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l - Tilt is just at. this point that E g ill Watt 3 O Tris’t did not attempt to blind himself as to the difficulties attendâ€" ing his strange undertaking, but he was prepared to face them courage- ously. “‘If,” he said to himself, “I can only find him . sober . . I will manage the rest.” He called a hensom, and drove to the club of which the books showed a. subscription as due from Captain Huston. In return for this privi- lege its doors were still thrown open to the disgraced soldier. Care- ,lgul in‘quiries at the door elicited the information that Huston had been there. “He was took . . he went away with a friend a good halfâ€"hour ago, sir,” the porter added, with a curiâ€" ous smile. The smile did not escape the quesâ€" tioner’s glance, and in consequence of it, Trist went upstairs to the smoking room. like was not a memâ€" ber of the club, but his name was av power in military circles. Ugion inquiry at the door, Trist ma 9 the discovery that the porter had fortunately been asked to give the direction to the driver of the cab in which mustom had been taken away. In his calm way he suddenly deâ€" temiimed to follow I-lluston. i He ll hte-d a cigar at the spiritâ€"lanip xod to the doorâ€"post, and then called a cab. There was a considerable delay in the Strand, where the traffic was much ~ congested owing to the outâ€" pouring theatres. Amidst the conâ€" i’us'ién,,the roar of traffic, the deaf- ening shouts of drivers, policemen, and manners with latest editions of evening papers, Trist sat forward, with his arms upon the closed door of the hansom, and enjoyed his ciâ€" gar. At length the driver escaped into a narrow street, and, turning sharpâ€" ly to the right, drew up before a. tall narrow house. bearing, on a dingy lamp above the door, the leg- end "Ne. 32, Private lllotel." A libpeless waiter, with shuffling shoes and a shirtâ€"front of uncertain ante- cedents, summeer the summons of a mblancholy boll, which seemed to tinkle tinder strong protest, and as briefly as possible. "Captain Illusion inquired ’l‘rist. "Yess’r. Er you the doctor?” The war correspondent hesitated for a moment. Then he stepped inâ€" to the narrow hall. "Yes." he said. ""E's got it bad this time, sir,” volunteered the waiter, with melan- chloly emulsion. "What?" "D. T., sir.” Trist nodded his and laid aside his hat. “Talke me to his room, please,” he said. living here?” head shortly. Or, Tilt End Of it All “‘9‘ $‘Vib SQWMQWQ ' .smuoooomfio in We 'resources, he had found himself in many strange situations during his :short thirty years. He had made the best of more than one awkward dilemma. by going straight ahead in his patient, steady way. He listen- ed to the stertorous breathing of the sick man, and never thought. of his own fatigue. There was no suggesâ€" tion of complaint in his mind that his evening of pleasure should have had such an unpleasant finish. As he sat and thought, the fireâ€" light flickered rosily upon his face, it gleamed in his womanly eyes, glowed upon his broad high fore- head. He was quite absorbed in his reflections, and never glanced to- !wamd the bed which was within the deep crimson shadow. He judged from the heavy respiration t‘ha’t Hus-ton was asleep; in this, how- ever, he was mistaken. The exâ€" ‘soldier lay on his back, but his face was turned toward the fire, and his bloodshot eyes were wide open. His lips moved restlesely, but no sound came from them beyond the strong indrawing of the sodden air. His wavering glance wandered from Trist’s head to his feet, restless and full of an insatiable haired. Upon the dirty white coverlet his fingers moved convulsively, as if clutching Iand losing hold of Something by turns. I Presently there was a soft knock at the front door, and Trist rose from his chair. His watch was over; the hospital nurse had arriv- ed, with her soft. brave eyes, her quick fearless fingers. As he left the room, 'llrist turned and glanced toward the bed. H’uston lay there with close-d eyes, umnatmrclly still. Then the war correspondent left the room on tiptoe. No sooner had the door closed than the sick man’s eyes opened. There was a peculiar shifty light in the expanded pupils, and the man’s horrible lips moved continuously. He sat up in bed, “Ali!” he mumbled thickly; know him. That’s the man . . that’s the man who’s in love with my wife." The fire rose and fell with merry crackleâ€"for Trist had drawn the coals together noiselessly before leaving the roomâ€"and in the semiâ€" darkinesvs a strange unsteady form moved to and fro. "I know him,” nruinblcrl the hor- rible voice, "and . I’m going to shoot him." There was a slight S‘C‘fr.d as if a drawer were being scorched in a tuâ€" ble or )lOL’L‘ of furniture which was not quite firm upon its base, and a moment later the door was opened without noise. In the passage 21 single jet of gas burnt meurnfully, and throw a. flood of light through the open doorway. Upon the threshold stood Illusion, “I qunking and swaying from side to ‘slde. In his trembling fingers he held a large Colt’s reveolver of the The waiter shtuiffled on in front. 1 CfiValFY Datrti‘rn- The UPS 0f the and the young fellow followed him ‘ Conical blinds Peelled from the up the dingy Stairs, walking “ghuy chambers threateningly. Ilis where the polished knots of pine- ; Clumsy hands ere fumbling with wood peered through the clainnay,1h0 lialllilllvl'. which was stiff and oilclotfiy_ dceply sunk within the lock; the The doctor came, and stayed longâ€" er than he could conscientiously spare out. of his busy life. It was halfâ€"past one o'clock in the ‘r . | - . 9 light was bad. lie raised the pistol i closer to his swimming eyes. and the .ba'rrel, gleaming blue and brown 211â€" mornJ ternatcly, wavered in the air. mg before he went, away, playing The next instant there was a terâ€" Trjst alone with Hugo-n, to Whom riiic report through the silent house. sleep had come at last. Before * * * * 4* 1* leaving he promised, however, to A moment later ’l‘iist and the scngd an experienced nurse. The war correspondent sat in a deep leatherâ€"covered armâ€"chair be~ fore the smoldering fire, contemplatâ€" ing his own shoes. A man of many rue assesses assess nurse were at the head of the stairs; they had raced up side by side. The swoinan seized a Worn sheepskin mat lay at the door of an empty ; that llzedl‘oom, and, drawing her skirts .mmm . ., of“ Cidflifi??? F§®§ mu EMU illustrated i5: the e of Mrs. Turner, Who was Thoroughly Re» stored By the Else of This area Food cure. The human body is composed of certain elements, such as iron, potâ€" ash, lime, soda, magnesia, etc., and Qature replaces wasted cells and tis- S'uss by extracting these elements (mm the food We eat. Consequently Errors in diet, insufficiency of food or failure of the digestive organs to properly perform their Work are among the most usual causes of dis-- e'asc. _ - Once the system is weak, run down or exhausted the natural process of reconstruction is tediously slow, usuâ€" ally slower than the wasting proâ€" aud the end can only be physiâ€" cal bankruptcy and collapse. Dr. thse's Nerve Food proves its wonâ€" IIY1 ! nor some months past I found ,‘mysclf growing very nervous, and ‘igradually becoming a victim of Isleeplessness and subject to frequent {attacks of nervous headache. About '_.six weeks ago I began using Dr. lChsse‘s Nerve Food and cannot :Etpoak too h'vjhly of this medicine. 1 icon sleep Well now. the headaches ,have entirely disappearec, and I beâ€" llieve that my system generally has ,‘been much improved by the use of this treatment." ,1 Nervous pi'osiraticn and exhaus- ‘ltiou. headaches. dyspepiia, dizzy and shunting spells, paralysis, locomotor | . 'atsxia, feelings of weakness, depres- sion and _ despondoncy are readily ,overcome by this treatment, work- asldc, knelt down and raised mutilated face. “Don’t let it run on the floor," she gasped, “it is so horrible!” They were both old hands and callous enough to be very quick. By the time that the startled household was aroused, the dead man (for the great bullet had passed right through his brain) was laid upon his bed, and Trist had already gone for the doctor. "No one must go in," said the nurse, standing upon the threshold and barring the way. “He is dead. There is nothing to be done. Wait until the docor comes." Presently ’l‘rist returned, bringing with him the surgeon and police inâ€" specter. They all went into the room together and closed the door. Trist turned up the gas and Watched the movements of the surgeon, who was already at the bedside. “Where is the bullet?” asked the inspector. “In the woodwork of the door,” answered Trist. The doctor left the bedside and came into the middle of the room, standing upon the hearthrug with his back toward the fire. "I should be of opinion,” he said, “that it was an accident.” The inspector nodded his head, and looked from the nurse to Trist. “Does anybody,” he asked, “know who he is, or anything about him?" "I know who he is and all about him,” answered the war correspond- ent. Notebook in hand, the inspector glanced keenly at the speaker. "And . . . who are . . you?" he asked, writing. ‘ “Theodore Trist.” , "Ah!" murmured the doctor. The inspector drew himself up amid continued writing. "Do you know, sir, what he was doing with the pistol? I-l‘ad he any intention of using it upon himself or upon any other?” ’l‘rist looked calmly. "I do not know,” he answered. at his questioner CHJA P TEE X X . a dream Theodore out into the narrow street somewhat later. It was nearly three o‘clock in the morn- ing; the ball was scarcely over, and yet to this unimaginative man it seemed ages since he had spoken with William Hicks, listening in a vague way to the swinging waltz music all the while. W'hen he reachb ed his quiet room's, he was almost startled at the sight of his own dressâ€"clothes, spotless shirt front, and unobtrusive flower. He had quite forgotten that these garments of pleasure were beneath his over- coat. His night’s work had been in keeping with dress-clothes. Like one in Trist passed "I will think,” he said to him.â€" self, "how it is to be broken to everybody toâ€"mor'row.” And with great serenity he went to bed. i‘ 4Kâ€" * * i! * It has not. hitherto been mentioned that Mrs. \Vy'lie possessed one or two vice:: of a comparatively harmâ€" less description. The most promin- ent. of these was unpunctuality at the. breakfast table. This is a most comfortable vice, and quite in keepâ€" ing with the placid an’d easyâ€"going nature of the lady. llrendn bein'r of a. more active na- ) I: ture, was usually down first, and the fact of having been out to a ball the night. before rarely acted as a deterrent. It thus came about that she Was alone at the breakfast table when ’l‘rist was announced. It was a dainty, womanly little meal set out on the snowy cloth, and as yet untouched. Brenda was in the act of opening the newspaper when Trist entered the room. She did not reâ€" member until afterward that, as he shook hands, he took the journal from her and laid it aside. Per- haps she noted the action at. the time. but he was never in the habit of acting just like other men, and the peculiarity of this little moveâ€" ment did not. strike. her sufficiently to remain upon her memory as a distinct incident. “Ah!” she said gaily: “you think it prudent to strike while the iron ls hotvâ€"I being the iron. I am not redâ€"hot, but quite warm enough to be unpleasant, and just too hard to be struck. Please explain why you never claimed the three dances you asked me to keep?” 'l‘rist smiled in his gravest wayâ€" a mere reflection of her bright gaiety. “That is what I came plain,” he said. He passed her standing at the ta- ble, and went toward the fire. There he drew off his gloves in a peculiarâ€" ly thoughtful manner. “"heo,” said llrenda, had breakfast?" "Yes, thanks!" ,Hlis manner was habitually misâ€" leading, and it was quite impossible for her to see that he had bad news to impart. His strong, purposeful hands were always steady, which is s-onwwhai exceptional; for the fingers betray emotion when the eyes are dumb. “Rather,” she "then break my to e};â€" uh have you continued lightly. faith to you, I the i dreaded vaguely to hear him speak, not- revolver?" the room. very atmosphere of the room pie had either was certain. because she was not sure that he was at ease himself. At last he began, and there was a strange thrill in his voice, as if it were an effort to open his lips. "It has been my fate Brenda, to be with you or near you during most of the inCidents in your life . .” here he paused. “Yes,” she murmured unsteadily. "I have,” he continued, "perhaps, been of some small use to you. I have been happy enough at times to tell you good news, and . . once or twice I have been the mesâ€" senger of evil. . New . . ” ‘ "Now," interrupted Brenda sud- denly, as she came toward him, for a light had broken upon her â€"“now you have bad news, Theo? Surely you are not afraid of telling it to me!” ‘ “I don’t exactly know,” he an- swered slowly, laying his hand up~ on the white fingers resting upon his sleeve, “whether it is good news or bad. Huston is dead!” She had continued smiling bravely into his eyes until the last words were spoken, then suddenly she turnâ€" ed her face away. He watched the color fade from her cheek, slowly sinking downward until her throat was like marble. Then she withâ€" drew her hand deliberately from his touch, as if there had been evil in it. After a moment she turned again and looked keenly at him with wondering, horrorâ€"stricken eyes. "Then," she murmured monotonâ€" ously, "Alice is . . a. widow.” It was a strange thin-g to say, and she had no definite conception of the _ train of thought prompting the remark. He looked at her in a curious, puzzled way, like a man who is near a truth, but fears to prove his proximity. "Does she know?” she asked srud~ denly, rousing herself to the neces- sity of prompt action. , “No. I have not your aunt’s adâ€" dress in Cheltenhami.” Brenda looked at the clock upon the mantelpicce, a reliable mechanâ€" ism, which kept remarkable time considering its feminine environ- ments. "Mrs. Wylie will be here in a mo- ment; we will then consider about the telegram. In the meantime . . tell me when it happened, and how?” "It happened at two o’clock morning . . suddenly." this AFTER OTHER HELP FAILED ._..... Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills Restore a Young Lady to Full Health and Strength. Doctors and nurses recommend Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills because they have seen their wonderful power to make new, rich, red blood, and to cure all diseases due to poor blood or weak nerves. Dr. Williams’ l’ink Pills are not a commmi nwdicine. They do not purge and Weaken. 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At this stage I Was advised to try Dr, Williams’ Pink Pills, and I have good reason b0 bless the day I began their use. I had only taken them a few weeks when I began to recover and under their continued use for some. time longer I fully regained my former good health. I will be glad if my experience will be of benefit to some other poor sufferer.” When buying the Pills see. that the full name. "Dr. Williams’ Pink Pill: for Pale People, is printed on the wrapper around each box. Sold by all dealers or sent by mail at 50 cents a. box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing the Dr. W-illiaans’ Medi: cine Co., Brockville, Ont. n that she was expected to come for- wand into the breach he had oilectn ed Brenda came. Hler face wal not so grave as Trist’s, but her lip: wore colorless. Brenda looked up at the last “Theo hascome,” she said] “WM word, although it was spoken quite bad news. We must telegraph m ge‘rfuy‘ ” Alice at once. Alfred Huston had “su‘ddenly ' ' ' '1? , . . . an accident last night." Yes. It . . he shot himself “What?” inquired Mrs. Wylie with a revolver . . by accident!" turning to Trish The man’s gentle, insciutable eyes fell before. Brenda’s gaze. He movâ€" accident," replied the “He is deadrâ€"he shot himself by war corresâ€" ed uneasily, and turned away, apâ€" . , pondent. parantly much interested in the orâ€" Mrs. “7,1,0 walked to the fire, naments upon the mantelpiece. plafie. "Were you present at the time?” "No. I was downstairs. He was in his bedroom.” "Tell me," saidthe girl mechanic- ally, "what was he doing with the! Trist turned slowly and faced her. There was no hesitation in his glance now; his eyes looked straight. into hers with a deliberate, calm meaning. Then he shrugged his' shoulders. "Who knows?" he mlu'l'mmred, stilll watching her face. When at length Brenda turned away she iu‘essed her lips together as if to moisten them, and there was a convulsive movement in her throat. They understood each othâ€" er thoroughly. "There will, of course,” said Trist presently, “be an inquest. It is, however, quite clear that, being left for a moment alone, he rose from his bed in a fit of temporary inâ€" sanity, and having possessed himself of a revolver (possibly for suicidal purposes), he shot himself by acci- dent." Brenda had crossed the room the window, where S! e. stood her back toward her companion. "Yes!" she murnmrod absently. to with eyelids. to. “Let me think,” s‘he said, ball to herself, “what. must be done.” She. knew that ’l‘rist was watch- ing her, Waiting for his instructions in his emotionless, alni‘osrt indifferent way. Than the widow met his gaze. 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