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W .“Why associate yourself further with that man ’2” she urged. “Sureâ€" iy it will only add to the danger.” “What concerns myself likewise concerns him,” he answered rather ambiguously. “You have apparently of late be- come closer friends. For whatreaé son ’2” “You will see later.” “With some distinctly evil pur- suddenly after pose, I have no doubt,” she observ- ed, “but remember that I have no lfurtherinterestin any of your fu- ture schemes.” He grunted dubiously. “Now; that you think our for- '0V01‘t00k him suddenly apparently tunes have ‘changed you contem- Pl'eyed 111309 1161‘ mind- She fell in, plate deserting us, eh 2” he snap- and according to a letter I received l pod, tux-single wo‘rd to the Prince from Gedge a few days ago, she.l died suddenly of an aneurism, and was buried last Thursday at Bud-' leigh Salterton. The announce- ment of her death was in yester- day’s papers.” __ - I listenedto those words open~ mouthed. My wife was dead! Then I was free! . With my strained ear close to the thin wood of the door I ’_ stood breathless, fearing that they'niight flistinguish the rapid beatinggof my ieart. - I and ,_-y.o.u‘. would . conclude your ca- 'reer rather g- abruptly, I’m think- ing.” ’ ' p p , . ,“Is that intended'as: a threat 2” she inquired in a calm voice. “Take it as such if you wish,” the ‘man‘ responded angrily. “Through ‘your, confounded bungling you’ve brought exposure upon us. We have only you to thank for it. You know me quite well enough to be aware that when I make threats they are never idle ones.” ' “And you are sufficiently well ac- “Your ingenuity has always beenlquainted with me to know that I extraordinary, madame,” he said, reflectively, “but in this last: affair you have not ,shown__ yourusual' tact.” ' " ' ' “His 'Highness.places confidence in you, yet-you sit idly here, and; profess yourself unable 'to assist' him.” “A warrant is out against you; nevertheless, you still consider the Prince your friend. That is curi- ousl” she remarked, with a touch of sarcasm. “Mostcertainly. It was Oustro- nioff’s doings. His Highness is powerless to control the Ministry of Police.” ‘ “And you believe that you will be safe in England?” she inquired du- biously. ‘ “I believe so, providing that I exercise care,” he responded. Af- ter to-night it is best that we should I remain under- stan 7 '2” “Of course.” “And Mrs. Anson and her charge? Are they at a safe distance?” “Yes. When I met Heaton he in- quired after them. He particularly wished to discover them, and of course I assisted him.” They both laughed in chorus. But her words in themselves were sufficient proof that she feared the result 'of our reâ€"union. They im- pressed upon me the truth of my suspicion, namely, that Mabel held the key to the enigma. “What does he know 2” asked the man, evidently referring to me. “:«He is aware of the spot where the affair took place,” she answer- ed. _ “What?” gasped her companion in alarm. “That can’t be. He was stone blind, you said!” “Certainly he was. But by some meansâ€"how, I can’t sayâ€"lie ascer- tained at least one fact.” “Did he make any remark to you '2” “Of course he did. _ to understand that he was acquaint- ed with the details of the whole af- fair.” A long silence fell between them. The mention of Mrs. Anson and her charge held me breathless. The “charge” referred to was evidently Mabel. I only hoped that from this conversation I might obtain some strangers ~â€" you ‘cluc to the whereabouts of my dar- ling. “I wonder how much Heaton really does know?” observed her visitor rellcctively at last. “To much. I fear,” she answer- ed. No doubt she rccollccted how I had expressed my determination to go to Scotland Yard. Again there was a prolonged pause. ' “Rocsch has arrived in London. I must see him," exclaimed the man. “In London? I thought he was still at his post in the Ministry at Sofia." she said in a two of sur- prise. “He was fortunate enough to ob- tain early intimatitm of Oustron‘- off‘s intentions, and after warning inc, escaped the same evening. Hei took steamer, I heard, from Trieste1 to Lilitdiili.” i >~>w-...._~ca.w . M. r never run unnecessary risks.” “I know you to be a dev1lishly clever woman,” he said. “But in _ lyour dealings with that man Hea- “In what manner?” ’ ton you showed weaknessâ€"a cow- ard’s weakness. All that he knows is throughyour own folly. You attempted to mislead him by your actions and letters, but he has, it seems, been a little too shrewd for you.” “And if he does know the truthâ€"â€" even, indeed, if he dared to inform the policeâ€"what direct evidence can he giveypray?” she queried. “He was blind, and therefore saw nothing. He is now mad, and no- body will believe him.” “Even though he may be an idiot iris mouth is better closed,” her companion growled. His words startled me. This un- seen man’s intention was apparent- iy to make a further attempt upon nay life. But I chuckled within myâ€" self. Forewarned is forearmed. Just at that moment I heard the l waiter tap at the door, _and open- ing it, announce the arrival of an- other visitorâ€"a Mr. Roesch. “Why, I wonder, has he sought you here 3” exclaimed the man when the waiter had gone. “He must have seine important news!” Next moment the door was again thrown open, and the new arrival entered. All three spoke quickly together in a foreign tongue. The man Roesch then made a brief statement which apparently held his two com- panions for some moments speech- less in alarm. Then again they all commenced talking in low confiden- tial tones in that strange language â€"â€"Slav I believe it was. ~Whatever it might have been, and although I understood no word of it, it brought back vividly to my memory the indelible recollection of the night of the tragedy at The Bol- tons. - I listened attentively. . Yes, there was no mistakeâ€"those tones were familiar. That trio of voices were the same that with my sharpenedl ears I had overheard conversing llil the inner room immediately before the commission of the crime. ‘ Ihave said that my nerves were shattered. All the past was a terâ€" turing memory to me, but the quintessence of that torture was my failure to discover my love. I be- lieved‘ that she alone could supply the solution of the enigma, and what truth there was in that su- spicion you shall duly see. ' The three voices continued to v | speak in that foreign tongue for perhaps half an hour, during which period I was unable to form any idea of the trend of the newcomer’s announcement. Then I heard the visitors‘taking 'their leave, apparently with many of those ,gesticulatcd reassurances of respect which mark the shallow foreigner. I extinguished my light and opened my door cautiously. As they asscd on their way down the corri or I succeeded in obtaining a very good view of the interesting pair. They were talking together, and I distinguished the man who had first called upon Edna by his, deep voice. He vas a short. thick- set, black-bearded man of forty, well dressed in black, with a heavy gold albert across his ample vest. His companion, whose name was apparently Roesch, was consider- older, about fiftyâ€"live or so, of spare build, erect, thin-faced, with long grey whiskers descending from eiâ€" ther cheek and shaven chin. He wore a frock-coat and silk hat, and was of a type altogether superior tr: his companion. The woman Grainger’s coffee was brought to her as usual in the morn~ ing, but about ten o’clock she rang again, and when the chambermaid responded, saidâ€" “Here are two letters. Post them for me in the box in the bureau, and tell them to send my bill at once. I leave at ten forty- five.” “Yes’m.” And the girl departed to post the letters. To whom, I wondered, were those letters addressed '2 » Within my mind I strove to devise some plan where- by I could obtain a glance at the addresses. The box, however, was only at the foot of the stairs, thereâ€" fore ere I could resolve upon any plan the girl had dropped them into it, and I heard her linen flounces beating along the corridor again. Those letters were in the post, and beyond my reach. _ She had writ on those two mis- sives during the night, and after the departure of her visitors. They had, no doubt, some connection with the matter which the trio had is. earnestly discussed in that tanâ€" talizing foreign tongue. _ In hesitancy I remained some lit- tlc time, then a sudden thought oc- curred to me. I addressed an enâ€" velope to the club, enclosing a blank. sheet of paper, and then descending, post- ed it. The box was placed outSJde the bureau, and the instant I had dropped the letter in I turned, as though in anger with myself, and, entering the bureau, said to the clerkâ€"- “I’ve unfortunately posted a let- ter without a stamp. Have you the key of the box ’2” “The box belongs to the Post Office, sir,” he answered. “But we have a key to it.” “Then I should esteem it a favor if you would recover my letter for me. It is most impertant that the addressee should not be charged for its postage. I regret that my ab- sent-mindedness should give you this trouble.” The clerk took the key from a drawer at the end of the bureau, and opening the box, took out the half-dozen or so letters which it contained, and spread them upon the desk. Among them were two square, pale-blue envelopes. As I took my own letter and affixed a stamp I glanced eagerly at the ad- dresses of both. One bore the superscript-ion: “Mr. 1’. Gcchkuloff, 98 King Hen- ry’s Road, Hampstead, N.W.” Upon the other were the words which caused my heart to leap joy- fully within nie. They wereâ€"â€" “Miss Mabel Anson, Langham Hotel, London.” I posted my letter, hurried up- stairs, and paid my bill. Edna had already packed her trunk, but had changed her mind, and did not intend leaving Hull that day. I heard her inform the chambermaid of her intention of reâ€" maining, then I left the hotel, and caught the ten forty-five express for London. , (To be Continued.) *7: The bare idea of getting bald is distasteful to any man. DEVICE T0 Sunk 100 Years Age in a British ' . Warship. To the mouth of the River Colne, off Brightlingsce, England, an ex- traordinary machine was towed and anchored the other day. It is to be used in a final attempt to re- cover the $2,500,000 treasure of gold, in coins and bars, which is said to have gone down in the Brit- ish warship Lutine in 1797, near the Island of Terschcliing, off the cost Cf Holland. A portion of the treasure has becn' recovered, but an ordinary dredging plant is now useless, as the vessel has sunk into the sand. The new device is a great steel tube nearly 100 feet in length, and wide enough to allow a man to walk erect down its centre. At one end is a metal chamber provided with win- dows and doors, and at the other‘ a medley of giant hooks and other RECG VER (1 (3L: . hall-porter of mylmckle. The appartus has just been comâ€" pleted, after years of work, by Messrs. Forrest and Co, shipbuildâ€" ers, in their “’yvcnhoe yard. “One end of the tube,” explained a meniâ€" bcr of the firm, “will be clamped to the side of a steamship or barge. The other end, by means of water ballast tanks, will be sunk until it touches the bottom. Then, by means of compressed air, all the water will be forced from the chamber at the bcttom of it, which will be flush upon the bed of the sea. “Divers will walk down a stair- way in the centre of the tube until they reach the submerged chamber. Here they will don their diving cosâ€" tumcs, and, opening a series of watertight doors, will step straight out into the water. Engineers will be stationed in the chamber, and following the instructions of the divâ€" ers, who will communicate with them by means of portable tele- phones, they will operate the mech- anism of two powerful suction pumps or dredges which are fitted to the sides of the tube. These dredgers, ’ it is hoped, will suck away the sand around the sides of the heavy chamber until it graduâ€" ally sinks by its own weight right down on the deck of the wrecked slip. Then the divers, making heir way from the chamber to the deck of the ship, and thence to the hold, will be able to transfer the treasure from the ship to the chainâ€" ber by easy stages.” .. _,_.â€"â€"_>I<.__.___â€" I .10 great ocean liner rolled and pitched. “Henry,” faltered‘the young bride, “do you still love me?” “More than ever, darling,” was Henry’s fervent answer. Then there was an eloquent silence. “Henry,” she gasped, turningher pale, ghastly face away, “I thought that would make me feel better, but it doesn’t!” Brenner CANADA WHEAT LAND of THE SASKATOGN a: yvnsrnnn LAND co, Ltd. FREE RAILROAD ROUND. TRIP FOR BUYERS. - ‘ Here are lands that are in il- 1 l 11 J la 7 I . OHI‘ 1‘3 10“! 5. near y a. HP E ‘3 hn ten miles of an upâ€"to-date railroad. to be of- fei_‘ed at auction. They have been retailing at $10 to $11; per acre, but there are many tracts that would be bargains at $20. The Saskatoon &. Western Land Co.. Ltd., prefers to wixoiesum 250,000 acres of its holdings in the heart of Saskatchewan, and will therefore offer for sale this number of acres at this important sale. '7l10.k110\VS but that some of these rich, fertile acres may be yours on a low bid ? You do not have t9 live on this land to get the big bargain value. llie market is rising. These lands are a hip; paying investment for the city man as well as the farmer. Make your plans to go new. Arrange your busi- ness so you can be in Regina October 12, when The saskatoon S: “’estcrn Land Co.'s sale starts. Or go to Regina and get on the land a few clays previous in October 12. so as to get acquainted with the. great tract and determine what location you prefer. 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