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CHAPTER XXXii Continued
The hotel furnishes matches re
sponded Blake coolly
Heres a match said Kingsley
Thanks old chap
Morris calmly struck a light and
holding the bright new thousand-dollar
note a few feet from Blakes head
he ignited it
Very clever Morris said Blake
replacing his pocketbook Must be
a new sensation to burn my money
Did you burn your fingers again
Morris
Dont go too far with me Blake
Morris exclaimed Ill not stand for
it do you hear Ive lost and Im
still a gentleman youve won and
are yet a cad Youve taken my
money and won the woman Keep
away from me
I didnt seek this interview said
Blake his face flushed with rising
anger but since its to be our last
one Im going to tell you something
Ive not a dollar of your money and
am not your rival in any respect
Liaten to me Morris and Ill tell you
something that will sober you Do
you remember John Burt I guess
you do He was the country boy -who
dragged you out of a chair by the
scruff of the neck for insulting a
young lady upon whom you had forced
your society
What of him demanded Morris
sullenly At the mention of John
Burts name the scene with all its
horror came to him
John Burt what of him repeat
ed Morris That country lout can
come back or stay away or go to the
devil for all 1 care
That country lout has come back
said Blake deliberately I had the
pleasure this afternoon my dear Mor
ris of transferring to John Burt the
various stocks and bonds which you
and your father tendered to James
Blake Company in settlement of
your liabilities Permit me to- let
you into a deep secret my dear Mor
ris John Burt is James Blake
Company 1 am nothing In my fee
ble way Ive attempted to carry out
John Burts instructions You seemed
to stand across his path and he blot
ted you out He forced you to
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With careless co mpt Blake ignored
Morris and his yes followed John
Burt and Hawkins as they came
towards him
At the call of his name John turned
and saw Blake His face lighted with
a smile as he stopped and then
walked towards the group
The muscles of Morris face
twitched and a desperate look came
to his eyes With a quick motion his
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-By FREDERICK
UPHAM ADAMS
Author of Tlio Kidnaped Millionaires
Colonel MonrooV Doctrine
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A J DltEXKL BlDULE
gorge General Cardens fortune He
will wed the woman on whom you
have forced your addresses Bo I
make myself plain Morris
Morris gazed at James Blake and
tor a moment seemed incapable of
speech
I I I think you lie Blake he
stammered after a long pause
Blake raised his eyes and saw John
Curt and Mr Hawkins entering the
room Pausing not a second to weigh
the Consequences he grasped Morris
by the shoulders and whirled hew
around
Morris threw one arm behind him
but Blake scornful cf his opponent
and thinking only of the dramatic cli
max which offered itself took no
warning
Calm yourself Morris he said
scothumlv Anger does not become
you I want you to look ycur best
lor here comes our mutual friend
Like column pushed frcrrv ita base be fell
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figure reel through the smoke and
they saw Morris fire again
Like a sharp echo came an answer
ing shot from Blake He had half
fallen with his right knee and left
hand on the marble floor Morriss
second shot was aimed over his head
at John Burt who had dashed at Mor
ris and was almost over -the vavering
figure of his friend
When Blake fired Morris arms
went up with a jerk His revolver
fell with a crash on the floor
God Morris cried
Like a column pushed from its base
he fell He turned half over and
lay motionless
Ive got him John gasped Blake
and I guess hes got me Are you
hurt John
He again raised his weapon un
steadily and pitched forward into
John Burts arms
Stand back and give the man air
roared John Hawkins pushing aside
the morbid crowd which surged
around the motionless bodies Bear
a hand John well take Jim to my
room
With bated breath John watched
the surgeon as he opened the waist
coat and cut away the blood soaked
shirt For a moment ho laid his
head against Blakes breast It seem
ed an age before the answer came
He lives said the surgeon reach
ing for an emergency case He held
a vial to Blakes nostrils and the
watchers saw the faint shudder which
told of a half in the march of death
Then the breast heaved convulsively
and James Blake opened his eyes and
looked squarely into John Burts face
Hello John he said faintly
Whats the matter Whats happen
ed old man
You must keep quiet Jim said
John Burt tenderly clasping Blakes
hand and pushing back the damp
locks from his rorehead Ycu are a
long way from being dead old man
but you must reserve your strength
and obey the surgeons
1 dQnt want a surgeon not now
declared Blake in a stronger voice
and a quickening intelligence in his
dark eyes Hello Hawkins Yo
won t be offended will you Hawkins
if I ask you and the doctors to leave
me alone with John for a minute or
two
Certainly not my boy if the doc
tors say so
The surgeon turned to JoLn and
whispered a few words which did not
escape Blakes strangely revived
serses
Youll probe for nothing until I
talk to John he asserted Im go
ing to live long enough to tell John
something that no one else shall hear
Send them out of here John or Ill
get up and chase them out
The surgeon administered a few
drops of stimulant and motioning to
I Hawkins and the physician tho three
silently left the room
Sit close by me John and let me
held your hand said Blake Dear
old John
Tears glistened in his eyes as he
clasped the others hand
BaiiwgBsswrasWJ
you seucl for her John
At once was the answer
The door opened softly and Dr
Hnrkncss and other surgeons entered
the room
CHAPTER XXXIII
A Mendacious God
Heres a message for you Jessie
The man says he will wait for an an
swer Im just dying from cu Iosity
Jessie Carden was reading when
Edith Hancock rushed into her room
Too impatient to wait she leaned
over Jessies shoulder The note bore
tne letterhead of a hotel and was
written in a firm but scrawling hand
It read
Miss Jessie Carden
Mr James Blake has been serious
ly wounded by a pistol shot and may
not recover He wishes to see you
If possible come at once
SAMUEL L ROUNDS
When the purport of the message
dawned upon her Edith snatched the
paper from Jessies hand and de
voured it with straining eyes
He may not recover she moaned
He may not recover Oh what has
happened I am going to him He
shah not die Hurry Jessie hurry
Two white faced girls rushed in
upon General Carden His lips com
pressed as he read the message
This is Morris work he said
Tell the messenger we will come at
once
The hotel entrance was blocked by
a mob when the Bishop carriage drew
up The blue helmets of police of
ficers formed a line which marked
the edge of a struggling crowd
One moment sir ordered an of
ficer holding his baton in front of Gen
eral Carden Make way for the am
bulance corps
The folding doors of the side en
trance opened and four men slowly
advanced bearing a stretcher It con
tioned a motionless mass covered
with a white cloth Jessie clung to
her fathers arm
With a low cry Edith Hancock
sprang forward and raised the cloth
She looked into the dead staring eyes
of Arthur Morris The bearers paus
ed while she gazed intently at the
face She nervously replaced the cov
ering and turned to Jessie and hen
father
Its Arthur Morris Hes dead
Perhaps it is all a mistake about Mr
Blake Find out general find out
at once Well wait for you here
General Carden returned and silent
ly conducted Jessie and Edith to a
room on the second floor
A case of surgical instruments lay
on the center table but the room had
no occupant As they stood hesitat
ingly by the entrance the door con
necting an adjoining room opened
and a tall man with red hair sharp
blue eyes and enormous hands enter
ed Jessie recognized Sam Rounds
Heou dew ye do he said softly
advancing with an awkward bow
Sorry tew meet you in such a place
but the bitter goes with the sweet
Jims badly hurt oht he has a chance
so the doctors say
In whispers the four talked of the
tragedy Sam nad entered the hotel
office just before the first shot was
fired
It all happened so quick I couldnt
do a thing Sam explained The
second shot fired by Morris just miss
ed some one else some one Jim
was tryin tew save an went
through the top of Mr Hawkins hat
Morris was dead before he struck the
floor
The door opened and a grave faced
surgeon entered the room
Miss Carden may see Mr Blake
for a few minutes he said
In the dimly lighted room Jcisie
Carden saw two figures one propped
up with pillows so that only the head
and arms showed against the white
linen The curling black locks fell
back from the pale brow and the
handsome face seemed chiseled in
purest marble
To be continued
Answered the Call
On the bank of the Mohawk river
midway between Amsterdam and
Tribes Hill New York is the farm of
Aaron Pepper The proprietor is the
possessor of several horses and
among them one that is blind o
which Our Dumb Animals tells this
story
The horses frequently resort to the
islands in the river for pasturage
They ford the stream at a point near
the dwelling and the blind mare
usually follows the others During a
I dont wish you to tell me recent freshet the horses attempted
jonn ijuii xrcnu - - i thing Jim scid Johllf soothingly
Blake released his grasp and j -just keep quiet Jim and make up
ns drew back in a defiant attitude your mind that you are going to sret
well and be- the same generous old
Jim Blake that I have known all these
years
You know what Ive done ex
claimed Blake his eyes glistening
with excitement You know all and
yet forgive me Do you John Tell
me old man it means more for me
than drugs or probes
I do Jim Say no more about it
old partner but lay quiet and keep
arm come from behind his back and all your strength for the crisis which
something glittered in his hand s comic
Hello Jim said John Are we
on time
Mr Burt said Blake his dark
eyes twinkling with deviltry and his
voice clear as a bell permit me to
introduce
John shook his head
And yet you know the truth I
loved her madly John but a few
words from you John after ycu learn-
ed the truth brought me back to
I earth I said nothing to Jessie John
He turned to Morris with a mocking i No word of love ever passed my lips
smile on his lips He heard the click I I saw Jessie this evening and told
of metal and saw the flash of polished j her that I was to dine with a friend
steel as Morris raised his arm and of mine from California you John
leveed a revolver at jonn iurt
I bought this for myself Take it ised her that I would bring that un
John Burt he cried j named friend to her house That was
He fired before the words were out
of his mouth The spectators who
stood their ground saw James Blake
throw himself forward the moment
before a spit of fire came from the
mujaie of the weapon They saw his
to return wniie iir jfepper anxious
as to the result stood watching them
from the north shore Two horses
and colts had entered the stream
then their blind companion followed
In a few minutes all were strug
gling against the rapid current and
failing to make any headway the
leaders sought the large island whiln
the blind beast became separated
from them and drifted a considerable
distance below until she gained a
foothold
Then discovering the loss of her
mates and realizing her helpless con
dition she gave a plaintive whinny
One of the animals upon hearing it
re entered the stream and swimming
to its unfortunate companion touch
ed it with the nose and directed it
toward the island which both reach
ed in safety
French Telephone Girls
It has recently been decided in Paris
that the telephone girl is a public of-
i you And to morrow evening I prom i ficlal and as such she commands the
my little surprise John but it was
not to be
I shall call the surgeons if you say
another word declared John who
feared a change for the worse
- should like to see Jessie Will
respect incident to public function
aries The question came up in a case
where a popular actress was prose
cuted in the criminal court fcr hav
ing insulted the central girl While
defendant was acquitted the rights
of the demoiselles de telephone were
clearly established
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Sailboats Construction
kind of masts were made of dowels
sticks one quarter inch thick to be
found at lumber yards and hard
ware stores
On the mast was fastened a cross
arm just as wide as the boat A
piece of sheeting made an excellent
sail and after it was fastened on the
arm with a thread and needle the
two lower corners were fastened se
curely to the sides of the boat The
sail was put as far forward as pos
sible in the bow of the boat for it
hsjped steer and no rudder became
necessary Without any doubt the
boy who lives near the water and can
find some odd pieces of lumber some
nails and a piece of cloth will find
in this boat making enough to amuse
him off and on half the summer
Boston Herald
Trussing Game
The Trussing Game is played by
two persons each of whom tries to
overturn the ether after both have
been tied ortrussed as follows The
player seats himself on the floor his
hands placed palm to palm are
bound together at the wrist with a
handkerchief and his legs are tied
in like manner above the ankles The
knees are then drawn up the arms
placed over them and a stick abcut
four feet long pushed over one arm
under both knees and out again over
the other arm The player can now
move no part of his limbs except his
toes If he is overturned the ends of
the stick prevent his falling on his
side but he cannot right himseif
without aid Two players trussed
in this way are placed opposite each
other in the middle of the room their
ioes just touching The object of each
is to tip his opponent over by means
of his toes and he who first does this
is the winner If either of the play
ers falls over he must be placed in
position again by the spectators
The Humrrnng Bird
One of the prettiest and most inter
esting of birds common to the eye is
the humming bird It is so very little
and dainty and goes about its work
with such m air of authority that one
loves to w ch it as it flits in and out
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Why
Why leave for the evening shadows
The duties of early day
Why grudge until bleak December
The kindness we owe to May
Tis time for the bud and blossom
When skies are serene and blue
Who soweth In chilly autumn
Reaps harvest of bitter rue
Thy frown or thy unklndnes
As bitter as draught of gall
May sting thee as scourge of nettles
Ere lowers nights sable pall
Beware lest thy tardv kisses
Fall madly on lips of clay
Or heart thou this morn eouldst comfort
Be pulseless ere close of day
Be kind while lifes morn still lingers
Thy love and thy helpful hands
Shall be as the founts of water
To wanderer oer desert sands
A word from the heart in kindness
May pierce the gray mists of pain
And arch oer the hills eternal
The rainbow of hope again
Mary 13 Klllilee in New York Sun
A Speedy Sailboat
The boat that is here shown was
designed especially for a boy who
had no patience tools or skill He
wanted a boat and one that would go
fast A board with a sail stuck up
on it was not to his liking and so
this entirely original affair was pro
duced Nothing in the boat was of
value except as kindling wood but
the making and sailing cf similar
boats afforded many an hours enter
tainment Each day when the wind
was blowing off shore one or more
of these boats were set adrift in Long
Island sound Off they would go like
catamarans sometimes at an angle
with the wind but always out of
sight never to return Once in a
while one would be adjusted just
riglit and then it was hard to keep
up with it by rowing it would go so
fast The seas would go over them
but as they had no deck on they
would go
It was found after awhile that too
short a boat would not steer very
well A long boat on the other hand
would keep pointing about right so
that they were made from two to
eight feet long The best way to
build the boat was to find a board
about four feet long and six or eight
inches wide This was sawed diagon
ally across the center and the angle
made on each piece was made the
bow These two pieces were held
side by side eight inches apart and
two narrow strips were nailed across
bow and stern an extra piece having
a hole in it was nailed on the bow
strip and a stick about a foot long
was stuck in it for a mast The best
of the honeysuckles One must be
very still for the slightest noise fright
ens it away
It has very gorgeous coloring The
upper parts are shining green the
wings and tail are quite dark and the
throat is a blazing red
In the winter it goes from southern
Florida to Central America
The nest is a very cute structure It
is made of plant down then covered
over with moss lichens and small
plant fibers and is usually built in
orchard trees or oaks The eggs are
two in number and of a beautiful pure
white
Its favorite dish is the honey and
small insects which it discovers In
the flowers that it frequents
Tent Made on a Rope
A tent can be made by children very
easily and quickly without outside
The Tent in Position
help Get three old sheets or sliawls
a rope and some safety pins and fol
low this picture and description
Tie the rope between two trees so
that you may walk under it without
touching your head Throw a sheet
or shawl over it Tie four strings as
long oft yourself to each corner of the
sheet tone on each corner On the
other end of each string tie a pointed
stick Drive these sticks into the
ground as far from the rope as you
can The sheet will now make a good
roof Two more sheets are now used
for the sides of the tent Each sheet
makes an end and one side
Use safety pins to pin up these
sides The hole at each end of the
tent under the rcof is necessary to
keep it cool and comfortable Most
tents are very stuffy and hot but this
tent is as satisfactory an arrangement
as can be made
Turks and Russians
Turks and Russians is a game play
ed by two persons with slate and pen
cil About a quarter of the slate is
marked off by a line at each end and
in each of the compartments so
marked off are made a number of
dots about the size of a pinhead those
at one end representing Turks and
the other Russians The number of
Turks and Russians may be large or
small as agreed on but must be
equal At one end of each compart
ment is a small square which serves
as a Each player in turn
places the point of his pencil in his
own battery and then draws a line
quickly in the direction of his
enemys men This line must have
no angles in it but must be straight
or curved Those dots through which
the line passes are considered dead
men and he who first kills all of the
enemys men is the winner Some
times the players are required to shut
their eyes or turn away their heads
when drawing their lines
Games for Rainy Days
Lots of fun can be had with a pea
nut tournament Have four people at
each table and in the center of each
have a large bowl of peanuts and a
hoops roll in lots of queer ways turn
ing corners chasing each other in cir
cles and acting generally as if they
were alive and were playing tag
games of their own
It takes a let of practice to be able
pair of tongs such as come in candy
boxes Each person must try to re
move the peanuts one at a time with
out stirring the other nuts At the
end of twenty minutes a boll is rung
and tho one having removed the larg
est number of peanuts is awarded a
simple little prize
Another simple but amusing pastime
Is to have a ring hung from the chan
delier at a convenient distance from
the floor Each child must walk di
rectly up to the ring and without hes
itating try to run a pencil through the
ring This sounds very easy but if
you try it yourself you will be sur
prised how difficult It really is
The Single Rope Swing
Sometimes a rope will be found
lying about the barn or back of the
house which could be used to make a
swing but it is not quite long enough
for the purpose That is the time a
single rope swing may be made
which will furnish enough fun to last
all summer
The end of a soap box makes a
good seat Bore a hole in the mid
dle of a board pass the rope through
and tie a knot in the bottom Tie the
other end around a branch of a tree
as far away from tho trunk as pos
sible Let the board be not more
than six or seven inches wide
A good athletic boy can have gret
fun with such a swing There is a
knack in handling it but when once
mastered he can swing back cr forth
perfectly straight in any direction
Grasp the rope as high as you can
reach stand far hack and with a
quick jerk lift yourself off the ground
and straddle the swing The board
should be far enough from the ground
to let the toes touch then by touch
ing tho ground occasionally it is pos
sible to keep going straight and not
revolve If some one is near by to
push you can be pushed in a circle
like a merry-go-round There is
enough variety in this style of swing
to make it worth while to make it
Waif Proved Himself Here
If there be degrees or kinds of hero
ism then perhaps that arising cut of
unselfishness is the highest At all
events this type was well illustrated
by a sailor lad many years ago He
had been sent a poor waif to the
training ship Chichester and when his
time was up he went to sea His ship
bound for New Zealand was run down
in the English channel and almost at
once began to fill In the confusion a
woman rushed on deck and shouted
for the boats A sailor told her the
boats had been swept away Madam
said a lad standing by you cant
swim I can Put en my life buoy
The lad kept himself afloat until he
was rescued in the last stage of ex
hausticn and though nearly all lives
were lest the woman to whom he had
given the buov was among the saved
ROLLING THE BALKY HOOPS
Do you know that you can roll a
hoop backward That is start it roll
ing in one direction and have it sud
denly stop and then start rolling in
exactly the otner direction Well you
can and very easily too and that is
only one of the queer things one can
do with hoops
A vaudeville performer used to
it revolve toward you The hoop wiD
stop and then roll toward you pass
ing you if ycu have given it a strong
enough twist
When you have mastered this a
you will at your very first trial you
are ready for a very pretty little pas
time Get one of your friends to pro
vide himself with a hcop and have a
backward race with you Draw twe
amuse large audiences by making i lines ten yards or thirty feet apart
and standing or one line throw you
hcop past the other line at the same
rime giving it the backward twist
Your object is to make it roll toward
you to pass you and roll as far be
hind you as it will Then your play
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Throwing the Hoops Across the Line
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to do this although a little twist of mate tries his hand and tries to make
the wrist does it all but it takes little his hoop roll back farther than vours
or no practice to make a hoop roil
backward
Take the hoop in your right hand
your finger ends on the inner side and
your thumb pressed firmly on the out
side Now give it an underhand pitch
away from you at the same time turn
ing your hand swiftly over so that
your fingers are above and your thumb
below This will make the hoop re
volve toward you although the force
of your throw carries it a little way in
did
This sounds very simple and easy
but it is not at all so for after a
hoop has rolled backward for a little
way it will usually roll in a circle and
if you are not careful it will after
passing you roll clear around you and
stop between the lines in front of you
after all
It takes a lot of nice judgment and
a very delicate sense of touch to mv
a hoop roll straight backward till it
the other direction In an instant this drops and you will find that this pas-
force will be overcome by the force time will call forth as much sfcni as
of the twist you gave it which makes marble ir even enns