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rZ r.J - i , -irv s vsr . jifrmw-iM-vrri-: -fvir ?-. - K-i i ,"- 7-1 ."?.. . Vsi ' "?.. " -j w 0"' . m 'rt w- .--v . vm jL--f ?iVn ' r ft. cr iV sT- AT SSW5?55BWBSP?K?W p wfitosa- ur jjf r --i' ui eV7 Pr .eT .47.Br -sr an,' ? CHAPTER XXXV Continued. "That is not necessary." assured . Starva. "Let all these candles be sealed except those in the candelab rum that stands at the head" of the staircase. Bring your man, Jacques, to that point and no farther. We shall see him; but he will not be able to see us." Fortune was favoring; us indeed. Locke and I silently bestirred our calves. Now at last had come the moment for action. But still another grumbled; and still fortune favored us. "That is all very well," objected Ig natieff. "And perhaps a traitor may strike a blow in the dark. I for one refuse to gratify the curiosity of Kuhn iu this matter." "But Starva was determined to have his way. "To prevent that," he answered, "each of us will lay his weapons on the table at the end of the hall." There were cries of fierce dissent. Starva silenced them with an angry gesture. "One moment, friends," he purred,. "You do not quite understand. When we first came into this room I sug gested that lots should be drawn, and lie who was favored with the lucky number should fire, concealed in the gloom, that none might be sure who bad been chosen to snuff out Ferdi nand's little soul. But since our friend Kuhn's loyalty has been ques tioned, it is be who shall have that honor, and with Gornji's dagger he shall do the work. And lest an acci dent should happen, or lest his cour age should fail him, Bratinau and I will keep our revolvers. I think there is none to question our loyalty?" Kuhn had grown frightfully pale; he trembled. But he spoke no word. "By this arrangement." continued Starva, "the loyalty of Kuhn of Mace donia will be established. And if." he was glaring at Gingaja and Count Piteschti." there are any mad enough to dream of disloyalty at this late hour, and harbor treachery, they will be powerless. . Starva's ruse was hailed with shouts of approval. Gornji, Ignatieff, . and Gortschakoff strode to the table at the end of the hall and flung down their weapons defiantly. Gingaja re luctantly followed their example. Piteschti folded his arms defiantly, standing motionless. ,. "This is child's play," he muttered, with pale lips. "Nevertheless." whispered Bratinau in his ear. "you will obey, and quick " ly. By all the saints, Starva. I think your plan has proved a wise one. Come, sir. we are waiting.' Or are you so ignorant of the rules of eti quette that you insist Jn staking, prece dence orer a king?" With a gesture of despair Count Piteschti walked slowly to the table and left his revolver there. "Now, friend Kuhn. we are waiting only for you!" cried Starva sharply. "I have no arms." answered the Ioor wretch, with a sob. "You shall be armed presently," cried Gornji. "Now. Jaques, you may go. Out with the candles. Gornji and Ig natieff. The rest of you remain quietly as you value your lives. You will find your man defenseless, Jacques. But if he proves trouble some, you have only to call and I will come. You have taken care of Alphonse?" "I have put him to sleep," he chuckled. As Jaques lifted the tapestry Locke choked him into silence. Together we carried him struggling up the hidden staircase and burst into the anteroom or the tower. Not until we had flung him breathless into the room of the safe, and had locked the door, did we answer Forbe's frenzied questions. Locke gripped his arm for silence. "Quick, there is not a moment to lose. Have you arms?" "No," growled Forbes, ready for ac tion. "In the first room to the right of the corridor." panted Madame de.Var nier. "In the drawer of the cabinet near the door." "Then come. And you two stay here. There is man's work below." We stole silently down the stairs, Locke and myself in the lead, to the cabinet, where both Locke add Forbes chose their revolvers. Do you. Capt. Forbes, make your way along the gallery until you come to the spiral staircase at the end of the hall." I commanded, briefly. "When I appear at the main stairway with Locke, reach the hall with no delay. There is a table by the little stairway; there are arms on it; let no one approach that table until Locke or myself have reached your side. Now then, Locke, are we ready?" We had filed silently into the cor ridor. Forbes sped with 'caution to his vantage ground. Locke was al ready approaching the main staircase when I seized him by the arm. "1 am going to fool Starva I am going to call for help. He will think it Jacques. As he comes. I shalk take care of him. Bratinau is your niair. Wait till he shows himself, and mind you, aim straight." I raised my voice in a cry of dis tress. "A moi. Starva!" My trick succeeded admirably: Starva bounded up the staircase. As " lie showed himself in the light of the candelabrum I fired. He fell head long without a groan. Locke stood at the head of the staircase waiting. I peered down in the darkness below. Forbes revolver rang out again and again. The uproar was terrible. . "Kuhn! Gingaja! Piteschti! To the staircase!" I cried in French. That was the last I knew of our the antique rug: had struck me. Bratlnau's toilet CHAPTER XXXVI. "Honor, My Sword." I awoke to consciousness to And myself in the music room. I opened my eyes languidly. Helen was bend ing over me. "What is it?" I murmured. "Yes. I remember the fight on the sair case." "1 struggled to my feet, but sank back dizzily, my hands to my aching forehead. "Thank God you are alive, and it is all over!" cried Helen, brokenly. "And Ferdinand is safe?" "Quite safe and unhurt. Already he has left the chateau. Capt. Forbes will tell you everything presently. Bat this shame that curshes me this disgrace,- can I forget It?" ' "I would help you bear it" "Mr. Haddon. we Bretts have been a proad race. Oar happiness we share with others. Bat discrace' we bear atone. "Doa't say that; you are Utter bow, bat" ' - "If yoa had kaowa me setter," saM Helena, uloxhr, "yos would' 'under staad that I do net tae tomorrow what I mast deny to-day.? Wheal told, her of Winbuntby's trade death, I had thought it pathet ic that'a weasaa; should Wso" strong. It was ker-calal courage kt had first awakened my lore for r her. I mast not complain bow if she was not to be moved by my entreaties. But this question I did ask: "If I, could have proved that your brother had not, after all shown him self false to the motto of your house. 'Honor, my .Sword, would you still have refused to listen to me?" "Ah, If, Mr. Haddon!" For almost the first' time since I had known her she smiled; and 'that faint smile' opened the gates of paradise to me. She would not be moved to declare her love for me, but she did love me; 'I was sure of it. And then suddenly I thought of the words of the Countess Sarabbff when I made my escape by the ladder of stones: "Go, and I swear by the cause I hold sacred, that, if you can save Ferdinand, the honor of -Sir Mortimer shall be saved." That nromise might mean little. It might mean that -she I have been unconscious so long? Am I wounded? I feel no pain, only I would show her gratitude by refusing this headache and dizziness "A bullet grazed your temple an eighth of an inch more " She shud dered. "It wounded you only slight- ly. but you have been unconscious nearly an hour." "My usual luck," I cried, bitterly. "It was to have been my chance; I hoped to retrieve myself; and I am winged the first shot Fate is deter mined, it seems, that I shall stick to m' role of coward." "Don't, don't ever say that hor- to make public Sir Mortimer's, dis grace. Or had her word3 a deeper significance?" 'But," I cried eagerly, "nothing is quite impossible. I repeat now what I said to you when in your grief you asked me to meet the banker, I I cannot believe in your brother's guilt I cannot conceive how a man whose integrity has been undoubtetd during a brilliant career should suddenly stoop to the shame of.taking bribes." A flash of hope shone in Helena's IBHutaVP 'ill l'-)"itn nil 1 MffityaxfflmWmr ' He Fell Headlong Without a Groan. rible word again!" cried Helen, pas sionately. "It was your shot that killed Starva. It is you who have saver Ferdinand: it is you who have saved for me the honor of my poor brother so far as the world can know. How can I ever be grateful enough?" "Helena" I cried, passionately, "you remember at Lucerne, on the terrace, when I told you of Willough by's death, how he had died calling me coward, it was you that pointed out to me a way of escape you told me bow 1 could regain the self-respect I thought I bad lost forever. It was to be a life for a life, you said. When I had saved a life for the life that was lost through my cowardice, I was to stand once more, upright among men. Tell me, you de spise me no longer?" "Despise you!" she murmured. "If you knew how I honored you!" "Ah, it is worth while to hear you say that But you must say more, infi nitely more than that now, dear, to satisfy me. Helena. I thought only a week ago that if I could win your re spect I should be happy. But now I want your love." "Don't!" she cried in pain ."How can you speak of love at such an hour!" "Forgive me. What a selfish brute I am. But by the by when time has softened your bitter pain in happier days may I come to you?" "Happier days!" She clasped her hands in quick despair, looking be yond me as if into a future that must be always dark for her. "Yes," I said, passionately, "there shall yet be happier days for you and forme. Do you remember on the ter race the little beacon light in the far off mountains? That was my star. It comforted me then; it bids me hope now; it tells me, Helena, you love me." "Never!" She withdrew the hand I had held almost-fiercelv. pale face, only to be followed by the deepest dejection. "But' there are the proofs," she said, mournfully. "I cannot, would that" 1 'could, - deny my brother's writing." "" " - "I must see Madame de Varnier. A few hours ago she held us "at her mercy. But now we have 'the upper hand; there are- many things she must explain. Where is"' she?" '"She left the chateau-with Ferdi nand half an hour ago."' "Left the chateau!" I cried, aghast "Why was she' not held?" "Prince Ferdinand insisted that she must go at once to Sofia. He has sent her on' some secret mission. I think she must' be one of his spies."' "And she left no message for me?" I demanded, gloomily. "No," replied Helena, looking at me, in wonder. "Why do you ask?" I did not tell her of Madame de Varnier's( promise. I knew now that it had been given me quite recklessly to spur me to action. " I was mad to expect mercy and gratitude from such a woman. She was too determined on her revenge. I remembered bit terly how she had told me In the tow er that she sacrificed friends and ene mies if they: proved obstacles to. her plans. . , , , , . "I had hoped. I answered, vaguely, "now that Ferdinand was saved, that she aelght in seme way. he able to show us thai your brother's 'dishonor is not so great as It appears." "But could she explain away his wrltingr asked Helena mournfully. "No; even' If she feeis remorse for her cruelty ia torturing me? it is too late. I hare eaten of the tree of knowl edge, Mr. Haddoa, and It Is very hit ter.' Heaven has reraised my. fate and yours. It is I who how-bar eloat my self-respect, while you hare gained--'' "No," I cried, bitterly, "I have fail ed utterly In my .task. I dared nope for too much. I hare dared too greatly in dreaming that I should find happiness In this Castle of Lies." "But," she whispered, too, hare dared, Ernest, and I shall not' forget"- "Helena!" I crushed her hands In mine. "Even now I refuse to despair. 1 will find this woman though I search the earth for her. - She shall tell me everything, and perhaps?erea now" "Not eren your lore can briag about tho fmnnoiti1 ' .1 "-'-'" t "But if it could If by a miracle your brother's honor were 'shown to be stainless?" "Ah, if you could work miracles yes," she faltered. The door was flung open' brusque ly. . Locke stood at the threshold, bis keen glance bent cynically on me. "So you are quite yourself again?" He concealed his embarrassment by a. gruff demeanor. "So much the bet ter; for you must be of before the dawn, my friend." "And where?" I demanded aston ished and not a little piqued at his cool assurance. "En route for America, if you are wise." "You are settling my destiny in a rather highhanded manner," I cried, angrily. "And will you tell me why you dispose of me so summarily?" "Why." replied he. with a quiet laugh, "I have promoted you " He became suddenly serious, glanc ing uneasily at Helena. "Miss Bret, Capt Forbes and my self will accompany you to your ho tel presently. Will you wait here while I say a few words to Mr. Had- don?" "But it is not possible that you still mistrust him after to-night?" she de manded with indignation. "No, no," he assured her. "I would spare you from embarrassment; that is all." ( "Come, then." I said, shortly. When we had reached the gallery I saw to my astonishment that "the hall below was empty. I listened and there was complete silence. "What have Forbes and yourself done with your prisoners?" I demand ed. In my perplexity I forgot to ask what Locke had meant in saying flip pantly that he had promoted me. "They are all gone but two," Locke answered cooly. He lighted, a cigar ette, and leaning on the gallery rail stared down into the hall. "Starva and Bratlnau's. bodies are in the dining-rooms, but their souls hare been swiftly ferried across the Styx by old Charon. Nothing reminds us of our fight except the dark stain on the staircase carpet yonder. It was a good scrap while it lasted. Your shot winged Starva, as you probably know. I settled 'Bratinau. Forbes peppered away in the dark, and had fair luck. The man called Go on or Geeup, or something like that, got a shattered ankle, and the Servian a rather nasty wound in the thigh. As for the rest of the gentry, three of them rallied to your slogan und joined me at the staircase; the other two were easily settled with. Yes, it was a good fight; but much -too short especially for you, old chap." He. shook his head ' despondently. "But your prisoners?" 1 demanded again, irritated by his superfluous comments. "It was Prince Ferdinand who in sisted on, their release." "Their release!' I interrupted, fu riously. "What incredible folly!; "You7 remember that Starva and Bratinau1"' were the only Bulgars among the conspirators, and they are dead. The two ringleaders are wound ed badly enough to go to a hospital. Forbes himself has accompanied them there to see that they are" not dis charged until one of us is told. Prac tically they are prisoners."- There re mains Kuhn, Piteschti and Gingaja, the three men who showed that they had some instincts of humanity when it came to the crisis. The -other two were arrant cowards; Ferdinand pre fers to consider the three his loyal friends and two others powerless. He has set them at liberty." "By Jove, his magnanimity or his folly will cost him dear." "I am not so certain of that," re sumed Locke, thoughtfully." "It is possible that he has made five friends of five enemies. You must remember that even if he wished to punish the conspirators he is powerless to do this without advertising to the world the intended uprising of the Balkan States." (TO BE CONTINUED.) COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS v . t J-v. 'SZ... 7" . . -i. ' . v- -'". .- r.. t kJWniC" A 1 A "nUBHBBBBBBBBBnUUBBBBBBUUU' ' ' Rl -& ' lav I VBflSmBnBBnssuBuFnnBnBnBnBnBnBnBnBnw mnm mumr - ' -JnwrnnsuBUBununT' " " HrrrrrrrV . 1 . mnsnuunsl 'SlmWmmtmMmmmmmmmmmWmMmmmmi Rust RsbbbuubbI ?4SR?!fluu I ml nusnsnnui snaS TffiitnBBM I nut P SnRRRRRRv' I ' Bnuw -Bt1lgiR(!jEgTmTmTmTmTmTR R sea's hue In the shadow of the south and closes eaT fun renuac 1st am the earner. ! fened with fi i"lr bs ssfl asuBBBvsmp umu. BsujuunuBnmr bbbw vwauuunt 09 aauur at the enemy. - - The suiting was brief and nlnnli The yelp ef jer turned t hw! of hack te th perch eaarehing ass seui for sounds to express hew he hnfted himself. "11 hi fins I si ilnmlsi Meade. The ererpoweriac anwR had The government department upon which devolves the duty ef Investiaat M the trusts of the country is in charge ef Mr. Smith. The number ef prea cutieiM recently instituted against various combines shews that his denart tient has been an exceeding busy one. Mr. Smith is a native ef Massachu setts and is 3S years eld. , DOG WAS TOO HASTY. SHOWING THE ERROR OF JUMP ING AT CONCLUSIONS. Pet Thought He Was Jumping at the Conclusion of a Cat, But It Was Another Kind of Animal. Chicago. Doc, the prize speckled bulldog which Is the joy-of the young er members of the family of C. A. Plamondon. 82 Astor street aad the particular pride of his mistress, Miss Marie Plamondon, Is in bad odor. He admits it in all the most expressive terms of the canine tongue and offers no excuse. From the tip of bis wrinkled nose to the extremity of his stubby corkscrew tall he is the per-Bonification-of shame aad disgust , The story of Doc's 'undolag Is sad and unsavory. It is a tale of placed confidence aad the erils of chance acquaintances. Ordinarily Doc is rather exclusive in his ac quaintances, but the other night an uncontrollable impulse led .him to de part from his usual scruples and .in this single lapse lay his 'misfortune. The members of the Plamondon family, together with several of the young people's friends ot the neigh borhood, were seated ia the porch of the Plamondon residence enjoying the lake breeze, and laughing aad talking with the usual gayety of young people. Doc lay peacefully stretched' out on the stono porch coping, enjoying the caresses of his mistress and sleepily viewing the neighborhood, through half .closed eyes. But Doc was far from asleep. AH at once he espied what he mistook to be his dearest enemy, George Pay- cupanta of the porch and n 1 for Indoors was made. In ereryhody overlooked Doe, who . the invitia eueaf dnarwar two hahead-ef the rest ef the family: ' An I the last member of the notch anrtr .cleared the threshold ho of the black and white pursuing its course down the of the sidewalk.. Then the commotion was -transferred to the Interior of the Planum don home. The house filled with the perfume of eau de Mephitis Ameri canos as Doc dashed down the rear stairway to the kitchen and In abject misery sought cover under the kitchen stove. The problem was how to get him out. The young men of the fam ily donned old clothes, and glores, put clothespins en their noses, pulled Dae out from his retreat, and hurried him into the back yard, where they ma rooned him. -He was sprayed from n distance with Florida water and chloride of lime. In the meaatime Mr. Plamondon and other members of 'the family were busy lighting, incense, mosquito, and puak sticks and placing them In jars, rases aad saucers throughout the house to mitigate the. atmosphere. Also in the interim the upper win dows of several of the houses In the neighborhood had hastily opened to discover the cause of the commotion and were as hastily closed. The whole neighborhood thought a mammoth stockyards had moved right down In its midst. Two night watchmen aad a couple of coppers were called iato service to locate the iatruder and put an end to his ministrations, but the task was an unwelcome one and the policemen ac cepted it gingerly. Reliable indica tions point to the fact that the little animal has taken sanctuary back of the Paysoa domicile. ""J-' - r-Lnjni-Lnju-LTLr JUDGE EMULATES SOLOMON. Odd Trick Seen Decides Who Owns a Philadelphia Deg. Philadelphia. Salt over the owner ship of a dog has been'settled in court here In a novel manner. The plaiatia. Mrs. Mary Crane, swore the dog be longed to her. The defendant, Pat rick O'Malley, asserted with equal posltlreaess that the animal was his, so the magistrate concluded that the dog should decide the case, and the sagacious little fellow ran to the side of the woman. In urranging for the test the mag istrate sent the woman into the street two squares from the court, and O'Malley was statioaed two squares in an opposite direction. The dog, a lit tle fox terrier, was liberated by the 'magistrate. Mrs. Crane stood motion less, without eren' holding out her arms toward the little dog. O'Malley. on the other hand, set up a loud whistling. The dog glanced at the crowd on the' sidewalk ia front of the police sta tion, and then turned its head -toward O'Malley. The latter held' out his band, but the animal faced about till it caught sight of Mrs. Crane. Then end ed its hesitation. With a sharp bark of delight it raced away over the pave ment, and the next moment was leap ing about the woman. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COMMUNION WINE BARRED. sHRs.-'-''' -i.naamBBWiljkMnii.' T 'r&?Z&w&X lmmmjujEj;----r--v?)----srmnwM - jBSjWBtBnfirj mull T" WlfWTTnuunWM nBBnrwumNgliS& mwAMM'gr 'kftmmWmwmm!nmmWmmmmm nBBBBBsS?" BBUBBUBBBMllfe nnnnnnnnnnnnBiiPul One ef the handsomest of the public buildings at the national capital. EOY'S CASE A SAD ONE. Utter Lack of Self-Contrel Said to be Due te Fall. Freak Phase of Georgia's New Prohi bition Law. RtVntl & CrrtjOFAdM JhJ n J&ik nrvfn9 Iu V" ufr 5V J 1 ff7aSufi2r"r wwar. Mr 1 ir& Atlanta, Ga. Under a strict con struction of the prohibition law, which goes into effect in Georgia Jan. 1 next it is held that it will be unlawful to administer wine at the communion table. This feature of the law is caus ing protests, and grand juries through out the state have adopted the follow ing: "After Jan. 1. 1908, every minister who hands sacramental wine to his members will subject himself to as many indictments as there are mem bers. Every deacon who hands the sac ramental wine to the members of the church will subject himself to as many indictments as there are members. We petition the general assembly of Georgia to make such amendments to the law as will allow the Christian people of this state to worship God ac cording to the dictates of conscience, without violating the laws of the' state." Los Angeles, Cal. Representatives of church and benevolent organiza tions in South Pasadena called on Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey at their tent house near the ostrich farm to learn what is best for their son Merv- in Bailey. Thl3 Is the boy with wayward ten dencenies who has for periods in the past few years been kept chained by the neck at intervals because he could not be controlled by his parents. , The Baileys repeated their state ment that they have had Mervin at the Los Angeles detention home and at an institution for. defective chil dren in Long Beach. They found, bow ever, that the boy was not benefited. The only hope for improvement in hs condition was held out through an otfer of an expert to furnish an at tendant of high character who would rear and educate .the boy and win his confidence for $150 a month. This sum is more than the parents can afford to pay. Mervin has been blamed for a num ber of neighborhood pranks, from causing grass fires to scaring chil dren and causing chickens and pet ani mals to disappear, but his mother says proof is usually lacking. However, to silence neighbors tongues she has tried every remedy from whipping to chaining to keep the boy inside of their premises. Mervin is a bright boy of 9, of whom mental experts say there Is hope of a cure provided he is carefully handled. Because of a fall in early childhood his bump of reverence became flatten ed and the bump of will was abnor mally developed. This causes him to disregard what cider persons tell him and to seize vith and carry out with unbreakable determination any fancy which prompts him to commit certain acts. Tiie case Has been talked of before the Merchants' association and the Humane society of South. Pasadena, nnd committees will endeavor to find some relief for the parents as well as the boy. Shingle Party Scared Paster. Middle town, .N. Y. The Rer. Thomas Livingston, pastor of the North Congregational church, receiv ed a sound drubbing after prayer meeting from about 50 young mem bers of his congregation. The young people entered the parsonage and se creted themselves. All were armed with shingles, and when their pastor entered he was set upon and a shing ling was given him that he will not soon forget. The minister fought off his assailants until it dawned upon him that it was his birthday and he took the drubbing good naturedly. www. ...,. ...... ....... .-ii-irii-i.rin.nj-uijiju - J-J "- -j -rvwfinnnnArinnnjijuuu Story of South Sea Shark He Swallows an Alarm Clock, with Most Unusual 'Results. While crossing among the South sea islands, 30 odd years ago In, our pri vate yacht the Haute Flyerwe were much annoyed by a large Irish setter I sank gently to my-knees behind I shark that persisted in followfne th Her vehemence brought me rudely ship, says a writer in the Minneapolis alarm clock which persisted" in go ing" off furiously at all hours of the night threw the timepiece overboard. The shark, always on hand for dainty tidbits from the galley, took the time of day at one gulp. For two days aft er that we heard the clock going in Berlin Ladies Are Angry. to my senses. I had been mad to hope. I turned slowly from her, groping my way toward the door; for my head was still throbbing furi ously. She stopped me with a cry of dis tress. She clung to me in her eager ness. "You don't understand." she plead ed. "You have. saved my brother's. honor as far asithe. world can know. J " - . . . Journal. During the night the shark would often climb up on deck, and tip orer the garbage can. At one time Henry Williams, a sailor before the mast was bitten on the leg by the brute.. He aimed a kick at the brute, who 'growled, showed his teeth, and sunk his fangs into Williams' limb be fore leaping orer. the rail into the sea. To '' '".'''.' ' - r Q.nea fW.JUSP crofc:aanoyed at his Adoption ef "American. Mustache by Men Is the Cause. - Berlin, Germany. Fashionable men and the beaux and the fops are wear ing a scrubby mustache called Indif ferently "American" and "English" which would be utterly foreign fh Hyde Park or on Fifth avenue. Only a few months ago these same men were proud and happy to adorn their upper lips with a mustache cut like that which characterizes Emper- a muffled way from the interior of or wiiixam. 00 pairiuiiuu . .. the surprised shark, who was often P"' " the 8torm pubI!c soon with nA . -.. -kt- 1 .. j .. riticism or tne new musiacue irom --.-.; uu u ins ueau aiiu iok other on the pit of his stomach, evi dently trying to diagnose his clock case. We were standing on the stern of the ship one evening watching the shark, who was evidently feeling pret ty sick. Suddenly the clock went off on him and the sailors, counting the strokes, noticed that -it struck 23. When the shark heard this, ho turned up and died before our eyes.' criticism of the new mustache women. A leader of society writes to a news paper that she will not recognize any of her acquaintances who wears "a toothbrush" on bis upper lip. "Man is naturally very ugly," an other lady declares In print "The only "natural adornment he ever had was his mustache, and that he is ruthless ly mutilating now. Instead of the he is marring his face with a lot of bristles." Yet a third woman is organizing a league of unmarried girls, each of whom pledges herself not to marry a man who s.mrts an "English" or "American" mustache. , All the fair critics protest against the slavishness of following a foreign fashion and aver that if there is any thing thoroughly national in the em pire it is the German mustache. Seeking to explain this feminine out burst, a newspaper ventures to sug gest "that the new mustache tickles a woman's delicate face too much." Then the paper rejects its own sug gestion by saying that any mustache is better than none and quoting the old proverb: "To kiss a man without a mustache is like eating an egg without salt" Even Luther Burbank hasn't yet succeeded in grafting the milk weed to the strawberry plant aaa producing graceful hirsute ornament of the past strawberries aad cream. Poison in Mosquito Bite. Philadelphia. With his left arm swollen to threetimes its normal size. Frederick Mason, 0 years old, a fore man at the Midvale steel works, ap plied for treatment at the Samaritan hospital,, and, according to the physi cians, was treated in time to prevent amputation of the member. A week ago. while sitting on his doorstep. Mason was bitten by a mos quito. The bite caused him much an noyance by continual, itching, and it is supposed that ia scratching the part it became inflamed and blood poi son set in. Home remedies were ap plied, until the arm began to swell and became very painful. This is the second time this summer that a mos quito has sent the victim to the Sa maritan hospital for treatment His Motive. "So you are going to lecture?" "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "not that I care for the money, hut It Is a pleasure to get away from your stoay-faced colleagues in congress and face' an audience that really wants to hear you talk." Jil xt ?l j ; J s-n : -' " aNcyt v -x-JSZT sL- f T8T? '- LW-P "V-W T V "-. SasSfc .Safe;; .k. 'if.i&!S.C2 -7 -, l i' 'jy -aw s5?5