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The Alamance, Gleaner. XXV. GRAHAM, N. G., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1910. r ra.-M ! Tr ; 5 L NO 51. the nausea. " -iT-tlntr. persons of a billons habit irive great benefit Dytaiting one JSSrpllL Hyo have been - LINKING I wu mum MrtT HFADACHI -I nervousneM which follows, restore ' ff.ippetite and remove gloomy feet. - jJTSeganth; sugar coated. i.i,. g,(;istifute. ; ; - The By GASTON LEROUX. Author of "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" Perfume Lady Copyright. 1BU9. by Brcntano's of In the Black CHAPTER I-Robert Darzac and Mile. Stangerson celebrate luo" wouumg qmeuy in a fans xu tor tried to turn the youth church on Anril fi 1 Rqk A ' rrom nls P1"0- At last, tired of his , nprsiotonf -,, ... r cnu, mtr tii 1 1 u r saiu: 'well, my lad, since vou have noth ing special to do just now, go and find newspaper man. and recalled 'himself to the latter's memory, telling hlra that he had decided to become a Journalist. The editor FOU Your Watch Clock - and Jewelry --"-Repairing. HADLEY & LOY m - W"-" 1 "1 &s Have iou Keaa the FORD "Ad" in this weeks' Sat urday Eeven in g Post? Read it and then calLonusand see the FORD cars the few present is Rouletahillp the reporter-detective, who has his doubts about the alleged death of Larsan, the government secret service official who is said to have been lost in the wreck of La Dordogne. Mile. Stangerson had married hiin when she was a mere girl, ignorant that her Jan l-m 1 1 l noussei nis men name was no other than the notorious scoundrel Ballmeyer, now posing as Larsan II. Rouletabille and his best friend, who is relating this story, d icide to go to the Castle of Her cules at Rochers Rouges to visit the Ranees together with the newly married D.-irzacs. Rouleta,' bille is revealed as the son of the now Mme. Darzac and Larsan, ber former husband. CHAPTER III. Living Vision of the Dead Larsan. if i i n - MMWi GREENSBORO, N. C Indigestion Dyspepsia 1 :i$0)j. When your stomach cannot properly , tgesl food, of itself, It needs a little inistance and this assistance ia' read ily lupplied by Kodol. Kodol assits the rtomach, by temporarily digesting all Hhe food in the stomach, bo that th stomach may rest and recuperate.1 Our fiimf nritA Get dollar boV Km are not benefited the druggist will at me return your money. Don't hesitate: any roOTlst will sell you Kodol on these terms Toe dollar bottle contains t times as much U tba 500 bottle. Kodol is prepared at the DwMorles of . O. OeWiU Co.. JCbioaao. Graham Drag Co. ' . FREE TRIP to J,e PACIFIC COAST- n Ottooii OW I knew all. As we contin- ued on our Journey Rouleta bille related to me the remark able and adventurous story of his childhood, and I knew also why he dreaded nothing so much as that Mme. Darzac should penetrate the mystery which separated them. Kouletabille had fled from school at Eu like a thief. He had been accused of stealing. At the age of nine he bad an ex traordinary intelligence aud could ar rive easily at the solution of perplex ing problems. By logical deductions of an almost amazing kind e aston ished his professor of mathematics. Be had never been able to learn his multiplication tables and always count ed upon his Angers. He would usually get the answers to the problems him self, leaving the working out to be done by his fellow pupils. But first be would show them exactly how the example ought to be done. He applied bis admirable faculties of reasoning to his dally life as well as to his studies, using the rules both materially and morally. For example, an act had been committed in the school I have forgotten whether It was of cheating or talebearing-by one of ten persons whom he knew, and he picked out the right one with a divination which seemed almost supernatural, simply by deduction. He later found In this ab normal fashion a small sum of money which had been stolen from the super intendent, who refused to believe that tho dim-orerv was due only to the lad's intelligence and clearness of ln- irhr. Thev tried to maite vnnwiodire his fault. He himself with auch indignation and an- 'r that it drew upon rum a severe ARB YOU ONE punfcnment. The principal held an ln-rftWWtU- jvestlgation and a WaL. J. who want to l"?? accusea Dy auuie . rades In that spirit of falfhood which 1U AflM. him ac- defended explore this Won' derlani 1J 7 1 SUNSET y MAGAZINB baa instituted1 a new department, whose ' special work it is to pat -within the ' every am MHim4nif A. FAR WEST. - Writ, for Copy. II ;'t 1 tt ft . tt Sanset Trarel Qab ,Bl BaiJdtafi, S francbooCaL Meaoi VeArTC vmim Tmn Mams Drawn CesnmMTi aVe. aastrt, and ementOim mf 7 T mir epinioa tn wImOmc mm la. r. A.vaToaPi rnak Mnua A. Co. ffM -wa bark.ia tne f tbrrxi,. Muia nemm Scicnnn: jin:;iicatL DWWltl aw4tf.- falMt.el- o M r St. WatMaaiaa. aO. ;illthi couch CURC m LUNCS "Dr. VJ.?.& lev D!:G3vcry i ANTES D 6 A 1 1 t ACXOil i ktMn antnafimea Dossess. I that the boy aeemed to have no rela tives and that no one mew wm came from made hltn particnlarly like ly in that little world to be suspected of crime. Finally the superintendent told the lad that if he did twne his guilt It was decided not to keep him to the school and that a letter would be written to the lady wto Ui tereeted herself In him to tell ber to come after him. 4 . The child aUowed himself to betak- 1.1. iitti mnm a Drisoner. Upon en 10 inn . CT v k.t A oanDearea. He tne morrow m - . ... Erf mn.way. He had felt that the principal was no longer his meno pnnoua. guilty of theft since u - th And he could see no reason why the ,..i. n..M oat believe It Lady in ciata - . . ... .. . thief in the sight too. ff"'"-1,,k, ne would of the Lady in Biaca. "c ,77 h climbed over the wXfTbe gaen at nU.bt H.h . . .. i ith a i rarer, ottered mU.ndth.wbfJnthe wter. Being a. good n1"- e.n overboard and sleeping where hi. . , . hrifht new bnnarea JZ:. Vlt. hundred mm box and installed WineeH " oo,e the B1 and hia bolneJi hto Kind. He Hi cuatoiners grew . WW w ' me len root or the body In the Rue Oberkampf." And with these strange words he turned away, leaving poor Rouletabille With half a dozen young reporters tit tering around him. But the boy was not daunted. He searched through the files and found that the Epoch was of fering a large reward to the person finding the foot missing from the mu tilated body of a woman found In the Eue Oberkampf. In "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" I told how Rouletabille suc ceeded and In what manner there re vealed itself to him his own singular calling that of always beginning to reason a matter out from the point where others had finished. I have told by what chance he ia-s led to the Elysee. where he inhaled as he passed the perfume of the Lady in Black He realized then that It was Mile. Stanirerson who had b?en bl visitor at the school. What more need I add? Why speak of the sensations which his Vnowledge as to the wearer of the perfume aroused In the heart of Rouletabille during the events at the Glandfcr and, above all, after his trip to America? However, his in stinct drew him so strongly to the pro fessor's daughter that he could scarce- rne uarzacs. Tne uarzacs mignt nave rejoined Stangerson on the way to Marseilles, but If that were so the professor must have stopped on the road. Why was this'" We consulted the time table. Finally we reasoned that Darzac must have sent his wire from Bourg one minute before leaving for Lyons by the 0:29 train. But this train reach ed Lyons at 10:23 o'clock, while Stan gerson's train reached Lyons at 10:24. After changing tbeir plans and leav ing the train at Bourg, M. and Mme. Darzac must have rejoined Stangerson at Lyons, which they reached one min ute before him. Now, what bad upset their plans? We could only think of the most terrible hypotheses, every one of which, alas, had as its basis the reappearance of Larsan. The fact which gave the greatest color to this idea was the desire expressed by each of our friends not to frighten any one. Darzac in his message, Mme. Darzac In hers, had not endeavored to conceal the gravity of the situation. As to Stangerson, we asked ourselves wheth er be bad been made aware of the new developments. When we reached Toulon our Im patience became extreme, and at Cannes we were scarcely surprised at all to see Darzac upon the platform, anxiously looking for us. He could scarcely have received the dispatch which Rouletabille had sent him from Dijon, announcing the bonr at which we would reach Mentone. Having ar rived there with Mme. Darzac and M. Stangerson the day before at 10 o'clock In the morning, be must bare left Mentone almost at once and bave come to meet ua at Cannes. His face 1 it Twiel ut hia InmHncr I n thrnm hltnaalf Into hor nrm. nnrt nrea. hor tn hi. lOOKea worn. OOUieuow It iriguicucu us only to look at mm. "Trouble?" questioned press her to heart and cry out to her: "You are my mother! You are my mother!" And he fled from her presence Just as be bad fled from the vestry on tha day of ber wedding in order that there Should not escape from him any sign of the secret tenderness that burned in his breast, for horrible thoughts dwelt In his mind. Suppose he were to make himself known to her and she were to cast him off the little thief of the boarding school, the son of Rous sel, Ballmeyer, the belr of the crimes of Larsan1 However, this torture could not last I always, he told himself. If It were i she be would know how to say things ' to her that must open her heart However, It Is by no means certain that decisive results would bave been Rouletabille briefly. "No. not yet" was the reply. "God be praised!" exclaimed Boule tabllle, heaving a deep algb. "We bave come in timer Darzac pressed both our bands in silence, following us Into our compart ment, in which we locked ourselves, taking care to draw tbe curtains. Our friend's voice trembled. "Well," he said, "he la not dead, I have seen him." "And has Mme. Darzac seen him?" "Alas, yes! But It la necessary that we should use every means to make ber believe that tt was an Illusion. I could not hear It If she were to lose Hr rolnd again. Door girl! Ah. nu ' j a THE GLASS bis box eon sbop. the dignity of '0rt'D' ttrvtH was aWe to ere. , took teeo, b-Ttng ' ""V for the the tral- for Lad n Bla- pl A. -cm M wb w a TEEE1 tf ATHILDE UUtSAS! mends, whir naa taut imii wit to do to us?" I looked at Bonletabllle. His face was even more fnO of grief tba a that of Darsac. There was a brief paoae. and ties) Daftac spoke again: "List so! This man nrort disappear he vmat be avt rid of! We most ask what It ha that be waata. If he will Bert I avail kill kin. It le very aim pie. Dent yea think eo too?" We- caM awt newer. Darsac told ae that tbe- event which had changed the face of hia existence kad takea place at Boor. Twe coeapartajenta ef tbe atoepma; car had been reserved by Da nay. aad thee rempartmeats were Johwd by a little areas Ing room Is one had bees placed the travellnc bag with the toilet arUrlea ef Mme. Daraac aad la tbe ether the emallar ackagee. It was tn tbe latter eeta Mrtaaeat that the Daraece aad Frs faasor ataaceraoa had traveled froaa Parts to DO., where the three had left tbe train aad had dined at the bffet They kd arrtv ed at l deck, exactly ea tlma. aad U. Btaa araea had left DUo a1a BSaa after T aad the Daraac at jm f arclocfc. The nafemsr had Mddea adla to hat daaghiar aad hia saa la law seat nutters, tt the station. The Dnr- d ien.tr. which earn. - I mmem had rerarned to ef (hear .ad was atgaed - l , .,i,ls aad nanlaii at -And the more I think ef I ww. chatting with the piufteeor tov auflf tber eeem to me. At Itoerf fJa xa etoamed u mmA w a imrasc wow . Wa nair a reel lawar paa m- " . -- at rttwa. I . - a. 4Banateh aajn, -we aw- rrTto rot. axaner-m.- - I Sanger01 dlapalrh TLaait 1 Mawa, Daraa bad eccaaton to enter the E,tiVw.hed-tla-e-hto eomputmfU where Mme. gained from this expedltlon-at least In the eyes of a third person. Bke my-self-bad It not been for the influence of tbe cdor-if tbe letter from Ma thlide, which I bad banded to Itonle tabille In tbe tram, had hot anddenlv. wtth Its faint, aweet perfBme. breugbt to as directly tbe evidence which we were aeekin. I have never reed ttto letter. It hi dmuuawf ao m tbe eyes of my friend that ether eyes will never behold It bnt I know that the gentle reproaches which It con tained for the boy's rndeneae and toch of confidence In tbe writer of with . Boal emteoc. ' the Interest which ahe felt kt htai ."V , from the eervlree be had JTuTm beca f 0 wbVb she kad ef . JM SiloB of a friend whom ahe had -like a Uttle man wnh trv JtLrt- at th. age f T- tmA whom BoeJeUbOle greatly renem- la the tram en rente far Caanee the boy wae an enlet that I eovJd a-t even bear klm ktv-thtog, De Ten knew what have bee Baaek that came to m frem nTwnlgned T)- ad te h- -hir. eaaae nvm " aJalala IhfWWataT rrem mjon iwi -- xne door bad not uwsea eitner upon the outside with a key by tbe porter nor on tbe Inside with the bolt by the Darzacs. The curtain of the glass door bad been drawn over the pane from the Inside by M. Darzac in sncb a way that no one could look Into the compartment from tbe corri dor. But the curtain between tbe two compartments bad not been drawn. All of these circumstances were brought out by the questions asked by Rouletabille of M. Darzac. When they reached Bourg our trav elers learned that on account of an accident on tbe line at Culoz tbe train would be delayed for an hour and a half. M. and Mme. Daraac alighted and took a stroll on the platform. Darzac while talking with his wife mentioned the fact that be bad for gotten to write Important letters be fore leaving Paris. Both entered the buffet, and Darzac asked for writing materials. Matbllde aat beside blm for a few momenta and then remarked that she would take a little walk through the station while be finished bis letters. "Very well," replied Darzac. "As soon as 1 bave finished I will join yon." From that point I will quote Dar- xac's own words. "I had finished writing," be aaid. "and I arose to go and look for Ma thilda when I aaw ber approaching the buffet pallid and trembling. Aa soon as she perceived me ahe uttered a shriek and threw herself Into niy arms. 'Oh, my God,' she cried, 'on, my Godr It aeemed Impossible for her to utter any Qtber words. She was shak ing from bead to foot I tried to calm her, and I begged ber to take some restorative. Her teeth chattered as though she bad an ague. At length she told me that she bad started to walk about tbe station, but that abe bad not dared to go far lest 1 sbonld finish my writing and look for ber. Then abe went upon tbe platform. when abe noticed tbe sleeping car por ters making up tbe bed In a berth near our own. She remembered Immediate ly that ber night traveling bag, in which she bad put ber jewels, was standing unlocked, and abe decided to go and lock It up without delay. She entered tbe car, walked down tbe cor ridor and came to tbe glass door of the compartment reserved for ber. She opened the door and Instantly ut tered a cry of horror. No one beard ber, for there waa no one In that part of tbe car, and a tram which passed at that moment drowned the sound of her voice with tbe clamor of tbe loco motive. What bad happened to alarm ber? "Tbe Uttle door opening upon the dressing cabinet was half drawn to ward tbe interior of tbe section, cut ting off diagonally tbe view of who ever might enter. Tbls little door was ornamented by a mirror. There In tbe glass Matbllde beheld tbe face of Lar san." CHAPTER IV. "She Will Co Mad Afairtl' HEX she had told me tbese things," Darzac contfhued, "my first care waa to try to couvlnce her that she waa la boring, under some hideous delusion. Wasn't Larsan dead and buried? 1 of fered to accompany Matbllde at once to tbe compartment In order to prove to ber that abe bad been tbe victim of a hallucination. Bbe was bitterly opposed to tbe Idea, crying out that neither abe nor I must ever enter tbe compartment again. She aald that abe remembered La run's face perfectly that It bad ap peared before ber twice under aucb cir cumstance a would Impress It Indeli bly upon ber memory, even If the were to live for a century once during tbe strange scene In tbe gallery and again at tbe moment when tbey came Into ber sickroom to place me under ar rest And then, now that she knew who Larsan was. It wa not only the feature of tbe secret service agent that abe bad recognized, but tbe dread ed countenance of the man who bad pursued her for years. "Bbe cried oat that abe could swear oa ber life and on mine (bat abe bad wen Ballmeyer-allve In tbe flasa, with tbe smooth face of Larsan. "I explained to tbe superintendent that my wire bad been frightened at something she fancied that abe bad seen while alone In our compartment and I begged blm to keep ber In his office while I went myself to discover what It wa that she bad seen, "And then, my frlenda." continued Robert Darxac. hia vole beginning to tremble. "1 left tbe superintendent's office, bat 1 bad no sooner got oat of the room than I went back and slam med th door behind me. I. too, bad esa) Lanaa. My wife bad bad bo U raaloa. La rasa wa there in tne sta tion npoa th platform outside that door. He waa tber In front ef the Buiteruuodeer door, standing under a gas Jet Evidently b expected and was waiting for na. He mad no effort to hid himeelf. On tbe con trary, any en would have declared that he had stationed himeelf there for th ex pi see parpeee of being wen. "Method waa aurla at ma, ber great eyes wide open, spaarklaaa, a tbongb ah were somambllt la a moment, however, abe ram back to herself softWfitly to sak me whether It were far from Boarg to Lyons. At th earn tlm eh begatd m to giv orders sbowt ecr becxag aad asked me to ede to ber dealr to rejeta her fa ther as soon as possible. I Immediate ly entered lata her plana. Beaadea. bow that 1 had aeea Lama wtth my own eyes, I knew wet that tbe tone boner ninae trip which we had planned Bras b given bp. aad, my dear bey.1 want ea Daraac. taming to BoatotabUt, 1 wtth th Maa that raaamd th rank ef eoee I frees which yea I coald rear aa, tf net already I to lata. MathOd was gratefal to as for th rendlBaea wtth whieh I fell la wtth ber wish to jota ber father whoa I told bar that la a few adnata, w weald he ar beard th 29 train, whtrb reach Lyea at a boat M ertor, aad w dJatarered that wa i wewM overtake U. tangoraea klmsilf at that Beta. I wfll pea Wward hlarwOl. k aanja TO rr--. ataht baa bad bees placed. I th Btatzorm ef tbe suttoa at Lyoaa. KathOd xt lamed to kirn that ea ac count of a serious accident which bad closed the line at Culoz we bad de cided to Join blm and spend a few days, with him at the home of Arthur Ranee and his young wife, as we bad before been entreated to do by this friend." I here Interrupted M. Da rate's nar rative to recall to the memory of tbe reader of "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" the fact that Arthur William Ranee bad for many years cherished a hopeless devotion for Mile. Stanger son, but bud at last overcome It and married a beautiful American girl who knew nothing of the mysterious ad ventures of the professor's daughter. After tbe affair at the Glandler and while Mile. Stangerson was still a pa tient In n private asylum near Paris, where tbe treatment restored ber to health and reason, we heard one fine day that Ranee was about to wed tbe niece of an old professor of geology at the Academy of Science In Philadel phia. Those who hsd known of bis luckless passion for Matbllde and bad gauged Its depths by tbe excess with which It wss displayed believed that Ranee was' marrying In desperation and prophesied little happiness for tbe union. Tbey were living at Rochers Rouges In the old castle on tbe penin sula of Hercules. Darzac continued his stbry: "When we bad given tbese explana tions to M. Stangerson my wife and I saw that be seemed to understand very little of what we bad said, and be ap peared very mournful. Her father saw that something had happened since we had left him which we were conceal ing from hltn. Matbllde began to talk of tbe ceremony of the morning, and in that wuy the conversation came around to you, my young friend" and again Darzac addressed himself to Itouletabille-'-aud I took the occasion to say to M. Stangerson that since your vacation was Just beginning at the time that we were all going to Mentone you mlgbt be pleased with an invitation that would give you the chance of spending your holiday in our society. There was, 1 said, plenty of room at Rochers Rouges, and I was certain that H. Arthur Ha nee and bis bride would extend to you a cordial welcome. While 1 was speaking Ma tbllde looked gratefully at me and pressed my bsod tenderly. Thus it bapened that when we reached Va lence I bad M. Stangerson write the dispatch which you must bave receiv ed. While ber father rested In bis compartments next to ours Mathllde opened my traveling bag and took out my revolver, saying, 'If bo should at tack us you must defend yourself.' Ab, what H night we passed! I longed to console her, to comfort ber. but I found no words. And when once 1 at tempted to speak she made a gesture so full of misery and desolation that 1 realized that I would be far kinder If I kept silence." Tbls was Darzac's story. We felt Rouletabille and myself, that the nar rative wa so Important that we both resolved on arriving at Mentone that we would write It down from memory. At tbe station of Mentone Oaravan tbey found Arthur Ranee, who was astonished at beholding the bride and bridegroom. But wben be waa told that they Intended to spend a few days with blm be was delighted. Ar thur Ranee bad not. even after bis marriage to Miss Edith Prescott, been able to overcome tbe extreme reserve with which Darzac bad always treat ed him. go far aa Darzac waa concerned, the terror which be felt was Increased by news brought to us by Arthur Ranee when be met us at Nice But before tbls there had occurred a little Inci dent which I cannot pass by In silence Aa soon as we reached the Nice ata tton I bad Jumped from tbe train and hurried Into tbe telegraph office to ask whether there was any message for me. A dispatch was banded to me. and without opening It I went back to Dortac and Rouletabille. "Read tbls." I aald to tbe young re porter. Rouletabille opened tbe envelope and read: "Brignolle baa not been away from Paris since April 6. Tbls la an abso lute certainty." Bonletabllle tben aald: "Well, what doe this amount to now that you bar It?" "It was at DIJon," I rejoined, vexed at tbe attitude of I be lad, "that tbe Idea came to me that Brlgnollea mlgbt be concerned In the misfortunes crowd ing upon ns and of which warning waa given by tbe telegrams yon re ceived. I wired a friend to make In quiries In regard to tbe movements of tbe fellow." "Well." wld Bonletabllle, "yon bave your Inquiries answered. Ar yon willing to admit now that Brignolle I not and baa never been Larsan la diagnlser "I never thought of any such thing aa tbatr I exclaimed. I suspected that BouletabUle was laughing at me. Tbe truth waa that tbe Idea had ac taally entered my mind. And this Urn both Daraac and Boa ieUbllle begged my pardon and paid their respects to my despised Intui tion. 1 mention tbls Incident her to bow to bow great an extent I wa haunted by th Image of Leraaa bid tag ander some sew form and lurking ankaown among a. Dear heaven I Lara a had so often proved bis gentna In thl respect that I felt him quit capabl of defying a now and of mls gltag wtth aa perhaps even aa a Mead. I wa soon to ebaaga my Id, bow ever, and to be Here that thl Mm Bailmerar bad altered hi aenal tac tics, aad th unexpected arrival of Arthur Base waa to go far la leading aw to this optaioa. Instead ef biding bliaaslf, th bandit wa showing him-; self openly with na audacity that stag gered seUef. After aU, what bad be to fear na thl part ef the coca try ? He wa aware that neither Daraac nor hi wife weald be likely to denounce blm. ED bail reveiattoa of hia pn as pes snniil to bave bat en end la view, that f raining th happiness ef th rewpie waa bad bettered that hi death had opened the way for tbatr BkaiThtga. Bat bow 1st ase tea yo of the aews Brought by Base when h joined tbe three of ns at Klca. He knew nothing uiuuauo in tue aranun. mit, u we nad retained the slightest lipe that w had lost Larsan oil the rud to Culos, Ranee's worUs obliterated It. And be bad come to warn ux. "After taking you to the station," said Ranee to Darzac. "and tbe train bad pulled out, your wife, Stangerson and myself thought that we would leave the carriage for a little while and take a stroll. Stangerson gave his arm to hi daughter. 1 waa at the right of M. Stangerson, who, there fore, was walking between tbe two of us. Suddenly we paused to let a tram car pass. A uiun said to me, 'I beg your pardon, air.' Tbe voice made me tremble. I knew that It waa Larsan. He cast a long, talui look upon ua. I do not know bow 1 kept from crying aloud bis miserable uame. Happily Stangerson and Mme. Darxac had not seen him. I made them walk around tbe garden and listen to tbe music In the park, and then we returned to the carriage. Upon the sidewalk In front of tbe station there waa Larsan. I cannot understand bow Stangerson and Mme. Darsac could have helped but see him" "Are you sure that tbey did not eee him?" Interrupted Da rue. "Yea. t feigned Illness. W got into the carriage and ordered th coachman to drive as faat aa be could. Tbe man stood on tbe sidewalk, star ing after ns with hia cruel eyea as we drove away." "And you are certain that my wife did not see b'm?" repeated Darxac. "Certain, I assur you." "But, guod God, Darsac," Interposed Rouletabille. "how long do you think you can deceive your wife as to tbe fact that Larsan has reappeared and that she actually aaw blm? At tbe time you reached Caravan your wife sent me the telegram 1 am going to ask you to read." And be beld out to M. Darzac tbe paper which bore tbe two words, "Save oa." Darzac read It with whitened face. "She'll go mad again," be aald. IcoHTnrtnmJ LADY HESTER STANHOPE. Pitt's Ceeentrie Niece, Whe Lived a 8trang Life In Syria. Among the eccentric personages of history Lady Stanhope, who was born in London in 1766, ia remark able. She waa the daughter of the Earl of Stanhope and niece of the great William Pitt. The death of her mother when, she was an infant deprived her of the care a young girl should have, and even her education waa sadly neglected. When ahe waa about twenty she went to act aa a sort of secretary for her uncle, who was then prime minister. She remained with him till his death hi 1806. In the next few yean ahe dis played such singular qualities of bad temper, selfishness and lack of feeling that all her friends were estranged, and th English govern ment withdrew a pension she had been drawing. In 1810 ahe shook the dust of England from her feet and started for the east. She arrived in Syria in-1813 and settled on Mount Lebanon, when she remained the rest of her hie, entirely cut off from the compan ionship of friends or countrymen. Surrounded by native servants, whom she ruled with capricious im pulse, and with indifferent means at her disposal, she had a strange ex perience. Occasionally some traveler who knew her would make a atop and call upon her. These tenons told curious tales of her household. When tea was served one day th servant brought the teapot to tha table holding it by the spout, as tha handle was gone. The ceiling of her salon was upheld by beams of wood, and her bed wss a Buttress laid on planks that were placed on trestles. Lady Stanhop was a hard mia trees and demanded unheard of hour of service. At one time all the free women in her employ left in a body, and her slaves were con stantly running away. A strict dai ly account was kept by a secretary of how every hour of th day of each servant and slave was employ ed, and Lady Hester kept it for study and reference. Her time was fully occupied, di vided as it was into curious detail. She remained in bed until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and retired at about the same hour th next morning. She began her daily du ties at about 6 p. to ller first work was to assign to all in the household the routine of their labon for the next day, for no such eccentric hours were allow ed servants. This accomplished, aha spent the rest of her time till aha retired in looking for trouble in th household, scolding and somtiraea swearing, writing letters and talk ing for hours on any subject npon which she got started. For a long time after ah had gone to bed she kept most of aha household awske and busy, her bell calling them for various services. It might be for a lemonade or a bowl of broth or a cup of camomile tea, for which the gardener was called to gather the herb, or ah had forgotten some detail of an or der for th next day, and whoever was to execute it had to b awaken ed to bear what ah had to aay. Sb kept ia good accord with tha pasha, to whom aba made present and rendered Bervices of various sorts, and ahe often sent gifts to his harem. In thi way ah had a certain protection. Sb died aa ah Eved ia Syria, with no friend or companion to comfort ber last hours. Boston at atka aul a.iai.n.a mt Rnap,. Bmrk. I tag f th appearing ef Leraaa to I OcWTtf Uttle early RUcra, Mam Darsac a tbe tabs aad to I ft Bfciy tzi fcifr m. . Kidney trouble prey npoa the mind, alscxurageaandletoensambition; beauty, ?i3-ZzLr) - soon daeppear wnca we KJUBcjaax. out of order or dis eased. ; .,-,- Kidney trouble kaa become so asevalcnt . that it is not nncom inon for child to be bora afflicted with weak kidneys. 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