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DEING THE STRANGE LOVE STORY OF JOHN BRAMWELL,

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GUY BOOTHBY.

(Author of Dr. Nikola," "My Indian Queen, L., &c.)

CHAPTER XIII.

When I came to my sonses I found myself in bed in a comfortable room, with Giles sitting beside me. He saw that I was conscions once mere, and gave me something warm to drink.

"What's the matter?" I found strength to uok.

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equal to much running about, and I could not induos Giles to leave me and go off on his own soconut So to compromise matters we ad-

Aa is probably well known, the explosive, uned journed to the smoking room to read the papers in the Japanese Navy bears the name of its in-

and consume toluoco.

When we had been there half an hour or so I youtor, Dr. Shimuss. The destructive power of went up to my roata to find a letter that I had this explosive was demonstrated during the re- received from a well-known dealer in pearls, ent naval engagements. Two weeks ago, the whose affices were in Hatton Garden, but to

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It was not likely that it had been following report to the Japan Times --

The inventor sail that, according to their user stolen, for it would have been of no we to any. one else, being written in such a way that, to explosives were classified under two headings, anyone who was not in the secret, it would have namely those for mining and those for military been unintelligible. The search must have purposes, the latter being again classifed into lasted nearly half an hour, and it was only by those for discharging and those for destructive chance that I discovered it inside u novel which purposes. Shimese" belonged to the latter I then remembered to have been reading at the category, un was never used for the pur-

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Thoroughly modern and up-to-date. Branswick-Balko tables. Export Markers in As I approached the smoking-room door Ipurposes was gan-cotton. But manifold incon

attendance. Don't you ask questions," he replied. heard the sound of voices, and just before veniences attended the us of gan-cotton. For What you have got to do is to hold your ton-enter this other belonged to this voice of Aristae, when dried too much, it exploded aven STABLES.

mitage, other belonged to Giles. From the by slight friction. In order to prevent this to combine it with way in which they spoke, it was evident that danger, it was necessary I suppose I must have gone off again, for I they were on the best of terms. Hory was a nice water to the extent of 20 per cent in which remember nothing more until I was awakened position for me to be placed in. What on earth caso it burned with difficulty when ignited. was I to do? I could not tell Giles the truth. But when the water exceeded 20 por cent. gun- by the closing of a doer. I opened my eyes to

that I had the last of reasons for believing that cotton would not explode. Again, owing to discover Giles and an elderly gentleman with this ann was the individual who had attempted possible evaporation, the water contained in gray whiskers and a kindly face looking down to murder his sister. Nor could I say anything gun cotton did mat maintain an equal quantity,

to the other on the subject. It wasna diffent making its safety anstable. at me. The lattor felt my pulse.

a_position as anyone toall well placed in, would become mouldy, thus losing most of its "Ho'll do," be observed. Foel butter, don't However, there was nothing for it but to put a explosive power, which could not then be easily good face on it, and take other steps later. I restored. At present the most powerful explo- therefore pushed open the door and entered. aive in the world was blasting-gelstine, which Ah, my dear Bramwell," said the visitor, was used by Americans, though not for military rising from his chair. I was half afraid purposes. "It was far superior Le guu-cotton ina You went into the Lock after my sister,"shond not see you, but thought I would look in destructive power, and could he quite safely One defert, how- 380 replied Giles, and saved her life. At the same ou the chance of doing so. I congratulate you handled in ordinary time.

meatheartily on your heroism yesterday, of which over. of gelatine was its easy freesing. Frozen time you came very mar losing your own,"

there are excellent accounts in the morning gelatine would explode from the slightest cume. 485 "And how in abe ?" I asked.

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to be used by the Navy. for certain that it may not prove a blessing in 460 disguise. Now you must keep quiet.”

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"Then you will have to get up as you are." replied Giles. For you have got no clothes to wear. They're being drind."

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"A bit shaky on my pins." I replied, “other wise as fit as a fiddle"

“I don't know her to thank you for what you did yesterday," he igan. Had it not been for your promptuas, my sister would not be alire now. This the second time you have saved her from death, and I owe you a debt of 160 gratitude which I shall never bo able to repay." Nonsensu," I replied, "anybody else would have done the same Let's be thankful that it has ended as it has.

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Amen to that," he replied. When I was dried, I went downstairs to the dining-room, where I found Mrs. Jackson basying herself with the breakfast table. She came to greet me with motherly interest.

Oh, Mr. Bramwell" she said, "how thank- ful I am that you ma better, nor can I say how much I admired your bravery yesterday."

I was getting a little tired of all this sort of thing, but of cours I could not tell her so.

Bir Giles has give up to see his sister, and will be down in a far moments.”

After breakfast the doctor arrived, and went upstairs. Giles and I waited in the dining- room for him to me downstairs and gire ns his report. That he had good news for us was evident from the moment that he entered the

Giles asked him for news. room,

"She is doing scellently," he replied. "I could not wish anything better. As I told you yesterday, I thought it very possible that the shock might proves blessing in disguise. I re. peat it."

"What do you mean?" we asked simultane- ously.

I mean that I think, mind I only say that I think, that it may be the means of restoring her memory to her. It is not unfrequently the

I saw Giles's mouth twitch on hearing this, and I know that, si far as I was concerned, there was a lump in my throat that seemed as if it would choke me."

Confound the papers," I said. "I was afraid that was what would happen. You can't full down in the street without having the fact.

chronicled."

Continuing. Dr. Shimosis sail neither the fall- ing of an iron hummer upon it, or ignition, ner Then ing tlnt something was expected of the firing of a mallet into it would cause his me I said to Giles, You know Mr. Armitage explosive to explode. In such cases it would "I took the liberty of introducing myself" burn like turpentine, at the tire could be said Armitage. The waiter was looking for extinguished by a cupful of water. Combino you, and your friend was good enough to tell with a certain ingredient. it bad sufficient. me that you had gone upstairs, Im would not explosive power for warlike purposes. Among theexplosives in the world the American gelatino [ be long.

Then it struck me I would give him some had the greatest destructive power; Shimose thing to bite on, and so how he took it,

surue next, gau-gotton and dynamite, following in order. To illustrate the explosive power of Shinone, a small quantity placed upon an iron plate one or two inches thick, would, when ex. ploded, perforate the plate for the area covered Angela Carbridge's brother was probably the by the powder. At an experiment carried out last person he either desired or expected to at Kagenums. Soshua Ginch Shemose shet was mes However, as usual, he was equal to the fired at a coal store protected with armone philo Occasion; but I noticed that he did not shake similar to that of a certain cruiser. The shut.

Lnt no make you known to each other. Mr. Armitage, of Bydney Sir Giles Curbridge."

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hands. Perhaps even he thought that would make a hole of about three feet in diameter, be going a little too tar I have often discor- whereas in the case of the ordinary shot the ered that the greatest rogues have consciences diameter of the hole was only 6 inches. Itburst in some things. Armitage's could not have on contact with the plate, while the other explod beer overworked.

ed only when it had travelled about three feet After a while Giles, who was hospitality it after passing through the plate. The Shimoge self, ordered champagne. When the first bottle shell was blown into two or three thousand was finished. 1 begged to a excusel, for my pieces, while the ather boke up only into 10 or. head was not yet altogether recovered from the 15 fragments. This tremendous power WAN sowing I hud haud on the previous day. The testified to by the fact that a bluejacket on the others, however, did fall justice, and I was Varyay was struck by tuore than 160 frag- Horry, but not surprised to see a third make its ments of shell. The lacing of one such shot appearance. I knew Giles of old, and was aware on a deck would mean the wounding of all the that he owned a hend like a teak Julk. It did craw there. But the explosive was not intended not matter how much wine he might drink. he for the killing of men. but for the destruction was never the worse for it. It was otherwise of warships. One more noteworthy feature of with Armitage. Possibly he had had some be the Shimose powder, concluded the doctor, was fore leaving his hotel. At any rate what he the fact that its cost was about half that of took now had clearly affected him, yet did not gun-ontton. lead him to do or say anything that would bo likely to lead as to shapeet him of being coa cerned in the mystery of the brig. Ho talked THE WAR AND THE BRITISH NAVY. mainly of Australia with the ease and familiarity of a nun who has spent a lifetime there. That he had been in the Colony at some time or an The Fire Lord of the Admiralty made a other I did not for a moment doult, but when highly important statement in the Lords on the I listened to his tales of his stations, remem. 26th ult. as to British neutralit in the Far bered the photographs he had shown me in his Eastern war. Ear! Sponor asked him a series sitting room, and thought of the telegram that of questions as to alleged breaches of nontrality, I carried in my letter case, I could have laughed and the Earl of Selborne availed bimself of the aloud. If only he had known. I offered him opportunity, thus afforded, of pratasting against eigar, and before he had half smoked it. he had the misrepresentations of which the British insisted upon ordering another bottle. For Government has recmtly been the subject. Giles' sake I would have tried to stop it, but I know him too well of old to venture upon such a thing. There's an old South Sen maxim to the effect that a man's a fool who comes between another man and his drink, and when you come to think of it, there is a good deal of truth in it Admiralty supplied naval ofears to captain! V AP OF THE SIKIANG or WEST! after all. By the time they had finished that on, Armitage, I could see, was ready for any; thing. He invited us to lunch with him, and soned inclined to make Inmself nasty because

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Shortly stated, the First Lord's da luations were as follow:-) There is no truth in the statement that the censors bought by Japan from Argentine were allowed to leave Gonna under the British flag; (2) it in untrue that the

the cruisers; (3) there is us foundation for the statement that the craisors wore escorted through the Mediterraneun by ships of the Pritish Bary; (4) the commanders of vertsin Russian oruisers were not refused the hospi tality of our docks in Malta, but were merely informet that if war broke out they would be bonod, under International Law, to leave withiu 21 hours; (5) tho assertion that Weihaivei was

Well, if you won't, you work" he said I must be going." Good-bye, Sir Giles. 1 shall hope to have the pleasure of meeting you on another occasion. Good-bye, my dear Hram well. You should apply for the Royal Hausged as a wee by the Japanese lect before the Suciety's Melal."

"I like your friem." he said. Ho has a

He then took himself off, to leave me boiling over with rage. If I indu't know his condition I should have said something to him that I doubt if he would have appreciated. Giles langhed. marvellous idea of his own importance, but he doesn't seem able to stand his liquos"

"I never want to see the fellow again." I growled.

Sono day, I'll tell you all I know of him, and you shall judge for yourself. were out and out scoundrel doen't wolk this eart And yet you soomed on friendly enough terms with him just now," Giles persisted.

"Because I in playing a pane of my own, that's all." I replied That's the long and short of it. However, don't let's talk any more He then enged after my health, and, find-about him. I don't think we shall see anything

"Of course," e Doctor said, "you mast not build upon it but we will hope for the best. She must have palect rest and quiet for a few days, and must at be excited in any shape or form."

ing that I had recovered, took his departure, promising to lookin during the day.

Jack, if only his proved to be true!" said my companion when he had gone. A few min-

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There were tean in her eyes. :

You have head?" she said.

We informed for that we had.

"I pray that it may be true," she continued.

Even in this sort time I hays learnt to love her like my own daughter.” -

"And the time will come when I hope she will repay you, aid her brother,

"We will not talk of repayment," said the old lady, and the begging us to excuse her. left us to return to the sick roots.

Now, Jack, what are we going to do?" : nsked my friend We had better return to Town, I think, for it is quite certain we can't stay here"

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When the old lady returned to us, we inform. ed her of our demision, and thanked her most warmly for all she had done. Then we took our departure, and in due cours reached our hotel How we were going to put in the rest of the day neither of us med to know, I did not fes!

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