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LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE-
AUTHOR OP "THE BRASS BOWIs." EflTC.
mias utmtowss by mm mumim
COPYNCHT BY LOWS OOSCPH VANCX
8YN0P$I8.
David Amber, starting for a duck-shoot-(n
visit with hi frlond, Qualn, come tip
on a young lady equestrian who linrf been
Mftmountod by her homo becoming frlKnt
ned nt tho sudden appoaranco In. the road
C a burly Hindu. Ho declares hp Is
fcohsrl IaI ChatterJI. "Thn appointed
fnmtOipleca of tho Halt,' addresses Amber
k man of high rank itnd pressing a
mysterious little bronzo box. "Tho To.
ktm," Into his hand, disappears In tho
wood. Tho Klrl calls Amber by, narno.
Ho In turn addresses hor as Mlsif Sophie
Karrcll. daughter of Col. Karrell of tho
Itfltlfth dlpiomatlo service In India and
visit In the Qualns. Boveral nights lotor
tho Qualn homo Is burglarized and the
txronio box stolen. Amber and Qualn go
hunting on an Island and becomo loit nnd
Ambor Is loft marooned, Hs wanders
about, finally reaches a cabin and roc
exnlsea as Its occupant an old friend
twined Itutton. whom lit. last met In ISng
tnnd, ran,tiho' appears to bo In mdlng.
When Mill Farrcll Is mentioned Itutton I
trangely agitated. ChatterJI appears
and uinmonu Rutton to a meotlng of a
mysterious body, Vtutton seizes a revol
ver and dnshes after ChatterJI. He re
turm wildly excited, enys he has killed
tho Hindu, takes poison, and when dying
asks Amber to go to India on a mysteri
ous errand. Amber decides to leavo at
an eo for India. On tho way ho sends a
totter to Mr. Labertouche, a scientific
frlond In Calcutta, by a quicker route.
Utien arriving ho finds a note awaiting
Mm. It directs Amber to meet his frlond
at a certain placo, Tho latter tells him
fe known his mission Is to get Miss Far
U out of tho country. Amber attempts
. dispose of tho Token to a money-len
9er. Is mistaken for Itutton and barely
capes being mobbed. A message from
tAtrartouahfl causes him to' start for Dor
JytHtt: on tho way lis meets Miss
rarreil, and at their Journey's end asks
r to becomo his wifo. A Hindu con
ducts Amber to a secret place, and Into tho
eretienro of a beautiful woman who mis
takes him for nutton. Later Amber Is
ruggod. The Hindus plot rebellion.
CHAPTER fcVII. (Continued).
"Hafoor," tho natlvo quavered In
fright, "it watt cold upon tho water
jnd you kept me waiting overlong. I
landed, eeoklng shelter from tho wind.
Jt your talk was not for tnluo cars,
rwnember that you used a tongue I
itd set know."
"go you were listening!" Atnber
calmed lilmnolf. "Novor mind. Where's
your boat?"
"I thought to bide It la tho rushes.
K Uao ttazoor will bo patient for ft lit
tie moment . . ." Tho native
dropped down from tho bund nnd dis
appeared Into the reedy tanglo of the
lake shfre. A minute or bo later Am
tr wh'B boat shoot out from the
akorfl and Hwlng In a long, graceful
curve to the steps of the bund.
"Make haste," he ordered, as he
jumped In and took his place, "It I
tmve kept you waiting, as you say,
tkea I am late."
"Nay, there Is time to spare." Dull a
Dad spun the boat round and away,
I did but think' to anticipate your lm
patlMce, knowing that you would as
suredly come."
"Ah, you knew that, Dulla Dad?
How .did you know?
"L twusoor? Who am I to know
aught? , , . Nay, this have I
lieard" ho paused cunningly: '"You
hall find but one way to Kathlapur,'
Amber, realizing that ho had Invltud
thm Insolence, was fair enough not to
result It, and held his pcaco until ho
could no longer bo blind to tho fact
tkt the native waB Bhaplng a courso
almeafc .Madly away from the, Raj
MklwrtV'fWhat treachery 4s this, dog?"
he demanded. "This Is not tho
war-
"& not mistrustful of your slavo,
ttaaoor," whined tho native, "I do the
bidding of those before whose, will I
am m a leaf In the wind. It Is an
order that I land you on tho bund of
Hh royal summer pavilion, by the
Horthern shore t the lake, There will
you find one waiting for' you, my
Jord."
lie landed on the stops of the bund
.nnd waited for Dulla Dad to Join him;
:tmt when, hearing a splash of the pad
dtohe Ipeked round, L waB to find
Untitle native had already put a con
siderable distance between himself
wad Uie shore. Amber called after
'Aim angrily, and Dulla Dad rested
upon his paddle,
"Nay, heaven-born 1" he replied.
'"Here delh my responsibility end, An
other will presently appear to be your
(guide. Go you up to tho jungly path
Ua.Jng from tho bund."
'To Virginian lifted his shoulders
Indifferently, and BBConded to dlncovcr
k wide footpath running Inland bo
twen dark walla of shrubbery, but
quite doscrtod. Ho stoppod with a
whirled vexation, peering to right
and loft. "What tho doucot" ho Bald
aloud. "Is this another of their con.
founded tricks?"
A. low and mnrvoloualy swcot laugh
winded at htB olbow, and ho turned
with a start and a flutter of his pulses,
"NaralnU" ho cried.
"Toll me not thou art disappointed,
O ay king!" Bho pnld, placing a soft
feaad firmly upon hla am, "Didst
thou hope to moot anothor horo?"
"Nay1, liew should I oxpoct thco?"
ffte volco aas gontlo though ho
wteelcd hlo heart against her fnuclna
ttofls; for now ho had uso for her.
"Had Dulla Dad convoyed mo to tho
palaco, Uion I should havo roinombor
ed thy protnlso to ride with mo to
Kathlapur, Hut, being brought to this,
placo , . ,"
"Then thou didst wish to rldo with
met' Bho nodded approval and satis--faction.
"That Is altogether as I would
liavo It bo, Lord of my Honrt. Dy thja
feavo I provon thbo, for thou hast con
sented to approach tho dfttaway, not
fdtegother becauso tho Volco hnth
iwmmonod thoo, but Hkowlso, I think,
toe&u&e thlno own heart urgod tbne.
3 w
J
Nay, but tell mo, King of my Soul,
did It not leap a llttlo nt tho thought
of mooting mo?"
With n quick gesturo Bho throw her
veil asldo and lifted her Incomparably
fair fnco to his, and ho was connclous
that ho trombled a llttlo, nnd that his
volco shook as ho answered ovaslvo
ly: "Thou flhouldat know, Itanoo."
"Thou wilt not draw back In tho
end?" Hor arms clipped him softly
about tho neck nnd drow hla head
down so that hor breath was fragrant
In his fnco, hor lips a swoot peril be
neath his own. "Thou wilt bravo
whntevor may bo prepared for thy
testing, for tho sako of Naralnl, who
nwalts theo beyond tho Qatowny. 0
my Bolovcd?"
"I Blinll not bo found wanting."
Lltho ns a snako, sho sllppod from
his arms. "Nay, I trust theo not!"
sho laughed, a quiver of tenderness In
hor merriment "Let my Hps bo mlno
alono until thou hast proven thyself
worthy of then." Sho raised hor
rolco, cnlllngi "Oho, RunJIt Singh!"
Tho cry rang boll-clear In tho still
ness, and Its silver echo had . not died
before It was answerod by ono who
stopped out of tho black shadow of n
spreading banian, somo dlstnnco away,
and carao toward them, leading throo
horses. As tho moonlight fell upon
him, Amber recognized tho uniform
tho man woro as that of tho Imperial
household guard of Khandawnr, whllo
tho horses soomed to bo stallions ho
had soon in tho pnlaco yard, with an
othor but llttlo tholr inferior In mettlo
or boauty.
"Now," announced tho woman In
tonos of deep contentment, "wo will
ride!"
She turned to Amber', who took hor
up In his arms and sot her in the sad
dle of one of tho stallions.
Tho sowar surrendered to Ambor
tho reins of tho other stallion nnd
stopped hastily asldo. Tho Virginian
took tho Bnddlo with a flying leap, and
a thought later was digging his kneco.
Into tho bruto's sleek flanks and saw
ing on Uio bits, whllo tho path flowed
bonoath him, dappled with moonlight
and shadow, llko a ribbon of gray
green silk, and trees and shrubbory
streaked back on olthor hand In a
rush of melting blacks and grays.
Swerving acutely, tho path ran Into
the dusty high road. Amber heard a
rush of hoofs bohlnd him, and then
slowly the gauze-wrapped flguro of tho
queon drew alongside
"Mnrol Lot him run, my king I
The way Is not far for such as ho.
Havo no foar lest ho tlol"
Dut Ambor set his toeth and
wrought with tho rolns until his
mount comprehended tho fact that ho
had met a master and, moderating hlo
first furious burst of speed, Bottled
down Into a league-devouring Btrldo,
crost low, limbs gnthorlng and stretch
Ing, with tho olegant proclalon of
clookwork. Ills rider, regaining his
polso, found tlmo to look about him
and began to onjoy, for all his cares,
this wild raco through tho btuo-whlto
night.
Thoy olrclod finally a great, round,
grnsBlcss hlllsldo, and pulled roln in
tho notch of a glgnntlo V formed by
two long, prow-llko Bpurs running out
upon a plain, whoao solo, vuguo bound
nry was tho vast are of tho horizon.
Doforo them loomod dead Kathlnnur.
an island of Btono girdled' by tho shal
low sllvor rlvor. Like tho rugged
pedestal of somo mammoth column, Its
cliffs roao sheer tlircescoro foot from
tlio water's edge to tho foot of tho
outermost of Its triple walls. Prom
tho notch in tho hills a great stone
causeway climbed with a long nnd
easy grade to tho level of tho first
great gato,- spanning tho chasm., over
the river by montiH of a crazy woodon
bridge
A gaBp, from tho woman and an.
oath from the Bowar startled Amber
out of somber apprehensions Into
which he had been plunged by content
platlon of this Impregnable fortroBa
of desolation. Oono was hla lust for
peril, gone his high, heedless Joy of
ndvonturo, gono tho Intoxication which
had been his who had drunk doop of
tho cup of romnnco; thoro romained
only tho knowlodRO that ho. aldno and
slnglo-handod, was to pit his wits
against tho Invisible and mighty
forces that lurked 'In hiding wjthln
thoso walls, to seem to submit to
their designs and no And his way to
tho woman of his lovo, tear her from
tho grasp of tho unseen, nnd with her
oscnpo. , . ,
Naralnl had, Indood, no noed to cry
aloud or clutch his hand In order to
npprlso him that tho Eyo was vigilant.
Ho himself had Boon It bronk forth, a
lurid star of omorald light nuapoiulcd
high above tho dark heart of tho city.
Slowly, whllo thoy watohod tho
etar descended, foot by foot, dropping
until tho topmost plnnaclo of a hidden
tomplo Bomod to support it; nnd
thoro It rested, throbbing with light,
now bright, now dull.
Amber shook himself Impatiently.
"Silly charlantryl" ho muttered, Irrl
tnted by his own susceptibility to Us
BlnlBtor suggestion. . , , "I'd llko
to know how thoy mnnngo It, though;
tho light HboU's comprchouslblo
enough, but their control of It .
If thero woro enough wind, I'd suapoct
n klto. , . ,"
' "Thou art not dismayed, my king?"
Ho laughed, not qulto as successful
ly as ho could havo wished, nnd, ''Not
I, Naralnl," he returned in English; a
tonguo which seemed somehow bettor
suited for service in combating tho es
oteric influences at work upon his
mind. "What's tho next turn on tho
program?"
"I llko not that tone, nor yet that
tonguo." Tho womanshlvored. "Even
as tho Eyo seeth, my lord, so doth
tho Ear hear. Is it meet and wlso to
spenk with lovlty of that In whose
power thou shalt shortly bo?"
"Perhnps n6t," ho admitted, thought
fully. " 'In whoso power I shall short
ly be.' . . . Well, of course I" .
"And thou wilt go on? Thou', art
not mind to withdraw thy hand?"
"Not so that you'd notlco It, Na
ralnl." "For tho sako of tho reward Na
ralnl offers theo?" Bho persisted dan
gerously. "I don't mind telling you that you'd
turn 'most any man's head, my dear,"
ho said, chocrfully, and let her kitor
prot tho words as sho pleased. ?r
Sho was not pleased, for her ac
quaintance with English was more In
tlmnto than sho had chosen to admit;
but If sho felt any ch'ngrln Bho dis
simulated with hor never-falling nrt
"Thon bid mo farewell, O my soul,
nnd go!"
"Up thore?" ho Inquired, lilting his
brows.
"Ayo, up tho causoway nnd over tho
bridge, Into tho city of death."
"Alono?"
"Ayo, alono and afoot, my king."
"Pleasant prospect, thanks," Am
bor whlstlod, n trifled dashed. "And
then, when I get up there?"
"Ono will meet thee. Go with him,
fearing naught."
"And what will you do, mcanwhllo7"
"When thou shalt havo passod tho
Gateway, my lord, Naralnl will bo
waiting for theo."
"Vory well." Amber throw a leg
Cam Toward Them
ovor tho cruppor, handed tho stallion's
rolns to tho sowar, who had dismount
ed and drawn near and dropped to his
fcot
Naralnl nodded to tho sowar, who
led tho animal away. When ho was
out of oarshot tho woman leaned from
the saddle, hor glorious eyes to Am
ber's, "My king!" sho breatuod in
tensely, But tho thought of Sophia Farrcll
nnd what sho might bo suffering at
that vory momont was uppermost
obtrudod Itself llko a wall between
himself and the woman,
"Goodnight, my dear," ho said amia
bly; and, turning, mado off toward tho
foot of tho causoway.
When ho had gained it, ho looked
back to nco hor rjdlng oft at a wldo
nnglo from tho causoway, heading out
into tho plain. When he looked again,
somo two or three minutes later. Na
ralnl, tho sowar, and tho horses had
vanished as complotoly as It tho earth
had oponed to rccelvo them. Ho
rubbed his eyes, Btnred and gavo It
up.
So ho was alono 1 , . . With a
shrug, ho plodded on.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Hooded Death.
Tho causoway down which tho
horsomen of forgotten kings of Khan
dawnr had clattered forth to war, In
Its age-old desuetude had como to do
cay, notwoen Its great paving blocks
grass sprouted, and horo and thoro
crcopcrs nnd oven trees had taken
root and In tho slow lmmutnblo proc
ess of tholr growth had displaced con
sldorablo massos of otono; bo that
there woro pitfalls to bo nvoldod.
Otherwlso a litter of rubblo mado tho
Walking anything but good. Amber
picked hla way with caution, grumb
ling. Attor somo three-quarters ot an
hour ot hard climbing ho camo to tho
wooden bridge, and halted, aurvoylng
It with mistrust, Doubtless in tho old
en tlmo a substantial but movablo
structure, strong enough to sustain a
troop of "Warriors but light enough to
bo easily drawn up, had extended
across tho chasm, rendering tho city
impregnable from capture by assault
If so, It had long slnco been replaced
by nn airy nnd wcll-vontllated lattice
work of boards and timbers, nono of
which Beomed to tho wary oye any too'
sound. Amber selected tho most solid
looking of tho lot nnd gingerly , ad
vanced n pace or two along It. With
a soft crackling n portion of tho tim
ber crumbled to dust beneath his foot
Ho retreated hastily to tho causoway,
nnd sworo, and noticed that tho Eyo
was watching him with malovolont In
terest, nnd sworo somo moro. En
tirely on impulso ho heaved a bit of
rock, possibly twenty pounds In
weight to tho mlddlo of tho structuro.
Thoro followed a splintering crash
and tho contraption dissolved llko &
magic-lantern effect, leaving a Holttnry
beam about a foot In width nnd six
or eight Inches thick, spanning a
flight of twenty nnd a drop of sixty
feet Tho river received tho rubbish
with Bovcral succcsslvo Bplashon, dis
tinctly disconcerting, and Ambor sat
down on a boulder to think It over.
"Clover Invention," ho mused;
"ono'd think that, after taking nil this
troublo to get mo here, they'd changed
their minds about wanting mo. I've
a notion to chango mine."
Thoro secmod to bo no possibility
of turning back at that Btago, how
ever. Kuttarpur was rather far away,
and, moroover, ho doubted If ho would
bo pormlttod to return. Having como
thus far, ho must go on. Moreover,
Sophia Farrcll was on tho other sldo
of that Swordwldo brldgo, and such
being tho case, cross It ho would
though ho wero to find tho noxt world
at Its end. Finally ho considered that
ho was presently to undorgo an ordeal
of somo unknown naturo, probably ox-
Leading Three Horses.
tromoly unpleasant, nnd that this mat
tor of tho vanishing brldRo must havo
been arrangod In ordor to put hlra In
a properly subdued and tractable
frnmo of mind.
Ho got up and tested tho remaining
girder with circumspection and In
credulity; but It Bcmod Arm enough,
solidly embedded In the stonowork of
tho causoway and immovnblo at tho
city end. 8o ho straddled It and,
averting his eyes from tho sconory bo
noath htm, hitched Ingloriously across,
collecting spllntors and a very dis
tinct Impression that, as a vocation,
knight-errantry was not without lto
drawbacks.
Whon ngnln ho stood ou IiIh foot ho
was In tho shadow of tho outer gate
way, tho curtain ot tho second wall
confronting him.
Casting about ho discovered the see-
ond gatoway at somo dlstanco to tho
left, and startod toward ltv forcing a
way through a tannic of scrubby un-
dorgrowth, weeds and thorny acacia,
but had taken fow steps ore a heavy
splash In tho rlvor bolow brought him
up standing, with a thumping heart
Alter an irrcBoluto momont ho turned
back to soo for himself, nnd found his
approhenslou only too well grounded;
tho Bwordwldo bridge was gono, dis
placed by an agoncy which had been,
prompt to sock cover-though ho con
fessed hlmBolf unablo to suggest
where that covor had boon found.
Ho gavo It up, considering that it
wore futllo to badgor his wits for tho
how and tho whoroforo. Tho impor
tant fact remained that ho was a pris
oner In dead Kathlapur, his retreat
cut oft,-and Horo ho mado a sec
ond discovery, Influltoly moro shock
ing: his pistol was gono.
Turning back at longth, ho mado hln
way to tho second gatoway and from
It to tho third, undor tho lowdly
sculptured arch of which ho stoppod
and gnspod, forgetting ns for tho first
tlmo Kathlapur tho Fallon was ro
vealod to him In tho awful beauty of
Us naked desolation.
A wldo and stately avonuo stretched
away front tho portals, between rows
of dwellings, palace,' of marble and
stono, tombstones and mausoleums
with meaner houses of Bun-dried brick
and rubblo, roofless all and disinte
grating In tho slow, terrible process
ot tho years.
As Amber moved forward small,
alert ghostn roso from tho under
growth and scurried silently thenco;
a clrcumstnnco which mado him very
unhappy.
Tho way wns difficult and Ambor
tlrctL After a while, having seen
nothing but tho Jackals, an owl or
two, novcral -thousand bats nnd n
crawling thing which had lurched
nlong In tho Bhadow of a wall somo
dlstanco away, giving an admlrablo
Imitation of a badly wounded man
pulling himself over tho ground, and
ranking strango guttural noises Am
ber concluded to wnlt for tho guldo
Naralnl had promised him. Ho turned
asldo nnd seated himself upon tho
edgo of n broken sandstone tomb. Tho
sllcnco was appalling and for relief
ho took refuge In cheap irreverence-.
"Homo," ho observed, aloud, "novor
was llko this."
A heart-rending sigh from tho tomb
behind him was followed by a rattlo
of dislodged rubbish. Ambor found
himself unexpectedly In tho middle of
tho street and, without stopping to do
bnto tho method of his getting thero
with Buch unprecedented rapidity,
lookod back hopefully to tho tomb. At
the samo moment a black-shrouded
flguro Bwopt out ot It nnd moved a fow
paces down tho street then paused
and beckoned him with a gaunt arm.
"I wish," said Ambor, earnestly, "1
had that gun."
Tho flguro was apparently that ot a
natlvo Bwathed In black from hlB head
to hla hcols and soemcd tho moro
strikingly pocullar In view of tho fact
that as far as Ambor could deter
mine, ho had nolthor oyea nor features
although his head waa without any
sort of covering. He gulped ovor tho
proposition for an Instant,- then
stepped forward.
"Evidently my appointed clcorono,"
ho considered. "Unquestionably this
ghost-danco la excellently stage-managed.
. . . Though, of courso, I had
to pick out that particular tomb."
Ho followed in tho wako ot tho fig
ure, which .sped on with a singular
motion, oomcthlng between a walk
and a glldo, conscious that his equa
nimity had been restored rather than
shaken by tho Incident
Ho held on in pursuit of tho black
shadow, passing forsaken temples and
lordly pleasure houses, all marblo
tracWy and fretwork, standing apart
In what had onco been noblo gardens,
sunken tanks' all weed-grown nnd
rank with slime, humblor dooryards
and cots on whoso hearthstones tho
flro3 for centuries had been cold hla
destination evidently tho tcmplo of
tho unspeakable Eyo.
Ab thoy drow nearer tho leading
shadow forsook tho shado of tho walls
which ho secmod to favor, sweeping
hastily across a plaza whlto with
moonglaro and without pauso on Into
tho black, gaping holo beyond tho
marblo arch.
Hero for tho first tlmo Amber hung
back, stopping a Hcoro ot foot from
the door, his nerves a-Jangle. He did
not falter In his purposo; ho was go
ing to enter the Inky portal, but
. . would ho ovor leavo It? And
tho world was Bwcot to him.
He took firm hold of his reason and
wont on across the dark threshold,
toot thrco uncertain strides Into tho
limitless unknown, nnd pulled up
short, hearing nothing, unablo to boo
n yard before him. Then with n tor-
rifle crash llko n thunder-clap the
great doors swung to behind him. Ho
whirled about with a stifled cry, con
scious of a mad deslro to And tho
doors again, took a stop or two to
ward them, paused to wonder if ho
wero moving In tho right direction,
moved a little to tho left, half turned
and was lost Reverberating, tho.
echoes of tho crash rolled far away
until thoy wero no moro than a3 a
whlspor adrift In tho silence, until
that was gone. . . .
Digging his nails into his palms, ho
waited; and in tho suspense ot drond
began to count tho seconds.
Ono mtnuto , . . two . . .
throo . . . four . . .
Ho shifted his weight from ono foot
totho other. . . .
Savon . . .
He passed n hand across his face
and brought it away, wot with per
spiration. . . .
Nino , . ,
In somo romoto spot a bell began to
toll; at tlrst slowly clangl . . .
clangl . . . clang! then moro
quickly, until tho roar of Us sonorous,
gong-llko tones Beomed to All all tho
world, and to sot It n-tremblo. Thon,
Insensibly, tho tempo boenmo moro bo
date, tho Arst clamor of it moderated,
and Amber abruptly was nllvo to the
fact that tho boll was speaking that
Its volco, deep, clear, Bound, metallic,
was rolling forth again and again a
question couched in tho purest Sans
krit: "Who is thero? , . . Who is
thero? . . . Who la thero? , . ."
Tho hair lifted on his scalp and ho
swallowed hard In tho effort to an
swor; but the He stuck In his throat;
ho was not Itutton and . . . and
It is vory hard to Ho effectively when
you stand In stark dnrknoss with a
mouth dry as dust and your hair stir
ring at tho roots becauso ot tho in
tensely Impersonal and aloof ncconts
of an Inhuman bell-voice, tolling away
out ot nowbero.
"Who Is thero?"
(TO HE CONTINUED.)
Wants Longer Nights.
"Havo you Joined tho Moro Daylight
.club?" ho asked.
"I should say not It's all I can do
now to get homo'beforo daylight," re
plied tho old rounder. Detroit Frer
Press.
Loss of Appetite
Is loss of vitality,
often a forcrnnnor
vigor or tone, and !
of proitrattng dls-
ease.
It la serious and
pie that must keep
behindhand.
Tho best medicine
great constitutional
especially so to pee
up and doing or tfii
to take for it is th
remedy
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Which purifies and enriches the blood
and builds up the wkola tystem.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
NOT SYMPATHETIC.
The Hospital Doctor What did the
farmer say whon you foil out ot hla
barn and broko your arm?
Tramp Didn't say nothln. He
wuz too busy a-laughln'.
Astonished the "Cop."
Police Lieutenant "Barney" Kelehor
always has a now story to telL
"Two of our 'flnest wero walking
along Broadway not so long ago," b.e
gan tho lieutenant, unfolding' his latest
offering, "and their attention waa at
tracted to tho bronze figure of an ape
standing upright in the window of a
large Jewelry storo.
"What kind ot nn animal Is that
supposed to be?" asked one ot tho
other.
" 'You surprise me with your thick
ness,' returned tho second cop,
'That's a gorilla. Never hear ot them
before?'
"'Sure, and I read about them in
the histories,' ho answered. 'My, what
a lot of dainago thoy did during the
Civil warl How did a goneral over
make thoso things mind him?'" Now
York Sun.
Hardly as Bad as That
The boy whose buslnbss It was to
answer the tolophono rushed Into the
room of the senior partner. '
"Just got a message Baying that
your houso was on Arc," be said.
"Dear me," returned tho senior
partner, in a bewildered sort ot way.
"I knew my wife was pretty hot about
something whon I loft home this
morning, but I didn't think it waa so
bad as to sot tho house on flrel"
Stray Stories.
The Facetious Farmer.
"I am an actor out of work. Can
you give mo employment on your
farm?"
"I can. But a day on a farm la
no 20-mlnuto sketch."
"I understand that"
"All right Yonder is your room.
When you hear a horn toot about
4 n- m. that's your cuo."
Tramp Turned Down."
"I haven't a place to lay my head.'
"Well, you can't leave It horo."
It's what a woman doesn't know
that worries her.
THE TEA PENALTY.
'A 8trong Man's Experience.
Writing from a busy railroad town
tho wlfo ot an employo of ono ot the
great roads says;
"My husband 1b a railroad man who
has been so much bonoflted by tho uso
of Postum that ho wishes mo to ex
press his thanks to you for tho good
It has dono him. His waking hours
aro taken up with his work, and ho
has no tlmo to wrlto himself.
"Ho has been a great toa drinker
all his life and has always liked It
strong.
"Toa has, of lato years, acted on
him like morphine does upon most
people. At Arst it soothed him, but
only for an hour or bo, then it began
to affect his nerves to such an extent
that ho could not sleep at night, and
ho would go to his work in tho morn
ing wrotchod and mlserablo from tho
loss of rest. This condition grow con
stantly woroo, until his friends per
Buadcd him, somo four months ago, to
quit tea and uso Postum.
"At first ho used Postum only for
breakfast, but as ho liked tho tasto of
It, and It eomohow Boomed to do him
good, ho added it to his evening meal.
Then, as ho grow hotter, ho began to
drink it for bis noon meal, and now
ho will drink nothing else at tablo.
"His condition Is bo wonderfully lm
proved that ho could not bo hired U
give up PoBtum and go back to tea.
His norvoa havo bocomo Bteady and
reliable onco more, nnd his sloop 1
easy, natural and refreshing.
Ho owes all this to Postum, for h
has taken no mcdlcino and mado no
other chnnge In his diet
"His brother, who waB vory nervous
from coffeo-drlnklng, was persuaded
by us to glvo up tho cotoo and use
Postum and ho also has rocovercd his
health and Btrongth." Namo given by
Postum Co., Battlo Crock, Mich.
Rend tho llttlo book, "Tho Road to
Wellvllle," In pkgs, "There's a reason."
Ever rend tho ttbnve letter? A new
one nnpenra front time to time. Titer
nro Kruuluc, true, und fall of human
, Interest.
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