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COPYtWHT BY LOUC OOSCPM VAHCS
8YNOP8I8.
David Amber, starting
Ins visit with his friend.
Oualn. comes ud-
on a youiiK lady equestrian who has been
demounted by her horso becoming fright
ened at the suddon appearanco In tho road
of a burly Hindu. Ho declares ho Is
Beharl Lai Chatterjl, "The appointed
mouthpiece of tho Bell," addresses Amber
is a man of high rank and pressing a
mysterious llttlo bronio box, "Tho To
Ken," into his hand, disappears In the
wood. Tho clrl calls Amber by name.
Ho In turn addresses her as Miss Bophlo
J-nrrell, daughter of Col. Farrell of tho
British diplomatic service In India and
yls'tlnir tho Qualns. Soveral nights later
tho Quuln home Is burglarised and the
pronsto box stolen. Amber and Qualn go
limiting on an Uland and become lost and
Amber Is left marooned. Ho wanders
ut, dually reaches a cabin and reo
agnizes as Its occupant an old friend
named Button, whom ho last mot In Eng
land, and who appears to be In hiding.
v hen Miss Farrell Is mentioned IUitton n
strangely agltatet'. Chatterjl appoars
and summons Rutton to a meeting of a
mysterious body, nutton sel7.es a revol
ver and dnshes after Chatterjl. Hn re
turns wildly excited, says ho has killed
the Hindu, takes poison, and when dying
asks Amber to go to India on a mysteri
ous errand. Amber decides to leave at
pneo for India. On tho way ho sonds a
letter to Mr. Lnbcrtouchc, a sclentlflo
friend In Calcutta, by a qulcitcr route,
upon arriving ho finds a noto awaiting
nlm. It directs Amber to meet his friend
nt a cortaln place. Tho latter tells hlin
ho knows his mission Is to get Mlsi Far
rell out of tho country. Amber attempts
to dispose of tho Token to a money-lender,
'la mistaken for Rutton and barely
escnpes being mobbed. A moss.irco from
Lahcrtoucho causes hlin to start for T)ir
jeellng; yax tho way ho meets Miss
Farrell. and at their journey's end aiks
her to become his wife. A Hindu con
Sues Amber to a secret place, and into tho
presence of a beautiful woman who mis
takes him for Rutton. Iter Amber Is
drugged. Tho Hindus plot rebellion, and
at I.abertouche's lnstlgntlon Amber re
turns to tho woman Naralnl to discover
tno secret of tho conspiracy. Ho learns
they would make him their king, and Is
found facing a deadly cobra in tho Test
of Death when rescued by Iibcrtoucho
and his friends. Karalnl attacks Amber
with a dagger and ho falls. After long
delirium ho recovers to find Sophia at hlo
iiao confessing her love.
one Mutiny looso upon India." A not
work of flno wrinklos appeared about
his eyca ns ho smiled oujoymqnt of
what ho Hooruod to constdor a
memorablo Joko.
"Go on," pleaded Amber.
"Kathlapur was n sort of mousetrap;
tho brutos camo out bv. two and
threes, just ns I said they would, for
tho hotter part of threo days. It was
cither Burrondcr or stnrvo with them,
and after five-sixths of them had
elected not to starvo wo turned a
couplo of companies of Tommies
Into tho place, and I don't belle vo they
left unturned n stono big enough to
hldo a rabbit. Ono by ono they rout
ed 'om'out and booted 'cm down to us.
Meanwhile wo had rushed enough
troops to Kuttnrpur to keep their tails
quiet."
"And Snllg Singh and Nnralnl?"
"Sallg Singh, It turned out. was tho
chap that got bayoneted In the tatuu-
riBks. isaraini managed somehow to
steal away tho next night, undor tho
nosoB of any number of sentries; beau
ty such ns hers would bribe her way
out of hell, I think. What became of
her 1 don't know, but I can prophesy
that Bho won t llvo long, alio wob
rather too advanced In her vlows, for
India somo centuries abend of her
race. Sho nnd Sallg Singh had It all
planned, yon kuow; his was tho mns-
tor-ralnd, hers tho motive-power. They
wcro to crown you, Instead of Sallg's
son, the noxt day In tho namo of liar
Dyal Rutton; and then you were to
CHAPTER XXI.
The Final Incarnation.
About flvo o'clock of nn evening In
April tno Cunarder Caronla, four
hours out from Queonstown and buck
ling down to a night's hard work
against tho northwesterly gale,
shipped a sea. It was not much of a
sea merely a playful Blap of a wave,
that broko against the staunch black
sldo and glanced upwnrd In a shower
of spray, spattering llbernlly a soil
tary passenger who had been show
Jng enough Interest In tho weather to
romnln on deck until that particular
moment. Apparently undlsconcertcd
by tho misadventure, ho shook himself
and laughed a sober, contented laugh,
found a handkorchtef and mopped his
faco with It, then, with a final ap
proving survey of tho lowering and
belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that
overhung tho tortured ocean, per
mlttcd himself to be blown aft to tho
door of tho first-enbin smoking room.
Opening this by main strength, ho on
tered. Tho galo saved him tho bother
of closing It.
Removing his raincoat and cap nnd
depositing them on a convenient chair,
no glanced round tho room and dis
covered that ho shared it with a sin
glo passenger, who was placidly ex
hausting tho virtues of an excellent
clgarotto. Upon this gentleman the
nowcomcr bent a regard steadfast and
questioning, but after returning it
casually tho smoker paid him bo fur
ther attention. Dissatisfied, tho other
movod toward him, and tho deck
slanted suddenly aud obligingly tho
hotter to accelernto his progress, so
that ho brought up with a lurch In tho
neat next tho smoker. ' Tho latter
raised jtho eyohrows of surprlso nnd
hoped that the gentleman had not
hurt himself.
"I didn't, thank you, Mr. David Am
ber."
"f Ttntrtrl AmVini lrlrrwl iYt rrnnfln.
man over with heightened interest
"You've tho advantage of ;no, sir,'
Amber summed up the result of his
scrutiny.
"It's not tho first time," assorted tho
other, with an argumentative shako of
hlB head.
"No-o?" Light leaped in Amber's
eyes. "Labertouche!"
"Surprised you, oh?" Tho English
man grinned with pleasure, pumping
Amber's arm cordially. "I don't mind
owning that I meant to,"
"Well, considering that this is posl
Uvely your first appearance ns your
solf on tho stage of my life, you don'
dosorve any credit for bolng able to
decelvo mo. Whon ono getB accustom
ed to remembering you, only as a nn
tlve generally as a babu in dirty pink
satin , , , Do you know, I mado
all sortB of enquiries after you, hut
thoy told me, in responso to my wires
to Calcutta, that you d dropped out of
tho world entirely. I had begun to
fear that thoso damned nntlvcs must
have got you, after all, and that I'd
novor see you again."
"I'd almost given up hopo of ever
seolng myself again," said Labor
toucho drily.
"Rut why didn't you?"
"Business, dear hoy, business. . .
, I was needed for soveral days In
tho neighborhood of Kathlapur."
"It seoras as though I'd waited sov
eral years for nows of Kathlapur. Tho
papers"
"Thoro nro a good many things
that happen in India that fail to get
Into tho newspapers, Amber. ItwnBn't
thought necessary to advlso the world,
Including Russia, that half tho native
potentates In Hindustan hod boon
camjht In tho act of letting tho 8ec-
celred. But Sallg had to deliver up
n Har Dyal Button to tho Council, so
Naralnl was sot to seduco you. Their
plans only required that you should
bo madly Infatuated with her for a
couplo of days; after that . . ."
Labertoucho turned dowu his thumb
significantly. "I fancy thoro must
havo been a family secret or tradition,
handed down from father to son in tho
Rutton lino, that somo day ono of tho
family would bo called upon to ralso
the Btandard of tho Second Mutiny.
That will oxplntn why Har Dyal Rut
ton, n gentleman of partB and culti
vation, dared not llvo In India, and
why becauso ho wnB sworn to koop
tho secret ho laid stress on tho con
dltion that you wero not to tnoutlon
his name."
"Still, he gavo mo permission to talk
to Dhola Baksh."
"Truo; but It seems that Dhola
Baksh had been his confidential body-
servant In Kuttnrpur; during his too-)
brief rolgn. Rutton thought ho would
bo nblo to holp you, and know that no
would ho loyal to his master's mem
ory." "Flnnlly, what about that photo
graph?" "You'vo Sallg Singh to thank for
Its return, I fancy. I had nothing to
do with It. But they wero bent on
luring you to Nnralnl's bower, and
thoy figured thnt after receiving It
you'd go nnywhoro to meet tho man
who returned It. By tho way, whore's
Ram Nath?"
"Ho'b staying In England ns body
servant to Colonol Farrell."
"llo'a well off, so; his sphere of use
fulness In India waB nt nn end. So,
In fact, was mine. That's why I'm
horo on Indefinite leave of nbsonco.
Ono or two things grow out of tho
affair of tho Gntoway to mako mo a
person of Interest to tho natives, and
when that happons ln-Indla it's Just as
well for tho Interesting poreon to
pack up nnd got thenco with all pos
Biblo expedition. It's too bad; I was
really doing somo good work thoro.
Well ... 1 Whon tho EnBt gets
mm
must
stnllo.
KT us sometimes llvo bo It
nnlv for nn hour nnd tho' wo
lay all else aside to mako others
-Charles wagncr.
DISHES FOR THE SldK ROOM.
The food for tho Invalid or conva
lescent In of vital Importance, as
ofton tho return to health depends en
tirely upon tho food tulicn to repair Vntor and u fourth of a tenspoonful of
over the heat, when mcltod, watch
carefully stirring to keep It from
scorching, tot It boll ten minutes, not
too rapidly, and then add a quart of
pennhts that havo been ohcllod and
rolled until coarsely broken. Turn
Into n buttered pan nnd whon cool
mark In squares and cut. Wrnp In
waxed paper.
Tho foundation for French candles
Is another simple process and It tho
directions arc followed will bo successful.
To a pound of sugar odd a cup of
waste tissue. Tho physician's ortiera
In regard to food should bo carefully
followed, ns tho naturo of tho dlsenso
from which the putlont Is suiTorltm
modifies the kind and amount of
lood tnken. Tho lollowlng are a icw
cream of tartar. Hoi) without stirring
until a llttlo dropped lit cold wntor
makes a soft waxy ball when rolled be
tween tho thumb nnd finger. When tho
syrup Is boiling wash down tho sides
of tho pan with n swab dipped in cold
thnt overy homo keeper may bo glnd water, to provent tho graining of tho
to know how to nietinro: sugar. When It Is tostcd and found
Koumiss. Dlssolvo a half a ycaat snlnctcntly boiled pour tho syrup out
enko In a half cup or tepid water, on a buttered slab or largo platter to
Mix It with n ouart of milk, now milk cool. When cool enough to boar tho
If iioaalble. nnd a tnblespoonful ot finger commence to stir with a wood
sugar. Put into bottles nnu no uu
the corks with a stout cord. Lot
Btand twolvo hours In n warm place,
then place on Ico as needed. If tho
bottles aro loft upsldo down they nro
not so apt to throw out tho corks,
which they may do H not socuroly
fastonod. Such milk may often bo
takon by porsons who dlsllko ordinary
milk.
Quickly Mada Bef Tea. Broil a
sllco of round steak for a mlnuto on
each sldo. thon lay on n plate and
Bcoro with a sharp knlfo. cutting only
hulf way through. Turn and score
closely on tho other sldo nt right
angles. Pour hot water ovor tho moat
to half cover and set In a warm placo.
Turn often, pressing with a fork un
til tho ment begins to look white
Squeeze In a moat press until qulto
dry. then add Halt nnd servo either
hot or cold
Broth. Young moat of any kind Is
not good for broth, ns It lacks flavor
and Is not so npurlshlng as well-do-
velopod animals,
Allow a pound of meat and bono
to a pint of cold wntor. Cut tho moat
In smnll pieces and have tho bones
cracked. After soaking for nn hour
lot tho wntor como slowly to n boll
and allow It to simmer for throo or
four hours. Strain and rcmovo nil
fat. Sonson and servo full strength
or dlluto to suit tho tnsto.
Chicken Custard. Tako half a cup
of Btrong chlckon broth, a half cup
"David!" Sho Said.
dlo suddenly by virtue of homp poison
or somo other contagious dlscnso, and
Sallg was to step Into your shoes ns
Emperor of Hindustan, with Naralnl
aa his Empress. . . . Sho should
havo stayed homo and been a suffra
gette." "Better for her," said Amber. "Of
course I'vo found out about her, from
Farrell. It seems that sho was
brought up In England, with Sophia,
and always given to bellovo sho was
his own daughter, but she was a wild
thing and hard to handle. Ona day
sho found out about her parentage
how, it's not known, but Farrell sus
pects that tho men who wero hounding
Rutton got Into communication with
her. At all ovents, sho brooded ovor
tho thing, and when, five years or bo
ago, Mrs. Farrell died nnd tho colonel
sent for Sophia to Join him In India,
Nnralnl well, sho rebelled. Ho re
fused to let her lcavo England, and
sho finally took tho hit In her teeth
nnd rnn away vanished and Was
riover heard ot again until Sophia rec
ognized hor lh Kathlapur."
"I myself can fill In the gnp," Laber
toucho volunteered. "Sho Joined somo
of Hallg's underlings In Paris nnd
wont thenco direct to Khnndawar, as
suming tho namo of ono of tho old
queens who hnd elected opportunely
to die. . . Queer case singular In
stance of revorslon to typo."
"A mighty distressing one to the old
colonol: you know Rutton kept re
ligiously to his promlso not to sec tho
child after ho'd given her into iar
roll's caro. Farrell lost all track of
him and wob unablo to communlcato
with him, of course, whon Naralnl
choso to strlko out for horBolf, . . .
Ono thing has always puzzled mo; tho
girl called mo by hor father's name,
pretending to recognlzo mo as hor
husband; you can't reconcile such
conduct"
"You can, easily enough beg par
don, my donr follow. Neither sho nor
Sallg Singh was for an instant do-
Into n fellow's blood, he's a hopeless.
incurnblo caso; I shall go back, I pre
sumo, somo day. If tho big troublo
comos In my lifetime nnd I think It
will; como It will unquestionably,
Boon or lato I shan't ho ablo to koop
away, you know." Ho glanced nt his
watch and rose. "Time to dross foi
dinner," said ho; and as thoy wore
moving to tho door, ho added: "What
ever became of that emerald ring, Am
bcr?"
"The Eye?" Amber laughed. "Well
it was silly enough; but women nro
suporstltlous, you know Sophia
dropped It overboard ono day ns wo
wcro coming through tho Medlterran
can. Sho said sho was afraid of
It . . . aud I t'on't know but
sympathize with her."
"I'm cortnln I do. And yet, In your
case, it was tho means of introducing
you, wnsn t it? . . . But thoro
It's been on tho tip of my tonguo a
dozen times to ask, but other things
got in tho way. . . . How is Mrs
Amber?"
"You shnll seo for yourself," enld
Amber, "when wo meet for dinner."
THE END.
For Pantry Shelves.
Tho shelves In tho pantry often
mean a great deal of scrubbing. This
need not bo so If the shelves aro coV'
crcd with whlto oilcloth, such as Is
used for tables. Cut the oilcloth In
long strips about threo Inches wldor
than tho shelves. Mako flour paste
and with It stick tho oilcloth on the
shelves, covering tho front edgo and
pasting It underneath, and letting tho
oilcloth como up about an Inch against
tho wall at tho back. Shelves covered
with oilcloth will keep tidy for years.
and only need wiping over with
cloth and warm water to clean thorn
Tho Open Market,
If you havo a confession to mnko,
soli It to a magazine AtchlBon
Globe.
en spoon until tho mixture Is whlto
and creamy. It Is now ready to bo
flavored and molded with nuts or fruit
Into any desired form.
Maplo Sugar Candy. Ureak In
ptccua a pound of mnplo sugar, pui
Into a saucepan with three-fourths ot
a cup of cream and a fourth of a cud
of water Boll together until a soft
ball Ib formed when n llttlo is dropped
In cold wuter. Rcmovo from tho heat
and bent until creamy, adding two
thirds of a cup ot broken wulnut moats.
Cool nnd mark In squares.
Velvet Molasses Candy. Tako a cup
of molasses, inrco cups o: sugar, n
cup of boiling wntor nnd throo table'
spoonfulB of vinegar, cook all togethor.
at tho first boll add a halt tcaspoonfu!
of crenm of tartnr, whor. It Ib brlttlo
whon tried In cold wntor, It Is ready to
pour Into buttorcd pnnB. Whon nearly
cooked add a half cup of buttor and a
fourth of a tenspoonful of soda
1IAVK learned that success
Is to bo measured not so much
by the position thnt ono has reached In
llfo ns hy tho obstncles which'" ho has
ovcrcomo whllo trying to succeed.
Ilookor T. wasiuncion,
MEAT DI8HE8.
Aa a variety in tho preparation of
meats In KnmMlilni lm hnusowlfo
ot rich milk, a wholo egg ana tno conBt:,ntlv nlmlnc for. tho follow
yolk of. nn egg. snlt nnd popper to ,ng w,n bo now tQ mnny.
tasto. Beat tho egg, add the liquid
and strain Into two small cuns. Sot
tho cups In a pan ot hot water aud
bako In a slow oven
lllalil
VERY generous nature desires
to make tho earning of an
honest living but means to the higher
end of adding to tho sum total ot human
goodness und human happiness.
Frances Wlllard.
COMPANY DI8HE8.
Roll n crenm cheoso Into balls an
Inch In diameter, thon roll In chopped
pistachio nut, that has been previously
blanchod. Ptlo tho balls In tho center
ot a chop plato and surround with a
wreath of orango or grapefruit mar
nmludo. Surround tho marmalado
with hot toasted crackers. Servo at
tho close of n dinner or luncheon in
place ot tho usual pudding.
Chestnut Pudding. Wash nnd wlpo
a lemon, pnro tho thin yollow rind
from half of It, and add It to a cup of
milk; let this scald. Remove and add
two eggs beaten aud mixed with two
level tablespoonful of sugar, ono
fourth of a cup of preserved chest
nuts, half a cup of bread crumbs,
tho jtilco of a lemon nnd a fourth of
a teaspoon ot salt. Mix well and cook
until firm In tho center.
when cool spread over tno top a
merlnguo mado of tho whites of two
eggs beaten dry nnd four tablespoon
fuls of sugar added with a lml f tea
spoon of vanilla, Plnce In tho oven
nnd brown. -
Ginger Ale Punch. Molt n cup and
Ihreo-fourths of sugar In n cup of lorn
on Juice nnd stir In a quart of ginger
ale. When tho sugar Is dissolved
freezo to a mush. Servo Jn cocktail
glnsses with or after tho meat course
Mashed Potatoes, Nantalse Press
hot boiled potatoes through a rlccr
For each qunrt add a teospoonful of
salt, four tablcspoonfuls of buttor.
Add hot milk and cream to make of
tho right consistency, nnd pllo Into
a bnklng dish. Brush over with whtto
Bauce and sprinkle with buttered
bread crumbs. Sot Into a hut ovon
and bako until brown.
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li MKASUUH success by uccu
initiation, The mcasiiro Is
faUu. The truo measure Is appreciation.
Iiu Wiiu iuvi'b iiiupi min niusi.
Henry Van Dyke.
HOLIDAY CANDIES.
On ot tho most delicious candles and
very cheap to mako Is:
Peanut Candy. Take a pound of
brown sugnr aud add six ounces of but
ter (12 level tablcspoonfuls) and placo
Smothered Beef. Cut a pound ot
lean beef In dice, season with a tea
spoonful of salt, an eighth of a tea
spoon of sugar and dredgo with a ta
blcspoon of flour. Covor closoly und
cook nt least an hour. Somo moat
will roqutro more ttmo to bo tender.
At serving tlmo pour off tho gravy
that will havo gathorcd; add an equal
hulk ot water and thicken with a ta
blcspoonful of flour rubbed to a pasto
In cold wntor. This Is also cxcollont
with tho addition of vcgotnblos.
Cannelon of Beef. Mix togothor
pound of uncooked bcot chopped flno,
tho yolk of nn egg, a tnblespoonful ot
chrinnod nnrslnv. twn tnblostKionfulS
of bread crumbs, a toaspoonful 6t
salt, a fow daBhes ot poppor, tho
Julco of halt an onion, nnd a teaspoon
of lomon Julco. Form Into a roll olx
Inches long and bako thirty minutes.
Basto overy flvo mlnutos with buttor
molted In a cup of boiling water.
Servo with tomato sauco poured
around It.
Paprika 8chnltzel. Cut two pounds
ot thick veal steak Into small pieces,
roll ln'scasonod flour and fry brown
In fat from sovornl sllcoo of Bait
pork. Remove tho meat from tho
pan nnd add two tnblospoonfuls ot
flour to tho remaining fat; brown
lightly and pour In gradually tho
strained liquor from a can of toma
toes, Add n sllco each ot onion and
carrot, a bayleaf nnd a bit ot mnco,
then return tho moat to tho sauco,
Cover closoly and simmer threo
fourths of nn hour. When dono ro-
movo tho meat, season tho sauco
with salt and pnprlka nnd strain on
a platter.
Chicken With Macaroni. Freo cold
chicken from skin and bono, cut in
Inch bits nnd simmer till vory tender.
Cook macaroni or spaghetti to mako
an equal bulk, mix with cooked chick
en, adding any gravy that hnB boon
left over. If not moist enough, add a
llttlo cream or smllk. Covor with
buttered bread crumbs and bako un
til hot and well browned.
"An Autumn Soap."
Under this heading a holpful mag
azlno issued by a Chicago grocory
comoany Instructs tho reader: "For
crcmc marren tako ono quart of
chestnut meats, which havo boon skin
nod, stow till tender In wntor enough
to cover them. ITohs through a flno
slovo, add one quart of whlto stock,
hoat to a boiling point, then add am
po pinch of salt, a dash of whlto
poppor, a fow dropB of nutmeg, onion
and colory ossouco, lastly, ono pint of
beaten crenm, Color a rich greon
with a fow drops of spinach cx
tract."
This reads llko a very Interesting
Boap, but for ourselves wo prefer a
soap without' tho salt and popper, It
gets In our eyoB,
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SOUNDED LIKE IT.
Tho Talkor I toll you, no man haa
got a right to ho sick nowadayul
Tho Joker You'vo evidently hoea
reading some patent medlcino adver
tisements.
In High Life.
"So tho Fllptons havo separated ?"
"Yes."
"Do you know any of tho particu
lars?" "Sho kcopo tho poodlo."
Tho bright sldo Is suro to bo the
right fildo, Mary D, Brlno,
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