v' "Pwyjf Wffe sxetcpasatt TuXT g!ffi,-', -.:jj -Rsr "T i. ET;t ,' tJV- " L .V1 V c' fJ 4' J JOHN BURT Aulior ol Tho Kldmppcil iMCIIanatres," Col'TKtOllT. IW2, 11T FnKDKHtCK Upiusi ADAMS All rUhts reserved U3K&!3fi&tt CHAPTER XXV. Continued. Tlic valet opened t!u (lour anil John Hurt, entered For n moment Blake did mjI recog nize him. The moustache and beard had disappeared, and the strong regu lar lines of John Bu.-fs face were In perfect lmrmony with the keen, calm and discerning eyes. "Hello, Jim; what's the matter with you?" "M nil right, John, ol' fellow'; m'all right! aind to nee ye. dear ol' John! Hnvo a drink. John! Glad to tee ye!" Ulake swayed and fell into John Hurt's arms. His flushed face and looking breath told their own story vlthout the help of the emptied de ranter. Hlake weighed two hundred pounds, but John picked him up and laid him on the couch as If ho were a child. "You're knocked out, Jim," he said. "Take a nap, old man. and you'll bo all right when you wako up." With a dull smile on his lips niako sank Into a deep slumber. The minute hand of the little clock crawled half Its way around the circle lieforo John Hurt left the side of his friend. His eyes were fixed on tho motionless figure, but his thoughts wandered far away. Hlnko groaned and muttered In his sleep. At first his words wore inco herent, but as IiIh excitement grew his voice became distinct, nnd In a higher key ho exclaimed: "Tills is awful awful! What shall 1 do; what shall I do? I love her! I love her, nnd no one shall stand bo iwcon us, no one, by God! no one, ! ot even " Tho sentence onded in a moan nnd again lie sank into quiet slumber. Pacing up nnd down tho room John stepped on a crumpled newspaper. Ho zaz?y PSSiSii3!:ii 'SSSL.. ip iKVs AAZ picked it up, glanced carelessly at tho r.ato and nnmo nnd ran his eye over tho pages. The first words that caught his at tention weio "Miss Jessie Carden." John Burt Mood like a statue and read the paragraph which had thrown Blake Into a frenzy of fear. Every word burned itself into his brain. Instinctively ho drew back like one monaccd by a blow struck In tho c'ark. Then tho enormity ot tho thing came to him. Crushing tho paper In lis hand, ho strode across tho room and lowered over tho figure of the innn who had requited years of friend ship with an net of treachery. Blake's faco was turned toward him tho handsome, clear-cut features or. tho ono ho had known since boyhood. For an Instant the impulse to strike thl3 man dend In his sleep came to John Burt. Then a flood of feeling checked tho swelling tide of his rnge. "How could you do such a thing, .ilm?" ho exclaimed, unconsciously nloud. For hours John Burt concentrated Ills mind on tho strango problem which hnd so suddenly arisen. At times a wavo of anger swept over him, but In tho end charity won against odds which seemed overwhelming. It was dark when Blako awoke from Ills stupor. Ho raised hlmsolf on his ?lbows and stared wildly about the Tooni until his eyes rested on John Burt. John laid aside tho book ho had made n pretense of reading. "Bo you feel hotter, Jim?" ho ask ed, as Blake struggled to his feet, nnd passed his hand wearily across his eyes. "I beg pat don for this foolishness!" ixclalmed Blnko looking ruefully first at John and then at the decanter. "As you know, I'm not given to drink ;ng. ' I felt very bad this morning nnd look some brandy on an empty atom rch. Are you suro I said nothing to offend you. John?" "You have onld nothing to offend mo slnco that day wo had tho fight near the creek In old Rocky Woods.' returned John, looking Blako frankl tn tho faco. Tho latter's eyes dropped In confusion. "We'll say no more about It," added John. "Tako your bath, and by tho tlmo you are ready, I will aeo thaf Roberts has dinner served." During and after tho meal John led tho conversation back over tho years thoy had spent together. Blake was ctrnngoly silent. As a rule ho took tho lead over his qulot companion on r.uch occasions, hut this evening when ho attempted o loin in the conversa- &s!l3BE57 m -is-u jmm Vmt.'&b J3 lu--gr -T A IF1 Br FREDERICK UPHAM ADAMS "Colonel Monroe's Doctrine," Etc COPTUKIIIT, 1903. nr A. J. DllHXKL lltDDIil Hon, something arose In his throat and choked him, CHAPTER XXVI. Hawkins Makes a Discovery. John Hawkins strode into the offlco of .Intnes Hlnko & Company nt nn enrly hour tho following Monday morning, and nftcr greeting the nonit i nl head of tho firm was shown to John Hurt's room. "Mighty glad to seo you, my boy," Ms deep volco rumbled ns ho laid a glnnt palm on tho shoulder of tho younger man. They talked for several minutes on commonplace topics. Mr. Hawkins studied the face of tho younger with a scrutiny which did not escapo John Hurt. "In your now disguise or lack of disguise you strangely remind mo ot some one," said Mr. Hawkins sud denly. "You told mo once, ns I ro member, that you woro born in Massa chusetts, didn't you?" "1 did," replied John, "nnd I also told you that Burton was not my right name. Now, I'm going to toll you who 1 am, though you must guard i,iv secret for a whllo yet a short while. I hope." " 'John Burton' is good enough for me," asserted tho magnnte, grimly. "I know you'ro nil right, nnd I'll bet n million on it. Don't toll me, my boy, If you run any risk by doing so." "There Is no reason why I should not toll you," said John, nfter n mo ment's pause. "Hero is nn advertise ment I recently ran across in a San Francisco newspaper. Head it." John Hawkins adjusted his glasses and real the following: "To John Burt of Hingham, Mass. All rewards offered for your arrest by 773T X2LT Q37ZZ TftE'DOat? OW J9X?7' J.TS7J&2ZO. Randolph or Arthur Morris aro hereby withdrawn, nnd you aro exempt from prosecution at our hands. "(Signed) "Randolph Morris, "Arthur Morris." John Hawkins read it slowly and looked searchlngly into tho faco of tho young man. "So your name's Burt? Ever hnvo a relation by tho name of Peter Burt?" "My grandfather's namo Is Poter Burt," replied John. "Was he a whaling captain?" "Ho was captain and part owner of the whaler 'Sogrcgansett,' " answered John. Hawkins vented Ills surprlso In rtraugo exclamations, and John Burt was silent, in puzzled nmazement. "John Burt, grandson to old Cap tain Pete Burt! This Is too rich! My boy, there's a feud between tho houses of Burt and Hawkins, but It shall not extend to our generation. We'll bury it right now! Did tho old man over mention the name of Jack Hawkins to you?" "Never." "I suppose not. It isn't likely ho would," and again Mr. Hawkins seem ed vastly amused. "Well, I was his first mato on the Scgregansett. Cap. Burt was nearly sixty years old then, and I was about twenty-six. Thoro was nn Idea abroad that no man who trod u deck beneath nn American flag could lick Jack Hawkins, and, barring ono man, I guess thoy had tho facts rlzed up nbout right. Do you seo that Ecar?' He i an his fingers through tho iron- i gray locus ami pusneu tnom uacit trom iiLs forehead. Thoro showed n Mvld mark with four black circles. "Those round black marks aro tho ; rlnts of your dear old grandfather's .nirkles," ho said, lotting tho hair drop back Into placo. "They'vo been there thirty odd years. I'll tell you how It happened. Captain Burt was a very religious man, according to his own standards. Ho was particularly down on swearing. A cuss word drovo him crazy and I'vo soen him pound a man nearly to death for a harmless 'damn.' "We had a sailor named Bilson," continued Mr, Hawkins. "Ho was ono of thoso clumsy, aggravating foola whoso very looks woro an Inccntivo to profanity. It camo on to blow ono right and I uont Bilson aloft. Ho man aged to foul the foro-royal clow lines and when I yelled nt him ho laughed in his idiotic way, and I was boiling riad all over. Whllo I was rollovlng my ralml I felt a hand on my shoul I'i'er, and it wasn't a gentlo one, either. " 'Not anttther word from your bins phemous mouth, Jack Hawkins!' snld Cuptaln Burt. "'You go to hell!' I said, so mad I didn't know whnt I wns saying. "Ho gave me a cuff on tho sldo ol tho head with the palm of his hand. II was not heavy, but It made me crazy. " 'Oo below and pray Ood to forgive you,' he snld. "No man hnd ever struck mo hoforo i.nd I swung at him with my right. 1 1 caught him n glnncing mow ntiovo tno eye. Ho didn't even rnlso his hands, "Hit mo ngnln, Jack Hawkins!' h tnld, calm ns If asking mo to pass him tho snlt. "I aimed for his chin, but caught him on tho neck. It was like striking a brick wall. His nrm smashed through my gunrd, and his fist landed full on my temple. It was a frightful blow and I went sprawling to tin deck. Beforo I could mako a struggle he picked mo up nnd hurled mo over tho rail. As I came up 1 caught ono glimpse of tho Scgregnnsett through tho mist, as she heeled to port In tui pale. "Tho water revived mo, and I suc ceeded in kicking off my boots. I swam In tho direction of the ship, and by sheer good luck bumped Into a hen coop, which some one Captnln Burl most likely hnd thrown overboard. I floated around on that hencoop until morning. "Along nbout noon I hoard a splash ing, and a big canoe filled with na tives camo in sight. I yelled at them and after much palaver they took mo in. They wcro friendly savages on a visit from ono small island to another. I went along ns n guest, nnd it was months beforo tho boats of the 'Jano M' camo ashoro nnd took mo off. "A year later I landed in 'Frisco, lust In tlmo to bo In tho gold excite ment. That's all. If your grand fnthor hadn't thrown mo overboard !n tho middle of the Pacific ocean. It's not likely I'd hnvo locnted tho Chal lenge mine. I forgavo him years ago end you can bet I harbor no grudge against his grnndson." "Ho has been tho ono to suffer," snld John. "Ho lmnglnes hlmsolf your murderer, nnd for years lins prayed for forgiveness. I expect to go bade to him In n few days, and you must go with mo." Then ho told John Hawkins the story of his boyhood and of tho shoot ing of Arthur Morris. Ho told of hie lovo for JcbsIo Carden, and of his de termination to restore to Oencrnl Car den tho fortuno filched from him by tho elder Morris. "When Inst I saw Miss Carden," snld John, "sho was tho heiress to n comfortnblo fortuno. I hnd nothing but health, strength nnd nmbltlon, but Eho believed In my future, nnd some thing has told mo that sho would wait lor mo. I shall seo her In a few days, and I wish her to bo ns proud end Independent of my wealth as on that night I left her side, flvo years ngo. Sho has been robbed of her birthright, but if my Judgment of the vnluo of L. & O. is nccurato, it will be restored to tho keeping of her fnthor." "I hnvo news for you nbout I & O." snld John Hawkins, "but first tell mo exactly how you stand." "Tho company Is organized with ono hundred thousand shares, of a par aluo of ono hundred dollars each," ho said, "with bonds to tho amount of flvo millions more. Morris holds thirty-five thousand shares, and his associates twelve thousand. That Is thrco thousand less than control, but ho Imagines that Gencrnl Carden can, not oxerclso his option on ten thou sand shares. As I wroto you, I'vo had Blako acquiro this option from Gen eral Carden, but of course, Morris knows nothing ot this. By prlvato purclinso and In tho open market, our agents have picked up twenty-nine thousand shares." "Let's sec," mused Hawkins. "1 havo 7.4G0, you have 29,000 and an, option on Cardon's 10,000. ThaL makes a total of 40,460 shares. You yet lack 3,541 of control. Go Into the market and buy 'cm, my boy! You've aono a great pleco of work; a bigger ono than you realize." (To bo continued.) Good Reason. Two little boys and two little girls woro playing "house," tho boys being tho papas, of course All went woll until tho papas Insisted upon coming homo to luncheon, although their wives repeatedly told thorn that thoy should stay down town In their offices and kill bears until G o'clock. The nrgument Anally grow so noisy that; auntlo camo to Investigate. "Boys, why do you como homo whon tho little girls ask you not to. Is It becauso you aro so fond of them you cannot keep away?" "No," said Tom disgustedly. "Is It becauso you wanted another look at your beautiful children?" "No," snld Rob, with ovon moro dis gust In his tones. "It's becauso the girls cat chocolate for lunch and wc want some.'" Reason for Marrying. Thoy woro talking about a friend of hers who had married n bishop stntloned in Kamchatka, or Timbuktu, or somo other heathen land, "I never could understand why sho married him," said tho young woman. "Sho scorned tho last girl on earth to marry a bishop. Sho cared so much moro for having a good tlmo than sho did for church work and sewing cir cles!" "Girls nro pretty wise nowadays," said tho young man, "and thoy gener ally havo a good reason for marrying tho way thoy do. A girl friend ol mine married a doctor so sho could always bo woll for nothing; nnd may bo this girl married tho bishop so she could bo good for nothing." Now York Tribune. WORLD'S FAIR FAR BEYOND EXPECTATIONS Verdict of a New York Writer Who Spent a Week at the T WfWwrffWwft Tho World's Fair nt St. Iouls is now in tho midst of Its splendid sea son. Colossal, complete, cosmopoli tan, It commands the attention of tho world as no other cnterprlso of tho present yenr. From all nntlons thoro aro pilgrims coming to this shrine, and from nil our states nnd territories thoro is a constantly growing throng of visitors. United States Senators, Governors of States, mon eminent In rcience, nit nnd lotters nil express unqualified admiration for the Exposi tion nnd froo ncqulescouco In tho oft repeated statement that tills Is by far tho grentest and best universal expo bltlon ever held. During July a well-known mngazlno nnd newspaper writer from Now York, Mr. Addison Steele, spent n week at tho World's Fair, inspecting tho grounds, buildings nnd various attrac tions as thoroughly as was possible in that limited period. Returning home, Mr. Steele published In Brooklyn l.lfo the following nppreclntlvo com ments on tho Exposition: In tho expresslvo lnngungo of tho rny, St. Ixntls "has tho goods." I had expected much of tho l.oulslnna Pur chase Exposition, for I hnd kept in touch with tho making of It from Its very inception, flvo years ngo; but after nearly a week of Journeying through this new wonderland I must confess that in every cssentlnl par ticular it Is far beyond my expecta tions. Tho biggest nnd best It was meant to bu and tho biggest and best LOUISIANA PURCHASE it Is. Tho exposition, rumors notwith standing, is qulto finished. r One of tho greatest, and certainly ono of tho most agreeable, of my many surprises was tho cxtrorao beauty of tho main group of buildings. For tho almplo reason that tho camera doos not exist which could tako In, tho vast picture as tho cyo sees It, tho early vlows of tho group a bit hero and a bit thoro navo a scant Idea ot tho schomo as a whole. Nor did tho enrly vlows of tho ton Individual buildings which make up Its compon- HAS FAD FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. Thousands of Negatives Made For Millionaire August Belmont. Among rich Americans perhaps nono Is bo fond of being photographed as August Bolmont, James R. Kceno being a close second. Ono Now York photographer, whoso patrons are most ly wealthy men, has mado thousands of negatlvoa for Mr. Belmont in tho last few years. Ono of tho largest smglo orders for prints from old nega tives over rocolvod by this photog rapher camo from Mr. Belmont hlmsolf Eoon aftor tho death of his wife. It Included a good print from every noga tivo In which Mrs. Belmont nppoared. Tho photographer novcr guessod how many photographs ho had taken for Belmont till then; ho found that thoy numbered nearly a thousand. Why Birds Live Long. Why do birds live so much longer than mammals, which aro often a hun dred tlmos their slzo? Possibly, among other things, becauso thoy havo beaks Instead of teoth. All carnivorous boasts becomo weak and llablo to star vation, as their teoth drop out or break. Neither aro tho herbivorous animals In much bettor caso. Old horses would probnbly dlo of starva tion If wild, for thoir teoth would fall them; Indeed, In somo stony countries old horses havo to bo killed becauso tholr teo.th nro worn away by cropping grass closo to tho rock. Rodents con stantly dlo from Injuries to teeth. But a bird's bonk neither wears out nor drops off, and as it constantly swal lows fresh grit t nld In grinding food In tho gizzard tSat needs no repairing nlthor JUVHMIt IMCH3flMf?fclflKAi3HlblEFVHMIrlvllr r " f IMm K BkT Hv ? iBB BB kT BB VBi flvf VB 1 Ifr'flWlBBBB BL iV B HB lafll H Ih Sll IH Bf B lm ftfll n " k'allHiv I-bV1I BKVjr)vfl av bV bV H aft I KHbI BbHi "I LB&fl ftlBXlJBV Van BUB Bvlffit"!" St HEiaSB amL i VKMJmSKKiABPSXiilSKBtw bbHI tWl3 flVaHBE&VBKJRs&LLArfflEHwvw DBBBBBBSMBBDvMnHEflH0BBB ! kflV7BffrlflflHnBflBBBnHBflBBBBH Exposition at St. Louis in ent parts do Justice to their nobility of architecture nnd general grnndour. Then ngnln In tho ground plans nnd blrd's-oyo sketches tho only posslblo Planner of showing it tho tnn-shnped nrrnngement of this group looked stiff and unsatisfying. Far from that, it is qulto na remarkahlo in Its way ns tho famous Court of Honor of tho Colum bian Exposition. In one respect it is even moro notnble, for Instead of two grand vlstna It offorn a dozen. Tho mnlu vista Is, of course, tho ono look ing up tho Plaza of St. Iouls whoso crowning feature Is the great Iulsi una Purclinso Monument nnd ncross tho Grand Bnstu to tho Cascade Gar dens. On tho right nro tho Varied In dustries and Electricity buildings nnd on tho left Manufacturers nnd Edu cation, these with Transportation nnd Machinery still further to tho right nnd Liberal Arts nnd Mines beyond nt tho left milking up tho body of tho fan. For Its handle tho fan has tho Cascado Gardens rising In a grnnd terrace to n height of slxty-flvo feet above tho floor level of the buildings mentioned nnd crowned by tho grent Festival Hail, tho Terrace of States end the East nnd West Pavilions nnd tho Fine Arts building directly behind. Tim Plko linn In the Tyrolean Alps tho finest concession Hint I havo ever seen. There is a great squnre with many quaint buildings, n little villngo i-trcct, nnd nbovo tho snow-clnd moun tains which look very real ns tho MONUMENT AND PALACE OF evening falls. Tho best scenic rail road yet dovised affords sovoral flno glimpses of tho Alps and thero Is a very graphic oxpoBitlon of tho Obor ammergau passion play In tho llttlo church. Tho Cliff Dwellers' conces r.lon also looks very realistic nt night fall. It is clabornto in arrangement nnd tho courting, snnko and other dances by tho Southwestern Indians mako It another of tho Plko shows which should bo taken In by all. In Sevlllo thero Is nn amusing mnrionctto thoater and somo genulno Spanish dancing. For tho rest tho Plko offers l-V How the Walter Lost a Tip. At ono of tho Knnsns City hotols whero tho colored waiters glvo espe cially good sorvico, but always expect adequate remuneration for tho snmo from tho guests, a wnlter wns espe cially officious the other day In serv ing a man from whom ho oxpectcd a liberal tip. WItcn tho meal had beon served and ho was standing off nt ono cdo, eagerly looking for nn opportu nity to bo of service, ho said to tho guest: "Didn't yo' havo a brothah heah Inst veck, sail?" "No," said tho ono nddrossed, "I be r.evo not." "Woll," continued tho wnlter, "theh was a gom'mnn hoah at mah tablo what looked vo'y much llko you, and ho was so well pleased with tho sorv ico that ho gav mo 50 cents when ho left." Tho guest hnd by this tlmo finished his meal, and as ho aroso he said to tho expectant servitor: "Como to think of It, Sam, that was my brother that was hero, and I guess ho paid you for tho whole family. Ho may bo bock ngaln In a weok or two." Kansas City Journal. Church and School for Indians. Mother Katherlno Droxel of Phila delphia, founder and head of tho Or der of tho Blessed Sacrament, com posed of nuns who dovoto tholr lives to tho uplifting of tho Indian and ne gro, haB offered $500,000 of her own privnto fortuno with which to build a church nnd school for tho Indians of tho Winnebago, Nob., reservation. Tho only condition is that tho Indians consent, and this Father Scholl ot Homer, Neb., bus obtained. July. ir.flnlto variety, nnd as n rulo the full monoy's worth Is given. The cnor mono Jerusalem and Boor War con cessions aro not on tho Plko. It Is n enso of dlno at tho German Pavilion nnd dlo at tho exposition. In n beautiful Modorno Kunst building adjoining Dns Dcutscho Units tho best fcod and tho highest prices ou tho grounds nro to bo found, tho table d'hoto lunch nnd dinner costing two nnd threo dollars, respectively. Thoro is nlso a la enrto Borvlco. Everything ronsldcred, tho prices aro not oxcos lve, and nt least ono meal should bo taken thoro for tho oxporlonco. An other should bo tnken at tho Tyrolean Alps, either outdoors or In the gor geous dining-room in tho mountain tide. Tho best French restnurnnt Is nt Paris, on tho Pike. Lower In prices nml In every way admlrablo aro tho two restaurants conducted by Mrs. Rorer in tho pavilions of Cascado Gardens. Tho cast ono hns wait resses and no beer nnd tho wost one waiters and beer. For a bit of lunch Germnny, Franco and England nil offer dollcloua pnstry In tho Agrlcul tprnl building. Thoso aro not free ads, but tlmo-savlng tips for tho trav eler. There nro no ond of restaurants to fit nil purses on tho grounds. I tried nine of them nnd nowhero found tho prices more tiian they ought to bo. As a matter of fact, for neither food r.or lodging no ono need pay any more ni St Louis than ho fcols that ho can VARIED INDUSTRIES, afford, and yet bo woll fed and housed, It ho will use ordinary common sense In making a selection out ot the ubundanco offered. Hot? Yes, but on tho two hottest days of tho summer at St Louis I suffered no moro from the heat than in Now York beforo leaving and after returning. Evory day of the sovon thero was a brcozo at tho fair grounds and It was always posslblo to find a shady spot. Tho nights woro cool and comfortable. ADDISON STEELE. AArrVWVW SET THEM ON EACH OTHER. Belligerent Callers Fooled by Quick Wltted Newspaper Man. Representative Brownlow of Ton ncssec tells that onco ho was running a country papor during campaign times and was printing "fighting" languago ovcry week. Ono day, Just after tho paper was out, a big man, armed with a club, walked Into the sanctum nnd florcoly inquired If the editor was In. Tho frightened Brown low had wit enough to answer that be was not, but that ho would go out and hunt him up. Ho started for the stroot and nt tho foot of tho stair met another irato fellow, who askod:i "Will I find tho editor of this dlrtr shoot upstairs?" "Yes," said Brown low, "he's up thero at his desk Just itching for a fight." Tho second matt went up and Brownlow disappeared. Which whipped tho othor is 'not re latedand Brownlow didn't go back during tho day to find out. Ancient Phases Corrupted. Ancient Plcts In England were callod by tho Coltlc word "pohta" or fighters. Thl3 was Latinized Into Pie ti. So, too, Barbary of tho ancient maps Is a monument to tho miscalling ot tho Berbor trlbo by tho Greek word signifying "barbarian." Evon the leg end of tho victory of Guy of Warwick, over tho dun cow Is aBsallod by ruth less etymologists, who Insist upon its derivation from his conquest over the "Dena gnu," or Danish settlement, at tho champion's gates, Tho Coltla words 'alt maon" aro responsible for many "old man" crags upon sea coast and among mountains. They me howovtr, "high rock," J I 'tf 84t i" IT'M , v I 1. II ' I ' U. h i e M m IM'i . li iM i ! I i y?sy?fia'fiat:";?r'ir' i i i i iw.rii. mmm . -T - ,.. VI jXQMU EI9 . MfllHlaHMiil'?fiI