* Y SYNOPSIS. Milts Iiinca , Hplnstcr ft nil Ktinrrtlnn of noilrmlo uiul Ilitluuy. oHtiibllshcil Hiim- fcJimnyaldu. Arne i lit inor hi'ai1 < iunrtcrn Aimstionff wni found shot to death In the hull. Clcrtrmlo and her llance. .men Unltcy , Imil convened In the m'1"11'1 ' ' room Bhortly hcforo Iho murder. ' 1tpc- tlvo Jumluson ncctiscil Miss limus oMiolil- IMK back ovlilnnco. CiiBliliT Bailey of _ I'liu AunstrotiB'B bank , defunct. wa " " " ' for mnbOMslcnipnt. Pan Anns on , B death wtiH nnnounri'd , Hnlsey n ( Kin ' f. KotilHc ArnistronR. lolil IlulHt-y h it wl llo nho Htlll loved hint , u in WMB to marry another - other U dovcloVel | ! that llr. WtilUi-r WIIH the timn. Ixiulsc wn fotinil " ' "i } ' " ' 0".11 . ntalicnHf. nl the bottom of the drriilnr Blip , mll soinothliiB hnd brunhci by hi-r the tiltilrwav and Bho in the UnrH on fnlntcil llnlley IB Hiiapi-clPil of Arm- htroiiB'H miinler. Thonian , tlio l J lBcUooP- found ilond with a noliIn I. n orvrn4 "I-m'li < n will- tincltrt bfiirlnK the ntinio - ncc" A In Irter found out of ijhico ilwp- rns the iiiyfltcry. The BluhlcM wrro bimic'l. nn'nn tlio ( lark Miss Innos hof ! " ' [ auto waa found wrocUoii by It ilovclopcd llalst-y had a frolnht Iralii. En awiment In the library with n. . woman before hlB dlsniipourancc. Now oopU dlH- anpoars. Miss Inncii learned llalaoy was nllvo. _ _ _ _ _ CHAPTER XXVII. Who Is Nina Carrlngton ? The four days , from Saturday to the following Tuesday , wo lived , or ex- Istcd , in a Btato of the most dreadful suspense. Wo ate only when Llddy brought In a tray , and then very little. The papers , of course , had got hold of the story , and wo wore besieged by newspaper men. From all over the country false clews came pouring in id raised hopes that crumbled again nothing. Every morgue within 100 inllco , every hospital , had been vis ited , wfthout result. The inaction was deadly. Llddy cried all day , and , because she know I objected to tcarn , sniffled audibly around the corner. "For heaven's sake , nmlle ! " I { snapped at hor. And her ghastly at tempt at a grin , with her swollen nose and red eyes , made mo hysterical. I laughed and cried together , and pret ty soon , llko the two old fools we were , wo were sitting together weep- Jurinin Mm Bruno handkerchief. On Tuesday , then , I sent for the car and prepared to go out. AB I waited at the porto-cochcro I saw the under- gardener , an Inoffensive , grayish- haired man , trimming bordeva near the house. The day dotcctlvo was watching him , sitting on the carriage block. When ho saw me , ho got up. "Mlsn Innns , " ho said , taking off his hat , "do you know where Alex , the gardener , Is ? " "Why , no. Isn't ho hero ? " I asked. "Ho has been gone since yesterday afternoon. Have you employed him long ? " "Only a couple of weeks. " "la ho efficient ? A capable man ? " "I hardly know , " I said vaguely. "Tho place looks all right , ojid I know very llttlo about such thlngi. I know much moro about boxes of roses than bushes of them. " "This man , " pointing to the nssls tnnt , "says Alex Isn't a gardener. That ho doesn't know anything about plants. " "Tlmt'B very strange , " I said , think ing hard. "Why , ho came to mo from the Brnys , who are In Europe. " "Exactly. " The dotcctlvo smiled. "Every man who cuts grass Isn't n gardener , Miss Inncs , and just now It Is our policy to bollevo every person around hero a rascal until ho proves to bo the other thing. " Warner came up with the car then , and the conversation stopped. As ho helped mo In , however , the detective Bald something further. "Not a word or Blgn to Alex , If ho comcti back , " ho Bald cautiously. I went first to Dr. Walker's. I was tired of beating about the bush , and I felt that the key to Halsey'B disap pearance was hero at Casanova , In eplto of Mr. Jamlcson'B theories. The doctor was In. Ho came at once to the door of his consulting * room , and there waa no maslc of cor diality In his manner. "Please come In , " ho said curtly. "I shall stay hero , I think , doctor. " I did not llko his face or his manner ; there was a subtle change In both. Ho had thrown off the air of friendliness , and I thought , lee , that ho looked anx ious and haggard. "Dr. Walker , " I Bald , "I have come to you to ask some questions. I hope you will answer thorn. As you know , my nephew has not yet been found. " "So I understand , " stiffly. "I believe , If you would , you could help UB , and that leads to ono of my questions. Will you toll mo what was the nature of the conversation you held with him the night ho was at tacked and carried off ? " "Atlackcd ! Carried off ! " ho said , with pretended surprise. "Really , Miss Inncs , don't you think you exaggerate" I understand It Is not the first time Mr. Innos has disappeared. " "You are quibbling , doctor. This I a matter of life and death. Will you answer my quesllon ? " "Corlalnly. Ho said his nervea wore bad , and I gave him a prcscrlpllon for them. I am violating professional ethics when I toll you oven as much as that. " I could not tell him he lied. I think I looked It. But I hazarded a random shot. "I thought perhaps , " I said , watchIng - Ing him narrowly , "that It might bo about Nina Carrlngton " For a moment I thought he was go- Ing to strike mo. He g'cw livid , and a small crooked blood-vcmol In hln torn- plo swelled and throbbed curiously. Then ho forced a short laugh "Who is Nina Carrlnglon ? " ho asked. " 1 am about to discover that , " I re plied , and ho was quiet at onco. It waa not difficult to dlvlno that ho fc-jired Nina Carrlngton a good deal moro than ho did the devil. Our leave- taking was brief ; In fact , we merely Blared at each other over the waiting room table , with Us litter of year-old magazines. Then I turned and went out. "To Rlchflold , " I told Warner , and on the way I thought , and thought hard. "Nina Carrlnglon , Nina Carrlngton. " Iho roar and rush oC Iho wheels seemed lo nlng Iho words. "Nina Car- ringtail , N. C. " And I then know , kiii-w ns surely as If I had soon the whole thing. There had been an Ni C. on the unit case belonging to the wom an with Iho pitted face. How simple It nil Boemcd. Mattlo Bliss had been Nina Carrlnglon. It was Bho Warner had hoard In Iho library. It was some thing she had told llalsey that had taken him franllcally lo Dr. Walker's ofllcc , and from there perhaps to his death. If we could find the woman , wo might find what had become of llal sey. sey.Wo Wo wcro almost at Richfield now , so I kept on. My mind was not on my errand there now. It was back with llalsey on that memorable night. What was It ho had said lo Louise , that had sent her up to Sunnyslde , half wild with fear for him ? I made up my mind , as the car drew up before the Tate collage , that I would sco Loulso If I had to break into the house at night. Almost exactly the same scene ns before greeted my eyes at the cottage. Mrs. Tate , Iho baby-carriage In the path , the children at the swing all were the Bame. She came forward to moot me , and 1 noticed that some of the anxious Hues had gone out of her face. She looked young , almost pretty. " 1 am glad you have come back , " nho said. "I think I will have to be honest and give you back your money. " "Why ? " I asked. "Has the mother come ? " "No , but some one came and paid Iho boy's board for a month.She talked to him for n long time , but when I asked him afterward he didn't know her name. " "A young woman ? " "Not very young. About 40 , I sup pose. She was small and fair-haired , just a lltlle bit gray , and very sad. She was In deep mourning , and , I think , when she came , she expected to go at once. But the child , Lucien , in terested her. She talked to him for a long time , and , Indeed , she looked much happier when she left. " "You are sure this was not the real mother ? " "O mercy , no ! Why , she didn't know which of the three was Lucien. I thought perhaps she was a friend of yours , but , of course , I didn't ask. " "Sho was not pock-marked ? " I asked at a venture. "No , Indeed. A skin llko a baby's. But perhaps you will know the In itials. She gave Lucien a handker chief and forgot It. It was very fine black-bordered , and It had three hand worked letlcrs In Iho corner F. B. A. ' "No , " I said with truth enough , "she Is not a friend of mine. " F. B. A. was Fanny Armstrong , without a chance of doubt. With anolher warning lo Mrs. Tate as to silence , wo Btarled back to Sun nysldo. So Fanny Armstrong know of Lucien Wallace , and was stifllclently interested to visit him and pay for his Biipport. Who was the ehild's mother and where was she ? Who was Nina Carrlnglon ? Did either of them know whcio Hnlscy was , or what had hap pened to him ? CHAPTER XXVIII. A Tramp and the Toothache. The bitterness toward the dead president of the Traders' bank seemed lo grow with time. Never popular , his memory was execrated by people who had lost nothing , but who were filled with disgust by constantly hearing now nlorics of Iho man's grasping avarice. , Hut , llko everything else those days , the bank failure was almost forgotlen by Ocrlrudo and myself. Wo did not mention Jiiok Bailey ; I had found nothing to change my Impression of his guilt , and Qertrudo know how I felt. An for the murder of the bank president's son , I was of two minds. Ono day I thought Gertrude knew or at least suspected that Jack had done it ; the next I feared that it had been Ger trude herself , that night nlono on the circular staircase. And then the mother of Lucien Wallace would oh- Irudo herself , and an almost equally good case might be made against her. There were times , of course , when I was disposed to throw all those sus picions aside , and fix definitely on the unknown , whoever that might bo. I had my greatest disappointment when It came to tracing , Nina Carrlng ton. The woman had gene without leaving a trace. Marked as she was , It should have been easy to follow her , but she was not to bo found. A de scription lo one of Iho dolcctlves , on my arrival at home , had slarlcd Ihe ball rolling. But by night she had not been found. I told Gertrude , then , ibout the telegram to Loulso when she iad been ill before ; about my visit to Dr. Walker , and my suspicions that Mattie Bliss and Nina Carringlon wore .ho same. She thought , as I did , that : hero was lltllo doubt of it. I said nothing to her , however , of the detective's suspicions about Alex. Little things that I had not noticed nt the time now came back to me. I had an uncomfortable feeling lhat perhaps Alex was n spy , and lhat by taking him Into Iho house I had played into the enemy's hands. But at eight o'clock that night Alex himself ap peared , and with him a strange and re pulsive individual. They made a queer pair , for Alex was almost as disrepu table as the tramp , and ho had a badly swollen eye. Gertrude had been sitting listlessly waiting for the evening message from Mr. Jamieson , but when the singular pair came in , as they did , without cere mony , she Jumped up and stood staring. Winters , the deteclivo who watched the house at night , followed them , and kept his eyes sharply on Alex's pris oner. For that was the situation as it developed. He was a tall lanky individual , ragged and dirty , and Just now he looked both terrified and embarrassed. Alex was too much engrossed to bo either , and to this day I don't think I over asked him why ho went off with out permission the day before. "Miss Innes , " Alex began abruptly , "this man can tell us something very Important about the disappearance of Mr. Innes. I found him trying to sell this watch. " lie took a watch from his pocket and put It on the table. It was Halsey's watch. I had given It to him on Iho 1l Alex Was Almost as Disreputable as the Tramp twenty-llrst birthday ; I was dumb with npprchonRloii. "Ho snys ho had a pair of cuff-links also , but ho sold thorn " "For a dollar'n half , " put In the dis reputable individual hoarsely , with an eye on the detective. "He Is not dead ? " I implored. The tramp cleared hlH throat. "No'm , " he said huskily. "Ho was used up pretty bad , but he weren't dead lie wts comin' to hlssolf when I" ho stopped and looked at the de tective. "I didn't steal It , Mr. AVin- ters , " he whined. "I found it In the road , honest to God , I did. " Mr. Winters paid no attention to him. llo was watching Alox. "I'd better tell what ho told me , " Alex broke in. "It will bo quicker. When Jamieson when Mr. Jamieson culls up wo can start him right. Mr. Winters , I found this man trying to sell that watch on Fifth street. lie of fered It to mo for ? 3. " "How did you know the watch ? " Winters snapped at him. "I had seen it before , many times. I used It at night when I was watchIng - Ing at the foot of the staircase. " The detective was satisfied. "When ho of fered the watch to me , I knew it , and I pretended I was going to buy it. We went into an alloy and I got the watch. " The tramp shivered. It was plain how Alex had secured the watch. "Then I got the story from this fol low. Ho claims to have seen the whole affair. Ho says he was in nu empty car in the car the automobile struck. " The tramp broke in hero and told his story , with frequent interpreta tions by Alex and Mr. Winters. He used a strange medley , in which fa miliar words took unfamiliar mean ings , but it was gradually made clear to us. On the night in question the tramp had been "pounding his ear" this struck mo as being graphic In an empty box-car along the siding at Casanova. The train was going west , and duo to leave at dawn. The tramp and the "brakey" were friendly , and things going well. About ten o'clock , perhaps earlier , n terrific crash against the side of the car roused him. lie tried to open the door , but could not move it Ho got out of the other side , and just as he did so , he heard some one groan. The habits of a lifetime made him cautious. Ho slipped on to the bum per of a car and peered through. An automobile had struck the car and stood there on two wheels. The tall lights were burning , but the head lights were out. Two men were stoopIng - Ing over some one who lay on the ground. Then the taller of two started on a dog-trot along the train looking for an empty. He found one four cars away and ran back again. The two lifted the unconscious man Into the empty box-car , and getting in them selves , stayed for three or four min utes. When they came out , after clos ing the sliding door , they cut up over the railroad embankment toward the town. One , the short one , seemed to limp. The tramp was wary. Ho waited for ten minutes or so. Some women came down n path to the road and in spected the automobile. When they had gone , he crawled into the box-car and closed the door again. Then ho "lighted a match. The figure of a man , unconscious , gagged , and with his hands tied , lay far at the .end. The tramp lost no time ; ho wont through his pockets , found a little money and the cnff-llnks , and took them. Then ho loosened the gag It had been cruelly tight and wont his way , again closing the door of the box-car. Olitslde on the road he found the watch. Ho got on the fast freight cast , some * tlmo after , ami rode Into the city. Ho had sold the cuff-links , but on offering the watch to Alex he had been "copped. " The story , with Its cold recital of villainy , was done. I hardly know if I were more anxious , or less. That it was llalsey , there could bo no doubt. How badly ho was hurt , how far ho had been carried , were the questions that demanded Immediate answer. But it was the first real Information wo had had ; my boy had not been mur dered outright. But Instead of vague terrors there was now the real fear that ho might bo lying In some strange hospital receiving the casual atten tion commonly given to the charity cases. Even this , had wo known It , would hnvo been paradise to the ter rible truth. I wako yet and feel my self cold and trembling with the horror ror of Halsey's situation for three days after his disappearance. ( TO HE CONTINUED. ) Labor That Aids the World. It is true that all wealth comes from labor , but not necessarily from labor by the hands. The thinkers of the world have added inestimably to its development. It was a portrait painter who invented the telegraph , a college professor \\lio produced the telephone , and the list might bo ex tended almost indefinitely , it Is well that to-day , with all our indulgence in rest and play , that wo remember that It is intelligently directed energy of whatever kind which makes man better and helps along tun world to the millennial dawn , PROPOSE ON KNEES ALSO KISS YOUR LADY LOVE'S HAND. Fashion In Vogue In the Early Vic torian Period Ic Revived In Eng land After a Lapse of 70 Years. Young men Intending to propost ohould do so on their knees If they wish to follow fashion's dictates. They should also , when meeting women In the drawing room , lightly 'kiss ' their hands and perform othei 'courtesies of the early Victorian pe riod. Such Is the new style of man > | ners which are hecomlng fashionable : agaln In England , or at leust In Lon > , don society , after a lapse of GO 01 70 years. One of the most beautiful women In London , and well known In the social -world , has just confessed that her llanco proposed to her on his knees. "Tho act was BO gracefully done that I could not refuse him , " she told a friend. , "Other girl friends of mine have told mo of similar experiences. What can possibly have Influenced the young man of the present day to act In such h manner ? Brusque , unconventional , almost rude manners Imvo hitherto distinguished him. These gentle 'courtesies and old-fashioned graces jnako a woman's life doubly happy. 1 hope every man will follow the ex ample of my flanco and otherwise Im prove his manners. " A well-known expert on dramatic art said she certainly agreed that the manners of men were Im proving. "It must bo admitted , " she contin ued , "that there is room for improve ment. For several years past the attitude of young men toward women has been almost disrespectful. Only a few days ago I had a pleasant sur prise. A young man meeting mo grace fully kissed my hand. He did it In u quiet , unostentatious way , as nicely [ as if he had been a gallant of a cen tury ago. ' "I have noticed similar signs of Im provement among other young men , ' 'in what one might call 'School for Scan dal' manners. In that play the gal- gantry of the men toward the women ( Is an object lesson to all. A man who proposes on his knees a form of pro posal which is stated to be reviving jis doing the natural thing. Ho Is ask- ng a great favor of the lady a favor | so great that unconsciously takes the form of a prayer. "I have often heard it remarked that 'stage' proposals where a man. falls on his knees before the wom an ho loves are not true to life. But more men propose on their knees now adays than people dream of. The 'casual offhand proposals , which are stated to be common , are dying out. , And Londoners so badly need a re turn of fine manners ! It Is not mere- jly the fault of the men. Women , by competing with men and standing up , for their 'rights' are liable to lose their privileges and sanctity as women. " The Power of Good Cooking. If the girls who desire faithful hus bands only knew It , the culinary art ia the surest road to domestic bliss. Poor cooking has broken up many a homo and severed many a marital bond. No man who Is fed upon indi gestible , ill-cooked food can wear a pleasant smile or exercise that optim ism which is the strongest Influence for success. Nor can ho do himself justice In his dally task , bo it physical or mental. Every girl should learn to cook. She may wed a man who can provide her with servants , so that she never need put a finger to a feather duster , let alone a frying pay , but her table will never be as well served if she leaves everything to them as u will bo If she can detect the cstuso of poor cookIng - Ing and teach her servants to remedy it. The poor man's wife can effect great economies by knowing food val ues and the best way to convert them Into the human system. The rich man's wife can win fame among her friends by a llttlo study of the finer points of cooking. Tower Built by One Man. Standing on the banks of the Rivet Awberg , between Mallow and Fermoy , County Cork , Ireland , Is a remarkable edifice known as "Johnny Roche's rfower. " Thu whole tower was built l > y the labor of one man , who subse quently resided In It. This individ ual , who received no education what ever , also erected a mill , constructing the water wheel after a special design of his own. Long before the Introduc tion of the bicycle h'e went about the country on a wheeled vehicle of his own construction , propelled by foot power. Ills last feat was to build Ills tomb In the middle of the river bed. John Hocho died about 20 years ago , but was not interred in this strange burying plnco which ho select ed for himself , his less original rela tives dooming such a mode of sepulcher - cher unchristian. Great , Indeed. "I would llko to ask you ono moro question , " said the youth. "Let It come , " rejoined the home grown philosopher. "When , " queried the youth , "would you say that a man has achieved , greatness ? " "V.'han he deserves his own opln- to of himself , " answered the h. g , p. The Explanation. Old Podklno lay back In his chair In calm content , and though bin wlfo was quite near him ho waa happy , for she had not broken the silence for nearly five minutes. Ho had been married for nvo-and- twenty long years , and Mrs. Podklna , almost dally during 24 of them , had disturbed the domestic peace by a too full exercise of her tonguo. "My dear , " broke in Mra. P M thinking It time she said something to Interrupt the quiet , "I see by the pa pers that a petrified Jaw two yards long has boon found in Cornwall. " "What ! " cried Bodkins , starting up. "Now I know your secret. But you never told mo your ancestors came from that part of the world 1" NO HEALTHYSKIN LEFT _ "My llttlo son , a boy of flvo , broke out with an Itching rash. Three doc tors prescribed for him , but ho kept getting worse until wo could not dress him any moro. They finally advised mo to try a certain medical college , but Its treatment did no good. At the time I was Induced to try Cutl- cura ho was BO bad hat I had to cut his hair off and put the Cuticura Oint ment on him on bandages , as it waa Impossible to touch him with the bare hand. There was not one square Incb of skin on his whole body that was not affected. Ho was one mass of sores. The bandages used to stick to his Ekin and In removing them it used to take the skin off with them , and the ocreams from the poor child were heartbreaking. I began to think that ho would never get well , but after the second application of Cuticura Oint ment I began to see signs of improve- met , and with the third and fourth applications the sores commenced to dry up. His skin peeled off twenty times , but it finally yielded to the treatment. Now I can say that ho U entirely cured , and a stronger anfl healthier boy you never saw than h is to-day , twelve years or more sine * the euro was effected. Robert Wattam , 1148 Forty-eighth St , Chicago. Ill , Oct. 9. 1909. " The Part of It. "I wonder if that sour Miss Oldglrl ever had any salad days ? " "I am sure she had the vinegar and peppery part of them. 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