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if ..â€"‘.:.r~..-1.~ , my . ’ as.“ '- . "macâ€"n..â€" , .. . ' 2517'er ljlflf‘Hn e CHAPTER LIII.-â€"_(Continued.) “That's it," he said. “I buy it be- cause Henson ask me to. Henson says he make it all right about the Rembrandt, and that if I do as I am told he give me £500. His money is to come on a certain day, but I pump and I pump, and I find that there is some game against Mr. Steel, who is a great novelist." “That is very kind of you," David said, modestly. "Ono against Miss Enid Henson,” Van Snech went on. “I met that young lady once and I liked her; therefore, I say“); will be no party vacations; CHAPTER LIV. Van Sncck looked up with some signs of confusion. He had not 02-2-- pected a question of that kind. There Was just the suggestion of cunning on his face. “A ring!” he murmured, vaguely. “'A ring! What ring?" - “Now, look here,” David said, sternly. "You are more or less in our power. you know, but we are not disposcd'to be hard on you so long as you are quite candid with us. Henson required something that he believed to be in your possession; indeed, you have as good as said you had it with you. Henson lured you _lesson in the art of minding his own Henson says I am one big £001: and anvthing Telse. That he Would have that he is only givmg M1“ Steel 3' killed yod even after he got it I firmly believe. But-that is not the point. Now, was not I-lenson look- ing for Prince Rupert’s ring that you business. So I ask no further ques- tions, though I am a good bit puz~ zled._ With the last bank-notes I got from him by means of a trick?" possess I go to a place called Walen’s Van Snack dropped his hands help- and buy the cigarâ€"case that Henson less;le on the bed,- says. meet him and hand over the "Gentlemen," ho whine'd, “you are case and ask him for my money. too much for me. Thevinarvcllous Henson swears that he has no money accuracy of your knowledge is abso- at all, not even enough to repay mo lump. overwhelming. It was lthe ring the price of the cigarâ€"case. He has Hangon was after," been disappointed. And I have been “The one you stole from him years to getting her into tl'ouble- And‘ into my house to get that more than drinking. ,So I swear I will write ago; But what did you know about and ask Mr. Steel to see me, and I it?" do‘lso. ” . Van Sneak smiled. And you get an answer? Dav1d “There is no living man who knows asked. more about those things than I don" “Sir, I do. You said you would he said, “It is a passion and a see me the same night. It was a. Study with me. And some . . ,A I b . fox gory 2 seven years ago, m Holland “It was. Henson had anticipated Henson gave me the description of a something like that. I know all ring he wanted me to Copy. Henson about the forgery, how my notepaper never told me what the ring was callâ€" was procured, and when the forgery ed, but I knew it was the Prince Ru- was written. But that has very litâ€" pert ring. I made the CODY. and tie to do with the story now. Please Henson was pleased with it. Some go on." time later he came to me with the Van Snack paused before he pro- original, and asked for another copy. ceeded- ‘ I meant to be honest, but my love “I am not quite sober," he said, for those things got the better of me. "I am hot with what I called my I made him two copies: :Che 0110 mongs. I come here and ring the good, and the other an exact facâ€" g’bcll. The hall was in darkness. There similc ‘of the Prince liupcrt. These Was a light in the conservatory, but I handed over to Henson, and he none in the study. I quite believed went away pel'fccuy Sut‘SfiCd, l}th £19 that it was Mr. Steel who opened had a good copy and the original. ‘1 the door and motioned me _t0wards chuckled to myself, ieclmg pretty the study. Then the door of the sure that he would find out. study closed and locked. behind me, :‘l’nut he did find ont? “Dam-1d said. and the electric light shot up. When “Only lately. Probably he took - it I turned round I found myself face t0 811 expel‘t for Vflluflufnkor 1361“ to face with Henson.” haps .for sale. Lately his idea “gas Van Sneck paused aggin and shud- whole}. tge “rig to 1:91 l? dererl at some hideous recollection. 3.,ll".‘:.sdn; 0. “llllogm'y' 1 7 1, 11: ,0 His eyes were dark and eager; there u???“ 1 1:0, t‘t‘fi ‘eefl 510111010]: béu‘sw was a Warm moisture like varnish .1. ion ‘ 1 men v.0 ( 1 .0 on his {Ewe deceived. Also he had a pretty good “Even that discovery did not quite idea that should keep the ring sober me,” he went on. “I fancied it about: met 3‘0“ 509' I dared “0t sen was some joke, or that perhaps I a“ _hllst§mc gem" like tfhflfl', Es had got into the wrong house. But “5,139 ' 'Cvson “gsuper 5 .1 ‘31," no, it was the room of a literary .‘rhen 30“ h.“ 10 “ng m 301,? gentleman I_1 expected to See Ml. pocuet the night you came here? ' ‘ ‘ " ' “I. s v. ,5 ‘_ Steel come in or to try the door. ?"1‘,‘:d tStfgé'1n“-::h gbgzmljlldznsdtilfle Henson smiled at me. Such a smile! jg)" 8' 0" ' l is He asked me if I .. th rxc i ‘ r ‘ . . .. .' _ . 1.1m 0 L e-pL f9 “No, he didn’t, ’ Van Sneck chuckâ€" tl.c cigar case about me, and I said 1d “C ,1 t .ht 1. h d Nd it was in my pocket. Then he smiled ‘3 ' 0.1m} “ "a “119 ' ' a n ‘" 9 awain and something told me my up my mind that he should never see “:36 ,éas'm danger that ring agzun. You see, I was “I ,_ t 70. Lt frightened and confused, and I was u t :i‘w glottmb pr: y 5°31” by not properly sober, and I did some- ll'llffll hedge-lured C3139 01:11:11]: tlliacliso: thing With the rmg' though t? 5a.“: ‘ ,' . _ " , my life I. couldn't Say w at did. OlfllLaleth:“'llgll‘¢eIéiu:V':;g 122: DO you kngw' Ben, I have IOSt " . . . ‘ ‘ m r sersc of sme ‘." at mght m 5‘ qumt house’ and 110‘ :Stcel‘ wriggled impatiently about ltizicll_.s.flcni1 mchcomein Ifdllh‘d't man on the chair. The interruption was . ‘. . ‘ ‘ tak, . 'lil‘Zercnt View f th nut,- iamtest chance of discovery. And he :31. ultgejztfler 0 e 1 was twice my Sl'lfl, and a man withâ€" n . ‘ , , .. m out feeling. I looked round me furâ€" Quue ndtmauz" he suld' Phe tiwlv for: weapon . blow on your head hold all your ‘ ‘ ' ' senses suspended for a time. After . "‘He saw .my glance and understood the operation .I should not have been it. and smiled agam. I was trembl- Surprised to have found you half 1'08. from head to foot now‘ with a blind and stone deaf into the bar- :_?§‘1‘cfilq:13Â¥llfiilt‘::l 1150111 t’ 810 gainl.1 B‘Lllll; one t‘hing 1is certainIâ€"your . _r y _. A . .1.' 1a no lo; smo wi come inc' .0 you. t may :;1]i;alllesitlcl:iai;de'. IHenson a).)Dr(1):‘iCll1.9{l' remain in obeyango for a fewL days, it - a c :11 ns min on my s 011 L- Inn r return in a 'aw Inomen s.’ 01‘. He wanted something, he gave fivhat on earlh hmj this to do that something a name. If I passed with 0m. interview?” David asked. if?“ -fsometmng over to hlm I was “I fancy a great deal, llell said. ??ll’elelln0::c:tâ€"lenicn I didn't belhve “The sense Of smell has a great deal ! » i 3 .1 .' . " ' him. And I had what. he wanted in LC.) “0 -“.N'h. IROIHQIXI “(DIEI'SII-t- tile ~ _ x ,_ t H I hnl 1' h] ,t _ ‘ scent of flowers bring baux'VIVld le- 1'” LOG“: ' “C “N “‘1 mm[collections of things sometimes for l i I l to hnn he would not have spared me. years furgottcn? vanwsncck was go_ As he approached me my foot slip- mg to say the air was heavy with Dad and I stumbled into the conscrâ€" the Imuirance of some particular VillOl‘y; 1 f0“ bflCkWal‘dS' And the“ blossom z:vhcn he was struck down I recovered myself and defied ch- by Henson in vour conschaLory. soul I . ‘ “Very clevcr‘ man, Dr. Bell," Van _F0,0L 110 111550“: do you Want Sneck said, admix'ingly. “He seems to die? to right through your mind and "But I knew that I Shoum die in out at the other side. To a great ex- 51115' 0350- ‘E‘T‘n then I “mm smilol tent .l' recollect all that happened to myself as I thought how I COM“ 2 that eventufl night. _'And just at the bum“ my {00- Once» “Vice” three very last I seem to smell something times he repeated his demands, and powvcrful. That smell came to my each time I was obdurate. I knew nostrils just like a flash and- the“ that he would kill me in any case. had gone again. Gentlemen, if I “He came with a snarl of rage;1could have a, good long scent at that l | there was a knife in his hand. I flower I tell you what I did with huxled a flowerâ€"pot at his head and that ring.” missed him. The next. instant and‘ "Sounds rather complex,” Da‘vid he had me by the throat. I felt hisgraid. “Not a bit of it," Bell retortcd. knife between my shoulders, then a stunning; blow on the head, and till I “Our friend is talking sound common woke here [0â€"day I cannot recollect a sense, and our friend is. going to rest single thing." now late into the afternoon, when Van Sueck paused and wiped his we'll put him into an arm-chair with face, wet with the horror of the re- some pillows and let him sit in the collection. David Steel gave Bell a Conservatory. Associating with famâ€" sigiiiflcant glance, and the latter iliar surroundings frequently works nodded Wonders. Van Snack, you go to "Was the thing that Henson want- Sleep,” ed a ring?" Steel asked, quietly. Van Sncck closed his eyes obedient- wwurd. * . .4 I' ' Inns..." v . .. . ,._______._.._._â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"-.- ly. He was somewhat tired with the interview. But, on the whole, Bell decided that he was doing very well indeed. And there was very two men smoked their cigars peaceâ€" fully. “We have got to the end." Bell said. "I fancy so," David murmured. “But We can’t save the scandal. 1 don't see how Reginald Henson is going to get out of the mess with- out a prosecmion.” Anv further speculation as to the future. of that engaging rascal was cut short by a pleasant surprise, no other than the unexpected arrival of Ruth Gates and I‘Liis l‘lcnsnn 'llw, latti-z.‘ was beaming with hemih an! happiness; she had discarded ler ills-- guise and stood Confessed before [111 the world like the beautiful creature she was. . “What does it all meanTIVDaVld asked. “What will Longdcan Village Say?" “What does Long-dean village know?” Chris rctorted. “They are vaguely aware that. somebody was taken away from the house a short time ago to be buried, but that is all their knowledge. And there is no more need for disguise, Lord Littimer says. He knows pretty Well everything. He has been very restâ€" less hnd uneasy for the past day or two, and yesterday he left saying that he had business in London. Early to-day I had a characteristic telegram from him saying that he was at Longdean and that I was ne- cessary to his comfort there. I was to come clothed in my right mind, and I was to bring Mr. Steel and Dr. Bell along." little covered with moss, but I can‘t say more to be done for the present. The which pot or in which corner. I only “It'can’t be managed," said Bell.- "We've got Van Sneak here." “And I had forgotten all about him," said Chris. “Was the opera- tion successful?" Bell told his budget of good news down to the story of the ring and the mysterious manner in which it had disappeared again. David had followed Ruth into the conservatory, where she stood with her dainty head buried over a rose. She looked up with a warm, shy smile on her face. “I hope you are satisfied," she said, “you are safe now?" “I‘was never very much alarmed. clearest,” Steel said. “If this thing had never happened I might never have met you. 'And as soon as this business is definitely settled I shall come and see your uncle. I am a very impatient man, Ruth." “And you shall see my uncle when you please, dear," she said. “You will find him quite as charming as you say your mother is. What will she say?" “Say? That you are the dearest and sweetest girl in the world, and that I am a lucky fellow. are not going off already?" “Indeed, we must. We have a cab at the door. 'And I am going to brave the horrors of Longdean Grange and spend the night there. Only, I fancy that the horrors have gone for over. I shall be very disappointed if you don’t Come toâ€"morrow.” Behind a friendly palm David bent and kissed the shy lips, with a, vow that he. would see Longdcan Grungo on the morrow. Then Chris Caught up Ruth with a. whirl, and they were gone. It Was after ten that Dell and Steel managed to convey You Sneak to the conservatory. The place was filled with brightness and scent and color and the afterglow of the sun- shine. Tic artistic eye .of the Dutchâ€" man lighted up with genuine pleas~ ure. “They say you islanders are. crude and cold, and. have no sense of the beautiful,” he said. “But there are no houses anyu'here to compare with those of the better-class Englishman. norance 01. more ignorant than pride. Look at those colors blendingâ€"â€" “Hang those vigorously. ‘.‘Steel, there is nothing like moisture to bring out the full fragrance of flowers. Turn on your ones who hose and give your plants a geod watering.” "It‘s the proper time,” David laughed. “Turn on the tap for me.” 'A cooling stream'playcd on the flowers; plants dropped their heads filled with the diamond moisture; the whole atmosphcrc was filled with the odour of moist earth. Then the air seemed laden with the mingled scent. “I can smell the soil," Van Sneck cried. “How good it is to smell any- thing again! And I can just catch a suggestion of the perfume of some- thing familiar. What's that .red bloom?” He pointed to a, creeper growing up the wall. David broke oil a spray. “That's a kind of Japanese pas- sion flower,” :0 said. “It has a lovely fullâ€"flavored scent like a mix- ture of violets and almonds. Smell it.” Van Shock placed the wet dripping spray to his nose. Just for an inâ€" stant it conveyed nothing to him. Then be half rose with a triumphant cry. “Steady there," said Bell. “You mustnf-t get up, you know. I see you are excited. Has it come back to you again?" “That’s the scent,’ Van Snack crie‘d. “.The air was full of that as I fell backwards. 'And Henson stood over me exactly by that cracked tile where Mr. Steel is now. ,Give me a moment and I shall be able to tell you everything. Oh, yes, the first time I slipped on purpose. I told you I stumbled. But that was a ruse. And as I fell I took the ring from my waistcoat pocket. Let me have another of that bloom. 37:33, I’ve got it now quite clear.” “You know where the ring is?” David asked, eagerly. But you 1 Colors!” said Bell: a man is likely to find little lasting "Well, not qilitc that. I took it from my pocket and pitched it away from me. I saw it fall on to a, pot l YOUNG § know that I threw it over my shoul- ’ der, and that it dropped into the 9 F thick moss that lies on the top oil WWWOOWO all the pots. I laughed to myself as - it fell, and I rejoiced to see that SOME RULES- Therc are some rules Henson know nothing of it." Not taught in Schools “And it is still here?" 13011 do- That every girl should know; mandcd. V S‘neck nodded solcmnlv. “11 ‘ ‘ ‘Don't fuss and fret, Your wrongs forgot, “I. swear it,” he said. “Prince . ' U n- ' ' ‘1' , s - r. _ I 1m" 15 m t1 15 co“ en‘l lgach day some kindness show; keep fresh and neat, Be kind and- sweet, )on't force your friends to wait Fog L-h'urch' 6r play _ "“‘ 32' 1 ‘ ~ A Traveller Says They Are Wonâ€" I; L51$53gotuor [jgalfito‘ derfuny Tame- Be patient when It is not a little strange that in You're ill and then; New Zealand and Australia, as Well This truth I need not tellâ€"- as in Canada and South Africa, the Through all the year word “bush” is used in the same Your friends most dear sense as “forest” in the moi-her Will learn to love you well. country. This, however, is by way of quoting from “Sport in New Zealand" some remarks by the auâ€" thorfCol. Monta u Cradock, on tho , . birds of those isfands. Julia, as little Elanm- climbed into “It is curious how extraordinarily her 1511" and laid her curly head con- tame are the parrotvs, pigeons and tentedly on her aunty’s shoulder. (To be Continued.) A BRAVE mun. . "Another story!" exclaimed Ail-1t flightless birds as soon as you pene- trate into one of these dense bushes â€"â€"they have no fear whatever of man, and they regard him simply as a curiosity. The small birdsâ€"the New ‘Zealand robins and fantails, for instanceâ€"will actually perch on you if-you keep perfectly still; and it is very comical to see the robinâ€"- which, by the way, is almost exactly like our British robin,vexcept-tliat he wears a white waistcoat. instead of a. red oneâ€"put out a wax match. “The trick invariably comes off. Just light a match and put it down near you and stand still, and the robin, which is almost certain to be near you, will invariably fly down to it and put it out with his beak, or fly away with it. He is a delight- ful little bird, and his little bold black eyes twinkle every bit as brightly as those of his British com- patriot. If you chirp with your mouth in the same way that you persuade a weasel to look out of a stone wall into which you have seen him run, the little fantail gets des- perately excited, and after flying close round you a minute or so, will just light on your head or shoulder for a moment, and then dart off, to return directly and repeat the pro- cess." . ‘- SENTENCE SEnMon 8. Love makes loyal. Less work, more weeds. ,Work gives zestto rest. It is hard to be happy in a hurry. jLove is always looking for a load. It takes a fool to appreciate a fad. Iievcrcnce is the foundation of lasting love. The sense of duty is a sign of the divine in man. ' lilighteousness is a lot more than respectability. , Killing time is a sure way of spoil- ing character. He can never teach a man cannot learn of a child. No words of faith have force until they become flesh. It is hard for the lock to see people prefer the lily. Hatred often comes knowing half a man. . The only sure thing about a lie is that it will never die. The defense hides some share in his dividenda Many mistake their dreams anout heaven for deeds to lots up there. It takes-the touch of love to pick even the mote out of anothcr’s eye. There is nothing prouder than ig- who why. from only When his goods are his chief good good. The saddest people are the are always fleeing only from sorrow. The happiness that comes from ig- norance of the sorrows of this world may be sin. Some people never know that the devil has been feeding them stones until all their teeth are broken. 'A CAREER FOR ELEI‘I-IANTS. Elephants that pile teak logs as evenly as coolies do, and take care of children more tenderly than some human beings, and do other clever and remarkable things, have been made known to us by travellers in India. Now an English-woman tells of one, who is what may be called a general drudge in a hospital in Ceyâ€" lon. One day a patient dropped a. pill, which rolled beyond his reach. The elephant picked it up, and plac- ing it in the man’s open mouth, blew it down his throat. This story will go with that about the man who was ordered by his veterinary to blow a certain powder through a tube down his horse’s throat. The horse blew first. ' ._____+. POWERFUL ALCOHOL LIGHTS. The utilization of alcohol as an illumininant is growing in France and Germany, and the subject, atâ€" tracts much attention in England. On the Continent alcohol lamps are now made with incandescent mantles capablo- of yielding 1,000 candle- pchr. Two hundred and fifty canâ€" dle-poWer is very Common with these lamps. It is claimed that they viti- ate the atmosphere sensibly less than amr other illuminant except incan- descent clcctric lamps. In Germany potatoes, and in France beets, are now largely used in the production of alcohol for industrial purposes. ..._. of‘ the devil usually “Well, this is the fourth story you have had toâ€"day, so this time it must be a really, truly story, and it happened last year in a pretty little town doWn East, where your Uncle Charles and I were spending; . the summer. ~ - “I was sitting on the piazza with) my sowin' , and your uncle was readâ€" ing, when all at once the clearest lit- tle gray bird, with pale yellow spots " on its win-gs and tail, flew down on.- the piazza and Hopped round in 2-. very friendly way. A few moments later I went into the house to get my scissors, and while there your uncle called to me to look out wot the window. There was the clear lit- -tlc bird up on the table, pulling at my work and trying to fly off with it. “I brought out some ravelings of cloth, hits of Cotton wool and thread and laid them near my work on the table. Very soon down came birdie again, and seemed delighted to find so many nice bits for the nest. "All that day she flew back and forth with the pieces of string, wool and cotton, oft-en lighting on my chair, and seeming not one bit afraid. The next day she came again, getting better and better ac- quainted each time, Unitll sh-e hopâ€" pod into my lap, pecking at my work and picking up any loose threads she could find, and carrying them off to her nest in the tree near by. - "The third day some friends came over to see our new pet, and ' to watch her, busy at her task of nest- building. “For a, long time after they came birdie Watched them from her porch" in the tree, but did not offer to fly down near us, and we feared we had frightened her away; but in a little while down she came again, flying on the table, and then. into the lap of one of the ladies sitting near. ‘ “011' she went again with the scraps of wool she found there, then. back again, pcrching on the shoulder of a little girl, and pecking at her hair ribbon, evidently thinking it would make a, fine, soft lining for her most. “Next she lighted on Uncle Charlos' arm, and tried to pull his handkerchief out of his: pocket. W6 wanted very much to laugh at the dear little thing, slie was so cunning and amusing, but we kept very quiet, fearing we sliould frighten her away. “She hopped about the piazza for some time, then finally flew back to her nest, which by this time I think must have been finished, for although} We often saw her flying about near the house, she never came on. to the piazza. again.” ______..,_____ HOW TO ROLL AN UMBRI‘GLLA. How many men know how to roll an umbrella so that it will look as neat and compact as when it leaves the store? Not many of those you meet have the secret. Nearly every one who rolls an umbrella takes hold of it. by the handle and keeps twist- ing the stick with one hand and folds and rolls with the other hand. The proper way is to take hold of the unbrolla just. above the points of the cover ribs; these points naturally are even around the slick. Keep hold of these, pressing them closely, against. the stick, and than roll up, the cover. Holding the ribs prevents them from putting either twisted out of glaco or bent out of shape. Then the silk will fold evenly and roll smooth and as close as the first time unfolded. ._____.+.____ WA N’ PEI) A REM ED? . “There is a fortune awaiting the man who invents a remedy for sea- sickness," said a physician. “My [brother is chief surgeon of an. Atlantic liner, and he tells me that some people have olTercd him as much as $500 to keep them well 'durâ€". ing their Transatlantic passage, Al sea voyage, if one’s health remains good, is the most delightful thing in: the world. but if sea-sickness ' comes on it is a dreadful agony. "A millionaire and his young Wife crossed on my brother’s ship during their honeymoon. They had a $1,- 000 suite on the upper promenade deck, and they were not out of slghlli of land before seaâ€"Siamese seized