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P.O. . , aa i nut. varrs tosat. . ii4tji !nJHr,gt KlLLTKt COUCH I TTf aw4 L..W JstClJ. Indigestion Dyspepsia J OftUON : 1 The By GASTON LEROUX. Author of "The Mystery - of the Yellow Room" CHAPTER I Robert Darzae and Mile. Stangerson celebrate their wedding quietly in a Paris church on April 6, 1895. Among the few present, is Rouletabille, the renort,er-dntfft,i his doubts about the allesed ,i,.otu f t , !- iioau, ni government secret service official who is said to have been lost in the wreck of La Dordosrne. Mile. Stansersnn liad married hiin when she was a mere girl, ignorant that her Jan uoussei nis tnen name was no other than the uotorious 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 Darzacs. Rouleta bille is revealed as the son of the now Mme. Darzac and Larsan, her former husband. Ill Dar zac describes how his wife re ceives a severe shock at seeing the face of Larsan in a inirrow at a railway compartment. IV, V and VI Larsan is seen outside the castle at Rochers Rouges, and Rouletabille establishes guards and fortifies the place against him. VII Old Bob, a professor, exhibits what he describes as "the oldest skull in the world". VIII and IX Roulatabille traces Lar san and one Brignooles on a mys terious journey. At a luncheon Roulatabille and his friend real ize the presence of Larsan at the castle and are horrified. X Rouletabille calls his friends' at-! tention to the haunting odor of the perfume used by "the Lady in Black," Mme. Darzae. XI A mysterious pistol shot is heard in the night. XII. Darzac and Pere Bernier, a servant of Ranee's in the dead of night are seen to car ry off a quivering body in a bloody potato sack. Rouletabille admits that he believes the body to be that? of Larsan. XIII. Mme. Darzac tells how Larsan sprang into the apartment of herself and her husband from behind a panel and how after a furious struggle Darzac killed Larsan. XIV. Old Bob disappears. A stable boy appears with a bloody sack iD which the body was carried away. '. Ruddenlr the Dortals flew open, and the stable boy. Walter. Old Bob's faith ful servant, rushed Into our midst , His clothing was torn and muddy, his hair was in disorder, and his race wore an expression of rage mingled with terror. He carried in his hand a dirty rag which he threw upon the table. This repulsive object stained with great blotches of reddish brown, was nothing other than the sack which had served to carry off the mysteriona body. . With a harsh voice and savage ges tures Walter howled forth a thousand incomprehensible things In his broken jumble of French and English. Ranee Interrsptea nimrouiuuicw Grand . , , c - tw Witiful Grove on the hill near the Coffin Factory, known as the Witherspoon Prpp These are choice lots n that autitul woveon tne nui and, tne ground if c on irtPn ti ace ur iiunxco, nw "bv . . . - .v? a Vti vrita than otr m and dry and well drained. . Nothing is safer KlSSn of the orowinff city of Burlington. Ill L1UO i3vwvi w the time Tprrns one-third cash balance in six and twelve montns wrai mrae u Fhffi March the 18th, and time 1:30 o'clock. . . i t,r.KyMr Kir ATnrvIl lfitll. me at ureciiouvAv v sow Perfume 3 Lady time, while Walter shook bis BsTs menacingly at Darzac. Once for a moment it seemed as tbougb be in tended to seize Darzae by the throat When he linlslied speaking Riince translated hi words for uj. He says that this moraing he no- J ' tlc'!d bl0i s"'!ns ou '-he K"Blisl- cart kuu saw iuuu-joDy seeiueu very irrent- oby seemed very treat ly fatigued. This puzr.Icd him so much that he decided to speak of It at once to Old Bob. but be sought bis master In vain. Then, seized by a dark foreboding, he followed the prints of the horse's feet and the wheels of the vehicle, which be could easily do because the road was mud dy and the wheels bad sunk deep. Finally be reached the old Castillon and noticed that the wheels led up to a deep chasm into which he descend ed, believing that be should find the body of bis master, but be saw mere ly this empty sack, which may have contained the corpse of Old Bob, and now, having caught a ride in a peas ant's wagon, he has returned to ask for his master, to learn whether any one has seen him and. if be is not found, to accuse Darzac of having caused his death." We stood confounded. But. to our great astonishment, Mme. Edltb was the first to recover her self possession. She quieted Walter by promising him that she would soon bring bini face to face with Old Bob perfectly safe and well. And she said to Rouletabille: "Yon have twenty-four hours, mon sieur. Make the best use of It." Mme. Edith cast a withering glance at him and left the room, followed by her husband. The sight of the sack struck Darzac speechless. He had thrown the baa into an abyss, and it was brought back empty. Rouletabille spoke: "Larsan is not dead, be sure of that! 1 Never has the situation been so fright ful as it is today, and I must hurry away at once. I have not a minute to lose. In twenty-four hours I shall be back." He pressed us to his heart, M. Dnr zac first, then myself, and then, falling Into the arms of tbe Lady in Black, he burst into a passion of sobs. CHAPTER XV. Darzac or Larsan? WO o'clock In the morning! Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped In slumber. Silence brooded over tbe heavens and the earth. While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the aea yielded its last sigh and In a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky. Tbere, in that Tast, motionless slumber which seem- ed to envelooe all the world. I beard the words of tbe Lithuanian folk song, "But bis glance Beeks In vain for the beautiful unknown who has covered her bead with a veil and whose voice be has never heard." The words were carried to my ear, clear and distinct in the still air of the nlgbt. What should the prince of the Black Lands be doing on tbe azure shore with bis Lithuanian melodies? Why was Mme. Edith attracted to ward him? He was ridiculous with his melancholy eye and bis long lasbes and his Lithuanian songs! Tbe emo- Audtion Al liifcloa, Fifty, o " of the Sale to those 05.00 In Gold Will m fny thU hMiitiful hilL &S2t oTtnelrote R1I HEM & SAM'L L, TR0GD0N of the In Black tlon which was excited in me by the personality of Prince Galitch rose less from my knowledge of the Interest which Mme. Edith felt in him than from the thought of that other. In my mind the thought of the prince and that of Larsan somehow went togeth er. And the prince bad not returned to the chateau since tbe famous lunch eon at which he was presented to us that is to say, since tbe day before yes terday. The afternoon following Bonleta bllle'8 departure had brought as noth ing new. We received no news from him nor from Old Bob.- Mme. Edith bad locked herself up In ber own apart ments after having questioned tbe do mestics and visiting her uncle's rooms and tbe round tower. 8he mad no effort to penetrate Into tbe apartments of the Darzacs in the square tower. "That is an affair for the 001100," tbe bad said. And now a shadow appeared on the bosom of the starry night the shadow of a canoe which slowly detached It self from the shadow of the tort and glided out upon the silvery water. Whose is this silhouette which arises proudly In tbe front of tbe boat, while another shade bends over a silent oar? It is yours, Prince Galitch! Ah, here Is a mystery which might be easier to ZL k I . ; -LTmIIJT,,..; I Mme. Edith pad too good a brain and i! too fine a mind to lend herself to a vulgar Intrigue! I left my bedchamber and went rap Idly over to tbe boulevard In time to see the bark of Prince Galitch landing on tbe strand In front of the Gardens of Babylon. I recognized the master and gerTant It was Feodor Feodoro- wltch and his serf Jean. A few seconds later they disappeared In the protect ing shade of the century plant. I turned and walked around th bou levard of tbe court my heart beating wildly. I seemed to see a form arts in a listening attitude from beneath the arch of the ruined chapeL I paused In the shadow cast by tbe gardener's tower and drew my revolver. Wa it really a human creature who stood tbere listening? It was th Lady ia Black. The moon under the hah? ruin ed arch showed me that she was aa pale aa death. - Suddenly I perceived a shadow be slde the Lady In Black, and I recog nized Darzac. From the corner where I was I could now bear all that they were saying. Now I thought do longer of Edith and ber Prince Galltcb. I thought only of Larsan. Why? Why was It on account of Larsan that I bent my ears so anxiously to hear all that went on between those two? I j learned from their words that Mathilda bad descended stealthily from la Loot I to oe aione .u u ; earaen wiin aer agony ami ium ue, - lowed her. And she took bis nana and said to mm. . "I know, dear I know all yonr gnex. Ton need not speak of It to me when I see you so changed, to wretched. I accuse myself of being tbe cause of your sorrow. But do not tell me that I no longer love you. Oh, I will lor you dearly, Robert. Just aa I hart al ways done. I promise you." She pressed his band and turned away, casting upon blm a smile to aweet snd yet so sorrowful that I wondered how tbla woman could apeak to a man of future happiness. Sb brushed past me wltnoot seeing me. Sale than real estate ana noimng surer w give juu Many Valuable Will be (iiven away present whetherbuyers oi 'not. Musjcwfflbe mm co, AND THOMAS M. PICKARD, OWNERS OF PROPERTY; Darsac remained" standing In tM same spot, looking after her. Sudden ly he said violently: "Tea, happiness most comet It must!" My thought took form. As I beheld tbe gesture 0f defiance and raptmre f dared to say to myself, "If he should be Larsan!" To the gesture of this man my mini answered with tbe cry. "This la Lar san!" I was Whit with terror, and whes I aaw Darsac coming m my direction I coald net refrain from a movement which revealed my presence while I waa trying to conceal tt. He saw ma and recognized me, and. grasping ma by the arm. be exclaimed: "Ton were there, Uainclalr you were watching. We are all watching, my Mend. And yon heard what aba said. Her grief Is too great. I can bear no more. We weald have been so bappy. She Imagine that she is to be pur sued by eternal punishment It was necessary for the frightful tragedy of last night to prove to me that tbU woman did love me once. Tea. for on 1 moment all ber fears were for me, and I, alas, have blood on my hands only because of her. Now she has returned to ber old Indlffcrenca. Bbe fare ne longer. Her. only desire la that tbe old man shall be kept In Ignorance." He signed so senwwfaDy and Bin eerely that Urn aboaUaable Mat, which it had harbored lied from my mind. I thought only ef what be waa saying to me of th sorrow of this nan, who teemed to bar lost completely the woman whom be loved In th moment when tbe woman had found a son of whose existence the husband eontin ned to be Ignorant la fast, be had In no way been able to understand th at titude of tbe Lady in Black at regards the nclllty with which ah bad at tached bench? from aim, and ha found " explanation for this cruel metamor- j0 LZ by remorse of Professor Btangersoa'a daughter for her father. - Then the frightful fancy that lie was Larsan assailed me, and 1 demanded: "How did tt happen that taa tack was tmptyir" Hs was not m the least taken aback. He replied (Imply: "BouletabUle matt tail as that" Then he pressed my band and w an te red away tbronga th undergrowth of tbt garden. 1 looked after him tad tald to myself: "I have gone mad!" Now be was standing erect apoa tt western boulevard, wbjcb looked Uk a pedestal beneath his feet Th rays of tbt moon enveloped him with a cold and mournful light la It you, Darsac or your specter or Ue (host of Larsan com back from th bout of dead? I speak at tbougb tt war years sine w bad been locked up la th chateau, and it waa now Just four days. . Ht began to walk again. I waa eat tain no longer. There la something la hit walk which la not DarsaCa, some thing in which I seem to roeognta Larsan, but wbat He wat almost upon m. H pasted by. H bad not seen so. . "It It Larsan! I could twaar Chat It wat Lartaar . -. . But b pa used for a sorrowfully upoa aa mmlmtng Umm tuffering we la and soU- tods and a groan ped hi Baa, chappy soul that a watt "It It Danacr be he waa fat and 1 fa ther behind my fcadg vr- whelmed with th horror at ta thought which I bad dared ta harbor. I wa still beaaatb tat arch ad th gardener'a postern, and' I was Just about tt enter th Court of th Bold when It teemed to at that I heard something sjsrltg It sounded at though a door might hart been closed. Then there waa a touad aa f wood ttrlklny on Iron. I thrust my head out ii at of Silver Presents Be Qiiven inc jLcay A committee of 3 of the business men will decide as to the lettersgiving names must bemaued E. from under the arch, and 1 believed that I could tat th shadow of a per son near th door of the new castle. I snatched my revolver from my pock et and with three step wat at the place where I believed I bad seen tbt ahap. But it waa there no longer. I could as nothing -but darkness. Th door of th castle wat doted, and X waa certain that 1 bad left It opea. I was disturbed and anxious. I felt that I waa not alone. Who, then, could be near me? Z natensd attentively for more than 8v minute without making th slight est sound. Nothing! I must have been mistaken. But nevertheless I did not even strike a match, and aa silent ly aa I could 1 ascended the staircase which led to my chamber. When 1 reached It I locked myself In and only then began t breathe freely. Th effect on my mind waa to strong that at last 1 said to myself: "I aboil never know peace again until 1 am certain that Darsac la not Larsan. And 1 shall take- means to make my self certain no way or tbe other oa tbe first occasion." Tea. but bow? Pull bis beard off? Suddenly I threw off tbe bedclothes. Jumped up and cried almost aloud. "Australia!" Aa episode bad returned ta my mind of which I bar ape ken at the begin ning of tbla story. Th reader may remember that at tbe time of the acci dent in th laboratory I bad a ccom pe aled M. Robert Darsac to a druggist While hit injuries were being attended to he bad been obliged to remove hit study coat tad tbt aleev of bis shirt had fallen back, leaving hit arm bar through th entire session with th druggist and placing In full view Just above the right elbow a large birth mark, the ahap of which resembled that of Australia as It appears oa the map la the geographies. Mentally while- tbt chemist wat at work I bad amused myself by trying to locate i upoa th arm la th posUioos which they occupied on aa actual map th cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, etc.. and directly beneath tbla large mark tbere wa another smaller one which wat iltuttad ilk th country known aa Tasmania. And la tbla sleepless night it wet th thought of Australia that cam ta me. I had oearcely had time to eongra to uts myself upoa having found a means to prove decisively the Identity af Dartac and to try to devls torn way of bringing tt to aa ta mad tat test when a singular touad made m prick up my ears. Breathless. I hurried to my door, and, with my ear at tbt keyhole, I listened, gome on wat now ascending th stair case, and torn oa who desired hit presence to be unknown. All at one, as I waa leaning on th broken balustrade. I aaw th abadow again. It waa lighted up by tb moon beams as tbougb It were a flambeau. And I recegnhasd Robert Daraae. Ha raised hi head and looked la my dtrwtwn a though be felt th weight of my eye upon blm. lastinctiveiy I drew back. And then 1 returned to my post of observation Just la time to tea him disappear into a corridor which led to another staircase winding up to th battlements. What could this aataat Waa Darts spending tb tight ta tb new castle? Why did a tab tack pfucautJon not to be tee? A thousand suspicion troattd my mind, and I ftlt that I mutt set my spirit tt rest Immediately. I mutt follow- Robert Daiaat and discover " Aus tralia." . I reached this door, and, finding tt locked. I gar three llttl tap, ertaln that ht waa iaaM And I waited, My heart waa beating wildly. All that room were uninhabited, abandoned. What should M. Darsac ht doigg la too mt those hauated chamberal "It It you, aalnclalr? What It it y friend r -I wanted to know what you could be doing bar at such aa hour?" 1 re plied, tad ttaeemd tome that my yo Choice Blek M. ANDREWS, Mgr. Absolutely . OaiiP yT H UtFOVoaUio flavor r'Js - rtpiw..1 Jfegcg and adds to iha '-!-- -vJ -tT - of the food iqrX J voice waa that of another man, so great waa my terror. "You aea. I am preparing for bed." 4nd be lit a candle, which waa placed on 'a chair, for tbere was no night seenrl In thl lt fun Mured nnnrtmnnf A. bod In on corner an iron bed, which mutt have been brought there during the day and a single chair comprised all tbe furnishings. "I thought that you were going to sleep nesr Mme. Dnrxac and tbe-'pro-feasor on tbt first floor of la Louve?" "Tb rooms are too small. I was afraid of Inconveniencing Mme. Dar tac," answered the unhappy man bit terly. - "I asked" Bernier to fetch me a bed here. And then what difference does it make where I am, alnce 1 do not sleep?" Wo were both silent for a moment I waa ashamed of myself and of my wretched suspicions. And, frankly, my remorse waa so great that 1 could not refrain from giving it expression. I confessed everything to blm my in famous ideas and bow I had even be Hoved when I aaw blm wandering ao mysteriously over th new castle that at waa upon torn evil errand, and ao had decided to go and look for the "Australia" birthmark. He listened to me with ancb an ex pression of reproachful sorrow that it wrung my heart; then be quietly rolled up bit shirt tleev. tnd, bringing bis bar arm clot to tb light b snowed mo the birthmark, which made a aane man of mo one more. "You may rub It aa much at you choose," said Darsac gently, "it will hot come off." I begged his pardon a thousand tlmoa over, with tears in my eyes, but h would not forgiv mt until bt bad m pull at his beard, which remained firmly attached to bis chin, instead of omlag off in my band. - -Then only he allowed me to go back to my room, which I did, cursing my self for an Idiot fCOflTMUID. A atory ef Beau Brummel. B was encountered in Calais by an Old Mend. 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