'QATOR ON THE RAMPAQfc. Edifying Story That Is Vouched for by the Georgia Ananias. "Yes," sold tho flnherman, "tho man had Ashed all tho forenoon, an hadn't 2ot a nibble, ro ho toolf another swal Jer out tho Jug, pulled uif liln boots, an' lay down on tho rlvor bank an' wont to sloop. Aa soon as ho went to snorln' Kood, a alligator that had been watchln' him all tho mornln' crawled up an' nwallcrcd Ills boots, HkewlRo tho Jug, with 'bout half n gallon In it, I reckon. Tho cork camo out, and, of course, tho 'gator got tho full benoflt o tho whisky, which so turned Ita lead that It lashed tho water with ita tall till tho rlvor wag n foatnln' masB, after which it crawled up on tho bank Bin an' mado dcsp'rlt efforts to climb trees an' turn doublo-somcrsaulta, an' do all manner of lmponslblo thlngHl" Why didn't it Bwallow tho flshor man, Instead of his boot?" sonio ono asked. "'Gators, gentlemen," said thoBtory tollor, "can't stand orer'thlng Thoy must draw tho line Bomo'r."Atlan ta Constitution. SOMEWHAT SUSPICIOUS. Of courno, It may bo all right still, you don't feel Inclined to eat Biiu eagcH when you And your butcher baa removed to a shop next door to tho Homo for Lost, Dogs, do you? An Undeterminable Temperature. Jt was not In his public address that Senator Hovcridco rotated tills story, but at an Informal gathering of con genial spirits. "When I wns u boy In Adnms county," ho said, "Judge Dlnnk was taken vary 111. Tho doctor called regularly; but tho Judgo Icopt sotting worBC. Finally tho crisis camo. The. morning after tho doctor called at tho Judge's house. 'I hopo your muster's ( nomporaturc Is lowor than it was last evening,' Bald he to tho butler. "Th not so ntira "about that,' ropllod iho man; 'ho died, sir, In tho night." San Francisco Call. Belli.' Bells aro undoratood to havo had their origin In China, but at bo rotuoto ir tlmo that no prcclso dato can bo given. Tholr first ubo was to clear tho lair of ovll spirits and to drive off tho iBtorms. Old European rccordn toll ihow the tolling of bells kopt tho devllB from assaulting bollovors; thence their connection with churches. Bells may bo traced In Europo back 'to tho sixth century, but wcro not igonorally introduced into tho wpstora church much boforo tho eighth cen itury. Up to His Tricks. Lord ItoBBlyn, at a dinner' lu Now "York, uatd of a notorious London spendthrift; "When ho was at Oxford ho wired once to his unolo, whoso heir ho waa; "If you don't send mo u hundred toy Saturday, I'll blow my brains out.' "Ilia unclo wired back: "'You tolcgruphod mo that boforo, rand when I forwnrdod you my best ivevolvor, you went and pawned it.' " " WIFE WON Husband Finally Convinced. iSomo men aro wUo enough to try iMv foods and bevoragcu and then gou frvua enough to glvo others tho bono lilt of their experience A. vory "consorvativo" Ills, man, bowovor, lot his good wlfo find out fot. herself what a blessing Postum Ja to those who are distressed In many ways, by drluklng coffoo. Tho wlfo write: "No el&vo in chains, it nocmod to mo, was woro helpless than I, a coffoo captive. Yot thoro woro innumerable warningB waking from a troubled i eleop with a fooling ot suffocation, at tlmua dizzy and out of breathy at ' tacks of palpitation of tho hoart that frlghtouod mo. "Common sense, reason, and my 1 bettor Judgment told mo that coffoo dVinklng was tho trouble At last my : nervous system waa bo disarranged tthat my physician ordered 'no mora coffoo.' "Ha know ho was right nnd ho knew V knew it, too. I capitulated. Prior to .this our family had tried Postum, lra (Jlsllkod it, bocauso, na wo loaruod latT. it was not mado right. "De&Krmlncd this tlmo to glvo Post urn a ifidr trial, I prepared It accord Ins to Ur.octionB on tho pUg. -Unit 1b, boiled it W minutes after boiling com. moncod, detaining n dark brown liquid with a rlcYi Bnappy flavor etmllar to coffee. Whim cream and sugar woro . added, it was not only good but do . llcloua. "Noting Ita bonoflclal effects in mo tho rcHt of tho family adopted itall excopt my husbaud, who would not nd rmlt that coffoo hurt him. Soveral weok8 elapsed during which I drank TPoBtum twd or throo tlmoa a day, when, to my surprlao, my husband .wald: 'I havo decided to drink Postum. TCour Improvement is so npparont-you lmve ouch fine color that I proppso tiglse credit whoro credit Is duo,' And tow w nro coffoo-Blavos no longor." Kuan given by Postum Co., Battle CVscStfich, Hood "Tho Road to Woll vl U,Mn fltgs. "Tlioro'a a Uoaaon." Ever read tho above letter? A new oneppeara from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human kite IfMt. ill -. j WA WLZCQ7T 8YN0P8I8. Qllcs Dudley nrrlvec! In San. Frdnclaeo to Join IiIm frluml utul dlittnnt rclattvo Henry Wilton, whom ho wnx to nHnlt In un Important nnd my.ntnrlnun tank, nnit who acroinpanlcil Dudley on tho firry boat trip Into tho city. Tlio re marknlito rencnililniico of tho two men la noted nnd commnntrd on by pamon or on tho ferry. Thoy two n mnn with dimko cyrn. which Hcndu n thrill tliroiiRh Dudley. Wilton postpones nn oxplnnutlon of tho Mrnni.'o vrrnnil Dudley In to per forin, hut occurrences cnuiio him to know It In ono of no ordinary meaning Wilton loavH Glim In their room, with Inntructlon to nwalt Ills return nnd nhoot nny one who tries to enter. Outsldo there. Is heard shouts und curses nnd tho nolsn of n riunrrul, Henry rushes In nnd at his roquest tho roominutes quickly ox chnnco clothes, nnd ho hurries out again. Hardly has tin Kono thnn Giles Is sturtlcd by it cry of "Help," nnd ho runs nut to find Nomo onn helm; nRsnulted by it half doton mon. Ho summons h police mnn but thoy nro tumble to find nny traco of a crimp. Olles rnturrw to tils room nnd hunts for somn evidence tlmt might explain his strntiKo mission. Ho finds n nmp which ho endeavors to do cipher. Dudley Is Kununoni'd to thn moreuo nnd thero finds tho dead body ot his friend. Henry Wilton. And thus Wilt on dies without ovor explaining to Dud ley tho puzzling work ho wan to perform In Run Kranclsco. In ordnr to discover tho secrot mission his friend lind (intrust ed to lilni. Dudley continues his dlsRUlso nnd permits himself to bo known as Henry Wilton. Dudloy, mistaken for Wilton. Is employed by Knnpp to nsslst In u Mock broknnlKo deal. "Dicky" takes tho supposed Wilton to Mother Norton's. Mother Jlorton dlicovers tlmt ho Is not Wilton. Tho lights nro turned out und it freo for all right follows. Olles Dudley llnds himself closeted In u room with Mother llbrton who makes it canfldunt of lilm. Ho can loarn nothing about the mysterious boy further thnn that It Is Tim Terrllt and Darby Meeker who nro after him. Ho Is told that "Dicky Nahl Is n traitor, plnylnir both hnnds In tho Ijamo, Olios finds himself lacked In a room. Ho escnpes through n window. Thn supposed Wilton cnrrles out his dead friend's work with DoddrldKo Kunpp. Ito lias his first oxperlunco as it capitalist III tho Uourd Jtoom of the Stock Exchange. Dudley receives a notltlous noto purport ing to bo from Knnpp, tho forgery of which lie readily delects. Dudley Kets lila first knowloilgo or Decker, who Is Knnpp'a imumy on tho Hoard, CHAPTEr'xI. Continued. Tho call closed amid animation; but tho oxcltcmont wau nothlnc com pared to tho Bcono thnt had followed tho fall in tho morning. Omega Btood nt eighty asked, and sovonty-elght bid, and tho ship of tho Btock gamblers was again Balling on an ovon kool. Tho hosbIoii was ovor nt last, and Wallbrhlgo and Kppnor handed mo their momornnda of purcluiues. "You couldn't pick Omoga oft tho bushoB thin afternoon,. Mr. Wilton," Bald Wnllbtldgo, wiping hla bald hoad vigorously. "Thoro's fools at all times, and sonio of 'om woro hero and ready to drop whnt thoy had; but not many. 1 guthorcd In six hundred for you, but 1 had to light for it." I thanked tho merry brokor, nnd gavo him n check for his balance. Kppnor had dono bottor with n wider margin, but all told I had added but thrco thousand ono hundrod shares to my list. I wondered how much of this had been sold to mo by my omployor. Plainly, if Doddrltfgo Knapp was needing Omoga stock ho would havo to puy for Ir. 'Ihoro was no ono to ho aeon na I reachod Hoom 1G. Tho connecting door was ciosou nnir locked, nnd no sound camo from behind It. I turnod to nr. rnngo tho hooka, to keep from n tmd habit of thinking over tho lnoxpllcublo. An nour paBsod and no Doddrldco Knapp. It wub long past olllco hours. JiiBt as I wns considering whether my duty to my employer constrained mo wnit longor, I caught sight of an on volopo that had boon Bllpnod tindor tho door. It wob In cipher, but It yiomed to tho key with which Dodd rldgo Knnpp hnd provided mo. I mndo it out to bo this: "Como to my houao to night. Brine your contracts with you. Knnpp." I wao thrown into some perplexity by this order. For a llttlo I BUBpoctod a trap, but on aocond thought this uoomod unllkoly. Tho olllco fnrnlshod as convlcnlont a placo for homicidal diversions aa ho could wish, If theso woro In his Intention, nnd poBslbly a visit to Doddrldgo Knnpp In his oWn housQ would glvo mo a bettor cluo to his habits and purposes, and n butter chanco ot bringing homo to him his awful crime, than a month together on tho Street. Tho clocks woro pointing past eight whon I mounted tho Btepa that led to Doddrldgo Knnpp'a door, I hnd some thing ot trepidation, after all, iib I rang tho boll, for I wns far from being Bitro .hat Doddrldgo Knnpp was above cur rying out his dospornto purposes In his own house, and I wondored wheth er I should ovor como out again, onco I wrb behind thoso maaslvo door. 1 hnd takon tho precaution to find a Btnallor rovolvor, "suitable for an ov entng call," us I assured myself, but It did not look to bu much ot a protoc Hon iu caBU tho house hold n dozou rulllans ot tho Terrlll brand. I low over, I muHt rlalc it. I guvo my name o tho sorvant who opened tho door. "This way," ho said quietly, and In a moment I wns ushered into a small, plnlnly-furnlshcd room; and at a desk covered with papers sat Doddrldgo Knapp, tho picture of tho Wolf In his dou. "Sit down, Wilton," Bnld ho with grim affability, giving his hand. "You won't mind if an old man doesn't got up." I mado somo conventional reply. "Sorry to disappoint you thla after noon, and tnko up your ovonlug," ho said, "but I found somo business that MSB 3 needed nioro immodlnto attention. Thero was a llttlo matter that had to bo looked aftor In person." And tho Wolf's fangs showed In a cruel smile, which assured mo that tho "llttlo mat ter" had terminated unhappily for tho other man. 1 airily professed myfiolf happy to bo at his service at any time. "Yes, yes," ho anld; "but lot'a seo your momornndn. Did you do well this nftomoon?" "No-o," I returned apologetically. "Not bo woll as I wished." Ho tdok tho puporB and lookod ovor them carofully. "Thlrty-ono hundrod," ho said re flectively. "Thoso Bales woro all right. Well, I was afraid you couldn't got abovo throo thousand. I didn't got moro thnn two thousand In tho other Hoards and on tho Street." "That wns tho hoBt I could do," I Bald modestly. "They avoraged at Blxty-flve. Omoga got away from us thlK afternoon Ilko a runaway horse." "Yes, yes," said tho King of tho Street, studying his papers with drawn brows. "That's all right. I'll Jiavo to wait a bit beforo going furthor." I bowed na becamo ono who had no idea of tho plans nhcad. "And now," said Doddrldgo Knnpp, turning on mo a koen and loworlng gnzo, "I'd llko to know what call you havo to bo spying on mo?" I opened my oyes wide In wondor. "Spying? I don't understand." "No?" said ho, with uomethlng be tween n growl and a snarl. "Well, mnybo you don't undoratnnd that, eith er!" And ho tossed mo n hit of paper. I felt sure that I did not. My Ignorance grow Into amazement as I roau. Tho slip bore tho words: "1 havo bought Crown Diamond. "What'a tho limit? Wilton." "I cortnlnly don't understand." I aald. "What does It moan?" "Tho man who wroto It ought to know," growled Doddrldgo Knapp, with hla oyes flashing nnd tho yollow gray mustachu standing out llko brls tloH. Tho fungs of tho Wolf woro In ulght. "Woll, you'll havo to look some Avhero olao for him," I suld firmly. "I uovor saw tho noto, and novor bought a sharo or Crown Diamond." Doddrldgo Knnpp bont forward and looked for an Instant iih though ho would lenp upon mo. Hla eyo was tho oyo of a wild boast In nrigor. If I hod written that note I should havo gono through tho window without stopping for oxpjnnntlons. As I had not written It I sat thoro coolly and looked him In tho faco with an easy conaclonco. "Woll, woll," ho said at laBt, relax ing his gaze, "I almost bollovo you." "Thoio'u no uao going any furthor, Mr. Knnpp,, unless you bollovo mo al together." "I soo you understand what I waB going to Bay," ho aald quietly. "But If you didn't Bond that, who did?" "Woll, If I woro to uinko a guess, I Bhould say It was tho man who wroto this," 1 tossed him In turn tho note I had received In tho afternoon, bidding mo sell everything. Tho King of tho Street looked at It r 20 carefully, and his brows .drew lower and lowor as Its import dawned on him. Tho look of angry perplexity deepened on his face. "Whoro did you get this?" I detailed tho circumstances. Tho angor that flashed In his cyca was more eloquent than tho outbreak of curses I expected to hear. "Urn!" ho said at last with a grim amlle. "It'njucky, after nil, that you had something besides cotton In that akull of yourH, Wilton." "A fool might havo been caught by It,"! said modestly. "Thero looks to bo trouble ahead," ho said. "Thoro's a rascally gang In tho mnrkct theso days." And tho King of tho Street sighed over tho dlB honesty that hnd corrupted tho stock gamblers' trade. I smiled inwardly, but signified my ngrcomont with my employer. "Well, who wroto them?" ho asked almost fiercely. "Thoy seem to como from tho samo hand." "Maybe you'd bottor nBk that fellow who had his oyo at your kcyholo whon I left tho ofllco this noon." "Who was that?" Tho Wolf gavo a startled look. "Why didn't you tell mo?" "Ho was a woll-mado, quick, lltho fellow, with an oyo that reminded mo of a Bnako. I gavo cliaso to him, but couldn't overhaul him. Ho Bqulrmcd awuy In tho crowd, I gucsB." "Why didn't you tell mo?" he said in a Btoady voice. "I didn't Bupposo it was worth coming back for, aftor I got into tho streot. And, besides, you woro busy." "Yes, yes, you were right: you aro not to como of course, of course." Tho King of tho Street looked at mo curiously, and then Bald smoothly: "But this isn't buslncBS." And ho plunged Into tho papers onco moro. "Thero wero ovor nlno thousand shares sold this afternoon, and I got only ilvo thousand of them." "I suppose Decker picked tho others up," I said. Tho King of tho Streot did mo tho honor to look at mo in amazement. "Decker!" ho roared. "How did you" Then ho paused and his volco dropped to Its ordinary tone. "I reck on you'ro right. What gavo you tho Idea?" I frankly dotnllod ray conversation with Wallbrldgo. Aa I wont on, fancied that tho bushy brows dMw down and a llttlo anxiety showed bo noath them. I hnd hardly finished my account wnen tnoru was a knock at tho door and tho servant nimeornd. "Mrs, Knnpp's compliments, and shu woum into to seo Mr, Wilton when you nro done," ho aald. I COUld With difficulty rmirnns nn crumatlon, and my heart climbed into my throat. 1 was readv Wolf In his don, but hero was n differ ent mattor. I recalled that Mrs. Knapp was a moro lntlmnto ucmiidn-tnnrn t Henry Wilton's than Doddrldgo Knupp nau ucon, auu I saw Niagara ahead my Bklff. "Yos, yea; qulto likely," aaUl my cm- pioyor, rerorrlng to my iitory of Wall bridge. "I hoard something of tin Kinu tram my mon. I'll know to-mor- row for curtain, I expect. I forgot toll you that tho ladles -would want seo you. Thoy havo ntlssod vou lativ ly." And tho Wolf motioned too to tho door whoro tho servant wnitted. iiuro wub a promcamenti I was missed and wanted and by the Uidlca My noart dropped back from throat, and 1 folt it throbhhiir i my tho lowest recesses of my bootieols aa I roso and followed my guide. CHAPTER XII. Luella Knapp. 1 wo women tobo to greet mn.. as 1 entered tho room. "Good evoalug," said tho c?dortjwom nn, holding out her hand. "You nova ' neglected us for a long time." Thero was something of reproach na woll aa civility In tho volco. "Yes," I replied, ndjustlng my man or nicely to her, "I havo boon very bUBy." "Busy? How provoking of you to say so! You should novor bo too busy to tako tho commands of tho ladles." "That 1b why I am hero," I Inter rupted with my best bow. But she continued without noting it: "Lilclla wagered with mo that you would make that excuse. I oxpected something moro original." "I am very sorry," I said, with a reflection ot tho bantorlng air sho had assumed. "Oh, Indeed!" exclaimed tho young er woman, to whom my eyos bad turned as Mrs. Knapp spoko her name. "How very unkind of you to say bo, when I havo Just won a pair of gloves by It. Good evening to you!" And sho held out her hand. It was with a strong effort that I kept my self-possession, as for the first tlmo I clasped tho hand of Luolla Knapp. Was it tho thrill of her touch, tho glanco of her oyo, or tho magnetism of her prcsenco, that sot my pulsos beating to a now measure, and gavo my spirit a breath from a now world? What over tho caBe, as I looked into tho clear-cut face and tho frank gray oyes of tho woman beforo mo, I was swept by a flood of omotlon that was near overpowering my self-control. I mnstored tho emotion in a mo- mont and took tho scat to which she had waved me. I was puzzled a little at tho tono in which sho addressed mo. Thoro was a suggestion of resentment In her man ner that grow on mo as we talked. Can I describo her? Of what uao to try? Sho wns not beautiful, and "pret ty" waa too potty a word to npply to Luolla Knapp. "FIno looking," If said with tho proper emphasis, might glvo somo idea of nppearanco, for sho was tall in figure, with featuros that woro lmpresslvo in their attractiveness. Through all tho conversation the idea that Miss Knapp was regarding mo with a hidden disapproval was growing on me. I decided that Honry had mado somo uncommon blunder on Ills last visit and that I was suf fering tho ponalty for It. Tho admira tion I felt for tho young woman deep ened with every sentence sho spoke, and I was ready to do anything to re Btoro tho good opinion that Henry might havo endangered, and in lieu of apology exerted myself to tho ut most to bo agreeable. I was unconscious of tho flight of tlmo until Mrs. Knapp turned from sbmo other guests and walked toward us. . "Come, Henry," sho said pointedly, "Luelln is not to monopolizo you all tho tlmo. Besides, thero's Mr. Inman dying to Bponk to her." I promptly hated Mr. Inman with all my heart and felt not the slightest objection to his demise ; but at her gesturo of command I roso and accom panied Mrs. Knnpp, as a young man with eye-glasses and a smirk camo to tako my placo. I loft Luolla Knapp, congratulating myself over my clever ness in escaping tho pitfalls that lined my way. "Now I've a chanco to speak to you at last," said Mrs. Knapp. "At your servlco," I bowod. "I owe you something." "Indeed?" Mrs. Knapp raised her eyebrows in surprise. "For your kind recommendation to Mr. Knnpp." "My rccommondatlon? You have a llttlo tho advantage of mo." I was strlckon with painful doubts, and tho cold sweat started upon me. Perhaps this was not Mrs. Knapp after all. "Oh, perhaps you didn't mean It," I said. "Indeed I did, if it was a recom mendation. I'm afraid it waa uncon sclous, though. Mr. Knapp does not consult mo about his business." I waa in doubt no longer. It was tho injured prldo of tho wlfo that spoko in tho tone. "I'm nono tho less obliged," I Bald carelessly. "Ho assured me that he acted on your words." "Whnt on earth nro you doing for Mr. Knapp?" she asked earnestly, dropping her halt-bantering tone. Thoro wns a traco of apprehenBou In hor oyes. "I'm afraid Mr. Knapp wouldn't think your recommendations were qulto Justified If I should tell you. Just get him In a corner and ask him." "I suppose tt Is that droadful stock market." "Oh, madam, let mo say tho chicken market. Thero la a wonderful oppor tunity Juat now for corner In fowls." "Thero aro a good maay to bo plucked in tho market that Mr. Knapp will look utter, sho said with a smile, But thero was something of a worried look behind it. "Oh, you know, Henry, that I enn't bear tho market. I havo Been too much of tho misery that has como from it." Sho shuddered as sho looked about her, as though In fancy sho saw her self turned from tho palaco into tho streot. "Mr. Knapp Is not a man to loso," I snld. "Mr, Knapp Is a strong man," sho snld with a proud stralgtoning of hor figure. "But tho whirlpool can Buck down tho Btrongo8t swimmer." (TO HE CONTINUED.) Coin and Compliments. "What would you do If you woro n multl-mllllonalro?' nskod tho serious man. "Oh," answered tho flippant friend, "I suppose I would got to yearning for a few kind words, and endow col logos, like tho rout of thoin." HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS. Invalid Once, a Happy Woman Now. Mrs. C. II. Shelton, Pleasant Street, Covington, Tenn., says: "Onco I seemed a helpless in valid, but now I en Joy tho best of health. Kidney dlsonso brought mo down ter ribly. Rlioumnttc aches and pains mado every move painful. The secretions wero disordorcd and my head ached to dis traction. I was in n bad condition, but medicines failed to help. I lost ground dally until I began with Donn's Kidnoy Pills. Thoy helped mo at onco and soon mado mo strong and well." Sold by nil dealers. CO cents a box. FoBter-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 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