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THE YAPO-CRESOLDiE CO.. 62 Cortludt St., New York
r UcaUtf-MiUi BaiMUf, Mtrul, Cauda
I tic Kooi Keclpt lkok and
fnt enough to try mott uy on
ol our dtiM-rti, pudd.oft, uUd
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KNOX
GELATINE
tit Knot Avsna
Johnstown, M, T.
need of advice at this moment than
any man In America."
"You are perfectly right, Mr. Bos-
combe. 1 am always in need of good
advice, and I appreciate It."
"An application was made to me
from New York for a block of stock.
That stock is not for sale, but I dal
lied with the brokers, made investi
gations, and traced the inquiry to
you."
"Very clever of you, Mr. Boscombe."
"I learn that you propose to finance
Miss Constance Maturln, who Is a
Junior partner in my business."
"I should not think of contradict
ing so shrewd a man as yourself, Mr.
Boscombe. What do you advise in
the premises?"
"I advise you to get out, and quick,
too."
"If I don't, what are you going to
do?"
"Oh, I shall do nothing. She will
do all that Is necessary. That young
woman is stark mad, Lord Stran
lelgh. Her own father recognized It
when he bereft her of all power in the
great business he founded. If she had
her way, she'd ruin the company Inside
n year with her hare-brained schemes;
love of tin; dear people, and that sort
of guff."
"I am sorry to henr that. I noticed
no dementia on the part of Miss Ma
turln, who seemed to me a most sane
and charming young lady. You will
permit me, I hope, to thank you for
your warning, and will not bo sur
prised that I can give no decision on
the spur of the moment. I am a Blow
minded person, and need tlmu to
think over things."
"Certainly, certainly. Personally,
I come to sudden conclusions, and
once I make up my mind, I never
change It."
"A most admirable gift. I wish I
possessed It."
OltD STRANLEIGII said nothing
of this interview to Miss Maturln,
beyond telling her that the acquisi
tion of stock appeared to bo hope
less, as Indeed proved to be tlio case.
"Boscombe must ho a stubborn per
son," he said.
"Oh, bo's all that," the girl replied,
with a sigh. Ho cares for ono thing
only, making money, and in that I
must admit he has been successful."
"Well, wo have a llttlo cash of our
own," said Stranlelgh, with a laugh.
Miss Maturln and Mrs. Vanderveldt
celebrated a national holiday by tho
greatest entertainment over given In
that district. The mills had been shut
down for a week, and every man,
woman and child in tho valley town
had been Invited up to tho now town
on tho heights. There was a brass
band and a sumptuous spread or re
freshments, all free to tho lnimenso
crowd. For days previously tho
ladles visited everyone in tho valley,
and got a promise of attendance, but
to mako assurance doubly sure, an
amazing corps of men was organized,
equipped with motor cars, to scour
the valley from Powervllle down
wards, gathering In such remnants of
humanity as for any reason had neg
lected to attend the show. Miss Maturln
said she was resolved this entertain
ment should bo a feature unique in
the history of the State.
The shutting down of tho mills had
caused the water In the Immense dam
above Powervlllo to rise, so that now
tho sluices at tho top added to tho
plcturesqueness of the scene by sup
plying waterfalls more than sixty feet
high, a splendid view of which was
obtainable from the new town on tho
heights. Suddenly It was noticed that
these waterfalls Increased In power,
until their roar filled tho valley. At
last the wholo Up of tho Immense dam
began to trickle, and an ever-augmenting
Niagara of waters poured
over.
"Great Heavens!" cried Boscombe,
who was present to sneer at these
festivities, "there must have been a
cloudburst tn tho mountains."
He shouted for tho foreman.
"Where are tho tenders of tho
dam?" he cried. "Send them to lower
the sluices, and let more water out."
"Walt a moment," said Miss Ma
turln, who had just come out of the
main telephone building. "There can
be no danger, Mr. Boscombe. You
always said the dam was strong
enough, when I protested It wasn't."
"So It Is strong enough, but
not "
"Look!" she cried, pointing over the
BUrface of the lake. "See that wave!"
"Good God!" exclaimed Boscombe.
AS he spoke, the wave burst against
the dam, and now they had Niag
ara in reality. There was a crash,
and what seemed to be a series of ex
plosions, then tho whole structure
dissolved away, and before the ap
palled eyes of tho sightseers, the val
ley town crumpled up like a house
of cards, and even the mills them
selves staggered at the impact of tho
Hood, then slowly settled down, and
were engulfed in the seething turmoil
of maddened waters.
For a time no volco could be heard
In tho deafening uproar. It was Bos
combe who spoko when the waters
began to subside.
"This," he cried, "Is murder!"
Ho glared at Miss Maturln, who
stood pale, silent and trembling.
"1 told you Bhe was mad!" he roared
at Stranlelgh. "It Is your money that
in some devilish way has caused this
catastrophe. If any lives are lost, It
Is rank murder!"
"There aro no lives lost," remarked
Miss Maturln, quietly. "Tho dam wan
too weak, as I have said repeatedly,
as you have denied, and as we have
seen. I have always feared a cloud
burst, or some similar access of water.
The thing was inevitable, sooner or
later, and owing to some myste
rious premonition, perhaps, I took
particular pains to-day that the lower
town should be cleared absolutely of
every living creature. But remark
able and fortunate as is this coinci
dence, It is hardly so striking from
a business point of view as further
coincidence that I happen to possess
power houses up this very valley, suf
ficient to supply all the electricity
that you can use when the new mills
aro erected. Wo aro faced with a
dilemma, Mr. Boscombe: I say iff, be
cause I am myself a heavy share
holder In tho company. Tho dilemma
is this which Is the soundest busi
ness proposition: to rebuild that
very cxpcnslvo dam, and that still
more expensive power plant, to say
nothing of the dwelling houses; or to
buy at a nominal figure, this garden
city that I havo built; to erect your
now mills here, and to take your
power, also at a nominal rate, from
my existing stations?"
Boscombe, half-stunned by the cat
astrophe he had witnessed, could not
grasp her full meaning.
"It Is murder," ho repeated. "If any
lives are lost, It Is rank murder!"
"I agree," said Stranlelgh, quietly.
"Whoever Is responsible for the weak
ness of that dam, should be hanged.
Meanwhile, Trenton, dear fellow, my
congratulations. And Miss Maturln,
my regrets."
"Regrets, Lord Stranlelgh?" mur
mured tho girl, lnterrogattvely.
"At having to return to New York and
to absent myself from the extremely
tempting attraction of Pennsylvania,"
replied the Karl of Stranlelgh, again
repressing a sigh and bending low
over the fair hand that she gratefully
extended.
The Wild West adventures of
Young Lord Stranlelgh in Search of
Qame will appear in an early issue
of Tub Skmi-Monthly Magazine.
Tho story of A Little Flyer in
Boxes which began In the last Issue
will be concluded In the next Issue
of The Semi-Moxthi.v Madazixe.
It helps a lot to work for "the
greatest good or the greatest num
bor," when you start out with the
Idea that tho greatest number Is
Number One.
He loses both lit business and advertising appropriation, wtio falls to make good.
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