Newspaper Page Text
THE SPUR
of VA TP ByAsh^ Tw,e
I 1 Hi HI. COPYUIGHT , 130/.
■ —; a 1 i I JM by charles b.
<• KTUERISGTOy.
iCTI AFTER VI.
'STJOKBS TO SXAVBOrOL.
' the evening of that
lyMjuL^V{ -dii.v oame the swarthy
*' ziiir IwrtHy and
with troubled eoinite
; rjE&r'-.itaf} •’Cfti nance. Yra apokc
with him briefly In
’ ihi ‘ llrawlnß rooili '
• I Vsl aai! then he departed.
Mrs. Gnr
•Thtt 'Uss/: ■pone out,-expecting to return
mSMiVo - ' }•>* hour. Vera had been writ
**r *•:. rot>u:.- wl.ffi* in a dark corner
IBur *-Carroll eat smoking a
±.->w Vitidiug faiicut converse with
.•tu 'tax'rjc: heart.
to •e - 'innt Jiao hiving! ;t a soft felt hat
•3ur >■.. tB to tv ear, hut tin* young
rmax t'ittt! it down upon a table
vsmi tut: ,svine ova bareheaded into tlit*
mmaan •evening. Some minutes
-.■HSCtmr. ,-W .i'v.inrW dej arture Vera came to
through which Darrell had
? v ihe veranda and looked out.
♦Aw *te* -i-.d not sec him. and he did not
.•jmr sacr. Turning away, she noticed
"&m ¥an# orpeii the table, and she held it
XtedHanr texnds for a moment. *
WHteo*' Uk* bad gone, a servant cn-
Siwov.t Mt\l. seeing the hat and decid
; tfite .Air. Darrell did not require it.
Jte* tfc*A t.t back to the gentleman’s
vjwtMu. a ten* it remained unused for
aH<; *£s*
flkntairtf. ttolShed his cigar and re-en
%rwif bouse, lie hoped to lind
TRmu. '& Ge-c.music room, but she was
swfc v &r w_, and as he turned to look
the butler handed him a note
i; i Mffl.fi l ■ v&ir/a cbeap paper, hastily fold
■*m& ne4ied with gredt daubs of
*ta*£ •’il-sc tore it open and read:
•Whp. ■owf rf the lady 1-ha* tirrn reported to the i
J***t Jo &amvuknte action will he taken. She
arrested an an accomplice in th“
ißX&xr* at kjfcdviiov. She iis not seriously suspect
s•■> C >IV6U Xiiat bur arrest will hr inf*
wsdtwtosr*' . tnruhnuse.
THtae TMilk' was unsigned, but the writ
mem Fontaine’s. Darrell had re
atom**** eatjw-roimmnileatious from the
yu similar form.
’TfCBSK' yon inform Miss Lorrimer that
ike to see her here?” said Dar
rwßKL
'■ISKm. tad passed in that house as a
1 -.(W?*;™ 1 ,vf tthe Miss Lorrimer who had
***** a Tgmmt before her and had been
ty that name la-fore the sorv
*>QtSat. *!-ufler sutnmonefl an maid, who
swart -*s.;'> .finer errand and was gone so
a. tx.it <trarcell became anxious and
Stittnw £ sinei rtea/ the stairs.
. A,*, tftae ticmi of l’iie stairway he met
tflCwratfi ■ who said:
"Wftr araxroofc: find Miss* .Lorrimer. 1
Mi\ tatii Xh&t Ih* has,left the house.”
-Itartber search made instant-
B-pCw] Itarrell. 4 ‘l wish to see
i~ atasvx* a matter of great linpor
awai *
Sfe.* Jemeehded "the stairs and in the
Iwsbkw ii-aZS.tnet Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, to
'ttkiWiiW •dietJlweed his news, lie had
SKn3ty 3no sc when ■•the maid return*
•iHP wifiv )(he positive assurance that
Slew.'. t ;graeout.
”.AJiteiw - mmt haw? told her that her
satBMU& *Dvfakaeoree4,” said Gordon.
rtM-ii no* ~nd any of us!” groan
"'Vhe poor girl tled.flione.
WBtmtt*an-, .os of fatalities'”
?rar'3 T *’ ad rpassed frotjr ilho hall into
iINMF .wng room, c fiktitton notv turn*
e Jf
He tore it open.
- l arrta addressing the butlei,
-r-nrf -with toe maid near the door,
-vHMMnK* i3a*t .Francois be summoned at
-.
aR .w<KEnreH -upon Investigation that
>; IteKMc-m: -etaikl not be found, and upon
’ Till 111 ~jfini vSEhthie Instructive incident the
;oA*e>? anr;v*afi ha search of Vera. Nat
v mxvta'r did not 'find Irer. Gordon
ileti with calmness and dig
-,v "tittr/*..' .’Slimes' - denied £ knowledge of
Sht. '®berfeldff,.antJ • they nearly con-
Hbwsiit ~Ti • iffirrr - .'flinncii those indi-
TtSbasadr'rani come with.their minds full
•a r’** j ■*' -*“ certainty.
iSK Hta* xptratioD of a fruitless hour
Ote speisis detail departed, doubtless
posted near the house,
fcjfrwjwtfly .• &9.r*cll • went out to search
iacr. a.'a.' tie returned after inid
'VrsTht. cej mg learned nothing. No
Srard s torn from her during the night
S’ aßKKxrding dav.
:z*mx* i> ivse after or. both Gordon
Xd ®tr”-s3 wen> .mumod to the
aSQre atefe'xw* dbtbe and strict and were
fgnritanml. • ■-.selr uce the boy who
S sw> iito i ntribution box
>-swSt aJbtMrb i toot half a dollar.
tiicy gave little and gained muen mute.
They returned from the station with a
very fair idea of the condition of the
Ladislov investigation,
It appeared that the police had trac
ed Ladislov to the {mint where the cap
ture of Vera had been made and a
very little farther. They had then lost
track of the carriage in which the
princess was .being taken away and
hud failed to get any hint about the
facts of the rescue by Darrell. The
vehicle had been found, of course, and
there was an Inference that it must
have been attacked somewhere, but the
police were unable to understand how
Darrell or Gordon could have figured
in the matter, and they dared not make
an arrest upon the evidence of Fran
cois alone, for lie proved to be a man
of such a shady record that, having
sold his information to a minor officer
of police, he had disappeared because
of fear that his inconvenient past
would cause him trouble.
Thus the whole matter hung In the
wind. like a vessel taken aback, for
several days, which were among the
worst that John Darrell could remem
ber to have experienced. No word
came from Vera, no hint of her fate,
and the conviction grew stronger in
Darrell’s mind that the agents of the
czar had again laid their hands upon
her.
“It is a certainty,” he said to Gor
don; “otherwise site would have sent
us word. Sin* is not the woman to be
guilty of ingratitude. I am going to
Stavropol.’”
“To Stavropol!” echoed Gordon.
“She told me that she would proba
bly be taken there for trial,” replied
Darrell. “It Is a long chance, but I
have no other, and I cannot remain in
active. This thing is eating the heart
out of me, Robert.”
Gordon attempted to dissuade him
but to no purpose.
“1 must, go,” he said. “I rely upon
you, Robert, to do everything that can
be done here. Get to the bottom of tbe
Ladislov case if you can. Spend all the
money you can use to advantage.
Here’s a check for my balance nt Mor
gan’s, and you’ll see it is not small.
You’ll keep me posted. Thank heaven,
there are telegraph wires leading to
most regions of the egrth in these
days. You can reach me through our
consuls.”
Darrell took a train that afternoon
at the Gare de l’Est, where he had the
extraordinary fortune to encounter
Getehikoff, whom In the past few
days he bad made many ineffectual
attempts to find. The Russian was
Just alighting from a very elegant pri
vate equipage belonging to a young
widow of enormous wealth and excel
lent family, but of a reputation some
times attacked in whispers. Getciii
koff \Vas evidently starting upon a long
journey, and his farewell to the lady
was somewhat strenuous, considering
the public place in which it occurred.
As he was about to board the train
Darrell accosted him. Getehikoff seem
ed startled, yet neither surprised nor
altogether pleased. 11 is manner was
somewhat puzzling to Darrell. It did
not lack cordiality. Indeed Getehikoff
was making arrangements that they
should travel together, and before they
had ridden five miles lie confided to tlie
American that he was engaged to the
lady in whose carriage lie had come to
the station and that the marriage, for
every reasop, was tlie most desirable
tiling in life for him.
From Paris to Stavropol is a long
way under the best circumstances. To
Darrell, with the burden of his nearly
hopeless mission, it was almost unen
durable. In conversations with Getcld
koff "lie approached the object of his
journey as nearly as he dared, and lie
obtained the other side of Vera Sheva
loff’s story. Naturally her father was
represented by Getehikoff to have been
a traitor to the czar and justly con
demned. Yet Getehikoff treated the
subject w ithout malignity, almost with
sympathy, speaking often of the pri
vate virtues of Count Konstantin and
of the noble character of his wife. As
to Vera he professed ignorance.
‘‘She was only a child then,” he said.
‘‘l knew little about her. It is rumored
that, she is now’ high in the counsels of
the nihilists, but I cannot speak of that
I from my own knowledge. If she were
in trouble In Stavropol, my father
would spare her to the last limit of bis
power.”
And somehow this final sentence
seemed to ring true in Darrell’s ears
and to give him hope.
Otherwise the journey was without
Incident, except that mysterious men
were always bobbing up from unex
pected places to hold long and serious
talks with Getcbikoff.
“I will accompany you to a good ho
tel,” said Getcbikoff as they prepared
to leave the train at the end of their
long journey. “latter I hope to have
you for my guest at the palace. But
this matter of your connection with
Vera Shevaloff”—
“What do you know of that?” de
manded Darrell.
“To be frank, I have heard rumors,”
was the answer. “And Russia is not
America, you know.”
“Thank God, America is not Russia,”
said Darrell. “If ever a man learns
to love his country, it is when he appre
ciates its liberties and regard for the
rights of its people. Yet I anticipate
no trouble hero.”
"rardon, colonel. By orders of his
excellency!"
Two men bad stopped before them
on the street.
“What js It?” asked Getehikoff.
“Have you a message to me from my
father?”
“None, colonel; but we have orders
to arrest at once Sergius Bilowski. the
man at your side.”
“Bilowski!” exclaimed Darrell. "My
name' Is Darrell. I am an American
citizen.” •
“Your name is Sergius Bilowski, ami
you are a prisoner." was the reply.
( ne of tiie men laid his hand on Dar
rell's arm, but the American thrust
him aside.
At the same time the other handed
Getehikoff a paper. As he read it he
turned white, but at the close he set
his teeth firmly together, as one who
has taken a strong determination.
"For heaven's sake, Getehikoff, tell
these men they are mistaken!” cried
Darrell. “I’ll knock one of them down
In a minute!”
“For God’s sake, you will only make
it worse!” said Getehikoff. “Go with
them. I will intercede with my fa
ther.”
“But they want a man named Bilow
ski.” said Darrell.
Getehikoff made no reply. Indeed
he seemed unable to utter a word.
“Do you deny your Identity?” de
manded the officer who had made the
arrest.
“I not only don’t deny it,” rejoined
Darrell, “but I am prepared to prove
it. Have the kindness to glance at my
passport.”
The man, with the calmness of a
mechanical dummy, took the passport
—and kept it. Then, turning to Getchi
koff. he said;
“You have traveled from Paris with
this suspect. What do you know* of
him?” *
“I believe him to be Sergius B low
ski!” replied Getehikoff, white as a
ghost.
“Why, you whelp,” exclaimed Dar
rell, “yon were introduced to me by an
attache of the British embassy who
has known me for ten years, as you are
well aware.”
If Getehikoff had any reply to make,
he was not permitted to utter it, for
>1 *>■. AH
• A
a! Si ilffllHM J
~'4§[ Vr
1W 111 SajrtlJX*
"Mu name Is Darrell.’’
the police officer immediately com
manded Darrell to follow him, and at
tlie word four guards "fell in” around
him with military precision. Resist
ance would have been a grotesque fol
ly, and Darrell did not attempt it. He
marched away, surrounded by his cap
tors, who led him to a low, stone struc
ture fronting a public square of a
mean appearance. Within this build
ing he was brought before an official,
who heard the charge against him,
which was not properly an accusation,
but merely a name, and committed him
to custody. No defense w r as allowed.
The prisoner, indeed, declared his name
and nationality, but not the slightest
attention was given to liis words. The
whole proceeding did not occupy four
minutes, and it ended by the magis
trate’s signing a document of com
mitment w’hicli was suspiciously handy
upon his desk.
Darrell was then conducted to a room
which was much more habitable than
lie had expected his prison to be—in
deed, except for the basic injustice of
the matter, he had no cause to com
plain of his treatment. lie was sub
jected to search, but nothing was taken
from him except liis watch, his pocket
knife, some unimportant letters and a
small part of his money. The prin
cipal portion of liis cash was in large
notes, which he carried in an inner
pocket of his waistcoat. It appeared
to him that the failure to take it was
a genuine oversight ou the part of the
searchers—that they really did not see
the pocket. On the other hand, the
money might have been left with him
that he might buy his way out of the
prison and get shot by a guard just
outside the walls. Such things will
happen in the cast. His traveler’s
checkbook was in his baggage, which,
of course, had fallen iuto the hands of
the police.
Asa matter of form he requested per
mission to communicate with the Amer
ican consul, and it was granted. But
Darrell was not so simple as to suppose
that his letter would be delivered. He
realized fully that he was in a trap,
though he could not understand the
precise object of *>the proceedings.
Doubtless his arrest was connected
with the affairs of Vera Shevaloff. He
might be seriously, suspected of com
plicity in her designs, whatever they
were, and he smiled grimly in his cell
at tlie thought of his ov. a complete ig
norance of the matter. It would have
been hard for tlie governor general’s
secret police to find a >u who knew
less, though they had s. died the city
for the most innocent ■bin its limits.
Reflecting upon tin blern during
a long and tedious < v ,i_ Darrell was
of the opinion that ! ... been arrest-
ea as a mere precaution and would be
held until the affair had been thorough
ly sifted; that Vera was also a prisoner
in the city, her plots more or less fully
known, her llberly and indeed her life
at the mercy of the governor general.
The thought of his own present help
lessness weighed upon him like lead,
and many a vow of vengeance he made
with the name of Ivan Getehikoff as
the chief victim.
Tto BE COICriITUED.I
Birth-marks which mark and
mar the outside of the body are a
grief to every mother whose chil
dren may bear them. But for ev
ery child who bears a birth-mark
on the skin there are many who
bear an indelible birth-mark on the
mind. Nervous mothers have ner
vous children and manv a man and
woman owes an irritable and de
spondent temperament to those
days of dread whetl the mother
waited the hour.cf her maternity.
The use of Dr. Pieice’s Favorite
Prescription strengthensthe mother
for her trial. With strength comes
a buoyancy of spirits and quiet
ness of mind, which is one of the
happiest gifts a mother can bestow
on her offspring. By giving vigor
and elasticity to the delicate wo
manly organs “Favorite Prescrip
tion” practically does away with
the pain of maternity and makes
the baby’s advent as natural and
as simple as the blossoming of a
flower. There is no opium, co
caine or other narcotic contained
in ‘‘Favorite Prescription.”
Ready to Yield.
‘I used DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
for piles and found it a certain cure,”
says S. R. Meredith, Willow Grove,
Del. Operations unnecessary to cure
piles. They always yield to DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve. Cures skin dis
eases, all kinds of wounds. Accept
no counterfeits.
Sold by M. F. Word.
For biliousness use Chamber
lains Stomach & Liver Tablets.
They cleanse the stomach and reg
ulate the liver and bowels, effect
ing a quick and permanent cure.
For sale by Hall & Greene, Drug
gists.
To The Public-
Having abandoned the general
practice of physic on account of
health, I desire those who are owing
me to come forward and settle at
once. These accounts must he set
tled at once or they will be put out
for collection. J. S. Beazlky,
:Jt Stilesboro.
Beauty I mood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im
purities from the body. Begin to-day t
oanish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,- —beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c.
Of what does a bad taste in your
mouth remind you? It indicates
that your stomach is in bad condit
ion and will remind you that there
is nothing so good for such a dis
order as Chamberlain’s Stomach &
Liver Tablets after having once
used them. They cleanse and in
vigorate the stomach and regulate
the bowels. For sale at 25 cents
per box by Hall & Green*, drug
gists.
No Substitute AVanted.
No! I did not ask for a bottle
any cheaper, or twice as large, or
one made by yourselves. I did
ask for and will not have any sub
stitute for Peny Davis’ Painkiller;
I have used it, my father used it
and I w’ould not be surprised if my
grandparents did so too; there is no
imitation that can equal it. That
I am sure of —for stomach ache.
Savethe Children.
Statistics will prove that a large
percentage of deaths among chil
dren may be traced to complicat
ions arising from the early souring
of milk by bacteria. Cholera In
fantum is the most fatal disease of
infancy, and common, especially
with bottle fed infants. Perry Da
vis’ Painkiller in the emergency is
best remedy and saves many a
child's life while the doctor is com
ing. 25 and 50 cents.
Humors feed on humors—the
sooner you get rid of them the bet
ter —Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the
medicine to take.
The Summer Season
is full of dangers particularly for the
children, who not knowing the result
of eating unripe fruit, indulge them
selves, with the usual griping pains
in the stomach as a consequence;
Mothers should have on hand at all
times a bottle of Painkiller(Perry
Davis) which will at once relieve the
sufferer; it is a safe, simple remedy
and it should be kept in every house.
Large bottles 25 and 50 cents.
Millions of People.
in the past sixty years all over the
world could testify to the sterling
worth of Painkiller made by Perry
Davis, as an unfailing remedy for
coughs, colds, bronchitis; try it when
you have those cold chills in your
back —it is a pleasant drink when
prepared according to directions.
CASTOniA.
Bears the /j The Kind You Have Always Bought
B tr G&stfMz&u
CASTOR IA
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signatnre of
and has been made under his per
y sonal supervision since its infanev.
AJlow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good” are but
Experiments that trilie with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
I Our next serial story
"will be Tire Spur oe
Fate, by Ashley
Towne. John Darrell, the hero, is a rich young
American of noble impulses who has led an adven
turous life, going the pace that kills. He is resting
in Paris under the orders of his physician, who has
enjoined absolute quiet. But the spur of fate will
not permit him to rest. In Paris he rescues a Cir
cassian princess from Russian spies who are seeking
to abduct her. D&rrell takes her to the home of one
of his American friends in Paris where she is con
cealed from her enemies. He learns something of her
history—that her father died in exile in Siberia
whence she j 111 has lately
retuened, 1 THE SPUR OF FATE j that she is
suspected of plotting
against the Russian government. She receives some
mysterious visitors and after a few days suddenly dis
appears. Darrell concludes that she has been carried
back to Russia by agents of the government and de
termines to follow’ her. This is the beginning of new
adventures more exciting than any he has hitherto
experienced. And here you have the elements of a
rattling good story —a high strung, chivalrous Ameri
can enlisted in the service of a beautiful princess in
distress. Of course there is love —lots of it. And
just one word of caution. Do not read the first two
chapters unless you mm—m H—m—m
want to read all of the THE SPUR OF FATE
story.
l)r Sawyer’s Positive Cures.
Home treatments fer ladies. One
month’s treatment sl. Call Satur
day’s from 2 to 8 p. m. on Mrs.
A. M. Bartlett. 2t.
CASTORIA.
Bears the /f Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought
%n r
Keep Your Bowels Strong.
Constipation or diarrhoea when
your bowels are out of order. Cas
carets Candy Cathartic will make
them act naturally. Genuine tablets
stamped C. C. C. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, 10c.
Dr. Bull Cough Syrup Cures
a cough or cold at once. Conquers
croup, whooping cough and measles’
cough without fail. Best for bron
ohitis, hoarseness, grippe, pneumo
nia, consumsumption and lung affec
tions. Quick, sure results. Price 25c.
SEABOARD INTERCHANGE
ABE MILEAGE TICKET.
Seaboard Air Line railroad has
placed on sale 1,000 mile tickets at
$25.00, which tickets aje good over
its entire system, also over its im
portant connections, representing in
all approximately 15,000 miles.
Full information as to these tickets
may be obtained upon application to
any agent or representative of the
company. 1 mo
?<m*t Tobacco Spit ad Smoke Tour life Away,
To quit tobacco easily ami forever, be mag
aetic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bae. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. Ail druggists, 50c or sl. Cure guaran
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Cos., Chisago or New York.
Dr. Bull’s Pills For Liver Ills.
One pill a dose. Box, 50 pills, 10 cts.
Cure constipation, impure blood, dys
pepsia, female complaints, stomach
and bowel disorders. Dr. Bull’s Pills
never gripe.
To Cure A < Id In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if fails to cure. E. W.
Grove’s signature is on each box.
Price 25c.
DON’T GET THIN
get fat; get nice anti plump, there is
safety in plumpness.
Summer has tried your foodworks;
winter is coming to try your breath
mill. Fall is the time to brace your
self. ~
But weather is tricky; lookout.
Lookout for colds especially. ,
Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil 18
the subtlest of helps. It is food, the
easiest food in the world; it is more
than food, it helps you digest y°h r
food, and get more nutriment from it-
Don’t get thin, there is safety m
plumpness. Man, woman, and child.
A Wovdf h'l Discovery.
The last quarter of a century record*
many wonderful ills’- iveries m —suicine,
but none that have accomplished more for
humanity than that sterling old household
remedy, Browns’ Iron Bitters. It seems to
contain the very elements of good htaltn,
and neither mm . woman or child can take
it without deriving the greatest benetit.
Browns’Dow 7 ’ ; .-do bv all dealer**
For pimples blotches, bad com
plexion, Hood's Sarsaparilla is tbe
medicine to take— it liasestablishe
this fact.
Xo-l'o-Bar tor Fifty Ceuis.
Guaranteed ">a<-'-o habit cure, makes
men strong. o-i pure. 50c. $1- All drug*--