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E. W. LIVINGSTON S ' LEADING LIVERYMEN TIME TELLS THE STORY Of good plumbing In every case. We sometimes wish we didn’t do such good work, because it’s so long be- trtreeQ jobs. But we have GOT THE HABIT Of doing only good plumbing and we are too old to get out of it. So we don’t propose to change. In fact we have made a Now Year resolution to- do batter work than ever. We’ll keep it.^too. If suoh a thing Is possiblo. He motioned me to a seat, ment—tke need was veri sadden, as I have said. I bad not time to engage a | stateroom.” "That explains It Well, the doctor told me that you were bed fast.” “Yes; since the voyage began I have not left it” , I watched him as be went through , the familiar motion of lighting a seo- i ond cigarette from the first one. In the i. half light of the cabin I had not at first * perceived how Ill he looked. ’ “But you, Mlatalr Lester," he was saying. “How does It occur that you also are going to France! I did not know you contemplated’’— “No," I answered calmly, for I had seen that the Question was Inevitable, and l even welcomed tt, since It gave R. C. EATMAN arris Plumbing Co E. P. HARRIS, Mgr. ° 102 Pin* Slrwt, Easl Store ol Rumnoy Building. INDSTINCT PRINT iued From Page 8evon.) so promptly—if you hadn't ;* i I V" I repented, and stared nazement, doubting if I iglit. she mild again ern- . “Why do you suppose they lie hospital so early the next so thoy hail become suspl- What possible reason havo for becoming sus- 'On the eonlrur.v, they key to:those padlocks RtUittdra, Of course it.” ait I Was 'too nonplused illil only stare at her. was a fool, wasn’t IV" I do- Willy. “To think that I huvo foreseen that I I was i up over uiy discovery tliut I couldn't think of anything course, when,they asked for 'ie whole story cume out.” ' blatne myself too severo- ed Miss Kemball us she y rueful cduuteuance. “I It's rather fortunate that tho boat." “Fortunate! You don’t mean tliut!" ■ - ‘Truclsely that. Suppose tho Jour- dalns hadn’t gone to him. He’d havo left die hospital anyway In two or ays. He Isn't the man to lie when be knew you wore for the fugitives. He’d have rotumed .then to his apartment next your landlady would have you had sailed for Eu rope, and he had only td oxnmlne this boat's passenger list to discover your name.” “But, at nuy rate,” I pointed mil, "lie would still have been lu America. He couldn’t have cabght us." couldn’t have cuugbt you, but u ,m would have passed you lu in warding bin confederates, have time to conceal tlielr prls- iu'11 never find her. Your ouly lu catchliig them unprepared, ro’s another rensou—since lie's t, you've another opportunl- not go and havo a tulk with battle df wits yon were lank- nrd to?” ought of thnt,'i I said, “but Id I couldn't pl»y the part.” id part?” ’seeming not to suBpect him. It's turl8U.",>m advantage Would be on your slie pointed opt. “You could tell many things whlcp he already . i. nnd which no has no reason to suspect you know bp knows. It sounds terribly Involved, doesn’t It? But you understand?" “Oh; yes; I understand.” then It would be tlio natural ['for you to look him up lis soon ymjL-bpU'lied. Jlil' tyga (II. ffld avoid tilin' will bo to confess that you suspect Jilin." ' “But bis name Isn’t on the passenger list. If I hadn't happened to see him as he came on board I’d probably not havo known It at nil.” “Perhaps he saw you at the same time.” “Then the fat’s In the fire," I said. "If he knows 1 know he's on board, then he also knows that I suspect him. If tie doesn’t know, why, there's no reason for him to think that I’ll find It nut, unless he appears In the cabin, which doesn't seem probable.” “Perhaps you’re right,” she admit ted. “Thera's no use taking Buy un necessary risks. The thing appealed to mo. I think I should enjoy a half hour’s talk with him, matching my wits against bis.” “But yours are brighter than mine," I pointed out. "You’ve proved It pretty effectually In tho last few minutes." “No, I haven't I’ve simply shown you that you overlooked one llttlo thing. And I think you're right about tho danger of going to Mnrtlgny. Our first duty Is to Miss Hollsday. Wo must rescue her before he can warn ( his confederates to plnco her out of our reach.” The unstudied way In which she said “our" tilled me with an unreasoning happiness. "But why should thoy bother with a prisoner at all? They didn't shrink from striking down her father.” "And ^hey limy not shrink from strik ing her down at a favorable moment” she answered calmly. “It will bo eas ier In France thnn In Now.York." My hands were trcmhilng at tho thought of It. If wo should really bo too lutel "But I don’t believe they’ll go to such extremes, Mr. Lester,” continued my companion. “I believe you're going to find her nml solve tho mystery. My theory doesn’t solve It, you know; It only makes It deeper. The mystery, after all, Is: Who are these people? why did they kill Mr. HolladayV Why havo thoy abducted his daughter? What Is their plot?" "Yes," l assented. And again I had a moment of confused perplexity. "But after you flud her," sho asked, “what will you do with her?” “Do with her? Why, take hor homo, of course." "But site’ll very probably bo broken down, perhaps even on tho verge of hysteria; You must bring her to us at Paris, Mr. Lester.” I saw the wisdom of her words. "'Hint's very kind of you,” I snld. “I tun sure Mr. Iloycc will agree. But wo huvo first to find her.” I was glud for tny own suko too. The parting of tomorrow would not, then, he u final one. She left me presently, nml for an hour or more I silt there nud looked, In every aspect, lit the theory she had sug gested. Cortdluly there was nothing to disprove It, tuid yet, ns she hud said, It merely Berved to deepen the mys tery. Who were these people, I asked myself again, who dared to play so bold and despernto a game? Tho Illegiti mate daughter might, of course, <m- porsonate Miss Holladny, but who was Bh Fernland Farms .. "Dairy Department Sw**et Cream RJch Milk High Grade Butter Patronage Solicited For Engagements Telephone No. 199 If You Ha ve Contract Hauling of any kind, and want it properly and promptly done--you had bet ter , see us . the elder woman—her mother? Then the liaison must have taken place In France—her accent wus not to be mis taken—but In France Mr. Holladay bad been always with bis wife. Be sides, the younger woman spoke Eng lish perfectly. True, she had said only a few words—the hoarseness might have been affected to conceal a differ ence In voice—but- how explain the er woman’s resemblance to, Hiram Holladny’s daughter? Could they both be Illegitimate? But that was non sense, for Mrs. Holladay lmd , taken her Into her life, had loved her— And Martigny? Who was he? What was his connection with tbg.e women? That the crime had bee# carefully planned I could not doubt, nnd it had been carried out with surprising skill. Doubtless It was Martigny who had arranged the plot, who bad managed Us development. And with what hold- nessl He had not feared to be pres ent at the Inquest or even to ap proach me and dlacuss the case with me. I tried to recall the details of our talk, impatient that I had “ paid so little heed to It. He bad asked, I remem bered, what would happen to Frances Holladay If she were found guilty. Ho had been anxious, then, to save her. Ho had—yea, I saw It now—he had written the note which did save her; he had run the risk of discovery to get her freel But why? If I only had a clew—one thread to follow I One ray of light would be enough. Then I could see my way out of this hopeless tangle. I should know how to strike. But to stumble blindly onward In the dark—that might do more barm than good. Yes, and there was another thing for me to guard against. What was to prevent him the moment be stepped ashore wiring to his confederates, warning them, telling them to flee? Or he might wuit, wutehlug us, until he saw that they were really In danger. In either event they must easily es cape. Miss Kemball had been right when she pointed oat Ihnt our only hope was In catching tliem unprepared. The Impulse was too Btrong to be resisted. In a moment I was aji my feet. But, no! To surprise him would be to make him suspect, 1 called a steward. "Take this card up to M. Martlguy,” I said, "lu S7S, and ask tf he Is well enough to Bee me.” As he hurried away a sudden doubt seized me. Horrified at my hardihood. I opened my mouth to call him buck. But I did not call. Instead I sank back Into my chair and stared out across tho water. ■ "M. Martlguy,” said the steward’s voice at my elbow, "answers tliut ho will be most pleased to see M. Lester nt once." M 1 QHAPTHB XVI. AIITIGNY wus lying back lu his berth smoking a cigarette, and as I entered he motloued me to a seat on the locker. "It was most klud of you to eomo,” bo snld, with his old smile. "It was only by accident I learned you were on board,” I explained us I sat down. “You’re getting better?” “I believe so; though this physician Is—wha;t you call—an alarmist. Most of them are, Indeed. The more desper ate the Illness the more renowned tho cure! Is It not so? He has oven for bidden me cigarettes, but I prefer to die than to do without them. Will you not bave one?" “Thnnk you,” I salt., selected oue and llghtod It. "Your cigarettes are not to bo resisted. But If you are so 111 why did you attempt the voyage?” "A sudden call of business,” he ex plained airily, "Unexpected, but—what you call—imperative.” "The doctor—it was be who mention ed your name to me. It was not on the sailing list"— "No.” He was looking at me sharp ly. “I came on board at the'last rao- me opportunity to get my guns going. “No; the last time I bow you I didn’t contemplate it, but a good deal has happened since then. Would yon care to hear?” Ob, how I relished tautaliziug him! “I should like very exceedingly to hear,” he assured me and shifted bis position a little so that Ills face was In the shadow. “The begum of light through the shutter maker, my eyes to hurt,” he added. So ho mistrusted himself; so he was not finding the part an easy ouo either! The thought gave me new courage. “You may remember," I began, “that I told you once that If I ever went to work on the Holladny case I’d try lirst to And the murderess. I succeeded In doing It the very lirst day.” “Ah!” he brcuUied. "And after the police bad failed! That was, Indeed, remarkable. How did you accomplish It?" “By the merest chance; by great good fortune. I was making a search of the French quarter, house by house, when, ou Houston street, I came to a restau rant, the Cafe Jourdalu. A bottle of superleur set JoUrdaln’s tongue to wag ging. I pretended I wanted a room. He dropped a word, the merest hint, and In the end I got the whole story. It seems there was not only one wom an—there were two." "Yes?" “Yes, aud a man whose name wns Betuny, or Bcthune, or sumctUlug like that. But I didn’t pay much attention to lilm. He doesn't flgure lu the case. He didn't even go away with the wom en. The very day I set out on my Bearcb he was picked up on the streets somewhere suffering with apoplexy and taken to a hospital, so nearly dead that It was a question whether he would recover. So he’s out of it. The Jourdnlus told me that the women had sailed for Fiance." “You will pardon me,” sold my hear er, “hut In what way did you make sure that they were the women you de sired?" “By the younger one’s resemblance to Miss Holladay,” I auswered, lying with a glibness which surprised myself. “Tile Jourdalns maintained that (i pho tograph of Miss Holladay was really one of their lodger." “Ah, yes,” he said. “That was ex ceedingly clever. I should never have thought of that. That Is worthy of M. Lecoq. And so you follow them to France; hut surely you have some more definite address thnn that!" “No," I snld. “It seems rather a wild goose chase, doesn’t It? But you could advise me, Mr. Mnrtlgny. Where would It be best for me to search fur them?" He did not answer for a moment, and I took advantage of the opportunity to select a second cigarette aud light It. I dared not remain unoccupied. "That,” he began slowly at last, “seems to.me a most—ah!—deeflcult affair, Mlatalr Loster—to search for throe.people through all Frnuce. There seems IJItle hjpe of Success. Yot I should think It most likely that they have gone to Paris." I nodded. “That was my own the ory," I ngreed, “but to flud them In Paris seems also Impossible." ‘"Not If one uses the police,” he said. “But, my dear sir," I protested, “I can't use the police. Miss Iiolluday at least bus committed' uo crime. She has simply chusen to go away without informing us.” “You will permit mo to say then,* Mlatalr Lester,” ho observed, with Just a touch or Irony, “tliut I full to com prehend your anxiety concerning her.” I felt that I had made a misstep; thnt I had need to go carefully. “It is not quite so simple us that,” I explained. “The last time we saw Miss Holladay she told us that she was ill and intended to go to hor country home for a rest. Instead of going there she sailed for France without informing any one—Indeed, doing everything she could to escape detec tion. That conduct Beems so eccen tric thnt we feel In duty bound to In vestigate It; besides, two days before she left she received from us a hun dred thousand dollars in cash." I saw him move uneasily on his bed. After all this advantage of mine was no small one. "Ah," he said softly, and again, “ah! Yes, that seems peculiar, yet per haps 1f you hnd waited for' a letter"— ''Suppose we had waited and there hnd been no letter—suppose, in conse quence of waiting, we should be too late?” “Too late? Too late for what, Mls- tnlr Lester? What Is It you fear for her?” "I don't know,” I answered, "but something—something. At least, we could not assume the responsibility of delay.” "No," he agreed, “perhaps not. You are doubtless quite right to Investi gate. I wish you success. I wish that I myself might aid you, there Is so much of Interest lu the ease to me, but I fear that to be Impossible." And he breathed a sigh, which was doubtless genuine enough. “Will you go to Paris?” I asked. “Oh, no; not at once. At Havre I shall meet my agent and .transact my affairs with him; Then I shall seek some, place of quiet along the coast” “Yes,” I said to myself, with leaping heart 1 , "Etretnt!" But I dared not speak the word. “I shall write to you,” he added, “when I have settled. Where do yon slay at Paris?.” "We haven’t decided yet," I said. “We?" he repeated. “Didn't I tell you? Mr. Boyce, our Junior partner, Is with me." “It Is no matter where you stay,’’ he said. "I shall write to you at the poste restunte. I should like both you and your frieud to be my guests before you return to Amer-rtc’." There was a courtesy, a cordiality In his tone which almost disarmed me. Such a finished scoundrel! “We shall be glud to accept,” I an swered, knowing In my heart that the Invitation would never be made. I was ready to go. I had accom plished all I could hope to accomplish. If I had not already disarmed Ms sus picious, I could never do so. “111m tiring you," I said, starting up. "No," he protested, “no.” But his voice was almost inaudible. "1 will go,” I snld. “You must par don me. I hope you will soon he bel ter,” and I closed the door behind me with Ills murmured thunks In my ears. It was not till after dinner that 1 found opportunity to relate to Miss Kemball the details of my talk with Martigny. “Why did you change your mlud?" she asked. "The adventure tempted me. Those are your owu words. I thought per haps I might be able to throw Mar tigny off the track.” "And do you think you succeeded?" “I don’t know,” I answered doubt fully. "He may have seen clear through me.” "Oh, I don’t believe him superhu man! I believe you succeeded." "We shall know tomorrow." "Yes, and yon must keep up the de ception till the lust moment. Remem ber, he will be watching you." > "I’ll do my best," I said. “And don't make mountains out of molehills. You see, you’ve, been dts- Nectar for the Gods was never sipped with such gusto as the epicure feels when a glass of our delicious, sparkling and highly Invigorating FLINT ROCK trickles past his fastidious palate. When run down In health, or when you have that “all-gone” feeling, try a bottle of FLINT ROCK. 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