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woman’s ▼ LAND a qmdrjqawce £i: LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE LUSTRATIONS BY 7&yMA^ cv/=r.w/,r /** sr iots/3 jai&rt «unr / *^p SYNOPSIS. r-a«. a rMce n»*r, of New r«ft . .1 j m. ■ » I ►. _rl»» HlarkMork. •write* ! u M a * <rt otftr H«- *rcrpu, •* *>:.»• 1;*< stork. III! m mi N r ' n N il m* la with Katb - nnr T' ■ r i'.iw< faUa to rearlwt hrr tbnt * i ..«'■«* 1» unworthy of her Msstdai ,• Al !!•» HUT C’OMI arrli two Mi I i*... las ! Van Tu>! Thrri- u 1% NM Van Tojr! omul Coast atrueabw to rr«! Ihr W.-lpUtl I r j*Oi t!**i ChL* Ihr pillow J.» •""» tfc-wi f»*« m unotrd tor oonlrr. • tr a cwim-eid. t*» u U Won> tala am ’•»» l*w.d*» M<M ItiarLatoik a*.the mmmr-trrmr Mil SOW Manor If I" octal hr •Maw (fw. Nit RUriao-li ha* nurrinl kullinlor T* o'.o an i <M «'■ .«»! pur ha*** a it 11 til wl.*.*r *alllr-1 an> a naan Nawt from « distant boat. Hr na a ! f ib-m tin U Cxamrl Applevard. They ami r ai a tenety B'isi. known aa *» *a-'» l~»t <t <*<aa( Marl, out to <•* P*orr *!••- pt*. e and pane# upon aaw de ■*•*( I .. tat* Hr Mrnim a man dr-ad CfMO (unlin and ■jip nai ll ”*e a k*w * - *ma Ktliorltir Thaater. • Urn rapu, -o ttial ho Uiuhtrd andrr the w-js*- of ll.ara. t*» lament the Inland. Hm la t.: nl a »«r'm upotaur and ha* a ata.urs there CHAPTCR IKr—(Cc-.tlnueiS.) “’ fc- id her *s*w«r, ijthft.tj j • US tend afa-B That be >bouUl J <*n ' Ye! (hare net* two thing, la t »-• ad, to calm |.r: an lu.i»er ■•a net*-, puts -eg. tad a eitnpie dig mUf that left Ilf lie toothed tor re MBhBSM A* Ur Coast, rtcrnet'atlly while - did cut t<ply, the itiur hung In ih. ! a lance. whether he should speak | *r mo: whether enlighten her font atth or lea re her iwere she happy to j cer aum.j!| is her fool's Paradise lie tedt kUB»r'.l a prey to discordant tsapniaea pride and generosity conn •■•••a* hi*, each with a double ”1 hold yoar happiness above all i -1*0." he msntwed as the pause leug’b- ' » d—'far above my own. Karherlne ! That is a by 1 ask yon: nr* you bap- j Vt~ k»«* •» r»trHi,- rhe told him 'That do-sn't answer aw" ller eyes ■>(([«! beneath bis ••'•rebuts giant*. 8b* tamed away *»d stared off into :b« vacancy of the •<* How I* o»t to t*:i?" she said pres '» ~U»‘t happiness difficult to A Uuag Oi < uraparative val I am content. that tmiefi 1 *■ ■ "* • has* discovered something *» w* **eber thaa the gratification oi *<ff. I have Ira rued that to serve tz-ana ibm* d ta ta be served. I married the man I loved: b« needs a* amt. could hardly do without me. « am a help to bin la bta work: He •«aa!d pr. bally be unable to ccatinue t without ay assistance I 1 *** L-!f rarwa. a* be baa hts. aa you ta** y«n Who baa I not? Hwt a year is a lone time; I have teamed mu-b siace . . " she took ****** I'eath "Tea." she concluded cwmly “I think 1 may aay 1 am hap py Garrett " Bwt ah* kept her face averted Aad tbu • be asked, stepping to her aide and lightly touching her bare fare-arm with bta Dicer Juat below her left elbow lour *"*»■ bke blwlab strtpea aet close lo »* ’b-r. aaciod owl like weals upon her deUcate skin, where the flesh bad haea braised by the cruel pressure or a mac s strong fingers At Us touch she recoiled with a halt s'ftb l cry her (ace blazing •‘At'—don't—!" she gasped, trying with (al -ring Ungers to pull down ’*>- slews" But realizing that It was taw late, ‘hat be had already sten. she recoetred. sullenly leaving (be sleeve aa It was **■ ,crT) wJd Coil soberly; “I j tf.iB'l ta- an to touch you. I didn't \ 'b.-k—fend Icigutin •> hat—W ha! | •aff •°* *»K« ><hi in forget Only tfen* la bis mark. Ka theme " »>!! • Ik* !U>bcd defiantly. “Slid • fent if H U* W he or am I. answer »**• to you* Can he not touch me (list feta nadeefniing and pene trating *a*e dUv rted her; her an «*r ran* unconvincing even to her •aif “It was an accident.” she lin efeed tamely. One of the servants argered faun—they are Chinese end stapid—end t* fau blindness he mis tonfe m Itrr the man and caught my arts * It mast have hurt.* said Coast, try «Mf K» believe her fefae nas silent, racing him with a •race at bravado lie booed “I leg your iiardoa. it was. as you suggest. none of toy affair | merely happened to notice, and tt Mart Jed me Will yon be good enough to tell me the tray to the beach*” Silently the woman indicated a path leading nnay f:om the gate. Still he lingered, leftirg his eyes drink their BU of her. and knew, tn n swift flash of certitude, that sever kad Che fame mere dear 'o him than W this moment of renunciation. that never would fals heart's allegiance waver from her. whatever her mood or arcumstBi.ee Whether she suf fered bun or as cow sedulously dts cowrtenwnced him. hts queen could do ae wrung With a ugh inaudible, he went to the gate "There * Latbi-.g I can serve you In. Katherine?" "Xotfathg—only go away.” •Then goed-hy* He shrugged sightly. Sited his cap and put himself outside the door yard. Cut. Uarreti He stopped SLe moved down to thr Jcnce •iarr-tt." nhc begged, breathless with the aaxiet> roused by an unsus pected talent fear, promise me sotnt thtBS lie looked down Into her sweet (ace. plaintive with appeal "Name It.” said Tf by any chance you should meet him—Douglas—I’m not sure w^iere be 1'U he careful." he assured her. "Don't worry; I ahant let him know whn 1 am. If possible. 1’U keep out of Me way." Hot eyes were eloquent of tnex preedhlr relief “Thank you." she fal tered. keenly alive to the trite Inad equacy of the words. “And. Garrett, you're net—not angry with ir.e?" “Angry? With you!” She was twisting her hands togeth er. “1 can't seem to forget." she said in a tremor. “I've tried—I only wish I might—but I can't, I can't. Remem ber that, if I seen unkind." “You haven't been unkind to the man who shot Van Tuyl." he said, in spite of hitr.self. She did not seem to hear, or. if she beard, to read the riddle in his enig matic answer, “it isn't that alone." she protested; "that, perhaps. I could forget in time You weren't yourself; Douglas has always Insisted you were rot But. O Garrett. Garrett; it was ’•manly, it was unworthy of you to try to shield yourself by accusing him! That I can't forget, that I'm afraid I shall never learn to forgive. Why. Garrett, why did you permit that man Warburton to do it?" !:• ht ard her out in pitiful patience. t'Xi (i ■ i !y moved for anger or resent :r.--nt to have any place in the conflict ol his thoughts “As to that." he said, his tone col or!. >?. I would ask you to suspend judgment if vou hadn't already pro nounced it But I leave you this to onslder: one of two men only could cave kilit d Van Tuyl Dundas we ex dreamed that man could be ao low, so vile!" she said; and he wished him self beneath the foot she stamped. "I hate you!” she told him; and beneath his breath he whispered over and over: “1 love you, I love you!” “I ask nothing.” he said, when she had to stop, as much for lack of words as breath, “more than that you think it over. You've told me what you think of me—and 1 daresay you’re somewhat justfied. But think it over; you owe me and you owe yourself that. Weigh the worst you knew of me before Van Tuyl was shof against what you have learned of Blackstock since you married him; then judge be tween us. Try to think which would be the more likely to lose his temper because of a drunken man's maudlin i insolence. At best you'll admit it's ! his word against mine, Dundas’s word I deciding. And one way or another Uur.das was a perjurer: first bis tes timony convicted me. then his testi mony set me free." "What do you mean by that?” she demanded, impressed in spite of her self. "Dundas,” he explained patiently, "committed suicide in the Tombs a lew days ago. alter signing a confes sion that he had testified ialsly at my trial. On the strength of that con fession ! was pardoned by the Gov ernor. You understand.?” Her face was ghastly. “You bought that confession." she asserted between I set teeth He smiled painfully. “I presume 1 might have anticipated that. . . “You daren’t deny you bought it!” “From a . man contemplating sui cide?” That silenced her. Her poor, dis traught wits would frame n<Tretort to his inexorable logic. Pulled this way and that by doubts, each more ter rible than Its fellow, she could no She Kept Her Face Averted. cept iy mutual consent; Blackstock admits and I admit be didn't do it. There remain Blackstock and myself, neither of whom could have been con ricked on the other's unsupported evi dence." You are cowardly to say this to me, r.hen he's not here!” But he had a level and emotionless look with which to meet the irnpas -toned scorn she showed him. "Perhaps; but don't forget I asked only th< opportunty to say as much to him. . . . Has It ever occurred to ycu that Dundas. not your husband, sent tue to Sing Sing—that, had Dun das been in nty pay. Blackstock would now be occupying the cell I occupied?" He had himself well in hand. Other wise she must have seen how deeply moved he was. Simply to watch her and not give way was almost more than he could endure. His eyes kindled and bis face blazed, and nis heart ached—with bis love for her. the longing that he must never voice. But she did not see. She was answering him: her words came in a torrent, stumbling over one another: her voice vibrant with unutterable contempt sounded in bis bearing like the hymning of angels. ' Oh.” she cried In loathing—“insuffer able!'* And the desire to catch uer in bis arms and stop her lips «vitn kisses was like a pain. ”1 never more than sway and stare at him with eyes blank in a face like parchment. His heart bled for her in her mis ery. If he could he would have un said all that he had said, to ease her suffering “1 feel like a dog." he told her contritely: "to have told you this . . . I meant not to. but . . . I couldn’t help it. Think and . . . and judge between us, Katherine." "It is a lie!” she waiied. "You have lied to me—everything you have said was lies—all lies. I don't believe you. . . Hut you have poisoned my life for me! . . . Truth or lies: what am I to believe? . . I am the most wretched of women, and you have made me so. Why couldn't you leave me In peace? Why must you have come to make me suffer so? How am I to know what is true, what false? . . . Oh, you are monstrous! You are cruel, cruel! If only you would go and let me forget! . . . Go. go. and let me be!" In his remorse, reluctant to leave her so. he tried to comfort her wltn broken protestations that even be knew were rank with insincerity; nor would be willingly have gone before she grew more composed. But at length, despairing, be yielded to her unending importunity, and bowing bis head, went his way in a daze of mis ery as black and dense as the relent less. sullen fog. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Work Bernhardt’s Recipe Ravages of Old Father Time Meld Back by Constant Activity and Regular Habits. It was Carlyle who. In his dogmatic fashion, declared that the only true happiness of a u;an was that of "clear, decided activity in the sphere for which by nature and circumstances he has been fitted and appointed.” There is. perhaps, little in common between lbs grim old Scotchman and Mrae. Sarah licrnhadt. and yet we find the vfvacl ; ous Frenchwoman still a mistress of 1 her art at sixty-seven, and Just about | to sail for her native land after a tour 1 of America, during which in the course of 35 weeks she has given 285 per ; formances. 90 of them at one-night stands, netting for herself a round | quarter of a million dollars and for the theatrical managers probably double as much, glvtng voice to much the tune view. “Can you.** a reporter for the New York Sun asked her In English. “leave behind you a recipe for youth and beauty?” The question was interpret ed and madame smiled and gave her hand a deprecatory toss, the grace of which was inimitable. "He is gallant, this young man,” she said. “There is no secret. But. yes. work! Always I work. One grows old slowly who works, for there is the satisfaction of accomplishment. I could not be idle. 1 would be miserable. Always 1 must be doing something. Plenty of sleep, a sparing diet and not too much fresh air. so!" Later madame voiced her sentiments even more expressively. "Health,” she said, “comes from the i good God, but I work like the devlL" More Than She Knows. “The last time I saw your husband he was trying to stop smoking. Has he stopped?” "I don't know. You, of course, know that he is dead.” plan suimer home Colorado Citizens Would Provide Mansion for President. Drawings Have Been Finished for a Veritable Palace of Picturesque Design for Occupancy by'the Chief Executive. Denver, Colo.—The citizens or Colo rado have started a campaign to pro vide for the president or the United States a summer home In this state. The plans, which have already been completed, call tor a veritable palace of most original and picturesque de sign, the like of which does not exist in this country. It will take rank with any of the existing palaces ot European monarchs. The idea orig inated with John Brisben Walker, and a committee of prominent Colorado men is now in charge of the move ment. The proposed home is on the Mount Falcon, 15 miles from Denver, in the front range of the Rockies. It is planned to make the gift a token from the people of Colorado, and contribu tions are now coming in from all over tho state. The fund was started by subscriptions from leading bankers and business men in Denver. Ground has already been broken and it is be lieved that the building will be con structed in time for the next summer j season. During his recent visit to Denver, President Taft was apprised of the summer home plan, and expressed the opinion that no locality could otter finer natural attractions for such a structure. The proposed house will be unique in many wavg and exceedingly at tractive. The plans call for a noble and massive structure of gray gran ite. contrasting with the natural set ting for the building. The house will provide ample room for the presi dent’s attendants and assistants. Au tomobiles would bring the summer home with forty minutes of Denver. The view that the sue of the build ing commands is its strongest feature and it Is this that was strongly urged in making a choice of sites. Among The Proposed House. all the wonderful and beautiful scenk spots within a short distance of Den ver, Mount Falcon, perhaps, stands pre-eminent. From the north terrace of the mountain, upon which the drawing-room and library will open the steep mountain side, wooded with pines, drops down 2,000 feet into the rushing waters of Bear creek; to the south, 75 miles away, is Pike's peak Denver lies 14 miles away to th; northeast. When a passing cloud covers the city with its shadow, the plains seem barren of houses. Thee suddenly the sunlight pierces through and a great city stands revealed. MAN CAPTURES SKUNKS ALIVE Michigan Youth Has Trapping Beaten to Frazzle—Makes Pets of Prizes. Grant, Mich.—Much interest is man ifest in this vicinity over the work of Amiel Sodestrom, a young man liv ing six miles west of this place, whe has discovered new work for his fen ret. which he uses in capturing skunkt instead of rabbits. Amiel discovered that his ferret had no fear of an encounter with any skunk on entering the underground home of the latter. Soon after learn ing of this power of the ferret, the young man contrived a plan to capture the skunk in a manner more conveni ent than digging or trapping. As the ferret enters the home of the skunk a large bag is placed over the hole and soon the skunk is quietly reposing on the inside of the bag. One peculiar feature of the whole affair is the fact that the young hunt er, upon arival at home, seldom ex periences any inconvenience In fondl ing the prize after it is in capltivity one day and often can pick it up In his hands. PLACES MONEY IN SHOE BOX Woman Mistake* Receptacle in a New York Hotel for Safety De ' posit Vault. New York.—Mistaking a small wood en box built into the wall of her room t the Waldorf-Astoria for a safe-depos it box, a woman of Georgetown, S. C. who arrived in New York, deposited $900 in cash and jewelry valued at $6,000 in the box that night, and re tired with the satisfaction that her val uables would be secure. When she awoke next morning the gems anc money were missing. Soon afterward William Peterson, a hotel valet, turned up with the $90( and the missing jewelry. “While making my rounds for the shoes at 2 a. m." said he. "I fount this money and jewelry in the box where the shoes are placed.” PUTNAM FADELESS DYES Color more goods brighter and faster colors than any other dye. One 10c package colors all fibers. They dye in cold water better than any other dve You ran dye any garment without npping apart. Write for free booklet—How to Dye. Bleach and Mix Colore. MONROE DRUG COMPANY,? Quincy! IIL LAW’S INJUSTICE MADE PLAIN Farmer’* Grievance Was That Story Once Accepted Should Not Remain Good. A story is being told at the expense of an old English farmer who was recently called upon to explain why he had failed to take out a license fot a favorite fox terrier dog. “ 'E’s nob but a puppy," the defendant remarked, in response to a question as to the animal's age. “Yes. yes! So you say. But how old is he?" “Oh, weel. 1 couldn’ tell to a bit,” was the reply. “I never was much good at remember ing dates, but 'e's nobbut a puppy." On the other hand, it was maintained that the animal in question was a very, very old-fashioned puppy, and the magistrate Inflicted the usual fine. Shortly afterward the farmer was met by a friend who wanted to know how he had fared at the police court. “Nobbut middlin’,” was the reply. “Did they fine you?" “Yes," respond ed the victim; "an’ 'ang me if I can understand it! Last year an' the year afore that I told the same tale about the same dog. an' it wor alius good enough afore! Who's been tamperin’ wi' the law sin' last year?" His Exact Sort. “What kind of a glass of fashion did Ophelia consider Hamlet?" “As long as she called him Lord Hamlet. 1 suppose she considered him a peer glass." Man and Meter Both Unique. A Kansas City man notified the gas company that his meter was running slow. Greater honesty hath no man than this. LEISURE PROVIDED FOR. “‘Marry in haste and repent at leis ure,’ you know.” ‘‘Yes; but my fiancee is rich enough, so I'll have the leisure all right." Swallowing Glory. The litle daughter of a well-known : Baltimore clergyman recently startled ' the family while at breakfast by sud ■ denlv exclaiming: Tm full of glory!" "What on Nearth do you mean, child?” the father hastened to ask. "Why,” exclaimed the youngster, "a sunbeam just got on my spoon, and I've swallowed it." Most of life’s so-called tragedies are merely comedies. The fellow who shoots off his mouth i doesn’t always hit the mark. Eager to See. "I have a poem here entitled ‘Alone with Nature,’ ” said the sallow young man with the long hair and the frayed trousers. “It is a personal impres sion.” “Is it?” replied the editor of the Chicago Record-Herald, as he hastily glanced at the opening lines. “Have you ever been alone with nature?" “I have, and, oh, it is glorious—glo rious!” .* “Here's a dime. Get on a trolley car and ride as far as you can. Go back to nature and spend another hour or two alone with her. You say you plucked the hazel blossoms by the stream. If you are able to find any place where you can do that let me know. I want to watch you while you do it." Walking for Nerves. The nerves suffer from want of pure oxygen. They run like a net work all through the skin and when they are overwrought the skin is apt to be dry and colorless. Walking is ; an excellent tonic for the nerves. It ! gives them strength to control them I selves. If one has means or leisure, there are plenty of other more enjoyable ex ercises. But few forms are so bene ficial as the regular daily jaunt of j four or five miles for obtaining a good j complexion. Too Much Reclining. “How as it that Gamps failed in ' his bed-manufacturing business?” "He got too much in sympathy with the j business.” “How could he do that?” j “He lay down on the job.” It is the common lot of man not to I get an uncommon lot. A Hold-Up An Oppressive Trust. Before the Coffee Roasters’ Association, in ses sion at Chicago on Thursday, Thomas J. Webb, of Chicago, charged that there is in existence a coffee combine which is “the most monstrous im position in the history of human commerce.” There is very slight exaggeration about this statement. It cornea very close to being literally true. There is a coffee combine in Brazil, from which country comes the bulk of the coffee used in the United States, which is backed by the gov ernment of Brazil and financed by it, which com pels American consumers, as Mr. Webb said, “to pay famine prices for coffee when no famine exists.” The worst thing about this is that the consum ers of the United States have been compelled to put up the money through which this combine, to further cinch them, has been made effective. There were formerly revenue duties imposed upon all coffce entering the United States. Those taxes were denounced as an imposition Upon the people; as taxing the poor man’s breakfast table, arid the like. The taxes were removed. Immediately thereafter Brazil imposed an export duty upon, coffee up to the full amount of theformercustoms taxes in this country. The revenue which for merly went into the treasury of the United States was diverted to the treasury of Brazil. The poor man’s breakfast coffee continued to cost him the same old price. But this was only the commencement. The “valorization” plan was evolved in Brazil. Through this plan the government, using the rev enues derived from the export duties for the pur poses, takes all of the surplus crop in a season of large yields and holds it off the market, thus keeping the supply down to the demands of the market and permitting the planters to receive a moeh higher price than they would otherwise have done. The United States consumes more Brazilian cof fee than does the rest of the world. We are the best customers of Brazil, and Brazil buys little from.us. Now Brazil is promoting, financing and maintaining a trust designed, and working effect ively for the purpose, to compel American con sumers to pay an exorbitant price for the coffee they use. What is the remedy 1—Seattle- Port-In teiligeneer—Xov, 19,1911. 1& Standard statistics of the coffee trade show a falling off in sales during the last two vears of over two hundred million pounds. Authenticated reports from the Postum factories in this city show a tremendous increase in the sale of Postum in a like period of time. While the sales of Po6tum invariably show marked increase year over year, the extraordinary demand for that well known breakfast beverage during 1911 is very likely due to a public awakening to the oppression of the coffee trust. Such an awakening naturally disposes the multitude who suffer from the ill effects of coffee drinking to be more re ceptive to knowledge o? harm which so often conies as a result of the use of the drug-beverage, coffee.—Batilt Creek Evening Naef—Ike. 19,1911. POSTUM is a pure food-drinK made of the field grains, with a pleasing flavour not unliKe high grade Java. A Big' PacKag'e About 1; lbs. Costs 25 cts. At Grocers \ Economy to one’s purse is not the main reason for using Postum. It is absolutely free from any harmful substance, such as “caffeine” (the drug in coffee), to which so much of the nervousness, biliousness and indiges tion of today are due. Thousands of former coffee drinKers now use Postum because they Know from experience the harm that coffe^ drinKing causes. Boil it according to directions (that’s easy) and it will become clear to you why— “There’s a Reason” . Postum Cereal Company, Limited, Battle CreeK, Michigan.