synopsis. . i- I - I'-Wy W I f XM ,
Tt;- mory npctw with the tntrotliiriion
of Julin Sicilians, tulvpntmoi', n Miinnn
iIii(Ih man tniiroonml by nutliorltlPH ut
VnliiiiinlHO, Clllln. llilnr Inturest.-.l In
iMinnK opdrntlniw In llollvlii, liu wim Itt-
iiiHiiii.-i-u oy ijiiiio itH tin insurrcctionim
Jtrti! IIM ( coriflli-llce wns lililltln. At IiIh
jinici inn nucmuiii wan runnel' iv mi
IJimllJtliiiinn nml n youiur 'woman.
HiciiiiciiH rescued tlio vouiik woman from
n ifrunltt'i) oillcrr. lie wag tliunked ly
nur. sviminu 01 inn i-pruviiiii imvy ron
, fronted Stephen, told lilm Hint war Imd
lem ilielnrfd lielwooii Chile and I-rn
nnd offered him the cilice of captain. ll
dnnlred that Hint nlu'lit the KHinernldn. n
uiiiiiKin ve.tHei. iiimiiiii tn rnpturcd.
Htciiminn accented the i-oiiiiiiImIiii.
HleiilieiiH mot n motley erow, to which ho
WW iiMslKned. He kiivi- them final In-Hlntr-llon.
Thry hoarded the vuMtel. Tlmy
niivritiniuiiy esimjreii mo vpngm nuppoHfxl
to he tlm ISHinPrilldii. tliriinirh ulratncrv.
Cnpt. Rtoplienx ruvo dlrui'tlonn for the lo-
piirtmo of tn ernft.
CHAPTER VII.
In Which I Suspect Evil.
Karly down, reached us In noddon
grny. the sun a shnneless blob of dull
red, with no vestige of It golden
ngnt rorcing pnaBngo through tlioHO
douse clouds of misty vapor closing us
Iti ns, between curtained walls. The
swell of tho boo waa not heavy", but
tho porvadlng gloom gnvo to tho sur
roiindng water a peculiarly riullon np
jmarnuco. through which wo tore, reck
loKH of accident, n fill! upcqd A now
hand was nt tho wltoel, Johnson hav
ing gono below an hour since, hut I
still clung to tho bridge, ray oyes
heavy from peering rorth Into tho fog.
hank, my clothing midden with tho
cotiBtant drip.
Only it fow of tho men wore vIhUjIo,
throo or four grouped nbout tho cap
stan on tho forecustlo head, nnd as
many more gathered along tho leo
jfldo of tho clmrthoupc, Evidently reg
ular watches woro nlready chosen, nnd
a portion of tho 'crow had boon turned
In for their trick' below. Tuttlo him
solf, clad In wot, glistening oll-sklns
and looking gaunt and cadaverous, his
chin-hoard forking straight out. over
tho high collnr, wns standing uft, be
nldo tho follow who still kept guard
over tho companion. I moved ncrosn.
to tho starboard ond of tho bridge,
nnd, .when ho glanced around, inndo
signal for him to join mo.
"Not vory much chaneo of any one
ovorhnullng us In this fog, Mr. Tuttlo,"
I Bald, pleasantly. "It w"ould bo like
hunting a noodle In a haystack."
'"TIs na tho Lord will,,' ho re
turned, rathor sourly. "Mun proposes,
but Clod dlHpoaos. Tho sun will lift
that wholo outfit In nnother hour. How
far do you figure wo'ro off Bhoro?"
"Figure It for yourself. Wo'ro doing
nil or JC knots, and hnVo boon for
four hours nt that speed. With an
other to bo added, ovon our smoko
ought to bo below tho horizon. Wo'vo
given them tho slip nil right, and
from now on It's meroly.a question of
BleamJug to keop nhoad. I don't re
call anything In tho Chilean navy that
can overhaul us. What discoveries
lmvo you mado below?"
llo turned his cratty, glllorlng eyes
toward mo, twisting tho lump of tobac
co under his tongue. In some way, bo
noatJi tho revealing daylight, I bocamo
ovon moro distrustful or tho man,
inoro conscious or his hypocrisy.
' "WQl u grent deal," IiIb mouth at
temiillng a grin; "except that wo'vo
got tho crow caged. Everybody was
inshore but tho harbor watch."
"Thon you found tho forooastlo
oniply?"
"Nfothln' thoro but dunnnge and bilge
water; regular soa-parlor, sir."
"And no onicor on board?" I asked,
scarcely believing It possibly
"None barring tho englnoor, bo far
ns I know. Tho cnbln wan locked up
by your orders, bo I lot that ulono."
"And that, thon, Is till you have dis
covered, 1h It, Mr. Tuttlo?"
Ho Hliiried IiIh long legs, but mado
no effort to turn and faco mo.
4 "yoll, I guess that's about tho1
wholo of 11," ho answered, slowly, as J
though deliberating over tho cholco
of words. "Only I'm a hit puzzled
about Homo things what don't look Just
right. Woatarlod out, ns I understand
Iti to run olf with a Chilean warship
named tho Kamoralda, u Hchoonor
rlggod stoaiii yacht. That Avas tho con
trnct, wasn't It, air?"
1 nodded, gravely, wondorlng what '
tho man could possibly bo driving ut
"That was my tmdorfltnndlng," his j
nmiai touo uecoming moro pronounced
and dlsngrconldo. "And aomehow
what wo'Vo got hero Jooka Just n bit
ouu. This horo is u schoonor-rlggod
Bleam.yachl till right, na' I guosa tho
tonnago Isn't very far oil of thu Ks
iinjralda class, but wo haven't found h
blamo Ohllonu on board two Swodos,
a Dutchman, two Kanakas, an' a
bloomln' KnglUh onglncor." i
"Woll, what of that?" I broke In
Impntlontly. "You know n n wnll nn T
lo thnt tho ontlro Chilean navy la
llllod wjth forelgnora."
"Suro," ho coincided, with a Hwlft,
quoBtlonlng glunco toward mo; "that'B
nil truo enough, sir, but I novor saw
a wjiolo crow or thoso boggara nn' no
Chilean booaln' om. Hut thon that'a
only n part or It. Kvory cao or them
sumll hoiits dowu there, an' tho llfo-.
, "8ce Here, Mr. Tuttle, Kindly Explain
prosorvors hangln' In front of tho
cabin, havo got tho name Sea Queon
pnlntcd on them. Dam' lr It nln't, here,
too, on this tnrpaulln."
I bont over tho rail looking down
nt tho lettorlng ho pointed out, yet
with na reeling or unenBlnoss.
"Heyond doubt, that was tho yacht's
nnmo before tho Chilean government
purchased her and renamed hor Ks
moralda for their sorvlce. Sho was
bought from Kngllsh parties, 1'vo
hoard. Probably tho novownorH havo
found no opportunity to repaint tho
name."
Tuttlo drow forth red baudnnna
nnd blow his nose, his voice moro sul
lenly Insolent as ho resumed Speech.
"Glnd yo tnko It so cool, an' maybe
yer right, ltowover, It looks dam'
odd to me."
1 glanced asldo nt the wheelman ap
prehensively. Tho rellow waB gazing
Htrnlght ahead or him Into tho rapidly
thinning fog. It wns tho manner of
tho mato more thnn his words that Im
pressed mo.
"See hero, Mr. Tuttle." nnd I
dropped my hand rather heavily on
hit Bleovo, "kindly explain exactly
what you aro driving ut. Do you In
tend to Insinuate flint we havo mado
u mlstako In tho dark, and run off
with tho wrong vos3ol? Why, man,
that la Impossible. Wo aro anllors,
not landlubbers. Noth of us havo had
chances to boo tho Ksmornlda, and you
certainly know whoro sho was moored
yeatorday."
"Well, whou I como to think It
over, I don't feel qulto so ovorluatlng
ly sure about that. Tho mind o' mnn
la mighty decoltrul," ho ndmlttod,
Blowly. "You 3oo, 1 novor biiw hor
nny cloaor thnn mnybo a mile, an'
ovon thon Hho was half hid behind oth
or Bhlppln'. Of cnurao I took notlco of
her outline nn rig, but I didn't pay
much attention to details. To night wo
was all of us oxcltod, an' colon don't
nhow up much In tho dark! Now, hor
runnel Is painted red, an' unless I'm
a liar tho Esmoralda's was black with
n yallor Btrlpo round tho top. You
see, Mr. Stephens, wo kept In prott.v
closo under cover nil yostcrduy, an'
muyho they hauled tho Esmeralda up
to tho government' docks, nnd run an
other boat Into hor nnchorngo."
I laughed nloud, not In tho least im
pressed with lila nrgumout.
"A vory Hkoly Btory that thero woro
two vosaols in that harbor bo near
ullkn as to decolvo all ot us,"
Ho remained stubbornly sllont, ovl
dcutly unconvinced, plucking at his
chln-bcard.
"There Is n cortnln wny ot settling
tho mnttor," I wont on, dcclalvoly,
"that la, by an oxamtnutkui of tho pa
pers lu tho cabin. Tako charge of tho
brldgo, and I'll run down nnd clear up
tills affair boyoml any further contro
versy. Wo may oven huvo ono of tho
ship's nfllcoi-H utowod away thoro,
Nlooplng off his Into cclobratlon. If
thoro Is, ho'a duo for a rudo nwnkon
lug. Koop thu yacht's bond us sho Is,
uud I'll bo buck directly."
I waa aware that ho watched mo
closely na I descended tho stops, but
felt ltttlo Interest lu such surveillance.
That wo could havo bcou guilty of ao
i . ,.- r
What You Are Drlvlnrj At."
Borlous nn orror as ho suggested was
beyond possibility. Novorthelcsa the
moro HiiBpIclon was Irritating, lonvlng
mo filled with u vague unrest. It waB
qulto truo thut I might havo been de
ceived. I realized that, bccauBo I had
enjoyed no opportunity to obsorvo tho
Esmornlda In dnyllght, nnd no occasion
to study her IIucb with enro at any
time. To mo sho had nppenred moroly
as an extremely gracetul vessel, In
teresting to tho oyo or a seamun. nut
Tuttlo nnd hlB crow must havo known
tho truth, ir wo were, Indeed, on
board tho wrong vessel, It was trom
no Innocent mlstnke or tho darkness,
but rather tho result or dollberato
plan, tho full purposo of which was
beyond my comprehension. I swore
aavngoly undor my breath, ovbn na 1
laughed sarcastically at tho vague bus
piclon, aroused largely, n3 I woll
realized, by my Increasing diBlIko of
tho ox-whaleman. The wrong ship?
Why, tho vory conception of bucIi nn
nccldont was grotesque, ridiculous, be
yond belief! It was tho hallucination
of n fool. Ono or tho men assisted mo
to unbar the slldo ncrosa tho compaii
lonwny, and, bidding him stand by
ready for a hall, I started below, my
lingers on tho brass rail, my. feet firm
on tho rubber-lined stairs.
These led Into ns handsomo a sea
parlor as ovor I remember gazing
upon. Everything was effective and
In elaborate tante, evidencing an ex
penditure that piailp mo staro about In
amazement. So deeply did it impress
mo that 1 romnlned thoro grasping tho
tho rail, gazing about In surprise, hesi
tating to pross my Invoatlgntlona fur
ther. Yot thlB feeling was but mo
mentary, the very dosortlon und si
lence quickly convincing mo that tho
cabin contained no occupnnts. Tho
movement of the vessel, tho trampling
or men on tho deck, and the ceaseless
uolso or tho bciow woro moro nntlco
nblo hero than forward, and uo sea
man. howovor overloaded with liquor
ho might have been tho night borore,
could have slept undisturbed through
tho hubbub and changes of tho past
few hours.
Inspired to nctlvlty by this knowl
edge, nnd eager to settle tho Identity
ot our prize, I began cloaer examina
tion ot that Impressive Interior, al
though not entirely relieved from tho
spell of Its royal mngnlllconco. Six
doors, threo upon each Bide, oponod
oft from tho main cabin. Tho full
length Illinois occupied tho spaces be
tween, und tho doors themsolvos woro
mnrvolH of decoration nnd. cnrvlag.
Another, beneath tho stairs, led di
rectly Into tho steward's pantry, and
rovenlod, boaldcs,.iv passageway lead
lug forward, probably to tho lazurotto
amldshlp8. Tho othera, as I tried tholr
brass knobs, exhibited merely com
fortnblo etntorooms, fitted up for olll
cora' uao; throo contnlnod two bunks
each, tho othera only ono. Four of tho
bods had boon carofully made, but tho
romnlndor woro In dlsordor, as though
qulto latoly occupied. Everything lm
pressed ma ns unuaunlly clean and
neat, evincing strict discipline Tho
only desk I noticed wus u roll-top af
fair, Becuroly locked, nnd with no lit
tor of papors lying anyw'horo about.
This, I figured, was probably the berth
of the llrnt officer; tho captain's room
would naturally bo tho ono farthest
a litem.
Tho upright piano, with the high
backed cushioned chairs surrounding
It, blocked my vlow nft, but on round
ing these I observed a closed door,
which apparently led Into a room
extending tho entire width or tho
cabin. Novor Biispectlng Hint It might
be occupied, I grasped the bnrsa knob,
and stepped within. Instantly 1 came
to a full stop, dazed by astonishment,
my teeth clenched In quick effort at
Rolf-control. Tho entire sceno burst
In upon my consciousness with that
first surprised survey tho draped
portholes opening out upon tho gray
fog-bnnk, tho brass bed screwed to
the deck, the chairs upholstered In
green plush, tho polished tnblo with a
vaso or llowera topping it, the gllBtcn
lug front of a book-case In tht corner,
the tiger rug Into which my feet sank.
All these things I perceived, scarcely
realzlng that- I did so, for my ono
true Impression concentrated Itself
upon tho living occupnnts.
There were two present. At n, low
dressing table, her back toward me.
Trontlng a mirror, yot with eyes
fnstened upon nn open book lying In
her Ian. Bat a womnn. Tho Inwni-ni1
head yielded mo only nn Indistinct out
line or her features, yet tho full throat
and rounded check gave pledgo of
both youth and beauty. Stundlng al
most directly bohlnd her chair, with
short, curly locks, crowned by u Hinart
white can. her liruids hunted nmld liff
mistresses' trosses, was a mahl. petite,
roguish, lluttoring nbout Hho a hum
ming bird. Tho latter now mo nt nnco
pausing In her work with eyes wld
open In aurprlso, but the preoccupied
mistress did not oven glunco up. Sho
muat huvo heard the Bound or the
door, however, for she snoko car
lossly:
"I thoucht you were norer enmlnir
What caused you to sail bo suddenly?"
These unoxnectcd wordB. uttered ho
naturnlly, served partially to arousa
me from tho dull torpor of surprise. 1
clenched my hands, wondering If I
wns really awako, and stared back Into
the frightened eyes or tho maid, who
uppeared equally Incnpablo of articula
tion. Suddenly sho found voice.
"It Is not zo ono, mndame," she
cried, shrinking back. "Non, non; It
is un hommo etranger."
"What Is that you say, Colcsto?"
and the other arose swiftly to hot
feet, tho opon book dropping to the
lloor as sho turned to faco mo. In
Btnntiy I recognized ber, In splto ol
tho long hair trolling unconfined fur
below her waist recognized hor with
a sudden leap upward or my heart Into
my thout. Thoro was no semblance ol
fear, only undisguised umnzement, In
the. dark gray oyos that mot mine.
"What what Is tho meaning of this
slrango Intrusion? Aro vou a menibni
of tho crew?"
Instantly my cap camo jiff, tho
thought occurring to mo of what a
rough llgure I must be making In my
soaked Jacket, with the gllBtonlng
penk of my cap shadowing my face.
"No, mndame;" and I bowed beforo
her "I am not ono of your crow. My
my entrance hero was entirely a
mlstako."
Sho loaned forward, one white hand
grasping the back of hor chair, the ex
pression In her oyos elinnglng as she
read my face, porploxlty merging Into
faint recollection.
"I I do not quite comprehend," she
conrosaed at lust, changing her speech
to u slightly broken Spanish. "You
you aro Sonor Estevan?"
CHAPTER VIII.
In Which I Begin Discovery.
Stunned by this abrupt disclosure
of the extremely dangerous predica
ment wo were lu, I found no Immedi
ate volco for reply, moroly standing
thoro us If petrlllod, staring nt thorn
both, cap In hand, grasping the edge
of tho door. Their faces swam beforo
mo in tho gray light strcuiiilns
through, tho stern ports; tho mnld al
ready attempting u smile, iib though
her fears had subsided, tho mt3tre3a
viewing mo in wondorlng porploxlty.
Sho It was who llrst succeeded In
breaking tho ombnrr.'isslng silence.
"lint, sonor, what does this all
moan? Why are you hoiv ou board
the yacht?"
With strong effort nt control I
brought my sonsea together, desporate
ly fronting tho dlsngroeablo sltuutlon,
reeling myseir scarcoly loss a victim
thnn Rho. If all that I now dimly sus
pected proved truo, about us both woro
being drawn tho cords of treachory.
"I ennnot explain, mudomo," I be
gan lnmoly onough. "At lenst not
until I comprehend tho situation bet
tor niysoir than I do now. It la all
dork. I havo reason to bcllovo a most
Borlous mlstako has been mndo ono
It will bo very dlfllcult to roctiry. For
hnpa I could soo moro cloarly ir you
would consent to nuawer a row quea
,Uon. Mny I ask thorn or you?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
I j
Rival
Ro mancers
M- 1
"Why. sho must bo crazv!" doclnrnd
Shackleton. Ho oven laid down his
newspaper In his Interest.
"No, Rho's entirely sane," sold Mrs.
Miaciiieion. "No crazy woman could
bo such n good Bcamstrosa nn Mlsa
Balm I That lavender gown eho lm3
iUSt finlsliod for llio Innka nn thnnrh
It camo from Paris nnd rIio mmln it
in threo dnyn at $2.fi0 n day! I guosa
it s just hor vivid Imagination!"
"It's BOIllOthlllir vivid ntul snopfnen
lar!" observed Shackloton. "Mnybe
she does It to keep you nmutfCd,"
"Oh. my. no!" rcnlled bin wife.
"Sometlmcu sho will row nlnntr nnd
not sny a word and then othor days
tihe Will Just becln to talk. T ilnn't lin-
lloro I told you ubout thol lettuce, did
I? Well, nnrn vlmn cli
' " . ua.v flTbll ... Ub.
Paul. Miss Halm wan Howlnir for n
woman whoso husband and brother
woro scientists. Sho didn't know Just
what brand of sclonco thov mndo. n.
spcclnlty of, but nt nny ruto they were
lonu or lettuce salad for luncheon and
Insisted on hnvlne It fresh. Sn thnv
hnd a brass trnyllko dish on tho tablo
lined witn a specially prepared earth.
Thoro were chemicals or somnthlni?
In thnt earth, you know, nnd when
they would como In to luncheon tho
woman's husband would tnkn n Imml.
lul of lettuce seed from his pocket
and carelessly ecattor It over tho
earth and tlin hrnthni- wnntil rilnlr tin
i"
tho wator bottlo and sprlnklo It and
then thoy would Bit down to tholr soup
nnd chops and things, nnd by the time
the salad courao waa duo that lottttco
Would bo Juat right to pick."
"Now, Evangellno!" Interrupted
Shacklotoiv "stop right thero! I ex
pect this was tho point whoro Mlsa
Balm burst into maniacal laughter
and attacked you with tho sheara,
wasn't It?"
"She did not!" sold his wife. "Sho
went right on tnkliTg In the Beams in
my pink wnlst. And nnothor tlmo
when the natural gas nupply In tho
rnngo failed and there wus company
coming to dinner tho scientist ,hus
bnnd Just said: "Oh, never mind' a
little thing Hko that!" And ho went
out nnd packed a lot of buow nnd lco
hard and they did their baking and
boiling on thnt. Miss Balm sold ho
explained that Intense heat and in
tense cold had Just the samo offoct,
so"
"Why," demanded Shackleton, stern
ly, "do you encourago her to relate
theso atrocious impossibilities?"
"Why, I don't!" declared Mrs.
Shackloton. "It wouldn't bo polite to
Interrupt, so I Just let her go on. Bo
Bides, r am nlwaya wondering what
she will eay next. Sho had nn uncle
once, who was a wondcrtul man. Ho
wns fond of animals and ho had
trained the chickens bo that If ho
played Tho Palms' on his cornet In
ordinary tlmo they would march by In
slnglo file to tho placo whoro ho red
them corn nnd If ho played it In rag
time thoy would fall over themaelvea
getting to tho cornmeal mush bag.
The cows "
"See hero!" expostulated Shackle
ton, "that woman ought to bo broken
of tho habit of romancing!"
"Woll, you do It," suggested Mrs.
Shnckloton, sarcastically. "I'd Hko to
sco you."
That was why Shackloton mado a
point ot coming Ivomo to luncheon tho
next day. Ho was curious about tho
remarkable Miss Balm and anxjous
to meet hor. Mlss Balm proved to bo
nn entirely inoffensive, mlld-looklng
porson and It wns somo tlmo before
Shackleton got o chunco to begin tho
cure.
"Yea," ho said at last, "I cortalnly
bollovo It Is hotter for children to
havo something regular to do. When
I waa a kid each of us had our tasks.
I remember how my brothor Tom
liatcd his. His work every morning
wns to take a bushel basket and go
around the house collecting tho family
diamonds, which ho carrlod to tho
woodshed. Thero wns n big pllo of
sawdust thoro and after dumping
them Into n wnshtub of soupy wator
ho would dry nnd clean them In tho
sawdust. Ho particularly liatcd moth
er's diamond ropo becnuso It was 2t
yardB long nnd it took him so long
to brush out tho sawdust from tho set
tings. Plense pass the rolls, Evan
geline."
Miss Halm wus staring nt him.
'This weather," wont ou Shacklo
ton, romlnlHcontly, "reminds mo of
tho time Tom nnd I wnlked 125 miles
ono nftornoon on a wngor. Tho snow
banks woro so deep that whou wo
broko through you couldn't see tho
tops of our henda and It wus cold 38
degrees below zero. Wo got along
rnpldly, though, bocauso wo wore our
track suits something Hko bathing
Bults, you know and no wo weren't
weighted down. Thoy gave us a 'jan
quot (hat night and thou wo danced
till morning. Oh, thoso wore great
days!
When Shnckloton camo homo that
evening ho found his wlfo in tours.
"Mlsa Halm," Bho wopt, "saya sho
can't como to mo nny more, not ovon
to Hnlsh up! You you scared hot
with your wild talk this noon!"
"Pooh!" scoffed Shackloton, Joy
ously, "she's Juat JouIoub of my su
perior Invcntlvo nbllitlos! That'a nil!
You toko your things to tho most ox
pentivo drcsmakor you can find 11
you want to, Kvatollnol It wns
worth It!"
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Tho total girts on tho foreign Hold
was $4,844,000, and this amount waa
48 por cent, of tho total amount con
tributed for foreign mlsaiona by tho
Prot08tant churches of North Amorlca.
Tho increaao of natlvo converts lnat
year wn8 1C4.C74, or over 4 CO a day.
Tho cumulative effects ot the foreign
mission cnterprlso Is shown by tho
fnct that it took 100 years to gain tho
first million converts. The second
million were secured In 12 years, and
they are now being added at tho rato
or a million In b'.x yct.rs. Tho percent
age or tho lncrcr.se of tho church
membership ot Amorlca was ono and
one-half, while tho Increaao of Amer
ican missions abroad was 12 per cent
Two members wero added in America
for cuch ordained minister, while 41
woro ndded In the foreign flold for
each ordained American missionary.
Tho Missionary Hoviow of tho World.
An Educational Problem.
Litllo Margery has Just begun to go
to tho kindergarten, and is filled with
a duo penso of tho Importance of hor
studies thero and tho solemn valuo of
tho nttninments that havo thus been
put within her roach. Tho other aft
ernoon, nftor coming homo from
school, sho remained in a brown study
for n tlmo, , and then said: "Mamma,
do I know aa much now ua I don't
know?"
Thoro la no conversation so agree
able as that of a man of Integrity, who
hears without any intention to be
tray, and speaka without any intention
to deceive Pluto.
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop It.
A young Calif, wlfo talks about coffee:
"It was hard to droit Mocha nnd
Java and glvo Po3tum a trial, but my
nerves wero ao shattered that I was
a norvoua wreck and of courao that
weans nil kinds or alls.
'At first I thoucht hlcvcln rldlni?
caused it and I cava It un, hut mv enn.
ditlon remained unchanged. I did not
want to acunowlcdgo coffoo caused tho
troublo ror I wus vory rond or It At
that tlmo u friend camo to Hvo with
us, nnd I noticed that after ho had
been with us a week ho would not
drink his coffeo nny moro. I nskod him
tho reason. Ho replied, 'I have not had
a hoidacho since I loft off drinking cof
feo, some months ngo, till last woek.
when I begnu again, horo at your tablo.
f don't see how nnyono can like coffee,
any wny, nftor drlnkluu Postum!'
"I enid nothing, but at onco ordered
a pnekago of Poatum. That was flvo
months ngo, and wo havo drank no
coffeo since, except on two occasions
whon wo had company, nnd the result
each tlmo waa that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. Wo wero
convinced thnt caffoo cniued his suffer
ing, so ho returned to Poatum, con
vinced that coffeo was an onomy, In
etead or n friend, nnd ho is troubled
no moro with lnsoranln.
"I, myaolf, have gained 3 pounds'in
wolght, nud my nerves havo ceased to
quiver. It seems bo en3y now to quit
coffeo that caused our aches and alia
und tnko up Poatum."
Head tho ltttlo book, "Tho Itoad to
Wollvllle." In pkga. "Thoro'o a noason."
ISvor rend (lie nltave UMvrr A new
one iipiirnrn from tlmo tn (Into. Tliry
re Kciiulu, true, ud run or Ijuiunv
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