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Mm. .TiVtrrrpf'A. wy? !lr Jl STORY g Y The Real Agatha By Edith Huntinr-ion Mtton Picture by Weil Walter. Frey Qimtitxll Aleifiirc Wilion D a Copyright, Ivor. ty A. C. M(Clur A Co. SYNOPSIS. T.nnl Wllfrnil Vincent and Arrlilbalil TorluuiP aro Ititrnilucctl at tint npcnliiK f tho ntory, In l.tiulittul, th latter rolatliiK the tale. The pair on un outliiK ihIhh tholr train nml xeekliiK recreation meet "the Honorahlo AKutlm Wyeltlioff," wlioHe liand Ik much HoUKht after, he cntiHB of her wealth. Klvo other AKittha Wycklioffs are introilnrctl. Tho tleccuneil flleifather. In ntt eccentric moment, maile IiIh will so that the real Agatha, helieaH to IiIh fortune nml tho castle at Wye, Kngtanri, tnlKht we.l her alllnlty. Tints Mrs. Arrnlstcail. chaperon, wn In duty tintiml to keep the real AKatha'd Identity unlinown. An attempt by TerhuiiH to Kathcr it clew from thu chnperon fall". Toihtinn IIikIh old hooks eontnlnliiK pic ture of a former llaroness WyckholT, which Is exnetly llko AK"tha Hlxtli, whom he In courtltiB. Agatlui Klfth confesses her lovo for Vincent and also that Hlie Ih the real heiress, Ho spurns her proposal. Many cIcwh to Identity of the real Acatha prove fruitless. CHAPTER IV. Continued. Loft to myself, I was thinking out my plan of campaign as regarded Agatha Third when n slight noise in tho back of tho room attracted my attention. I looked up, startled, for it was late, and tho large, dimly lighted drnwlng room was rather an eerie place, and saw over the back of my chair the Blight form of tho secretnry approaching. Her hair was ns neat as usual and her dress was the samo simple gruy gown sho wore when I had seen her first. "I beg your pardon, Mr. Terhuno," sho said, timidly, yet without hesita tion, "am sorry to disturb you, but would you have the goodness to glvo mo a little of your timo?" "Certainly," I replied, rising, "though tho hour Is late. Won't you be seated?" and I found her a chair. Tho secretary leaned back against it and folded her hands. "I shnll be quick," sho said; "but I want to ask you something." Sho spoko In a low voice, but with perfect composure, though she never lifted her eyes. I caught myself wondering whether she cast them down habitual ly, so that people might observe tho length of her black eyelashes. "Yes?" I said, to oncourago lior. "Of course, you know Lord Vincent very well, don't you?" As sho naked mo this direct question sho looked mo full In tho face, and ns my oyes met hers I mentally thanked her for her mercy in not often permitting mnn to gazo into them. "Yes," I said, recovering myself, "I know him very well." "And ho tells you things, doesn't ho?" "Most things," I replied, wondering at what sho was driving. "Then could you "tell me, please, If if ho accepted Miss Agatha tho one with tho hazel oyes that you call Agatha Fifth when she told him she loved him?" I was uevcr more astounded in my life. How did sho know that Agatha Fifth had told Vincent sho loved him, and how did it concern her? Porhaps, however, sho was acting under Mrs. Armlstcad's orders, but if so sho ought to have said so. "That's a question of a vory personnl nature," I said, and eyed her search ingly; "but I don't think Lord Vincent would mind, as long as you know so much about it, if I toll you that ho refused the young lady who was Indis creet enough to ask him to marry her." Tho secretary gave a sudden start, and then, by what seemed to bo con siderable effort, regained control of herself. "Ho refused hor,". I continued for tho girl and her questions ind hor genuine feeling Interested me "al though sho told him sho was tho real Honornblo Agatha." I was so proud of Vincent for that that I was glad to be ablo to tell someone about It. "Sho said that and ho rofiiBcd hor?" repeated the girl In nn awed tono. "How could ho do it, how could ho?" "Then it was true? Sho Is really tho daughter of Fletcher Hoyd?" I cried eagerly. At last I had stumbled upon the truth, for I knew thu secre tnry was in tho secret. Hut sho only smiled at mo. "You nro a good man," she said, "a good man." Tho room was growing chilly and tho flro was getting low, and as sho spoke sho slipped down from tho high chair and seated herself on n llttlo stool at my feet, stretching out her slim hands toward tho blaze. "I thank you," sho said, simply, nud gazed Into tho flro a moment, while I gazed at hor slendor young figure, hor pink and white skin, straight, llttlo nose, nml wide, red mouth witli its Ou Maurler chin and all In a niomont I felt my wt pitying tho poor llttlo girl. Vln ent was such an attractive yaunir scamp, lie might be playing fast and louse with her affections without In tending it or realizing Hint ho was doing so. Involuntarily 1 leaned to ward her. "My dear young lady,'" I said, and as I spoke I caught myself thinking her really good looking. "If sho only did her hair decently," 1 thought, "I'd cnll her n beauty, 1 really believe I should." "My dear young lady," I said, "tell mi' In conlldenco and per haps I can help you. Do you er aro you er or Interested in Lord Wil fred? If, so. allow me, 1 conjure you, nny, I beg of you, to put all thought of him out of your head. He doesn't mean it, but ho is a grnceless young flirt. Ho doesn't mean a word he say's. Let mo warn you be advised " I stopped short. In the midst of my well-mount flow of words, I stopped short, for, could I believe my eyes, tho secretary was laughing at me. "My denr old man," she said sho did, actually "my dear old man, your warnings arc superfluous, for I am n married woman," nnd, still laughing, she left the room. CHAPTER V. Alone, I sat for n moment speech less with astonishment, as thu secre tary left the room, and, as I took my way slowly and thoughtfully upstairs, I resolved that this was another thing thnt I would not tell Vincent; ho would bo far more likely to ridicule mo than to thank mo for my effort In his behalf. Some time after this, on a perfect day, Agnthn Third and I I had spent almost every hour since tho dinner In hor company, I may remark had planned a little excursion which would keep us outdoors all day. Wo were going on a picnic up tho llttlo river. Have you over tried a picnic for two? (tlvcn the right companion and a day like thnt, I'd warrant It to cure any attack of the blues. Agatha Third had assured me that tho prettiest spot for our luncheon wns a llttlo Island In tho center of tho stream where tho current ran broad and deep, about three miles below tho castle. Tho day wns fair, tho girl was fairer, and the moments were full of joy to me. Wo had crossed n llttlo bridge about n lnllo from the castle and were proceeding up tho left bank of the river when n sudden turn of tho stream brought two others of our houso party "Tell Me In Confidence and Perhaps I Can Help You." Into view. On the opposite bank wns Vincent In high boots, knockorbockors, whlto shirt with sleeves rolled up, and a farmer's broad-brimmed hat of straw. Ho was busy over a broken Ashing rod which ho was trying to mend. In tho center of tho stream, whore the current ran swift and dan gerously deep, a girl stood on a largo bowlder, flBhlui$ Other bowlders nt In tervals between tho ono sho was stand ing on and tho shore whero Vincent was Indicated tho menns by which sho had attained her precarious position. I recognized the girl ns Agatha Sec ond, and smiled pityingly as I thought of poor Vincent, Invnrlably wasting his tlmo with tho wrong Agatha. "Hullo!" thoy cried, cheerfully, and wo waved our hands and asked them what luck they'd had. This isn't al ways a safo question to nsk a fisher man, but I notlco that peoplo who nro not Ashing themselves Invnrlably find great satisfaction In asking It. Vin cent said lie hadn't caught any Ash, nnd asked If I'd landed mlno yet. Just llko IiIb Impudence! Ho'd say any thing If ho thought It was funny, no matter how It might annoy other peo plo. Just ns I was thinking of some re tort pollto onough to utter aloud, Agatha Second's rod began to bend and jerk, nnd Immediately thero was so much action going on that In my ex citement I forgot what I was about to say. I nm n fisherman of somo skill myself. Well, tho polo began to bond and tho Agatha on tho rock begnn to scream, und Vincent shouted direc tions from tho bank "Easy thero, easy," ho entreated her; "give him moro lino, Aggie, moro lino." "I can't!" sho screamed at tho top of her voice; "something's caught, and ho pull3 so." "Tho reel!" I shouted, Jumping up and down. "Tho reel! Prosa tho knob and let her go!" I know In a moment tho sort sho had. It was jUBt llko mine, a patent ono with a spring reel initio often stuck that way. All this tlmo tho AbIi waB leaping about, sometimes Jumping out of tho water so that wo could see him, and ho was n big fol low. "Lot mo nlone; I can do It myself," cried the girl, as Vincent startod to help her, but even ns sho spoke hor trim little foot slipped on thu wet stone, and, losing her balanco com pletely, ahe fell backward Into tho deep water, while the rod disappeared upstream. in a moment Vincent was running nt top speed along tho bank till ho rnnio to a llttlo point of laud near which tho drowning girl must pass. As sho ap proached ho leaped Into the water, and. sti Iking diagonally upstream, seized her by her clothing, nnd, fight ing his way back, safely gained tho point of land. Meantime I had run up tho river toward a boat that I had observed near the hank. Jumping in I soon reached tho spot whero lay tho unconscious form of Agatha Second. All this tlmo I was dimly awaro of tho fact that Agatha Third had never stopped screaming and wns now run ning up and down' on the opposlto bank sobbing and Wringing her hands. When I reached Wilfred ho was anx iously bending over tho girl, but ap parently without tho slightest Idea what to do. I Immediately fell to chafing her hands and resorting to tho other well known expedients for reviving tho drowned, and to enable' her to breathe moro freely I removed tho tlght-llttlng dickey of her sailor suit. It was not long hefoie sho began to regain con sciousness, nnd It wns at this mo ment that I made a most amazing dis covery, for around tho neck of tho girl I saw n little silver chain, and on It was strung a heavy gold ring set with a large cioss of old-fashioned em eralds. 1 called to Vincent, and ns I pointed nt the mnmitllcent nnd telltale piece of Jewelry we both gazed at It, speechless with surprlso nt discover ing In such a mannur the secret of tho Honorable Agatha's Identity. Ileforo sho bud quite regnined her conscious ness I readjusted her dickey, nnd when she was nblo to stand wo wrapped her In our coats and carried her to the boat. Thero wasn't room in it for more tlinn two, so I mado Vincent get In with her nnd row back to the castle. So thoy left us, and Agatha Third and I, too thoroughly up set by the accident to wish to carry through our picnic, followed thom bnck, walking ono on each aldo of tho stream until wo reached tho bridge, whero we joined forces. Ab we returned I did a grcnt deal of thinking. So It was Agatha Second, after all, who wns tho real Honorable Agatha. For cortalnly hor possession of tho Wyckhoff ring, mentioned in tho will, wns proof positive. Now that I thought of It, tho suspicious circum stance of Agatha Third's seemingly in voluntary rising when Vincent tonsted the Honorable Agatha, admitted of many explanations. At nny rate, whatever her reason for her action, tho presence of tho Wyckhoff ring on tho neck of Agatha Second had proved to mo tho fnlslty of that other clow and tho Identity of our fair but mys terious hostess. (TO UK CONTINUED.) HEART BEATS GIVE WARNING. Irregular Action That Presage At tack of Scarlet Fever. Tho scnrlet fever henrt is a pe cullarlty latoly noticed for tho flrsi time, by a German medical man. With tho stethoscopo It Is recognized by a reduplication of tho Arst heart sound, followed by a rough rasping or scraping, and this appears at tho onset of many cases of scarlet fover, often when no other symptoms aro to bo detected. In somo epidemics theso sounds may bo heard in tho majority of casea, while at othor times thoy may bo quite regularly absent. Tholr presence Is of great valtio in diagnosis and may bo tho only warning signal to guard against tho spread of Infection. A boy who was pale, languid and anaemic had no other .symptoms ex cept tho'lrregular heart sounds. From these his case was decided to bo scar let fever nnd subsequent pooling of tho skin proved tho correctness of tho diagnosis. Certain children In tho chlckeripox wnrd of a hospital were restless and obviously 111. Tho heart sounds Indicated scarlet fovor, and In theso cases, too, desquamation fol lowed, although thero had been no eruption or other sign. Directly nfter ward this ward had nn outbreak of scarlot fover in its usual form. HISTORIAN AN IRRITABLE MAN. Freeman's Temper Flared Up Over Intellectual Differences. Freoman, tho historian, it was said, was apt to grow Irritablo over mat ters of Intellectual difforenco. Ono day ho was at the Mncmlllans, when tho convorsntlon turnod upon tho sub Ject of Ireland. Mr. Mncmlllan said that, for his part, ho was In favor of granting autonomy. Wheroupon Froomnn began to growl nt tho tiso of a Greek word. "Why can't you spenk English?" de manded ho, "and say homo rule, In stead of spenklng Greek, which you don't know?" Ono of tho guests flushed with anger nnd ventured to reprovo Froeman, calling his attention to tho respect duo tholr host, and at tho samo time paying tribute to Mr. Mncnilllan's ro mnrkablo abilities. Hut although Froeman did not npologizo In so many words, ho smoothed tho mnttor ovor by a humorous repetition of his criti cism. Later, somo ono montlonod gout. "Thero you go again!" ox clnlmed Froeman. "Why can't wo cnll It foc-woo?" Comfort Before Art. Architecture la n lost art. To-day wo need only hygienic, comfortnblo buildings. Our modern cities nro ugly, but wo do not notice It. Thoy suit tho modorn state of mind and the modern conditions of llfo. Munich Kunst. DAVID MADE KING OVER ISRAEL AND JUDAH Sunday School Leiion for Sept. 13, 1008 Specially Arranged for Thl Paper LK8KON Ti:.T.-2 Samuel 2:1-7; C:l-5. Memory verses, 2 Ham, 6:1, C. COMMON TEXT. "David went on nnd grew giTtit, and thn Lord Clod of Hoata was with him." 2 Ham. 6:10. THU COUNTItY. Tho rlenvngo which lirrniiiQ permanent after Holonion lind lorn; existed In tendency. Apparently united under Snul, the trlhes showed their dlverReiico In tho early years of David a northern and a southern Jjlngdom. ri.ACI-:.-HnvUrn (list capital whs nt Helnon. Later he mado .lerusalim his capital as more icntrnl, nnd more easi ly defended. TI.Mi:. David wan king over Judith seven and onn-half years, H. C. lO&S-tOIS (Uhshcr); or nH revised ly t'r Assyilun Kponyiu Canon, about 10 years later. Comment and Suggestive Thought. David had fitted himself for tho kingship. Ho had almost Ideal qual ities. Hut ho needed training by less or and easier tnsks for tho great, en during, glorious kingdom he was to create and rule. Hence, for seven years ho wns fnlthful ovor a few tilings in order thnt ho might rule well over many things. Havltl wns now HO years old. He had had a chcckoied llfo for tho last ten years; but ovcry hour of it wan n part of IiIh preparation. It takes a great variety of experi ences to make us completo nnd lilted to do tho greatest good. David h llfo was Ailed "with tho strangest vicissi tudes twinging trough an arc thnt em hi need much If not all of human ex perience. Edward Irving finely says of him, 'Every angel of Joy nnd of sorrow Bwept, ns ho passed, over the chords of David'B harp, and tho hearts of n hundred men strove nnd struggled together within tho narrow continent of his ' Blnglo heart.' "Professor Moorehead. Hebron, tho Cnpltal, was ono of tho most ancient cities In tho world, Hit tinted In n high, mountainous region, 11,300 feet nbovo tho sen. It was easi ly dofended. It wan far enough from tho Philistines nud from tho northern tribes to bo safo. It was In u region familiar to David in IiIh exile, und where ho himself was well known. Hebron hnd been the home of his an cestor Abraham. In tho sldo of n neighboring "ravine was tho cavo of Machpelah, whero the fathers of the nntlou slept In God." Isaac and Re bekah had lived hero. Near by wna tho tho brook Eschol where grew tho luxurlnnt vino from which Uie Bples, moro than four centuries before, had cut down tho fnmoiiH clusterB. SnyB Professor Hlalkle, "To llvo In Hebron, nnd not feel faith quickened to now llfo, would have Indicated n soul dead to every Impulse of patriotism nnd piety." V. -1. "Tho men of Jtulah . . . anointed David king." TIiIh was tho public ceremony of coronation. Tho kingdom camo to him, not only by divine nppolntment, but by choice of tho people thomsclwB (v. 7;1 Chron. ll:l-:i.) Tho two coincided. David Reigned at Hebron seven nnd one-half years (2 Sam. fi:5), in a quiet and peaceful manner, growing in fa vor with God und man, and laying the foundations for his great work of con solidating nnd lccoiistructlug tho na tion. David neenmo King In the Host Pos sible Wny. (1) He did not seek the olllce, but tho oflloo sought him. V. 1. "Then camo nil tho tribes of Is rael to David." They camo by their elders (v. II), representing, according to 1 Chron. 12:2:1-40. 339,600 wnrrlors. Thoy gave good roasoiiH. (2) Ho wob Saul't nnturnl successor, being his son-in-law; and to muko this moro evident, ho insisted that his wife MIclial who hal been taken away from him by Saul, should bo returned to him. They said "Wo aro thy bono nnd thy flesh," both by race and by nlllanco with their royal house. (3) Ho had proved himself n strong nnd worthy leader, both as wnrrlnr nnd statesman. Thoy recnlled hlH splendid feats of arms when nil tho tribes woro ono kingdom. V. 2. "Thou wast ho that leddest out," etc. All through ills past llfo, slnco tho con flict with Goliath, David had shown generalship, wisdom, skill, forbear ance, courage, knowledge of men, nnd trust In God. (1) IIo wns divinely appointed, tho ono whom God saw to bo tho best ono to bo their king "tho Lord said to thee." Tho man whom God chooses for an office Is the man tho peoplo need. (5) lie hnd the right Ideas concern ing tho duties of n king. "Thou Bhnlt reed." Literally, "Thou ehnlt shop hord;" n natural metaphor to express tho ruler's enro for his peoplo. It 1b used by Greek poets, o. g Homer, whoso regular titlo for Agamemnon 1b "Shepherd of tho peoples.' Cam bridge Hiblo. Tho truo king, over truo ruler, seeks not to obtain all ho can from tho people, but to do all ho can for them; not to plunder tho sheep, but to shepherd them. David well knew whnt was meant (G David's wns a constitutional mon archy, not a despotism. Practical Pohito. David wns u flno examplo of Christ's parables of tho talents und tho pounds. Faithfulness in lesser tilings Is tho only way to hlghor and better tilings. David waa now hearing tho Lord's "Weil dono, good nnd faithful ser-' vant; thou hast been faithful over a fow things, I will mnko theo ruler over many things," (Matt. 25:21). To bo king over ourselves. "Ha that ruloth his own spirit Is greater than ho thnt tukoth a city." A Syrian proverb runs, "Escnpo from self Is better than escape from a lion." A SIMPLE SAFEGUARD IN BUYINQ PAINT. Everybody should know how simple nnd easy It is to nvold nil uncortnlnty In buying pnlnt mnlorials. Thero nro ninny so-called whlto leads on tho market, which contain chalk, zinc, barytcs, nud other cheap adulterants. Unless tno property owner tnkea ad vanlngo of tho slmpto moans of pro tection afforded him by reliable whlto lend innnufncturors, ho runs great risk of getting nu Inferior nnd adulterated white lend. It iu to protect tho pnlnt-htiycr ngnlnst fraud nnd ndiiltoratlon that National Lend Company, tho largest mnkors of gontilno Puro While Lend, place their famous "Dutch Uoy Faint er" tradomnrk on ovory keg of their product, tin nbsoltito gunrnnlco of Its purity nnd quality. Anyono who wauls to mnko u prnctlcnl test of whlto lent?, nnd who wnnta n vnlunhlo froo boolr about painting, should address Na tional Lend Company, Woodbrldg Hldg., New York, nnd ask for test equipment. Mud for His. Yeast It la said if the renl estate of Manhuttnn Island were- divided equally nmong Its Inhabitants, each Individual would own $220 worth, ac cording to tho assessed value. Crlnisonbenk And I suppose It would Just bo my luck to got my shnro nil In mud! Cntarrli Cannot Bo Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, in thrr cwinot rmrh Urn m-ut nt the ilHotno. Oitarrh H a blood or ronxtl tulloiinl tlucnno, nnd In nrilrr to euro It yotl mint tnkn Internal rrmniirg. 1 1 nli'ri Catarrh Cure li Ukrn In trriinll)'. mm iut.1 itlmlly upon tho lilnod nml inucoiu fur'unit. Hall's Culnrrli euro U not n quark medi cine. It iu prcdcrllinl by one ot Uie bml ptiyfMrl.in In Mb country tor yrar anil In a rraulnr pmrrlptlnti. It Li romiioiuM of tlie tient tonics known, romlilnitl with the firat lilooil puririrm. nclltut directly on the muroiM nurtareo. The prrftrt runitilnatlon of tho two Inirrrillenta h what produce! Midi wonderful re mits In ciitlni; catarrh. Hrnil for tcatlmoiitsH. free. P. J. CIII:.VI:y A CO.. Prop., Toledo, o. Hold by IlriniKbl, prleo J.V. Tnkn Hall's Family Pills tor constipation. Didn't Know Frogs. A dignified army cnptnln was onco stationed In quarters nenr n pond In which woro many bullfrogs. Tho captain hnd nover heard bull frogs, and In tho mlddlo of tho night, fnlrly distracted by tholr continuous hollowing, ho descended tho ctnlrs In his robo do nuit, and said to tho sen try: "Sentry, tell tho sergeant of tho guard to drag thu cow out ot that marsh." Peonies as a Medicine. Peonies woro originally estcomed less for beauty of bloom than for valuo as n medicine. In recognition of its curntlvo virtues, tho peony was named after Paeon, tho physician of tho gods. An old writer says: "About an Infant's neck hang pconlo. It cures Alcydes crucll mnladie." Nor did the tiso of tho plant stop tlioro, for peony wntcr was esteemed and drank In by gono times, though whether as medi cine or merely as a refreshing tern pcrnnco bovcingo is moro than modorn writers can say. AND SHE LEFT HIM GUE8SINQ. Woman's Directions of Little Help to Traveling Lawyer. A Now York lawyer wns called ro ccntly to u hamlet In Horks county, Pennsylvania, in tho intorcst of a largo coal corporation, and now bo Is telling thlH story on himself: IIo wttB driving along a country ror nnd feared ho might havo lost his bearings. Tho vlllago ho wanted to reach seemed elustvo, so ho halted In front of a fnrmhouso to niako in quiries. "Madam," ho called out to a broad Gorman woman, who stood looking at him from beneath n "poko" bounot, "can you tell me how fnr It is to tho noxt vlllago?" "Oh, yust a lccdlo rays," camo tho response. "Hut, my good woman, how far Is It? Is It two, four, six or eight mlles7 Thnt'a what 1 wnnt to know." "Yah, I tlnkB so." And tho Wall ntrcot. lawyor drovo on u wiser man. MOTHER AND CHILD Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuts. Tho valuo of this famous food Is shown In many ways, In addition to what might bo expected from Its client Icnl analysis. Grapo-Nuts food Is mado of whole wheat nnd barley, la thoroughly baked for mnny hours nnd contains all tho wholcsomo ingredients in theso ce reals. It contains also tho phosphate of potash grown In tho grains, which Nn turo uses to build up brain and nervo colls. Young children require proportion ately moro of this oloment because the brain and nervous system of tho child grows so rapidly. A Va. mother found tho vnlm of Grnpe-Nuts in not only building up her own strength but Iu nourishing hor baby nt tho samo tlmo. Sho writes: "After my baby enmo I did not re cover health and strength, nnd thn doctor snld I could not nurse the baby as I did not have nourishment fur her, besides I was too weak. "Ho said I might try a change of diet and sco what that would do, und recommended Grnpo-Nutu food. I bought n pkg. and used it regularly. A marked change camo over both baity nnd I. "My baby is now four months old, Is in flno condition, I nm nursing her nnd doing all my work and nevor felt better In my llfo." 'There's a Reason." Nnmo given by Postum Co., nnttlo Creok, Mich. Read "Tho Rond to Well vllle," In pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. 'They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. i vl m 1U ,4? m H '' ' gftAjfSit m