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16
SYNOPSIS.
At the expense of a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a Rirl In a hiacK
tourlnp car who has caused a trafllc jam
on State street. He buys a new hat ana
!s given in change a tlve dollar bill wltn.
"Remember the person you pay this to.
written on it. A second time he helps the
Iadv in the black car. and learns that In
Tom and Bessie Walllnsham they hac
mutual friends, but gains no further mm
of her Identity. . . ,,.
Senor Porltol of South Amelia and
Senor Alcatrantc. minister from thepamc
country, and some Japs try to get pos
session of the bill. Two of IhM.
power Orme and effect ,for(:i?LX
change of the marked bill for another.
Orme tlnds the tfrl of the black car
waiting for him. She also wants the bill.
Orme tells his story. She recoxalaae
of tho Japs as her father's butler Maku.
A second inscription on the Wills the
key to the-Wdlng place of nPtane
pens stolen from her 'a-"":.,.?!
and the "Girl" start out In the black car
in quest of the papers. In the u"uA
grounds in Evanston the hiding place is
Seated. Maku and another Jap are ther
lrme x-clls Maku and the other Jap es
capes. Orme finds In Maku's pocket a
bided slip of paper. Ho takes the girl,
(vhose name is sUIl unknown toblm. to
Ui a home of a friend in Evanston. Re
turning to the university Bounds Orme
frets in conversation with a guard at the
life-saving station. They hear a motor
7,oat in trouble In the darkness on the
lake. They find the crippled boat, in it
(ire the Jap with the papers
l?he Jumps Into Ormo's Joat: but the Jap
fdudes pursuit. Orme fiilson the paper
tie took from Maku tho address, 3U J .
Parker street." He goes there and finds
Arlma. teacher of Jiu-jitsu, son the third
floor. He calls on Alia, clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the nre
Phcape and conceals himself under a table
In Arima's room. Alcatrantc. Porltpl and
the Jap minister enter. Orme finds the
papers in a drawer, under the table and
substitutes mining prospectuses for them.
He learns that the papers are of Interna
tional importance with a time lsmlt for
signatures of that night midnight. The
substitution is discovered. The girl ap
pears and leaves again after being told
that the American has the papers. Orme
attempts to got away, is discovered and
pet upon by Arlma and Maku. Hi oludes
them and Is hidden in a closet by the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes during a
seance given by Alia. On the sidewalk
he encounters Alcatrantc Orme goes to
find Tom Walllngham. Alcatrantc hangs
on and tries to get the papers. During
tho excitement caused bv one of Alca
rante's tricks to delav Orme. the latter
sees tho girl and follows her back to
"Walllngham's office. He and the girl are
locked in a giant specimen refrigerator
by Alcatrantc
They confess their love and when they
had almost abandoned hope of fscapo
Orme breaks tho thermometer coils and
attracts tho attention of a late-going
clerk. They are liberated.
Alcatrantc Is on watch. They get away
.Jn a hired motor car to Kvanston. The
chauffeur turns out to be Maku. He runs
them to a mlct spot where they meet
another motor. Orme pretends to conceal
he papers under the seat, but drops them
In the road. Orme fights Arlma, Maku
and two other Japs.
A policeman Intervenes. The girl drives
away In one car with what Orme deceives
her into thinking are the real papers.
Arima finds the real papers, eludes the,
pcllceman and drives away In another
car. Orme. unnoticed, climbs In behind.
CHAPTER XVI. Continued.
Presently Orme raised his head and
discovered that the houses were thinning-
oat. The car appeared to be
heading straight into the open coun
try, and Arima put on more speed.
Forty miles an hour was not a high
estimate for the rate at which they
vere traveling.
For several minutes Orme continued
In his crouching position. The posi
tions of the stars told him that they
were still going west not south to
ward Chicago. Every turn of the
wheels, therefore, was carrying him
farther into unknown territory farth
er from the girl and all chance of com
municating with her. Surely he must
act soon, if he was to act at all; for
Arima evidently was proceeding to
some rendezvous, where Orme might
Vnd himself again in the midst of an
iverwhelming number of enemies.
But what could he do? Rapidly he
turned over in his mind the various
courses open to him. Should he try
to' stun Arima with a blow, and then
reach forward and take the steering
wheel before the car could swerve
Into the ditch?
The blow might not prove effective.
In that case, the chances were that
Arima would involuntarily swing the
car to one side. Then there would
be a smash with death or serious in
jury threatening both Arima and him
self. Should he try to cut a tire?
The feat was almost impossible. In
attempting it, he would run great risk
of premature discovery, and even If
he succeeded in the attempt, the situa
tion would be little changed. The ne
cessity of stopping the car to make
repairs might not put Arima in his
hands.
The plan he at last decided upon
was to throw his left arm around Ari
ma's neck and draw him straight back,
trusting that he might be able to get
over the seat and set the brakes with
out losing his grip. The throat of the
jiu-jitsu adept is tough, made so by
patient development of neck muscles,
but Orme had a strong arm, and he
believed, moreover, that Arima would
not have time to protect himself by
stiffening his muscles before the grip
was secured.
The car was skimming along over
USEFUL FOR THE NAVIGATOR
By Means of Device a Ship May Be
Warned of an Iceberg,
Miles Away.
A dispatch from London says that
Prof. Barnes has invented a device
for detecting icebergs. By means of
it a shii. may be warned of an iceberg
which Is miles away and thus avoid
one of the great dangers of naviagtion.
This is certainly a most useful ln
yention for the navigator. But the
Question arises whether the principle
GIRL
the turnpike like some flying bird of
night. Orme gianced back over the
way they had come. A soft electric
glow In the sky told where Evanston
lay, several miles to the east Far
to the south a greater glow showed
the position of Chicago.
Pulling himself erect, Ormo leaned
forward. It seemed as though Arima
must hear him breathe. Slowly he
advanced his arm. Then, darting
swiftly, he threw it around Arima's
neck and drew backwards with a Jerk.
The Japanese was taken completely
unawares. Uttering a strangled
cry, he let go of the steering
wheel and clutched at the choking
arm that held him; he could not break
the grip.
Meanwhile Orme reached for the
steering wheel with his free arm. But
Arima, kicking frantically, struck the
wheel with his foot. Just as Orme was
about to seize it The car turned
sharply to one side. Into the ditch
it plunged.
As the fore wheels dropped Into the
depression, the body of the car rose
m the air. Orme. still clinging to.
Arima, shot forward. He was con-:
SCious. In that fraction nt a upennd. t
that he must release his hold, or Ar-i
ima's neck would be broken; so he
unbent his arm.
- The earth arose and something
struck him heavily. He saw a firma
ment of brilliant stars. Then all was
black.
CHAPTER XVII.
A Chance of the Game.
The first Impression that came to
Orme with returning consciousness
was one of impending disaster. His
mind was renewing its last thought
before it had ceased to work.
Then he realized that tho disaster
had already occurred, and he moved
his arms and legs, to see if they had
been injured. They gave him no
pain, and he raised himself to a sit
ting position.
The soft night hovered about him.
He heard confusedly the droning of
insects, and the distant mournful call
of a whip-poor-will. The roar of the
car was strangely missing. What had
become of it? And where was Arima?
These were tho first question he
asked himself as he became able to
think without confusion.
He now became aware that his head
hurt, and raising his hand, he found
a large bump under the hair above
his right temple. Turning, he discov
ered that he had been thrown over the
fence into a field of thick-standing
grain, which had broken his fall. His
head must have struck the fence in
passing.
He got to his feet. At first he was
botuered by dizziness, but that soon
disappeared.
Climbing the fence, he saw that the
car had turned over on one side. At
a glance therewere no evidences of
superficial damage, but it would take
a team of horses and some time to
right it and get it back into the road.
The lamps had been extinguished.
In the ditch near the car lay Arima.
One of his legs was bent under him
horribly. Orme hurried over to him.
The Japanese was conscious. His
beady eyes glittered wetly in the star
light, but he said no word, gave no
groan, made no show of pain. What
ever he may have suffered, he en
dured with the stoicism that is tra
ditional in his race.
"Much hurt?" asked Orme, bead
ing over him.
"My leg is broke." Arima spoke un
emotionally. Orme considered. "I'll send you
help," he said, at last. "Lie quiet for
a little while, and you will be looked
after."
He rose, smoothed out his clothing,
and pulled himself together. It was
not part of his program to let whom
ever he might meet know that he him
self had been concerned in the wreck.
In a moment be returned to Arlma.
"I'll have to have those papers," he
said.
Silently the Japanese reached with
in his coat and drew out the papers.
He held them for Orme to take.
"You have me beat," he said. "Spirit
told me I must fail."
A picture of the scene In Madam
Alia's rooms came to Orme; the dark
ness broken only by a pinpoint of
gaslight; the floating, ghostly forms;
the circle of awed believers, with the
two Japanese, intent as children.
The medium's work for him had
not ended when she helped bio. to es
cape. Mentally he redoubled his
thanks to her, for she had so impress
ed the fatalistic mind of Arima that
he gave the papers over without ma
king necessary a final struggle.
By the size and shape of the papers
may not be utilized for the benefit of
those who remain on land. Every
body occasionally meets icebergs that
he would not have met if he had been
sufficiently warned. Can not such ac
cidents also be prevented?
How many an unfortunate gentle
man has taken a lady 'In to dinner
with the hopeful expectation of find
ing her a congenial spirit only to dis
cover that he has drawn a chill at
mosphere of Boston ethical culturism
in other words, an iceberg Instead
of the humanly Interesting companion
that his digestion really needed!
Orme recognized them. Nevertheless,
to make sure that he was not being
deceived, he slid his hands over Ari
ma's coat, and felt in the pockets. He
found nothing that resembled the
papers he had. so he thrust them into
his own pocket.
He now took out his watch. There
was not enough light to see what time
it was, and he ran his fingers over
the dial, as he had done duringthat
time of imprisonment, earlier in the
evening. As nearly as he could tell
it was ten minutes past nine. He
could hardly believe that it was so
early.
With a final, "Take it easy," to Arl
ma, Orme now started down the road
toward the lights of a house, a quarter
of a mile ahead.
He had it in-mind to examine the
pr.pers. to find a clue to the name of
the girl's father. The sentiment which
had led him to refuse her offer to tell
him everything mast now be neglect
ed. There might still be time to de
liver the papers before midnight, but
he did not dare delay.
For one thing, he had only the
haziest notion as to his whereabouts.
Obviously he was somewhere west of
Evanston, but that meant llttlo in an
unfamiliar country. He would have to
find some conveyance.
Not altogether without sympathy
for his fallen enemy, he nevertheless
felt that Arima had received no more
than he deserved. There had been
no hesitation about the different at
tacks made upon himself. He had
provoked no assault unless by the
fact that he had the marked bill in his
possession. But the calmness with
which Arima had endured his final de
feat aroused admiration. After all,
the Japanese had merely acted under
orders. And now Orme's first thought
was to get help for him.
He came to the lights he had seen.
They shone through the windows of a
small farmhouse a few rods back from
the road. A short avenue of poplars
led to the door.
In response to Orme's knock, the
man of the house appeared a Ger
man with sleepy eyes and tousled yel
low hair.
"There is an Injured man down the
road a way." said Orme. "Motor car
OTnQh
So?"
"His leg Is broken. I think.
I made
"His Friends Will Make
him as comfortable as I could. Can
you get a doctor? The man will rest
quiet till a doctor comes. He can't
be moved very welL"
"Ein doctor? Ja. Es 1st one bel
Niles Center. Meln son vill go for
him. Too bad! Too bad! Come in."
"No, thank you," said Orme care
lessly. "Vas you in der accident?"
"Do I look it?" Orme laughed.
"Nein, you do not look it Ach!
Dese autymobles! Dey make much
harm."
"It is too bad," admitted Orme.
"He vas a millionaire, maybe. Dey
comes by here so fast, going to Ar
radale. Hans! Ilomm heir! Ein
man is gesmashed. Du must for der
doctor go." He turned back to Orme.
"Meln son. he will go."
But Orme had no ears for what the
sympathetic German said. One word
had made his heart leap.
"Arradale!"
There he was to have dined with
Tom and Bessie Walllngham! He had
forgotten them utterly. Were they
still at the golf club? Possibly, and.
in any event If he could reach the
club, he would be near a railroad.
"How far is Arradale?" he asked.
"Halb-miles. Und vere did you say
der hurt man vas?"
"A few hundred feet back there."
Orme indicated the direction. "Can
I reach Arradale by this road?"
"Next turn rechts. I will take de
man some schnapps."
"That will be good. His friends will
make it right with you.'
"Ach I Do not say so!
And how many young and hopeful
girls have found themselves, as a re
sult of arrangements of the dance pro
gram, for which they are not In the
lease responsible, tied up for ever so
many waltzes and two-steps with tall,
chilly and self-contemplative gentle
men" who Infallibly sucsest to the
maiden imagination a large and de
pressing chunk of Ice!
Passing from the realm of social
functions to matters of a more per
sonal nature, what embarrassmeat is
frequently caused by the would-be bor
rower's Ignorance of the fact that the
ill I I in
g U.ilW CEsV r I W
The German shook his head la de
precation of the idea that he wished
any return for his services. Mean
time his tons-legged, 'tow-headed son
had come from within and stood gap
ing behind his father.
"Vill you go back to der man mlt
me?" asked the German.
"No," said Orme.
"So? Veil, all right"
Tm sorry I can't wait,- said Orme.
"I've done what I could, and I have
a long way to go."
"Sure! Dat's all right!"
"Then thank you very much. Good
night" Orme walked briskly to the road
and turned west He felt assured that
Arima would be looked after.
Following the road to the first cross
ing, be turned to the right In a few
minutes he saw the lights of the club
house, and a little later he stepped
upon the veranda.
Many people were seated In the
comfortable porch chairs. The charms
of the summer evening had held them
after their afternoon of play. And
from one of the groups came the
sound of a voice a man's voice
which Orme found vaguely familiar.
He could not place it however, and
be quickly forgot It in his general im
pression of the scene.
In this atmosphere of gaiety he felt
strangely out of place. Here all was
chatter and froth the activity of the
surface-joy of living; but he had
stepped into it fresh from a series of
events that had uncovered the inner
verities.
Here the ice tinkled in cool glasses,
and women laughed happily, and
every one was under the spell of the
velvety summer evening; but be had
looked into the face of Love. and the
face of Death and both were still
near his heart
He found a servant and asked for
the Wallingbams.
"Mr. Walllngham has left, sir," said
the man, "but Mrs. Walllngham is
here."
"Ask her If Mr. Orme may speak to
her."
He smiled rather grimly as the
servant departed, for he anticipated
Bessie's laughing accusations.
And presently she came, an admon
ishing finger upheld.
"Robert Orme," she exclaimed,
"how dare you show your face now?"
It Right With You."
"I couldn't help It Bessie. Honest
I couldn't I must ask you to forgive
and forget"
"That's a hard request Bob. You
have broken two engagements in one
day and one of then) for dinner. But
never mind. I have a weakness that
I acquired from Tom I mean the
weakness of believing in you. Go
ahead and explain yourself."
"It would take too long, Bessie.
Please let me put It off."
"Until you can manage a good ex
cuse? You want all the trumps."
"My explanation is all tangled up
with other people's affairs. Where's
Tom?"
"He went back to the city early
awfully sorry that he couldn't stay to
have dinner with you. There is a com
mittee or something this evening."
"Bessie you know what I asked you
over the telephone? Can you can
you help me?"
"What Now r
"Yes."
"Why. Bob, what's the matter with
you? This is no time of day to make
a call."
"It's very important Bessie. It
doesn't concern the young lady alone.
I simply must be at her house within
the next two hours."
She eyed him earnestly. "If you
say that. Bob, I must believe you.
And. of course, I'll help all I can."
Orme sighed his relief. "Thanks."
ho said.
She flashed a speculative glance at
bim.
"I'm sorry." he said, "that I can't
individual from whom he desires a
small loan is in reality as cold as any
floating frozen obstacle to navigation
in the whole North Atlantic!
Moreover, how many aspirants to
literary and dramatic fame, even to
the humbler recognition of newspaper
print, are exposed, all unwarned, to
the sudden shock of the discovery of
the multitudinous icebergs which in
fest these ana. Indeed, all the direc
tions in which rising geniuses desire
to go!
Sad It Is. but true, that life Is a sort
of sea, filled with floating Icebergs
tell yon what it's an about You'll jast
have to take my word for It
"Have I asked yon to ,tell me?"
"No, you marvel of womanhood.
Yon are dying' of curiosity. I don't
doubt hut your restraint is super
human." Again she looked at him keenly.
"Bob, you are dying of curiosity your
self. Don't you suppose I can see?
'It's something harder than curi
osity," said Orme simply.
"How eager are yon!" She laughed.
"Now. there is plenty of time. , The
trip won't take us more than half an
hour; so come along arid meet soma
friends of mine."
"Bessie if you could hurry "
"We can't start until the car-comes.
Fm expecting It any moment So be
good, and come along. There's such
an interesting man and very distin
guished. We don't try to pronounce
his name. Just think, he was en
gaged for dinner here, also, and came
too late. And ever since he arrived
he's been called to the telephone at
five-minute intervals. So exciting!
'Nobody can guess what he's so busy
about"
She threaded her way through the
lively groups on the veranda, and re
luctantly he followed. The voice
which he had so nearly recognized
sounded closer, then stopped with a
curious little laugh that was loudly
echoed by others.
Bessie broke In upon the lull that
followed. "Excellency, may I present
another man who missed his dinner?"
she said saucily. "Mr. Orme."
The man addressed was sitting com
fortably in a wicker chair that was
several sizes too large for him. At
the mention of Orme's name be got to
his feet with startling alacrity.
"Mr. Orme?" His surprise was un
mistakable. "Sir. Robert Orme," said Bessie.
Some one struck a match to light
a cigar, and in the sudden light Orme
found himself looking into the face
of the Japanese minister.
"I think I have never met you be
fore," said the minister slowly.
"I think not" replied Orme.
He was much disquieted by the en
counter. Now he understood that Arl
ma' had been bound for this very
place.
If only he had refused to let Bessie
drag him into her circle! The min
ister would not have known his face,
but the mention of his name gave full
enlightment
The minister resumed his seat and
a chair was brought for Orme. There
were other introductions.
A woman's voice renewed the con
versation. "Excellency, won't you tell
us another of your very interesting
stories?"
The minister turned to her. "I will
tell you one." he said, "that you will
not find in the literature of my coun
try. It Is a story of the secret
service, and it came to me through my
personal acquaintance with some of
the participants."
"Ob. that will be splendid!" ex
claimed the woman.
The minister waited for a moment
He turned his face toward Orme, and
asked politely: "You will not mind
listening to what I have to say, Mr.
Orme?"
"Why, to be sure not" replied Orme,
wondering.
"My stories are not always short"
continued the minister, "as the others
already know. But they sometimes
hold meanings which, in my country,
at least, would be perfectly plain."
After this odd bit of by-play, he be
gan hi3 narrative:
"There was a man who lived In the
city of Takamatsu. on the Island of
Sbikoku. His name was Kimaga, and
he was much respected by all who
knew him, for he was painstakingly
devoted to his aged and mos honor
able parents. 'By trade be was a ma
ker of vases a what you call him
a potter.
"One day while Kimaga was walk
ing upon the road, he saw before him
on the ground a letter. He picked it
up. It was sealed, but he discovered
upon the outside a curious writing
which he could not make out In fact
Kimaga could not read at all. He
was very poorly educate.
"But Kimaga was charm by the
grace and beauty of the writing.
Though he could not read It it fas
cinated hi? eyes. He decided to keep
it making no attempt to find the right
ful owner. You must know that in
Nippon beauty Is worship by the
humblest workman.
"It happened that the letter had
been written by a Chinese spy, and
it contained a report concerning our
fortifications. Now there is in Nip
pon a very secret service. It is not
responsible to the government It is
compose of nobles who for many and
many a generation have bound them
selves by a strong oatn to do patriotic
service which the government itself
might be too embarrassed to under
take. If they are oblige to use ex
treme measures, and are arrested be
cause of what they have done, they
calmly accept the punishment of the
law without explaining their actions.
Sons of noble houses have been exe
cuted for assassinating secret ene
mies of Nippon, and they have met
this fate as their oath demanded.
"Members of this secret service
knew about this letter of the Chinese
spy. They knew, also, that it had
been lost aod before long they
learned that Kimaga had picked it up.
How they learned all this does not
matter. But they also knew that the
relations between Nippon and China
at the time were of such a strain that
their government, not wishing to give
cause of war. would hesitate to pun
ish the Chinese spy.
"In the meantime Kimaga had be
come so enamor of the letter that
he could not bear to let it go out. of
his possession. When be was alone
whose business Is either to make peo
ple uncomfortable or to refuse them
jobs or recognition. The innocent and
enthusiastic come upon them una
wares, and the result is too frequently
that they suffer a severe setback.
Now, if all this could be prevented;
if the social, the literary, the dramatic,
the political. In fact almost any sort
of Iceberg, could be readily detected
by some simple device that could be
carried about the person, how much
unnecessary suffering would be avoid
ed! The navigating spirit could eith
er avoid the Iceberg or, la case a meet
he would feast hia eyes apt the
beautiful writing. But ft was not
long before he discovered that men
were watching aha. ana fee became
filled with fear. Why should ha be
watched? Had ha dona a guilty
thing?
"So greatly did the fear swell in
him that he decided to take the letter
back to the place where he had found
It and drop it again la the road.
But when he got to the place and
looked for a last time at the writing,
it give him such longing to keep it
that he thrust it into his breast again
and hurried back to his shop.
"That night a man came to sea
Kimaga.
"'Are you Kimaga, the maker of
vases?' he said.
"Kimaga, all trembling, replied that
he was.
" 'Then,' said the man, 'I have coma
to you with high purpose. You have
a letter which does not beloag te
you. Give it to me."
"'Does It belong to your asked
Kimaga. his desire putting armor on
his fear.
" 'That is not' to be asked. replied
the man. I am samurai. For the
glory of Nippon you mus give me the
letter:'
"But Kimaga did not wish to let
the letter go. HcP do you know that
I have itr he said. 'You have not
seen it'
"'It is enough that 1 know.' said
the man. 'Three days I allow you. If
by then the letter has not been placed
on the altar of the war-god. in the
shrine of Samlya. then you will be as
sassinated.' "With that the man went away.
"Kimaga was now almos' dead with
fright For the first day he did noth
ing but weep. The second day he put
on mourning and set his affairs in
order. The third day he held the let
ter in his hand for many hours and
filled his mind with the beauty of the
writing. He could not give It up.
Rather would he die.' And at last ha
placed it in a lacquer box and buries!
it deep at the foot of the largest cher
ry tree in his garden.
"He arose to go back Into hm
house, an' his head was bowed over
with terror. You see. he felt that
many eyes were watching him from
the near-by walls, an' he thought ha
beard breathings and the whispers of
strangers. What should he do now?
He dare not advance; he dare not
stay where ha was. So exceeding af
frighted was ha that he groaned
aloud. From all about him casoe
groans that answered his. Once mora
he groaned, and once more hia ears
were filled with the answers.
"Then he took one step toward hia
house. Nothing happened. He took
another step, an' his knees they shook;
like the palsy. The breathings an'
whisperings seem, oh, so much nearer
now. But he muster all his strength
an' put out his foot for the third step.
It did not reach the ground before the
vengeance struck him.
"The next morning his wife fond
him dead. His head had been severed
from his body."
The minister stopped and sat back
in his chair.
"How awful!" exclaimed the wom
an who bad asked for a story.
"Not so." said the minister affably.
"In serving my country, such thing
mus' be done. Kimaga should have
given the letter. Don't you think so,
Mr. Orme?"
The parable was quite clear ta
Orme. He understood the threat
"In America," he said, drily, "we
do not worship penmanship."
"But en American might for other
reasons keep a letter that did not be
long to him."
"Not If he was honorable. His
natural course would be to see that
it was delivered to the person for
whom It was intended. Certainly he
would not give it to any man who
could not prove his right to it"
"Would he not? But if he were
told that he mus' die?" .
"In that case he would Inform his
friends of the threats against him.
and they would see that his murderers
were hanged. Assassination is not
popular in America, excellency."
Orme did not attempt to conceal the
contempt in his words, and several of
the listeners moved in their chairs, be
traying their embarrassment
"Perhaps, then. Mr. Orme." said the
minister, "you could favor us with a
story which would show the attitude
of an American In such a flair."
Orme laughed. "Oddly enough," be
replied. "I can give you Just such a
story if you all care to hear it"
"Go on," murmured one of the men.
"It happened to a friend of mine,"
said Orme. "He had in his possession
a number of proxies, the use of which
would determine the control of
a certain corporation. While he was
carrying these proxies to the country
house of the man to whom he was to
deliver them, he was attacked by a
man who was acting for another fac
tion. This man secured the advantage
over my friend and. robbing him of
the proxies. Jumped into a waiting
motor car to make his escape."
"And did he escape?" the minister
interrupted.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Agreeable Change,
. "Yes." said the meek little man at
the quick-lunch counter, "I take my
meals at a restaurant every chance I
set"
"Prefer restaurant ecoklng to the
home brand?" asked the big fellow oa
the adjoining stool.
"No; can't say that I do." replied
the meek little man. "But I can give
orders at a restaurant" Modern So
ciety.
Fifty-Seven Varieties.
If there ae microbes In one kiss
Exploded between lad and lass.
Then tell us. please, what la there aa
A half-washed le cream soda laas7
ing was inevitable, bring at least a ho!
brick or a hot-water bottle along ta
soften the effect.
Let us hope that Professor Barnes
will see that in this new direction lies
the prospect of even greater triumphs
and a more hearty popular recognition
of his genius!
There's nothing that gives a woman
such a sense of triumph as to keep
her husband la bed on account of feel
ing ill. though she knows there is nota-,
isg the matter with Urn.
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- TROUBLES, BACKACHE, STRAIN
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Stone Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys
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Jfealta't n be mice within a
te beain to say goodbye forever to the"
scalding, dribbling, training, or too fre
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-bead aches; the stltchas
and pains In the back; the growing mus
cle weakness: spots before the eyes; yel
low akin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural
short breath; sleeplessness and the de
spondency? I have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and If you waat to
make a QUICK RECOVERY, you ought
to write and get a copy of it Many a
doctor would charge you 13.59 Just for
writing this prescription, but I have It
and will be glad to send It to you entire
ly free. Just drop me a line like this:
Dr. A. E. Robinson. K-2S5 Luck Building.
Detroit. Mich., and I will send it by re
turn mall In a plain envelope. As you will
see when you get it tb's recipe contains
only pure, harmless remedies, but It has
great healing and pain-conquering power.
It will quickly show Its power once you
use It, so I think you had better see what
it Is without delay. I will send you a
copy free you can us It and cur your
self at home.
Churches and Tuberculosis.
Statistics showing how serious a
problem tuberculosis Is to the ordi
nary church congregation have been
issued by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber
culosis. From reports received from
over 725 churches, with a membership
of over 312.000 communicants of
twenty denominations, and from 20t
cities and towns in 12 states in vari
ous parts of the country, out of nearly
7.000 deaths In 1910. over 700 or 10
per cent., were caused by tuberculosis.
This means 2.24 deaths for every thou
sand members or communicants.
While the percentage of deaths from
tuberculosis compared with other dis
eases Is not higher in the churches,
according to these figures, than In the
country at large, the tuberculosis
death rate, as shown by the church
returns, is higher per thousand com
municants than that for the general
population in the registration area of
the United States, which the census
bureau gave as 1.67 in 1909.
Somebody Was Interested.
Maybe she meant it as a compliment
maybe she didn't. He likes to believe
that she did. At dinner he said:
"I saw Dr. Parkhurst on Madisoa
avenue today."
"Well" and "Huh" being the only
comments on that remark, he went
on:
"Now, I wonder if Dr. Parkhurst is
telling anybody at this time that he
saw me on Madison avenue today?"
Then said the woman sweetly:
"If he Is. I am sure he Is telling
them something more interesting than
what you are telling us." New York
Times.
Laundry work at homo would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that tha
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou
ble can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of Its great
er strength than other makes.
Recognize Value of Fresh Air.
New York city now has in opera
tion twelve open air schools and
classes, and definite provision has
bean made for fourteen similar classes
to be opened by next fall, according
to an announcement made by the Na
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis. Chicago
has six open air classes in its schools,
and Boston has five.
Important ta Molhera .
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
No Girls.
"You didn't stay long at Wombat's
country place."
"No, he promised to show me the
beauties of the neighborhood and then
tried to point out a lot of scenery."
Confirmed.
Randall Has a reputation for brav
ery, has he?
Rogers Yes, with every one who
has been his wife. Ufe.
It is impossible a man who is fslse
to his friends and neighbors should
be true to the public. Bishop Berke
ley. It's awfully hard for dyspeptics to
pose as optimists.
If the stomach is too
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