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SYNOPSIS.
George Perclval Alsernon Jonei, vlce
president of tho Metropolitan Oriental
llujt company of Now York, thirsting for
romance, li In Cairo on a business trip.
Hcrao Ryanne nrrlves nt tho hotel In
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones tho famous holy Yhl
iirdcs rug which he admits having Btolon
from a pasha at Bagdad, Jones meets
Major Callahan and later la Introduced to
Fortune Chedsoyo by a woman to whom
be had loaned 160 pounds at Monte Carlo
tome months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortune's mother. Jones take
Mrs. Chcdaoyo and Fortuno to a polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones tho
tnutiey borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chcdsoyo appears to be encaged In somo
cjystorfous nterprise unknown to the
daughter Ilyamio Interests Jones In the
United Romance and Adventure com
pany, a concern which for a price will
arrange any kind of an adventure to or
der. Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother, Major
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanno, as the
United Romance and Adventure company,
plan a. risky enterprise Involving Jones.
Ryanno makes known to Mrs. Chcdsoyo
his Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares alio will not permit 1L
flans are 'laid to prevent Jones sailing
lor home. Ryanno steals Jones' letters
hnd cable dlipatclica. He wires agent In
New York, In Jones' namo, that ho Is
renting house In New York to some
friends. Mahomed, keeper of tho holy
barret, Is on Ryanno's trail. Ryanno
promises Fortune that ho will nco that
Jones comes to no harm as a result of his
purchaso of the rujr. Mahomed accosts
Ryanno and demands the Yhlordes rue.
Ryanno tells him Jones linn tho rue and
suggests the abduction of tho New York
merchant a. a means of securing Us ro
turn. The rug disappears from .Tone'
room. Fortune Quarrels with her irmtlmr
when ths latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes-
rage purporting to bo from Ryanne ask
pg her to meet him In a secluded placo
Uml evening. Jones receives a message
asklnghlm to meet Ryanno at the English
Bar tho snmo evening. Jones Is carried
oft Into tho desert by Mahomed nnd his
accomplices aftor n, desperatu light. Ho
alscniers that Uyanne and Fortuno also
are captives, tho former Is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanno recovers con
sciousness and the sight of Fortuno In
captivity reveals to him th fact that
Mahomed Intends to get vengeanco on
him through tho girl. Fortunu acknowl
edges that sho stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers to return It to Mahomed
If ho will free all three of them. Ma
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and one
of tho men In return for the rug. A cour
ier Is sent to Cairo for the rug. but re
turns with tho Information that Mrs.
Chedsoyo and her brother havo sailed for
rtew xoric. Fortune spurns offered frce
nom, hlch does not Include her twocom
fmninrm Thcrmvn rnndntw Hin Jour
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoyo Is the most adroit
smugglor of. the age, and Is overheard bv
Fortune. The threo captives are rescued
by Henry Ackeimnnn, who Is In charge
of a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
Mrs. Chedsoye dlscovors The absenco of
lfortuno and leaves for New York, taking
tho girl's belongings with her. Through
forged loiter" Mr. Chednnyn, the major
.nnd tlnlr accomplices tako possession of
-fines' Now York home.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Tho Man Who Didn't Care.
It "was tho first of February when
'Ackcrraann'B caravan drew Into tho
cncieul city of Damascus. Thai part
or tho caravuu deserted by Mahomed
put out for Cairo Immediately thoy
struck tho regular camel-way. For
tuno. Gcoigo and Ityanno wore In n
Ipltiablo condition,' heart and body
weary, In rago nnd tattcrB. George,
mow that tho haven was assured,
dropped his forced buoyancy, his prat
tlc, his jesto. He had dono all a mor
rtnl man could to keop up thn nplrltn
of his co-unfortunates; and ho saw
that, most of tho tlmo, ho had wasted
SiIb talents. Ryanne, sullen and mo
rose, often told him to "shut up;"
which wasn't exhilarating. And Por
tune vlowcd his attempts without
sensing them and frequently looked at
him without Beelng him. Now, all this
was not particularly comforting to the
man who loved her and was doing
what ho could to lighten tho dreari
ness of tho Journoy. Ho made allow
ances, bowovor; besides suffering un
usual privations, Fortuno had had n
(rightful mental shock. A girl of her
depth of character could not bo ex
pected to rise Immediately to the old
level. Sometimes, while gathered
about the evening fire, ha would look
up to find hor snd eyes staring nt him,
and It mattered not If ho stared In re
turn; n kind of clalrvoyanco blurred
'visibilities, for sho wnB generally look
ing Into bor garden at Montono nnd
wondering when this horrlblo droam
would pass. Subjects fdr concrsa
tlon were exhausted In no tlmo. Dig
as ho might, Qcorgo could find noth
ing now; and often ho recounted tho
nam tale twico of an evening. Sar
donic laughter from Uyanne.
Ackormann had given them up as
hopeless. Ho was a strong, vain, dom
ineering man, kindly nt lioart, how
ever, but impatient. When ho told a
etory, ho demanded tho attention of
all; so, when Ttynnno yawnod boforo
his eyes, and Qeorgo drow pictures In
tho Band, and tho girl fell asleep with
hor head upon hor knees, ho drow
off abruptly and loft them to their
own ilovloos. Ho had crosnpd nnd re
crossed tho sllencos so often that ha
.was no longor capahlo of judging ac
curately another man's mental pro
cesses. That they had had a strange
and numbing cxperlcnco ho readily
understood; but now that thoy woro
out of duress and headed for tho
coast, ho saw no reason why thoy
should not act llko human beings.
They still put up tho Braall tent for
fortune, but tho rest of thorn slept
upon tho sand, under tho stars. Once,
Qeorgo awoko as tho dawn was glid
ing tho cast. Silhouetted agulnst tho
pky he saw Fortuno. Sho wus stand
ing straight, her hands pressed nt nor
Bides, her head tilted hack a tense
attitude. Ho did not know It, but
he was asking God why these things
ahould bo. He throw off his blankot
and ran to her.
"Fortuno, you mustn't do that You
will catch cold."
"I cannot Bleep," she said simply.
Ho took hor by tho band and led
her to tho tent "Try," ho Bald. Then
he did something ho had nuvor dono
baforcto any woman,savo hla mother,
lle-klssed her hand, turned quickly,
and" went over to his blanket. Sho
remained motionless beforo tho tent.
,Tho hand fascinated her. From tbo
band her gaze traveled to tho mau
settling himself comfortably under his
blanket. .... Pity, pity! that
m ever to to Uer portion; pity!
In Dumascus the trio presented
thomsoUea at tho ono decent .hotel,
and but for Ackormann's charges upon
tho manager, It Is doubtful If ho would
havo nccoptcd them as guests; for a
moro suspicious-looking trio ho had
never set ejes upon. (A hotel man
weighs a person by tho quality of his
clothes.) Moreover, they carried no ,
luggage. Ackermnnn went sponsor;
and knowing something of tho Integ
rity of tho rug-hunter, tho mnnuger
surrendered. And when George pre
sented his lottcr of credit at tho Im
perial Ottoman Bank, again It was
Ackormann who touched for him. It
hnd been ngreed to say nothing of the
cltaracter of thoir adventure. None
of them wanted to bo followed by cu
rious eyes.
With a handful of British gold In his
pockot, Georgo faced tho future hope
fully. Ho took his companions In
and about town, hunting tho shops for
clothing, which nftor various dlfllcul
tio they succeeded in finding. It was
111 fitting and cheap, but It would servo
till they reached Alexandria or Naples.
"How aro you fixed?" asked Ky
anno, gloomily Burveylng George's
shoddy cotton-wool suit.
"Cash In hand?"
"Yes."
"About four hundred pounds, At
Naples I can cable. Do jou want
any?"
"Would you mind advancing mo
two months' salary?"
"Ryanne, do you really mean to
stick to that proposition?"
"It's on my mind Just now."
"Well, wo'll go buck to tho bank
and I'll draw a hundred pounds for
you. You can pay your own expenses
aB wo go. Dut what aro we going to
do In regard to Fortuno?"
"See that Bko gets safely back to
Mentono."
"Supposo sho will not go there?"
"It's up to you, Perclval; lt'o all up
to you. You'ro tho gay Lochlnvar
from tho west I'm not sure no ono
ever is regarding a woman but I
think she'll listen to you. She wouldn't
glvo an ear to a scalawag llko mo.
This caravan business has put mo out
side tho palo. I'vo lost casto."
"You're only desperato and discour
aged; you can pull up strulght"
"Much obllgedl"
"You haven't looked nt life normal
ly; that's what tho matter is."
"Solon, you'ro right. There's that
poor devil back In Bagdad. I've killed
a man, Porclvnl. It doesn't mix well
In my dreams."
"You said that it wns in eclf-de-fense."
"And Odd knows It whs. Rut ir I
hadn't gone after thnt damned rug,
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COPYRIGHT 1911 by BOBBS - .MERRILL COMPANY
Even Fortuno laughed, though Ry
anno's oar, keenest then, detected tho
vaguo note of hysteria, if tho meat
was tough, tho potatoes greasy, the
vegetables flavorless, the wlno flat,
nono of them appeared to bo awaro
of It If Ackerraann could talk ho
could also eat; and tho clatter of
forks and knives was tho thomo Hith
er than tho variation to tho symphony.
Georgo felt himself drawn deeper
and deeper Into those tragic waters
from which, as In death, thero Is no
return. Sho wna so lonely, so sad
nnd forlorn, thnt thero was as much
brother as lover In his sympnthy.
How patient sho hnd been during all
those lnconcclvnblo hardships! How
bravo and steady; and never a mur
mur! Tho single glass of wlno had
brought tho color back to her cheek
nnd tho sparklo Into her eye; yet ho
was sure that behind this apparent
liveliness lay tho pitiful desperation
of tho helpless. Ho had not spoken
ngaln nbout old Mortimer. Ho would
wnlt till after ho hnd sent a long
cable. Then ho would spunk nnd
show her tho answer, of w,hlch ho
had not a particle of doubt. As mat
tors now stood, ho could not tell her
that ho loved her; his quixotic sense
of chivalry was too strong to permit
this step, urge as his heart might
upon It. She might misinterpret his
lovo a3 bom cf pity, and that would
bo tho end of everything. Ho was con
fident now that Ryanno meant noth
ing to her. Her lack of enthusiasm,
whenever Rynnno spoko to her in
theno days; tho peculiar horizontally
of hor lips and brows, whenover Ry
nnno offered a trifling courtesy all
pointed to distrust Georgo felt a
guilty gladness. After all, why
shouldn't Bho distrust Ryanno?
Georgo concluded that ho must ac
quire patience . Sho was far too loyal
to run away without first giving him
warning. In tho event of her refus
ing Mortimer's roof and protection, he
knew what his plans would be. Some
ono clso could do tho buying for Mor
timer & Jones; Ills business would bo
to rovolvo round this lonely girl, to
watch and guard her without her be
ing awnro of It. Of what uso wore
riches If ho could not put them to
whatever uso ho choso? So ho would
wait near her, to spo that sho camo
nnd went tinmolpnted, till ngalnst that
time when she would recognize how
futllo her efforts were and how wldo
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ho could send a cable from tho hotel.
Certainly ho could. It took some
tlmo to composo tho cablo to Morti
mer; nnd it required somo gold be
sides. Mortlmormusthavoa fair view
of tho case; nnd Georgo presented It,
requesting a reply to bo Bent to Cook's
In Naples, whero they expected to bo
within ten days.
"How much will this be?"
Tho porter got out his telegraph
book and studied tho rates carefully.
"Twelvo pounds six, sir."
The porter, greeted each sovereign
with n genuflection, tho lowest being
tho twelfth. Georgo pocketed tho re
ceipt and went in search of Ryanne.
But thnt gentleman was no longor
In tho billiard-room. Indeed, ho had
gone quietly to tho other hotel and
written a cable himself, the code of
which wa3 not to ho found in any
book. For a long tlmo he seemed to
bo in doubt, for ho folded and refold
ed his message half a dozen times be
fore IiIb actions became decisive. He
tore it up and throw the scraps upon
the floor and hastened into tho street,
as If away from temptation. He
walked fast nnd Indirectly, smoking
Innumerable clgarcttoo. Ho was fight
ing hard, tho evil in him against the
good, tho chances of tho future against
tho lrreclalmablo past At tho end of
an hour ho returned t.o the strange ho
tel. His lips were puffed and bleed
ing. Ho had smokjd so many ciga
rettes and had pulled them so impa
tiently from his mouth, that the dry
paper had cracked tho delicate skin.
Ho rewrote his cablo and paid for
tho Bending of It. Then ho poked
about the unfamiliar corridors till ho
found tho dingy bar. Ho sat down be
fore a peg of wbisky, which was fol
lowed by many rrorc, each a bit stiff er
than Its predec8sor. At last, when
he hnd had enough to put a normal
man's head upon tho tablo or to cover
his faco with .ho mask of Inanity,
Ryanno fell Into the old habit of talk
ing aloud.
"Horaco, old top, what'3 tho use?
We'd Just llko o bo good if wo could,
eh? But they won't let us. We'd
grow raving mad In a monastery. We
were honest n1! tho time, but we
couldn't stand fho monotony of watch
ing green ollvc-i turn purple upon tho
silvery bough. Nay, nay!"
Ho pushed tbo glass away from him
and studied the air-bubbles aa they
formed, roso to tho surface, and were
dissipated.
"No matter what the gamo has
been, somchov or other, they'vo
baBhcd us, and we've lost out"
Ho emptied tho glass and ordered
another. Ho and the bartender were
alone.
"After nil, lore In llko money It's
better to live irugally upon tho Inter
est thnn to squander the capital nnd
go bankrupt. And who cares, any
how?" lie drank oni o moro, dropped a halt
sovereign upon tho table, and pushed
back his chair. His cye3 were blood
shot now, and tho brown of his skin
had becomo a slaty tint; but ho
walked steadllj enough Into tho reading-room,
when to wrote a short let
tor. It wns not without a perverted
sense of humor, for a srailo twisted
his lips till ho had scaled tho lottcr
and addressed tho cnvelopo to
Georgo Perclval Algernon Jones. He
stuffed it into a pocket and went out
whistling "Tho Heavy Dragoons" from
tho opera of "Patlenco.",
Beforo tho lighted window of a shop
ho paused. He swayed a little. From
a pocket of his now coat ho pulled
out a glove. It was gray and small
and much wrinkled. From time to
tlmo ho drew It through IiIb fingers,
staring tho whilo nt tho tawdry trin
kets In tho shop-window. Finally ho
looked down at tho token. Ho became
very still. A moment passed; then
ho flung tho glovo into tho gutter, and
proceeded to his own hotel. Ho left
tho letter with tho porter, paid his
bill, and went out again Into the dark,
chill night
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"Is It Bad Newt?"
tako tho tubby French packot thero to
Alexandria. They could Just about
make It, and any delay meant a week
or ten days longer upon this ragged
and inhospitable coast.
"Ryanno has probably overslept
After breakfast 111 go and rout him
out Tho one thing that really tickles
me." George rnntlnued, as ho pared
tho tough lind from tho skinny bacon,
"Is, wo shan't have any luggage.
Think of tho blessing of traveling
without a trunk or a vall3o or a
steamer-roll!"
"Without even a comb or a hair
brush!" "It's great fun." George broke his
toaBt.
And Fortano wondered how she
could tell him. She was without any
toilet urtlcles. She hadn't oven a
toothbrush; and It was quite out of
tho question for hor to bother him
about trifles, much as sho needed
them. Sho would havo to Uvo in tho
clothes sho wore, and trust that tho
Miip's Btowardess might help her out
In the nbsoluto necessities.
II010 tho head-waiter brought
Goorgo a letter. Tho address was
onouch for George. No ono hut Ry
anne could havo written it Without
excusing himself, ho ripped oft tho
envelope and read tho contents. For
tuno could not resist watching him,
for sho grasped quickly that only
Ryanno could have written a letter
hero in Damascus. At first the tan
upon George's cheeks darkened the
sudden effusion of blood; then it be
came lighter, and tho mouth nnd cyc3
and nose becamo stern.
"Is It bad news?"
"It all depends upon how you look
)nt It For my part, good riddance to
bad rubbish. Here, read it yourself."
She read:
"My Dear Porcival: After all, I find
that I can not leconcllo myself to tho
dullness of your olive-groves. I shall
send tho five hundred to you when I
reach Now York. With mo It Is as
It was with tho devil. When ho was
sick, ho vowed he would bo a saint;
but when ho Got well, devil n saint
was ho. Thero used to be ft rhyino
about It, but I have forgotten that.
Anyhow, thero you are. 1 feel that
I am conceding a polnt.ln regard to
the monoy. It Is contrary to tho lnw3
and by-law b of tho United Romanco
Adventure Company to reruna.
and
months ago, tho man who didn't rnro ! Still, I Intend to hold myself to It
"Ryanne, Do You Really Mean to 8tlck to That Proposition?"
he'd havo bocn nllvo today. Oh, damn
It all; let's go back to the hotel and
order that club-steak, pr tho best Imi
tation thoy havo. I'm going to have
a pint of wine. I'm as dull as a ditch
in a paddy-field."
"A bottle or two will not hurt any
of us,. Wo'll ask Ackormann. For
God knowu whero we'd have boen to
day but for him. And let him do nil
tho yarning. It will ploaso him."
"And while ho gabs, wo'll get tho
best of tho steak nnd wlno!" For the
first tlmo In days Ryanno's laughter
had a bit of tho erstwhile rollicking
tone.
Tho dinner was an event. No deli
cacy (mostly canned) was overlooked.
Tho manager, as ho heard the guin
eas Jlnglo In George's pockot, was
flllod with shame; not our his origi
nal doubts, but rulntlvo to his lack
of perception. Tho tourists who sat
at tho other tablos we.ro scaudallzcd
at tho popping of champagno-corkB
SanctlmonlouB faces glared reproof.
A Jovial spirit In tho Holy Land wns
an anachronism, not to bo tolerated.
And winol Horrlblo! DoubtlcBs.
when thoy retired to their natlvo back
porches, they retold with nover-ond-Ing
horror of having wltnoBsed such
a sceno and having heard such laugh
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CHAPTER XIX.
Fortune Decides.
Georgo and Fortuno woro seated at
breakfast It wns early morning. At
ton thoy were to depart for Jaffa, to
With halo affection.
"RYANNE "
What do you think of thnt?" do
manded Georgo hotly. "I never did
a good action In my llfo that wasn't
served 111. I'm a soft duffer, It thoro
ever was one."
nnd high tho wall of tho world was.
That mother of horsl To his mind
It was positively unreal that ono bo
charming and lovely Bhould be at
heart strong as tho wind nnd merci
less as tho soa. His mother had boen
everything; hers, worso than none,
nn eternal question. What a drama
she had moved nbout In, without un
derstanding! George did not possess that easy
and adjustable sophistry which made
Ryanno look upon smuggling as n
clever gamo between two cheats. Ills
point of vlow coincided with For
tune's; It was thievery, moro or Icbb
condoucd, but tho ethics covorlng It
woro soundly established. He had
como very noar being eulpablo him
self. Truo, ho would not havo been
guilty of smuggling for profit; but
nono tho less ho would have tried to
cheat tho government His Bin hnd
found him out; ho had now neither
tho rug nor his thousand pounds.
All theso cogitations paesod through
hla mind, dlsjolntodly, na tho dinner
progrnsBfld toward its end. Thoy bado
Aokormnnn good by and Godspeed, as
ho was to lcavo early for Beirut, upon
hlH way to Smyrna. Fortuno went to
bed; Ryanno sought tho billiard
Surely Had Liking for Dog
Goorgla Wilson, negress, was fined
$10 for bolng disorderly. Charges woro
made by Patrolmen O'llorn and Per
ryman, who told Judge Bacon sho
wanted to whip a man about a dog.
"Would you fight ovor a dog?" ask
ed Judgo Bacon.
"I sho' would ovah dU hoah dawg."
"Why? I3 It a valuablo dog?"
"Nossah, I guess It han't wo'th so
much, but 1 dono boon habln' dat
dawg evah alnco It wah a houn' pup,
and I Job' lak It, dnt's all. I hald
ruthor dat man fight and kick mo dou
dick dat dawg.
"Did ho kick tho dog?"
"They say ho did.
"This man In court?" asked Judgo
Bacon. ,
"No, I understand," began Ofllcor
O'llorn. "that tho roan Bho Is talklna
ntimit rlnlmn tho dog."
"Dat's do troof, Judge; ho do. Do
dawg 1b rotno. When it wah a pup
dat Bamo man ho say, 'Georgia, if you
.nnt int nn count dup you can nan
him. I dono tuk do pup homo and
"But you oughtln't to light over a
dog.'
"Judge, dat nlggnh man, ho dun
como to ninh houso an' say If I didn't
gib up dat dawg ho gwlno ter pull mah
halh off."
"Did ho ronko any attempt to pull
your hair off?"
"Nossah; I dun dahed him ter tech
mo; dat dawg ho stood right twlxt
mah feet, and hid undah, mah dress.
If dat man hald tcched mo dat dawg
would hab chawed hl3 head off."
"Well, I'll havo to fluo you for
curslug and wanting to oloan out that
neighborhood." Momphls News Scimitar.
"I shall never bo ungrateful for
your KIudiMsu to me."
"Oh, hang It! You're different;
you'ro not like any other woman In
tho world,' ho blurted; and immedi
ately was seized with mild specie
of fright
Fortuno stirred her coffeo and deli
cately scooped up tho swirling circles
of foam.
"Old maids call that money," h
said understanding, eager to cover
up hfs boldnesa. "My mother used
to toll mo that thero wcro lots of
wonders in a tea-cup."
"Tell mo about your mother."
To him It was a themo never lack
ing in now expressions. When he
spoko of hlB mother, it nltered tho
clear and boyish not In his voice;
it becamo subdued, roverent. He
would never be aught than guileless;
It was not in his nature to divine any
thing save his own impulses. While
ho thought ho was pleasing her each
tender recollection, each praise, waa
In fact a nail added to her crucifixion,
self-imposed. However, sho never
lowered her eyes, but kept them
bravely directed Into his. In tho midst
of ono of IiIb panegyrics he caught
Bight of his watch which he had
placed at tho aide of hla plate.
"By Jove! quarter to nine. I'vo
got an en and or two to do, and
there's no need of your running your
feet off on my account I'll bo back
quarter after." He dug Into his
pocket and counted out fifty pounds
in papor and gold. "You keep this
till I get back."
She pushed it aside, half rising
from her chair.
"Fortune, listen. Hereafter I am
Georgo, your brother George; and I
do not want you over to question any
action of mine. I am leaving tills
monoy In case somo accident befell
me. You never can tell." Ho took
her hand and firmly pressed it down
upon tho money. "In half an hour,
sister, I'll bo back. You did not think
that I was going to run away?"
"No."
"Do you understand now?"
"Yes."
Whllo ho was gono sho remained
seated at tho table. Sho made little
pyramids of tho gold, divided tho even
datcc from tho odd, arranged Maltese
crosses and circles and stars. . . .
Pity, pity! Well, why should she re
bel against It? Was It not morn thnn
she had had hitherto? What should
sho do? Sho closed her eyes. She
would trouble her tlrod brain no moro
about the future till they reached
Naples. Sho would let this ono week
drift her how it would.
(TO DO CONTINUED.)
monts. This 1b absurd, of course, for
If a Stradlvarlus costs $5,000 or ?10,
000, how can It foil to bo better than
a new violin worth only a fow hundred
dollars or perhaps less? Yet there Is
a heretical soct which holds that tho
superiority of tho old Cremona mak
ers Is a myth, aud tho Chicago ex
periment waa meant to settlo that
point It proved, bowovor, Inconclu
sive, for while tho old violins as a
rule carried off the honors tho first
prize fell to a violin only threo years
old. Nlnoteen Instruments were en
tered, including a Nicholas Amatl of
10 13 aud a Jacobus Stainer of 1650.
"It must tako courage to go up In
an airship."
"It does, but not near so much as
to como down in one."
BREAKING OUT ON LEG
Hilltop, Kan. "About two years ago
I began to notlco a breaking out on my
leg. At first It was very small but
soon It began to spread until it formed
largo blotches. Tho Itching was ter
rlblo and almost constant Many
nights I could not sleep at all. Aftor
scratching It to relievo tho itching it
would burn bo dreadfully that I
thought I could not stand It For near
ly a year I tried all hinds of salves
and ointment, but found no relief.
Somo salves seemed to make It worse
until thero were ugly sores, which
would break open and run.
"Ono day I Baw an advertisement of
Cutlcura Remedies. I got a samplo of
tho Cuticura Soap and Cutlcura Oint
ment and began by washing tho sores
with tho Cutlcura Soap, then applying
tho Cutlcura Ointment twice a day.
I noticed a change and got moro Cutl
cura Soap and Ointment and in a few
weeks I wns cured. It has healed so
nicely that no scar remains." (Signed)
Mrs. Anna A. Lew, Dec. 17, 1911.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout tho world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
post-card "Cutlcura, Dopt L, Boston."
Adv.
Thirteen Not Unlucky for Him.
Dr. Nanson has good reason to re
gard thirteen as a lucky number. Tho
crew of tho Fram, In which ho made
tho most successful of his expeditions,
consisted of thirteen men, who all,
after an absence of three years, re-
turned to their homes In perfect safe
ty, ur. Nansen arrivoa DacK in Nor
way on Aug. 13, 1896, and on tho
same day tho Fram emorged from hor
long drift on tho ico into tho open
sea Moreover, during tho voyage, aa
tho doctor records, "Kirk presented us
with thirteen pups, a curious coinci
dence thliteen pups born on Dec. 13,
1S93, for thirteen men."
Bear's Grease and Baldness. 1
In a recent volumo of reminiscences
the writer states that baldness is
much moro common now than in his
early days, and ascribes tho modern
man's loss of hair to the decrease in
tho uso of "bear's grease" This
pomade wa3 mndo principally of lard
colored and scented, but "hairdress
ers, many of whom called themselveB
professors," used to advertise 'tho
slaughter of another flno bear,' ex
hibiting a canvas screen depicting In
glaring colors a brown animal of ele
phantlno proportions expiring in a sea
of gore."
In Delaware.
Black I understand your father
made monoy in tho whaling Industry.
Brown That's right. Ho was sher
iff, aud was paid for dolug stunts at
tho wipping-poBt.
Not Much,
bollovo In
"Do you bollovo In auto- hypno
tism?"
"Well, I'vo never seen one hypno
tized yet."
It is easy for a pretty girl to man
ago a husband during the courtship.
room and knocked nbout tho balls; raised him Ho Is a big dawg now
while George asked tho manager if and 1 also likes him."
Old and New Violins.
An Interesting tost of tho relative
merits of old violins and new was
mado tho other day by tho Amorlcan
guild of violinists In session at Chicago.
It may be recalled that some years
ago somo experiments of tho same
sort woro made In ParlB, with tho un
expected result that listeners not
knowing what sort they woro hearing
awarded tho palm to tho new instru-
Shepherd's Llfo Not 3o Bad. 1
W. G. Ayro of Baker and for a num
ber ot years known aa tho sheep king
of eastern Oregon, was at Portland re
cently on a business trip.
"Tho llfo of n sheop herder has
been much mnllgnod," ho Bald, "be
causo during the summer months a
moro delightful llfo In tho open air
could not bo Imagined, This la espe
cially truo In Baker county, whero the
streams aro full ot trout and quail
aro abundant. It Is far from being
n hermit's llfo, and the only thing
against tho occupation Is Its name,
thnt for somo unknown reason haa
got into disrepute..
Solves the
Breakfast
Problem
A bowl of crisp, sweet
Post
Toasties
makes
meal.
a most delicious
These crinkly bits of
toasted white com, ready
to serve direct from pack
age, are a tempting break
fast when served with
cream or milk, or fruit
The Toastie3 flavour is
a pleasant surprise at first;
then a happy, healthful
habit.
"The Memory Lingera"
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