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A1fL??va sf13o EI$ u1,r6`he Ibenet of the butler, who was still within earshot. TT...::1 rw-.ML.|_ L.-. _1:___l__---.1 uuuul;u1_y ouu 5(LV\'.7 l1hblU Dulltlx. _()h, there s the darling blue butterfly again! L01-i0n s face grew stern. Lady Monk, he said, ynouri husband must know the truth. `ITL..L L..-.ll.-.)'H C41... ....L:'l1 1lIJJ'LICl.Ll.\L 111L153`: l\l1lJVV D11`: [)1 LII./ll. What truLh`? She still smiled, but her mouth was not altogether ;friend1y. It seemed as if the how of it were tipped with venom. _.-__--_'4 _.I_,lI9 I_, 8`?`1V.Vell, she murmured, let them look. - '$6'I"|.-1 `I _.- L- Ll-,___ 9 `L- _,_'J 1;: Ha Ll 1101 GD CL DIDL/UL. But, Lady Monk," began Lor-| `ion, who was beginning to feel langry. I lit. l..,.-.,.7- 1|r\/\ 1-- H ~1.- :__ Ilullal. _V n .Oh, here s the tea, she in- ther1'.upted him, and then drop- ped her voice. Please, Mr. L0- lrion, wait until after tea. The servants ar1'ange(l\ the tea things rlnnn n-unv-n nlnn lnnnnrl r\v\ I-..'n/. ...,_.,.,. , What, I wanted to say to you is soon said, Mr. Lorion. I want. to ask you to forget all that lhagpened last. night. \x`nu nrnnnnrl I'kn rn(\/-.1 lvv tjy, he said. It s a quest.ion of my "duty, Lady M0I1k---Qf my honor. A 5Cl\l- I- I- I I, I 1, _ I 9` "`lt. s not, a. question of chiva1_ IILIIILYL - Oh, la, la! what. long` words, she cried, panting like a child. Mr. L01`-ion, can t. you make a1- lowances for a woman s whim? , . 557.. Ll.\,. ,....,,. 1 99 T1 - 1...__.. .... L L KJILLDIAV Business. KT,-.Ln.-. ll A\Jvvu.I.luUD LUL cl. \ VUII1cl.ll. D \Vl1.lll.l In this case I fear not. fie luokecl her squarely in the eyes. Suddenly shegave a little shriek. (Ha *ur\v1n,.'\ llnn A.-...I:.,..... L.l..',. uu;vu.11u.3 l.l.ll(.1ll5! Jl,l\ l/HU [A311 ll`11ll.SD Once more she turned on him the whole. battery of roguish glance and dazzling smile, as `she held up a slim nger warn- ingly. ` `.`\\.'kn4 T nu-..-.|,..-I 4.,` hp.-- 4,-\ -.'A-_ nnu,lJkvI_;1IL;1_l luck 111811! He was amazed. This cool, careless request was the last Lh1ng; he had expected. 'Fh.-.4 I nrn n4'nnu'rl T rIr\-v\v\r\l>| Alli. nun ull o I am afraid I annot see the Inatter `in that light, he said. l`|l1 hnl IVt\lI nun 'r\.\'l> nhuuynl l 1l1(.ll1lLrL 1.1.! Lual, 115111;, 1113 malu. Oh. but you are not cI11va1_ mus. and I always thought you were." ' '6lL1_ ,,,a , ,, 1- n 1" u I uunub 11!: uau U4\1JUL:[;\ju. That I gun E1fI_`aiC1 do. he hald stilfly. 1 ml: kn` 1\:[n T nn1'n uu. IJU uctxu DbA11ly. , Oh, but, Mr. Lorion, when I ask i1--ask it. most urgently? \\ hen 1 tell you it will be best for you--for me--f0r Glare -- for us all'.:" SCI _. E ,1 1 she asked, I cannot ` l.l.l.U:'5l.- 1d.VUl. auu: Lauco. `We cash Cheques drawn on any Bank in Canada or the United States. A . . Accounts collected. Sterling Exchange bought or, -.-.l.I -' I key `subject for jest. I am Sir Glare s `servant, and.I. have been false to :hi1_n. I allowed myself to_ be itricked by you, and I did not `tell ihim `so. I stood by while you lied; I lied myself, both to the chief and to the police. I could not bring myself to betray you, he-_ cause I know how r the chief. Iwor-"ships you. how he has set you on a pedestal apart from all the world, how it-would break" his heart if he knew the truth. But I must insist on your doing what I ask you.. What is that? - You must i tell him the truth. You must tell him that you took the key and opened the safe and took the papers. You must return them to him. rnL_-.)._..._ 1,r.._..1. 1..-.......l `Ir.-.-.1, xuuau l.'Ubu1 L1 bucul bu uuu. The0dora_Monk leaned back among her r0se-pink cushions with an air of excessive insol- ence. ' 6('V___.A-__ T _.-...- L- 1-11 --;..-. Suppose I were to tell you, IMI-`. Lorion, she said in a low, soft voice, that, 1 do;1 t under- stand a word of what you are talking about." T a T nfln.-...`In`I.~.7L. `I..,.l.'.-.-... --;... `)9 kn. WJ`IIwhcc)`uldn"t` believe you, . he! answered curtly. ` V.'\11 nnn r.r\ru"r~;n4/av-ullvv 11r\n-n] lAaLLQVVULUlJ ULIL bl) : You are consistently .ungal- lant, she said. I am disap- pointed in you. I thought you would behave quite di'erently to a woman. ' 617 --- 1, __ 1- 0 You take an unfair advan- tage of me. he retorted. And `you will not realize howo-serious this matter is.` You cannot real- ize it, -or you could not behave as you are doing. Will you tell your husband `the truth? `VI pl.-\...9J. `l_...._--. ---L._L __..-_ J ULAL llu.-DUCLLLLI DLLU LL Lll/I13 I don t know what you mean by the truth, she answered sweetly. . rt: 1 The threatened break-up in the roads the cause of a comparatively small market on} Saturday last- Butter and eggs were the main offerings, the for- mer going as low as 40 cts. per lb. and the latter 35 cents dozen.g A few bags of potatoes and isome beef were noticed. ` Wgnecial attention wiil be given to the accommodation `of farmers in this locality._ .. ' Money` to Loan on Mo_rtgages.a Agency Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. . Oice H()I1t`s 10 to 4.. T. BEECROFT, Managr. "W- ..-,...W... , Average prices were. as fol- lows: Buttel`, lb ;. .. !l0_420. Eggs, doz. .. .. .. .. ..350. Dressed chicken, per lb. . . . .200. Beef, hinds, lb. .. .. .. . .170. Beef. Heart .. .. .. .. .. 350. Beet, fores; lb. .. .. .. .. A130 Pork, hinds, lb .. .. .. .. 230. P0rk,,f0res .6. .. .. .. 190. Potatoes, bag .. .. $2.75-3.00 Turnips, bag .. .. .. .. .. 650 Beets, basket .. .. .. .. .. 350 Onions, basket .. .. .. 750 Lettuce, box .. .. .. .. 100` Dried Sage, bunch . . . . . .50. Summer Savory, bunch . . . . .50. Thyme, bunch ~ . . .. . . . . . .50 Horse Radish, bottle . . . . . .150. Clover Honey, 'l0-lb. pail . $1.50 Clover Honey, 5-lb. pail . . . . 750 Honey in 00mb, lb .. . . . . . .180. Buttermilk, qt. . . . . . . . . . .50. Knitted socks, pair .. .. .. 800. Knitted mitts, pair .. .. .. 750. Hay, ton .. .. .. $l2.00-13.00 Straw, ton .. .. .. .. .. $8.00 Wood, hand. 4_ft. load .. $7.00 |w\V00d, hard, 2-ft.. load .. $8.00 Alliston--- Wheat $1.70. oats 650, hay $10.00 to $12.00, pota- toes $2.50 to $3.00 bag, hlltter 350 to 370, eggs 320 to 330. chic- kens l8c't0 2l'c. : But Imitations Only Disappoint I There are many imitations `of this 1 great treatment for coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis and whooping cough. Th ey usually have `some sale on the merits -of ' the original, but it `should be remlmbe r e d that they _ are like it in name ` only. ll MARKET ITEMS 1 S;'t'a:vn_e;1TJ 1i{:T{ep 355 '15 400, eggs 40c, chicken 150 to 180. `Vwi3e1aL ti; .:;; eggs 30c. ' Mch.1--ow. '15 Orillia-WheaL $1.70 to $1.72, oats 630 to 650, chickens .200 to; 230, butter 380 to 400, eggs 350 to 380, hay $10.00 to $13.00. I\ 'i}a}1}E{rd_'Z"`{ri1e1 1.%%"' to $1.80, pats 500, eggs 370, chick- ens 16c to 220, butter 35 to 360. Flattering to ' the Original Tun-1'<'m's ennng Phone 484. \ 15 Olapperton St. SATURDEY MARKET NEAR-BY VIVIARKETS, V(To be continued) THE WEATHER L0we_st Highest Snow 6 1 ' 6 16 2 '5 \J 22 31;? 29 32 8 17 3.8 25 . 1 38 0.2 --VV. H. BUTTERY .. .. ....5c. l[lCh .. ...5c. ....5c e .. .. ..15c. b.pa1l ..18c. ..5c. . n I o I IILIL/cl . .650 . 1200` ` The Welsh Soprano TEACHER OF VOKEIPRODUC- TION _ AND SINGING. Special lessons for `repertoire, English and Italian. Studio at Mr. Geo. M0nkman s, Mary St., Barrie. .Phone 85b, For terms, etc., call .at` studio on` Wednesdays. Voices itisted free. ALEXANDER OOWAII Successor to Lennox, cowan 0: Brown Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship land administration, and General usolicitor, Notary, Conveyancer. etc. Omces: Hinds Block, No. 2 Dunlop Street. Money to loan. Duslllebb. T . Notes cashed `or collected at the most favorable rates. _ A um. _....I.. nl.-..-.,....\- Ann:-nn run on`) nnnun sf GLAXTON, |..-_r.c.m. " Piano and Vocal Lessons. In vocal work special attention is I ...:...-.n On Ilnlnn Qnna-Innfinn miss Doano is the only one in Barrie and Allandale who handles corsets lled with Spirella bon- ing. It is unbreakable, non- rustable. exible, hygienic, sani- tary. Fit guaranteed. Maternity and nursing feature specials. Brassieres, blouse forms, misses and children g -waists. At home Saturdays. 16 Charlotte St Barrie / iluss ELSIEH NELSON TEACHER OF PIANO AND THEORY. Studio at 133 Collier Street. Phone 186. Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public, Conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates of inter- est. Offices: 13 Owen St. (-in the premises formerly occupied by the Bank of Toronto). Branch Oice, Elmvale, Ontario. W. A. |Boys, K.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. Barrie. G. W. J. Eastman, Prop.` R. G. Manuel, Mgr. Dealers in Granite and Marble Monument: and Tablets. Only best material used and first-class workmen em- ployed. Prices always right. 'l.ll. VUUGI WULA apcuxax auuouuuu. La given to Voice Production. Studio in King B\l0ck Phone /124 BARI1isTE'1i','s31ic1L:~s, Notaries `Public and Conveyancers. Money to loan in any sums at lowest cur- rent rates. Office 13 Owen St., Barrie, Ont. D. M. Stewart. ' .. uxucl. 1116 latest Improved method for drying lumber. Fac- tory and`Of ce, Cor. Sophia and Mary St. Phone 163. PO. Box 685. -J u1.ux1LI.1.r.-1.I...|_.u, L)\JLa1UlJ.\Jll., 131.11., 606 ContinentaI'Life Building, southeast corner Bay and Rich- mond Sts., Toronto. `Office If-{esidence Corner of Toronto and Elizabeth Streets. opposite Elizabeth St. Methodist Church. Telephone 167. JAMES PATERSON Licensed Auctioneer and 6 Appraiser For `County of Simcoe. Prepared to econduct, Sales at. rearsunablee rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. mun n-..n-|4 as an... an; on. w. A. miss L.R.C.S., Edinburgh, F.C.P., Lon- don, Physician, Surgeon, etc. Of- fice and Residence, Dunlop St., Barrie. Telephone 165. -we II: I-E`-IUI, "lull-, U.lIl_ SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY, especially. Phone 61. 56 Collier St., Barrie. T{___._._. THE BARBIE PLANING MILL ATHOS. ROGERS, PROP., Builder iand nnnfnonfnn 1\t.......r....L.-_-- 1I1UD. uuumus, P1{0P., `and. Contractor. Manufacturer of Sash, Doors, Frames and Blinds. 11 kinds of Dressed Lumber, looring, Ceiling and Moulding kept in stock. Dress- ing done on_ short notice. Wood turning a specialty. Tanks made to order. The latest improved ` cHAnLI-:5 w. PLAXTON BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC., mm`. r`.nnHnontuI- r ;{"n p..:m:m.. nomu_n Ross, LL}. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, m"c., .RQnl( Hf` 'Fnrnnfn pniilinm 1:lnnn{n | cmaswncxz & BELL BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS FOR `the Supreme Court of Judicature of Ontario, Proctors, Notaries, Conveyancers, etc. Money to loan. Offices: In Ross Block, Bar-rie. W . A. J. Bell, K.C. (MGI-I:I`.-)-(.S:1'<-3c<'e;'s0r to Dr. R; S. Broad). Office and Residence, corner Elizabeth and Bradford Sts., Barrie, Phone 105. A.|l.ILll.k.)J..LJLIa, U\Jb1\JL1\J1l, u1u., Egank of Toronto Building, Barrie, {Money to loan. DR. MORTIMER LYON 122 Bloor St. W., Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St.,'Barrie, every Saturday. Diseases, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours '11 am. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Toronto Phone North 3326. Barrie Phone No. 2. IEXPERT MOTOR REPAIRS All kinds of small repairing-- Prornpt Service. Touring Car for hirre.--MoL0I'cycle for sale. --r--- - 12 I-& Reliable salesman` to act as agent in Simcoe County. PAY WEEKLY . Outt free, exclusive territory and money making specialties. Our agencies are the best in the business, for we sell the highest grade of stock at most reasonable prices and guaran- tee deliveries in rst-class condition. Nursery stock is selling well this year and good money can be made in this dis- trict.` For particulars write` Sales Manager. PELI-IAIVI NURSERY 00.. TORONTO, ONT. j Children Cry run nsrcnsms c.e.sToRnA.- Thursday, March 22, 1911. -` SIMOOE MARBLE WORK undo I: 117 1' 1'-I~-- '- w. A. LEWIS. m.o., c.m_ DKIWDV AT\Y1\ rvtrxrrwnnw A STEWART 8: STEWART BOYS AND MUROHISON on. E. G. 'i'unNBuLL `T1'I \ on. Ii.'1'.- ARNALL T. msecnun &- no.1 dwunvs JONES CI.` Ill-IAL `A-unnna wA_nrrEo now T`MEn|cAL '-5}: KFIIC sold. ....,u.,. N....,..,....,...,.. DLL|4lLIA4Ll-lJ\Ii.l\AI ' `$120 Bayeld St. Phone 191 Orders left at A. F. A. Ma1_com- s0n`.s Oice will-_1"eceive prompt. attention. Rea I Estate aim orig to Lot ll [Your Reading Nedsl CAPITAL PAID UP.-$ls,000,000 RESERVE FUND. - $l3.s_00j,000% sm EDMUND WALKER. . c.v.o.. u.o.. D,C.L,Pres1dent We must do many things, but everything % that will help to they-war. You can help by saving. T1;-ansact a General Banking V ..v_- -v--vnou Open Day & Blight Phone 431 r W._!I.,Nel.lIy. Fuhoiral DI!-oczor ' (tauccessor io thc.Late Meaford Webb) - Full line of all the latest, Caskets kept in stock, hp-` eluding Grave. Vaults and Oak. Shells. muekue, am: THE Jor CO1\4/IERCE? mania _anAIIcH. Licensed Embalmer ' Proprietor THE annma F RINDERTAKIIIG PABLOR8, W: g;P:L.Mi.m=ikin 6- 8-mi1ha.& 001 Morgue: and Chapel fur: connection .. .....vu-v u L: N DER T XKE R s 353;. A79 1.d A. ' r-'. A; qnALcoIvIsou Interest is allowd on Savings Deposits of -$1 and . upwards at any branch of the Bank. 16 BANKERS 5c@tt 3 Are We-llS1_1pplied Establilshed 1/819. prcn Day and Night I T` Established I800 n .1-A p`- pun - Bookstore Phone 82 uaun: l.,U shun 1115 uusiuury. The papers are of.,import- ance, answered Monk, of vital importance. There was what they call the secret circular to theoverseers, signed by me, or purporting to he signed by me.. I gained possession of that with the greatest diiculty. These scoundrels are doing their best to destroy every trace of -their forged lies- They ve done their work. Van` Ost is in England. -He" and_I will meet-A/erypsoon, if I m'not `greatly mistaken. , Rn Von nae` :. -:.-. uv.-.e....1....`.-It `A number of Valuable; Fa`:-ms"and :I`o"wn Properties for Sale on the most reason able terms. BANK on TORONTO BUILDING BARRIE " ~ A JJUL JULI- Monk rose and commenced to pace the room, his hands- clasp- ed behind` his back. It was a` characteristic. pose of the little great man. . It s the most, infernally clev- er thing that's ever happened, he said, speaking more to him- selfathan to Lorion. I can't help admiring the scoundr,e_l that did it, though it means so` much to me. You can t realize, John , what it means. No one can. ` . 'I'\--.L. ..____'I__ _2.. 99 , -3,` `I _ ' But surely, sir, said Lot-ion, the loss of these papers cannot be of such` tremendous impor- tance as all that. If the letters are forgeries, there must be oth- ers in Drake's possession. He must be made totproduce them. D114 no En n-nnlrn 41-gn rI7r\ at u.au.cu UU Lsxauu UU UUUU 011611]. psu ' But, as he spoke, the words of Lady Monk-They are. not for- geries. Glare is the B.I.R;C."- came to stab his memory. who nonnna nun A-I -Irnnnnl ll: ILILI Uhjo ' Toput it bluntly, John, an- swered Monk, they suggest that no one, clever criminal or not, could possibly have got posses- sion -of thetkey of the safe with- out your connivance. I admit the thing isvpuzzling, but I_have not a moment s hesitation in saying that I believe you. A `"Fhon17 trnn 1:-3n rnnunvnuunnu-I Gil] I-LLB U-IICIIJ I. IJCIICVC .y\ Ll-0 . Thank you, sir, murmured |Lor1on. ~ ` T 1ll'-._1_ ___-,, _;J _-r-- -r - ' ' Before we get on to more serious _matters, John, the great man _went on, I d just like to tell you, as man to man, this sudden change of plans was` wholly unpremedi-tated.. I feel I d like you to know that. W hen 1 said'good-bye to you yesterday -afternoon I" had no more idea than you that we d both`be here now. u - 6b`I'3--.L .11.` .\-.--......_ T .-...'.'L.. .-..n , unuln. | 3 _ `.I have not blamed you,` John {He jerked out the words irr-itably; |Y0u were the victim of a clever scheme, just as I have been, and; am. I trusted you`complet.e1y. 1| still trust you. The police, of; course, make T suggestions, but they are naturally 0ver`-suspi- cious. ` 6G7I_,.l_ J- II_,` __I!.. ._,,CI! U1 Uu\7.hat do the` _police say`?! asked L-Orion with ill-disguise'd! anxiety. Hm v\11I- ~24 Inlnntluv Tnlnn 7 an I 'uU`V`V]ut, of course, I quite derstand that. _ - LEVEL--- LL...1.1.. -11 ....~..I\.l. I Then that s" all right, be-l cause, my dear boy, the last] thing in the world I d like you,, `or anyone else, to think, is that; I d played a trick like that on anyone `I ll betyou what you, I like that rag of a Blackport News- sheet will attribute all manner! of deep and doubleedyed motives` to me. However, John, let s leave that- for the moment. . I! -haven t gone to Moha. I m here, and, by George, I m not in the mood to be trifled with by your Valentine Drakes, or your Mynheer `Van Osts, ` or anyonei else." I m in a` ghting mood,! John. This is going to be a case 11 -of all or nothing. -D17 Tf\`7I\' 6:7! t `f\ '|I\I'\'I 4A\o`.F:V__A":-A'-6``.s:t_.;_ N "l'HE.,.IN8 .3.AN0E - M \_ A-H15 ' - "LSTEA 0A'I`...:Afa'E {-[_V s _ .q'pingIo_l`In_a` canadlah-v[_5Mh9n' It-O%8aiII'.0.' laIr|.%.M!'hbIi01|4l7t I quite understand, `said the zyoung man, and his voice S0l1Ild-. ed faint and a little husky. It! is' most irnportanl, of course, I`; ;can t tell you how `sorry I am, -how very much to blame I feel. T\/[n~r\1.v lnnnnrl his Mini}:-r\n~'r\'nr]' IJ\J IJKJL l\J\4lQl.V \J.1J(JtIU VVLLIIAI Q Monkiapped his bIott.ing'p'ad; ;his eyes never left the young imam." V V ` LL.1 I.__,, _-1- I_I-_._,:I -,,-1 _`I__!9 'Il\IVV VKJLJ LLILIUII UK} Lllltlllkl J. L`./Lilo I U.`"iL?:3lr"L. Il0\I1tl3L!M1i11::5'I 1 you talk like that, 0 his cheeks flushing` vs the infectious re 0 man. And then he .1 an his eyes dropped. Nnt11 nkniif 4111.0 I" I (lull. 1110 LIJ`JD \Il.LItJ1J\/bl: Now about this business of Ilast night, John, Monk went. on. |It s very serious, and it s got to} lbe seriously dealt with. Y l'I`1'I1"`I\ rn~r\rlnnnlnv\r] 77 nn1'r] '>]'\nl mnot `greatly mistaken." So Van Ost = is `in England. JOHN AIRD, .Ggneral Manager . H. V. F. JONES.'Ass"t. Gh'L_Manager Coralie Stanton and Heath , Hosken L. F. GROSS, Manager like to hear cried Lorion, with some of of the elder .I`_emembeI'ed, ""` ALL STEAMSHIP LINES. Your" pasisage book9d _.tb`or from `all parts 0f`thd"WOr}d.; . V \ ` ----;~..-.g.`__` you! j DIILUUBII IIIIU UGIJA U-L UIIU ll.UUDUo Lgd_y Mpnk _was fon`t_11e lawn, reclmlng In a- deck Chall`. .-She LII. JJLILLLJLILJO `Lady Monk, _t-he; butler told him, was in the garden. He would ask her` ladyship if she could see him out there", L01-ion could I}o,t_`qu'jte make out from the? ma;ns m'anner`wheth'e-r he wa`-s expected or? not. In-`ta fw. moments he_; was shown "out through the back of the house. T navy Ivvn-A "A11 7 J-[HA 1nruv-r\- 511.1. wan: yLUuu_y. The tramcar quichly _ landed him ' in the suburban road at the end of which were the gates of - Dunbury. =1" ".4... 1m.-..\1, 41;... 1....u..... ;-i.: nay u 1 111 uuu can Ly L ou d better ask at the gen- Qral inquiry counter, Lorion di_ rected her. _You go through that door right in the middle. Y0u hl nd someone !there who will tell you--. I. don t know what department this is. for. II.-\ ~nn:nnrI In-:n Ln` nnnn-Iv anal!-... uUyuLuuLU1..I.u IIIIID I-D JUL. He raised his hat again as`the girl thanked hdm and hurried out. It was only an advertise- ment foya shorthand writer and typist. One of the girls had married, or fallen ill, and an- other was wanted to take her place-` Lor-ion forthwith forgot all about the slightgirl in black with steady grey eyes, that re- minded him of somebody. He had` not `even noticed that the girl was pretty. "Winn {wtnnnnnib res-u~:n1rIuv Inn-u-Incl Uluyl l.l.l.(b.I.l.(J:5pL U1 UILG J-Jn.|.mI.|o\Jo ' No one seems to know, said! Monk. All I can nd out is that he landed in Blackport recently. and is supposed to be in London. .But I don t anticipate much dif- -ficulty in nding his Where- abouts. . And, the little man struck the table ercely, I am determined, Lorion, to leave no stone .-unturned to expose this` monstrous conspiracy. I I ll find -the `creatures `who have dragged` my name down into the mire. I ll--yes, by God, I ll spend every penny I have, every minute of my life, to nd out my enemy!l T.nrvinn had 'nn\rn'n annn an I u 1LuvvDyuyU1 uuvvcuun `H1111. Oh, if you would te_l1ime where to go to? she said. Her voice was low, and she seemed very nervous. The man at the door told me to come in; but there seem to be so many doors. Lorion glanced at, the slip. Have you come in answer to the: advertisement? he asked. V Van :4 an--- 1....` 4.. ...__. n-.. u|1\`J;`Y(1.uVUl..t:;1DU1.1U11h5 _uU fa,-BAUU. es, 1 says two to six. Per- haps I m too early? T VnI1 t'] }1n4`nn nn1y nln `hrs (In:-\v\ Repirdsents Inshrance Companies` of undoubted Financial Standing an - * -lvery imposing place, '_ with, '1 'll\J|.Il. 0 He took up his hat and ran down thestairs. On the ground lfloor of the large building was a central hall-, paved in tessellated marble, and supported by col-, umns, from which opened ma- lhoganydoors, leading to the {various ep'artments. It was a domed roof painted with alleg- ories of commerce. `In the mid- dole of this hall, unheedcdhy the clerks who from'- time to time hurried through, Lorion came upon a young girl. He would have passed her without notic- ing her particularly, taking her Ito be one of the score of women `clerks employed in the building, only she appeared to be at avloss what to do, and she sent him a glance of shy appeal from a pair of steady grey eyes that remind- ied him vaguely of someone he knew. ` He stopped and raised his hat; Can I do anything for you? he askedipleasantly. . The girl held a slip out from a newspaper towards -him. In. . "nu .-.,\..i,.1 -4-11 ........ Where is he `.77 a_sked- Lorion evag-! rly. ~ It was generally supposed` thath this..abandone'd..trip of the chief's to the Lobanzo had for its; main `object a visit to the gen-| e_ral manager of the B.I.R.G. [ NA n-nn nnnn-so fn 1715.-u-n" nn;:-If uuo 5I._Ua.|, Lllallb JJUDUIVU. And this," Monk went hon,| this affairof last night is the` l,a.si straw.'. .-"His voice shook.| It means `more than any of the` rest, for the man who r-obbed m_ safe took papers that.-have ngthing to do with the Lohanzoi question, but which are infinite. ly more important, papers `that. affect me, affect us all. There is! a man now, Lorion, who holds in[ his hand the power `of utterly! ruining me. Go now, my boy.` Leave me. I must think. We will work later. Forget what I` have said. You are a great com-` gorfi to me, John; aigreat com-i or .. ~ 3 -I-A__-___,_ A74,`-I n` no .. Lorion s mind was full ofi consternation as he slowly went; out Ofvthe room. I 5 CPIAPTER` IV; ' . The Woman Tempts I When Lorion went back to his own office he found a` telegram on his table. His brows con-_. tracted as he read it; it brought back in a rush the iI1comprehen_ sible and perplexing events of; the previous nigl},t. R/Incl cnn "nu :4 ....... 501.!!! us; u;u, uu ~u.u.u Uub Lug C.lLU1u_y1 ' Lorfionhad never seen his! chief like this. There was some.` thing uncanny in the suppressed- rage, the vehement passion of the great man s resolve. A--(A `]n-:n 79 1|.I',\...1- _--..1 -# uu y1ov1uua 1115111,. . . `_Must see.y0u, 1t-ran. Shall `be 1n all day. 1 "I'1lnn.nAn...-. `'n-...1. 9?` lJ\J 111 Llrll \..l(J.yo Theodora. Monk. He had put away all thought of his chie_f s Wife until now, and of the trick she had played on him, and of the amazing thing he `had seen her do. Oltherwlse `fhe could not have sat and.dis-l `cussed matters with Monk; But now he realized that the course '01 action he had` determined on !last night was the one thing he [must adopt. Hemust have an` lexplanation with Lady.Monk. He {must force her to tell him why lshe. had made him an associate `in her treachery, and why she lhed told him a deliberate lie a- bout her husband s authorship` lqf the'letters that she had stol-, ;en. Until he had had that ex-l gplanation he would keep silence. Afterwards, he mdst do his duty- to his employer, Vvhatever t I consequences might be. O }'|11v1n:nr] In-uunnln LA --..-....1 back to the office, and found that Monk had a conference tha would probably last over anl .hoTuTr. - n _! uuuouquuuuua 1u1[-sub UU. After a hurrled lunch he went t 1 C THE annals axnmnsn AND snrrunnnv MORNING / U8 U4 gnd ` yVl.lU IIUVUI UAIDLUU. . .How do'you know. he neyer existe.d`? She darted a quick glance into his angry and per. turhed fa.ce. ' 6617.....- __.- A1__-:,_.` ;-,:a1, ___, an 1 The papers that you took from the safe. I insist upon it. My position is intolerable. I an a traitor. I have not said anything yet, although I know the truth, because you-are Sir Glare s wife, and I know how he .looks upon you. But you must return the papers and the key to him: you must put a stop to this fruitless search for a burglar who never existed. u'r`r.._- .1--_____ 1-_-___ L- -__-,., uuL1JWl.I l(1vUC- You are playi gl w_ith_me! he exclaimed. An thls 1s not a uu _yuuL uuouauu. _f`What, papers? w1th- arched brows 567111.... A m . . .. LL ULIU UCLLLI I hav another word for he said. I {cannot be your complice. I insist on your turning the papers and the to your husband. ' u\xn...s . A . ...,. on ,.|..- ....1 [was `dressed in white, .and held`: ;a. boo]; in her hand. ]` I r -..-.._.. __.._._ ._A..-.nI,...l ..L 1...... nv\ -I `G UUUA Ill. 1151 uauu i Lorion was startled at her ap-g ;pearance, as she smiled on hlmf [with a dazzling welcome, Hel [had expected at least to nd a `hint of embarrassment in her lmanner. He was, after all, .quite a stranger to her, and she shared an important and discre- ditable secret with him. But she looked as if she had not a. care in the world, and in her eyes `was a careless, gay, almost a roguish light. "(\h `#70 1-vnuu Ev; T nv1:n~r- aha 0116111 l`.}\ I\o "`Bu_t I am to blame, he said, and her constant frivolity moved him to something like violence. My negligence is to blame". I allowed you to make a fool of me. I let the key go out of my possession. You admitt d tome that you took it from tlelg bunch that I lent you to try 0 open your jewel case. . ` She was laughing softly. The whole thing was absurd she said. 661 L--.) ____AI:__, {.,,1 0,, 0: 19 VVLl'l.l VU1.ll)lllo I cannot remain silent, he went on. I_ must tell him what I know. He believes that a bur- glary was. committed here last night. The police believe it. They are looking` for the` bur- glar. XXI.-xll nkn rnnnnn-.-.n.-.A Int LUEULDII 115110: . "Oh, it s you, Mr. Loriorr, she cried, as he came up to her. -I m so glad to see you. I was so dull._ I've got a bad headache and I m sitting out here to try to get some air. Have you a. mes- lsage from Glare`? Wasn t it Idelightful-his coming back like `that? Has he told youwhy he -did it`? He won t tell me any- thing hey-ond_ business. Busi- 11ess!_ she repeated the wordl with laughing raillery. " 1t s al- *ways `business with you Black- port men. And have they caught lour burglar yet`? Do tell me. All Main :1va\:- -urx rlr\I11n-l- pr... 41.,` Fir; &` Life l.nsura.n'ce%Agen-t