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VlUlly Important to Meet Him at Nina O'clock at tha English-Bar,
SYNOPSIS.
ueonre Feraval Aire
Sfealdent or tha Mat
Algernon Jones, vloe-
etropolttan Oriental
Rue: oomoanr of Haw York, thlratlna- for
Sioance, la In Cairo on a tmalneai trip,
oraoe Ryanne arrlvea at the hotel In
zoi
Wit
1th
a oarafumr a-uaraed
bundle.
ranne aella Jonea tha famous holy Yhl
laa ruf whloh ha admlta having atolen
a a puna at paraae, JonM D4U
lor Callahan and later la Introduced to
tune Chcdaovc fcv . woman to whnm
-had loaned 150 pounda at Monte Carlo
BM months nravlonalv. and hn turns
fit to b Fortune's mother. Jonea takes
Mr. Chedsoye and Fortune to a nolo
l Fortune raturna In JnnM tha
onay borrowed hv her tnnthar. Mn
Badaora aoDeara tn ha nauul In nm
Sraterloua enterprise unknown to the
UKhtar. Ryanne lntereata Jonea In the
"""" rwnnsnew ana Aavcnvure com
aeuiy.a coBoern whloh for a price win
e aayKiaa ot an adventure to or-
era. cbmwv. htr hmfha !
Llahan, Wallace and Ryanne. 'aa tha
Romance and Advantllra nnmnanv
ten a flaky enterprise Involving Jonea!
Ryanne makes known to Mra. Cbodsoya
Ha Intention to marry Fortune. Mra.
Chedsoye declare aha will not permit It.
Plana are laid to prevent Jonea sailing
or home. Ryanne ateala Jonea' letters
ana cable dlapatchea. He wlree arent In
New. York. In Jonea' name, that he la
nouee in New York to aome
Mahomed, kaanar of h t-
oarpet, U on Ryanna'a trail.' Ryanne
promisee Fortune that he will see that
J ores come; to no harm aa a result of hie
purchase of the rug-. Mahomed accosts
Kyanne and domanda the Yhlordes nil,
Ryanne tells him Jonea hoa tho rug- and
atiRireata the abduction of the New York
merchant aa a means ot securing- lta re
turn. The rug disappears from Jonea'
?Sm' .Fortune Quarrels with her mother
Whin the latter retrace to explain her
mysterious actions.
CHAPTER XI (Continued.)
Sho had gone scarcely a hundred
yards when she was accosted by a
tall Arab whom sho Indistinctly recol
lected having seen before; where, sho
eould not definitely imagine. It was
the tagged green turban that cleared
away her puxslemont Tho Arab was
the supposed beggar over whom Percl
val (how easily she had faljen Into tho
habit of calling him thatl) had stum
bled. He stood so tall and straight
that shaJroow he wasn't going to beg;
IP ao naturally she stonnod. Without
word, without cvona look that ex
pressed anything, he slipped a note
!nto her hand, bowed with Oriental
fcravlty, and stepped aside for her to
yroceed. She read the note hastily
aa she continued her way. HoracoT
Why should bo wish to meet her that
evening, at the southeast corner of
ffae Shari'a Mahomoud-El-Falakl, a
step from the British Consulate's?
And sho mustn't come in a carriage
nor tell any one where sho was go
ing? Why all such childish mystery T
Urn could boo her far more oonven
ntly In tho lounging-room of the
hotel. She tore tho note Into scraps
and flung them upon the air. Sho waa
afraid. 8h was almost certain why
fc -wished to moot her where neither
far mother's nor her uncle's oyo
Womld b within range. Should she
jptt hlraT Deeper than this, dared
Ibo? Why had she come to Cairo,
when at Men tone she had known
paaoo, inch peace aa destiny was gen-
C)hb enough to dole out to her? And
w, out or this tolerable peace, a
Ibottsand handa were reaching to rend
her heart, to wring It She decided
quickly. Sine sho had come this
Iar, to go oa to the end would add but
Ittla to her burden. Better to know
'111 too aoon than too late.
1 w uuw uiu uui umu direct-
- M to her and that abe waa totally un
familiar with Ryanne's handwriting,
escaped her. Sho hid too many other
tUngB upon her mind to see all things
learly, especially such trifles. She
nlshed her walk, returning by the
way she had gone, gave tho key to tho
lift-boy, and In her room dropped
4own upon tlje bed, dry-eyed and
weary. The most eventful day she
had ever known.
Aiid all the while Georgo sat by
the window and watched, and at
length fell Into a frame ot mind tint
wan Irritable, irasclblo and self-con-demnatory,
And when he found that
ale pryefous Yhlordes was pone, Ijla
rendition was the essence of all dina
greflblB otlons, It was beyond him
r hew Ur one maid have stolen it. He
PI ; v mm
never failed to lock his door and
leave tho key with tho porter. And
surely, only a man with wings could
havo gained entrance by tho window.
Being a thorough business man among
other accomplishments, he reported
his loss at once to tho management;
and the management set about tho
matter with celerity. At half after
seven every maid and servant In the
hotel had been questioned and exam
ined, without tho least noticeable re
sult Tho rug was nowhere to bo
found. George felt the loss keenly.
He was not so rich that ho could af
ford to lose both tho rug and tho thou
sand pounda he had paid for It. His
first thought had been of Ryanne; but
It was proved that Ryanne had not
been in tho hotel since morning; at
least, no one had seen him.
George gloomed about A beastly
day, all told; everything had gone
wrong, and all because ho had over
slept At dlnnor something was
wrong with tho soup; tho fish was
greasy; the roast waa dry and stringy;
tho wine, full of pieces of cork. Out
into tho lounglng-room again; and
then tho porter hurried over to him
with a note from Ryanne. It stated
briefly that it was vitally Important
for Mr. Jones to moot him at nine
o'clock at tho English-Bar in tho Quar
ter Roaettl. Any driver would show
him the, way. Mohamod-El-nebel, tho
guardian of the Holy Yhlordes, had
turned up, and tho band was begin
ning to play. Would Mr. Jonos like a
little fun by tho wayside?"
"I'm his man," said Georgo. "But
how the devil did this Mahomed ever
get Into my room?"
Had Fortune dined down-stairs in
stead ot alone In her room, ovents
might havo turnod out differently, Ry
anne had really written to George, but
not to Fortune.
Mahomed, fatalist that he waa, had
thrown everything upon tho whirling
scales of chance, and waited. Later,
he may have congratulated himself
upon his good luck. But It wasn't
luck; It wan the will of Allah that he,
Mahomed, should contrlbuto his slen
der share In working out tho des
tinies ot two young people.
George was In the proper mood for
an adventure. He went so far as to
admit to himself that he would havo
liked nothing better than a fisticuff.
Tho one mistake ho made in his cal
culations waa dress. Men didn't gen
erally go a-venturing In such finical
attire. They wore bowlers and sack
coats and carried heavy walking
sticks. The only weapons George had
were his two hands, now adorned with
snug-fltting opera-gloves.
He saw Mrs. Chedsoye, spoke to her,
Inquired about Fortune, and was In
formed that sho had dlnod in her
room. A case of doldrums, Mrs. Ched
soye believed.
"I'm in a peck ot trouble," said
George, craving a little sympathy.
"In what way?"
"Tho rug I told you about Is gone."
"What? Stolen?"
"Yos. Vanished Into thin air."
"That's too bad. Of courso tho po
lice will eventually find It for you."
"I'm afraid that's exactly tho
trouble. I really daren't put tho case
In the hands ot tho pollco."
"Oh, I see." Mrs. Chedsoye looked
profoundly sorry.
"And hero I am due for Port Said
tomorrow."
"That's the kind that bowls you
over," said the Major. "If thoro Is
anything I can do after you ore
gone. . . "
"Oh, I shouldn't think of bothering
you. Thanks, though."
"You must have lost your key," sug
gested Mrs. Chedsoye.
"No. It's been hanging up u tho
porter's bureau all day."
"Weil, I hopo you And the rug," said
tho Major, with a sly glance at his
ulster,
"Tin nko. I must be off. The chap
I bought It ot saya that tho official
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guardian from Bagdad has arrived,
and that there's likely to bo some
sport. I'm to meet him at a place
called the English-Bar."
"The English-Bar?" Tho Major
shook his head. "A low place. If I re
member." "And you arc going dressed like
that?" asked Mrs. Chedsoye.
"Haven't time to change." He ex
cused hlmBelf and went In search of
a carriage.
"Tho play begins, Kate," whispered
tho Major. "This Hoddy of our la
a wonderful chap."
"Poor fellow 1"
"What; Hoddy?"
"No J Porclval. He'll be very un
comfortablo In patent-leather pumps.
The Major laughed light-heartedly.
"I suppose we might telegraph for res
ervation on tho Ludwlg."
"I shall pack at once. Fortune can
And her waV to Mentono from Naples
I am beginning to worry about that
girl. She Iiub a temper; and she is
beginning to havo some Ideas."
"Marry her, marry her! How much
longer must I preach that sormon?
Sho'a growing handsomer every day,
too. Watch your laurels, Kate."
Mrs. Chedsoye Inspected her rings.
Meanwhile, George directed his
driver to go post-haste to tho English
Bar. That ho found It more or loss
of a diva lh nowise alarmed him. Ha
had been In places of more frightful
aspect As Ryanno had written him
to make Inquiries of the barmaid rela
tlvo to finding him, he did so. She
iorked her head toward the door at
tho roar. George went boldly to
opened It, and stepped Inside.
And vanished from tho haunts
it,
of
men.
CHAPTER XII.
The Caravan In tha Desert.
Ycb, George vanished from the
haunts of men as completely as it the
Great Roo had dropped blm Into tho
Valley of Diamonds and left him
thero; and as nobody knows Just
whore the Valley of Diamonds is,
George was very well lost Still, thero
was, at tho end of a most unique ex
perience, a recompense far beyond its
value. But, of course, Georgo, being
without tho gift of clairvoyance, saw,
nothing save the Immediate and immi
nent circumstances: a door that
banged behind him, portentously; a
sack, a cloak, a burnouse, or whatever
It was, flung about his head, and
smelling evilly.
George hit out valiantly, and a mer
ry scuffle ensued. The room was
small; at least, George thought It was,
for In tho space of one minute he
thumped against the four sides of It
Ho could see nothing and he couldn't
breathe very well; but In spite of
those Inconveniences ho put up throe
rounds that would havo made some
stir among tho mlddlewelghts. In tho
phraseology of tho fanoy, ho had a
good punch. All tho disappointments
of tho day soomod to become so mnny
pounds ot steam in his shoulder; and
ho was aware ot a kind of barbaric
Joy whenever ho hit some one. All
the circumspection of years, all of
the gentlo blood ot his peaceful for
bearB, gavo way to tho strain which
still lurks In tho blood ot civilized hu
manity, oven In tho veins of poets and
parsons. Ho fought with all the tac
tics ot a sailor In a bar-room, not over
nicely. A table toppled over with a smash
ing noise. George and his assailants
fell In a heap bealdo it Thwack I
Bang! George struggled to his feet
and tuggod at tho stifling envelope.
Bomo one Jumpod upon IiIb back, Old
Man of tho Sea stylo. A savago olbow
Jab disposed of this incubus. And
then tho racket began all over aguln.
George never paused mentally to won
der what nil thin inmpim W9 about;
time enough to make Inquiries after
the scrimmage. Intrepidly, as Here
ward the Wake, aa Bussy d'Ambole,
as Porthos In tho cave of Loch-Maria,
Georgo fought. Ho wasn't a trained
athlete; ho hadn't any sclonco; he
was Blmply ordinarily tough and ac
tive and clcan-llved; and the Injustice
of an unprovoked assault added to
physical prowess a full measure ot
norvous energy. It was quaBl-Homer-lc:
a modern young gentleman In eve
ning dress holding off for several min
utes flvo sleek, sinewy, unhampered
Arabs. But tho days of tho gods were
no more; and no quick-witted goddess
cast a voll across tho eyes of the
Arnba. No; Georgo had to shift for
himself. Suddonly there camo a gen
eral rush from tho center ot the room
Into one ot the right-angular corners.
Tho subsequent snarl ot logs and
arms was nqt unlike that seen upon
tho football Held. George was the
man with tho ball, And then to
George came merciful darkness. The
conjunction, as In astronomy, ot two
planets In tho samo degree of the Zo
diac meaning George's head and the
stucco-wall gavo the Arabs complete
mastery of the field of battle.
From the opposite side ot tho room
camo tho voice ot tho referee:
"Curses of Allah upon these white
dogs! How they tight!" And Ma
homed peered down into the cornor.
One by one the Arabs got up, each
examining his honorable wounds.
Georgo alono remained unmoved, qulot
and disinterested, under the folds of
tho tattered burnouse.
"Is ho dead?" demanded Mahomed.
"No, my father. His head hit tho
wall."
"Hasten, then. Bind his foot and
hands and cover his eyes and mouth.
We have but little Urn."
COMPANY
Thero was a long way to go, and
Mahomed was too wise and cautious
to congratulate himself at this early
stage. Georgo was thoreupon trussed
up like a Christmas fowl ready for
the oven. They wrapped him up in
the burnouse and carried him out to
the closed carriage in waiting. No
one In the street seemed curious. No
ono in the English-Bar deemed it nec
essary to bo. Whatever happened in
this resort had long boen written In
tho book of fate. Had a white man
approached to inquire what was going
on, Mahomed would havo grnvcly
whispered that It waa a caso of
plaguo they were hurrying awoy to
prevent Interforenco by tho English
authorities,
Once Georgo was snug Inside the
carriage, it was driven oft at a run
toward tho tombs of tho caliphs. As
tho roads were not the lovelest the
vehicle went most of the way upon
two wheels. Mahomed sat beside his
victim, watchful and attentlvo. His
intention was to take him no far
ther than tho outskirts of the city,
force him to send back to tho hotel
a duly credited messenger for the
rug, after which he would turn Georgo
adrift, with the reasonable assurance
that the young man would find aomo
ono to guide him back to tho hotel.
After a while ho observed that Goorgo
had rocovcrcd and was grimly fighting
the Imprisoning ropes.
"You will need your strength," In
terposed Mahomed gently. "If I take
the cloth from your mouth, will you
promise not to cry out?" Thoro was
an affirmative nod, and Mahomed un
tied tho bandage. "Listen. I mean
you no harm. If you will send to the
hotel for tho Holy Yhlordes, you will
be liberated the moment it is put into
my hands."
"Go to the deuce!" snapped George,
still dizzy. Tho fighting mood hadn't
evaporated, by any means. "You
know where it Is better than I." So
this was Mahomed?
"Fool!" cried tho other, shaking
Georgo roughly.
"Easy thero! I had the rug, but
It was stolen this afternoon." He tths
very weak and tired. "And If I had
It, I shouldn't give It to you," with
renewed truculence; "and you may
put that In your watcr-plpo and smoko
it-"
Mahomed, no longer pacific, struck
Georgo violently upon tho mouth. Ho,
on his part, was unknlghtly enough to
attempt to sink his teeth In tho bru
tal hand. Queer fancies flit through a
man's head In times like thU; for tho
ineffectuallty of tho bito reminded
him of Hallowe'ens and tho tubs with
tho bobbing apples. One thing was
certain: ho would kill this pagan the
vpry flrat opportunity, Rather a
startling metamorphosis in tho char
acter of a man whose life had been
passed In the peacefulest environ
ments. And to kill him without the
least compunction, too. To strike a
man who couldn't help himself!
"Hoy thero!" ho yelled. "Holp for
a white mnn!" After such treatment
he connldered It anything but dishon
orable to break his parole. And where
was Ryanne? "Help!"
Mahomed swung his arm round
George's neck, and tho third cry be
gan with a gurgle and ended with a
sigh. Deftly, the Arab robandaged
tho prisoner's mouth. So be It He
had had his chance for freedom; now
ho should drink to the bottom of the
outer cup, along with tho others. Ho
had no real enmity against George;
M nun n.illl'lj UUC Vfc ilw 1JUWU9 ill i
tue game no was playing. But now ho
saw that there wbh danger In liberat
ing hlra. Tho other! Mahomed ca
ressed his wiry benrd. To subject
him to the utmost mentnl agouy; to
break him physically, too; to pay him
back pound for pence; to bruise, to
hurt, to rack him, that was all Ma
homed desired.
George made no furthor effort to
free himself, nor apparently to bestir
himself about the future. Somewhere
In the light, presumably as he fell
against, mo taDie. no naa received a
crushing blow In the small ribs; and
when Mahomed threw him back, he
fainted for tho second tlmo in hln life.
Ho reclined limply In tho cornor of
the carriage, the bosom of his Bhlrt
bulging open; for tho thrifty ArabB
had purloined the pearl-studs, tho
gold collar-buttons, and tho sapphire
cuff-links. And consciousness re
turned only when they lifted hlra out
and dropped him Inconsiderately Into
Sleeping in
The number of persona who sleep
In tho opon air has considerably mul
tiplied during the last few years. At
some of tho Institutions many ot the
nurses Bloep upon tho tops of houses,
especially where tho roofB aro flat. In
the country where housoa are Isolated,
bods are fixed up in the gardens,
where the more vonturesome mem
bers ot the family take their rest
It Is UBelesB to call this simply a
tad, tor tho benoflolal effects havo
boen so thoroughly tested that It can
no longer bo looked upon as an ex
periment At first, the movement in favor ot
outdoor Bleeping was favored wholly
by patients Buttering from incipient
tuberculosis, but not bait tho persons
who now practico It have over been
In danger or fear ot tho great white
plague. Many take the treatment for
norvous disorders, some for delicacy
of constitution, and othors for pure
asJoyBUtQt and the Invigorating ef
the thick dust of the road. He stirred
again at his bonds, but presently lay
still. The pain In his side hurt keen
ly, 'and ho wasn't sure that the rib
was whole. What time had passed
since his entrance to the English-Bar
was beyond bis reckoning, but he
know that It was yet In the dark of
night, as no light whatever penetrated
the cloth over his eyes. That ho waa
somewhero outside the city he was
assured by the tang of the winter
wind. Ho heard low voices Arablo;
and while he possessed a smattering
of the tongue, his head ached too
sharply for him to sense a word.
Later, a camel coughed. Camels? And
where were thoy taking him upon a
camel? Bagdad? Impossible: there
were too many white men following
tho known camol-ways. Ho groaned a
little, but the sound did not reach the
ears of his captors. To ride a camel
under ordinary conditions wnB a pain
ful affair; but to straddle tho ungainly
brute, dressed as ho was, In a swallow-tall
and paper-thin pumps, did not
promote any pleasurable thoughts.
Thoy would in nil truth kill him bo
fore they got through. Hang the rug!
And doubly hang the man who had
sold it to him!
His whilom friend, conscience, camo
back and gibbered at him. Once ho
said: "Don't do it!" and now she was
saying quite humanly: "I told you
so!" Hadn't she warned him? Hadn't
she swung her red lantern under his
very nose? Well, she hoped ho was
satisfied. Ills reply to this brief Jere
miad was that if ever he got his hands
upon the rug again, he would hang
on till the crack of doom, and con
science herself could go hang. Mere
perverseneBS, probably. And where
was It, since he was now certain that
Mahomed had It not? It was Ry
anne; Ryanne, smooth and plausible
of tongue. Not being satisfied with a
thousand pounds, ho had stolon It
again to mulct some other simple,
trustful person. George, usually so
unsuspicious, was now quite willing
to believe anything of anybody.
He felt himself beln lifted to his
feet The rope round his ankles was
thrown off. His feet stung under the
renewed flow of blood. He waited for
them to liberate his hands, but tho
galling rope was not disturbed. It
was evident that the natives still en
tertained some respect for his fighting
ability. Next, they boosted him, flung
And Then to George
a leg hero and a leg there; then camo
a lurch backward, the recurrenco of
tho pain In his side, and ho know that
ho was upon the back ot a camel, des-.
Open Air
fect ot breathing pure oxygen during
slumber.
But once a beginning la made, few
care to relinquish the luxury, and they
are even unwilling to submit to close
confinement when the winter cornea
along.
Her Grace Effeotlve.
An English woman ot rank, a duch
ess, was very apt to forget to pay her
bills. A milliner, wboso large bill
had boon repeatedly Ignorod by the
duefcess, at last determined to send
her llttlo girl, a protty child of ton
years, for tho money whloh was so
much needed.
"Do sure to aay 'your grace,' to tho
duchess," said tho anxious mother; and
the child gravely promised to remem
ber. When, after long waiting, she was
ushered Into the presence of her
grace, tho llttlo girl dropped her a bow
ot courtesy, and then, folding her
ert-bound. There were stirrups, and
aa life began to spread vigor once
more through his legs, he found the
steel. The straps were too ahort, and
In time tho upper turn of the steel
chafed his insteps. He eased himself
by riding sldewise, the proper way
to ride a camel, but wtth constant
straining to keep his balance without
the use of his hands. Fortunately,
they were ntjt traveling very faBt oth
erwise, what with the stabbing pains
in his side, produced by the unvarying
dog-trot, be must have fallen. He
waa miserable, yet defiant; tears of
anger and pain filled his eyes and
burned down his checks In spite of
the cloth.
And he, poor fool, bad always been
longing for on adventure, a taste of
life outside the peaceful harbor where.
In ho had sailed his cat-boat! Well,
here ho was, In the deep-sea water;
and he read himself so truly that he
knew the adventure ho had longed for
had been tho cut-and-drlcd affairs o(
story-tellers, In which only the vil
lains were seriously discommoded,
and everything ended hnppily. A,
dashing hero he was, to be sure!
Why hadn't ho changed his clothes
Was thero ever such an ass? Ryanne
had told him that thero was likely to
bo sport; and yet he had left tho ho
tel as one dressed for the opera. Ass I
And to-morrow the Ludwlg would nail
without him. '
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
All About Nothing.
Some of tho saddest "misunder
standings" in life have arisen all about
nothing. Looking backward, we can
not think why we wero so angry or
what our friend could see In our words
to be so bitterly offended. Great
wrongs may be righted, and the sky
bo clear again, but the "all about
nothing" quarrels have a way of last
ing indefinitely. There Is nothing to
explain, and nothing to apologize for,
we toll oursolveB; the whole thing
waa "too silly for words." Exactly
so; and It is a pity wo did not think
of this at the time.
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electric service, far from being hamp
ered, actually operated to better ad
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afforded.
hands and closing her eyes, she Bald,
softly:
"For what I am about to receive
may the Lord make me truly thank
ful."
As sho opened her eyes and turned
hor wistful gaze on the duchess, that
person turned very red, and without
delay, mado out a cheok for the
amount due her milliner.
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"Persons who expect to receive
money orders In a strange town take
Infinite precautions to identify them
selves," sold a postal clerk. "Ono way
that particularly commends lUelt Is
for the stranger to call on the paying
teller In the money order department
before his own order arrives and pre
sent a bunch ot correspondence show
ing pretty clearly who ho Is. He then
explains that he Is expecting a money
order from a certain person; con tha
clerk romember blm when ho presents
It for payment?
"Afto that impressive introduction
tho clerk usually can remember, and
when the ordor Is presented he
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LARGE FLY IN THE OINTMENT
Successful Candidate Should Have
Been Happy, but There Were
Reasons Why He Was Not.
"I suppose you're very happy, now
that you're elected mayor?"
'Well, I can't say that I am. I
thought I would bo, but It hasn't
worked out that way."
"But you got such a splendid vote.
It ought to mnko you' feel happy to
think tho people havo such confidence
in you."
"That is cheering, of couree. It is
fino to know that the majority of thu
people believe in you. Still, I'm not
altogether contented."
"I can't understand it at all. Here
you'vo been elected to tho highest
honor in the community; you havo
splendid opportunities to do good
work; you may graduate from this
position to broader service for tho
state, and possibly from tho state to
the nation. You ought to be happy
If anyone Is."
"I know it But I'm not. The fact
Is, I am up against it I have four
political managers who did splendid
service for me, and each one demands
the same job." Detroit Free Press.
HIS OPINION.
Howe I understand your friend
Bangs recently led a charming widow
to the matrimonial altar.
Wise I don't know about that.
I'm inclined to think she pushed him
thero.
Packing Food in Ferns.
In Germany the use of ferns is com
lng Into more and more favor for
packing food which is transported
either short or long distances. The
practice became common In England
before It gained equal voguo In Ger
many, and the results aro said to be
excellent, especially In shipping fresh
fruit, butter, fish and other food prod
ucts which require unusual care.
Natural Result.
"That girl rings truo."
"Of course. Sho Is a fino belle.'
AS TO FLAVOUR.
Found Her Favorite Again.
A bright young lady tells how she
came to bo acutely sensitlvo as to the
taste ot coffee:
"My health had been very poor for
Beveral years," she sayB. "I loved
coffee uud drunk it for breakfast, but
only learned by accident, as it were,
that It was the cause of tho constant,
dreadful headaches from which 1 suf
fered ovqry day, and ot tho nervous
ness that drovo sloop from my pillow
and so deranged my stomach that
everything I ato gave mo acute pain.
(Tea is Just as injurious, because It
contains caffeine, tho same drug found
In coffee.)
"My condition finally got so aerlou
that I was advised by my doctor to go
to a hospital. Thoro thoy gave mo
what I supposed was coffee, and I
thought it was tho best I over drank,
but I havo slnco learned it waa
Postum. I gained rapidly and camo
homo In four weeks.
"Somehow the coffee wo used at
homo didn't taste right when I got
back. I tried various klndB, but none
tasted as good as that I drank In tho
hospital, and all brought back the
dreadful headaches and the 'sick-all-over'
feeling.
"One day I got a package of Poatum,
and the first taste of It I took, I
said 'that's the good coffee we had In
tho hospital.' I hava drank It ever
slnco, and eat Grape-Nuts for my
breakfast I havo no more headaches,
and feel better than I have for years."
Name given upon request Read tho
famous little book, "The Road to Well-'
ville," in pkgs. "There's a reason."
Postum now comos in concentrated,
powder form, called Instant Postum.
It Is prepared by stirring a level tea
spoonful In a cup of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring tho color to golden brown.
Instant Postum 1b convenient;
there's no waste; and tho flavour U al
ways uniform. Sold by grocers 45
to 50 cont tin 30 cts , 90 to 100-cup tin
50 cts.
A Tcup trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2 cent stamp for poatago
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