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t m m, . . l :5“ we”! 00 an . 4 9.0.1 ~ 07” 04:0 9.0.. i V. .eeeyeeo A o 0‘9 9‘6" , op e; me wnatever except that I and a I answered quick- :‘Well. it’s his business to keep stran- gers out. Those are my instructions." “Then he was right. and I was wrong.” I said. “and if that’s the case I’ll withdraw.” I turned my back on the two and started for the door. but the words of no doctor called me back. He had pafectly recovered himself and real- ised that he was making too much fuss with a servant over a trivial mat- fl... “Como, come, den't get hufiy,” he mid pleasantly. “Your sudden entrance annoyed me, that's all. What is the manage that your master sends?" He looked at me through a pair of oyeglasses, his dark. searching eyes ng in every part of me. and for Elm-st time in my life I felt uncom- ble under close scrutiny. ‘Let me see. 1’ cu are the man who spilled the salad dressing over me, aren’t you 7” I10 laughed heartily, dent amused him. “Well. well, this is the second time have given me offense," he added lly. “Look out for the third time. I might not let you oi! so easily." I made the delivery of the message as long as possible. for while he was studying me to no particular purpose i was critically examining everything for it definite end. When i anslly left. i had a pretty steer impression at most of the articles I the P665}. it was decorated and furnished in true oriental style. Skins and ruse were scattered over the door: toakwood cabinets and desks. loaded down with miniature elephants of the same wood. were standing in corners and in the middle of the office; sandal- wood ornaments. peacock feathers made into exquisite fans. Bagdad cur« talus and couches. Benares bronses and spears and shields were placed in serious nooks and corners to give the sdect of an eastern scene. A red glow from a amp suspended from the cen- ter of e ceiling must have added gee to the prettineas of the room nlg ttlins. as if the inci- But in the midst of the oriental furni- ture and brice-brac were many modâ€" on articles. which gave an incongru- ous effect to the room. Grinning skulls stood alongside of disontombod Egyp- tian mummies; a stethoscope was lying next to a spear head that must have been wielded by some Indian prince of long ago; medical books and imple- ments were piled promiscuously upon 'hand carved tabourets of wonderful workmanship. In short, the room was a typical oriental scene. overlaid and topped by the necessary articles of a modern practicing physician. The whole effect was interesting from one point of view. but for me there was little that I cared about. I could discover nothing that would give me a clew to the doctor's mysterious work. Furthermore. I could not under- stand why so much care should be ox- erclscd in keeping intruders out or may. we servant was so lnsmm 3...“. I should not enter his master's office. But my failure to make any discovery intensified rather than lessened my do sire to fathom the mystery which Dr. Squires had chosen to surround him- self with. and as I rode homeward my mind was busy planning some way of circumventing him and his oriental slave. CHAPTER Ix. HE indispositiou of Mr. Goddard was of short duration. but the at- tacks became more frequent after my first visit to Dr. ' Squires. and I was occasionally called upon to carry notes for him which announced the breaking of engagements. There was nothing serious about his com laint except that he appeared weak an languid and un- able or unwilling to attend to his so- cial duties. He would spend the day at such times resting on the bed or couch either smoking gloomily or clos- ing his eyes in a moody. dejected man- ner. He would lie in this way for hours without moving a muscle. but he was not asleep. The slightest noise would arouse him. He would merely open his eyes and ask. “What’s the matter, William?" Then without even waiting for my reply he would close them weariiy and relapse into his for- mer languid condition. By this time I was considerably at- tached to him, and it gave me as much anxiety as a relative to see him slowly going into a decline. The dread of the inherited disease intensified my feel- lugs for the man. I had no faith in Dr. Squires. but I could offer no good substitute. Left to myself a great deal, I took to reading the books which I found in Mr. Goddard's study. Many of these were medical treatises. Evidently the man had tried to make a study of his complaint and had collected all the lit- mtge possible upon the subject. books were handsomely bound and copiously illustrated. but they ,were too technical for my limited un- derstanding. Nevertheless I frequent- ly found myself turning over their leaves and aimlessly reading para- gnphs here and there. One day I was engaged in this idle emollient when I happened to open Osbookatachapterheeded. “ and Their Administration.” I d not “ many lines before. I «out: .,‘,-,‘... ”we.“ sea ‘ and this Indian , oilonl closed the book with a bang. An idea had occurred to me that fairly startled " me. I was instantly positive that I had at last a clew to the sickness of my master and possibly the reason for Dr. Squires' mystery. The doctor was slowly poisoning Mr. Goddard while pretending to help him to ward 03 an inherited disease. - This accounted for the peculiar lan- guid condition of my master at certain intervals. After every dose of the in- sidious poison he was made weak and listless. Each attack helped to break down his naturally rugged constitu- tion. It was merely a question of time before he would succumb to the poison instead of to any mythical disease. Confronted by this thought. I was uncertain for a time just what to do. My first impulse was to go to my mas- ter and tell him my suspicions so he could be placed on his guard. but as my life has never been guided by im- pulse I soon dismissed this from mind. Besides, I had nothing but my suspi- cions to reveal-not a single fact to prove anything. It was my duty to collect facts and then to confront the doctor with them and have him llr- rested. If he was determined to put my master out of the way and gain the hand and fortune of Miss Stetson. I was equally determined to thwart him in his little game. The stakes were high for him. and i knew that he would play a cunning. skillful hand. but as he would suspect no dunner from me i had the udvuutugo of work- ing secretly and without much four of discovery. A professional hurular has a little of the detective spirit in him. and l soon found myself enjoying the scent with all the beenness of an experienced of= deer of the law. l bud hunted. detoe nves bolero. doused their tracks. pone otrated their disguises and followed up little claws that they left behind in their work. but all in the interest of crime. Now. however. I had turned reformer and was legitimately pursu- ing a criminal whose evil genius had been directed toward the destruction of one whom I had learned to like. It was no ordinary man that I had to fight against. and this gave more seat to my undertaking. I discovered that my master had a night appointment with Dr. Squires about once a week. These appoint- ' ments were irregular. Sometimes they were early in the week and. again. in the middle or the end. Evidently the doctor told him‘ each time when to ‘ come again. Upon reflection I was satisfied that there was a strange coincidence be- tween those weekly night calls and my MIIICTI perloulcul lil ICKB OI IIH‘UOI and sickness. Almost every time after he had met the doctor at night he had been in bed a good part of the follow- ing day. This convinced me that the poison was administered at the doc- tor‘s once and was not intrustcd to his patient. This nclusion was reached one day when was considerably dejected. I had been working up the case for near- ly a week. and everything seemed to point to the fact that I had made a mistake in my reasoning. I could die- cover nothing to corroborate my suspi- cions. On that very day I bad man- aged to secure the medicines my mas- ter was in the habit of taking. and. carrying them with me to the city. I had them analysed by an expert chem- 1st. I was so confident that poison was contained in some of them that I was greatly surprised and perturbed when he told me that they were composed of harmless herbs and oils. “You mean to say there is no poison in any of them?" I asked in astonish- meat. “None whatever." he replied. I did not believe he understood his business and probably said as much. ‘ynen’ i there In ., . .9 or an empof busy com! 0‘ jinn. 'ants will ammo me for half a, day. ' Belle. ' my. There I met I took them to another chemist and . spent 85 more just to have a correct analysis made. The same conclusion from this man convinced me that I was mistaken. I walked home. dejected and bathed. The doctor was too shrewd for me. and he had scored the first victory. Nevertheless I was not discouraged. I reasoned with sense that the man would not adopt ordinary methods to poison my master. He was too shrewd for that. Then I thought of hypoder- mic injections. which might bo admin- istered while in his ofi'ice. It was while speculating upon the possible methods of giving him poison that I reached the conclusion that my would‘hot hurl: one of these inficctn for anything or permit them to be disâ€" turbed in their work, and yet I. have . afternOOn I walked down the country highway for some and then. attracted by the wood thrush. I concealed my- thick clump of bushes and bird could not see me. and for a long time I lay there with my eyes half closed listening to the sweet music of the dainty singer. I do not know how long I remained there entranced by this private concert. but suddenly the bird hushed its song and fiew aWay. song of a self in a listened. The which were cantering down the road at a rapid pace. I peered through the leaves of the bushes at the riders. and instantly all my gentle thoughts ficd. The spell of the bird was no longer me. All my evil. crafty nature Dr. Squires and Miss Stetson. Not a dozen paces from me a small stream bubbled up from an under- i ground spring. and it was quite cus- 2 tomary for riders to give their horses , a drink at this place. A wooden trough had been sunk into the ground to re- ceive the water and to form a drinking vessel for the beasts. I was consequently not surprised when the two drew up their horses just in front of me and led them to the spring. The doctor dismounted and held the horses while they drunk in the cooling draft. The two had been engaged in conversation. and I judged that she had been trying to extract his secret from him. "I do not consider it an honor to keep your work so secret until you have completed your discovery." she was saying. "Then all the world will know it. and there is no special inter- est in it for me.” . “but i have proud-oil to tell it to you before any one else hears of it.” the doctor answered. "flow long betel-evens day or one hour i“ There was a look of annoyance in his face at her reply. “Any number of days beforehand you wish.” he answered. “Well. then. I wish to hear it now." she replied quickly. a bright smile ro- enforcing her words. “Woman's impedance." he muttered. “It has caused half the trouble in the world.” “That is unkind. I don't like such reflections upon my sex.” “Nothing personal was intended. lies I was merely uttering my re- iiectious aloud." “Wei lease don't do so a more.” The oglor watched the hogan drink- ing for a few moments and then. lean- ing against the saddle of his black steed. he said: “Can you keep the secret if I divulge it to you?" i “Can I? I don‘t think that question is necessary." “No. probably not. But I want your promise that you will never reveal it to anybody." hc persisted. “Well. you have it. I will never men- tion it until you give me permission." “All right. then. I will tell you all. When I was a young man. I went to India as a surgeon in the English ar~ so many lepcrs that my attention was called particularly to this disease. At first they disgusted and alarmed me. Thcir rotting fingers and toe joints. their running sores and their omaciatod bodies were so loath- some that I could hardly stay in their presence. but in time I got used to them. as we do to everything. I even found myself pltyiug them and won- dering If something couldn't be done to alleviate their sufferings and even to cure and stamp out the horrible dis- ease. This was the beginning of a ca- reer that I have studiously pursued ever since. I spent all my time in studying leprosy in its worst forms. I determined to find some remedy for it. I was limited in funds. but man- aged to get along by living near them. I could not exist in the same house with them. The thought of it nearly stlficd me. But I could live near them and help them and in time perfect my discovery. “My secret is already out. hfise Belle." he added after a pause. “I am devoting my time and life to the dis- covery of a positive cure for leprosy. ‘ that most dreaded of all diseases that ever scourged a wicked world. I am on the right track. In fact. I have about perfected it. so that I will be ready to announce the results to the world in a year. There is only one thing that bothers me. I am experi- menting with this continually." “Experimenting with whom?" The words were so hollow and un- natural that I tamed my eyes from the doctor’s face to that of Miss Stet- ‘ son. I was startled at the sight. Her master's night visits to the doctor’s ac- . counted for everything. It was at these meetings that the harm was done. I would be present at the next meet- ing or I would relinquish all claim to the possession of abilities of a certain order necessary for success in my line .I -ee-Io CHAPTER x. UT in the meantime. by mere accident, I discovered the secret of my master's fatal illness. It happened in this wise: One afternoon when I was free for a few hours I strolled gown the road toward Dr. Squires’ ouse, habit generally drawing my direction. I was in- footsteps in that tent upon no particular purpose. I was merely we king along for the change. I uen y like and. down in the woods or on green iovc' MM”. alwsrssnuositeme. to get of! by myself the 3 i have‘fallen to the ground. I could andthink. Iamegrest new-w- nstve. The birds and grass ! hardly contain myself. The -._... _... l l l face was lividâ€"paler than that of any corpse. A look of horror shone from her eyes. “Whom are you experimenting with. Dr. Squires?" she repeated in the same strange voice. “Withâ€"whyâ€"my dear Miss Belle. have I divulged any family secret?” stammered the doctor. “Did you not know? I thought your father knew that you knew that”â€" “That Charles had leprosy in his syl- temâ€"that he was a leper?” she said slowly. - “Your father knew it; his father knew it; Charles knew it when he met me. I understood that both families made no secret of it among them- selves.” | “No. I never knew what the disease ‘ It be possible!" I was. Father never told me. 0b. can She swayed in her saddle. and if the doctor had not caught her she would ly made me desperate... This 1" r_'.. accounted nun... .eo‘u-nwé. â€", .v-“No. thsnbyoa. doctor. I will be all right in a moment. The suddenness of the news startled me.” “I know it. I know it. and I was a brute to tell you. I should have been more thoughtful. I shall never forgive myself. But, Miss Belle. believe me. I thought you knew it all. He should have told you.” “No. no: I am glad he didn't. How could I have been the same to him? How can I in the She shuddered and covered her face with her hands. "Don't go on so. my dear Miss Belle.” The two had been cnqaacd in conrrrsn» lion. forget that I am close upon est discovery of the age. coeds. Charles will be a new man. from all inlnt of leprosy.” "But you could not eradicate the germs of the disease from his body: me: might not some themselves in him. but in future generations they would come out." "We run only hope for "to lwsl.” lle ropllcd. “Who Will tell wlmi lnmllvltle may not act‘otilplisll'i it has done won: del'll ill the World already. and there are new worlds that it is conquering every day. We‘luusi look forward hopefully for results that it Would be daring to predict new." Ills words were intended to be on- coursglng. but she did not raise her head. From the slight shuddering of her delicate body I knew that she was sobbing. “Do not yield to this weakness. ll- 0“ Belle.” be added a moment later. you I will cure Charles. 1 can do it. and I will do it. If not for his sake. I will do it for yours." A faint smile was visible through her tears as she looked at him and an- swered slowly: . “You are good. doctor. to sacrifice so much for either or both of us. Cure him by all means for his sake. not for mine. I couldâ€"no‘. I could never mar- ry him; I would be afraid." Again she covered her face and sob- bed. “ at if I cured him entirely?” be asked in a voice that had a curious tension to it. "h‘ot if I assured you positively that the disease would never show itself while either of you lived?" "No. no; I could not. It would be a sin. a crime. And yet I loved him soâ€" I lOVcd him. loved him!" There was an awkward silence. The tears stood in my own eyes. but those of the doctor wcro dry and exultant. The confession. I knew. pleased him. These words from her lips would give him the clear field. He could honora- bly try to win her love. With Charles no longer a possible rival. what was thcro to prevent him from winning a beautiful bride and a princely fortune? A few moments later they gathered up their reins and rode away. She was pale and beautiful; he was strong and robustâ€"and exultllnt. the great- if it suco free CHAPTER XI. is not often that con- fiictiug emotions trou- ble me. But on that afternoon as I walked back to Mr. Goddard‘s house! experienced the strangest contradiction of feelings. One moment I thought I . would pursue the tragedy no further. but decamp immediately and let my master work out his own fate. After all. he was nothing to me. and he rob- ubly cared less for me than I di for him. But the next moment I would have a revulsion of feelings. I would fall to pitylng and sympathlsing with both my master and Miss Stetson. Her love for him was genuine. and it must ‘ be a terrific blow to receive such intel- ’ ligence. Was she not to be pltied more than Mr. Goddard? 0n the other hand he was conscious of the terrible doom ‘ that awaited him and was buoyed up . only by the thought that possibly Dr. ' Squires could cure him. But now he could never gain his prize. Would she marry him even though pronounced cured? What would be the result? air. M . dard would go away to some foreign country. and after grieving over him l for a time Miss Stetson would yield i and marry him. I saw the climax of . the tragedy. which, after all. would ' prove a tragedy only to my master. and it made me more faithful in my de- l votion to the unfortunate man. This decided me to stay by him until the l time should come when my expecta- I l future?" l | E foal books watched for the signs. To an imagination these were his. . ertheless there was an ' his manner which seemed very unnato I perfectly at his case to the importuuities of Dr. Squires . the doctor again. the matter by an incident that affected all of us. Stetson since that aft watched her [from my hi the wayside brook. than usual. and Iresdupsllthsmod- about leprosy and then excited readily visi- About this time Miss Stetson and took lunch at the house and my attention e greatly I had not seen Miss oon when I ng place at She was paler her manner was nerv- ous and excited. especially when Charles was near her. During the progress of the lunch I caught her studying the hands and face of her host on every occasion whcn his eyes were turned away from her. I could not at first understand the reason for this secret scrutiny. but it suddenly dawned upon me that she, 2 too, had been reading on the subject and was looking for symptoms of the , disease. The doctor. as usual, was the life of the party and kept the conversation fiowing freely from one to the other. never being at a loss for words. Nev- uneasiness in alone appeared to be and normal. When the conversation lagged a mo- ment. he suddenly ural. My master ' one of his hands with the palm of the . other and said: “Doctor. I think I must have run up against some poison ivy or sumac in the woods. for l‘m sure that my hands and face are poisoned." "Very likely. very likely.” the doc- tor replied quickly. but with a little tremor in his voice. "There is a great deal of It around. and one of your sa- lute would be very susceptible to it.” "My hands and face Itch terribly. and blolrbes are breaking out on my face and forelloml.” Mr. (ltultlartl com tinned. i looked at Min Not-nil. l'llle was Ilnl'lill ill my illusior with horror writ tell all over her fare. The hand that held lwr fork trembled so that she had to put it down. My tun-tor displayed his hands and with these no Ipou on use bees o. my band. Are they not the result of poison? And over my eyes and fors- boad. They seem to be breaking out all over." "Probably. i‘bnrlss. I will investio ate after lunch." the doctor said hur- rledly. glancing toward kilos Stetson. For the first time MLGoddsrd turned his eyes toward her. Feeling that she was attracting attention, her over- wrought nerves could atand the strain no longer. She had been thinking as i had-that the brown spots were the first and earliest symptoms of leprosy. We both knew just enough to be can rled away by any symptoms that re- sembled those which indicate the be- ginning of the dread disease. “Belle. what is the matter? Are you ill?" Mr. Goddard had hardly spoken these words before she dropped her hands and fainted. She would have fallen to the door had I not caught her in time. They deposited her on a couch and rubbed her hands and moistened her brow with water. Shc slowly recov- ered contwiousncss. “You should not have nlcntioncd bo- lng poisoned to her." the doctor said admouiahlngly to my master. "To one of her sensitive dispositidu the were mention of a thing like ihut might cause her to faint." "llow careless and brutal of me." my master said in tones of repentance. Then as she opened her eyes he knelt down by her side and. drawing one of her llnllilll into his. said: "Did i frighten you? i was a brute to no it. noon at me. none. and tell me that you forghe me." For reply she turned her head away from him with a shudder and with- drew her band from his clasp. "What is it. dear?" he continued. “Do not draw away so. Tell me what it is that I have done. i will do any- thing to repair it. Speak. Belle." ' “cave me. please; leave me." she gasped. "I‘m nervous and excited. Let me alone for a few minutes. and then I‘ll be better. But I must go home. Doctor. will you help me to get on my things?” “Belle. you‘re not going to leave me like this." pleaded my master. sp- preaching her again. But she moved aside wavering voice: “Let me go now. Charles. Maybe I can explain some day. I'm not myself now. Goodbyl" She did not extend her hand or ofler to take his. but walked quickly out of the room. Mr. Goddard stood quite still for some time. puzzled. perplexed. d'ecoun aged. and said in a CHAPTER III. WAS probably as much troubled as my master over this sad state of affairs. Miss Stotson’s treatment hurt him more than he cared to confess. He seemed so perplexed and worried over the matter that I was several times on the point of telling him the reason for her and. den aversion for him. There was but little doubt that he had noticed her dislike for him. but he was too proud and sensitive to men- . tions would be fulfilled. Then I would ' - tion the matter to any one. He was return t° my old "y" Meanwhile I l not a kind to speak of such personal was leading an honest life and making the money which I spent. I had become quite efficient in my duties, and was trusted in many ways thatneverfelltothelotofmypred- manna-m 'Butthereweusome sambthsthewoulam ”m snooaeweesbeereao. jug. questions even to Dr. Squires. 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Pa- thetic acceptance of her lot was ap- parent on every lineamcnt of her face. She had evidently battled successfully with herself and had become resigned to her fate. The room in which she was an old fashioned library where her father. the doctor. had gathered together many rare books and curios. The heavy woodwork. the dark paper and furnishings of the library cast a gloomy sepcct over the sole occupant. and her white face gleamed out of the darkness like an old fashioned picture in a somber setting. in spite of her surroundings she was still beautifulâ€" more beautiful it seemed to me than when fully exposed to broad daylight. Hers was a beauty that did not fade in light or shade. “You come from Mr. Goddard with a message for me?" she said interrogn- tively as I entered the room. “Yes, ma'am. He sent to inquire after your health.” I replied. bowing respectfullv. “And he trusts you without a writ- ten message?" she continued. “In this matter he does. for be con- notwhhtoputyontoeuyuuneces- l sidered you too ill to write. and he did ssry trouble." “That is the true reason.” she said quietly. “He is always very consider ate to me." § l'vc seen many kinds of men .:: 'ht world. He is always thinking of cite' peOplc, and if he does wrong I bi..t‘7‘ be has some good reason for it." She looked at me as if she liked to hear me praise him, and when i stop ped her expression seemed to on}. "GC on. go on; it's music to me." Bull knew my position and would say at more. "is Mr. Goddard well himself?" ell ushered we asked when she found that I n- ”if ' es. Except for an attack of poise? which has now gone awlly entirel. he has been very well." She turned a shade paler and the! flushed a little as she remembered that I had been present on the day Wild she fainted. “Oh. yes; I remember he spoke of tit poison the last time I saw him." 55* said in a moment. recovering her the? tal poise. “Have the spots or erupt!“ entirely disappeared?" “Entirely, ma'am. There are ll signs of any left." “I suppose Dr. Squires gave omething to cure them” . anew that one was thinking of I» doctor‘s cure for leprosy and that imagined he had given my ID?“ something which would drive 8‘15 the first symptoms of the disease. ‘.‘ least temporarily. But I knew difid' ently, and I courted the opportunitff' disabuse her mind of the mistake. “No, ma'sm; the doctor did new“ for my master.” I answered. "I 5‘“ him something which cured the 9T“? tion." “You? What did you know about W matter?” “31:“ very much. ma’am. “V13 I 4 been issued ‘ __..\.....s .2?» hole-fl . (To be wetland.) t5 Vlt Ito dlvi I 907 ‘ the half (4 eâ€" 22