BY WAY OF COMPARISON. Youngster's First Effortc In tho Realm of Natural History. Four-year-old Clydo was a preco cious youngster very tnlkntlvo and a close observer. Ho and his father woro strolling through the moadows ono morning when Clyde observed, for tho first timo, somo tadpoles In a pond. Ho waded In and cried out In dollght: "Oh, father, what are thoy?" 'Tadpoles, son," tho father replied. "Please, father, let's tako them all homo with ua, then como back and And tho mamma and papa, and wo'll havo tho wholo family In our pond at homo." Tho father explained how Impossi ble this would ho, and as ho walked on a fow stops a largo ugly frog hopped across their path. Clydo's father said: "Look, son, perhaps thoro Is tho papa." Clydo was very thoughtful. Ho looked at tho frog, then at his father, then at himself and exclaimed: "Woll, father, was thoro over bo much dlffcrenco between mo and . you?" EXPERT. wmcoiT JMv I Doc Ahem You seem to cough with consldorablo difficulty this morn ing. Patlont That's very atrango. I'vo been practicing all night! Woman Chosen City Alderman." t Mrs. II. J. Gates has just been elect ed ono of tho six aldermen of Mageo, Tenn. For several years sho has takon an actlvo Interest In tho educa tional work of her town and wanted to bo elected alderman bocauso it would help her in this work. Sho Is roported to havo mado about tho most aggrcsslvo campaign ever witnessed in Magce, if not In Tennessee. Tho town people Boomed pleased with her elec tion, and oven thoso who voted against her bellovo sho will mako a first-class alderman. Laundry work at homo would bo much more satisfactory if tho right Starch wero used. In ordor to got tho doslred stiffness, It is usually neces sary to uso bo much starch that' tho beauty and fineness of tho fabrlo la hidden bohlnd a pasto of varying thickness, which not only destroys tho appearance, but also affects tho woar lng quality of tho goods. This trou bio can bo entirely overcome by using Defianco Starch, ns it can bo applied much rnoro thinly bocauso of Its groat or strength than other makes. Up-to-Date. A Httlo girl six years old gave an nfternoon tea to somo of her friends, and sho wished to mako it ns perfect a reproduction of thoso given by her mother as was possible. "What shall you glvo your friends lo eat?" askod tho same mother. "I don't know," ropllod tho ombryo aesthete, "unless I glvo them pink tis sue papor and cambric tea. Undo Tom sayB that's tho most fashionable thing." With a smooth Iron and Defiance Starch, you can Inundcr your shirt waist just as well at homo as tho steam laundry can; It will havo tho proper stiffness- and finish, thoro will bo less wear and tear of tho goods, and It will bo a posltlvo pleasure to uso a Starch that does not stick to tho Iron. All the Difference. NInl Georgo says that my beauty intoxicates him. Elslo I heard that ho said you wero enough to drlvo a man to drink. Journal Amusant. Omaha Directory nr sJlT -nr ruLt rWi -v 11"" WMlila ui ratal! dtalara In T.rjthlni for aotlmin'i tibia, Including- Tint In-1 cort.d Tibia D.lletclti, If than It nr ltttla itam you art omnia to obtain In your noma Town, writ aa (or prlcta on im, aa we will ba tnro to hart It. Mall orders carefully sued. J .MMMWHB . n ft A I 111 fffej8' PUnC FOOD PROOUCT3 dP N1) TABLE OrilCACIEg ' TfirouSHlal Miami 810 COURTNEY & CO., Om OS nho. Nebr. Fur At Factory Prices Aulnbnutfh's complete catalogue will show you what you want. G. N. AULABAUGH Dipt.M, IGOO DouulaaSt., OMAHA. t.'c" TAFT'S DENTAL ROOMS 1517 Douglas St., OMAHA, NEB. Reliable Duntlitry at Moderate Prices. RUBBER GOODS hv mult ut cut price. Bend for freo catalogue. MYERS-DILLON ORUQ OO., OMAHA, NEUfl- 8YN0PSIS. Giles Dudley arrived In Snn Frnnclsco to Join lila friend nnd distant relative Henry Wilton, whom lio wns to assist In nn Important nnd mysterious tusk, nnd who accompanied Dudloy on tho ferry boat trip Into tho city. Tho rc mnrltnlilo resemblanco of tho two men Is noted nnd commented on by passen Kers on tho ferry. They ueo a man with nnnko eyes, which sends a thrill through Dudley. Wilton postpones nn explanation of the strango crrnnd Dudley Is to per form, but occurrences cnuso him to know It Is ono of no ordinary meaning. Dudley Is summoned to tho moraine nod thnro finds tho dead body of his friend, Henry Wilton. And thus Wilton dies without cvor explaining to Dudley tho puzzling work ho wan to perform In San Francisco. In order to discover tho se cret tnlsulon his friend hnd entrusted to him, Dudley continues his disguise, nnd permits himself to bo known ns Henry Wilton. Ho learns that thero Is n bo whom ho Is charged with secreting nnd protecting. Dudley, mistaken for Wil ton, Is employed by Knapp to nsslst In n Btock brokerngo deal. Olios Dudley llmls himself closeted In n room with Mother Hnrtnn who mnkon a onnfldnnt of him. Ito can learn nothing about tlini mysterious noy rurtner man mat it is nfter him. Dudley vIhHb tho homo of Knnpp nnd In stricken by tho beauty of I.nclla. his daughter. Slumming tour through Chinatown Is planned. Tho trip to Chinatown. Giles Dudley learns that tho party Ib being shadowed by Terrlll. Luella nnd Dudley nro cut off from tho rest of tho party nnd Imprison ed In n hallway behind nn Iron-bound door. Three Chinese rufllans npproach tho imprisoned couple. A hnttlu ensues. Ono Is knocked down. Olios begins Hrlng. Tim Terrlll Is scon In tho mob. A newly form ed mob Is checked by shots from Olles revolver. Policeman Corson breaks down tho door with un ns nnd tho couple Is rescued. Luella thanks Olles Dudley for saving her life. Knapp nppenrs at tho olllco with no traces of tho previous i night's debauch. Following Ills Instruc I tlons Dudley has n notable, day In tho Btock Exchange, selling Crown Diamond nnd buying Omega, tho object being to crush Decker, Knapp's hated rival. Dud lev discovers that ho loves lAiella Knann. Mother Borton tells Olles Dudley that "they vo discovered whero 'tho boy' Is. tiia tn vamriniin i nunnwn ivnmnn nmninv sr of Dudley moots lilm by appointment with "tho boy" who Is turned over to Dudloy with Ills guards and they drlvo with lilm to tho ferry boat to tako n train out of tho city. Dudloy and IiIb faithful junrds convoy mo noy uy train to mo vlllago of I.,lvermore, ns per tho written Instructions. Tho party Is followed. Soon nfter tho nnrtv Is ouartered In tho hotel a special train arrives In I.lvermoro. Tho "gang" Including Darby Meeker nnd Tim Terrlll, lay slogo to tho hotel nnd en deavor to copturo "tho boy," who comcn fnrwnrd to seo tho light. "Tricked again," crlea Tim Terrlll, when ho soon tho youngster's face. "It's tho wrong boy.'1 Dudloy nnd Terrlll meet In battlo , of man to man. Dudloy Is knocked un ' conscious by Terrlll'H assistant and awnkes to find himself In n hotel room under enro of Ills guards. Tho hotel Is irnnrded bv Terrlll'a men who nro In structed to kill tho Ilrnt man who tries to escape. Dudley gives tho noto to tho ono eyed man, Tho boy Is left bohlnd nnd Dudley nnd his remaining gunrds mako their escape by horseback nnd by steal ing n Inenmntlvn. Doddrldco Knann and Decker meet faco to face on tho stock exchange. Decker Is defoated. CHAPTER XV. Continued. "Then tho mine Is yours?" "Tho directors will he." "But you wero huylng shares this morning." "A mere optical Illusion, Wilton, was in fact a seller, for I had shares to spare." "It was a very good Imitation." "I don't wonder you wero taken In my hoy. Decker wns fooled to tho tuno of about $1,000,000 this morning I thought it was rather neat for a clean-up." I thought bo, too, and tho King of tho Streot smiled at my oxclnmationa over his cleverness. But my congrat ulations woro cut short as a small dark man pressed his way to tho cor ner whero wo stood, nnd whispered In Doddridge Knapp's ear. "Was ho suro?" asked tho King of tho Street. "Thoso woro his exact words." "When was this?" "Not live minutes ago." "Itun to Caswell's. Toll him to wait for me." Tho mcssengor darted off and wo followed briskly. Caswell, I found was an attorney, and wo worq led at onco to tho Inner ofllce. "Como In with mo," said my em ployer. "I expect I shall need you, i and It will savo explanations." Tho lawyer was a till, thin man, with chalky, expressionless features, hut his eyes gave life to his faco with their keen, almost brilliant, vision. "Decker's playing tho Jokor," said tho1 King of tho Street. "I've beaten him In tho markot, but he's" going to mako a last play with tho directors. Thero's a meeting called for 12:30. ,Thoy aro going to glvo hfm. a two years' contract for milling, and they talk of declaring 20,000 shares of my stock invalid." "How many directors havo you got?" "Two Barber and myself. Decker thinks ho has Barber." "Then you want nn Injunction?" "Yes." Tho lawyer looked at his watch. "Tho meeting It at 12:30. H'm. You'll havo to hold them for half an hour maybe an hour." "Mako It half an hour," growled Doddridge Knapp. "Just remember that tlmo Is worth ?1,000 a second till that Injunction Is served." Ho went out without another word, and thoro was a commotion of clorks as wo left. "How's your norvo, Wilton?" In quired tho King of tho Street calmly. "Aro you ready for somo hot work? "Quito ready." "Havo you a rovolvor about you?" "Yes." "Very good. I don't want you to kill any one; but It may come In handy as an ovldcnco of your good lntcn tiona." Ho led tho wny to California streot below Sansomc, whero wo climbed a illght of stairs and went down a hall to a glass door that boro tho gilt and pnlntcd Icttors, "Omega Mining Co., J. D. Storoy, Pros't," 'Thero's Ave minutes to sparo," said my employer. "Ho may bo alone. A stout, florid man, with red side whiskers and a general air of good living, sat by an over-shadowing desk In tho hntidsomo olllco, nnd looked sourly nt uso as wo entered. Ho was not alone, for a young iiuiii could ho seen in a sldo room that was lettered 'Secretary's Ofllco." "Ah, Mr. Knnpp," ho said, bowing deferentially to tho millionaire, nnd rubbing his fat red hands. "Can 1 do anything for you today?" "I reckon so, Storey. Lot mo Intro duco you to Mr. Wilton, ono of our coming directors." I hnd an Inward stmt at this In formation, and Mr. Storoy rogardod mo unfavorably. Wo professed our selves charmed to boo each other. "I supposo It wns an oversight Mint you didn't sond me a notice of tho di rectors' meeting," snld Doddrldgo Knnpp. Mr. Storey turned very red, and tho King of tho Streot said In an under tone: "Just lock that door, Wilton." "It must havo been sent by mnll," stammered Storey. "HI, thero! young man, what aro you doing?" ho ex claimed; Jumping to his foot ns I heard, and tho knob was tried ngaln. Then tho door was shaken and, pic turesque commonts woro made on tho dilatory president. Doddrldgo Knnpp looked grim, but seretio, ns ho sat on tho desk with his foot on tho protstrnto Storey. I breathed softly, nnd listened to tho rising complaints from without. Thero wero thumps nnd klckB ou tho door, nnd at last n volco roared: "What aro you waiting for? Break it In." A crash followed, and tho ground- glass upper section of tho door fell In fragments. "I bog your pardon, gentlemen," I snld, ns n man put his hand through tho opening. "This rovolvor Is loaded, nnd tho first man to como through thero will got a Httlo cold lend In him." Thoro was a pnuso and then n storm of oaths. "Got in thorol" cried Dockor's volco from tho renr. "What aro you afraid of?" "He's got a gun." "Woll, got In, thrco op four of yon at once. Ho can't shoot you all." This spirited advlco did not scorn to find favor with tho front-rank mon, nnd tho enemy retired for consulta tion. At last a mcssengor enmo for ward. "What do you want?" ho askod. "I want you to keep out." "Who Is ho?" nsked Dockor's voice "Thoro's another ono thoro," cried another volco. "Why, U'b Doddrldgo Knnpp!" Decker mndo use of Bomo lnnguago not Intended for publication, nnd thoro was whispering for a fow minutes, followed by sllonco. I looked nt Doddrldgo Knapp, sitting grim nnd unmoved, counting tho mln utos till tho injunction should como Suddenly a man hounded through tho broken tipper section of tho door, tossed by his companions, nnd I found myself In a 'grapplo boforo 1 could rnlso my revolver. Wo went down on the- floor togothor, nnd I had a confused notion Mint tho turned tho koy In tho lock. "Open that door again!'-' "No you don't, Storey,' enmo tho florco growl from tho throat of tho Wolf. "Your game Ib up." "Tho dovll It is!" cried Storoy, maki lng dash past Doddrldgo Knapp nnd coming with a rush strnlght for mo. "Stop him!" roared my employer. I sprang forward and grappled Mr. Storoy, but I found him rathor a largo contract, foV I had to favor my loft arm. Then ho suddenly turned limp and rolled to tho floor, his head thump ing noisily on a corner of tho desk. Doddrldgo Knapp coolly laid a hard rubbor ruler down on tho desk and I rocognlzed tho sourco of Mr. Storey's discomfiture. "I reckon he's safo for a bit," ho growled. "Hulloo, what's this?" I noted a very pale young man In tho doorway of tho secretary's ofllco, apparently doubtful whothor ho should attempt to ralso an alarm or hldo. "You go back In your room and mind your own business, Dodson," said tho King of tho Streot. "Qol" ho growled florcoly, aB tho young man still hesitated. "You know I can mako or break you." Tho young man disappeared and I closed and locked tho door on htm. "Thoro thoy como," said I, ns stepB sounded in tho hull. "Stand by tho door and keop them out," whispered my employer. "I'll see that Storey dooBn't get up. Keep still now. Every minute wo gain li worth $10,000." I took station by tho door us tho knob was tried. Moro stops woro or flvo door swung open and four others rushed Into tho room. I squirmed freo from my opponont and sprang to my foot In tlmo to seo tho wholo pack around ' Doddrldgo Knnpp. Tho Kng of tho Street sat calm and forceful with a rovolvor in his hand, and all had halted, fearing to go farth er. "Don't como too closo, gontlemen," growled tho Wolf. Then I saw ono of tho mon ralso a six-shooter to aim at tho defiant figure that faced thorn. I gave a spring and with ono blow laid tho man on the floor. Thoro was a flash of 11 ro as hq foil, and a deafening nolso was In my ears. Men nil nhout mo woro striking at inc. I scarcely folt tholr blows aB I warded them oft and returned thorn. for I wnB half-mad with tho dosporato senso of conflict ugnlnat m.Mb. But at last I folt myself seized In nn Iron grip, and In n moment wns edited be sldo Doddrldgo Knapp on tho desk. "Tho tlmo Is up," ho said. "Thoro'B tho sheriff nnd Cnswoll with tho writ." "I congratulato you," I answorod, my head Btlll swimming, noting that tho enemy had drawn back at tho com lng of rolnforccmotitH "flood heavens, man, you'ro hurt!" ho cried, pointing to my left sleeve whoro a blood stain was spreading. Tho wound I had received In tho night conflict nt Uvcrmoro had reopened In tho struggle. "its naming, snm i. "xust n scratch." "Hero! get n doctor!" cried tho King of tho Street. "Gentlemen, tho directors' mooting lu postponed, by order of court." CHAPTER XXVf. A Vision of the Night. "You nro a very lmprudont porson," said Luolln, smiling, yet with a most charming trnco of nnxtoty undor tho smile. What havo I boon doing now7" I asked. That is what you aro to toll me. Pnpn told us a Httlo about your saving his llfo and his plans this morning, but ho wns so very short about It. Wns this tho nrm that was hurt?" I started to glvo a bi lot description of my morning's ndventure, but thoro wns something in my llstcnor s fnco that called forth detail after dotal!, and hor oyes kindled ns I told tho talo of tho battlo that won Omega In tho stock Board, and tho fight that res cued tho fruits of victory In tho ofllco of tho company. "Thero Is something flno In It, after nil," sho said when 1 was through. "Thoro Is soinotlilng loft of tho spirit of tho old adventurers nnd tho knights." I took hor hnnd, nnd sho lot It lio n moment boforo sho drow It awny. "I think I am moro than repaid," I said. "Oh, yoB," sho said, changing her tono to ono of comploto Indifference. "I'npn Bald ho mado you a director." "Yes, I said, taking my cuo from hor manner. "I have tho happiness to shnro tliu honor with throo othor dummies. Your father makes tho llfth." "How absurd!" laughed Luolln. "Do you want to provoke mo?" "Don't mind mo, Henry," Interrupted tho volco of MrH. Knnpp, "But I must," said I, giving hor greeting. "What sorvlco do you ro-qulro?" "Toll mo what you havo been do ing?" "I havo Just been telling MIsb Lu olln." "And what, may I nBk?" "I wns explaining this morning's troubles." "Oh, I hoard n Httlo of them from Mr, Knnpp. Have you had any mora of your adventures at Borton'a and other dreadful placos?" I considered a moment, nnd then, ns I coulri seo no reason far keeping si lent, I gnvo a Bomowhat abridged nc count of my Ltvcrmoro trip, omitting reforonco to tho strango vagaries of tho Doddrldgo Knnpp who trnvolcd by night. I had, renBon to ho flattorod by tho attention of my audleuco. Both women leaned forwnrd with wldo-opcn eyes, nnd followed ovory word with eager In terest. "That waB a dreadful dangor you escaped," said Mrs. Knnpp with a shudder. "I am thankful, Indited, to seo you with us with no greater hurt." Luella said nothing, but tho look sho gnvo mo sot my heart dancing in n way that all Mrs. Knapp's praise could jiot. "I do hopo this dreadful business will end soon," snld Mrs. Knnpp. "Do you think this might ho tho Inst of It?" "No," said I, remembering my noto I had received from tho Unknown on my return, "thoro's much moro to bo dono." "I hopo you nro ready for It," Bald Mrs. Knnpp, with a troubled look upon her fuco. "As rendy as I over shall bo, I sup poso," I ropllod. "If tho guardian angel who has pulled mo through this far will hold on to his Job, I'll do my part." Mrs. Knapp raised a melancholy smllo, but It disappeared at onco, and sho seemed to muso In sllonco, with no very pleasant thought on hor mind. Twlco or thrlco I thought Bho wlfihod to speak to mo, but If so sho changed hor mind. "I wonder at you," snld Luella Boft- ly, as wo stood alono for a moment. "You havo Httlo cnuso." "What you havo dono is much. You havo conquered difllculUos." I looked In her calm oyos, nnd my soul enmo to tho surfaco. "I wish you might ho proud of mo," I said. "I I am proud of such a frlond oxedpt Sho hoBltated. "Always nn 'oxcopt,' " I said half- bitterly. "But you havo promised to toll mo ' "Somo day. As soon ns I may." Undor hor magnetic Inlliienco I should hnvo told thou had sho urgod mo. And not until I waB onco moro out- sldo tho houso did I recall how Im possible it was that could ovor toll her. "Horo'B somo ono to seo you, air," said Owens, as I roached tho walk und Joined tho gunrdu I had loft to wait for mo. "Yes, sor, you'ro wantod nt Mother Borton'B in a hurry," Bald another volco, and a man stoppod forward. "Thoro's tho dlvil to pay!" I rccognlzod tho ono-oyod man who had dono mo tho sorvlco that enabled mo to escape from Llvormoro. "Ah, Brodorlck, what'H tho matter?" "I didn't got no orders, sor, so I don't know, hut thoro waB tho dlvll's own shindy In tho holght of progros slon whon I loft. And Mother Borton sayB I was to como hot-foot for you and tell you to como with your mon If yo valued your sowl." "Ib sho In dangor?" "I reckon tho thought was heavy on her mind, for hor faco was whlto with tho torror of It." Ono of tho men wns eont to bring out such of my forco ns had roturnod, and I, with tho two othors, hurried on to Borton'ti. (TO HH CONTINUED.) LOVE'8 YOUNQ DREAM COOLED. Tlmo of Sentiment Evidently Long Past with Husband. A certain well-known BostonUn has boon married long ouoiigh to havo ac quired tho avcrago mau'B cynical attl tudo In respect of tho written expres sions of devotion indulged in boforo mnrrlngo. Ono day tho llubblto was going ovor with his wlfo n mass of usolcss papora that had accumulated in tho house hold, Thoy unearthed several largo boxes full of lovo letters. After a hasty glanco nt them, tho husband said: "No uso keeping this Junk, I bup- Hcro It goes." Tho wlfo wns hurL "Oh, Clarence," exclaimed she, "how can you ho so brutnl? Suroly you don't want to do stroy your own lovo letters to mo7v "Woll, keep 'em, ir you want 'om," chcorfully nssontcd tho husband, "hut honestly, Helen, these sconi too soft to fllol" LIpplncott'B. BABY'S ITCHING HUMOR. poso? Nothing WoUld Help Him Mother Al most In Despair Owes Quick Cure to Cutlcura. "8ovornl months ago, my Httlo boy began to break out with Itching sores I doctored him, but ns soon ns I got thorn healed up in ono plnco thoy would break out In another. 1 was almost lu despair. I cuiild not get anything that would help him. Then I began to uso Cutlcura Sonp nnd Cutl cura Olntmont, nnd nfter using thorn threo tlmos, tho sores commenced to honl. Ho is now woll, nnd not a scar la loft on ilia body. Thoy havo iiovor roturnod nor loft him with had blood, as ono would think. Cutlcura Reme dies aro tho host I havo ovor tried, and I shall highly recommond thorn to nny ono who Is suffering likewise Mrs. William deeding, 102 Washing ton St., Attica, Ind., July 22, 1907." TROUBLE AHEAD. ftp' i' ' r O r1- ' ' ' wVW " Ho I fonr tho worst. 8ho What's happened, CJoorgo? Ho Your father has paid back Mint J2G ho borrowed. Ho Would Talk. "ThlB is a busy wiro, I toll you," roared tho oxcitod man In tho telo phono booth. And from tho othor end of tho wire camo Mils: "I don't caro, I will talk. "Got off tho wire!" shouted tho othor, besldo hlmsolf. "You don't want to talk with mo." But it waB no uso, "i'vo paid ton contB to talk," camo tho answer, "and I'm going to do It." And talk ho did, busy wirp or not. Captured n Prize. Kollis "Mr. Allmonoy Is nil Bmllos." Molly "Yes. Ho bus enpturod a grid Iron horolno." Rollls "A gridiron horolno?" Molly "Yes; a college glr' who really knows how to broil a bool stuuk." Judge. As He 8aw It. Onco upon a Umo thoro waa a very Httlo hoy who doslred to go out for a walk with his nurso, but it wns rain ing that day, bo ho couldn't. But ho was cousolod whon Informed that ho might go tho noxt day. Alaol Whon tho noxt day camo rain was still coming down without abate ment. Tho Httlo boy lookod dtscon solatoly at tho heavens, "God la gottlng very carolosB," ho Bald. A8TONI8HED THE DOCTOR Old Lady Got Well with Change of Food. A great scientist has Bald wo can put off "old ago" if wo can only nourish tho hody proporly. To do this tho right kind of food, of courso, is necessary. Tho hody manu factures poisons in tho stomach and Intestines from certain kinds of food stuffs and unloss BUlllcIont of tho right kind is usodi tho Injurious elements ovorcomo tho good. "My grandmother, 71 yonrs old," writes a N. Y. lady, "had been nn In valid for 18 ycara from what was callod consumption of tho stomach and bowels. Tho doctor had given hor up to dlo. "I Baw so-much about Grnpo-Nuta that I porsuadod Grandmother to try It. Sho could not koop anything on hor stomnch for moro thnn a fow minutes. "Sho began Grapo-Nuts with only a tcaspoonfiil. Aa that did not distress hor and ns sho could retain it, sho took a Httlo moro until Bho could tako all of 4 toaspoonfuls at n meal. "Thon sho began to gain nnd grow strong and hor troublo in tho stomach wnB gono entirely. Sho got to enjoy good health for ono bo old and wo know Grape-Nuta saved her llfo. "Tho doctor waB astonished that In Btoad of dying alio got woll, and with out a drop of modlntno after sho bogiin tho Grapo-NutB." "Thoro'B a Itoason." Name given by PoBtum Co., Battlo Creole, Mich. Read "Tho Road to Wolt vlllo," in pkgs. Ever read the above lotter7 A new ono appears from time to time. They ore genulno, true, and full of human Interest.