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. Abbott Aniiion, superintendent or
schools, escorts Fran from the tent. Ho
Mis her Gregory Is a wealthy mnn,
Mpljr Interested In charity work, and ,
puiar or the church Ashton becomes
areauy Interested In Fran and while tak
fog leave of her, holds her hand and Is
een by Sapphlra Clinton, Blslcr of Rob
ert Clinton, chairman of the school board.
Fran tolls Gregory she waol a homo
with him, Grace Nolr, OfMfory'a prlvoto
aecretary, takes a vMtrfi dislike to Fran
ad advises her
U eo away nt once.
ran hints at a
enty-year-oM secret.
na Gregory In
jgltntlon asks uraco to
Fran rotates the story
T t"5 ro-wn.
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GreVorv married n. vounir elrl at
neQeld while attending college and
Sen deserted her. Fran Is the child of
Ihat marrl5. Gregory had married his
present wife three years before the death
of Fran's mother. Fran takes a liking to
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
Fran la tho daughter of a very door friend
Who Is dead. Fran agrees to the story,
Mrs. 'Gregory Insists on her making her
pome with them and takes her to her
arms. It Is decided that Fran must go to
school. Grace shows persistent Interest
In Gregory's story of his dead friend and
hints that Fran mny bo an Imposter.
XT2.ni3ecIa.rE2 that ihr -rrrrf-irv mint m
race begins nagging tactics In an effort
iq anve t ran irom the Gregory home, out
Cra. Gregory remains stanch In her
rUndshlp. Fran Is ordered before Super
atendent Ashton to be punished for In-
uoorainaiion in scnooi unairman uun-
is present. The affair ends In Fran
avlnc the school In comoanv of tho two
Man to the amazoment of the scandal
wngers of the town.
" CHAPTER Ji-Contlnuod.
"Xm mo!" Jnkoy pleaded, with fine
dmlratIont .
"Well, I rather Rueas notl" cried
Bob. "Think I'll refuse Fran's nr?t ro
'Ie8t?" He sped upstairs, uncom
Unonly light of foot,
"Now," whisporod Fran wickedly,
'let's run off nnd leave him."
I'm jwlthl youl" Abboft. whlsperod
boyishly.
They buwt from tho building like a
torm, Fran laughing musically, Ab
bott laughing joyously, Jakoy laugh
ing loudest of all. They sallied down
lha front walk under tho artlllory Are
fjiostlle eyes from tho green veranda.
"ray continued merry. Jakoy even
rwaggered, fancying hlmBelf a part of
It; he regretted his short trousers
When Robert Clinton ovortook them,
to was red and breathless, but Fran's
farlbboned hat was clutched triumph
Mitly in his hand. It was ho who first
siBcovcrca tno-ambuscade. He sud
denly remembered, looked across tho
itreet, then foil, desperately wounded.
Ihe shots would havo passed unhcod
d over Abbott's head, had not Fran
tailed his attention to tho ambuscade,
"It's a good thing," sho said inno
eently, "that you'ro not holding my
band ' and she noddod toward the
boarding house. Abbott looked, and
turned for one despairing glance at
Dob; the lattor was without tlgu of
"What shall wo do?" inquired Fran,
they halted ridiculously, "If we run
tor it, it'll-make things worse."
"Oh, Lord, yes I" groaned Dob; "don't
:e a Doiti" .
Abbott pretended not to understand,
"Come on, Pran, I shall go homo with
fro." His fighting blood was up. In
Us face was no surrender, no, not
avea to Graco-Nolr.- "Oomo," ha por
Uted, with dignity.
"How jol!y!"Fran exclaimed. "Shall
wa go through tho grove? that's the
longest way."
"Then let us go that way," respond
4 Abbott stubbornly.
"Abbott,", the school director
warned, "you'd better come on over to
y place I'm going therethia inntiuit
l tojget a cup of tea. It'll be best
tor you, old fellow, you listen to mo,
-"TWr-yoH need a little er a some a
trttle stimulant."
"No," Abboft returned definitely. He
fcad done nothing wrong, and he ro
Mated the accusing glances from
roi.s the way, "No, I'm going with
Jtan,"
i'And donf ycu'bolher' about him,"
Fran called after tho retreating chair
toan of the board, 'he'll havo stimu
laijt. enough.'
CHAPTER XI.
The New Bridge at Midnight.
It was almost time for summer va
cation. Like all conscientious superin
tendents of public schools, Abbott Ash
ton found the cloainu weekespecially
fatiguing. Examinations wero nerve
testing, and correction of examination
papers called for late hours over tho
lamp. Ashton had fallen into thn
reprehensible habit of bolting from tho
boarding house after Tfn "" l
boarding house, after tho ast paper
LURE OF TREASURE HUNTING
For the Sake of Romance and Adven
ture Do Not Discourage the
Berkar of Treasure.
For the sake of romance and ad
venture and all that puts color Into
life it to to be hoped that tho failure
nt tho expedition which recently wonj
to tho Islo of Cocoa In scurch of piratu
cold will not mark tho end of treasure
hunting. In tho Interest also of tho
good town of Panama, whero tho troaH.
ura seekers are wont to outfit and buy
supplies, we should point out that
negative results never really proved
anything. There may be gold on Co
ws. There may bo millions of pieces
rf eight and peweU galoro and wine
which the buccaneers, who had moro
thaa they could drink, laid astdo for a
rainy day. Because many treasuro
fciiBtera have ransacked Cocos from
eaa t end no man can say that the
xt treasure hunter will noi find that
far whlak all the others have labored
and aauoht in vain.
Treasure hunters are of the earth's
aatt., They are the 4raraers of great
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had been graded, no matter how late
Iha night, and making his way rapidly
from town m If to bnthe his soul In
country Itudo. Like all reprehens
ible haTJits this ono was presently to
revenge Itself by getting tho "profes
sor" into trouble.
Ono beautiful moonlight night, ho
was nearlng tho suburbs, when ho
mado n discovery, Tho discovery was
twofold: First, that tho real causo of
his nightly wanderings was not alto
gether a weailness of mental toll; sec
ond, that he had, for some time, boon
trying to escape from tho thought of
Fran. Ho had not known this. He
had "simply run, nsklng no questions.
It was when ho suddenly discovered
Fran In the flesh, as sho slipped along
a crooknd nlloy, gliding In Bhndows,
that tho cause of much sleeplessness
was mado tangible.
Abbott was greatly disturbed. Why
should Fran bo stealthily darting down
side alloys at midnight? Tho wonder
suggested Its corollary why was he
running as from some intangible ene
my? nut now wan no time for Intro
section, nnd ho sot himself thn task
of solving the new mystery. As Fran
merged from the mouth of tho alley,
Abbott dived Into Its bowels, but when
ho reached tho next streot, no Fran
was to bo seen.
Had sho dnrtod Into one of the scat
tered cabins that composed tho fringe
of Llttloburg? At tho mere thought,
ho felt a nameless shrinking of tho
heart, Surely not. But could sho pos
sibly, however fleet of foot,' have
rounded tho noxt corner before his
coming Into the light7 Abbott sped
along tho streot that he might know
tho truth, though ho realized" that tho
loss he saw of Fran tho better. How-,
over, tho thought of her bolng alono
in the outskirts of the village, most as
suredly without her guardian's knowl
edge, seemed to call him to duty. Call
or no call, he went.
"It soomed to him a long tlmo before
ho reached tho corner. Ho darted
around It yonder sped Fran like a
thin shadow racing before the moon.
She ran. Abbott ran. It was like a
foot-race without spectators.
At last bIjo reached tho bridge span
ping a ravine in whose far depths
murmured a little stream. Tho bridge
was now, built to replacM tho foot-
"But Whose Hearts Are We King and
Queen OtV
bridge upon which Abbott nnd Fran
had stood on the night of the tent
meeting. Was It posslblo that tho su
perintendent of instruction was about
to venture a second time aqross this
ravine wlth tho same glrlt under the
name danger oT misunderstanding, re
vealed by similar glory of moonlight?
Conscience whisporod that it would
not bo enough simply to warn; ho
should escort her to Hamilton Greg
ory's very door, that ho might know
she, had boen roscuod from tho wldo
whlto night; and his conscience was
possibly uphold by the knowledgo that
a sudden advont of a MIsb Sapphlra
was morally Impossible.
Fran's back hod bemn toworfl him
uu mu uino. ane was still unawaro
of his prosenco, as she paused In tho
middlo of the bridge, and with critical
eyo sought n position mathematically
? BamQ frora e,thor "d-mn. Stand
Ing there, nhe drow a package from
package from
dreams, the seers of wonderful vision,
tno makers of romance. All tho world
loves or should love thnm. Thn
of tho day Is too much hardened with
noavy reading. One wearies at last
of political and social roform, of dl
vorco and murdor in sordid bar-rooms,
of tho cost of living and the courso
of tho markotB. Thoro is a craving
for something not so commonplaco,
for something less prosaic, for some
thing which has a touch of moonshine
In It. Lot us not, therefore, discourage
tho treanurn litinta., .,ui. Ai.i
YkQ a dash of cold water. Lot us rath-H
t ion tneir enthusiasm and koop It
forovor aglow so that as long a ntvo
papers exist there may be now and
then a talo of Cocos Uland wodgod In
botwoen tho tariff and tho trusts.
Who Knows the Shaddock?
And hore Is a man who says that
the shaddock isn't tho grape fruit at
all that they are no more alike than
pigs are Uko gaollos. "I have," ho
says, "never seen a shaddock horo In
the market The shaddock Is a big
as six grape fruits. You would havo
to get more than 75 cents for it; bo-
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her bosom, haetlly seated herpolf upon
tho boards, and, oblivious of surround
ings, bont over tho package as "it rest
ed In hor lap.
Abbott, without pauso, hurried up.
His feet sounded on tho bridge
Fran wnB speaking aloud, and, on
that account, did not hoar him, as ho
came up behind her. "draco Nolr,"
sho was saying "Abbott Ashton Bob
Clinton Hamilton Grogory Mrs.
Grogory Simon Jefferson Mrs. Jef
ferson MIbs Sapphlra Fran the
Devil " Sho Boomed to be calling tho
roll of hor acquaintances. Was sho
reading a list from tho package?
Abbott trod noisily on the fresh plno
floor.
Fran swiftly turned, and tho moon
beams revealed a flush, yet sho did not
attempt to rlso. "Why didn't you nn
swer wb$ii ou heard your namo
called 7" she asked with a good deal of
composuro.
"Franl" Abbott exclaimed. "Hero all
alone at midnight all alono 1 Is It
possible?"
"No, It Isn't possible," Fran returned
satirically, "ror I nave company."
Abbott wnrmly urged hor to hasten
back home; nt tho same tlmo ho drow
nearer and discovered that her lap was
covered with playing-cards.
"But you musn't stay hero," ho said
Imperatively. "Let us go at once."
"Just as soon as I tell tho fortunes.
Of course I wouldn't go a all this
trouble for nothing. Now look. This
oard Is Fran tho quoon of hearts.
This one Is Simon Jefferson and this
one is Bob. And you but It's no use
tolling all of them. Now; we want to
see who's going to marry."
Abbott spoke In his most authori
tative tone: "Franl Get up and come
with me before somebody sees you
hore. This Is not only ridiculous, it's
wrong and dreadfully lmprudont."
Fran looked up with flashing eyes.
"I won't 1" she cried. "Not till I've
told the fortunes. I'm not tho girl to
go away until she's done what she
came to do." Then sho added mildly,
""Abbott, I Just had to Bay It In that
voice, so you'd know I meant it Don't
bo cross with mo.".
Sho shuffled tho cards.
"But why muBt you stay out here to
do it?" ho groaned.
"Because this Is a now bridgo. I'd
hate to be a professor, and not know
that It has to bo in the middlo of a
now bridgo, at midnight, over running
water, in the moonlight Now you keep
still and be nlco; I want to seo who's
going to get married. Here is Grace
Nolr, and horo Is Fran . . ."
"And whero am I?" asked Abbgtt,
in an awed voice, as ho bent down.
Fran wouldn't tell htm.
He bent over. "Oh, I see, I soot" ho
crlod. "This Is me " ho drow a card
from tho pack "tho king of hearts."
Ho held it triumphantly. "Well. And
you nro tho queen of hearts, you said."
"Maybo I am," said Fran, rather
breathlessly, "but whose hearts aro wo
king and quoon of? That's what I
want to find out." And sho showed
Iter teeth at him.
"Wo can draw and see," ho suggest
ed, Binktng upon one kneo. "And yet,
Blnco you'ro the queen and I'm tho
king, It must bo each other's hearts "
He stopped abruptly at sight of her
crimsoned cheeks.
"That doesn't always follow," Fran
told him hastily; "not by any means.
For hero aro other, queens. See the
quoon of spades? Maybe you'll get
her. Maybe you want her. You see,
she elthor goes to you, or to tho next
card."
"Bui I ilou'l waiit 5Hr tjueaU or
spades," Abbott declarod. Ho drew
tho noxt card, and exclalmod dramatic
ally, "Saved, saved! Hero's Bob. Give
her to Bob Clinton."
"Oh, Abbott!" Fran exclalmod, look
ing at him with starlike eyes and roso
Ilka chocks, making tho most fascinat
ing plcturo ho had ever behold at mid
night undor a silver moon. "Do you
mean that? Remember you'ro on a
now bridgo over ruuiilug water."
Abbott paused uneasily. Sho looked
loss Uko a child than he had aver seen
hor. Hor body was very slight but
hor face was , . , It Is marvelous
how much of a woman's seriousness
was to bo found In this girl. Ho roso
causo ono shaddock would servo a
party of six any tlmo. Tho juice
tastes very different from tho grape
fruit" Iio also declares that tho grapo
fruit should not have any bitter tasto
that this tasto 1b Imparted to It by
falling on tho ground, tho spray from
the rind being sent through tho pulp
by tho fall. "If," ho says, "Americans
could got tho fruit of the grape fruit
as it Is picked they would novor again
cat tho fruit that has boon knocked
about from hand to band." All of
which Is referred to tho scientific
men, who say that tho shaddock nnd
the grapo fcutt and tho pomelo aro all
citrus decumana, and consequently
tho samo thing. Now York Mall,
Spiders. Work for Canal.
Official notice that six large spielers
wero working (or tho Panama canal
came out when Colonel Goethals ar
ranged for a man to caro for them In
tho instrument room at tho Gorgona
shops. From tho cocoons tho Isstru
ment makers will take threads for uso
In all tho engineers' transits on the
work, these threads taking the place
of platinum.
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BOBB5-hER(?lLLCO.)
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with tho consciousness that for a mo
ment ho Jind rather forgotten himself.
Ho reminded hor gravely "Wo afo
talking about cards Just cards."
"No," said Fran, not stirring, "wo
nro talking about Graco Nolr. You say
you don't want hor; you've already
drawn yourself out That leaveB her
to poor Bob he'll havo to take hor
unless tho Jokor gets tho lady the
Joker is named tho devil ... So
tho gamo isn't Interesting any more."
Sho throw down all tho cards, and
looked up, beaming. "My! but I'm
glad you came."
Ho was fascinated and could not
movo, though as convinced as nt tho
beginning that they should not linger
thus. There might be fatal conse
quences; but tho charm of tho Mile
girl seemed to temper this chill knowl
edge to the shorn lambr He tempor
ized: "Why don't you go on with
your fortune-telling, littlo girl?"
"I Just wnntcd to find out if Grace
Nolr Is going to got you," she said
candidly; "It doesn't matter what be
comes ofc her. Wero you over on this
bridge before?"
"Fran, Miss Grace is ono of tho best'
friends I have, and and everybody ad
mires hor. Tho fact that you don't llko
hor, shows that you are not all you
ought to be."
Fran's drooping head hid her face.
Was she contrite, or mocl;lng7
Presently sho looked up, her expres
sion that of grave choorfulness. "Now
you've said ylmt you thought you had
to say," sho remarked. "So that's ovor.
Wero you over on this bridgo before?"
Abbott was offended. "No."
"Good, good!" with vivacious enthu
siasm. "Both of us must cross it at
the samo tlmo and make a wish. Help
mo up quick."
Sho reached up both hands, and Ab
bott lifted her to her feet
"Whenever you cross a new bridgo,"
sho explained, "you must make a wislL
It'll come true. Won't you do It Ab
bott?" "Of courso. What a superstitious
littlo Nonpareil! Do you hold hands?"
"Honest hands" Sho held out both
of hers. "Come on then. What are you
going to wish, Abbott? But no, you
mustn't tell till wo're across. Oh. I'm
"Nowl" Fran Cried
"What Did You
Breathlessly,
Wish?"
Just dying to know I Havo you made
up your mind, yet?"
"Yes, Fran," ho answered Indulgent
ly, "It's something always In my
mind."
"About Grace. Nolr7"
"Nothing whatever about Miss Graco
Nolr."
"All right I'm glad. Say this:
" 'Slow wo so.
Two In a row'
Don't talk or anything, just wish, oh,
wish with all your might
" 'With all my mind nnd all my heart
While we're tog-ether and after wo pnrt'
say that."
Abbott repeated gravely:
" 'With all my mind and all my heart
While we're together and after we part.'
"What aro you going to wish, Fran?"
TRIBUTE TO BARD OF AVON
Garden Contains Every Shrub, Flower
or Plant Mentioned In Plays of
Shakespeare.
Tradition has It that Shakespeare
was n frequont partakor of tho hoB
pltallty dispensed at a certain tavorn
In Brentford, and until recently this
was the only direct association which
this portion of Greater Londot could
claim with tho world's chief drama
tist Now, however, a tram-rldo to tho
Shakespeare garden In Uavenscourt
park, Hammersmith, brings tho po
et's devotees to n littlo green board
which convoys this Intimation: "This
garden contains all tho herbs and gar
den plants mentioned in Shakespeare's
works."
Many an interesting hour may be
spent hore in an occupation at once
literary and horticultural, In locating
In garden-bed and printed page the
whereabouts of tho plants and flowers
which figure In Shakespearean
dramas.
On the estate of the countess of
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"Sh-h-h! Mum!" whispered Fran,
opening her eyes wide. With slow
steps they walked side by sldo, shoul
der to shoulder, four hands clasped.
Fran's great dark eyes were set fixed
ly upon spaco as they solemnly pa
raded beneath the watchful moon As
Abbott watched her, tho witchery of
tho night stolo into his blood.
The last plank was crossed. "Nowl"
Fran cried breathlessly, "what did you
wish?" Her body was quivering, hor
face glowing.
"That I might succeed," Abbott an
swered. "Oh!" said Fran. "My! That wni
llko a cold breatlu Just wishing to
bo great, and famous, and useful, nnd
rich!"
Abbott laughed ns light-heartedly as
If tho road were not calling him away
from solitudes. "Well, what did you
wish, Fran?"
"That you might alwayB be my
friend, while we're together, and after
wo part."
"It doesn't tako a now bridgo to
make that como truo," ho declared.
She looked at him solemnly. "Do
you understand the responsibilities of
being a friend? 'A friend has to as
sume obligations, Just as when a man'a
elected to office, he must represent his
party and his platform."
"I'll stand for you!" Abbott cried
earnestly.
"Will you? Then I'm going to tell
you all about myself teiidy to be sur
prised? Friends ought to know each
other. In the first pluce, I am olghteeu
years old, nnd in tho second place I
ani a professional lion-trainer, and In
the third place my father is but
friend.) don't have lo kuow euuh oth
or's fathers. Besides, maybe that's
enough to start with."
"Yes," said Abbott,; "it Is," Ha
paused, but sho could not guess hla
emotions, for his face showed noth
ing but a sort of blankness. "I should
like to lake this up Herldtim. You tell
mo you are eighteen years old?"
" And havo had lots of experi
ence." v
"Your llon-tralnlug; has It been theo
reflcal or "
"Mercenary," Fran responded; "real
lions, real bars, real spectators, real
pay days."
' "But, Fran," said Abbott helplessly,
"I don't understand."
"But you're going to, before I'm J
done with you. I toll you, I'm a show
girl, a llon-tralner, a jungler. I'm the
famous Fran Nonpareil, and my car
nival company has showed In most of
the towns and cities of tho United
States. It's when I'm In my blue silks
and gold stars and crimson sashes,
kissing my hands to tho audienco, that
I'm tho real princess." "
Abbott was unable to analyzo his
real emotions, and his ono endeavor
was to hide his perplexity. Ho had
always troated her as if she were old
vr than tho town supposed, hence tho
revelntion of her age did not so much
matter; but llon-trnining was so re
mote from conventions that It seemed
in a way almost uncanny. U seemed
to Isolate Fran, to Bet her coldly apart
from tho people of his world.
"I'm going home," Fran said ab
ruptly. He followed her mochanlcnlly, too
absorbed In her revelation to think ol
the cards left forgotten on the bridge.
From their scene of good wishes, Fran
went first, head erect, arms swingina
defiantly; Abbott followed, not know
ing in the least what to say, or oven
what to think.
The moon had not beon laughing al
them long, before Fran looked bacb
over her shoulder ami said, as It h
had spoken, "Still, I'd like for you to
know about It."
He quickened his stop to rogaln hei
sldo, but was opprepsnd by an odd
sense of the abnormal.
"Although," sho added Indistinctly,
"it doesn't matter."
They walked on in silonco until, aft
tor prolonged hesitation, ho told hei
quietly that he would llko to hear all
sho felt disposed to tell.
Sho looked at him steadily: "Can
you dilute a few words with the wntei
of youi' imagination, to cover a lifol
I'll speak tho words, If you havo th
imagination."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Ammonia water that has beon used
for washing may bo used for planta
It is an excollent fertilizer.
Warwick In Essox there is a worthy
tribute to tho Bard of Avon. It Is a
piece of land known as tho "Shako
Bpoaro Border," and lncludos every
flower, shrub, and vegetable mention
ed by tho poet. Every specimen la
labeled, not only with its botanlo
name, but' also with tho quotation
from tho play In which It Is mention
ed. London Mall.
Such an Obvious Solution.
After Cavo Johnson had served hl
long and brilliant career In congress
and had retired to tho quiet prlvato
llfo, ho onco stepped Into tho pfflco of
his nephew, Robert Johnson, thon a
young lawyer of much promlso, and
finding tho young man engaged In
writing with a golu pen, had occasion
to remark upon tho extravagance of
the rising genoratlon.
"Why is it," saldho, "that 'oyery
young mnn now has hla gold pen,
whllo those of my day wore content
to uso tholr gooscqullls?"
"I suppoBo," replied Robert In tho
most Innocent manner possible, "it is
becauso there were moro geove whoa
you wero a young man."
Girl Referees Duel Between Suitor and Brother
BOSTON. With a girl as referee
and girls as seconds, William J.
Bounds, Jr., pago in tho Massachu
setts house of representatives, and
Herbert B. Larner, a high school boy,
met on tho field of honor near Har
vard university and fought a bitter
uuei. Jtounds for tho loyalty of hiB
twin sister and Larner for tho hand
of his sweetheart. The fight ,oll but
cost Larner his llfo. For three days
after tho encounter ho lay between
life nnd death In tho hospital and
was saved only by his sweetheart
breaking Into his sick room, against
the doctor's order, and kissing him.
The consequent change In his spirits
placed him on the road to recovery.
Rounds was arrested on a charge
of stabbing with intent to kill. It is
alleged that, when he found he was
getting the worst of tho fistic encoun
ter, he drew n knlfn frnm hla ms.irof
and stabbed his adversary in the
oreast.
Miss Lillian Bounds, the girl over
whose affection the duel was fought,
is the twin sister of young Rounds,.
"Jagged" Elephant Terrorizes Live Stock Ship Y
NEW YORK. Captain Kuhls of tho
live Stock fralffhtnr Snlntnnnnn
known In shipplnc circles as "Noah's
ark," brought a sad story of a sea of
troubles to port with him the other
day.
Aside from a thousand monkeys
ringtails, mandrils, rlzus and Just
plain monkeys a zebra, ten lions and
eight tigers, tho ship had no passen
gers except nineteen elephants nnd
nineteen honey bears.
Tho honey bear is a capricious ani
mal and a poor sailor. Hans Tost,
Karl Hagenback's traveling animal
nurse, who had the whole shipload in
charge, has found how to keep the
honey bears quiet on board. JIo mlxc3
whisky with boiled rice and keeps
them drowsily "Jagged" all the way
across the Atlantic.
Tho day before the ship arrived in
port, while ho was mixing up their
Bleeping potion, or meal, ho sat down
a pannikin containing a gallon of
whisky besido tho cages and went up
stairs.
Amy, the belle of the elephant herd,
who was destined for tho Chicago
zoological gardens, reached out a
thieving and prehensile trunk and
Lee Hing Found It Wasn't
CLEVELAND, O. A safo Is not an
immovable object if Lee Hlng, a
Mongolian resident of Cleveland, can
be believed. There Is no reason why
Hlng cannot be believed. He has had
experience with a safe his first, and
last, for that matter.
When Lee said good-bye to Huron
Road hospital after a two months'
stay he ejaculated to the effect that
ha never wanted to again look a
safe in the face.
Lee Hing up to three months ago
lived at 1280 Ontario street and had
a liking for safes which bordered on
the brink of affection. Tn the room
where Lee took his dally siesta there
reposed a safe. A very reposing und
safety looking safe.
Tho safo contained nothing but air
and. waB unlocked, but that mado no
difference to Lee. He would say his
evening prayers to Confucius
climb into tho feathers and sleep the
sleep of the Innocent. He never oven
dreamed of tho Hip Sing tongmen
who are the ancient and deadly ene
mies of the On Leon Tong of which
Leo Is a member. Ho even kept a
Government Wagon Master
GALVESTON, TEX. With the
Fifth Brlgado, now encamped at
Fort Crockett, Is nn old man a
quaint Gorman man who Is Beventy
years of age. Of this threo score
years and ton ho has placed flfty-ono
ears in tho servlco of the United
States army, driving teams of mules.
From 18C2 to 1913 Is no short time
for a man to be laboring at one thing,
yot that Is what August Blume, as
sistant wagon-master of tho Seventh
Infantry, has been doing practically
all his llfo. Ho is ono of the fow men
in tho army today who served In some
capacity In tho service during tho
Civil war.
During tho flfty-ono ears In which
he has been In the employ of Uncle
Sara he has seen somo bad times. Gus,
for that Is what ho Is known by in
the corral camp nt Fort Crockett,
came to thlB country from Germany,
whero ho was born In 1843, a few
years prior to tho Civil war. In 18C2,
tbeylng tho call from the government
for 'men in all ranks of tho line, he
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Sho nnd Larner had been friends,
from childhood In time thoy becamo
lovers and recently Larner proposed
nnd was accepted. As swoethearta
are wont to do, Miss Bounds and Lar
ner kept the engagement sccrot Her
brother hated Larner. He tried to
persuado his sister to give him up -,!--.
bUt Sho rnftlanri Af tlrAo tin to"
quarreled over this difference. Final
ly Lillian after one of 'their numeroua
clashes telephoned to Larner nbout
her trouble.
Her sweetheart Instructed MIsb
Rounds to tell her brother that h
would "bo ovor that night to give him,
a much needed lesson. Ho would show
him how to treat his sister.
"Let him try," growled Rounds.
The duel was arranged. Fists were to
bo the weapons. If Rounds won, Lar
ner had to give up courting his sister.
If Larner won Rounds had to with
draw all objection.
That night tho flvo went to a field
near Harvard university. Rounds waB
accompanied by Miss Beryl Grogan,
as referee. Larner arrived with Mloa
Lillian Rounds, while Miss Fanny
Rounds, another sister, came along
to be second for her brother. Miss
Grogan gavo the signal. The boya
rushed at each other and fought
fiercely with the battle against young
Rounds. Then In a flash he drew
back and In another Instant there waa
a glitter of steel and Larner was on
the ground, stabbed In the chest with,
a knife Rounds had concealed In hla
pocket,
sucked all the whisky and let It rua
down her dry gullet. When Tost re
turned he knew the whisky was gone;
It was not until an hour later that He
found out where. Amy was scanda
lous. Sho winked flirtatiously at tho
zebra. She threw a loose link of hob
bio chain down Into the hold among
tho moaltoys. Sho Indulged In jocosa
trumpeting.
Not until early the next day did tho
exaltation at last pass from the big
beast and she began to appreciate
the Inexorable visit of R. E. Morse,
and they could think of nothing bet
ter than to rig a hose to one of tha
ship's pumns to nlay cold salt wator
on her fevered brow. Amy was sleep
ing fltruily wnen the ship was warped
into her berth.
Safe to Move a Safe'
secret the fact that tho eafo had been
left behind in tho rooming house by
a Chinese merchant who had for
merly occupied the place.
How Lee came to lose Interest In
safes and hla own security 13 of more
lntet est than the history of this par
ticular safe. Loo was curled up be
hind his seven-foot pipe and was puff
ing like n locomotive one afternoon
In front of his boarding house when a
gentle zephyr brought the startlln
news that the Hip Sing tongmen werA
going to pay a visit to Lee's bedroom
and hold a post mortem on the safe.
Incidentally the Informant stated, tho
Hip Sings might separate Lee from
his thinking apparatus.
That was the last straw. Lee al
most lost his trousers and shoe leath
er getting up tfiree flights of stairs to
Tils snoring emporium. With one
bound he ns at the Bide of the safe.
Rudely he-dragged tn two ton strong
box toward the stairs.
Lee clambered down two steps and
lovingly grabbed the safe. With a
delicate little start the safe fell for
ward Into Lee's upheld arms. There
was a brief hesitation as Leo grasped
the object to his breast. Tho hesita
tion was decidedly brief. Leo sudden
ly rolled his eyes like a snako charm
er with tho delirium tremens and with
a wail in OhlneBe became a victim of
gravity.
Lee and tho safe landed simultaneously-
at the bottom landing. Lbs
than ten million yellow sons of China
were in lino to recolvo them.
Drives Mules 51 Years
Joined the army as a teamstor. Slnco
that day June IB, 18G2 he has been
continuously In the service of the
United States government. Ho has
been placed In dangerous positions in
two wars, not considering tho numer
ous Indian skirmishes and battles In
which ho played an Important part
Mr. Blume Intends to get n leave
from the camp at Fort Crockett and
rest for a full day. Ho Intends to
spend a greater portion of the day In
the downtown section of Galveston
viewing the places of Interest that ho
has not had an opportunity ot seeing
since his arrival In tho city.
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