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Exceptional
MLqtttptnent
of tlio California Fig Syrup Co. and tho
scientific attainments of iti chemists havo
rendered possible the production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna, in all of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
beneficially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
ita wholesome and refreshing Syrup of
California Figs.
, As thcro is only ono genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna and as tho gen
uine is manufactured by an original
.method known to tho California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy tho
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline imitations or to return them
if, uj)on viewing the package, the full natno
of tlu'Califomia FigSyrupCo. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
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k, SEEMED APPROPRIATE TO HER
Wife of 8Ick Man Thought She Had
Reason for Appealing to Loco
motive Works.
Ono day last winter a fcoblo Irish
woman called upon us for aid. Tho
caso sounded urgent, bo I wont with
her at onco. Everything was Just as
alio had stated. Her husband was
very 111, she was too old and foeblo
to work, their children woro dead,
thero was no flro and their only food
was bread which their neighbors, al
most as poor as they, had given them.
I asked her why sho had not come to
us before and sho replied that sho
had appealed to tho church and to
several individuals without success.
"Thin," sho went on, "01 wlnt to th'
big placo 'round tho stratc." Tho only
"big placo" near was a plant for tho
manufacture of steam engines, and I
wondered.
"But what made you go to tho loco
xnotlvo works?" I asked.
"Well, ma'nm, shuro an' ain't mo
old man got locomotive taxes?" New
York Telegram.
No Butler for Pneurltch.
"We'll havo to get a butler, you
know," said Mrs. Pneurltch.
"What for?" asked Mr. Pneurltch.
"Well, to look after tho wine collar,
apd "
"Not much, Prlscllla! I'm capable of
'"fooKiiiR nfter the lioozo myself."
"A butler lends dignity to an estab
lishment, too."
"Well, when I got so hard up for
dignity that I have to borrow It from
a butler, I'll quit and go hack to tho
recall grocery business. You manngo
tho hired girls, Prlscllla, and I'll at
tend to running tho man part of this
ahebang."
A Friendly Pointer.
"What," asked Arizona Al, when tho
new editor had taken charge of Tho
Dally Rattlesnake, "Is goln' to bo your
S'ollcy?"
"My policy, my friend, Is going to
bo to toll tho truth nccordhiK to my
lights, and let tho chips fall whero
they may."
"Stranger, that's a good policy, but
be sure before you go to press that
you'vo got your lights adjusted to suit
all parties. This Is a bad placo for
peoplo that gits tho wronu focus."
Starch, like everything else, Is be
ing constantly Improved, tho patent
Starches put on tho market 25 years
ago aro very different and Inferior to
those of tho present day. In tho lat
est discovery Defiance Starch all
Injurious chemicals aro omitted, whllo
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to tho Starch n
strength nnd smoothness never ap
proached by other brands.
Overcome Adversity.
Tho waves which sorrow lashes up
around us stand high between us and
tho world and mnko our ship solitary
In tho midst of a haven full of vessels.
Cannot ono do like tho fair sun, and
, "o under tho waves nnd yet como
Hack again. And yot, nfter all, If you
look upon his going down rightly
thero is no such thing in reality.
Rlchter.
A Man of Mean.
Stem Parent Ethel, young Fledg
ley gavo mo to understand ho was a
man of means when ho askod for your
hand.
Ethel Ho is a man of means, fa
ther. Storn Parent But ho only makes
$1,000 a year.
Ethel Well, he means to make
moro.
Lewis' Single Binder made of extra qual
ity tobacco, costH moro than other 5c
cigars. Tell tho dealer you want them.
Marriago will change a man's views
quicker than anything else.
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the BoPBa-rtftftftiuLcc A i r fj rs 'V Q&M
"Mad" Dnn Multlunil, on rom-liltiK '"I"
Now York bachelor cluli, mot nil nttnic
tlvo youiiK woniiin at thn tloor Jnultor
O'Umkmii iissuroil him no one liuil been
within that ilay. Dan tllafovereil u wom
an's (Inner prints in dust on liH ilesl
nlonjj with u loiter from bin attorney
Miiltlniul dined with Hiiiincitiimi. his at
torney. Dim net out for OreenlleldM, to
Bet his family Jewels. DurliiK hW wnlW
to tho rolintry neat, he met the young
woman In Kriiy. whom he Itml neon leav
lntr his bachelors' dull. Her nuto had
broken down, lie fixed It. ll a ruse sho
"lost" him. Maitland, on reaehliiK home,
surprised lady In Kray, crnrldiiK the safe
contalnlnK his Kerns She, apparently,
took him for u well-known crook, D.inlvl
Anlsty. Ilnlf-hyptiotlzed. Maltlnml opened
his safe, took therefrom the n wels, and
kvp them to her, llrst forming u part
nership In crime. The real Man Anlsty.
ftotlKht by police Of the wnl'lil, appeared
on tho same mission. Multlaud oercame
him.
CHAPTER IV. Continued.
"You doubted mo, nfter all!" she
commented, a trlllo bitterly.
"I no! You misunderstand me.
Uellovo me, I "
"Ah, don't protest. What does It
make or mar, whether or not you
trusted me? . . . You have," shu
added, quietly, "tho jewels safe
enough. I suppose?"
Ho stopped short, aghast. "I! The
jewels!"
"I slipped them In your coat pocket
before "
Instantly her hand wns free, Malt
land rnmmlng both his own Into the
s'do pockets of his top coat. "They'ro
safe!"
She smiled uncertainly.
"Wo havo no time," said sho. "Can
you drive ?"
They woro standing by tho sldo of
her car, which had been cunningly hid
den In tho gloom beneath a spreading
tree on the further sldo of tho road.
Maitland, crestfallen, offered his hand;
tho tips of her fingers touched his
palm lightly as she jumped in. Ho hes
itated at tho step.
"You wish me to?"
Sho laughed lightly. "Most assurod
ly. You may assuro yourself that I
ehnn't try to elude you again "
"I would I might ho suro of that,"
ho said, steadying his voice and seek
ing her eyes.
"Procrastination won't make It any
moro assured."
He stepped up nnd settled himself
In the driver's scat, grasping throttle
nud steering wheel; tho great machine
thrilled to his touch like a live thing,
then began slowly to back out Into
tho road. For an instant It seemed to
hnng palpitant on dead center, then
shot out like n hound unleashed, veil-tre-u-torre
Brooklyn miles away over
tho hood.
It seemed but a mlnuto ere they
were thundering over tho Myannls
bildgo. A little further on Maitland
slowed down and, jumping out, lighted
the lamps. In tho seat again no
words had passed ho threw in the
high-speed clutch, and the world flung
behind them, roaring. Thereafter,
breathless, stunned by the frenzy of
speed, perforce silent, they bored on
through the night, crashing along de
serted highways.
In the east h band of pallid light
lifted up out of the night, and the
horizon took shapo against It, stnrk
and black. Slowly, stealthily, tho
formless dawn dusk spread over the
sleeping world; to tho zenith tho light
smitten stars reeled nnd died, and
houses, fields, and thoroughfares lay
a-gllmmer with ghostly twilight as the
car tore headlong through tho grim,
unlovely, silent hinterland of Long
l3lnnd City.
The gates of tho ferry-houso were in
exorably shut ngninst them when at
last Maitland brought the big machine
to a tremulous and panting halt, like
that of an overdriven thoroughbred.
And though thoy porforce endured a
wait of fully 15 minutes, neither found
aught worth saying; or else tho words
wherewith fitly to clotho their thoughts
woro denied them. The girl seemed very
weary, nnd sat with head drooping nnd
Innds clasped Idly In her lap. To
Maltland's hesitant query as to her
comfort sho roturn a monosyllabic re
assurance Ho did not again venturo
to disturb her; on his own part ho was
conscious of a clogging senso of ex
haustion, of a drawn and haggard fool
ing nbout tho eyes and temples; and
know that ho wa3 keeping awake
automatically, his belhg already a
doze. Tho fresh wind off tho sullen river
served in somo measure to revive
thorn, onco tho gates were opened and
the car had taken a placo on tho ferry-boat's
forward extreme. Day was
now full upon tho world; nbovo a hori
zon belted with bright magenta, tho
cloudless sky was soft turquoise and
sapphire; and abruptly, whllo the big
unwieldy boat surged across the nar
row ribbon of green water, tho sun
shot up with a shout and turned to
nn evanescent dream of fairy-land tho
gaunt, rock-ribbed profile of Manhat
tan island, bulking above them In tior
upon tier of monstrous buildings.
On tho Manhattan side, In deference
to tho girl's low-spoken wish Maitland
ran the machine up to Second avenue,
turned north, and brought it to a stop
by the curb, a llttlo north of Thirty
fifth streot.
''And now whither?" ho Inquired,
hands somewhat impatiently ready
upou the driving nud steering gear,
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Tho girl smiled faintly through her
veil. "You have been most kind," she
told him in a tired volco. "Thank you
from my heart, Mr. Anlsty," and
made a moro as If to relieve him of
his charge.
"Is that all?" ho demanded, blankly.
"Can I say more?"
"I ... 1 am to go no further
with you?" Sick with disappointment,
ho rose nnd dropped to the sidewalk
anticipating her affirmative answer.
"If you would please me," said tho
girl, "you won't Insist."
"I don't," ho returned, ruefully.
"But are you quite sure that you're all
right now?"
"Quito, thank you, dear Mr. Anlsty!"
With a pretty gesture of conquering
Impulso sho swept her veil aside, and
tho warm rose-glow of tho now-born
day tinted her wan young checks with
color. And hor eyes woro as Btars,
bright with a mist of emotion, brim
ming with gratutude and something
oIbo. Ho could not say what; but one
thing ho know, and that was that she
was worn with excitement and fatigue,
near to tho point of breaking down.
"You're tired," ho Insisted, solici
tous. "Can't you lot mo?"
"I am tired," sho admitted, wistfully,
volco Btibdued, yet rich and vibrant.
"No, please. Pleaso let mo go. Don't
ask mo nny questions now."
"Only one," ho made supplication.
"I'ro done nothing "
"Nothing but ho moro kind than I
cin say!"
"And you'ro not going to back out
of our partnership?"
"Oh!" And now tho color In hor
cheeks was warmer than that which
the dawn had lent them. "No. . . .
I shan't back out." And sho smiled.
"And If I call a mooting of tho board
of management of Anlaty and Went
worth, Limited, you will promlso to
attend?"
"Yo-es "
"Will it bo too early if i' call ono
for today?"
"Why"
"Say at two o'clock this aftornoon,
at Eugeno's. You know tho place?"
"I havo lunched thoro "
"Then you Bhall again today. You
won't disappoint mo?"
"I will bo there. I ... 1 shnll
bo glad to come. Now please! "
"You'vo promised. Don't forgot."
Ho stepped hnck and stood in a sort
of dreamy daze, while, with ono final
wonderful Bintio at parting, tho girl ns
sumed control of tho machlno and
swung It out from tho curb. Maitland
watched it forgo slowly up tho avenuo
and vanish round tho Thirty-sixth
streot corner; then turned his fnco
southward, sighing with weariness nnd
discontent.
At Thirty-fourth street a policeman,
lounging beneath tho corruguted iron
awning of a corner saloon, faced about
with a low whistle, to Btaro after him.
Maltlnml experienced a chill senso of
criminal guilt; ho was painfully con
scious of those two shrowd oyoB, bor
ing glmlot-llko Into his back, over
looking no detail of tho wrock of his
evening clothes. Involuntarily ho
glanced down nt his logs, and they
moved mechanically beneath tho edgo
She. "Can You Drive?"
of his overcoat like twin animated
columns of mud and dust, openly ad
vertising his misadventures. He felt
In his soul thnt they shrieked aloud,
that they would presently succeed In
dinnfng all tho town awake, so that
tho startled populace would como to
tho windows to stare In wonder us lie
passed by. And Inwardly ho groaned
and quaked.
As for tho policeman, nfter some io
luctant hesitation, ho overcame the In
herent Indisposition to exortlon that
affects ills kind, and, swinging his
stick, stalked after Maitland.
Happily (and with heartfelt thanks
giving) tho young man chanced upon
a somnolent nnd bedraggled hack, at
rest In tho stenciled Hhadows of the
Third avenuo elevated structure. Its
pilot was snoring lustily tho sleep of
tho belated, on the box. With some
difficulty ho was awakened, and Malt
land dodged Into the musty, dusty body
of tho vehicle grateful to escape the
unprejudiced stare of tho guardian of
tho peace, who in another moment
would havo overtaken him nnd, doubt
less, subjected him to embarrassing
Inquisition.
As tho ancient four-wheeler rattled
noisily over tho cobbles, somo of the
shops wero taking down their shutters,
tho surface cars wero beginning to run
with Increasing frequency, and tho
sidewalks wore becoming sparsely
populated. Famlllnr as tho Bights
were, they wore yet somehow strange
ly unrenl to tho young man. In a
night tho face of tho world had
changed for him; Its features loomed
weirdly blurred nnd contortod through
the mystical gray-gold atmosphere of
I ho land of Romance, whoreln ho real
ly lived and moved and had his being.
Tho blatant day wns altogether pre
posterous; to-day was a dream, some
thing nightmarish; last night ho had
been awake, last night for tho first
time In twenty-odd years of exlstenco
ho had lived.
He slipped unthinkingly ono hand
into his coat pocket, seeking Instinc
tively his clgarotto caso; and his fin
gers brushed tho coarse-grained sur
face of a ennvas bng. Ho Jumped as If
electrified. Ho had managed altogeth
er' to forget them, yet In his keeping
were tho Jowols, Maitland heirlooms
tho swng and booty, tho loot and plun
der of tho night's adventuro. And ho
smiled happily to think that his Inter
est In them wns GO per cont. depreci
ated in 21 hours; now ho owned only
half.
Suddenly ho sat up, with happy eyes
and a glowing face. Sho had trusted
him!
CHAPTER V.
Incognito.
At noon, proclsely, Maitland stirred
between tho sheetB for the firBt tlmo
since ho hnd thrown himself Into his
hod stirred, and, confused by what
ever alarm had awakened him, yawned
stupendously, nnd Bat up, rubbing
cienched fists In his eyes to clear them
of Bleop'H cobwebs. Then ho bent for
ward, clasping his knees, smiled large
ly, replaced tho snillo with a' thought
ful frown, and in such wiao contem
plated tho foot of tho bod for soveral
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minutes-his first conscious Impros
slon, that ho had something delightful
to look forward to yielding to a vnguo
recollection of a prolonged Bhrlll tin
tinnabulation as If the telephone boll
In the front room had been ringing for
somo time.
But ho waited in vain for a repetition
of tho Hound, and eventually conrluded
that ho had been mistaken; It had
been nn echo from his dreams, most
likely. Besides, who should cnH him
up? Not two people knew thnt ho
was In town; not oen O'l lagan was
awaro that ho had leturned to his
rooms that morning.
Ho gaped again, stt etching wldo his
arms, sat up on the edgo of tho bed,
and heard the clock strike Vi.
Noon and . . . Ho had an en
gagement at two! Ho brightened nt
the memory and, Jumping up, pressed
an electric call button on the wall. By
the time ho had padded barefoot to tho
bathroom and turned on tho cold-water
tap, O'Hagan'H knock Bummoned
him to tho hall door.
"Back again, O'Hagnn; and In a
desperate rush. I'll want you to shavo
mo and send some telegrams, please.
Must ho off by 1:30. You may get out
my gray-striped llnnnols" hero ho
paused, calculating his costumo with
careful discrimination "and a black
striped negligee shirt; gray Bocks;
russet low shoes; black and white
cneck tie broad wings. You know
where to find them all?"
"Shuro ylss, sor."
O'Hngan showed no ovldenco of sur
prise; tho eccentricities of Mr. Malt
land could not move him, who waB in
ured to them through long ussoclatlon
and observation. He moved away to
execute his Instructions, quietly ef
ficient. By tho time Maitland had
finished splashing and gasping In tho
bathtub everything was ready for tho
ceremony of dressing.
In other words, 20 minutes later
.Maitland, bathed, shaved, but still In
dressing gown and slippers, wns seated
nt his desk, a cup of black coffee
steaming at his elbow, a number of
yellow telegraph blanks beforo him, a
pen poised between his fingers.
It was In his mind to send a who
to Cressy, apologizing for his deser
tion of tho night Just gone, and an
nouncing his Intention to rejoin thn
party from which the motor trip to
New York had been as planned but a
temporary defection, In time for din
ner that same evening. He nibbled
tho end of the penholder, selecting
phrases, then looked up at the at
tentive O'Hagnn.
"Bring me a New Haven time table,
pleaso," ho began, "and "
Tho door bell abruptod his words,
clamoring shrilly.
"What tho douce?" ho demanded.
"Who on n that ho? Answer It, will
you, O'Hngan?"
Ho put down tho pen, swallowed his
coffee, and lit a clgarotto, listening to
tho murmurs nt tho hall door. An in
stant later, O'Hngan returned, bearing
a slip of white pasteboard which ho de
posited on tho desk before Maitland.
'".lames Burleson Snattli,'" Malt
land read aloud from the faultlessly
engraved card. "I don't know him.
What docs ho want?"
"Wouldn't say, sor; seemed sur
prised whin I towld him yo wero in,
an' said ho was glad to hear it busi
ness prossln', says ho."
"'Snalth?' But I never heard tho
name before. Whnt does ho look llko?"
"A glntleman, sor, bo th' clothes av
him nn' th' way ho talks."
"Well . . . Devil tako tho man!
Show him In." v
"Very good, sor."
Maitland swung around In his desk
chair, his back to tho window, expres
sion politely curious, as his caller on
tered tho room, pnuslng, hut In hund,
Just across tho threshold.
Ho proved to bo a mnn apparently
of middle nge, of height approximating
Maltland's; his shoulders woro slightly
rounded as If from habitual bending
over a desk, his pose mild and defer
ential. By his oyeglassos and peering
look, hq wns near-sighted; by his
dress, a gentleman of tnsto and Judg
ment us well as of means to gratify
both. A certain Jaunty and summory
touch in his nttiro suggested a person
of lelsuro who had JiiHt run down from
his country place for a day in town.
His voice, when ho spoke, did noth
ing to dispel the Illusion.
"Mr. Maitland?" ho opened tho con
versation briskly. "I trust I do not
Intrude? I shall be brief as possible,
If you will favor mo with a prlvato in
terview." Maitland rdmnrked a voice well mod
ulated and a good cholco of words. Ho
ioko courteously.
"I should be pleased to do so," ho
suggested, "if you could advance any
reason for such a request."
Mr. Snalth smiled dlscrcotly, fum
bling In his sldo pocket. A second slip
of cardboard appeared between his fin
gers ns ho stepped over toward Malt
laud. "If 1 had not foared it might deprive
mo of this Interview, I should havo
sent in my business card nt once," ho
said. "Permit mo."
(TO Uli CONTINUED.)
"FAITH" ALL THAT WAS LEFT
Symbols of "Hope" and "Charity" Had
Got Away from Unfortunato Sun
day School Scholar.
A young Philadelphia Sunday school
teacher tells this story of tho result
of an attempted application of tho
principles of economics:
For some time she had endeavored
to Impress upou the minds of one of
her chargeH the names of thn three
qualltloH, faith, hope, and charity. One
Sunday she presented the pupil of tho
poor memory with three new shining
coins, a penny, a live-cent piece, and
a dime.
"Tho penny," sho said, "represents
faith, tho five-cent piece hope, and the
dime charity. Keep these coins nnd
every time you look at them think of
whnt they stand for."
Tho Sunday following tho teacher
rovlowod tho lesson of tho week be
fore, and called upon the holder ol the
coins to produce them and glvo their
niiiues in proper sequence. The
youngster shullled from ono leg to tho
other, stammered, blushed and Boomed
nltogother overcome with mortifica
tion. Finally ho hurst out with:
"Please, MIhs Fanny, I ain't got
nuthln' left but faith. Baby Bwal
lured hope, and mamma took charity
and bought ten cents' worth of meat
tor make hamhurg steak out uv."
ASK FATHER.
Clergyman What would your fa
ther say If ho saw you digging for
worms on Sundny?
Willie I don't know; but I know
what ho'd say If I did not dig for them.
That'H hlin fishing over there."
Laundry work at homo would bo
much moro satisfactory if tho right
Starch wero used.lu order to get tho
desired stiffness, it Is usually neces
sary to use bo much starch that tho
beauty and fineness of tho fabric is
hidden behind a pnBto of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but nlso affectB tho wear
ing quality of tho goods. This trou
ble can bo entirely ovorcomo by using
Defiance Stnrch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Many Seekers of the Pole.
Canada, Denmark, France, Qcr
ninny, England, Russia, Sweden nnd
tho United States were, In 1908, repre
sented unions tho 12 expeditions
which wero struggling townrd tho
pole. Eight leaders woro veterans
Peary and Cook or tho United States,
Bernlcr of Cnnada, Erlchson and Ras
niUBscn of Denmark, Charcot of
France, Shncklctou of England nnd
deer of Sweden.
Tho extraordinary popularity of flno
white goods this summer mnkes tho
cholco of Starch n matter of great Im
portance. Definnco Starch, being free
from nil Injurious chemicals, Is the
only nuo which Is safe to uso on fine
fabrics. It great strength as a stiffen
or makes half tho usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with tho result of
perfect finish, equal to that when tho
goods wero new.
Viewpoints.
Poet Isn't it n Blinmo tho wny
those randnls aro blasting away tho
beautiful Palisades?
Business Friend I Bhould say so.
Why, that was tho flnost place in tho
world to paint pntcnt mcdlclno ads!
Puck.
Many a man's boasted brarory haa
Kono lamo when his wlfo suggested
that ho visit tho kitchen und flro tho
cook.
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manently ciircil In a
few ilavM without a mtrirlcal operation
or detention from business. No pay
will 1hj accepted until thu patient U
completely mitlhtled, Wrlto or cull on .
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Room 306 Bee (Jldg., Omaha, Neb.