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*Oh, dear me," laughed Ruby. "Is the town goin‘ to be given a holiday on full pay, or what‘s up t" M "I Bughin‘t to look that, anyway," said Keith, "for I‘m bringing news that‘!l make all Seadown happy, and you among them." "It‘s about the ‘Hecuba,‘" said Keith, with his heart feeling like lead. "She was supposed to ‘ve gone down, you reâ€" member, a year ago and more. Well, she was wrecked; but all the crew were saved. They‘re alive." "The ‘Hecuba? " s tr_yinie:o recollect. ° repeated, loudly an then, Jessie Foster‘s Oh! Keith, that‘s s true?t Is it really tro "It‘s quite true Drake‘s alive. and Robinson‘s alive, dlfl or so." uby had beer with exclamation son‘s she s "Dick Robi "why, of co ter tboâ€"mio: come to tr toddlin‘ r You‘ll und voice wave he turned bis infinit Ruby Amr stand, Keith," she stand what a brute and what a heart of I tell you all I thin like to tell you b comes back." "D met w tho had that "Don‘t go yet, I have so much to s But Keith could it, and left the ho AN QTTAWA MASON AGAIN AT WORK. ever who felt like coliapâ€"ing stay. What comfort w ing her praiset Better this scene and take care in future. "Id give my sonl loves him," thou:‘t hastened away. "Tl soon as she realized coming downâ€"ah, we she‘s happy!" Keith‘s next misâ€"io E}:asam. one, but it d sot recoveced fri interview with Ruby, he enter the Fosters Foster laughed and : come to borrow a wh Dr. Pitcher‘s Backache Kidâ€" ney Tablets completely cure him of a serious attack of Kidâ€" ney Trouble and Backache. ied in "I‘m not well,". a fact; but I‘ve c that may make I‘ve done, and oth Drak "No need for that. Is sh "Jess!" roared Tom Post came pretty Jessie in her looking sweet and dainty, t suspicion of eadness about | shall guess it if you . "Comeâ€"it‘s a pleasant I‘ll tell you that much. like more‘n most Huns "Never could. Ts it "Better than a pro I‘m only a fool at "Have you lost Keith. "Somethin lot to find again? gpecks fo Mi to‘t; "I ain‘t got Jessie. "No, I "Nothing dr« trinket might heart ?" Jessie â€"suddenly uttered a ery and rushed across to him, scizing him_by both War. St. Gr "Td "Oh, I can‘t guess! Dr. T Dick‘s a I thi T} Price 500. a bottle 6r 3 for $1 l I‘ll re alive." ba? " said I llect. "The dly and jo ‘oster‘s ladâ€" hat‘s splend eally true ?" true," said . and old F. live, and co been clapn PI lon she /s m g_ of children, and W ar M W t rrine, sediment ria, rhenmatism Aps a and permaâ€" e or wenrk legs, scaldâ€" D Tableta De write the old all ol Meanwhile events of a different kind were taking place in Southampton, where Dick Robinson lay recovering from his attack of fever, and recovering the quick and s words. Once lic reached Seadown in safeâ€" ty, he now told himself, and had put hims»»llA under _ Keith‘s protection, he himself. _ How wrong he was in Ruby could tell. scarcely have cx of tendernesa w look "like heave came to fetch him, he wouldn‘t be afraid "It‘s the bein‘ all alone and in the dark with the devil about; that‘s what kills a man!" so his thoughts ran. Down in the bar there wore men talle ing, laughing, swearing, quarreling, after their daily ?nshion. ‘"When they clear out at dinner time, blog me if I won‘t go down and get a rigk myself!" thought Dick. He must ce felt better indeed to come to this jsion. Keith had been a better doeâ€" tor his complaint than conld have been pro from among all the namet in the medical WHrectory. RBut things were different at the dinâ€" nerâ€"hour, for though all but a very few of the loafers and tipplers cleared out, a couple of men ecame inâ€"atrangera to the placeâ€"and called for bread and cheese and pints of beor, with which they were duly served and which they consumed in W fear heard happ the long that grasp the idea that Dick was them. Then she suddenly rem and her face "went like heaven have &p point at figuratic of Dick fool t« have 4 At this hour the bar was a decorous and exemplary place. It smelt leas antly, indeed, n})-hh beér and omod 'ovr{ soaked through and through with rlor door, whence one would issuae, From time to time, when some customat demandéd attention, hurriedly ewallowâ€" mss en e ie iele monhum which nrd *ere for the great or part of each day was stilled for one happy, puof:? hour, and those wÂ¥#o nmmfi presided behind the bar were at the_i.r Jyln‘ner on the other side of the open H t] iven 1 K any rate, namely that the transâ€" n had nothing to do with joy ews of Dick‘s escape from drownâ€" n whe II M her stary Ad 1d conelusions ‘ps even she con‘d i the sudden rush id made her face ver they"ll starve," hands. "Can‘t d went upstairs of her own un: light should be . For the pres the fact that to be, and was and take him nd a cup of none but tter t« 1. At t ear "You‘re right, they do. Go amd fetch a cab. mate, and we‘l take hhm_right home with us, poor «hap. Hed do the same for us if we was in trouble." Within five minutes the twe strangers had placed their man within the cab and driven off with him. ‘The address vhc; favo the driver was the "Blue Dragon. tobinson was still unconscious. "This is a bit of all right, if ever there was oneâ€"we‘re in luck for once, mate. Put his darned head agminst the side, or he‘ll break his blamed neck, Wobbling it up and down that way. It‘s & good thing for us he‘s ill and beer i1 for a while; that can be proved in a minute. Anyone has a right to die witikeut bein‘ asked questions when he‘s beem as M «e that." "Maybe he‘ll die without us," smid the other man. "I don‘t want to hang for the silly fool; we can give him a day or two, anyhow." Now that Robinson was actually in the hands of his enemies he was surâ€" prised to find that he no longer felt that nerveless, paralyzing terror which had so unmanned him while he walked, as he had expressed it, ‘"in the dark, with the devil l{xmt." On the contrary, he was conscious of a feeling of anger .Fin-l these men so bitter that if he could have killed them both at a touch he would have done so. He also felt a ntroa' deâ€" termination to fight for bis life, ich, he knew well, was in the balance. "That depends," said Evans. "No risks cither way, if we can belp it." Dick Robinson had not recovered eonâ€" sciousmess by the time the inn was reached. He was carried in, Evans exâ€" Flm’ning that they bad found a sick riend and would keep him and pay for him till he could get a berth in the hosâ€" pital. _ _ _ " Come from abroad, bad with feverâ€" not catchin‘," Evans explained. Robinson recovered consciousness presâ€" "Where am I?" he asked, making a fecble effort to sit up. "You‘re all rightâ€"you‘re stayin‘ in the ‘oâ€"tel, at our expense," said Evans. "Bit of luck our findin‘ you, wasn‘t it, Mr. Robinsont They‘re wild with you over on the island, I can tell you, ain‘t they, matet" The gentleman addressed laughed loudâ€" ly. "'[qey can‘t get along without you there." he said, "and that‘s the truth!" ently "Don‘t you fret, neither," said Evans "We shall have done with you quite as soon as you‘ll like. We want to get back to the island." "Pr‘aps you‘d rather be thera than here, now you‘ve tried both," said Evarna. "Would you like to come back with us?" CHAPTER XI Dick Is In Deadly Danger. Apparently the joy or, as the other genileman expressed it, the pleasant surâ€" prisc of seeing old friends, was too much for Dick Robinson‘s feelings, for instead of falling, figuratively, into their arms and exchangingâ€" happy etings, as friends should, he tottoruf,"tur:eg; halt round as if to retreat up the stairs, stumbled heavily and would have fallen to the ground but for the timely mssistâ€" ance of Mr. Evans, who caught him. "Ifold up, my hearty 1" u’ieg the latter ‘"Why, what‘s the matterâ€"ill, are yert" Robinson had fainted, however, and could zive no explanation. "What he‘s doin‘ down here I don‘t know," said the landlord, appearing from somewhere; "he‘s no ri%fht to be out of bed, and him in a high fever yesterday.* "Oh, that‘s it, is it!‘ said Evans. "Stayin‘ in the house, is het Well, we‘re lucky to have found an ofd friend in trouble, for we shall be glad to help him through with it. D‘you think he‘s well enong% to be took away t" ‘"Don‘t you fret," replied _ Robinson "You haven‘t done with me yet." "Maybe you won‘t. What d‘ Hu think you‘re going to do with me? is ain‘t the island. You‘re in a Christian counâ€" try. You can‘t do what you like ‘ere." ‘‘That‘a a motter that don‘t call for discussion," emid i..1~s. and the converâ€" ‘That‘s a mott discussion," emid i sation languished. within, in & tone which suggested # mouth unduly filled with food. But it seemed that the knocker up. stairs was hungry or thirstyâ€"disinelined at iny rate to wait longer, for he came tramping down the wooden stairs and Appr»nm% suddenly in the barroom. The two strangers pushed back theit chairs and sprang up, as with one accord. The man from upstairs turned at the sound. He saw them, and threw up his arms with a shriek. "Why," said one of the strangers. "it it isn‘t Mr. Robinson himself! Well, now, this is a pleasant surprise!" "Oh, he‘s well enough if he can pay his bill," said the landlord. ‘"We don‘t cars to bave sick folks in the house; they want too much attention for busy peoâ€" ple." _ 00 â€" famg authoritles went on with their dinners. The knock was repeated. "There‘s someone upstairs knocking on the floor," said one ortto nnnien eat ing bread and cheese at a drimkâ€"sodden t.a%'w He went close to the partor door to say it. "Oh, he can welt," replied the potman e e o td 1 When, presently, Robinson r~t» in orâ€" der to go and sit nearer the window, he was angrily told to resume his seat. When he suddenly made a rush for the same window 2. {cw minutes leter. in FITS==> 7i curs for RpNepey and kitndred Chroc:¢‘eâ€"Telâ€"graph, Thursday, May 28, 1003â€"Page by the best "He‘ll have to be «1y to dodge us again, now he‘s done us onee. No quar ber, mate. That‘s what‘s going to be our pozme next time. An‘ ifl eatch that poung imp of Satanâ€"â€"" . twice startled within the same number »f minutes; for as he sat at his tea there ran hurriedly into the room two persons, following closely one upon the other. â€"First came Harry Beadon, who omitted the ceremony of knocking, but burst inâ€" to the room white, dusty, h;fprd, the pieture of a terrified vouth. He sank inâ€" to & chair. "Un, coru noip us aill~ ne muttered. "I was too late, Mr. Adams! They‘ve got him, and I think they‘ve murdered him|" Beadon hmd run all the way from the station, and could scarcely speak for panting. â€" _ oo _ "You‘ll hang before you‘ve done, mate, you aren‘t careful," said Evans. slaimed Keith, starting up. "You didn‘t see it doneâ€"is he dead?â€"tell me quick "#I don‘t kmow whether he was dead. He was tied and gagged, and they both stood over him. Lord knows what they‘ve done! I gave the alarm and ran Dick conferred long and seriously with his friend. "You played the man, if all you say‘s truc," saiid Keith, "and I‘m glad of it; for I was afraid you wouldn‘t, what I saw of you up at Southampton." ‘Thought he‘d seen Robinson at Seaâ€" down, maybe. Maybe he has been there and come back. He‘s sly enough. out n&n, Tor anything."* 2 Robinson proved very effectually that his murder gad mot been finally accomâ€" plished, by rushing into the room at this point. = Robinson turned and went out before Evans could think of a plea for preventâ€" Insl‘him. He staggered downstairs with difficulty. An empty cab hapfiened to be Pusing, and he hailed the driver. ‘SouthAmPton-we-t Station as quick as you like," he gasped, and fell into the vehicle more dead than alive. "Dâ€"â€" that young whelpson that looked in and gave the alarm! It was his fault," said the other, angrily. "What in thunder did he want coming here?" "I‘m ail rigl':t now," _ Dick â€" replied. "Anybody‘d be scared knowing there was two dwgls sworn to kill him shadowing him in the dark." "Well, don‘t think you‘re safe yet, for you ain‘t. We‘ve got to be ns careful as eats, don‘t you forget it. The sconer you can get out of the place and to sea the better it‘ll be for you. What‘s this idea mxkuy you have for gettin‘ the gold from the island?" ‘ "Why, the company ought to furnish | a tgâ€"they've plentyâ€"to fetch back | the ‘Hecuba‘s‘ crew. At the same time the bankers who owned the gold P or the underwriters, if it wa : ought to be sounded. We A them, if by any chance we w able to save the stuff, the ‘Hecuba E in‘ gone down close to shore, how m\n-h“ they‘d want in a divide, and how much‘d go to the finders." | n i7 it 1 y a sc _ccc. o spot at a more critical moment. Being & lad of some intelligence, he took in the situation at a glance, and with a how! of terror he turned and fled downstairs. But Robinson seen, and Evans forced to realize eluded them. "Dâ€"â€" him; he didn‘t look like beingl so nippy when we brou%llnt him in! Don‘t | fret, mate. We‘ll get him at Seadown,k presently, if we can‘t find him here." | Robinson, and thus surprise the redâ€"handedâ€"rcady, at any rate, to mit & crimg if the onvortunity offe ame terribie nsk to himsell of s scheme scarcely occurred to Keit} ams. He thought little of such ma bhaving, perhaps, an overwhelming dence in his own prowess and discr ‘Then the boy Beadon was duly cor in his Pnrt and despatcbed; and ir o . a en smrecs B Pragih 2. In the bar below stood a man or two, and Beadon shouted to them as he sprang into the street and away. "There‘s fightin‘ going on upstairs," he Lel.lod. ‘"There‘ll be murder in a minute you don‘t go up!" _ Evans beard him in the room above. With a curse he hastily cut the cord wbout Dick‘s wrists and removed the E:g. He replaced the chair that had n ufut, and tidied the carpet, rucked up in the short struggle. _ Dick Robinson rose to his feet and shook himself, and at that moment the landlord rushed in. "Come, what‘s up? Who‘s to blame!? I won‘t have any f?ghting here," he said llfi!’il(‘ "Out you go, one and all." All right, hnd.lorfil It was my fault; I‘ll go!" said Robinson, with wonderful presence of mind. "We‘ll settle this anâ€" other day, mate. So long, for just now." ‘"That‘s the chap you brought in sick," maid the landlord upstairs. "What‘s he been up to, fightin‘ first thing?" "He‘s mad or drunk," explained Evans. "Wasn‘t pleased, I suppose, to be taken Eroper care of. â€" Run down and fetch im back, mate. I‘ll be responsible he don‘t do no harm, landlord." "That‘s al right; that‘d b round. Now, see here, Dick go and fet scared by what I may, which im this: Â¥m|‘ro th on our side, I take it, what W it CTea TTC anOut help. men (hrew ‘ the:aselves v him and bore him "; quickly uced a Ifr. with vhu“n gagged h other held and presen hands. Further developr uation were postponed b; at the door, and the boy This sudden appc® K‘K-iw Adams‘ anxi roblem lately p} .ohatlon. ~* lows face to face and . : ing or frightening them in to their h{;nd lest a worse bappen to them. Beadon them at the address given them that their man was and might be seeu «.ny even to his lodging in the outs town. This would fetch the down. He himself would th Robinson, and thus surpris redâ€"handedâ€"ready, at any mit & ctriig if the onvortun Keith had decided, found cogitations, to what dangerous ente ing that young Bead: two | strangor (=< >«‘ when Dick tiohi. Seadown, it occurred To an inch, the go in my pocket with a ean calculate where i "Good nYlln. Well, you take and write me a letter this very minute, show in‘ the exact bearin‘s of {mth’ Yon can seal it up and I‘ll give you my word it sha‘n‘t be opened unless â€" well, unleas anything happens to you. which it might *nny of us, this being a world in ioh mecidents is constantly hny.fl- ing. I don‘t smy {mn‘re in any partibu lar danger, but with these two desporate blokes about you‘ve got to be careful, Xou aren t carelul," said Evans. t Seadown, an hour later, Keith was "Murdered who? Not Dick? Give me a drink, Adams," he gasped n more‘n half dead!" 1t den‘t. the CHAPTER XII Exit Dick. ight; that‘d be square all see here, Dick, don‘t you red by what I‘m going to thie {'nu’re the only man that was m cross as near as I the island is." Nell, you take and is very minute, showâ€" i‘s of {oti. Yon can give you my word it unless â€" well, unless o you. which it might ia being a world i constantly hn»fi ou‘re in any partibuâ€" e outsk no longer to be his partner were their quarry had I‘ve got a chart eadun looked safe yet, for ma careful as e aconer you nouth bound _ hi s of the sit timid knod s uho s erchi, ret t here ched deed A d ck Is For Sale By Conrad Bros., do de shr Bu tion that young Harry along the towing pul{l the evening as he went startled and frightened .pparhlon of two men, from the shadow of a 1 before him, barring his v worthy couple, W several days and n "What d‘you w int wh kor upn har am: key Be: cer for are we gomg to know where they "That‘s all r past you, long if I didn‘t wa should I take sake?" fu m arel of the ian 1t OHN L. a J ' ( ’mf\k]’o‘ l)(FHIM Opp An easy sg fomm, an e3 C 2 shildran‘a ) W To get . that brown appearance and outâ€" side crispyness on roasts of lamb, beef, etc.â€"to keep their goodness in them they rexching into. the hot oven _ NCOEA mchg;glntoth:oho;“ and holding it in the front of ving the hot, heavy pan t the oven vfime it was basted. © A tedious performance with unsatisfactory .results _ The drawâ€"out oven rack of the that young Harr{ 1 ; the towing path c vening as he went h led and frightened ition of two men, the shadow of a br e him, barring his w rry was terribly alar zed them at once, | to play the man. ow, then, you imp of s, nl\\'a{s the spok iy couple, *we‘ve w their ness in them they mmmtd. 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Even if It had been light it is possible that Dick would not have recognized the obliging friends so kindly proffering ahnh' assistance, for, as. a matiter of fact e was very. drunk indeed, . .. az thought," muttere worst of living in skirts!" _ He â€" pr thickly and perhap there were two of follow his remarks made no reply. 1 lamps in this oull the downs, were â€" of the source of his tro «n idea seemed to vecur himself out of the front out, down the street, a1 lieâ€"house at the corner. _ the bar and drank Jn at room. lie curs be in the worst to T After K W handle in front of the oven forâ€" wardand therack brings the pan and its contents out of the oven Wh";:l it may be thoroughly basted with the greatest ease. The Imperial Oxlfit Range lessens the labor of cooking and insures the most successful results. Call at one of our agencies or write Toronto Montreal, Winnipeg and The Gurney Foundry Co. 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