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CLOSE QUARTERS; OR, THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE CHAPTKR XH.-(Cont'd) 'I know nothing of that, mon- leur," aaid th little man, who ceemed to be strangely crestial- len, "but I am truth this tim. telling you the It was he who sent me> the day before yesterday tu the Rue Barbette, and again yesterday, although I was very un- willing to go the second time, be- cause, as this gentleman will tell you, they lookcxi very like murder- ing me on the first occasion.'' "What was the object of your visit yesterday 1" eaid Brett. "There monsieur, I have toid you the truth, although monsieur the commisnary here thinks it was childish. My instructions really were to ask tltem to met him on the Pont Ne-uf at 6.30 p.m., when he laid be would explain every- thing to their satisfaction. But, above ajl, I was to warn them of the Englishman." "Then, why should they and gag you for conveving such a simple message?" demanded the commissary. . "I cannot tell. I have done them no harm. Relieve me, gentlemen both, I have not the slightest idea how these diamonds were obtained. or why there should be such a fuss about them. All I know is th.v th<-so Turks are desperate fellows, and you won't catch me going near them again, I swear." "How long have. you known Du- boisf" eaid Brett. "Oh, two years more or less." "Uave you ever been associated with him before 1" "Never, monsieur. My record is there." And b again jerked hi tli unii towards the volume on the 'able. "It will tell you that I deal :;. j.i.rtli affaire. Dubois is an art ist. If be found a woman's purse m the street be would return it to her with a bow, if she were ricli and handsome and with ome francs added if she were poor." "I know little about him." he continued, "except that be is a great man. They say that he once robbed the flank of France of 200,- 000 francs!" And the little wretch'e voice be- came tremulous with admiration as he recounted the legend. "He is a favored lovr of La Belle Char". 1" demanded Brett sharply. "The- Worm" recovered his that he owed his release to the bar- rister's intervention. This was done, and "Le Ver" was voluble in his expressions of gratitude. Brett soon cut him short. "Here," he said, "are a couple of louis for your immediate necessi- ties. I am living at the Grand Hotel, and I want you to call there each morning at 'xn o'clock. You will inquire at the office if Mr. Brett has left any message for you. Then if I need your services, I will be able to reach you early." Petit protested that he would serve monsieur most willingly, nii soon afterwards the barrister leave of the commissary, promising to keep him fully posted as to fur- ther developments, and secure l'c.r him, and him only, the ultimate credit of capturing such a noted thief as Dubois. Fate settled wai- ters differently. The French official was already much impressed by Brett's method of handling this difficult inquiry, and he consented readily enough not only to assist him in every pos- sible way, but to restrain the police from further active interference in the case until matters had develop- ed from their present stage. During the afternoon Brett re- ceived a visit from his actor ac- quaintance, who brought him a telegram from Marseilles. It read "Mile. Beauclaire has obtained an engagement here at the Palais de Qlace. She makes her first ap- pearance on Monday evening." Brett (trailed as he realized how accurately be had interpreted the actions of La Belle Cha&scuue and her companion. "This is certain," he said to him- self. "They left Paris on Thurs- day night and they probably will not reach Marseilles until Monday. 1 have plenty of time to hear Tal- bot's story from his own lips before 1 take my departure for the South." An hour later he was seated in his room smoking and reading a magazine when the waiter appear- ed. "A lady and three gentlemen wish to see monsieur," he cxplain- 'cd. He rose promptly, and accom- panied the man to the foot of the staircase. Thcr*. near the eleva- tor, he saw r/dith Talbot, Lord i Fairholme, and Sir Hul*rt Fitz- iames, whilst with them was a tall, equanimity ,mewhat at this <iues : handBOlne VOUI)g mani J n whom the tioii. Hi- softly drew bin hand over hi* chin us he replied with u smirk : "There re others!" "I think not," came the quick rt-tort. "No; there are none on whom mademoiselle bestows such favors. She left Paris with him Ian night." "The devil!" ejaculated the lit tic man. "Oh. yes ; and she has just passed a fortnight with him in Ixjndon." "A thousand thunder* "' scream- ed Petit. "Her father told mo she was performing in a musical Marseille*." The barrister had evidently fair outlines of the girl's face were repeated in tterner and bolder characteristics. Edith was the first to catch sight of him. She sprang forward and cried with an impulsiveness that showed how deeply her quiet na- ture had been stirred. "Oh, Mr. Brett, I cannot tell you how grateful I am to you ! Here is my brother !" The two men shook hand* and looked at each other with a na- tural curiosity, for wldom had an at acquaintance been made after more exciting preliminaries. touched a sore point, and "The Worm" was more ready than ever to tell all that he knew about Le Jongleur. But his iriformatioa amounted to little more of import- ance. The chief fact had boeu as- certained, its predominant inter- est was the identity of the man who bed planned and carried out the "Albert Gate outrage." Brett quickly realized that to question him further was useless, Petit evidently expected to be set at liberty at once. In this, how- ever, h was disappointed, for the commissary curtly remanded him to (lit- cells. Hrett, on the other hand, made up hia mind that "The Worm" at lib- erty might be more- valuable to him than "The Worm" in gaol. Bo he !*..! the commissary, as a favor to himself, to set Petit fret'. first giving the thief to understand THOUGH IT'S "ONLY A CfllF- STOP IT BEFORE IT STOPS YOU Have you tvrr lirard of a case of catarrh, bronchiti*, Inflammation of tlie Itinjji. or pleurisy that did not start with a i oiv.uioii com? Kvcry cold yon catch lias in it the makings of one or other of thekc dis- eased, if itcan break down your defences. Ami cvrn if U does not develop into aoiueUiing wore dangerous, it will keep you thoroughly miserable for a w U or t..i;i.i least. Vli-.- wise coitr*, as soon as you feel tbe cold coming on, Is la mart taking Na-Dru-Co Syrup of I,ineed, Licorice ud Chlorudrne, and keep it up till the cotd ia t :i. '.i i out completely. This pl;ndid . o-.ijli syrup will do the trick quickly ami thoroughly. You can feel perfectly safe in Uki.ii? Na-Dnj-Oo Synip of Mnoccd, Licorice nrl Chlorudyne, or in giving it to your children. We'll gladly give your [!iir. -.1 n li8tosT't < > ingredients if you like. Your Pr ?gi>l can cupplr either 9V .or 5<v. bottlr.* ' < N.itionafl)rii|{& phimJct' ('- f)f < ^ll;|.la. T/J-titl-<< in i:.)~i ~ lasuE 112 I am in<l-e<l glad to see you,' snkl Brett, slaking Talbot' s hand with more dcmonstrativencas than was usual to one of hi quiet tem- perament. 'iThen h>w dholl I find words to express myself 1" was tho reply, "for in my case there i join<xl to the pleasure of making a rnucli- dcsired acquaintance the knowledtfo that to your efforts I am indebted for m.v liberty and possibly for my reputation." "We have much to Bay to each 4'ther," Bftid the barrister. "I sup- pose you have secured rooms in this lw>telt" ho. continued, turning to Miss Talbot. "Oh, yea, everything is jwttlcd," she cried. "The servants are look- ing after our trunks. I nimply would not wait a moment until I hud seen you. Ploa/so tako us all somewhere at once where we can talk quietly." Brett answered with a smile : "Lord Fairholme and I have a sitting-room which we use in com- mon, and which has already IIWT the scene of many earnest confer- ences. I*t us go there." CHAPTER XIH. "Now, who talks first?" Prett fairlv cried, onoe the door w closed behind them. "I do," burst forth FairboVe. "My story will not take Ir-ng tc tell, and if I do not got it off ?iy chest, I bhall simply oxplnde." "Wo must not have any more tragedies, " said Brett, "so pro- ceed." "Well, thanks to your foresight, I found the two servants and your cx-polioeman waiting for me, on the platform at Charing Cross. As I only carried a handbag, I had no trouble with the Customs, and we walked straight out of the station. In 1M than five minutes we were standing outwdfl the building which <v>ntained the invalid lady's fiat. Your agn* told me, *o tar ai h*> knew, tber* were no other p0roae in the- phtO6 except the tenauit and her two servants, an elderly French or Italian married couple. Our oollectire wite could not devise a plausible pretext for gaining ac- oese to the lady, BO I determined to settle the business in the brutal British fashion. We marched quietly up the stairs to the second story, and your assistant pointed out the right door. There were only two flats on that landing, and the other one was apparently empty. Your man had made a somewhat important discovery since he wrote to you. This empty flat had hneu taken by the agents who acted for the parties opposite,, and although the place was not tenant- ed, the landlord was, of course, satisfied, as the rent had been paid in advance. This seemed to indi- cate that the place was left vacant simply to prevent the others from being overlooked." Brett marked his appreciation of Fairhtolme's sagacity by a nod, and the earl continued- - "I rang the bell and promptly put my ear to tho keyhole. It seemed to me that a couple of doors were hastily closed, and then some one slowly approached. The outer door was opened arul a man's head ap- peared. I could see hi* face and a portion of hie left shoulder, because the chain was on the door, and the opening was not more than eight or ten inches. Speaking in broken English he said 'Vat you want?' His accent showed that he was a Frenchman. "I answered in my best French, 'I wish to we madame, your mis- tress, at once.' " 'It is impossible,' he said in the aame language, and simultaneously he tried to shut the door in my face. I shoved my foot against the jam and prevented him. At the same instant my own servant and I as, if ther was to bo trouble, I thought it best to keep the others out of it applied our utmost force to the door and succeeded in snap- ping the chain. It might have been n tough > Li, as you know that to force- a way through anything that yields slightly and yet holds fast is much more difficult than to smash a look or a couple of bolts. Luckily the flats were jerry built, so the chain broke, and so suddenly that the Frenchman was pitched violent- lv backwards. We nearly fell after him. The ex-policeman was a splen<tid chap. His first idea was to jump towards the switch of the electric light* and turu on every lamp in the place. ."I shouted, 'Talbot, are you there 1 It is I, Fairnolme ' "I got no answer, but a woman darted out of a room which proved to be the kitchen, screaming some- thing which I could not catch, and handed a revolver to the French- man, who was just struggling to his feet. That w*s where my prize- fighting butler came iu useful. Be- fore you oould say 'Wink' he gave the man an uppor-cut that settled him effectually for the next minute. Almost with the eame movement he caught the woman a slap over the ear that upset her nerves consid- erably. She had a revolver in her hand too. It fell to the floor, and Smith, your servant, seiTied both weapons. "The ox-policeman called out 'I <lo not think we are making any mistake, sir. They would not act after this manner if they were on the nquare.' "I must say it seemed to me that so far it was we who had been act- ing in an extraordinary way, but there was no time to discuss the ethics of tbe case then. Whilitt my butlor and Smith took care of the couple, your assistant and I hast- ily examined three rooms. They were empty, save for a small quan- tity of furinture. The fourth door resisted our efforts, so, of course, we burst it open. And the first thing that met our eyes was poor old Jack lying on his bark on the Wd, and glaring at us in a way that maclo me think at first he was mad." "I should think so," interrupted Talbot. "I would like, to see your face if you were trussed up as I was not able to speak a word and a fiendish row going on in the passage outside." "You wo.re Ragged," questioned Brett, "and your wrists and ankles were secured to the four riniora of the bed. your limbs being dis- tended in the form of an X?" (To be continued.) i On the Farm QUFKN OF PIPES. The Queen of pipe.s belongs to the Shah of Persia. Why is tho great chieftain of pipes a queen? Prob- ably because a pipe is a feminine noun in French. The little Shah's pipe wa rui ' Li. I by bis father be- fore Him, and by his uncle and by his grandfather, and how many more of the rulers of Darius' king- dom Tip knows not. The pipe is adorned with all the prccioiid MI. Mrs and is said to be worth 9&0,DOO. It is constantly guarded by a high court functionary, for onoe upon a time a Grand Vizier WM caiistbt trving to pry nut a stone from the pipe with his poinard. He was immediately be- headed, and ih* brave soldier wbo prevented the theft wns made guardian of the pipe, with a pon- ion foi i*.i. WINTER CARE OF HORSES. Why do BO many farmers neglect their teams during the winter months? By neglect I mean, why are so many farm horses kept shut up in close stables when not active- ly at work, fed a heavy allowance of heating grain, all the forage they an stuff and only given exercise when actually at work in the field or on the rood? writes Mr. J. M. Bell. In a natural Mat-*, in any clime the horse, like all animals, must necessarily take exercise in seek- ing a means of subsistence, there- fore a horse which is kept by man must have exercise in the open air (whenever practicable) in order ilr.-it he may be able to give his owner the full equivalent in good honest work for the feed that he cats. Farm teams are used to working hard all spring, summer and fall. The dull season for the farmer is when inclement weather prevails. Outdoor work for the faithful farm team will be uncertain. Don't let them stand up in the stable for days at a time, fd heav- ily on heating food, breathing only the vitiated air of the stable. Under the most favorable condi- tions tho average farmer's stable does not furnish pure oxygen to horses or cattle that are kept up cons-tantly, only getting the much needed daily exercise at irregular intervals and in consequence suff- ering from many ailments incident to close confinement along with heavy feeding. The writer was well acquainted with one of the most successful breeders of horses in this country, a man who owned at one time over 100 head of thoroughbreds, many of them horses that are knowa from the Atlantic to the Pacific for their successful performances on tho turf. It was his invariable custom to jet all of his ituds have exercise in the open air whenever the wea- ther conditions permitted. Brood mares, stallions and colts were all turned out to run about and get the benefit of fresh air and exercise, sotnt!"nes even when the weather seme<j unpropitioui. Oftentimes the stallions were taken out and ridden from ten to fifteen miles a day. They would get muddy and dirty, but retained their vigor in the stud until an ad- vanced age. The brood mares and colta of all ages were kpt in good condition by kxing allowed to run around in paddock or field, gaining strength and vigor all the time. The farmer's team needs the same recreation as does the race- horse and will not be ready, for the heavy spring work unless he has the proper care and attention dur- ing the winter months. In the Far West or North there are, no doubt, days when the farm- era' teams must stay in the barn. Let them be as few as possible. Remember that an hour's exercise, turned loose in stable lot, paddock or field will start the blood to coursing, take the- swelling out of stocky legs, fill the lungs with pure, fresh air and in the end save vet- erinary bills. BURNING THE ROADSIDE. A great many people have the Possessing exquisite freshness and a fullness of flavor not found in other teas CEYLON TEA- a Pure and Clean to a Leaf* BLACK, MIXED OR 1 Scaled Packet. Only NATURAL GREEN / Beware of Imitations mistaken idea that th time to burn the roadside in order to kill the many insects that winter in these placet, ie in the early spring of the year. I{ you will watch closely at such a place where the roadside has been burned in the spring you will sec the insects coming out of the ground very thickly on the warm days. This proves that the insects were not killed. Most of them are in the ground and the heat of the fire passing over them does not harm them and the trash burned from above them makes it all the easier for the insects to come forth. While no doubt a few of them are killed the majority of them are unin- jured. . The right time to burn these road- sides to do effective work is in th late fall of the year, after the cold weather has already set in and all the tender vegetation is dry. Then, if the roadsides are burned, the insects in such places will be killed by heavy freezing, as they usually do not go very deply into the ground, but seem to depend on the covering of trash to protect them from the cold. This is a great bit more effective in the kilung of lite insects than the epring burning. Not only does the fall burning of the roadsides do good by the kill- ing of the insects that winter there, but it also t.clps to keep the road in better shape by allowing k-ss sncir to collect in the drifts on it usually does in places whew there is much grass and weed? S/t/M'$ Care STOPS rtlllftllft ""ALO THE LONGS I VrO l-uUbHO JJtlCE. 23 CENTS MAKING rr up. Two men wh had quarreled via lent'y and had not been on friend* !y terms for some months met by accident oce ni&ht at a social func- tion. One of then? made a friendly overture to his enemy. Qoing uj to him, he offered his hand, &ad said: "Look here, Jenkinson, I've of- ten guilty of causing you consider- able annoyance, and if I make that confession I dare say you won't mind admitting on your side that you've been a little unjust to me, too." Jenkinson took the outstretched hand, and the negotiations for peace proceeded satisfactorily un- til, in bio concluding remark, the first speaker observed, somewhat pompously : "On this pleasant and auspicioui occasion, Jenkinson, I would like you to feel that I wish you th same as you wish me." "What!" cried Jenkinson, an- grily. "Are you beginning itt again 1" THE SCOTCH THiSTLE. The origin of the thistle as th national badge of Scotland is thug S' ven by tradition : When tin: ane invaded Scotland, it wag deemed in-warlike to attack the enemy by night, instead of pitched battles by day ; but on on.' occasion the invaders tried a nigin attack. In order to prevent t'leir tramp being heard, they marcLvJ bare- footed, and they had succeed e<4 in creeping close up to the Scct'Jsh forces unobserved, when one of them stepped on a thistle and ut- tered a cry of pain. The alarm was given and the. attack woe beat- en off. 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