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r ' And what, does the good Sir Glare think abo(1t.the robbery?" asked Van Ost, as he came back frdm_ the window. . `.`What are his susp1c1ons? V . _ LIA 1.- nn susnicions," she suspicions? He has ~- ono suspicions," answered.-. . -` _ I still think---the\secretary. Don t be a fool, Van Ost. When I tel youthat he surprised me. He knows that 1 took the papers. Don t g*o meddling with LOI`lOIl. I forbid you. He would be dan- gerous. p ~ But he is an Eng1i.shman-he would never betray a lady. He would have given `me a- way, Oh, I may as well tell you everything. It s safer, perhaps. He would have told Glare ' the truth only I was before him. . I told Glare it was Lorion I had found in the rroprrg, thatihe had - - ~ ~ -`AA lrlnn onfo land f,Q1(l3.n UUQLA \;IAs.~n.u .. . in I'(`)'();I3, that.`-he opened the safe \and taken the ,papers. You see, the key was in _ his charge. V , 1 u1ur....;.,.1In..o luau eighnd the gms charge." g [ Marvellous lady, sighed the Belgian in a carressing tone. |That is why Sir Glare has no Esuspicions. He has certainty." She "nodded. But for some reason Glare .d0esn t want the thing made pub- glic. -Lorion has not been charged ior arrested. _ ` V . \ u;__.1 L- 1......-. -r\r\` nnr\+fIot"1n"nf' cor arnestea. And he has not contradlcterl your little story? , u1:u,:A.m+Iu nnf ' {Harp wnnldn t your l1Ll.1t: LUl'y: Evidently not. Glare wouldn t believe him if he did." (To be continued) MARKET |TEM8*I| Butte: and eggs once more balance the scales evenly at 409. per, each, The latter went to the commission house men in basket E-lots at possibly a cent per dozen `less. Potatoes climbed still higher to $4.50 per bag, though seedlings were $4.00. Quantities of morels were sold at 200. per quart. Garden stuff is coming in slowly. V -.....-..... n . n n A . v . n nn nn 4'11! TAv]rage prlces were `lows:-'- Butter, l_b .. .. Eggs, dozen .. .Eggs, dozen Fowl, dressed, It; .. .. 1'\__0 `l'1',-,_1 .. .. .. ..35-37c. lb . . . . p'25c. Beef Heart .. .. . . .. .. 350. Beef, hinds, lb. .. . . .. . . . .170. Beef, fores, lb. .. .. .. .. 13c Dressed Pork, -lb." .. .. .. ..20c. Y(_>ung'_`pig s, pair . . - . $12.00 Potatoes, basket . . .. .. . . 75c. Potatoes, 557g .. .. $4.00-$4.50 Seed Corn, c0b.. .. . . .. .. 59. Parsnips, basket . . . . . . .250. Beets, basket .. .. .. .. 35c Beans, qt... .. .. .. .. .. 200. Onions, baskets .. .. .. 750 Green onions, bunch . .v .. . .5c. Seed Onions, lb. .. .. .. 200. Rhubarb, bunch. . . . . . . . . 5c. Apples, Spy, bbl. .. .. .. $5.00 Dried Sage, bunch . . 5. . . . . .5c. Summer Savory, bunch . . . . .50. Thyme, bunch . . . . . . . . . .50 Horse Radish, bottle . . `.150. Morels, quart . . . . .. 3200. Clover Honey, 10-`1.b..pa.1l . $1.50 Clover Honey. 5`-lb. pail .. . . . 750 Buttermi,lk.-qt. `. . . . . . . . . .50. Knitted socks. pair . . . . . . 80c. Knitted mitts. pair .. .. .. 75c. Hay," ton .. .. .. .. .. .. $15.00 Straw, ton .. .. .. ._.~ $8.00 JAMES PATERSON Licensed Auctioneer and Appraiser For County pf Simcoe. Prepared to conduct Sales at reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. 1 Ann Q---n-|J Q4 QI._.._ an: ' NEAR-av `MARKETS (Wed., May 16) Orillia - Wheat $2.75-`$2.77, oats 75-770, hay $'12.00-$15.00, pu-tatoes $4.00_$4.50, butter 37- 390, eggs 38-400. Qnxv1\nrn DI1{\v| `n .`n nnnnum `:.'l.lllJ.l\lJlI. 1L""I.\J\Jo Alliston VVheat $2.75, oats 800, hay $'l0,00_$12.00, potatoes $3'.00-$4.00, butter 380, eggs 380. h8Beeton--Butter 35-400,` qggs .. .c. """.13'1adrord-\vheat $2.70 L $2.80, oats 60c, butter 36-400, eggs 36c. r`n]]':r\rr11`nr\rl 7knn6 QC) `VA uuun uuu, UUDDUL uu--xuu, U55: 2) Gollingwood - Wheat $2.m6; oats 85-900, potatoes $3.25--`$4.00, butter 40-45;; eggs 38-400.. n 4-" V380. W: ?ta:r:{fe:'-`:-\i3_1:t`,}t`cJ3'r 40-41c,_ 380., chicken 15-4180. A`Il.'r.l,.... `X71.-....._.l. mt) ll!` In all countrie Ask for our INVEN- morrs AD whichwm he senuree. MARION & MARION. .as4`un|ve:-stty st..- Mnntrah I countries. INVEN- 'l`nR'.Q Anvmmn urhinh mm 1... count on... THUR$DAY S STl`EA`MER MAY 8th TO_0CTOBER 30th Fir; & Life Insurance Agent 1 Your Future is in the West `Canadian Pacific T%U_E_.$ DAV W. B. HOWARD, District Passenger Agent, Toronto, Ont. PRDLY sewn I The fertile prairiesshave put Western - Canada on the map. There are still thousands of acres waiting for the man who wants ahome and prosperity. Take 4 advantage of Low Rites and travel via SATURDAY MARKET Z;LL-R`Al 17' - -_alsoZ b Great Lakes Routes (Season Navigation) A number of Valdable Farrhs and Town Properties for Saie on the most reason able terms. `_ . _...... ..._ 14;.`----A ..;---- ---_ ( EVEN as fol- .40_42c. 39-400. .35-.370. ` Thursday, l|a'y 24, 1911. ` unlllw vwu---- itho W_o_V|sh Soprano TEAKGHER OF` VOICE PRODUC- TION A-ND ` SINGIN_G. Special lessons for repertmre, English and Italian.\Studio at Mrs. Gaul- ey s,,, 67 McDonald St., Barrie, Phone 681. For .terms, etc., call at studio on Wednesdays. Voices tested free. v MAUI) E. "GLAXTON, L.T.c_.lV|. Piano and Vocal Lessons. In vocal work special. atte tion is I given to VoievPr-oduc on. ~- -- _-_ 1-r:..... Dlnnlz Dhnnn /19$ `g3?/Eh 1 Studio in InQr\JUUo k)(k'-IOJELUDIUIL Buulsua L L u u V vs: 120 Bayeld St. Phone 191 Orders left at A. F. A. MaIc0fn- sou s Ofce will ~receive prompt attention- I MISS ELSIE NELSON Q TEACHER OF PIANO AND rn1'1"I".1f\TI`T Q4nrIn -Of nnllinl` '1_'J1JAU1`1]1it U1` .l.'.|.nn\; H..- THEORY. Studio at 133 Collier Street. ` Phone 186,. BERT PETOI-I Elocutaionist. and Entertainer Garden Parties and Church En- gagements, etc. Phone or write fondates and terms. 437 Quebec ` 'T`~-----la 1`l`\r\r\r\ ALEXANDER GOWAII Successor to Lonnox, Gowan 8: Brown Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining, probate of wills, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, etc. _O fIices: Hinds Block, No. 8 Dunlop Street. Money to loan. -3-? U'II-j CCW - u w - - - 7 . -_ Berristers, Solicitors, Notary Public, Conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan` at lowest rates of inter-` est. Offices: 13 Owen St. (iii the premises formerly occupied by the Bank of Toronto). `Branch Ofce, Elmvale, Ontario. W. A. `Boys, K.G., M.P. D. G. Murchison. BARI1iS_'1:]-iltf-i-IS-,-Sc'>iic'it'o:',_ '15{o't'aries Public and Conveyancers. Money to loan in any sums at lowest cur. rent rates. Orfxce 13 Owen St., `Dnnnin (`Int `Ill Qlnnynnl 1~._L/Ill; 1.0.0140. ' LIIIIUU A!) \l VVULL Barrie, Ont. _D. M. Stewart. cHI\nLEs w. PLAXTOII BABRISTER, 'SOLlCITOR, ETC... 606 Continental Life Building, southeast corner Bay and Rich- mond St.s.. Toronto. DONALD ROSS, LL.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETG.,. Bank of Toronto Building, Barrie, Money to loan. ORESWIOKE 8: BELL BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS FOR the Supreme Court of Judicature of Ontario, Proctors, Notaries, Conveyancers, etc. Money to loan. Oices: In Ross Block, Barrie. W. A. J. Bell, K.C. 1'urrrou*s GARAGE Phone 484.` A 15 clapper-ton St. Office -I-{es-it-1e'I`1.cf;-"(J-c>_r-I1er`oi' Toronto and Elizabeth Streets, opposite Elizabeth St. Methodist Church. Telephone 167. on. w. A. Ross L.R.C.S., Edinburgh, F.C.P., Lon- don, Physician, Surgeon, etc. 01'. (Ice and Residence, Dunliop St... Barrie. Telephone 165. (MOGILL) (Successor to Dr. R. 8.. Broad). Office and Residence corner Elizabeth and Bradfori Sts., Barrie, Phone 105. w. A. LEw|s, M.n., ,c.uI_ SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY, especially. Phone 61. 56 Collier St., Barrie. ~ DR. ' MORTIMER LYON 122 Bloor St. W., Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St.., Barrie, event 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. 8 Barrie. G. W. J. Eastman, Prop.,, R. G. Manuel, Mgr. Dealers in Granite and Marble Monument: and Tablets. Only best material! used and I'st-clases workmen em- ployed. Prices always right. LAWSON, WELEI-I & compnmr CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, Crown Life -Building, 59 Yonge Street; Toronto. Telephone Main 587/;.-J. F. Lawson, H. J. Welch, G. H. Playle. Miss Donna is the only one in Barrie and Allandale who handles corsets lled with Spirella hon- ing. It is unbreakable, non- rustable, exible. hygienic, sani_ tary; Fit guaranteed. Maternity and nursing feature specials. Brassieres, blouse forms", misses and childre s waists. At home Saturdays. 1 Charlotte St Barrio DR. VYLA M. FINLAY, U. c. 0. Graduate. Office and resid- ence, 21 McDonald St,., Barrie. [Phone (2. BROWN Represents Insu_rance Goxnpahies or undoubted Fmancial Standing ; I --..I -FOR THE BESTXIN BAKERS BREAD HOME-MADE BREAD BROWN -BREAD SANDWICH BREAD AND A` FULL LINE OF PIES, CAKES AND PASTRY Bakery and Saleshop: Cor. Elizabeth and-Small Streotl. I'~U.'d.I1UD a.u_u 001. 11.1). .u Ave., Toronto. Phone :`i'EWART 8: STEWART smicoa MARBLE womui ___- fi 117 aovs AND {liuunculson '\Y_A nn.fE G. TURNBULL `I`l"I"1'\ I wunvs Jones -n. - Illnlnh Inn PQIIO pa. H. 1'. ARJALL LO VUIUU v l'I'UuuvpIvu- King Bloc_k Phone` 424 AGGOUNTANTS uuu A_LL STEAMSHIP LINES. Your passage hooked to or from ` .-alTl.pa1tts of the world. 11::-unopancron unxbauchll Ola LY 167.4 `MEDIGAI. LEGAL 250 EXPERT MOTOR REPAIRS , All kinds of small repairing- Prompt.` Service. Touring Car for hire--Mof.orcy-cle for sale. ` [Your Reading Needs` Real Estate ind M oney to Loan B aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa K. i BANK or-TORONT ; ..--v-..,. 6;; Day 8: Night _T Phone 431 ,,w.n.uem-y, I-'un`eI-al nmcsor BARRIE. DNT. G. G. %mj%I_|1M& co. (Successor io the Lafe Meaford Webb) Full line of `all the latest Gaskets kept in stock, in-A eluding Grave Vaults and Oak Shells. - u N e R s Morgue and "Chapel _ in connection W, _ D. _.l\[Ii_n_ni'kin, Licensed Embalmer ' Proprietor - THE . BARBIE` . ' UIIDERTAKIIIG PARLORS `,1 "J .0 ~' J sea, .559 91.4 Branches at Ba :-VI-lo and Allandale, I-L 8-IIIIS, lllanageli-'.' "A. F. a. III-ALGOIIISOIIV BANKERS 5c6tt s' astabliseu 1819. Are VVell Supplied 65;; o;7..a*::i{C I unuuuuu ` Established I800 Bookstore ' `HELP `rot D"EFE`A1'\T|.-IE Enaniv bf `producing eireryf ounce of Fobd Stuffs that tydurgland can bring -forth and if necessary borrow to purchase the Seed. T A ` mouav I8nl\lEEDED-for the 'war-for home ernergttencies--'for the, growing cost of living. Increase Your saving, hold down your spending, open '9. Savings` - -. ' - A .....-...no 9} Thu Rank nf='I`nrnntn_ Savings Ac- 115. 19, down open Account at The B,_annk of "Toronto. Savings Ac- counts for `s,mall'or:-(large sums invit .at all Branches of this Bank. . Phone 82 u.1lu;u.ua. , uvuu. 11.1. guy .7 Tell me, he saicl, ti-f I am, not right in thus designating the native as something much lower 1 than an ordinary domestic ani- mal`? You knov'v all about them, `there Inad aine. You, with - your immoderately brilliant mind, must long ago have made yourself complete mis,tI'ess of_the situa- ;t1on. I rInnH.\1rnnnr anxrfhin sahnnl. But Van Ost, like all foreign- ers, even the most frivolous, was serious in matters of the brain, andof business, and, although he could thrust and parry verbally with the best, he did not feel i clined at the, plarticular mom_ t to lose the main point in a maze of obscure innuendo, which was Lady Monk s favorite mode of conducting the conversation on the rare occasions" when they met. He didlnot consider, like an Englishman would have done, that he owed a beautiful woman gallantry even in lmsiness; urn II ,___ 55 `I..- hnipl 61:4` ] n.` donlt-`know anything about the wretched creatures, she said. She spoke snappily; `and, as she looked at him, she did not seek`. to conceal her distaste. In her own mind she was not at all cor- tain that a healthy, full-b1ooded Bangala boy might not be prefer- able to this grotesque imitation of a man, this decadent creature, who was all brain, of a brilliant, `hard; 1nachine-like type, and whom nohod _would ever have credited wit _a single` one of the natural healthy instincts and "impulses of a. man. She decided` I that no cannibal could be more revolting than, Henri Van Ost, Evith his . insufferable. dandyism, .-..'v.nl In a n n I 'I~t\l\VI`r\ VVIJLVIC lrlllll. ~ But Sir Glare, your good hus- band. the. great over-,_lor'd of the Lohanzo, as they call him, per- sisted Varr;Ost, carrying out his line of.,thought -quite regardless of her impatience, does he.not think as I do about -this mattm? In his heart and mind, into which madame, 3011 no doubt penetrate deeper than any human being, 'does he not hold exactly. the same opinions`? Does he not realize that there is only one thing to make these niggers work-the whi_p"?' V . . Oh, Glare talks much as you do," she said indifferently. `?He doesn t think much of these nig- gers---nohody does who s ever been out there. But, then, he s different, He wouldn t counten- ance any of theawful things that 'you do." ' ' HVl1hn4. uuvn An En nrvnnnnfnrl JUU uu. That we. do, he comtecited, with a_smile and an exaggerated. kn. I VV 1 D11 bow. - 6/N J. I. IILIIJVIV Business. Nrnfnc no l I thri;1liV,WrI'1ad a1r;e, that you he-; `little your own great intelligence, `he said with a smile .- Lt11.'._|l __.___l.. ,.--- 1' .J,....9A --..\n4 6.-. IIC DGIU VVl|1.ll. (1. Dl.llllU - VVell, anyhow, I don t Want to talk about the brutes," she re- tm-ted. ``I m sick to death of the whole thing." `VIII.-.1 QC-` fllnnn qvrxnrnrn-r\r\rI H111: 'now. u . . I `LOh, we if you like. I m- not thin-ski_nned. I m talking about my husband. He has a great pub- .lic position, and he has a con- science. And V he s not - so` greedy. as you are`-- . 3 _)'Ul.l a.1.u-- ` . As we are! _he `reminded her again, with anoth`er"b0w,- whose very exaggeration! of respect was a delicate mockery. ;j ' ` f`I'I l 1` 1 1 1 lwwu u1 1i.lou1L\:_Lct1J1U u`u.uuJ 10111, his cosmetics, and .his superla- tive conceit. She would probably have found him merely comic had she not beento alcertain extent `in his power. LLT . ,1 ,_. 11..-; ,,.-__ 1.... H Eheodors gavs vsuharsh laugh, and a shadow sweptacross her face. _ For a second '3' light that was sheer 1ust--the-lust of gain and greed~-came into her eyes. Ybu remind me," she said. that ave to stick to this abom-A_ i`n' e business, though I am so sick of it. ' If"i`tjweren't that I want mn'ney,+ that I-`must have .rnoney,.rI_ should getout of it now at Once.`_.'` Huh-u_._4 :_ :.'_ . _ . . ...-1.1- 99 _ .`:.a 11-`- V Established 1855 118 `BI-`anohos In Canada. . Asots:'_$13,*0DD;9B9' BY` Coralie tanton and Heath Hosken _ A. b . _ _ shaped,` and` almost transparent, and the veins s_ho_`wed\blu'e-. Their every movement was Instinct with indescribable , grace. Allow me to make that very clear, mad- ame. "It-is ahsolutel impossible. It would be fatal, in eed.'_ At this point we must not have any dis- turhance of the balance of __pow- er; we must have no operations going on that might call attention to the inner working of the com- pany. Just now we are in a most prosperous condition, and all this ` foolish agitation is doingus no harm. Your holdings are so'dis- tributed under different names that no one has the slightest sus- picion. I"think`you will admit that that enviable state of affairs is due tolmy arrangement and my advice! urn. -....,. "na 41 havn never df-'5- Busmess. Notes cashed or collected at the most favorable rates. urn Man {`.hnnnoa drawnmn any advice. _ M i Oh, yes, yes---I have never de- 1 nied it, she. exclaimed. Anfl .1 have shown my gratitude... You , are a miracle, my. dear Van Ost; ` your nancial genius is extraor-_ dinary. There.` has_ never been 4 the slightest hitchj" everything - has run on wheels. But I am sick of.it, all the same. I know that no one has the slightest suspicion that I have anything to do with the B.I.R.C.---Glare least of all"; I know -tha-t I_owe that to you./.1 know that since I started spew-` lating in rubber shares just to _amuse myself, and I-came across youin 0stend,~- you have been a very good friend to me. .- .It was my privilege. madame. I recognized in you a woman of unusualvbusineses ability. It.was an honor -to assist you. It has been a convenience to you, Van Ost,`- she put .in, with sudden as.p'erity,to see the great- '~ er portion of the shares in your; company pass into the hands of * someone whom you could ;rely upon to act as youchose. Don t let us beat about the bush. You have been of use to me, but I have also been of use to you. But why .am I arguing` with you? I was ` talking about money. .1 have to trust you. I must have money; I _l have never wanted it as I want It Dnlninn chrno~o~r${] hiq snoumex-Ts UB1Jl'UUd.l.1.1u51'y,. . You must. be a very mch wo- man, madame." uvm. Amnn 11ndn1'Qfnnd.\Vh2t if mauame. _ You don t understand wha.t._1L is to want money `as I do. You can live-like a prince on a louis - -in-~ V` ' Qlnn olnntnur` hDY' 0,n]`|_ It now." V ` The Belgian shrugged hisj shoulders deprecatingly. V7,... rnno Mn 4) .'vo1v'\7 pinh \Vn__ can llVt3 lu\U a puuuu uu. u mu... a day." "She showed her con- tempt-s-o openly "that, he was .stu11g into a reort. I, too, have-not done so badly, madame," he said; with a secre.-l tive smile. His own ` `financial position was theone - `thing he never boasted about. T urxl. --1\`1 lnnnnrl ' rnnnn17 qhn never Doaswu uuuub. Oh, you hoard money, she cried contemptuously; I spend! it. ._ Thatmakes all the die'I-ence.'- I am up to my eyes in debt now. I do.n t know which way to turn; But why am I telling you this? Do for goodness sake,- let us get to` business. | 51 1l,.`:_.l- t'\IIiI H44].-a nnnun1Ir.~Ifi'nh I think our little conversation has_ been of a most protable na- ture, chere ma-dame, said Van 0st; of an entirely protable na__- ture. It has shown me. for one thing, that you still trust to the discretion and to the "loyalty -of your most faithful servant. And it is my pleasure, as.well as my duty to reassureuyou as to the future of our little combination. Everything is as prosperous as we could wish it. All we have to do now is to collect and destroy] thle evidences of our little mis- ta 'e. ' i - u1ur:,_.n...`I-..)37 nr.Innn:I T nrlxr 1\/I'nn]' UUSIIIBB-5. ! VIULIUII. . I ,You may say that,__she cried, stung` to anger by his Efuiet cer- tainty, and betrayed by that an- ger for once out of her usual habit of speaking in symbols and innuendo while in his company. It does not matter to you-not as it does to me. You have no-- thing to lose---anyhow, far, far` less than I have. ' How could I have been such a fool`? I shud-` der now whenl think of it. What` do you supposewould happen to me, Van Ost, if it were discovered that I was the principal holder of B.I.R.C. shares, that,I have `been! working in conjunction with a man like-,_ you, that, at your bid- ding, and without even knowing`; the reasonol it, I forged my bus- hancl`s name t.o several docu- ments, implicating `him in the policy of a company that he, as; well as the rest of the world, ab-i hors, and looks upon as a hideous blot on humanity`? No, I don t. `care what-you say--I ll not run any more risks like that. How do. I know what you are doing out there? Why `shouldn t you tell me` why Gla~re s nainewas necessary to you as a cloak to what was goingon`? ` nil-!Il'I`I'IVI\ {rm TYTIY 'hnrnhIn iI`I(`IO` I Wlldb waa suuls U11: Because in my `humble judg- ment, chere madane, `he ans- wered, the knowledge would have served no useful purpose to ion; in fact, it would have.eInbarrass- ed you. 7 A an 11:-.11 'I'YII'\]fl'\ rnn `Eh |':11\U. ` - Mistake`?" echoed Lady Monk, sending him ' a defiant, glance. Mind, Van Ost, `you will never get. me to d0,a thing like that a- gain. The agonies l have suffer- ed. I live in a fever. Any day it maybe d_isc0ve1'ed." Tl uyill nnunit hn iQlIn\IDl"DI IIIOSL I3.VU_l'a.u1u 1"a.u.-Ia. We cash Cheques drawn`on any Bank in Canada or the United States. Accounts collected. Ste;-ling Exchange bought or sold. Special attention will be given to the accommodation of farmers in this locality. T Money to Loan on Mortgages. ,-Agency Sun Life Assurance- Eompany of Canada. Olce Hours 10 .to 4. T. BEECROFT, Manager. i 1ua.y__m: U.l5L'-UVUl't':u. V It will neveifhe discovered, he sgrej, of that,. he said with con- vlctlon. ' uxr--- .,.,...-. ,..\-- tkut nhn r.ug,1 cuy S`ou-you -make me act in the odark,"~ she went on in a stormy voice; and I do what you tell me blindly, because I know that you have the power to ruin me utter- ly'.,'r ` \ 13!. v Madame! `. , Oh, don t spread out your arms and look horried, she ex- claimed. `V`You re- a_ hypocrite, Van Ost,`y0u knovsf very well that `you woul cut off my right hand, and my le `one, too, j,f it would -in any way serve your -purpose-. 'I"nrlnrv\n T An <:v\vnv\1'1 Iiinvv 111' (JIJJ VV(l:.Y O\.:l.V\_r .y\_Jun- l.I|.LLlJ\JI3I.lo `Ma.d_ame, I do not in 'any wa merit these terrible accusations" staid th-Belgian, with a lack` of r sentmenhglat might easily be` J}! 1i (ID 1 (1.111. right? T4 in I7lgllL! ,`It is not all right, ? she an-` swered. You don t know what; you are talking about, Van Ost., You have evidently `heard about] Glare s; safe being broken open the other night? - \Vel1, it was_ the I famous secret circular that you; made me forge his name to that was taken--that and one or two more of the letters. Now, do you. 5see that it isn t all right? ` But surely, madame," said the`- Be1gian,`with an ineffa le smile, |`.`it was you who took t em? .lL \`V?.1S yuu wuu ujun uu-4.1.. Theodora started. She was taken aback. _ '*-How did you know? she gasped._ ` 1 I have the priceless honor of your acquaintance; madame. I realized that, with a woman of your intelligence and resource, it :w_as the only conclusion t.o ar- rive at. tn-.- ~..:. .n:1,.....I. 48.... .-. fnnn rnnnn, I'lV_t`. db. 'v E1119 sat silert f-mva few mom-. ents, with her eyes fixed on his articial mask of a face. Then she said abruptly: VA11 ...m.m mink} I am trnihg in Salt] 'dU1'U[JLly; _ V You were right. I am going to trust, you again, because I must. I did take the papers. I knew that Glare had got possession of: them. I knew you were doing all` yo_u could to get, the rest togethe-i I nu-..mpln4" H` the} unr-nnorlnrl T. BEEBBBFT & no.1 y()_u U.Ul1lU LU _U|; L111? IUDU LUbVuu- er.` I thought, If that s11ccne,rle(l, all danger would be at. an end.1 Well, then. tho man saic ri- umphnntly; it. is all 1`i<.zht." No, it is not all I'_ight.. But, C_l1`.I'P maalame, if you took the papers?" Hr `I-srxlr 411nm-1 "' aha coir] elnu/Iv Ul.ll. 1 ll'dVUl1 L ,Ul: huuun I1\rv\. . In a moment he was alert. H1S| eyes lost their b'lut'1'ed`10ok .and' became pmt,ernat11I'a1l_v int.ell1- lgeut. > _ ""'T`lr\n11 tirnln Qfnl 'fY`f}TT\ \Yf}]'| 9 , LUUK tut: puptsrc: V __I took them, she said slowly, but I haVen t got them now. L. .. n..,~..\-.nn4 kn nyno nlnnf Hie Ill`) (1rDI\UU.' -Yes, and in a most incompre- hensible way. \\'hen I tell you, V `you will be baffled just as I am. ,Listen-I was surprised by my `husband s secretary, then by Glare himself, who I`et.urned un- expcctedly. But I had got. the papers and the key of the safe in my dress. As soon as] had got rid of Glare by telling him I had found a man in the room, who ,h_ad escaped through t.he'window, I rushed upstairs and put the papers and the key in the pocket 01' a blotter` in my boudoir. Then I wz-)nt. down again. - V H A-v\rl nvlnnun`. 17/\.11 nnfnvtnorl in 0 he a.skd.- LL'\7_.. A- I W11`-lll. UUWII (15-galu. . And when` you rotllrned to your houdoir they were gone, ma- dam>.`." asked Van Ost. . She nodded. ' The secretary?" - - ilmpossible. He canm into the romn downstairs with (llane. I [was already in it. They had been sear-c11ir1g the ga1-derL"- - ' The servants? r Equally impossible. I know them all so ell. ' :.Lrn..-._.. __..-..I..-.A.-. 4-\n\t\ nnnnnl IAIIUIII (bl! UL! Vvullu C1 ere madame, one never know.. a spy. . A...-.knny c-Inn coir! nnur vnn. ' BlC'-- v . We must get. it back. Havana fear, madame. However difficult, `however impossible. it` wiTl be_ Idone." T CV1-.. ...:.-...L,..-I .-.."l'In t\ nnvuln-In nnnn UllCo She sighed with a certain mea- sure of relief. However grudging lher admiration of his brain pow- er might be, ,_still' it, was genuine enough. He Had proved already athat. his boasts were not vain. ~,_ .5`Meanwhi1e, he continued, ``will you not, chere madame. de- stroy What you have in your pos-' Isessirm hefore there is any chance I ,_,-_-_ `I.__....... 11.09 "U1 _YUlJl."lUD.ll.15 lb`. He pointed to the bundle of .papers that she held, and at the same time lighted a. match and` applied it to a gas burner from which he had already removed globe of twisted wire. . - Qlxn Inn`:-I A114,-`Ian nnnnnc oil ah I I. uut-,. . 3 ' T 'I`hatis impossible, said Van ".4311. paftrs world. V `Os . `He..to0k)`a Little.-paper from "' F A a s Q11bundle.and.-`ro`lledTh,ims`elf - 1-H:-Alnsunnuce IIANAN-_D ~ - ~ ;- -t _ = H, srannnonr AGENT. .. ?h1g?3%`+?`:``r19`2.331za?55153; 'IOI|`9'09'. 3"3` '""vh|'B box. v"`TH`e'}i,i1d-;'xt.1`aordin1jy_ hands QiL'I"|o T.'" ' Phon` '-`for +n7F1nfarV1',`' "they were perfectly nuuwa a ap_y. Anyhow, she said. now you` klmw that it. is not all right. Thatl secret circular was the most im- portant of all. I wonder how it. came into the gnod Sir Glare s possessimt. |IIll1S(`.d the Belgian. ' U~`l\....l..sInI-v in `l\n (\r\I \'\r\ \17n17 no llILlDl'-Ll Ill!) .l.JL7I51(,|.u. Probably in the same way as these came into yours. she said, tapping the bundle that she held, on the. arm of her chair. What dues itwnatter`? The fact. re- mains that someone has it, and while that is the case I am not |safe3 ' unr- .\,...,_.t ......L :4 knnl- `Lin...-.-nn i-`\.ICn_1:u1|1 l)L`J\JL\,: u of younulosing `(Tn v\:\:v\`n'1~l I-. 5llJll|'J U1 UVVIDI.-UL! VVll.U- She held out~the papers in` sil- rence. Van Ost took them. slip- `perl off the rubber) band, and, un_ folding them, held them one after thevother to the ame, and then, holding them still, wat.c.hed them burn away to akyash. The last one he held for a moment in fpnnt of him, and apparently it gave him great satisfaction. for he smiled with a kind of appreci_ ative ecstacy. T4 {:1 I r1`1:\~r\':-Inn-P111-,7 kn 541;!` a.u.Ivt7 Cu-3uu.u_y. _ _ It? is 9 v`v0nderful: a he said Dear madame, I have never pro- erly congratulated you. I am ceru tain the good Sir Glare would not know himself that he had not written it." s . LL71 l-_'I, - ____-_1 .I_-1 -1` _._..__ It. took a great deal of prac- tice, `sh said eurtly. "I did it the way you told me-not copy- ing, but trying to get the "charm. ter of His writing. I used to sit and watch him write. I ve no fancy- for forgery, -thouq. D1-I` n rmnnn` `r\f\`I'I1`Il'Il|` " 1a.uu H 11.11.5013, uuUuo=_.u. } Jutwa great natural. ability?` "The murmured, with a chuckle.` 11.. They were stolen from you`: -_1--.I .'l.U.--'dI_. must. uuu ac :uu. concerned. Is 11. n0t~"a1l IIIIK V I K. it? L- AL. EANEOF `TORONTO BUILD"tNa BA RRIE .