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"I'll hurl tho Insult back In that fellow's teeth." "Then he'll liavo to eat his words." The Way of It. "Havo you got a cook yet?" "No, but ono Is coining today to eo If wo Bull her" Don't buv water for bluing. Ll(iild bins l altnoKt nil water, lltiv Hcd Cross Hall Blue, the blue tlmt's nil blue. Adv. Agreeing With Her. "I was a fool when 1 married you!" "Yes, and you married n fool!" FOURTEEN YEARS Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Elkhart, Ind.:-" I suffered for four teen years from organic inflammation. iio inn 10 wenKnesa, pain and irregulari ties. Tho pains in my sides wcro in- creaRed by walking or standing on my feet and I had such awful bearinir down feelings, was de pressed In spirits and becamo thin nnd palowithdull,hcnvy eves. I had six doc tors from whom I received only tempo rary relief. I decided to glvo Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a fair trial and also tho Sanative Wash. I havo now used tho remedies for four months nnd cannot express my thanks for what they havo dono for mo. "If theso lines will bo of any benefit you havo my permission to publish them." Mrs. SADin William3, 455 James Street, Elkhart, Indiana. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegotablo Com- pound.mndo from nati vo rootsund herbs, Ncontnins no narcotic or harmful drugs, and to-day holds tho record of being tho most successful remedy for femalo ills wo know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials on filo In tho Pinkham laboratory nt Lynn, Mass., Bcem to prove tlds fact If you liavo tlio slightest doubt that Lydia Ji3. Plnlclium's Vegeta ble Compound will hclpyou.wrlto toIiydiaE.PlnklinmMedlciiioCo. (confidential) Lyiui.MiiH.s., for tul vleo. Your letter will bo opened, rend nnd answered by a woman, and held iu strict confidence. Stiff Joints Sprains, Bruises aro relieved at once by an applica tion of Sloan's Liniment, Don't rub, just lay on lightly. "Sloan's I.lnlmnnt lias dono more good than anything I bum over tr(od tor atlir joint, 1 gut my hand hurt o badlv thut I had to (ton work ilirlit In tho huilott tlmu of tho year. 1 thought st Urt that 1 would Iiuvh to Iiuts my hand taken oif, but 1 Rut a kottloof oioan a i.iimniMii unucuren my mum," Wilton WiiUELUt, Morrlt, Alu. Good for Broken Sinews G. Q. JOMKH, lluldvrlu, L. I., write t "1 ujod Sloun'i Liniment for broken clnoiri ulxiro the knee cnnonuied by a (all and to my Kront aatlVtaclUm wai ablB to rciuiuo work In loss than three wvelu after tho uooldaut." LINIMENT Fine for Sprain Mb. TtKNitT A. VoicilL, M Bomenet St.. I'lalnlleld, N. J., wrltea I A friend ppralnnd hit nnkla ao badly that It wont blnok. lie laughed when I told him that 1 would have him out In a week. 1 applied Blonn'a Liniment and In four day to wai working and aid Hloan'i waa ',a right good IJul tneut." Price 25c. 60c, and 91.00 filoan'i Book , ou hornri, cattle, beep and poultry ut free. Addrwi Uwt Cooih Urup. TwtM Good. la Una. Sold v DrtttMu WOMAN GK , !'. . i "" i.! . iil iI'iFl ? ww' .! L U: ;". ''LrTTj )W a VrJ JV n v" PJ WSSSEEMSiim Nn m 4y HAROLD Avifkor of HEARTS AND 7ASK$ Uw MAN OR THE BOX s&. . IllvisfraiiorwS. ly M.G.KJetttmkr- . . COPVRIOHT 1911 by BOBBS - nERRfLL COMPANY 21 SYN0PSI8. GrorBn Prrclvnl Algernon Jone, vlco. president of the Metropolitan Oriental ltuir compnny of New Vork, tlilratltn; for roinnnco, In In Cairo on a IjiihImuhm trip. MorncB Itynnnn arrives at the liotol In Cairo with a carefully Kunrdcd htindle. Itynnne ell Jones the famotii holy Yhl ordcH ruj; which he admits having stolen from n pasha nt KaRdud. Jonos meets Major Callahan and later Is Introduced to I'ortttne Chedsovn by n woman to whom he had loaned ISO pounds nt Monto Carlo some, months previously, and who turns out to ho Kortuno's mother, Jones takes Mrs. Chedsoye und Kortuno to n polo fjatne. Kurtttne teturn? to Jones tho inoniy borrowed by her mother, Mrs. Chedsoye nppenrs to b cnKned In hoiiio mysterlotis enterprise unknown to tho ilaitKhter Hy.umu Interests Jones In thu united Itamauco and Advonturo com pany, n concern which for n price will nrrnnKe any kind of an ndvcntiito to or der Mis. Chedsoye, her brother. Major Callahan, Wallace and Hynnno, as tho 1'nltcd llnmanco nnd Advonturo company, plan a risky enterprise Involving Jones. Itvnnne mnkes known to Mrs Chedsoye his Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs. Chedsoye declarer she will not permit It. Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing for home. Itynnne steals Jones' letters and cable dlspntches He wires nirent In New Vork, In Jones' mime, that bo Is rentlnir bouso In New York to somo friends. MnhoiiH-d, keeper of tho holy carpet. Is on Itynnnc's trail. nynnne promises Kortuno that ho will see Unit Jones comes to no harm as a result of his purchase of the riiK. Mahomed accosts Itynnnn nnd demands the Yhlordes rut?. Ilyniine tells him Jonos has tho run nnd fiiiRKcsts the abduction of the Now York merchant as a means of Becurlni; Its re turn The rug disappears from Jones' room. Kortune qunriels with her mother when the latter refuses to explain her mysterious actions Fortune Rets a mes nun purporting to be from Ilyanlie risk ing her to meet him In n secluded plnco that evening. Jones receives n mcssnito nsklnRhlm to meet Itynnne nt tho KiikIIsIi liar the sntne evening lones Is curried oft Into the desert by Mahomed and his netompllees after a desperate light. Ho discovers that Itvnnnp and Kortuno nlso are captives, the former Is bndlv battered and unionselous Ityiuino ri'covers con sciousness nnd tho sight of Kortuno In cnptlvlty rovcals to blm thn fact that Mahomed intends to get vengeunco on him through thu girl Fortune acknowl edges that sho stolo the rug from Jones' room. She offers to return It to Mnhomed If ho will free nil tbreo of them Ma homed ngtees to liberate Kortuno nnd one of tho men In return for tho uig. A cour ier Is sent to Cairo for the rug, but re turns with thn Information that Mrs. Chedsnve and her brother bnvo sailed for New York. Kortuno spurns offered free dom which does not Include her two com panions The caravan continues the lour ney toward Unwind. Hynnno tolls Jones that Mis. Chedsoye Is tho most adroit smuggler of the ngo, nnd Is overheard by Kortuno The tl.roe captives nro rescued bv Ilenrv Aclirrmann, who Is In chnrgo of a carpet cnruviin. Mahomed escapes. Mrs Chedsoye discovers the nbsenco of Kortuno and h nves for Now York taking th girl's belongings with her. Tin ninth forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye, the major and tlulr accomplices take possession of Jones' Now York homo. Jonos, Hynnno and Kortuno nrrlvo nt Damascus Hy nnne falls In hU resolution to lead n bet ter life. Ityanno secretly leaves for Now York At Jones' Hollcltutlon his partner. Mortimer, offers Kortuno n homo, but she declines Jones then declnres his lovo and flnili that It Is reciprocated. Jones nnd Kortuno arrive In New York nnd go to tho Mortimer homo. Jones tlnds Mrs Cbedsoyo, Hynnno nnd thn rest of the gnng In bis homo with n million In mnnev lootod from nn adjoining btnk packed rendv for lllght. Jones summons Wmls worth, president of tho bank, who It de velops Ih Hyanno's brother. CHAPTER XXI. (Continued). "Wo could lmvo taken every dollar from tho vault," said Wallace cheer fully. "Hut wo couldn't liavo mado our get away with It," observed tho butler, holding hla empty rUiss toward Hy nnno, who was acting as mnator of ceremonies. "A clear, unidentified million," mused Rynnno. "Into tho cars with It; over to Jersey City; on to Phila delphia; but thero for Europe; quiet ly trnnsfor tho roUI to tho various Continental banks; and in six months, who could trace hair or hide of It?" Ryanno laughed. "It's all right to laugh," said tho Major, "nut arc you sure nbout Jones? Ho could havo nrrlvcd UiIb afternoon." "Imposslblo! Ho left Alexandria for Naples on a boat' that stopped but thirty hours. With Kortuno on hU hands ho could not possibly sail be fore the following week, and maybe not then. Sit tight. I know what I am talking about." "Ho might cable." "So ho might, nut If ho had wo'd havo heard from him before now. I'm going to tell you a socrot. My name Is not Hynnno." "Wo nil know that," said tho Major. "Ifo WadBworth. Does that tlcklo your mind any?" Tho men "hook their heads. Mrs. Chcdsoyo did not move hors. "Hah I OronU'st Joko of tho hour I'm Horaco Wndsworth, and Arthur Wndsworth, president of tho Mor-chant-Mechnnlc Dank, is my beloved brother!" "Ay, dnmnablo wretch I" A shock ran through them nil. In tho' doorway leading to tho roar hall stood George, his revolvers leveled steadily. Peering whlto-facod over his shoulder was tho man who had spok en, Arthur Wndsworth. CHAPTER XXII. ( Tho End of the Puzzle. , Tho elder brother tried to nubIi past Qcorgo, but old Mortimer caught him by tho shoulders and dragged htm back, "Lot mo got" ho cried, hla volco na -" '" i I J' 'VJ'1 WV ' s Jj SwriifWsJirzSJSi MAcr,DzTH sal and high. "Do you hear me? Let mo go!" "Mr. Mortimer," said George, with out turning his head or letting his eye waver, "keep him back. Thanks." George stepped over tho threshold. "Now gentlemen, I shall shoot the first man who makes a movement." And Ryannc, who knew something about George, saw that ho meant Just what he said. "Steady, every one," he snld. "My friend George hero can't shoot; but that kind of n man Is dead liest with n pistol. I surrender." Tho brother was struggling. "The telephone! The telephone! I demand to rail tho police. This is accessory to the fact! I tell you, let me go!" "Mr. Wadsworth," replied George, "If you do not he still and let mo run this affair, I'll throw the pistols to the floor, and your brother and his friends may do as they bnlly please. Now, step back and be quiet. Stop!" to Ry anno, whose hand was reaching out toward tho table. "Don't shoot, Perclval; I want only a final glass of wine." Hynnno calmly took the slender stem of the glass bd tween his fingers, lifted It and drank. Ho sot It down empty. From his out sldo pocket ho drow a handkerchief ntnr delicately dried his lips. He alone of his confederates had life,. It wns because ho alone understood. Prison wasn't staring him In the faco JiiHt yet. "Well, Arthur, old top, how goes It? Nearly got your money-bags, didn't we? And wo surely would have but for this delicious vlntngo." "Damn you nnd your wine!" roared tho Major, shaking with rage. This ndventuro hnd been no Joko to him, no craving for excitement. Ho wanted tho gold, the gold. With what would havo been hla shnro he could havo gambled at Monto Carlo and Ostend till the end of his days. For tho first tlmo ho saw long, black bars of iron running up and down a window. And all for a bottlu of wine! "Damn away, old sport!" Ryanno reached for tho bottlo and filled his glass again. "Pcrclvnl, I'm blamed sorry about that olive-tree of yours." Ho waved his hand toward tho bags. "You can seo that my Intentions In regard to refunding that hundred pounds wore strictly honorable. Now, what's on the ticket?" "I supposo your luggago Is outside In tho automobiles?" "Rlght-O!" "Well, I need not explain my rea sons; you will understand them; but I am going to glvo you nil two hours' tlmo. Then I shall notify tho pollco. You will havo to tako your chance after that tlmo." Tho circling faces bilgh toned per ceptibly. Two hours that would car ry thorn far Into Jersey. "Accepted with thanks," said Ry anno. ( "I roftiBo to permit It!" yelled the brother, "Mr. Jones, you will rue this night's work. I shall seo that tho law looks Into your actions. This Is fel ony. I demand to bo allowed to tele phono." "Pcrclvnf, for heaven's sake, let him!" cried Ryanno wearily. "Let him shout; It will soften his voice. Ho will hurt uobody. Tho wires were cut hours ago," Mortimer felt the tenso muscles In his grasp relax. Arthur Wadsworth grow limp and reeled against the Jamb of tho door. "You had hotter Btart at once," George advised, "You three first," with a nod toward Wnllaco (his bul bous noso now lavender In huo), tho butlor and tho first-man. "Forward march, front door. Go on!" "What about mo?" asked Ryanno. "In a moment." Georgo could not but admlro the man, rascal though ho wns. There was a pang of regrot In his heart as tho thought camo and went swiftly: what a comrndo this man would have mado under dlfferont clrcumstnnces! Too late! "Halt!" ho cried. Tho trio marching toward tho door camo to a stop, tholr head3 turned Inquiringly. "Here, Mr. Mor timer; tnko ono of theso guns nnd cover tho Major. Ho'b tho ono I doubt." Then Georgo followed the others Into tho hall nnd Ironically bade them God-speed ns ho opened tho door for them. Thoy wont out stupidly; tho wlno had dullod them Georgo Immediately returned to tho library. Nolther Fortune nor hor mother hnd stirred In all this tlmo. A quality of hypnotism hold them In hondngo. Tho mother could not lower hor glanco and tho daughter would not. If thero was a light of triumph In Fortune's ojos, It wns unconsciously thoro. And no one will know tho full bitterness that shono from tho mother's. She could havo screamed with fury; sho could havo ront hor clothos, torn her skin, pulled her hair; and yot sho sat thoro without physical sign of the tampost. On hor sldo, "Fortune know, that, had thoro boon n slnglo goBturo Inviting pity, sho must hnvo flown to her moth er's sldo. Hut thero was no sign. Finally, Kortuno stepped back, chilled, It was nil too late. "Fortune," said George, terribly em barrassed, "do you wish to speak to your mother, alone?" "No." It wns n llttlo word, spoken In a little, hushed tone. Mrs Chedsoye roso nnd proceeded to put on her furs, which sho had flung across tho back of her chair, "Mother!" This camo in n gasp from the elder Wadsworth. An under standing of this strango procoedlng began to filter through his mind. Tho young girl's mother! Mrs. Cliedsoyo drew on her gloves slowly. Sho offered them to the Ma jor to button. Ho flung tho hands aside. Ho was not nice under tho ve neer. Hut Rynnno was Instantly nt hor service. And curiously sho watched his agile fingers at work over the buttons; they wero perfectly steady. Then, followed by tho Major and Hynnne, sho walked easily toward the hall. Ryanno paused. "Good night, Arthur. I'm sure you will not sleep well. That handsonio safo Is irreparably damaged. I dare Bay you will find a wny to cover the loss without any Injury to your own pocket. Old top, farowell! Who was It, Hrutus or Caesar, who said: 'I go but, to return'?" Tho banter left his fnco nnd volco swiftly. "You sneak ing blnckguard, you cheater of wid ows; yes, I shall come again; and then look to your sleek, sanctimonious neck! You chucked mo down the road to hell, and tho pity of It is, bomo day I must meot you there! Fortune, child," his voice becoming sad, "you might remember n poor beggar in your prnycrs to-night. Perclval, a farewell to you. Wo shall never meet ngnln. Hut when you stand upon that bally old rug there, you'll always seo me, tho fire, tho touts, the camels and tho desert, nnd the moon in tho dato-palms. Hy-by!" An.d presently they wore gone. A moment later those remaining could hear the chug-chug of tho motors as they sped nway. Tho banker was first to recover from the spell. Ho rushed for tho hall, but Georgo stopped him rudely. "Two hours, If you please. I never break my word. Your money Is nil thero. If you do not net reasonably, I'll throw you down nnd sit on you till tho tlmo is up. Sit down. I do not propose that my futuro wife shall nppear In c6urt as a witness ngnlnst her mother. Do you understand mo now?" The banker signified that ho did. Ho sat down, rather subdued. Then ho got up nervously and Inventoried tho steal. Ho counted roughly a mil lion. A million! Ho felt sick nnd weak. It would havo wrecked tho bank, wiped It out of existence. And saved by tho merest, the most trifling chance-! A bottlo of wine! Ho re sumed his chair and sat there won derlngly till tho time-limit expired. Tho public never heard how nearly tho Merchant-Mechanic hnd gone to tho wall; nor how six policemen had worked till dawn carrying back the "I Ani Golno to Give You gold; nor that tho banker had not oven thanked them for their labor. Tho first Impulse of tho banker had been to send tho story forth to tho world, to harasB and eventually cap turo his brother; but his foresight becoming normal, ho realized that sllenco was best, oven If his brother escaped. If tho depositors heard that tho bank had been entered nnd a mil lion takon from tho vaults, thoro would naturally follow a terrific run. When tho last bag had boon taken out of tho library and tho banker and ggggjjwyIJ rlu v Vt! -, .Mum, E.Mrvm ji u-un r a .rt ( tho pollco had gone, tho bell rang. Georgo went to tho door, A ineBBon gor handed him a small satchel and a note. Thero was to bo no reply. Tho noto was from Ryanno. Drlefly It Btated that tho satchel contained tho emeralds. There had been somo dif ficulty In forcing the Major to surren der them. Hut that much was duo to Georgo for his generosity. Later In tho day ho Georgo might inform his Horaco's brother that tho coup hadn't been a total fizzle. They had already packed away In suit-cases something like two hundred thousand dollars In bills of all denominations. "Tell that dear brother of mlno to charge It to our account. It will bo less than tho Interest upon a million In ten years. To you, my boy, I add: Fortune favors tho brave 1" "George," said Mortimer, "you will not mind If I forngo round In tho kitchen? A bottlo of beer and a bit of cheese would go handy. It's almost my breakfast time." "Bless your heart, help yourself!" And Georgo turned to Fortune. "Ah," she cried, seizing his hands, "you will not think ill of mo?" "And for what?" astonished. "For not speaking to my mother. Oh, I Just couldn't; I Just couldn't! When I thought of all tho neglect, nil tho Indifference, tho loneliness. I couldn't! It was horribly unnatural and cruel!" "I understand, heart of mlno. Say no more about It." And he put his two hands against her cheeks and kissed her. "Novcr shall you be lone ly again, for I am going to bo all things to you. Poor heart! Just think that nil that has passed has been only a bad dream, and that It's clear sunshiny morning; eh?" He held her off a ways and then swept her Into his arms as ho had dono on board tho ship, roughly and masterly. "And there's that old rug! Talk about magic carpets! Thero never was ono Just like this. But for it I shouldn't oven havo known you. And, by Jovo! when tho minister comeB this after ifoon ..." "This afternoon!" "Exactly! When ho comes, you and I aro going to stand upon that beau tiful, friendly old rug, and both of us arc going to bo whisked right away Into Eden." "Plcaso!" Silence. "How bravo you are!" "I? Oh, pshaw!" "Would you havo shot ono of them?". "Girl, your Perclval Algernon couldn't have hit the broad sldo of a barn." He laughed joyously. "I knew It. And that Is why I call you brave.' And when the pale gold of winter dawn filled tho room, It found them, hand In hand, staring down at tho old Yhlordes, the magic old Yhlordes from Bagdad. THE END. Lucky to Get Anything. Tho law of the land had spoken, and tho verdict was $5,000 damages. All Two Hours' Time." "FIvo thousand dollars!" mutterod tho senior partnor In tho legal firm who had managed tho plaintiff's case. "Not so bad." "I think It pretty good," said tho Junior partnor. "How much shall wo glvo our cljont?" "H'm! Say ?300." said tho senior thoughtfully. "No, stop a mlnuto!" "Well?" "Wo mustn't be too hasty," said the successful lawyer slowly. "Perhaps you'd hotter wrlto nnd proralso to pay him tho tbreo hundred." nniunmiiunnniununuinniiuimnn OT TOrTOC Depends lartelr " - leal condition. Ho man or woman can do tbelr beat work If troubled wlthn weak itomacb or n torpid liver. Don't bs eareleaa. Don't procraitinate. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery firomotes tho flow of dlgeattrojulcoa. nvlsoratca the liver and purines and enriches tha tilixxl. It makoa men and women atrong In body and actlvo In mind. Ailc Your Druggltt niiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiuiu Make the Liver Do its Duty Nino times in ten when the liver Is right the stomach nnd bowels are right. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS gently but firmly com pel n lazy liver do its duty. Cures Con itlpation. In-. digcition, Sick Headache,' and Diitrota After Eatinjf. 1MALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature Z We've Done Our Share. Woodby Is thero any money In writing for tho magazlno? Scribllns Suro! Tho postal de partment is about half supported that way. Boston Transcript. A FREE SURPRISE BOX. In another part of this paper yon will find a largo ad of tho Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., Omaha, Neb. They offer to send, to any reader a box of assort ed biscuits absolutely free. Don't mlsa this opportunity. Cut out tho coupon from their ad and mail it today. Sure. "Don't you think that we should have a more elastic currency?" asked the Old Fogy. "It's elastic enough," replied the Grouch. "Why don't they make it moro adhesive?" Compromise. Senator Fletcher of Jacksonville, apropos of tho recent peace confer ence In London, said: "Such conferences usually end In a compromise, and tho people con cerned depart homoward with sour smiles. "A compromise, you know, has been accurately described as an agreement whereby both parties get what they don't want." Incompetent Georgle. Llttlo Georgo was six years old and the family was much Interested In having him start to school, but ho In sisted that ho was not going. Ono day his grandmother said to him; "Georgle, you are going to school with sister this winter, aren't you?" "No, grandma, I'h 'not going to school at all. I can't read, nor I can't write, nor I can't sing, and I'd like to know what good I'd bo at school?" At the Studio. A motor stopped in front of the photographer's, and a woman lack ing none ot tho artificial accessories deemed necessary to "looks," entered the studio. A couple of days later tho photogra pher submitted proofs for her ap proval. "Not ono of; theso pictures looks anything Ilka mo," tho woman in sisted. The photographer tried in every way to pacify her, but finding this' an Impossibility, lost control of his temper. "Madam!" ho exclaimed, "did you read my sign?" "Yes." "Well! It doo not say 'cleaning, dyeing and remodeling. It says 'por traits.' " f ' - Shivery Mornings You can have a taste of the summer sunshine of the corn fields by serving a dish of Post Toasties These crisp flavoury bits of toasted white corn make an appetizing dish at any time of year. Try them in February and taste the delicate true maize flavour. A dish of Toasties served either with cream or milk, or fruit, is surprisingly good. 4tThe Memory Lingers" Grocers everywhere sell Toasties Foatnm Cerent Co., Ltd., Uatllo Creek, Mich. LT. i. J 'ICARTERS Azam brittle Mpr IVt.K MBmaavv n r-n.ua. V I Wt4 '. HjttMv ! ,