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Ardmort Sunday February 20 110
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THE DAILY AKDMOMITE
had ttald nnd what I already know ( havo gained possession of thu money. IT.it all you ran ml" urged Mrs.
It seemed certain that Gertrude waH
guil'y. Miss Destiny touhl even 1o-
elnio that her nleco had possessed
rcrl:ini blim glasH handed liat pi riH
Willi nn of which tho c-rlini' had
IIobIiIor he was not nt Mootluy until iilfin "you don't look ns fat ns you
tho fuiicr.il took place. Mr. Monk' ought to bo."
Ik's Innocent enough ns hu was In Gertrude shuddered. "I don't want
lionilmi when tho crlmo .wan commit- j to prow fat" mltl sho laughing
lod. .Moreover If ho ihmhumiM tho i "There' worse things than fat"
been committed. Then again Ger- e.o ho ntso won't! he In p:sosIon irM CS1 1 f I ti nennlh'y. "Loan poo-
Irude wished to net tho money ' of the foitutu'. Gertrude Is tho inly j0 wltlr wrinkle are never so nlco
' which after nil was rlKhtfully her ' person to whom suspicion points. I ni4 them u'lthout. If Miss Destiny
own. It seemed probable on tho .hull (unlit upon full explanation m Imro flesh on her bones she'd
f.i.o of It - that while waiting with tomorrow. I nlono can suvo her If . nuTO popular." and after deliver-
Anne Ot drrshaw for Miss Deatlny'i j die. Is guilty." And then I fell Into K herfrif of this dictum the land-
1 arrlvnl alio lntil tried to learn what a tp:ublcd sleep reproaching myse f lady departs! with h fnt chuckle.
I the ex-housekeeper knew ns to Hu j for daring to doubt my divinity. Gertrude's face clouded when her
1 whennV'UtH cf the motley. Anno ; -uu luomtii.t i..vi uwiriiliitf bo- mini wns mentioned t noticed this
may have bo- .ted that the secret f()1 nroac nm i llot .. him and ciiiimuiitod thereon. "You uro not
wna loked up In hor glass eye. mid n Hm )iy undefined mis- j fond of Miss Destiny." I remarked.
(Copyright 1909 Dy G. W. Dllllno- j '"on well I shuddered to Ihltil. .of I plrioli i r0Krutttnl his departure! "I buo little reason to be" sho re-
Ham Company) ' whu IMk lm'"' N'll! l"'"l!' 011 1 and determined Inter to look him up piled with it nervous air. "Aunt
(Continued from yesterday) "f tn have pronounced Ger- n( Mo(.y. ()f mlre tll(. u.ro Men ' .lull "
' ' rude sulliy with the greatest I tnnh11K 1(U tho roHu.clable ' -8 that hor name?"
Synopsis of Preeecllno Chapters. pioniptltudo; but I happened to l' Hlimy t.lool.Kr:)0ur vns gulllty neotn .... oStl.v .trunw
....... 1 ............ In th.. I.. nth r.iwl t Iwitill it. ill III .vol . .. . ... ...... ' 8' -'Ulia 1.1081111 .1 Hirnilgl.
ill- v nnTnn iiwi.-i m-. ...... ......... ...... . 1 Oil rltllCUIOtlf mil in my IIIIMOiy IO
the Monk fitmlly Is found dead an pinion
.i list pin piercing ltr heart and and my dortslnu was biased
tier glans eje miming. The eye
..... ... i..
lllll IIIOII I WllH 111 '. frmil .l.niw.r I VIM
nntne Isn't It? Well thn she has
alwiiVH behaved ha iuli lv to me. Even
wl ling to sacrifice anyone and every-! u.na .... . tlnw ..
Hut I really could not believe that To HUcll sln0 0(!( u. bring I
ii sttniMMied t contain a clue to H lovely n girl wns guilty. 'Ilo-i.i. . iIIN f liianklnd. I . . .
;'. .... i ... . . .i . J iiiKimi- I me this fortune she has scarce.'
the hhllnis place of n treHauro sides her demeanor was not that of Vw muhixy H)St i resolved an I
inipeiiioiis loner rrom -""""fi10"' Then thh morning "
who Inr rmed me tliat ho had snaf- .-Wlnil 'Olout thl morning?" I nsk-fled-tho
word Is his own-a couple ll0r llctltaton.
of weeks leave ror tne preseni
worth 60.IWO if umls. hnipieathed 1 n hraien erlmlunl and hIio had
! Oabrlwl .Monk to his uleco j jccnu d really puzzled by my over-
(; itiude. rnin Vance a Imdon attentive Btize. Tossing .nd turning
plsywrlnht. falls In love with i nn my bod I tried to see some
Mlsa Monk's photoiiraph. He found my jf llaht. but all was utter dark-
Mrs. Calderahaw'a body and at mn. The evidence was ikud upilnst
the time Ills motor ear was taken o. trade M nk. and her fate was
l.) a woman wearing a white m the hand. of her vlndlcthe aunt
cloak. He find the cloak In n mi Destiny might hold hor tongue
fl.-ld where his car had boen fr the time belli but It would
deserted. It bears the Initials "(!. i t Ke ery little to set It wanglng. hnt I had icuialned long enough nt
M." Ho eonceala It. .Iiweph Strl And being a miser who might try 1 iiur.aln and that if 1 did n t eome
ver. .Mrs. t:uiiiuianniw a nepmi to niacKtiwn nor niece. My orniii i t0 iim nu w'ouiil come to mo line
.Mahomet nud the proverbial uiouu-
"WHO" could doubt (he ultimate success of
The Oklahoma National
Life Insurance Company
Considering the men behind the gun?
i "Aunt .Inli.i enme to me and until
he was staying with his aunt. I.ndy . n mamwr ot ircmfll hnB8. Bvcn
Deuluim beenuse Mabel wlnIuM It.
tint prt'ihised when I came up. to
take rooms at a hotel whore he
would n he put It be loss tied
by the leg. Then he went on to say
and holr n gardener nt tho Monks uohed wl'h trying to got nt thu
avows his 'ovo for Mis Monk truth. To Inspector Dredge It would
Vance iiieeU Oertnide nud they Iih 1 have been rendlly apparent; but In
tnlu. Hearing In mind Mr. Monk's
aspirations for a titled Mon-ln-law
como friends. He meets her father the face of ateru facta 1 refused to this was the last thing 1 desired
so I arrnnged promptly In my own
mind to ur.cpt his Imitation lie
sides aft( r my Interxlow with Oer-
trude. In which 1 h:pod tn come to
an understanding there would be
no need for nie to lemnln at Ilur-
wnln. Her story might send me
farther afield In search of new clues.
Heading between the linen of Can-
i
a dapper selfish little man. who be'luo th girl to be guilty
lives mainly In Ivondon. Vimco Tu.n thro wns on. D.lring the
dUeovera glaas eye on a table ! th -tight a good deal of "lies
in tho Monk drawing room. Awllom j nd met tlmt very evenlns
vl.ort time Inter It ha disappeared wh(n ( retimed to the Hobln Hod-
again. Mlaa Deatlny aoctmea breast. He wna remaining there for
nloco of having killed Mra. CSnlder- nP night and Informed me that
vhaw niHl stolen the glasa eye.
CHAPTER XXIV.
he had come over to llurwnln that
day In order to see Strlvor about
the leae of the corner whop.
"You hoo Mr. Vance" mld (5 lies
Gertrude's Defense. j shortly before 1 retired to lied and
Am muy ho gueMed 1 leased a I while we were In the bar "my Ife
wry perturbed four and twenty wnnts to have a shop of her own
hours until my arranged Interview ' so I thought 1 would gpt Mr. Strlvor
with Miss Monk. Miss IVstlny hud 1 to make oor the leace of Mrs. Cal-
not aeen tho glass eyo In the draw-1 derslww's shop to me. My wlfo l
tirg rwmi and m far eould prove j set on hnvlng It and 1 thlnit Mr.
nothing Bgnlnrtt her niece. I 1ollove Strtver will agree to the terms I
that o far she wtis eaklng the 1 proline."
truth at It sho had seen tho eyo j "You hive seen hint then?''
sue would have been only too pleased "Ye. Mr. I went to lis house to-
to adduce. Its presence as a pnof day and found he was at The Udge
of Oerlrudo's guilt. Hut as things working in the garden. I sought him
were what Bho knew wan damning j out there and wo had a talk Just
enough. Sho could swear to the glrl'H before Mlsa Destiny enme to bother
presence at Mootley on the evening nliu. 1 -went away then and after-
f the murder and to the ownership ward you came.'
I if ou had not arnmged this after-
noon ten. Mr. Vance 1 should have
come to seo you. I need n friend
more than over."
I privately thought and 1 was
right in thinking so that Miss Des-
tiny had been making herself dlsa-
greablo over the visit tj Mootley and
prrhuiH had added threats. However
t snld nothing for the moment .is
I wished (lertrude to tell her story
In her own way. "Tako some cako
and another cup of tea." 1 murmur-
ed sympathetica!'' "thou wo can
talk."
(iertrudo handed tne her cup. i
can't eat or drink anything moro
thank you Mr. Vance. I want to
speak seriously to you. No one can
hiMir us 1 hope?"
1 glanced at the door and window;
nlngtons letter. I saw that he was )olh WUM C0M1( Xo onc a1 1)Lar
devoured with cuiloslty concerning ..... . ...vine the olmir on-
Miss Monk. He knew that I had fall-
poslte her "and you can depend up-
CHAPTER XXV.
en in hm with tho portrait and ns I ou v b(Ilp H)cret ab0t whntovcr
he had always regarded me ns n I you chooJ(1 to t(1 . vou know.
partlcu:nri' stnlil seda.o personage i tlt
he naturally doubted It 1 wjuld carry
on so fantastic .1 romance. However
ho evidently had his suspicions since
I olios to linger in a dull country
Ullage and therefore was desperate-
ly anxious to see tho lady who could
thiii move my elderly heait. As
C.iunltigton was a mcst iiertlnaolous
mm tnl I wrote by the next mst that
I would be In London next week and
would have much to tell him nlwut
The Missing Fortune.
"Yes." She looked stralghtly at me
and her royal beauty impressed me
anew. "I have studied your character
closely so that 1 might be certain ot
making no mistake."
"And you are satisfied?"
"l'erfectly." She g'.anced round
r'lo ease. ud as a matter of fact 1 again then leaned back In her chair.
did wish t.i have some safe person
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with 'Vhoni to discuss matters. 1
til the while cloak worn by the lady "Oh!" my mind ran swiftly oor
who had stolen my motor ear. For- the entH f the day; "then youiiould always iely on Cunnlngton
tun.itely from sheer shame since . wviv in the grounds of The I.udge to hold hi tongue ev.n if his advice
Mi-s Monk was hor niece. Miss Dos- bofo-.e I arrived?"
tiny promised to hold her tongue. "Yes Mr. Vance" said (Hies
In the f.ioe f what th- o'd woman le.ulll enough. "Mr. Strlvor unmi't
- In the garden tit the time tia he
i id gen - mum! to the back of tho
.ion.. 1 walked up to the front door
ECZEMA Oil HANDS
IA
"I.lbten Mr. Vance and don't Inter-
rupt me more than you can help tis
!' Is difficult for mo to tell my
story clearly."
"I am nil attention" said l loan-
ing forward.
"You know that I told you of the
FOR TEN YEARS
our dt.il when the little old lady
riicd. She spoiled the business for
th" lime being but I saw Mr.
Stimr this evening nud we hnvo
Were Haw All Over and tho Humor "l'a"Kod about the matter. My wife
was SnroadififffoBodv am! limit': w: h'N ho """i'-'
did not prove to be particularly
ftood. At nil events the boy could
alwn.VB bo relied upon t. keep si
lent which was more Mian I could fifty thousand pounds -which my
say tor many people I knmv. So tojl'nolo Inbrlel left me."
C'.iiiiilngioa I rosohod to confide "Yes. the fortune -which Is inlsn-
in. I asked fir him. The servant sent the lull tale of my dlsjovurles nud. lug."
i iiie-aje and we wore talking over' In th interests of my wooing 1 end-1 (lertrude nodded. "Uncle Gabriel
ed my letter with a repetition or j was a miser and concealed his
the Tact thai I was coming to see rlrhes. My father ha Inherited the
him. Mud I n.t emphasized this Inroine and tho' property but the flf-
sald. In a low voice. "Oh I know wn rightfully your own. The Idea or
that papa has Ms faults but his a marriage salved her conscience
heart is in the right place. Pnpa has as It were."
no Idea of money; ho Is like a child; I "The idea is absurd. I would nover
so Uncle Oabriel thought if papa marry a man like Joseph although
secured the diamonds ho
unuiimlcr their value."
might j ho is handsome nnd fairly well oil-
1 ucatod."
mxt day to make Imiulrles.
After posting the letter I consult-
"What!" said 1 significantly "when
they belonged to you?"
She colored again. "1 think papa
belles es that what Is mlno Is his.
You see Undo iCiabrlol died when
I wan u huu t sixteen five years ago
and he thought that if papa could
lay hands on tho Jewels then that
they would lint come to mo. lie mis-
tl listed papa."
"And with very good reason" I
.W V..U) 'fr IV UUIM ..lilt UIIIIU . I . . .. .
- Profess.onal Treatment M No 1 JO" "1 " r l.'al. ?. ' 1 f " .""""L? T? "
P j n . . i .iint'inHiKin w noil in lieu. iiiiet nan'1". "' m-.- "u nmiiin uuo-
UWU WUgllltT II. Ill LIVt'lllU I 00
CUTICURA A SUCCESS
IN BOTH THESE CASES
lieeii alone in the grounds of The
j dge and had g no up to the homo ;
; seek for Striven Might he not I "tokod the fire diutml thu furnb
hw placd the eye on tho table ture unnecessarily and spread a truly
the Iwy might have appeared the ty thouaand pounds lias been hidden
mvny. When Uie will was read 1 murmured too low for Gertrude to
learned that such a sum had been liear. Walter Monk as I truly be-
left to mo. but Its whereabouts could j lleved would act exactly in the way
not bo .'.IsMnored. I searched through "Is brother suspected 1io wou!d.
nn.'li's papers without result. Then "What's that you say?"
about the end of .Inly I camo acr:s ".Never mind. I understand that tho
an old b3x In tho attic filled with diamonds wore concealed so that
foolscap sheets covered with figures your father might not ibo tempted
tied about to ome purpase. Shu ar-
ranged flowers In ni sitting room.
... ....... ... .. ..
since ho could easily do o when i orgecus ten for my visitor. I pro-1 aimi there was some writing In the "ui suiei join uiiuiu uuuuucu iuu
he middle French window wm
' 1 hil rvutA n my Iiik1i for ten
t. At Cri it vuij out only
lr. intr lhm it Ilnaily -ni.- to nay.
I Rd ibr ri d.-t r! f do Hit they
c '.M tut n. no i f tlx m did any g od.
1 tiion ued em Imh if riitlcura Oint-
ment and thn-e tx.tMe if Cnticuru
He- Ivt-nt and wa nmp!i'tily ruivil.
Sly liaml wen- raw nil over. inide and
out. and the iwrau wn iiviiillntt nil
over my IxHly niul linili. Ilefoie Ni.nl
uwd diih lv..U'f Cnticiirn llivolvent.
togotlier willi tho t'uticurii Ointnu'iit
my Min-i were m arly henletl ever iinii
by tho time l lind ued the third bot-
tle I was entirely well. 1 lind n gocd
apxtltn nnd wnn llililrr (linn 1 ..r
wan. To any eno who ha nny t.ln or
blo..l dheaM I woiilil li mty mlvli-o
them to fool with iioililng cIm but to
ret Cutltllill nnd get well. Mv liniidi.
cilied by tho usei t I'mli-urii have never
given me I ho inwt bit f tn ublo up to
now I ciinuot recommend I'uticurii
hlRbly enough. It has done me mill my
family ki niiidi ginid. My dnughter'a
bands this Mimiucr Ikh-iuiio Hrfivtly
raw with eeyeiiin. She cviilil gi-t noth-
ing that would do them any gord unlit
Miu tiled t'uticurn. Klio iimhI two Un-
tie i f Ciitkura lloselvent and cue mi
of Ciiticuni Ointment nnd hi two wivk
they wen entirely cured. 1 have umiI
Cutlcura for ether members ( f mv fam-
ily niul it always proved lOK-i-iwful. 1
nwminend It to any cue with vwma.
After cure iisliu! It ou will mcr u
anytldnt cUo Mrs M. F.. 1'alln Sneers
lcrry. Vn. Oct. it). 1000."
KKIHPINCi THU HAIR
To prevent dry. thill nnd falling hair;
remove dandruff nllav itchln nnd irri-
tation ami promolo the r.iowth and
Ix'autv rf the hair frequent hliainiK-oH
with Ctitlcum Soap and ixvasienal i!us-In-n
with Cutlcura are luuully elftt tivo
when all other mcthuds fail. Sjuvial
and full dinvtlcni ai-cemimny eat li
packai?) ef Cutlcura.
rullmra Cup CJie (llntmrnt iMr i ll.x.lt rnt
tU)t t. ami ( liiM-iiUin fonint ruu I ar ul.l
Kilo I'ruiu. I.MVilurol' it Atr ll.aion
ojien? Hut then I had alsolutoly no
r.-ason to sui.peot Giles ns tho glas
eyo wo. ! bo meaningless to htm.
tested that neither one of us could form of a diary two or three loose ' to come Into your hands sooner or
later."
"Yes. The diary said that the Jew-
els were hidden In a certain place.'
"What place?" 1 asked abruptly.
"Ah that was kept secret. Hut
Uncle Gabriel talked about trusting
Anno "
"Ah!" I said rubbing my hands
It do spile the looks of things." brlol had for years used tho family with satisfaction "now wo are com-
Inconie of five hundred per annum in iuk to the gist ot tne matter any
purchasing diamonds." mention ot the eye?"
"Hcally' lie could not buy many "So. You see u the diary It can
valuable stones at such a price." hardly be called one Uncle Gabriel
"V.-ii forget that ho had the In- only Jotted down scraps of the
come ror forty years or thereabouts j scheme In his head. To jnako a long
and lived '.Ike a pauper lie was al- story short I gathered that ho had
ways saving money and buying dla- lntrused tho secret of the wnere-
eat mi many cakes anil buns and sheets pinned together.'
Jam and bread am loaded the table. "Have you the diary and the other
Mrs. Gi:tln who iiad some Idea of papers?"
Hut up! Would It bo meaningless? my Mate of mind admitted with a "Yes; you ean see them when you
Certainly Mm. Gllty had denied thai beaming smile that love did not spoil come to The Lodge. Meanwhile it Is
he knew about Mrs. Caldorshaw's the appetite. Hut she objected to easier for me to tell you tho con-
glass eyo but then she had admit-; tlio presence of my second partmaii-1 tents as the writing Is extremely
ii d that the c housoknener bad wild I t. '.in In tho sitting room. crabbed. I learned that Uncle Ga-
.... . I ... .... .......
sue woui.i never illo lu nor bed. In
one way or another Mrs. Gilo may said Mrs. Gilfln "why not put It In
have learned the so -ret of tho hid- ilie bedroom Master Cyrus?"
den ii'oney and thus Glle.i might j "I hiuv use for it here Cuckoo" I
haw killed Mrs. Caldershaw to oh-1 answ red and so 1 had for lu It
tain the g ns eye which was the ' was snugly folded the relobnited
clue Hut after loflootloii I dismissed' 'l lc. which 1 proposed to show Ger-
the story as utterly ridiculous. 'Illo j undo when the time eamo for ex-
could not have gtilmd p.nmosslui of plauiilloits.
the hatpin belonging-according to At four o'clock all was sple and motids. At times as the diary said I abcuts or the diamonds to Anne Cal
M'.ts Destiny to Gertrude Monk; span and the room was as comfort- ho went to London and Amsterdam . uorsnaw as no nan Known
and ivitainly having the eyo would able as the afternoon tea was tempt- and lMrls and traded lu stones. Ho 1 years nnd esteemed her as an honest
not come over to Hurwain to bmve i"K- -Miss Monk duly arrived tills 1 turned oxer what ho had bought woman."
It In the drawing rom of Tho l.o.lno. i time without Fuddles as an escort as a matter of fact and In one way ! "f f-eo; and sho was not honest."
"You know that he loves you."
"Yes 1 know" sho replied blush-
ing but In a somewhat cold tone.
"Xtver mind; the thing as I say
Is absurd. Hut it might be as you
say Mr. Vance that Anno had such
a scheme In her head. However
you understand that 1 gathered from
tho so-called diary that sho know of
the whereabouts of the Jewels."
"Yes I know that. What did you
do?"
"I determined to go over and see
Anno Caldershaw."
"And did you?"
"Yes." She looked at me nervously.
"You wore at Mootley then when
when "
"No" she burst out fiercely. "Not
though Aunt Julia swears 1 was."
"Oil. Yni did not go to Mootley
at all."
"Yes 1 did. r arranged to meet
Aunt Julia at Anne's houxe at five
o'clock. I got there before that
time."
"Then you wore nt Mootley on tho
evening of tho murder."
"I have never denied It" sho said
costing her head llko n snake and
looking haughty "but 1 do deny that
I wtu in the house .wnen the crime
was committed. '2 was nut tno worum
who ran away with your motor car
whatever Aunt Julia may say."
"Who wns tho woman then?"
"I don't know I never set eyes on
her."
"Ah!" said 1 thoughtfully "talking
her for of ''yc' """" MrH' CnluVrshaw's glass
i
Gibs. tn the face of it was nttorlv -and looked more beautiful than and another managed to accumulate
"Don't you think .so?"
"No ICvidently sho Intended to tell
Strlver the secret slnco sho left him
Innocent. 'Set it was strange that ever In hor plain dress. IVor girl fifty thousand pounds' 'Worth of Jew
l he should have boon In tho grounds she nearly always woro the same els."
of tho arobean house nearly at frock which showed how very short I "Then tho fortune which Is hid- the glass eye in tho will. He was
tho tlmo 1 had hoon tho glass eyo. in cash Mr. Monk kept her. She dt n consists or diamonds?" j to get th? money and then I daro-
nd that had disappeared. If Giles ' should have been arrayed lu silk J "Kvactly. In tho diary Uncle Ga-1 say ho could ask you to marry
had not placed it there ho might attire and 1 Inwardly sworo when brlel hinted that tho Jewels were for ! him."
have taken It. establishing her In a deop-seatod arm ' mo but that ho mistrusted my fath- j "Hldlculous" said Miss Monk col-
' No' no! no' no!" f muttered In chair by the fire that some day ' or. and would put them safely away." orlng.
drowsy tones; "it's absurd. Giles has "ho should bo at my exponso. "Why did he distrust your father?" j "Perhaps. Nevertheless I beliove
noth'ng to do with tho mutter. Ho Meantime I handed hor a cup of to i t asked although I had a shrewd sua-1 that such was tho scheme of Mrs.
1 merely came over to arrange about ' ami plied her with bread and but-' plcion of what tho answer would Caldershaw for sho intended to on-
the bhop. Ho did not place tho glaus ' tor. much to Mr (lllfln's satlsfac- bo. ilch her nophuw at your expense
eye there; nor did Strlver. If Strl- tlon. That roo.1 lady had looked la ' The tfrl flushed. "Unc Gabriel hoping that you would marry him
Aifanc. (ter h.d p.)soed thi eye he would that e erv comfortable. ( was never Jmt to iy father" ho j and thus fain Oie benefit of whit
optic in her head when you spoko
to her?"
"Yes it was. And remember plea3c
that 1 never knew as it appears
frsm your Ingenious theory that the
secret was hidden in that oyo. I
camo at half past four and went Into
tho back loom where I talked with
Anne. I related to her what 1 had
discovered and asked her to tell io
where tho diamonds were. Sho nld
she dltl not know."
"She did not know" I echoed in
utter astonishment.
"So she said. Sho declared that
Uncle Gabriel had given hor n ci-
pher lu which ho had concealed tho
whereabouts of the diamonds. Anno
could not reatl it herself eo sho
had no Idea whero tho Jewels wore."
"Did you ask her for tho clphor?"
"Yes. 1 did. She. rerusod to glvo It
to me."
"On what grounds?"
Gertrude grow rod and looked ner-
vously Intj tho riro. ' I muy iw well
be quite rrank" sho paid with an
outburst of candor. "Anno rea!ly did
wish me to marry her nephew nnd
said sho would glvo mo tho cipher
if I promised to marry Joseph f re-
fused nnd then "
"Well what then?" f asked impa-
tloiftly and liidlgnnut at tho plot
between tho dead woman and the gar-
dener to forco Miss Monk into un
willing matrimony.
"Then I heard a voice lu the nhop
calling for Mrs. Caldorulmw. Sho
wont away and tdiortly afterwnrfl
returned to ask me to leave t once.
There was sonieonu who wished to
speak to her and alio did not wish
nio to meet this iierson Thoroforo
she asked mo to leave at onco."
Continued on 1'age Nine.
MOTHERS FRIEND
A LINIMENT FOR EXTERNAL USE.
One of tho most valuable qualities of Mother's Friend is
that it safe-guards the future health of tho niotlur. It Is a
liniment to bo applied externally to tho body tho uso of
which lubricates the muscles and tendons softens tho elands
and ducts prcveuts lumps forming in tho breasts and relieves the pain nervous-
ncss nausea and other troubles from which so many expectant mothers suffer.
When Mother's Tried is used regularly it fits and prepares the sysUm or an
easy and natural consummation of tho term. Women who massage with this
great liniment are always saved much suffering when baby comes and recover
whu'K 1 f I1?? 111 CffCetS' M0th"'8 Fdcud t drug stores
Writ fox our fr book for expectant mothers.
THE BKADFiLD CO. ATLANTA 9A.
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