looking at the watch he bad placed on his knee. "Aad Mia Brett is walking in in garden over there Do yoa wtah her to see yoa mart-bed off to prison" Oa the contrary. It was shw who must set me free! I would put her to the supreme teat. Now if she treated me as she had promised. I migkt yet are from the awkward dilemma 1 rose to my feet- i called to her. "M-s Brett " She came to u My maneuver ao completely astonished Locke that he stared at me speechtaaa "Miss Brett." I said uet:y-. Mr Lor ke has takes upon himself the task of bringing m to justice H Sads me guilty of complicitT in the tatrtgwes of Madame de Vamier He refuse to believe that I am artsnc in your behalf I cannot blame him for his suspicion. The facts are alsvt wholly against rae the surface fart I do not even deny most of them. Bat he has woefully mlsroasnrued my motives in every case. 1 refuse absolute ly to tell him what those motives are. He has threatened mo with arre: en les 1 make to him a fun aad complete confession without delay. Mr Locke, as 1 hae said, is actla? oa the behalf

of your mother and yourself.

he- has c - efct what- t to

naj r. zr.; laist aga.nst me.' "Mifs Brett will he the last person to shield yoa from punishment when she knows the truth." latasiaaaai Lorke bewildered at my audavrit? is apfianllua to her. IB ag other things Miss Brett.'

I eot.'.aued eagerly, "h

b- i n arrtannlkre in Twaw atBsBBafaasI I

murder ia the stairway " There are fart more tiagtaat that." said Locke signiAcasUy

Bat I refuse to listen to

aid Helena reassuring me with a

cu;o' glance 1 am a-t v

of these facta perhaps.

Ino Mr Locke. I have every danro ;a you. Mr Had don A to

lng yr.ur arrest, that is ahsar L" "Thank you." 1 iBtamad. with a

sion of gratitude ta my heart. T

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at the end of that time yon do not. I

think It would be well for yoa to

suit Mr lrke He

deal of which you are Ignorant " "Be sure of this. air. I shall not watt

tin-ii mlJnrM In mIITi Utti

Brett" ened Locke, his face purple anrer td rhirr

Mr i Afira 4 ... a I torn.

her said Helena, aad even Locke to felt that her deciakn wwa irrevrwklw 'll

that Locke or aay other had

ta the stairway.

"I stil 12 tonht." she said "fata 12 tonight," I repeated. I thfted my hat aad walked swiftly toward the chaleaa.

my Iden'tty any more than was I of his. When we again met. therefore. It would be as avowed enemies. Frank ; I did not look forward to that meeting with pleasure. The fate of Captain Forbes pointed too obvious a moral. I had put myself dellberately :a S'.arva power by my return to the chateau. If I were unmolested It would he bscnaos my services wore India '-nfable I had lighted my cigarette. Jacques was noiselessly gathering up the things. 1 had determined to take him

CHAPTER XXII.

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"We treat him to hcwltiea." Those were the

spoken; she treated ate

called coward, to if nun plash what the my leaving the chateau. He had ac ckrrerest aad bratest man must have cepted my excuse too readily. At any

use can- rate. I believed th- ' could be

to attempt brttx-d. I demanded careieaaly: It was the "And I- Starva Is he. too. con '.hat made fined to his room"

it ao perplexing. The man shrugr-d his shoulders Oa cannot tear apart lover from fjvtfently he held Dr. 3tara in no lover as one tears a piece of paper great coaaMeratkoa. And yet. If Sir Mortimer were livtag "One knows nothing of him. He is and still enamored of km mistress. I mysterious, this Dr. Surra." had senaaued to attempt even that. I looked at the man keenly. ThIf. oa the acker hand, aar Mortimer . adjective was significant.

I was to eeaay a dsty even "Everything about this chateau is

to rescue his great mysterious, it seems to me." I re

marked cheerfully. "Last night. or there were I instance, i could have sworn I a heard

two things to be accomplished : 1 1 the shout of one In distress." mast know the truth from Maitamr de' "Is it possible, monsieur?" Vamier concerning Sir Mortimer "Aad when I retired I found a note Brett, whether he were living or dead. m my pillow I would gtva a hundred I most re at a Captain fachen. tiaacs to the maa who placed It there

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the man persisted. "Then the staircase Is concealed'" I aked sharply, irritated at hia hy pocrisy. "1 have soon tho tapestry near thgallery move very strangely," he blurted out. Captain Forbes, then, was Imprisoned in one of the towers. Thr aialr case leading thither was concealed bo hind a secret door hidden by a tapes try. This door was near the gallery So far ao well. But I rernemb.-r.-d that there was one central towrr. tanked by throe maller towers. In

hesitated at procaine For

were eond.

into my confidence I believed it was

nahm a had ha who had brought me the note. I which of them was Captain Forhox

snap sited that he was not ignorant of held a prisoner" I came to the point

!ir.-cr;y To f.nce with the fellow was wasting tim'. The rnonM in the towers thorn selves must be Interesting. In ehdleval times they were no doubt tist-d as dungeons, if there can bo dungi ons in thn air. In which of these towers does Dr. Starva usually lodge his friends I asked the question not without trepidation. I was tolerably sure of my man. but for the moment I feared that I had overshot the mark Ho poised a tray on bis palm and shuffled hazily to the door, as if he wore frightened at the information he had already given You have forgotten something." ) said carelessly, and tapped the notes on the table. He hesitated; then, retum'.ng. snatched at them. When one ha ascended the secret stairway." ho said In a low voice. "on fla'i- : If in a bare room. That ii the central tower. It is a triangle in shape At the corners of tg triangl th- .i-' :hr - doors opening on thrc smaller rooms, the dungeons, as mon sieur calls them. One of these roomi is th oratory of madam. Monsieut knows that madam is very reliptous VilM b madam is not to be seen she is at her prayers." agaia ho seized his tray, but I had still another question to ask. Which of these rooms is the ora tor ' And in which does Dr. Starva lodge his friends?" !!uf. monsieur. I do not know." ht stammered, and attain seized his tray Ton know very well, if you think. I commanded. He rubbed his nose, a gesture curiously reflective and agitated. He turned himself about like a top aa he tried, or pretended to try. to remember toward which points of the com pass the various rooms faced. "Monsieur knows that the chateau itself does not fare either south, north. ea.-t. or west. The oratory is to the south. No. it points to the wogt. The locked room. Dr. Starva's. that Is to the east. Hut no truly, your Kxcellaney, it is impossible for me to remember." He fled from the room, the dishes on his tray rattling In his perturba tion. Put ho had told me much. I knew that if I euuid find Ihn secret staircase to the towers, if I could force open the door behind the tapestry. 1 might bag both my birds with une shot. Captain Forbes In his prison, or Madame de Varnier at her prayersit was all one to me

Cr namin Was Different from Any Ht Had Had Dealings With. Whn format Minister Wu Tinf Faun; left th) . i iur;t i h.. as acoui-parn.-.l by uri expensive retinue ami attended to the Ht.aiix-i by u delegation of local Chines' mere! anta The customs offic ials, who thai wore a!-. i immigration inspectors, carefully to k i lie nam- and count of the local Ctnanag as they went on board Tliia precaution was to prevent some doported Qf atkamlsa pot welcome ait tial from lillflllgg a landing by joining the merchant.-, uh they came a.-dioro fter taking a ceremonious farewell of their distinguished countryman. Half ait how or so after Wu and his friends had none on board one of Wu'i ocreiarlet, arrived on the duck and was huroiriK up the gangplank when a customs inspector seized him by the arm and pulled him back on the wharf. ' Wushamall.i you, John, I no takee name, you n can come back. Who you belong?" said the inieotor, smil lng at some girls with whom he had been talking The Chinese shook loose the inspector's hold on the loose sleeve of his silk robe and with quiet dignity remark J: "This violence Is unnecessary, sir. and my name Is a matter of no Interest to you. I am a member of his excellency's Buite. I go on board this ttsaasBf to leave this country, never aain. I hope, to return." That customs inscrtor Is still on the force, but never since has ho tried to be funny with a Chinese gentleman. San Francisco Call. USED BY THE DOCTORS.

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mm Is awrved tar Or. Starva aad your swff I foOrrwed the maa to the roam j wkere we had dined, not at all pleased

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cultlofLoeke closed the fare off afa watch with a snap

it yoa have come t that

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wre ia nothing more to he said I I ran be of service to yon. you wfgj j Am. me at the hotel at mlsnkjkt m the chivalrous Mr H addon aas mg gof ted."

o wer alone Jtut Helena was off at the

r w ad to receive ay thanks or my

be of

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for my fight with him ger " I took out ray pocket-book.

"A tittle letter is a simple thing, and IU If flrtf I knaar thai

madam would not object.- He smiled to .'f TÜZ "ZXZ ,w ... SI i v. . , i. can to think that Jacques had b

. . - vk m i.jT- uu b luai i uig lain on the table. Ah you are loyal to Madame de Varnier T" " Very loyal, monsieur." he returned with perfect sirtoasasw. I tntondad to test this admirable loyalty. I was forgetting Captain Forbes. I proceeded cautiously. Am I the only guest of the chateau I demanded, toying wi.h the

wtthh the cba notea

locked. 1 gained There is Dr Starva. as your Excelthe keffl for the leary knows "

the lackey who had "And be is a maa of mystery, you

ay room the night ke- toll me. I suppose it not impossible the caU I that be has bis friends "

I cried taspa- FrioBds" he asked, sad ho gave to

Varnier aot the word strange note of uncertainty

his surprise Did not one call on him Isst night.

waiting for iwn before I ret I red-

t came to your room - have understood so." at there was ao aa- "And be has come to the chateau as

Dr Starva's owa gneatr the -Certainly. Dr. Starva's friends have

caretesaiy "So visited him here occasionally " I hope I have aot -The chateau is so immense that

Varnier waitmg too oae would find it difrVult to bo sure

that one knew the whereabouts of all

its rooms "

"If I might take the liberty. I should noiselessly, any that roar Excellency would be in j One moment. Alpbonse." I cried, terested ia making an inspection of (TO BE CONTINUED.)

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ers is superb." And thaaa towers are readily ao c eas ) hier

CHAPTER XXIII. A Terrffylng Apparition. I did not hesitate. There was nc time like the present This servant r id b n false to Madame do Varnier, false to Dr. 8tarva. Ho would betray ir.e with as little compunction if it vi ere made worth his while. 1 walked slowly up the grand stair way leading from the hall. I gained the gallery that ran about the hall. ttaf no one. I pretended to bo In terested in examining the designs of the tapestry. I tapped the wall as I moved deliberately along. It seemed

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been

I laying with me. As I stood there hositsting.Alphonso. '! confidential servant of Madame de Varnier. appear"d suddenly before me. Either his tread had boon catlike or the secret staircase was very near. I thought I read consternation on his face. I leaned over the carved railing of the gallery, gating Bwwl Into the hall "Am I not to see Msdame de Varnier before long?" "I shall tell madam that your ExcelJen v is waiting.'" "If you please " I walked carelessly down the Ion corridor that led to my room. I closed t?M door, but I was careful to hold th handle In my hand, and In an Instant my eye wa at the keyhole. He had paused Irresolutely, looking down the corridor toward my room. Evidently he was dismayed at having been surprised by me. He was hesitating whether he should return to warn Madame do Vanier Luckily h did not hesitate long. Ht vanished round the corner ot the corridor. In an Instant I had followed him. As he lifted the tapestry he touched a spring. A door opened

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Tha Object. "I suppose," said the old time friend, "you retired from business so .hat you could enjoy a est?" "That's what I thought, answered Mr Cunirox. but mother and the girls have explained to me that It waa In oro r to give me time to help In their social acthiiles." "Mercileaw Natur." Nature Is inexorable, merciless, and those who kakltnatl laMM oaf rarely live long to continue the affront. Queen.