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( 10 THE PIN! AHA DAILY BEE: SUNT) AT, AUGUST 12, 1900. II The Unspeakable Turk. By GEORGE IIORTON. ill (Copyright, 1D00, by Oorgo Horlon.) ffynnpnl of I'rroetl lnK Cluiptera John Cllrtlx. a vnilnu- Atnerlrntt. who ehanrea to he In Athens nt thn outbreak of mo urnrro-TiirK sh war. n ni n I tbustcrmg expedition to Crete. The little vessel Is wrecked, hut Curtis, nrr-ntmmn oil hv Lieu tenant Mndbohni, n poldlcr of fortune, utu a native Cretan. Mlchall. reiich the Islam! snfely. They arrive at n vitiate nnd nro caied for hy the inhabitants Curtis has Injured his foot on u sea urchin. lie 1h nursed iiy inniiyotn, the vnest a daughter. In a few (Imvh wnnl come of the advance of the Turks under Kottukes toward the town. The Cretans Rather In the pass, tha men lighting and the women and girls keeping up beacon tires. Thirty Turks nro killed, but Mlrhalt Is badly wounded and j'finayniu is ruptured by KostaKes. The Cretans retreat to tlm sea. Kostnkes plunders the town, tuning the old priest mid Panayotn aloiiK as prisoners. Curtis, representing nimscir us a newspaper cor respondent, nlso accompanies the Turks. Kostnkes has the old nrlest murdered and Curtis plans to rescue 1'annyota and avenge nr latner s ueam. in tne absence or Kos takes, Curtis kills two of the guards and wounds another nnd escapes with Panavota,, iney meet i.lndbniim ntid frlen.s and nt tack the Ilushl liazouks, who recapture ranayotu. CII.U'TIIH XXII. Curtis sat down upon the edge of thn water bnsln. There was a faint smell of powder In the air. Ho heard a shot now and again in the distance, but growing fewer. A bugle sounded. Fortunately no more of the Ilasht Ilazotiks passed through the square. "Oono!" said Curtis; "Oone!" The flrcoks began to como In, talking excitedly and gesticulating like madmen. They seemod to be In high spirits. They gathered about Curtis, and, pointing at the dead bodies, nil talked at once. They on raged him. Ho could hardly roslst tho desire to Jump up nnd lay about them with thn butt of his musket. Mndbohm pushed his wny through tho crowd. Holding his gun Id his left hand, ho brought tho right to his forehead, saluting gayly with tho Imaginary sword. "Well, my friend, we had a llttlo fun with them, didn't wo? Tho ambush, how over, would have been moro of a success had tho men obeyed my orders. If I had my way I would Just shoot a soldier who disobeyed orders. Still, wo taught 'cm n lesson. Wo hnvo killed, let mo sco how many, one, two, throe " "II 1!" cried Curtis, rising suddenly. "11-1, I say!" "What!" said Mndbohm, turning upon him, "what's tho matter?" "She's gone." Mndbohm clutched nt tho shoulder of a by-standing Insurgent. "Panayotn?" ho gasped. "Huhl Whcro were you? Eh? Where wero you? Hero they came, soven of 'om, right down hero, nnd tho girl and I nil alone. What could I do, ono against seven? You're n healthy soldier, you nro scnttcr nil over tho country! Mndbohm, you're to blame for this. You've got Jo answer to mo somebody's got to sottlo tor this." Flinging his rllle down among tho stones he turned his back contemptuously and limped townrd ono of the houses. A kindly Insurgent sprnng to his assistance. "night up through there they went, carry ing her with them. Four men could have otopped 'em. Where wero you, damn you?" nnd, pushing the Insurgent from him, he shook bin fist In his face. "(Jet out of my sight, get out!" Mndbohm was flitting on tho side of tho basin, his face burlod in his handa. Ho was cobbing and talking to himself In Swedish, Thoso who stood near heard tho word "Pnnayota" frequently. Ilenwon re turned to Curtis as speedily aa he had lost It. Hln blind rago passed away nnd In Its place camo a resolve to recover Panayotn and to nettle with Kostakes according to the present debt nnd all that might accrue. The Fplrlt of Crete had taken thorough pcfcspa slnn of him. Ho had been wronged by tho Turk; ho lived only for vengeance. Ills cyo fell upon a Cretan In the act of pulling a boot rrotn n dead Turk s foot. Ho was tugging with all his might. All at once ho flew over backward with the boot In his bands. Ills comrades broko Into laughter. Mndbohm did not look up. "They don't feel this thing about Pana yotn ne badly as Mndbohm and I do," no llloqulred Curtis. "Poor old Mndbohm! I'll tell him I'm In love with Panayota and then ho'll neo how foolish It is for him to take on so. Ho ought to stand It If I can." The Insurgent detached tho other boot nnd brought tho pair to him. "Will Ihoso fit?" he nsked. "Oood boots." Curtis took tho boots and went over to tho drinking fountain. Ho patted Mnd bohm on tho back. "Cheer up. old man," ho said "They can't get away from us. There's another day coming." It was Impossible to get the boot upon the son foot, o ono of tho Insurgents cut It off at the ankle and silt It down nearly to tho too. Thon ho punched a number of holes, and Curtis was able, by means of a string, to laco on HiIh improvised shoe. As tho leather was noft It proved quite com fortable. Mndbohm staggered to his feet, Htretcheri like a man nwakenlng from sleep and ran his linger through the blond, pom partour that roso precipitously from his forehead. "That's right, old man." Bald Curtis; "we must brace up. Of courne you feel had be cause we wort of fumbled the thing, nut consider what my feelings must bo. Mnd bohm, I love that girl " The Swedo started violently. "You have made court to her?" he asked. , "Why, I told her that I loved her yes, yes, several times." "And, pnrdon me, sho said that she loved you?" "Now that you ask mo, I don't believe sho did. No, sho didn't. Uut I didn't hnvo much time, you see." Mndbohm hold out his big, soft hand, and Curtis grasped It. "Wo will not turn back," ho said, "we will find Panayota. And If Kostakc3 has In sulted her wo will punish him, though ho Ileo to the cnds of the earth." "Old man, you're a friend worth having." cried Curtis, wringing the hnnd which ho held. "I'll never forget this till tho last day of my life." ono of tho Insurgents, a former resident of Cnnea, spoko considerable French. It was through the medium of this man that Mndbohm hnd communicated with his troop inus tar. Ho called him now and told hlra iu bci me men together, as they must inarch. Ho feared lest Kostakes, surmising wis smaiincss of their numbers, might re turn to the attack. So they set forth In thn moonlight, taking with them the arms nnd other spoils of tho dead Turks, of whom the number proved to no cigiil. nielr plan was to conceal tlirm- selves somowhero In tho fields nnd get somo sleep, nut half a rullo out of Oalntn they encountered a band of fifty Cretan Insur gents, young men of tho region, nrmed to mo teeth nnd thirsting for vengeance. inese, learning that Mndbohm was n. for elgn olllccr of approved mettle, put them selves niso under his leadership. Thus re inforced ho returned and camned in c.nintn Tho next morning ho pushed on vigorously uuur nosiaKcs a pursuit that was destined to Inst sovcrnl weeks nnd that was prose- v-iueu wnn n continually Increasing band outL-rm encounters took placo and threo Turkish villages wero destroyed bf. way of .cousin, jney n ci not succeed In capturing "'". uui two wounded Turks that fell Into their hands at different times told mem mai ranayota was In his camp. CHAPTini XXIII. n iurmsn woman, closely vellpd nnd carrying a black umbrella, was unllcltip along tho SplndJIa, or principal street of ..,t... iv iiumicHcripL urchin, bare-footed, In Cretan breeches, with a tuft nt mnt. hair shootlngstralght up through a rent In his straw hat, followed with a Hiring of en hiuiicis ami n sneaf of Hal nn Wine- lU0 nijstcriotiH woman passed the little Rroup or men sitting under the Awnm. or In tho doorways of the shops, they turned their heads discreetly to one side, not even casting a furtive clone nt m, dainty embroidered slippers that now nn.l then peeped cut from under tli m.,1, robe. Turning down a narrow street huo tiptoed along beneath the nrolecilnir .mm,.. fitorles of tho houses, with that motion pe culiar to women whoso slippers are so con structed that they fall oft if tho toe In not shoved Info them at every successive step. Stopping for u moment Bhe drew n hnnH. kerchief from her bosom and nuRsliKr It un der her veil wiped her face. Phow! eho said. "It's hot." Th.n ,..,i Ing her head, Bho sniffed the nlr .Wnir eagerly. "Allah be praised!" She pyplnlmn l believe that Ayesha is roasting coffee." Tho thought accoloratcd her auch an extent thnt the rapid sliding of her suppers on the path sounded like the pre paratory mops of a Jig dancer in the sand box, lady these days. Ncvor mind, my girl, when Panayota comes to her senses you will havo to work llko your betters. You're, getting fat, too, and Kostakes Is tired of fat women. Isn't sho getting fat, my Roulelma"'" Tho lady appealed to made no reply, but, going over to the water faucet that pro jected from a marble slab built. Into ono sldo of tho wall, hung the string of fish from tho iron rock and laid tho lettuce in the shallow stono basin beneath. Then sho turned on n thin stream of cold water. As tho reader has doubtless divined ere this, wo are now In tho harem of Kostakes of fend I, His wife, Soulelmn, had Just been to mar ket; Ayesha Is browning coffee and Fcrendc Is sitting on tho doorstep, looking insolently nnd lazily on. Ayesha and Soulelma aro about of on ago 30, They are both fat, dark ami greasy, with black eyes nnd black hair. Their lips aro thick nnd their teeth not too good. Their complexions nro muddy nnd their faces somawhat pimpled, from too llttlo exorcise nnd too muchegreasy food, Bweotmeats and black coffee. Ferendo Is n strapping Albanian girl, about Pnnnyota's age, though of coarser build. Mko tho beautiful Creek who Is under lock nnd key upstairs, she has soft brown hair and brown eyes, set wide apart In her head. It Is easy to see that things aro not run ning smoothly In Kostnkos' harom, nnd tho reason Is this: Up till qulto recently Fe lendo has been tho favorite, nnd tho two elder wives havo been llttlo more than her servants. Tho nppearnnce of Panayota has led them to bellevo that a now mistress will toon bo established In the household, nnd they ure looking forward with great delight to tho degradation of Foreade. The latter, fenrlng her own downfall, has not openly declared war against hor two associates, but Is racking her brain night nnd day In search of some method Jjy which to enlist them with her agnlnst Ponnyotn. Ayesha now sits with her bare feet crossed under her. upon a rug spread on tho earthen lloor of the court, Before her Is a charcoal fire, suspended over which on two crotchcj driven Into tho ground Is a thing like m;i won 01 stovepipe, closed at tho ends. An iron rod, running lengthwise of this con trlvnnce, rests upon the crotches nnd is bent at ono extremity Into a crank, Soulelma removes her outer garments and appears arrnyed like her slstors, in baggy breeches drawn tight about tho ankle, and a looso-ntting shirt. Sho kicks off her slip pers nnd walks in her stockinged fect to tho coliee roaster. "Is It ready yet, Ayesha?" sho asks, open Ing a. llttlo door on ono sldo of tho evllnde nnd letting out a great black cloud of aroma. "Can I take out enough for ono llttlo cup? "You might find enough for two while you nro nsnut It. cb, even for three. Poor Fcrendc, sho win navo to grind her own coffee, and Pana yotn s, too. Soulelma produced n wooden spoon from tho drawer of a pine table standing beneath tuo garden s ono mulberry tree, nnd dinned n quantity of the brown Rmoklng birrles Into ono of those cylindrical brass mills which aro sold by wandering gypsies to tho housewives of the Orient. Sitting on tho tames s edgo, Bho grasped the mill with he left hand and firmly embedded ono end of it in tho fat of her corpulesccnt stomach, while sho turned tho tiny crank with hnr right. The women of Kostnkes' household could couversa or enrry on their domestic avoca tions without fear of intruding eves. Tim wall was very high and tho one house near enough to overlook It had no windows on that side. A pleasant placo was that In cisure, albeit two lonfr shallow rectangular iuus leaned against tho wall of tho house, taking the place of tho lecendarv mitisr They wero washtubs, nnd upon them Ayesha unn anuieimu irom time to time played tho stern music of necessity. A hugo copper Kcuie, wnn n very blnck bottom. Btood near, another adjunct of tho home laundry. in me middlo of tho court was a stone basin, into which water ran through a tlnv i-minuoi xrom mo nydrnnt in tho wall. Nn! said Soulelma, unscrewing tho ton of tho mill and looking Inside, "that will be I enough, I think. We'll hnvo n cup of coffee kneeled In front of the fire and held the , aro worse than a Turk, for their women he- dipper in the coals until Its contents boiled llevo at least that they are honestly mar over. Ayesha lifted tho smoking cylinder rled. But you bah! You aro a common irom mo crotches and shaking It violently thing!" ior a moment sot it up against tho side of Ferende winced under this torrent of the house. abuse, but there was a certain point 'which ' anuii i oring two cups or threo?" sho she wished to make sure. cnueu irom me door of the kitchen. "You talk very bravely now. my lady." uniy two, i,ei tcrendo make her own ! she replied. "Many Creek clrls have talked coffee." "Hadn't I better call her?" "You'll only get insulted If you do. The nasty cat." cii.wTim xxiv. Panayotn was walking to and fro In a room whose ono window looked straight against tho blank wall of a house not ten feet distant. A grating of Iron bars pre vented hot escape in that direction and tho door was locked. Sho was very palo nnd there were deep circles under her eyes. Sho wns muttering as ono distrait. Occasionally sho raised her eyes and hands to heaven. "Dear little Virgin, nil holy one, savo me from this Infamy, from tho pollution of tho Turk. 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The Institute Is desirous of reachinir that great class of men who are unable to leave homo to be treated and the freo sample will enable them to see how easy It la to be cured of sexual wrakneaa when the proper remedies are employed, The Institute ma It en no restrictions. Any man who writes will be sent a free sam ple, carefully sealed In a plain packago, so that Its recipient need have no fear of em barrassment or publicity, Readars are re fuaatcd to wrlta without delay. THE HOLY VIRGIN P.LKSS YOU! SO YOU HAVE COME TO SET ME FHEE?" sank her fingers deep into her thick brown locks and cried: "No help, no help. Oh, God! Oh God!" At every sound of a' footstep without, or ef any commotion In the court below, her pale face grow paler, ijnd sho trembled with fear nnd revulsion. Sho was expecting Kos takes. For a week now the clrl had been shut up in this manner. Kostakes had left her In the caro of his harem, with storn commands that she bo kindly treated nnd nil her wnnts supplied. Ayesha nnd Soulelma had dorlved much pleasure from attending upon Panayota. as though sho were Indeed n member of tho harem and their lord's fnvorlto; for thus they caused Ferende, wnom they cordially hRted. much unhappl- ncss. It seemed to Pnnayota that sho had been In captivity nn age. For the first three Turks. I must go now, but remember I am your friend. Hold out against Kostakeu and I will find some wny to help you." She turned to leave the room, but Pana yota caught her by the sleeve. "Help me to escapo from here," sho sobbed. "I beg of you In the name of your Christian mother and I will pray the virgin every night to bices you.1 Ferendo locked tho door behind her and hung up the key. "Kostakes will never have much fun with her, ' she soliloquized, and sho went down utalrs humming n popular Oreek eong. Finding Ayesha and Soulelma still In the court, exchanging gallant confidences, she strolled up to them with the inholcnt air of a queen. Got up, you women," she said, "and or four days she had hoped for a rcscuo by Propnro dinner." Mndbohm and Curtis nnd their band of In- . ''oor Aywha and Soulelma "AYESHA, FRRBNDU! LET ME IN," SHE CRIED. approaching and as she arrived at tho mas sive gate In tho high adobe wall the sound of a coffee r..aster In motion could plainly be heard within. Soulelma gave the boy n penny, whereupon ho set up such n loud and volublo protest that she was obliged to give him live paras more, with n threat to open tho gate and let out an Imaglnaiy dog of fearful biting powers If ho did not instantly depart. The boy out of the way, Soulelma knocked upon tho gate. "Ayesha, Ferende! let me In," eho cried. Go open the gate, it's Souleima," said a volco within. "Go yourself. When did I become a door opener?" "Hah! Don't you see I' can't leave tho coffee? It'll burn," Tho sound of n rattling chain, and a woman peeped out, holding a hlnck veil over the lovr part of her face. Soulelma en tered, shutting and locking the gate after her. "Whew!" sho exclaimed, pulling off her veil with the finger and thumb of the hund that now held tho sheaf of lottucc. "U'b hot outside. You two ought to bo thankful to me, running around In tho sun for you, while you sit hore In the cool shade" "Very cool It Is here by this fire." re torted Aywha. "U'a Ferende who U the Ferendo, clean them, that's a good girl, whilo l mnko a cup of coffee." "Clean theui yourself. 1 shall tell the offendl of thefo Insults when ho comes, and ho will mako It hot for you." "Poor Ferende!" caokled Soulelma. "He will take olf thoso silk trousers and put thorn on Paunyota. But you shouldn't com plain now that your turn has come. Iletter people than you have been through tho same thing." "If you ever went through It," snapped Ferende, "It wns so long ago you can't remember it," nnd rising disdainfully, sho walked Into tho house. Soulelma raised tho coffeemlll as though to hurl It after her, and then, thlnklns better of the net, let her hand fall to her side, "Mnybo she'll bo able to warn Kostnkes over ngaln," shn reflected aloud. "I don't believe It," replied Ayesha. "He's crazy about this Greek. I never saw him llko this before." "Then why doesn't ho" "I don't know. Perhaps he wanto the girl to love him.'' "Hah Sho'll lovo hlra fast enough after ho breaks her spirit." Soulelma filled n long-handled brass dip per from tho hydrant and put Into tho water tho coffeo, ground fine as dust, together with four teaspoonfuls of sugar. Then, screening hor face with her left .hand, she surgents. Time and again the wild scenes which she had witnessed passed through her mind as she stood with hands clasped and eyes half closed in the m rtdle of tho floor Sho saw ngaln tho 'impetuous Swede chasing Ainpates out of town because the scoundrel had wished to give her up; she saw Curtis standing before her with his smoking rllle, while tho fallen Turk, his features still Iwltching in tho death agony, lay at her feet nut as tho days passed and no heln camo hor keen hope faded into the blaokness of despair. 'They cannot (Ind me," sho moaned: "oer. haps they're dead. Perhaps they think : havo yielded to tho Turk and they despise mo. Do they not know that I would tile first?" Whenever she thought of death, her mind involuntarily sought for some method by which she could accomplish it, if worst camo to worst. To hold her breath, to plunge her head against the side of the wall, to strangle herself with a strip torn from her bed clothing, all these Ideas sug gested themselves. And as often ns sho thought of self-destruction, there rose to memory a slender white shaft that had frequently been pointed out to her In child hood. For there had onco been a nnleldn her natlvo village, and tho bodv had been burled In a lonely place on a hill, far way rrom the holy comradeship, tho blcssc' rosses and tho benediction of God's acre. This isolated tomb had made a great Im pression on her childish mind. She nnd tho other children had always crossed them selves when they saw it. and they ncvor mentioned tne dead man's name. It seemed a terrible thing not to be burled In consecrated ground. CIIAI'TK.H XXV, "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende. ii sno Keeps on nt her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his Infatuation. .ord! Hut sho s growing ugly, with that allow complexion and thoso big. black marks under her eyes. She never saw the lay she was half as beautiful aB I am tiOIng to Panuyota'n room, she look down he key that was hanging nutsldo the door nd went In. Locking tho door on the nslrte, she stood for a moment looking jit mo girl, who sat on the side of tho bed, her face burled In her hands. Panayota glnnced up when Ferende first entered and then took no further notice of her visitor. Sho knew that this was the favorite, although Ferende. consulting hor dignity, had bad little to say to her. n . I, . .. ... uu.ijuui, very sweeny, "i am your irienn. i, too, nm a Greek and wns hrought up In the Greek religion, but thf Turks killed my father nnd mother and took me away when I was very young. I cannot ufip lining wnui i am, uut ir l wero In your place I would let them kill mo before they should turn me into a Turk. And you n prit'sis (laughter, too!" Tho woman spoke Oreek with a natlvo accent. A sudden wild hope thrilled Pana yot.Vs bosom. Sho sprang to her feet and ran toward Ferende with arms outstretched. "The Holy Virgin bless you! So you havo come to set me free?" Now Ferende could not do tUls, howovor much sbo would havo liked to. Could Ayesha nnd Soulelma onco fix uptm her the blame of having disobeyed a command of their common husband no subsequent wiles could savo her from completo degradation. "Oh, I daro not set you freo now," sho faltered, tomewhat embarrassed hy tho sud ilenncss of tho demand, "but" "Then save me, holy Virgin!" cried Pana yotn, the bright gleam of hope dying within her, leaving her soul darker than before. "There Is no other help for me. Aren't you ashamed, coming hero to mock mo? What elso do I want except to get out of this plane this brothel? You say you are a Greek, and I bellevo you are, from your accent, But what could I expect from you? You lookod In quiringly Into each other's eyes. Thus was Ferendo wont to act after some special mark of Kostakes' favor had Inflated her confidence. Thoy aroso slowly. Tho fa vorite Jerked away tho rug and spread It In nn nttractlvo neok of shade beneath the mulberry tree. Sitting upon It sho rornoved her gold embroidered slippers nnd crossed ner stocKlngwl feet beneath her. As the two older wives glanced at her their hearts eank within thera. She certainly did not navo tho appearance of a dopose-d nueen. Her eyes, recenUy treatel with belladonna. had n melting, lustrous look, suggoetlve of passion. The little touch of henna under the lower fringe of lashes added a slight look of nbandon. Her troubers of magenta silk and hor sleeveless purpla Jacket em broidered with gold thread, were Immacu late, nave for a loose hair or two, or a speck of dust, which she removed with dainty finger tips. Twisted carelessly about her wnlst, with the knotted ends hanging loosely at ono side, was a broad sash with yellow and magenta Htrlpeu. Passing hor hand beneath this she extracted a allver olgarette case. Putting a brown cigarette no larger in diameter than u slate pencil, ono of the sort that Is two-thirds paper tuoo and one-third tobacco, Into her mouth. she called out lazily between her cloned tooth. viyesna, oring n mntcn and lignt my cigarettte, and Ayesha, with a muttered Moslem Imprecation, obeyed. CIIAI'TKU XXVI Alas, for human greatness! A horseman tiottlng aiong tho stony street drew up In fiont. of tho gato with a sudden cessation of the Jingling of a saber and the rattling of trnpplngs. Two musket butts struck the ground almost simultaneously, as tho two sontries at the gato finished their salute. Ayesha dropped tho fish which shn was cleaning nt tho hydrant, wiped her hands upon her dirty apron and tore It from her waist. Soulelma set a llttlo pllo of dishes upon tho table and tried to pnt her strag gling hair into placo. A heavy hand, sup plemented by n cavalry boot, shook tho gate nil tne fastenings rattled. "Merciful Allah, tho offend!!" screamed Ayesha and Soulelma under tho breath, nnd they both lushed to tho gate. Hut they were too good 'lurks to open without In quiring sweetly: "Who is It?" "It's I, Kostakes. Open the gate heforo i kick it down, Becoming a Mother Is an ordtil which ell women approntli with Indescribable fear, for nothing can compare with the horrors of chlld bltth. The thought of the suffering and danger In store for her. robs the expectant mother of all pleasant anllcip.itleti of the coming event, aud casts over hi a shadow of gloom that eft n not be shaken off tjioumiius iiko inni Dciore. nui niter Kostakes ima had his way with you by force, then whSt will you do? No Greek will wnnt you then. nnd there will bo nothing for you to do ex cept to become ono of ns. It's easy enough for a girl to remnln Christian as long us she can snve her honor, but nftcr that is gone tho Christians nre more cruel than tho Turks. Then the only wny to remain reaped- ablo Is to turn Turk." "I swear to you by the soul of my father, who Kostakes murdered, that I will die be fore I will yield!" cried Panayota. Ferendo with difficulty suppressed an ex clamation of Joy. Slmulntlng a sorrow which she was far from feeling, sho laid her hand on Panayota's shoulder aud mur mured: "Did Kostnkes kill your father? For give me. Pnnayota, for speaking so harshly. but you were very hard on me. Now we ran sympathize with each other, Indeed. Both ray parents were murdered by tho of women have found tlinttliemeof Motiikr's 1'Rtrwn during pregnan cy robs confinement of all pnln nnd danger, and Insures safety to mother nnd child. This scientific liniment Is a trixWetul tn nit .pnmM at tt, tl, nt tti1r ttmt rrftlftll ordeal Not onlv does MoTitrn's l'KIEND carry woman safely thiouah the perilt of child birth, but Its ue gently prepares the system for the coming event prevents " morning slckncs, nnd other dlicotnfntts of this period. 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The cause being mlcroblc or para sitic, It loL'Icnlly follows that a ewe can only be effected by a scientific ralcroblclde -a specific that will de stroy the microbe. This Crnnltoulc Hair Food and Scalp Soap will do. Your hair receives Ita nonriabmonl. from minute blood vessels which eud In a long sheath In which the hnlr crows. This sheath Is the homy at the microbe, the delicate llnlnjr of which It soon destroys. In time the hair root Is affected, becomes shriveled np ami the hnlr falls out. If the rarages of the microbe are not arrested, baldness soon follows. Cranltonlc Hair Food cures diseases of the hair and scalp because It de stroys the causo which produces them. It does more It feedfl the weakened hair follicle back to health and a Ida In replacing lost tissue. . Split hair, harsh hair, lustreless hair, brittle hair, falling hair, and prema turely gray hair can all be cured by the use of Cranltonlc Hair and Scalp Food. It cleanses the scalp from dandruff and keeps It permanently clean and healthy. Itching nnd irritation of tho ' IjfS m lle:ld aro Instantly relieved and posi tively cureu. Unlike ordinary hair preparations, Cranltonlc Hnlr and Scalp Food con tains no oil, grease or dangerous min eral Ingredients. It is not sticky aud will not clog the scalp or stain the clothing. It Is perfectly harmless, clear as crystal, sparkling as cham pagne, delightful to nse and moat exhilarating In Its effects upon the system. In a mi croscopical examina tion of l.ooo different HvoiWes of human halt iflsde In the ("ranltonlo Institute, u dlrTrrent diseases of the nalr ailil scalp wero discovered, many of litem highly contagious and all fatal to the lira of the hnlr. The Cranltonlc Treatment was fomjnl oted for the oxaet purpose of preTeatliig and curing these diseases. 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He was uncomfortable, too. und needed a hath nno KroominK. A prickly black heard had grown upon hU square chin und perspira tion had made little water coursfH In the dust upon his dark brown cheeks. He Idld his rlBht foot upon hln left knee, Hiappeu ms iwiKis side by wide upon the high boot tops and swept the court with Inquiring eye. Illarbounla. oh?" ho Inquired of Aveshn. as his glance fell upon the btrlng of half cleaned mullets. fiend your 2a centa In stamps or ellvr today, aa the edition of this collection herlock Holmes stories Is limited. Mention this paper when writing NEW YORK LIFE. 1293 & 1295 Broadway, New York. "Yes, offendl." "Are they fresh "I''renh, effondi'.' "Urava, bravn!" to his voice. "Well, get 'er.i haven't had anything to tu hours," eh? Are they freeh?" They are alive!" There was n softer not ready. 1 In "How long before dinner will be ready?" Kostnkes called after her. "Abc.tit twenty minutes, cffendl." i uuii mi- tin mjuii nn ii a reiuiy, i nnaii on upon the up in I'anayotii'H room." Then an idea came tn Ferende. She throw away her cigarette, crowsed tho court anil disappeared Into tho house. Soulelmn ran after, ami, hiding her body behind thn wall, peeped within. She saw Kercndo stop out of hor sllppern and tiptoe up the stairs Soulelma waited until hIh; was out of Might and then followed. Ayesha, ovrrcomo hy n womnn's curiosity. that paMilon which fears neither death nnr twelve shame, clapped tho fish, now ready for the pan, Into a drawer of tho tahlo and did like. es, enendl; Immediately, effendl " wise. Ayesha trotted over to the hydrant nnd "I must know what's colnc on." Kho unit. uc k3u camiC me muilHn wltb corunicndablr tert-O, and hc wtolo into the houaw. mm TANSY PILLS t'." "';0"'r'''lttlUt,!eFeMiiil lcUr, Al lriitf(uti,nihyiiull. Tilir. ' ,Sn'lr. or"rt' ,.ien'Sll.(.u..H " nil.;,? .M.dleulCu,, jaj N, ijiU bi., Willi., teal. (To Do Continued.) I Hold hy Ileatnn.MeOInn Drug Co., i Sherman & .McConnell Drug Co. ana XT'