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SYNOPSIS.
t'-ofessor Desmond of tho Peak observa
tory causes a Rreat sulisatlou throughout
tli country by announcing tlmt what ap
pears to bo a satellite Ih approaching at
t.--lllc apced. Destruction of tlio earth Is
r-'uroJ. Panic prevails everywhere Tho
Hi'elllte barely misses the mirth. The at-rri-irplierfc
disturbance knocks pcoplo un
nelous, but (loos no damage. A leaf
Ifvirlns a caballstlu design Mutters down
i"jii(j tho guosts at n lawn partv. It Is
llv.tlcat In design with it curious orna
ment worn by Dorln Fulton A hideous
m-m-llke being with Iiiiko wings descends
In the midst of tho guests lfo notices
T'orls' ornnment and starts toward her.
Tit.- men fern' he intends some harm to
Ii'jrts and a flcrco battle unsues, In which
Tol'lvcr and March, suitors of Doris, nnd
Pt frssoi Desmond nra Injured The Hy
ing man Is wounded by it shot from Tol-'Iv-r,
but escapes by flying away. A far
m t reports that the Hying man curried
iff liH young daughter. I'eoplo ovory
vhre aro terror-stricken at tho possi
bilities for evil possessed by tho mon
ger The governor Offers u reward of
r.00,000 for his capture, dead or nllve. Put
nam Is the first of tho iivlatorn to re
Hponil. Aftor a thrilling chaso In tho nlr
ln Is thrown from his machine by tho
nylng mnn and killed. North and u scoro
f other uvlalors arrive Tho re
ward Is Increased to a million. Tho avla
ton And themselves outdistanced nnd out
maneuvered by the llylnc man. Artillery
proves futile. A ncgross Is the latest lc
tlm. Tho aviators go to tlio Hcenu of tho
tragedy, some 200 miles distant.
CHAPTER X. Continued.
"And I am going riding tomorrow
lit nlno in tho morning, nnd it you fool
no inclined you may r'ldo with mo,"
ho informed him nt the closo of their
preliminary chat. Ho thought It over
for a moment an he hold tho wiro. It
Boemod to ho an asBiired fact that
tho enemy was far away, It certainly
was too bad to lceoj) nn active girl
like Doris shut up in tho house any
longer when sho craved tho open air,
and It certainly would bo a delight to
again go galloping at hor side. Any
way ho would have his rovolvor handy
and nothing could got nonr them by
daylight without being riddled, thero
Sore "And if you won't come with mo I
lll go alone," sho threatened in tho
midst of his meditations as sho bo
oamo tired of awaiting his answer.
Of course that BCttlod it.
"I am only too engor. to accompany
you."
"Indocd! I can Imagine your eager
nofls from tho Impetuous way In which
you accepted tho invitation. Why, I
did not wait ovor flvo minutes before
reminding you thnt I was Btill listen
ing If I woko you up, I apologize."
I was not sleeping, I was inoroly
thinking. Somehow I cannot think
much and talk at tho samo tlmo na
onio people seem to bo able to do.
Lucky for thorn they can though
otherwlso thoy would not think much,"
ho added with a grin. Hut tho attempt
ed sarcasm was evidently lost on
Doris for her laugh camo tinkling ovor
the wire.
"Now I wonder whom you can mean
by that, for goodnoBS knows I novor
Mtlnr a word except when I happen
to think of something I want to say.
,rhen I may oxpoct you to call at nlno
'n tho morning?"
"You may."
"Very well. I will toll you tho rost
at tho gOBHlp that I havo picked up
ovor tho 'phono then." And with that
she rang off abruptly as sho usually
did when sho had had hor Bay and loft
him to pursue tho uffulrs of bUBlncso.
Promptly at tho hour appolntod tho
next day ho rodo single-footing up to
tho block before hor hduso. Mounted
on a handfiomo chestnut horso with
four white Btocklngs, riding splendid
ly, Doris admitted to hornoir thnt sho
wao proud of his appearance ub ho dis
mounted and took her bridlo' reins aB
n swung h'oi'Bulf inlo tho Buddlo, for
Doris was of tho west whoro all worn
in who rldo horses at nil are wlso
enough to rrdo thorn astride. Then
With a clatter of hoofs thoy wcro off
down tho road galloping side by aldo,
vagrant wisps of tho girl's shlnhig
hair snapping In tho breeze llko tiny
tiounants, hor parted Hp3 allowing tho
Ups of hor even white tooth, her eyes
brightening with tho swift coursing of
er blood, hor Bplrlts offorvosclng, ra
wflant, happy once moro. And March
seeing all th!u sighed tho sigh of an
nrJont lovor as his thoughts How on to
-'troll, to whence do ovory ardont
'oer's thoughts take Might whoa ho
(Jos by tho eldo of her who Inspired
tufin?
Closo bosldo them tho mountains
Rt-lni and vast toworod up so Btoop
that a mountain sheep would lmVo had
to chooso his way with 'cnio Titanic
wall thrown up In prehistoric ngos
to mark tho end of the Uomluion of
the plain and the beginning of tho
.mil of snow-clad peaks and nbyssinnl
orgoB, Above them tho marvelous
Hlcy Btrotchod Into Infinity, unmnrrou
by spock vlslb'.o to the human oyo,
upon tholr lmnd tho rays of tho sun
fell warmly, but tho air was crlap and
Hpnrkllng, sweet to the noso and lungs,
lmigoratlng, exhlleiatlng. MUob bo
blnd them lay tho pYucoful city, Bllont
in tlio Sunday morning savo for tho
faint tolling of bells. It wns a day,
nn hour and a plnco to make one.
tlnglo with thu Joy of wholosomo ox-
erclso, tho sv.ootness of youth and
hoalth, tho gladness of living. Doris'
laugh, low and contented, wns seldom
till.
Thoy had ridden rapidly In a round-
about courso for two hours and now
tho deep trench of Dluo Canyon open
ed closo beforo them. Hewed out of
the solid mountain, lint of bottom and
precipitous of sides, It retreated mile
aftor nillo towards tho dlstnnt peaks,
crawling sinuously backward ns n
worm retreats, ever ascending until It
flnttended Itself Into nothingness and
was lost In tho far upper regions.
Somo dlstnnco from Its mouth was a
famotiB Bpring where tho water gushed
from tho rock as an endless stream of
diamonds, cold and sweet, and ns
though thoy had prearranged their act
thoy swung their horses Into tho can
yon's throat, slightly thirsty them
selves nnd knowing that their horses
would bo eager to drink. Flfteon min
utes later thoy dismounted whoro tho
stream burst forth, and throwing tho
long bridlo reins of the woll trained
anlmalB over tholr bends thoy loft
tho beasts to drink and shift for them
Bolves. Alan filled tho folding pocket
drinking cup which he always carried
In his riding coat and handed it to IiIh
companion. Sho raised it to her lips,
challenging him with laughing eyes
over tho brim.
"To tho most gallant of escorts,"
sho Bald with tho mockery of mis
chlof In hor manner as sho quaffed
daintily nnd returned tho cup to him.
Ho sank upon one kneo in exaggerated
homnge, refilled it, roso nnd hold it on
high.
"To tho woman I love," nnd looking
her full in tho faco drank It with one
mighty draught. Sho laughed con
tentedly, scnting horflolf upon a boul
der while ho took his placo closo at
hand whoro ho could look hor full
In tho fuce and thus miss no detail of
her beauty. It was nbBolutoly impos
sible for March to bo alono with Doris
for any length of tlmo without mak
ing lovo to her, and now ho began
again with unblushing flattery.
"DoriB, you aro tho Bwcetest pret
tiest most Inconsistent most aggra
vating moat adorablo woman in tho
world," ho ejaculated between puffs
as ho lighted a cigar. Sho nodded her
assent.
"All right. I don't enro If I am.
What of It?"
"And In not marrying mo you do not
know what you inlas."
"Perhaps not. Hut a Miss is as good
as a Mrs. nny tlmo."
"Vet you do not seem to appreciate
tho fact that hero I am, young, strong,
handsome, prosperous, madly In love
with you and yearning for affection In
wholesale quantities in return. Any
one to aeo tho way you lgnoro me
would think that lovers such as I
woro n drug upon tho mnrkot." Sho
let hor chin fall upon her hands and
puffed out hor cheeks.
"They aro In my market," sho re
turned concoltedly. "I've got lots of
'em. You aeo thero aro you and Clay
and Mr. Crass down east, who has a
prlvato wnrohouso full of nothing but
money, who writes mo such burning
"To the Woman I Love!"
lottora that I havo to koop thorn In tho
Ico chest for fear of spontaneous com
bustion, and '
"I bollovo you aro In love with Clny
utter all," ho Interrupted sullenly, lit
tle knowing tho other's proposal nnd
hor answering letter. Immediately sho
bocamo nlry. mischievous, totully un
satisfactory, leveling In the feminine
satisfaction of mastery ovor moro
man, yet with hor conscience secrotly
pricking hor for tormenting him nnd
with tlio mental roaolvo that alio
would moro than make amonds for it
botoro tho day was ovor. Not nn ounce
of real cruolty wbb thoro In Doris'
wholo bolng, nor nny more vanity
than must of nocosslty nbldo in ono
who was bo persistently sought, she
Ala
being thankful for her beauty rather
than vain of It, but knowing In hor
own heart that sho was enjoying her
small tyranny over her suitors. Uefore
succumbing sho enjoyed pricking them
slightly and watching them squirm for
a moment that sho might by a touch
or a word mako them whole Hgaln nnd
moro content than ever. Therefore
she said:
"And suppose I were! And suppose
even that wo were about to becomo
engaged! What of it? At least you
must admit that ho nlso Is young,
Btrong, handsome prosperous nnd
yearning for affection in impossible
quantities" He Interiuptcd her im
patiently. "Oh, I suppose bo from a woman's
viewpoint. But It seems to me In this
case I havo a prior claim." Judicial
ly she thrust out hor bosom.
"Tho mero fact of priority does not In
itsolf of necessity validate a claim," she
announced ponderously. "You seo I
learned lots of law from Clay when ho
had that broken rib. He read Black
stono to me, too." t Again March
squirmed.
"Rut Injustice nnd equity "
"Justice, llko charity, should begin
at home, while equity means tho equal
treatment of others. In tho caso at
bar " bho hemmed learnedly "the
plaintiffs seem to be ono Alan March
and ono Clay Tolllver, et al., suitors
for tho fortuno namely tho faco of
tho defendant, ano Doris Fulton, who,
strangely enough, is tho Judge presid
ing. Sho has listened to the pleas of
tho plaintiffs, heard their respective
arguments and now has tho case un
der advisement. Presently sho will
decldo In favor of one or the other, or
If qho feels so disposed throw both
suits out of court "
"Which will mean tho end of their
courting."
"So far as sho Is concerned. Yet
tho court does not Intend by theso
words to in any manner intlmato what
will bo her ultlmato decision.
"There!" Bho exclaimed triumphantly.
"What do you think of that? And I
learned It all from Clay."
"Speaking of tho dovil " broke In
March with a disgusted movement of
his hand. Sho looked up quickly. A
couple of hundred yards away and
slowly approaching them upon hia
horso wai, tho omnipresent Tolllver
himself. Clean cut and orect in his
snddlo, ho presented ns good a flguro
upon a horso ns ono often sees, and
March was fully cognizant of tho fact
that Doris was by no means blind to
such things. Ar for tho girl, sho ap
peared delighted at his coming and
promptly waved her hand In greeting,
whllo tho newcomer touching his hat
and slightly quickening his speed dis
mounted beforo them with a bow to
Ik r and u nod to her escort.
"Both unexpected nnd most agree
able," ho smiled. Sho motioned him
to Beat upon an ndjolnlng rock.
"So say wo all. And you did not
leave the city aftor all your threats
and nttompts to frighten me. What
happy chance led you this way?"
"1 havo no Idea unless tho socrot
wish which I wna cherishing mystical
ly guided my steed's feet upon tho
path I wnu longing to pursue. How
ever, I nssuro you I had no Idea of In
truding " Sho laughed lightly.
"Ab If thoro could bo such a thing.
Wo woro merely talking let me see,
what woro wo talking about?" sho
challenged with a taunting glanco nt
March who sat unhappily. Ho wrin
kled h!s brow.
"A suppositious, highly hnolved
metaphysical and logal tanglo I bo
llovo. MIs.8 Kulton was spouting quite
learnedly." Tolllvor' eyes, unfath
omablo and always peculiar looking to
March, restod upon his face atondlly.
"Miss Fulton has tho mental quail
Mentions to become a very good law
yer," ho returned slowly. "Whllo I
was 111 nt her homo I sometimes used
to nltornnto law with Kipling. I
found her ory npt. It was ono of
my greatost sources of enjomont dur
ing those painful, happy hours." He
turned to tho girl. "Hut renllj I am
especially fortunate to moot ou hero
whon I hnd qulto given up hopo of see
ing you ugnln soon. I called up your
homo this morning only to lenrn that
you had gono riding In what direc
tion no ono knew. 1 wished to see ou
again boforo I leave, which may bo nt
nny time."
"And to where do you go?" Tolll-
vor's face clouded thoughtfully.
"To bo nbBolutoly honest with jou, I
do not know."
"And when do you oxpect to start?"
"Again I do not know except that I
may bo summoned at any time." Ho
saw the mjstltlcntlon upon her faco
and hastily ussumed a llghtor voln.
"I havo no doslro to speak In parablos,
and nssuro you that I desire to con
ceal nothing. I am as completely in
tho dark as aro yourselves, yot I
know that I am going away. I will not
attempt to oullghten you furthor at
this time, as It would luvolvo n somo-
Uvhat lengthy nnd Involved explanation
J which I tint not at nil suro that you
would grasp, it la enough to Bay that
I havo been notified nnd am holding
myself in readiness."
"And this notice had you been ox
poctlng it?" she Inquired, manifestly
llttlo plcnsed at tho mystery of his
manner. lie negatived.
"No It came to me a couplo of
days ago as lightning out of a clear
sky. It may be because of business
reasons, It may bo for any other cause,
it may be today or a week from now.
it may bo with great suddenness or I
may havo a short notice those arc
things I know no more nbout than do
you. I simply know that I have been
notified and must hold mysolt In
readiness to obey." Ho saw March's
thin smile of Incredulity nnd gnvo hint
a queer look In return.
"I know It Bounds ns though I were
wnnderlng mentally, yet you will find
out that It is all true," ho added cold
ly. He arose and took a stop towards
his horse, addressing himself solely
to Doris. "And now I nm going to
lenvo you for today, hoping that I may
seo you again beforo I depart upon
tho longer trip of which I have Just
spoken." The girl springing to her
feet stepped close boforo him.
"Rldo back with us," she urged.
Ho shook his head, speaking to her
rapidly and in' a voice too low for
Alan to hear his words. "No, this
afternoon belongs to you two. But I
shall endeavor to mako an opportuni
ty to nt least say goodby to you beforo
I leave. And always remember "
her lids dropped beforo tho light sho
saw burning In his eyes "what I told
you the other day, Doris that all that
I possess, oven to my life Itself, is
ovor at your service." Tho snort of
his horso caused him to wheel Just as
that animal, raising its head, started
at a brisk trot down tho canjon with
tho bridlo reins trailing. Much to the
astonishment of tho girl aniK Alan
their own well broken horses, which
thoretoforo had been standing quietly,
now faced about and started in the
other's tracks, heads nnd ears erect.
In an Instant March was upon his
feet.
"Now, what tho mischief alls those
brutes?" ho exclaimed angrily as ho
started In quick pursuit, loudly com
manding them to whoa. Tolllver, equal
ly provoked at tho actions of his own
beast, was hurrying along by his
rival's side as ho called his animal by
name.
"They must havo winded some beast
up there In tho mountains and becomo
uneasy. They aro not particularly
frightened Just restless. See! They
havo stopped already," he exclaimed.
A hundred yards further down tho
pass tho beasts had stopped short in
their scamper, and wheeling about
were now awaiting tho approach of
their masters, tholr ears pricked for
ward and tails jerking nervously.
Itapldly tho men pressed on to cap
ture them whilo the opportunity offered.
Ami thon from behind them there
arose a scream so shrill, so penetrat
ing, so awful in its horror that their
blood curdled within them and their
hearts seemed to stop at its first wild
note. They spun upon tholr heels with
every nervo bristling. "My God,"
gasped Clay, reeling as though from a
fierce blow in the face, whllo March,
sickened to the very core of his soul
by what he saw, felt a deathly falnt
ncss sweep over him. Doris, a Jiun
dred yards away from them and to all
appearances already unconscious from
terror and shock, was being lifted bod
ily from tho earth by the Flying Man,
Again tho horses wcro stampeding
down the canyon with terrified Bnort
ingB. With nn innrticulato cry of horror
March Jerked his revolver from his
pocket and went leaping backward
towards hor, Tolllver rating by hla
side with weapon In hand. But even
as they made their first Btep the
winged one, leaping into tho air ns
lightly as a tiger who bears but a
fawn leaps a junglo deadfall, ho amoto
tho nlr with hia tremendous wings
Upward ho forged with Bwlft beatings,
upwnrd and away, shielding himself
perfectly from tho drawn weapons of
those below by tho form of tho oito
ho bore, peering malevolently over tho
top of her head with his euormouB In
sect llko oyos at thoso who woro rag
ing below llko men boroft of tnolr
reason. With brain reeling as
though ho would go mnd March
glanced at Tolllver His rival's faco
was distorted almost boyond the sem
blnnco of a human bolugs, his eyes
llllcd with tho dull glaro of stark
madness, his teeth bared llko a
wounded panthor's. his big revohor nl
ready raised for tho shot which oven
though It mlssod tho girl and plorced
tho forohoad of tho ono who bore her
must bring hor also crashing down
upon tho rocks to certain mutilation
and death. With tho quickness of
thought ho struck the weapon from
tho othor's hand and sent It ringing
upon tho stonos. Without pausing to
seo what his ertswhllo rival's next
movo would be ho wont dashing up
tho canyon In wild pursuit, his uyea
fnstoued upon those nbove, tho horror
of one who faces the rack freezing him
to his very vitals.
CHAPTER XI. ,
In the Clutch.
During tho first ilvo minutes of his
frenzy Alan, llttlo better than an in
sane man, ran frantically along the
gently rising and fnlrly level floor, of
the gulch, stiiving with every nervo
and muscle to keep pace with tho crea
ture above, calling Doris by name,
shouting hoarsely at her captor, who
still shielding himself behind tho oth
er, gazed silently back at him from
over tho top of her head as he flapped
himself further and further into tho
distance in a half backwards, half
Bldowiso flight. Then with the gradual
return of reason as his wind began
to desert him ho realized the utter fu
tility of so exhausting himsolt that ho
could no longer pursue, and with an
effort fought himself back to self-control
and logical reasoning. Ho glanced
back. Tolllver, staring fixedly upward,
was just coining up on a panting run
and would havo passed him without
speaking or slackening his paco had
not March seized him as he was going
by. Tho look upon Clay's faco caused
another shiver to vibrate down Alan's
spine. "Tolllver!" ho cried sharply.
"Let me go' Release me, damn you,"
he yelled as he raised his revolver as
if about the strike tho other down.
Alan shook him fiercely.
"Listen to me," he commanded. "If
aftor I have spoken you still insist
upon senselessly exhausting yourself
you may do so. But harken to what 1
say first." Hesitating, seeming to but
half comprehend what the other was
saying Clay lowered his weapon and
side by side they jogged nlong. March
spoke as best he could between
breatli3.
"It Is unspeakably horrible, but wo
must keep our senses if wo would do
our best. And wo must work together
and coolly If wo would hopo to savo
her. We must keep on as rapidly as
wo can without exhausting ourselves,
and manage somehow to keep him In
sight. He Is pretty heavily burdened
and I don't believe he can go far with
out stopping to rest. We must not
run ourselves Into tho blind atuggers
at tho outset, for once out of our sight
wo would stand llttlo chance of find
ing him again. Neither would it do
any good for one of us to go back for
help, for all tho aeroplanes aro away.
What ia to bo done must bo dono by
us. And may tho good Lord give us
strength." Tolllver not answering and
making no sign that ho had heard was
hooping about a yard In advance.
Thoy went scrambling up a sharp in
cllne and arrived at the top breathing
sharply. Despite their efforts thoy
had lost sight of tho creature for a few
moments during the climb, but as thoy
now mounted tho crest they caught
sight of him onco more seated upon
Doris Was Being Lifted Bodily From
the Earth by the Flying Man.
a cleft In tho rock wnll perhaps a
quarter of a mllo ahead, the girl close
ly claspod in his arms and to all ap
pearances still unconscious. For tho
first time since hor scream had horri
fied him March was conscious of a
gleam of hope. The girl's weight was
n heavy handicap for tho flying one,
and he would of necessity hne to
make moro and moro frequent stops as
ho proceeded. With Clay to holp him
It might be that thoy could get tho
other In such a position that ho could
not shlold himself from both nt tho
samo time, and thon all might bo well
after nil. Both himself and his com
panion were good pjsul shots, nnd
given half a chance could probably
disable tho brute. And now ns tho
trail ran downward again thoy broke
Into a fast trot onco mere.
Motionless tho ono upon tho cleft
watched thorn until they had como
within a couplo of hundied yards, eye
ing them with tho motionless nlort
nesB of an eaglo upon his oyrlo, then
spreading his wings launched himself
Into open space. The noise of his
heavily beating wings camo plainly to
their ears, his flight was Irregular and
labored llko that of a hawk bearing
away a chicken, or an eagle a lamb,
and so long as tho traveling was good
tho struggling pair in pursuit nearly
kept pace with him. Half a mile fur
ther on, however, tho canyon bed
ngaln becamo a steeply rising jumblo
of rocks, and up UiIb thoy wont la
boriously. And onco again when thoy
reached tho Bummlt thoy saw tho ob
ject of their pursuit Just nrislng from
tho trail after a moment's rest and but
a stono throw ahead of them, yet still
shielded as cunningly aB over by tho
body of tho girl. So on and on they
went with tho perspiration streaming
from their bodies and their hearts
thudding heavily, but with tho grim
determination to follow until ex
hausted naturo bereft them of tho
power of movement ami left them
prono and gasping upon tho rocks.
Tolllver, still a few paces in advance,
threw aside his coat with a curso of,
impatience at its weight, and March,
after a minute's consideration, did
likewise. It bid fair to be a chaso that
would draw their strength to the last
ounco and wear their enduranco to tho
bone, therefore ono could not woll
travel too light. His collar and vest
quickly followed tho first garment, and
feeling far moro' free of action and
breath by thus having rid himself of
those cumbering things, ho quickened
his paco with a step which once moro
fell lightly.
An hour had passed with no perman
ent chango In their see-saw positions.
As the Flying Man had led tho air
craft by a distance unvarying to tho
eye, so now did he lead tho tolling two
who hung so grimly on his courso.
When by reason of tho steepness or
roughness of their path ho got so much
as half a mllo ahead, he would prompt
ly stop and refresh himself until they
had como up within a few hundred
yards, whereupon ho would flounder up
with difficulty and. resume his flight
with heavily beating wings. Noon with
its horizontal sun found both pursuers
Buffering acutely. Despite the cool
ness of tho mountain nlr their clothing
was drenched with perspiration, their
limbs racked, their heads swam, their
feet tortured, their breath camo in
wheezing gasps. Yet without pauso
and without a word uttered thoy strug
gled on, flrat one forging to tho lead
and then tho other, passing and being
paased alternately as the footing fa
vored or retarded, sliding down sharp
inclines to tho rattle of following
stones, scrambling up painful ascents
where they left tho blood of their
hands and knees upon tho Bharp rock
edges, sometimes stumbling into a fall
that tore ragged gaps In their clothing
and raked tho skin from their limbs,
their mouths half open, their limbs
shaking, their breath whlBtllng, their
eyes forever glued upon tho retreating
ono who, with a brief rest for ovory
mile, still baffled them as maddeningly
as during tho flrat hour. And above
all was the incessant torment of their
thirst.
One o'clock found them upon tho
edge of a ravine, deep nnd precipitous,
Its bottom a Jumbled mass of huge
boulders that through tho untold cen
turies of tho past had gono crashing
to its bottom from the mountain's top.
Juat ahead of them the winged ono
was flapping in direct flight for the
other aide, while they traveling upon
their bllatered feet must flrat deacend
its dizzy slope to its lowest depth,
clamber ncross Its chaotic bottom and
struggle painfully up the other sldo
a good mllo of heart-breaking strugglo
against a half mile's unimpeded flight.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Society Caution.
Tho strange medley of which New
York society is now composed led
Frederick Townaend Martin, tho ad
mitted leader of Now York.aoclety, to
aay at a luncheon: "Hocioty. for all
Ita diversities and contradictions, la
uniform in ono thing and that ono
thing Is a lack of culture. A society
woman from tho middle west, ns her
limousine glided down Fifth avenue,
said to her daughter: 'My dear, at tho
dinner dnnco Inst night you talked
entirely too much about Ibsen and
Bernard Shaw and Tolstoi.' 'Dear mo!
Why?' tho daughter asked. 'Stran
gers,' tho mother explained, 'will bo
apt to think you were once employed
in a book shop.' "
Argentina's Rapid Advance.
Twonty-ilvo years ago Argentina
had to Import its flour. Today It sells
wheat to tho world, tho annual har
vest value nmouatlng to more than
500,000,000.
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