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"The King of If
Diamonds"
A Thrilling Story of a
Modern Monte Oristo
By Louis Tracy,
What the Spring Maid Will Wear
Exclusive Styles in Hats and Gowns
Fully Described by Olivette
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You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
by Reading This
First
Philip Anson, a boy of 1 when the i
. siury open, is or goott family and nas
been well reared. Ills widowed mother
hat been disowned by her wealthy rel
atives and dies In extreme poverty. Fol
lowing her death the boy Is desperate.
On his return from the funeral, In a
violent rain, he Is able to rave the life of
a little girl, who was caught In' a street
accident. He goes back to the house
where his mother had died, and Is ready
to hang himself, when a huge meteor
falls In the Courtyard. He takes this as
a blgn from heaven, and abandons
! suicide, Investigation proves the meteor
have been an Immense diamond.
Philip arranges with a broker named
Isaacstein to handle his diamonds. In
getting away from Johnion's .Mews,
where the diamond fell, he saves u
Policeman's lite from attack by n criminal
named Jockey Mason. He has mado
friends will. Police Magistrate Ablngdorn,
and engages him to look after his affairs
as guardian. This ends the first part of
tho story.
S,e n3. Pa" "Pens ten year later.
Phil n haa taken a rourse at the uni
versity, and Is now a wealthy and ath
letic youns man, much given to roaming
i. caIned. ht? mther was sister of
Sir Philip Morland. who la married and
his t stepson. He Is now looking for his
nephew. Johnson's Mews has been turned
Into the Mary Anson Home for Indigent
Boys, one of London's most notable
private charities. Jockey Mason, out of
prison on ttcket-of-leave, seeKs for venge
ance, and fulls in with Victor Grenter, a
master crook, and James Langdon, step
son of Sir Philip Morland. a dissipated
rounder. Philip savea a girl from Insult
from this gang, and learns later she Is
the same, girl whose Ufa he had saved
on that rainy night Grenler plots to get
possession of Philip's wealth. His plan
is to Impersonate Philip after he has been
kidnaped and turned over to Jockey
Mason. Just as this pair has corns to an
understanding, Langdon returns from tho
girl's home, where he has attended a re
ception. The. three crooks lay their plans,
and In tho meantime Philip arranges so
Mrs. Atherly recovers some of her money
from Lord Vanstone, her cousin, and
secures a promise from the daughter to
wed him. Anson Is lured by false mes
sages to visit a secluded spot. Anson Is
trapped by a gang at a ruined house. He
Is hit on the head by Jockey Mason, who
thinks he has slain the man he hated,
and Victor Grenler helps strip the body.
They throw the naked' body over a cliff
'. Into the sea, and Grenler completes his
preparations to impersonate Anson. A
note from Evelyn warning Philip of
danger Is opened and read, and Grenler
te'ls Mason to call Anson's servant. He
finds Anson's check book, and with
Jockey Mason sets out for the railroad,
meeting and chatting with a rural police
man on the way. Grenler goes to York
and opens communications with Anson's
bankers, with Abingdon and Misa Atherly.
Grenler secures possession of Anaon'a be
longings, and Mason gets an unexpected
summons to visit polloe headquarters.
Grenler forges orders on Anson a bank,
and determines to swindle Mason out of
his share of the plunder. Mason goes
to police headquarter and there meets
his two grown sons. The boys take tholr
father to their room, and tell him the
story of how their mother was cared for
In her illness by Philip Anson, and how
they were reared and trained at the Mary
Anson Home. Mason suffers from re
morse, and the Yorkshire policeman in
spects the abandoned grange.
Now Read On
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Uy OL1VKTTR.
No. 1 Is a sweet, simple and girlish little hat which sacrifices no
whit of its smartness and chle to Us dainty prettlness.
The brim of black Milan, and the crown Is of tan satin veiled In
tulle. Black moire pump bows surround the crown, and nestling high
above them Is a wreath of pink roses with glowing red centers.
With this is worn a simple frock of printed pussy-willow cloth,
collared and cuffed In rose satin.
MODEL NO. 2.
This litle frock of orchid-colored taffeta Is oddly trimmed. . A de
sign of peaches In conventionalized form is cut from velvet of a deeper
tone and corded onto chiffon of pale mauve. This appliqued chltior.
forms tho upper part of the kimono bodice and the tunic of the shirt.
The-long sleeves are of tho taffeta, as are tho rolling revors set under
a collar of roaline lace.
The tunic is piped in taffeta and is faced by a heavy cord of deep
purple, -which falls to the bottom of the draped skirt. This girl, who is
a cross between a pansy and an orchid, wears a hat of mauve straw
trimmed in velvet of deep purple. This is set In a bow benath the
brim and falls over the shoulders.
MODEL NO a.
The hat whoso brim Is a mats of nodding ostrich tips Is a now note
in millinery. The total nbsenco of harsh lines recommends it to the
woman whoso faco needs a bit of softening.
With it we show you a smart summer trotteur costume of golfino
in a shade of sulphur yellow. Tho stripes on the skirt run up Bnd
down and the tunic Is so arranged thnt tho striping Is horizontal. For
other trimming over and beyond tho nrrangement of the material this
charming llttlo frock has a sash of blnck taffeta and a Gladstone collar
of soft, sheer, whlto organdio.
MODEL NO. I.
The Watteau shepherdess never wore her tilted ibapeau with more
grace than tho girl of today manages this little plateau hat tilted over
her saucy nose. 'Wo show you h model of dull green atraw tilted high
at the back by a mass of black velvet ribbon and trimmed bl-synimot-rically
with bunches of pale pink daisies.
Tho gown with which It Is worn is a quaint adaptation of our
daring styles. It is a white pussy-willow cloth, with long, severe
sleeves of black charmousc. The simple V-cut neck Is tilled with soft
ening tulle. Ulouso and tunic are fulled gracofully, and the only orna
mentation Is offered by tho Unco snsh of black and by the striking not
of tho black wooden beads,
MODEL NO. 6.
Wonderfully well tailored Is this suit of blue gabardine. Over tho
slmplo. mannish coat are arrangod rovers of Roman striped jllk :n
tones of blue, sulphur nnd vanilla broivn. Those, button Into :t llttlo
waistcoat from which are pendant two tnssolled ends of tho silk. Ths
buttons used are of clouded amber.
The skirt Is cut circular and Is drawn up Into the popular bustle
line. The long cuffs aro of white plquo,
With this Is worn a teto do negro lint banded in self-color inoiro
and docked with a nlngle dahlia In yellow and brown.
MODEL NO. C.
This little sport coat of Scotch homespun Illustrates tho Importance
of the hip flare in every garment Milady wears. It !j a very practical
coat for spring tramps or summer sports. It Is cut on kimono line
and flares almost to tho width of a cupo. With a tailored skirt of
black, a roll-brimmed sailor nnd sovorely cut. linen collar, It makes a
very becoming costuuio for tho woman Who has a reactionary attitude
against the over-clnborata clothes of today.
(Copyright, ISOi. by Edward J. Clode.)
Wearing their heavy sea boots, none of
the fishermen, though each was an expert
swimmer, lared to Jump into tho water.
But the oarsman, being u person of re
source, and reusonlng rapidly that not
the niOBt enthusiastic salmon bailiff in
Kugland would pursue him In such man
ner, grabbed a boat hook nnd caught
rhlllp with it beneath the arm.
Ho only used the alight force needful
to support htm until another could grasp
him.
Then they lifted the half-drowned man
on board, turned him cn his face to per
mit the wate:- to flow out of his lungs,
and. Instantly reversing htm. began to
raise his elbows nnd press them against
his sides alternately.
Soon he breathed again, but he re
mained unconscious, and a restored cir
culation caused blood to flow freely from
tho hack of his head.
Of course the men were voicing their
surprise throughout this unparalleled ex
perience.
"Whoa Is he?"
Where did he coom frae?"
"Nobbut a loony wad hae Jumped oft
yon crag."
"He's neaked as when he was born."
At last one of them noticed his broken
scalp. He pointed ou the wound to hlJ
companions.
"That was never dean by Tallin' 1" f
watter," he said.
At last one of them noticed his
stature. His delicate skin, the texture of
his hands, the cleanliness of his teeth
and nails, were quick tokens to the flsh
orman that something quite beyond the
common run of seaside accidents hail
taken place. The oarsman, a man of
much Intelligence, hit on an explanation.
"He was swarmln' doon f cliff after V
birds," he cried. "Mebbe fotygraffln' 'em.
I've heard o' lke doln's."
"Man alive," cried one of his mates, "he
wouldn't strip te f skin for that Job."
This was unanswerable. Not one gave
a thought to the Invisible Grange House.
They held a hasty consultutlon. One
man doffed his Jersey for Philip's bene
fit, and then they hastily covered him
with oilskin coat and overalls.
! was now nearly dark, so they ran
out a marking buoy for their not, shipped
oaii, and pulled lustily to their remote
fishing hamlet, three miles away from
tic outlet of the river whieh flowed
'.trough Scarsdale.
Arrived there, they carried Philip to
the house of one who was the proud
owner of a ''spare" bed.
And now a fresh difficulty arose. A
doctor, and eke, a policeman should be
summoned. A messenger was dispatched
at once for the nearest medical man
who lived a mile and a half away, but
the policeman, who dwelt In tho village,
was a bird of another color.
These men wero poachers, law-break
ers. At various times they had nil been
fined for illegal fishing. The policeman
was of an inquiring turn of mind. He
might fall to understand the mystery of
the cliff, but he would most certainly
appreciate every detail of their presence
In that particular part of the sea which
lapped its base.
So they smoked, and talked, and tried
rough remedies until tho doctpr arrived.
To him they told the exact truth: he
passed no comment, examined his patient.
cut awny the hair from the scalp wound,
shook his head over It, bound It up, ad
ministered some stimulant and sat down
to await the return of consciousness.
But this was long delayed, and when,
at last, Philip opened his eyes, he only
rallied sufficiently to sleep.
The doctor promised to come early next
day, and left.
Throughout Wednesday and Thursday
Philip was partly delirious, waking at
times to a vague consciousness of his
surroundings, but mostly asking vacantly
for "Evelyn."
Often he fought with a person named
"Jockey Mason." and explained that ''Sir
rhlllp" was not In Torkshlre at al.
The wife of one of his rescuers was
assiduous In her attentions. Most for
tunately, for theso flsherfolk were very
poor, that lure spread beneath the cliff
invcighted an unprecedented number of
salmon, so she rould afford to buy eggs
and inllk In abundance, and the doctor
brought such medicines as were needed
Gradually Philip recovered, until, at 0
o'clock, on Thursday night, he cam Into
sudden and full use of his senses.
Then the doctor was sent for urgently;
Philip Insisted on getting up at once. He
was kept In bed almost by main force.
With the doctor's arrival there was a
further change. Here was an educated
man, who listened attentively to his
patient's story, and did not Instantly con
clude that he was raving.
He helped, too, by his advice. It was
utterly Impossible to send a telegram to
London that night. No matter what the
kbufferings of anxious friends' concerning
htm, thoy could not be assuaged until
the morning.
Yes, ho would find money and clothes,
nccompany him, If need be, on the Jour
ney if he were av.e to travel tomorrow
attend to all things; In fact. In his be
halffor millionaires aio scarce bird In
secluded mooilaiul districts. But, mean
while, he must take a drink of milk und
btof essence, rest a little while, take
this draught, in a small bottle Indicated,
and sleep.
Bleep was quite essential. He would
awake In the morning very much better.
Tho knock in the head wuh not so serious
as it looked at first sight. Probably lie
would not even fce It again If he woie
a soft cup for pome days. The broken
skin was healing nicely, nnd cuncusslon
of the brain had as many gradations us
fever, which ranges from a slight cold
to Yellow Jack.
In hla case he was suffering from two
severe shockH, but the crisis was passed,
and he was able, even now, to get up If
he could serve uny postiblo purpose.
All this, save the promise of help, the
doctor said with his tongue in his rheek.
He had not the slightest Intentnon of per
mitting Philip to travel next day. It was
out of the question. Better reason with
him In the morning, and, if needful,
bring his friends to Yorkshire rather
than send him to Ixindon.
(To Be Continued Monday.)
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v A Nightmare
Ity WILLIAM V. KIHK.
Last night 1 dreamed that I hnd lived since human life began
And had a lasting friendship for old Adam, tho first man;
I dreamed In swift succession of a million great events
Well known by college students and their learned presidents.
But in each panoramic view, with each historic throb,
The everlasting Tango was serenely on the job.
I dreamed that Cain and Abel, ere tho fatal fight began,
Had tangoed up and down the lane much on the modern plan;
I dreamed that old Mark Antony, with many a Roman yelp,
Tangoed with Cleopatra till ber corns cried out for help.
1 dreamed that dauntless Bonaparte and all his army bold
Tangoed back home from Moscow and forgot that it was cold.
Old Noah and his animals, Jammed In the crowded ark,
Tangoed from morn till twilight, and tangoed in the dark.
George Washington cut down bis tree, admitted he was bad.
And tangoed to the woodshed for a session with his dad.
At morn my nightmare ended, but my nerves were so a-Jerk,
I tangoed down the bedroom stairs and tangoed to my work.
Cooking &
Ml ILANIHK HISO.
"Aunt Hniuinh'H Peach Tapioca" ami j
"Nut Hi end," It V 1JLANCHB KINO I
This recipe wuh
given me by a ilear
old Isdy of Grove
land, Mass., a Col
onial dame onu,
what Is much bet
ter, a wonderful
cook. Cover six
tubletpoonfuls of
"minute taplocu"
with cold water.
,'et soak a few
minutes, then add
i' cups bulling
water nnd cook in
double holler unlit
transparent. Add
Vt teaspoonful salt
If canned peaches
nie to le ured. t'se
the syrup of the
Pouches us far as
potolble, and It
more liquid Is nec
ersary to make
up the Hi cups
add hot water. Also
ute quarter cup of
sugnr with t h
liquid In which the
tapioca Is cooked.
Airange peaches In
h baking dish,
spi Inkle with pow.
ile led sugar Pour
taplocu ot er the
peachen and set In
cold place.
8rro very cold,
with whipped
cream.
NIT HI.KAU
Contributed by Mrs
Annie I.. Knox, ot
Bradford. .Mhvs., a
deacendent of Han
nah Dustlu. a lady
who showed her re
penlment for being
raptured by the In
dians by walking in
her sleep and Idli
ng the entire patty
wllh their own
tomahawks. 1 egg,
- cups milk. Hi
ip sugar. I tea
spoonful sail. U
' ejsr-oenfuls bak
:;ig ponder i round.
eU. i cups ont.rc
ft r. tat flour, 1 cup
English wslnuts
' , small. Put In
timII bread pans
i ml let raise foi
ti minutes Hake
one hon-
White Man is Destroyer
of Creation
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Uy UAHIIKTT I. H1CKV1SS.
An interesting token of Oh spirit ot our
times Is the recent International cot.fcr
ence held ot Home. Kwltxerland, to con
sider what should be done In order o
preserve the wild
ruces of the sh'he
front tl.e murder
ous propensities of
the only self-stvled
tlvlllzcd animal
vhch at p'eeent
dwWIs upon Its sr
fare.
One. branding sen
tence uttered by
I 'mi I Siuiisln at
t h a t canfeiFiu'e
smarts and stingy
In the reader s conscience
"It Is only too
true," said Mr. Huuit.Hi. "Uiat the white
man la tho greot destroyer of creation'
He Is the kill-Joy In the paradise of the
earth, and wlierewr tic goes his path is
marked by epidemic, poison, devastation,
blood und Iftarg!"
The rlvlllstfl white man nut only kills
lower anlmuls for the plt-nnure of seeing
them lull nnd die, hut, directly or indl
teclly, snlftly or slowly, he kills all top
rescntatttcfl of his own kind wliojo ways
of life arc Ii'im artificial than hi" own.
Ho sacrifices every creature' to his two
great godH machinery and luxury.
Fortunately there Is n leaven t light
eousnPM In his composition, the working
f which In shown by 'the Berne confer
ence. The resolutions of the confeifiice'con
rern the protection of all kinds of wild
life, including plants un well as animals,
and eavage races of men are not ex
cluded from its sympathetic good will.
Hut a particular effort was made to
i lit on- a shield over the hltds. How
necessary such protection has become is
Indicated by the terrible slaughter of all
winged creatures that goes on every year
with I nci casing recklossness. I am writ
ing this from Trance, where the
"chase," that Is tho hunting season, has
been Jutt closed by law, only to reopvn
next yosr.
Now, according to my oliyprvations, tho
"chasse" usually means little ulse than
bird killing. Roars, deer and wild rabbits
still exist In certain large forest tracts
und on private, estates kept out of'oultl
nation for the sake of furnishing sport
to their proprietors and their fashionable
friends, but the average "bourgeois." or
plain citizen, "ho In imitation of the
"nohlea" puts on his shining Uather
hunting coat, his yellow leather leggings
and his glazed hunting cap, and Jauntlb
tucks his double-barreled gun under his
arm. to the gaping admiration of his
less prosperous, tjut more usefully oceu-
Pied neighbors, seldom finds anything to
exercise his maikniiiiislilp upon other
than tho birds ot the fields and hedges,
many of wfilc(t . are either native song
sters or passengers frprit more norths, n
climes trustfully making their way sun
ward for tho winter. Anything that
tli.rpy, or has w.lugs and feathers, Is
"game-" for these bold lrmiters.
Night and moiplng. during the season
of the "chwe" they tiiay be seen In
small companies at the country hotels,
strutting nboiit In their war paint, at
tracting a degree of attention from
fhambermuldn aiuY waitresses only sec
end to that commanded by the wearer
of army uniforms,' and drinking success
to their murderous Incursions into thu
fields
They so out ut sunrise with the all
pearancr ot tpen called upon to defend
their country frrfrh Invasion, and thy
return ut noon or night with a pitiful
bagful oi poor, ' brokcn-wlngcd blrd,
whose little-heads hanging from thtlr
slender necks are rial, fls' large as your
thumb. , '
A month agof visited a country estate
where the proprietor left Ine to wander
about at will. I climbed a pyramidal hill
encircled by hn vineyards, and near the
top found myself in a wilderness of
dwarf beech trees, not averaging more
than rive feet high, forming a thiefctt
that was penetrated at jer.ular Intervals
by mu row path. While 1 was wondering
wl'R,t this plate could be, I noticed that
thciie weie many little wire circles sits
pe ruled in the branches about me, with
a fus of louse and exceedingly fine wire
UnvailH partly filling them. 1 could not
Imagine what they were for until the pro
ptletor, coming to look mo up, seemed
aimmtil it my peiplexity.
I'll show you what they are for," he
said.
He Mepped Into one of he narrow
put lis, Btoopcd down, showed me one of
the circled set on the ground across a
narrow gup In the thicket, and there
caught In the cruel web of wlros as fine
as hair ami sharp as needles, was n
beautiful thr'urli, with Its head hanging
on Its boMiii, but not yet dead.
He pointer out the victim with u
gloating look of witlsfactlon that made
me tick at heart oivl then wrung its nee,
und put it In his pocket. This whole
tnlukot, covering perhaps an acre of
gtound, nas eorutruoted solely as a lure
for thrushos, und filled with hundreds
of thoe dei tilth traps. The proprietor
thought was wreat "sport." In that
way he slaughtered hundreds of birds
It Is no CNcute that he eats some of
them, for It takes more than his table
tan consume, und I know by the look I
raw In his eye that it is a greater pleas
ure to him to find a thrush in one ot
his death traps than to eat It .afterward
There Is need for many Berne confer
encea.