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OMMENTs ON COTTON MARKET

favorable weather becoming prevalent
throughout the belt and the possibility
of early killing frost materializing. me
futures course Of values Will. therefore DC
mand for spots and receipts. -
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VIM. H. clifford at Portland. for
Baltimore ....... ....,,. ,......., o-lU Z
David T. Davis. at Bath, for Balt-
more .......- ''ss.s'''.'s, =. ..''''t ~ ~ |
Aedford ...........,...,. Baltimore bl2
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ROUGH-CLEAN RICE MARKET

before the rice planting thme Is at hand
again.
The market is steady on rough rice, with
good demand. aud on cleaned rice the
demand Is heavier. Receipts To date have
beer 1000 bags
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HOUSTON.

The following are the live stock ouote.
tions for this market as furnished by Dunn
commission company. successors to r. B.
Snnnders Commission companN,
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Port Of Sabine, October 8.
Arrived
Sch Elsie A Bnvlcs Benson, TImpico
SIS Atlas, Bubcui, with oil barge No, 81
from Charleston
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GALVESTON STOCK
GA1NEsroN GRAIN MONEMENT.

Receipts today Of wheat Cars
Gulf Colorado ana Sautn Fe.,..,..,.. ~
Missouri, Kansas and Texas ........... 20
international and Great Northern ....
Galveston, Houston and Northern. II
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sc
No elevator movement.
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FlTTLE MARKETS VARIABLE.

CTenshaw,. Chickasha. oot.pouna stesrs
~ OK e. = sugg' sngden, 942.pound steers,
hansas City, October -Cattle-Receints
i0Vv0 natives, 1000 calves Market steadv
10 Joe lower. Dressed beef steers \ tssS
~: fair 70 good !. 15a5 80: stockers sn1
ieeuers z: 6Op4 40; Western fed steers 5o
Texas and Indians Y 7oGiS 60: Texas" so No.,
EI,v,VaZ %; heifers 2 IJ6f4 Is. tanners ~
40 40; bulls 2Sg4 5o;, calves o65l5 2s
besSsss, aaeGoss lplts 1000. Market Zoe lower
:. tUHo - Sheep-Receipts $500 Markef
steady l9c higher. Lambs 5Od4 35: West.
Urn Wethefs 3 ,W@3 %; ewes , 5nd3 IL.
ieeuers q 1ud3,2o; stockers 75d2 IS,
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PoRT OF GALVESTON, October s.

PORT OF GALVESTON, October s.
Arrived
SIS Ikbal lBrl. Liverpool.
SIS Peerless tl3rD, Hamburg
SIS Pensacola (Am), Pensacola
Sch John Francis (Am), Vera Cruz
Cleared
SIS Roma (Br), New York.
Sailed
SIS Dardania (Aust), Hamburg
SIS Ncrco (Aust), Bremen.
SIS Sierra lSpan), Liverpool.
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GALVESTON.

Reported for The Houston Post by the A..
n. Norman Live Stock company.
Quotations for live stock at Galveston
yesterday were as follows:
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Following are ruling price,
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Ada F. Brown, at Portland, for Bal
tImors 80, .....ss'...S'.s-.ssss D.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-05
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'ss.'.,s ss.s. 's: Of ZhzZzN

The bar fixtures heretofore used In w
T. Wallace's saloon were purchased
by Joel Burrough and shipped to Alma
to be used in fitting up Mr.. Burroughs
saloon there.
viii Minor is going 1t alone in the
saloon business this year. Hy Tinsley
has withdrawn from the partnership
and expects TO 20 to Missouri for an ex
tsnded stay with his mother about the
middle Of next month.
How Arc Your .Nsrvssi u you are easily nus.
trated." can't sleep and feel unrcireshcd In the
morning, your nerves are weak. Hoods sarsa.
parilla makes the nerves strong by ma kingthc
blood rich and pure.
56S
sich headache is cured bv Hoods Pills 2Sc.
The century ball given by Ajax hose
company last Monday night was a de-
cided success socially and u small sum
was cleared, though the number Of
tickets sold for the occasion wSs not as
large as 1t should have been.
o, W. Williams has been spending
the past week at various sawmills along
the L. n. & +. s. and Choctaw roads
In the effort TO find suitable lumber for
the local demand There Ia at present
4 general scarcity Of lumber, with all
mills behind on their orders.
Mrs. i. Rea has rented the store room
formerly occupied by Dan Hunts dry
goods department and will move her
millinery store into II. The store. room
now occupied pied by her will be oceu
pied by Carl Brodie with u stock Of
sadllery and harness,
When threatened by pneumonia or
any other lung trouble, prompt relief IL
necessary, as II Ia dangerous TO delay.
We would suggest that One Minute
Cough Cure be taken IA soon as indicA.
tions Of having taken cold are noticed.
II cures quickly and its early use pre-
vents consumption. H. G. JOHNSON.
The alarm bell for the fire department
should be placed where II can be heard,
and no better place we think could be
found than above tho Citizens Bank
building, where tho alarm could be
given direct from the central tele.
phone Office, saving the time needed In
rnnninH TO the tower.
Three Washington inspectors will
visit Missouri TO establish rural FREQ
delivery routes, Districts having bad
roads will have no routes, The deduc.
ton Ia obvious, II good roads are neees'
sary for a system Of free delivery the
neighborhood Of Van Buren Ia IN no
danger of soon having n route estab.
lished over II.
During the month Of December the
record kept by l., Graf shows .
measurable precipitation on only two
days. On Dec. 3d .05 inch rain fell
and on Dec, 10Th rain amounting 10 | 10
inches fell, Compared TO this tho rain.
fall OF December, 1900, was 4. 90 inches
The total precipitation Of the year was
~. 02 inches, n little over two inches
below the normal
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Ed. Denison, after spending a week
here as guet of j. w. Higgs, left Mon.
day for his home at Nashville, Ark.
Prof. Frank Mclean returned Sunday
to Cleburne, Tex, after spending
Christmas week here with his family.
j. R. Wallis, the representative Of
e. p Stacy g. Sons of Minneapolis,
arrived here Tuesday on brief visit.
Sterling Matlock, Harry Bourne and
other residents of the Dripping Springs
neighborhood were down Wednesday
WANTED-Men with rig to sell our
Poultry Mixture; straight salary, $l5
weekly and expenses. Address, with
stamp, Eureka Mfg, Co. East St. Louis,
III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Steele were over
from Fort Smith Tuesday afternoon
spending New Year day with relatives.
Ben Cornelius and Chas. Ribling were
assisting in taking stock at N. F. Cor
nelius Van Buren store first Of the
week.
W. II. Peters was Monday convicted
In the mayor court Of selling whiskey
on Sunday and appealed his case to the
circuit court.
Courtney Temple is taking a two
weeks vacation, which he is spending
in visiting relations and friends at
Mulberry.
Prof. @. R. Galloway has gone to
Nashville, Tenn. to take thorough
course in medicine and surgery at the
university there.
The most soothing, healing and anti.
sceptic application ever devised is De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t relieves
ut once and cures piles, sores, eczema
and skin diseases. Beware Of imitat.
ions. II. G.. JOHNSON.
One saloon less in Van Buren this
year. Alma will have one, Chester
one and Mulberry two, aud one Is
spoken of for Rudy.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage Jan. 18th Of Will Shibley Of this
city and Miss Rebecca Tigrett at the
bride home at Newbern, Tenn,
Capt. J. n. Philips and wife after
week 8 visit here to Mr.. and Mrs, G.
Fontaine left Monday for New Orleans
to spend the remainder Of the winter.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

MISSOURI PACIFIC.
GOING WEST
No. 2sl. Arr. 3;H pm. Depart G2o pm.
M 23S +" 2:s0sm 2:35 am.
No 243. " ll:25 am. fStops at Van Buren).
GOING EAST.
No. 292 Arr. l20p.m. Depart 1876 pm.
No o3t ! am. LOS a m.
Coal Hill Local Arr. ll:2jam. 22op.m.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
Greenwood Local Arr. las pm. Depart, 3 pm
No. 2O3.s Lv. $50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 500 p. m.
~ Daily. except Sunday
Trains 23l, 232, 233, 234 run daily.
Trains 243 and 244 do not run on Sunday
Trains 23l, 232 233, 234. 243 and pa will carry
A. HAYS. Agent
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THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT meets at Van Buren on the
third Monday IN June and November J. ii.
Evans, Judge; Ed II, Mathes, Prosecuting Atty.
OOUNTY COURT meets In Van Buren, on the
" lst Monday in January, April. July and Oc.
tober
vOROBATE COURT meets the third Monday
in February, May, August and November
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Special Notices in The Local Columns Fire cents
Line for first insertion, and yf,c cents per
line for each subsequent insertion. AH locals
run and charged for at a5oue rates until or
dered discontinued.
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"FRIsCO LINE" tsT. L. 4 8. F.
GOING NORTH.
No. O. Mail 1:18 q. m.
No 4. Springfield Passenger $50 p. m.
No 8. st. Louis Limited 6:lS D. m.
No, 40 Local Freight $40 q. NJ
GOING SOUTH.
No. !. Mail so; a. m.
No, g. Fort Smith Passenger 2l0 p. m.
No. 5. Texas Limited lGl8 a. m
No, 49, Local Freight 6:35 p. m
Trains seaod 40 run daily except Sunday bal
Pullman sleepers and reclining chair cars on
ali through trains Through tickets on sale to
all points.
For full information call upon or address
+. W. FURRY Tkt. Agt.
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cN Of "sAFrry" BICYCLE 0. each Package

A BONA FiDE SALARY-eia week.
ly, Men and women to appoint agents
and represent us, some to travel, others
for local work, Twelve dollars weekly
salary and expenses. Old established
house, pleasant permanent positions
rapid advancement and increase OF
wages. Write at once.
Address BUTLER & ALdgR.
Dept. r.. New Haven Conn.
Dave Moore has decided 10 continue
his connection IA assistant cashier with
the Crawford County Bank for q short
period yet, though II Ia still bis intention
to engage In tho mercantile business ut
y later date,
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"A Little Spark May
Make Much Work. !"

The little "sparks" of bad blood lurking
in the system should Be euenehed Svah
HOODS Sarsaparilla, Americas great blood
purifier. 1t pu,ifies, effahses and eviches
the blood of both seres ard all ages. Cures
scrofuia, salt rheun,, dyspepsia, catarh.
Hod1 Soad4baalM
Czaza2sl lE5l231azw
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"a - = q n Z a.
'';;''' : a' ZX,;2.;!2;'5;;:z;;;s,|': !, I; 3 :; e: '

Harry pernot wins laid up several days
first Of the week with u threatened
attack Of pneumonia.
Judge Gross held an adjourned torn
OF county court Tuesday for the purpose
Of approving some saloon bonds.
Dan Hunt has been packing and ship.
ming hts dry goods stock TO Okmulgoo,
L. T.. this week. He will continue his
gnocery business here, which hs will
superintend personally.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

The large and increasing circulation
Of The lows Homestead In this county
10 q matter for congratulation 10 the
publishers aud 10 good farming, fer, Of
oil the papers Of It's class In the coun-
try. It ID easily the best and most help
full. Its Special Farmers Institute
editions, issued with the regular edition
the first week 10 each month, have been
for years the admiration Ut all practi-
cal fsrmers. Written wholly by farm
ere, they are full Of actual experiences,
and smell of the soil. We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
terms for The Homestead and Ito Spec
ial Farmers' Institute Editions, together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Journal,
four Of the most valuable farm publi-
cations In the country, that enable us to
offer the four In connection with our
own paper for 81 80 for the entire five,
one year. This ia emphsticAlly y good
thing, and NO farmer In this county
should fail to take advantage Of this
offer. For large line Of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered Lefore that equals 1t. A
county paper, y farm paper, poultry
paper, . farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmer Isntitute, all for Sl.9Q.
Come 10 and order them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
CHAPTER xxIII.

SOME ARRANGEMENTS AND A PROPOSAL.
We sat still more erect and eyed the
speaker intently. An unprepossesslng
man truly, yellow, dirty. bare armed
and barelegged. but withal q man In
ten thousand for US. He was not Koon-
81. the cody, who laboriously worked
the day from end to end for . scanty
.pittance, but rather the man In whom
lay. the hope Of our future happiness.
IN whom we saw the avenger-venge-
ahee personified. With this man we
might hope to do much;- without him
ours was likely to prove q dangerous
and an evil plight.
II will tell you how Il shall cease. y
he repeated. "for It has been nothing
but the hope of revenge which has kept
me alive In the midst Of this wretched-
ness. But first. confidence for cona-
dcnce. In what manner has Kung
harmed your
"He has slain those who were nearest
and dearest to U.s."
Enough. And your namesf''
Mime" said Jim. and wondered At
this strange way Of repayins conf
dcnce for confidence. '1s Of no impor-
lance. neither is his" pointing to me.
yet such as they are you are vel
come to them. am called George Car.
ter. and this is my friend. Frederick
Gray"
Good" said the Chinaman. II know
not the names, but 1t is enough. And
you come as the avengers off,
''Those whom we love"
Koon-Si bowed. He WAS Q wise mau
and respected our reticence.
Enough. You are the men for whom
I have MaitedssQ long. Kun4 ahall 43e3
To BE Continued.
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ono Fare Plus1a.

There ore stiil some good lands In
northwestern Iowa, s0uthW e0teHn
Ainnesota and South Dakota. and II
you arc expecting to make q change In
location, you should take advantage Of
the low excursion rates In effect. On
the first and third Tuesday Of each
mouth excursion tickets, bearing 81
days limit, can he purchased to oil
points on the Huntington, Cedar Rapids
q Northern Railway, north Of and
including Abbott, Shell Rock and
Waverly at One Fare Plus 90.
Full information relative to these
lands will be cheerfully given upon xr-
plicatlon to Messis. llten & brooks.
our Industrial and Immigration Agents,
Ceder Rapids. Iowa.
IL you are thinking of making trip
to any point In Alabama, AIkansas,
Afizona, British Columbia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado. Florida, Georgis,
Idaho. Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mime
sofa, Michigan, Missouri, .iississippi,
M0ntans, New Mexico, Nebrasks,
North Carolins, North Dakota. Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakata, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Viz
ginia, Warrington, Wisconsin and
Northern Michigan aud Wyoming, call
on agents of the "Cedar Rapids Route"
for rates, etc, or address
JN0. G. FARMER, A. 9. z. & 7. A.,
b., G. r. & N .Ry.
Cedar Rapids, 10.
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q Good ThIne.

German Syrup ID the special prescrip
ton Of Dr.. A. Bosche, Q celebrated Ger
man Physician, and 10 acknowledged to
be one OF the most fortunate discover
lee In Medicine. It quickly cures
Coughs, Colds and all Lung troubles Of
the severest nature, removing. % 1t
does, the csuee Of the affection and
leaving the parts In strong and
healthy condition. II IL not an expert.
mental medicine, but has stood the test
OF years, giving satisfsctIon in every
case, which it, rapidly increasing sale
every season confirms. Two million
bottles sold annually. Bosehee's Ger
man Syrup vas introduced in the
United States In 1858 and l. now sold
civilized world. Three doses Will 70
love any ordinary cough. Price Is cts.
Get Greene FsiIe Almanac. For sale
BY d.. Donnelly, Ryan, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
CHAPTER XXI.


From the advertisement columns Of Q
newspaper we learned that the steam
er Airlie would leave Sydney for Hong
kong at certain date. and. that vessel
being one Of a regular line. we decided
TO 60 by her. believing that the sooner
NE got under weigh with our task the
better chance we might have of sue
cessfully accomplishing II. The date
Of sailing was extremely close at hand,
some three days OF, but 1t gave us am
pie time to make our preparations,
which were not extensive, and to reach
Sydney as well.
The night before our departure we
dined with Cecil and her mother. and
though the stalwart cousin. Jack, did
his best to enliven the proceedings I
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and ugly as he was. Koon-Si was man
Of an indefnable presence. and one In
stinctively felt Its influence. He may
have been only carpenter. but he was
master among carpenters.
He led US through his dingy work
shop to a stair at the back, and bowling
low, motioned for us to, mount. It was
but makeshift Of stairway, straight
almost, and entirely free of a hand rail,
but notwithstanding such slight de-
fciencies we succeeded in mounting
with safety to the room above. This,
though not in any way elegant. was
welcome contrast to the shop below.
and though an abominable smell per
vaded the atmosphere. It was the one
thing which Is inseparable from Chi.
nese house and may to q certain ex-
tent be obviated by free use of tobac.
co. We begged permission Of our host
to continue our cheroots.
This he graciously granted. declaring
that we honored his degraded dwelling
by smoking In II. after which piece Of
politeness he carefully closed the trap
door through which we had ascended
and then beckoned us to seats at the
other extremity Of the room. Here the
light was somewhat better than In the
shop below, but 1t did not add an add.
tional luster to Koon-Si. Ii In the semi
gloom he was ugly. In the light be was.
II anything, more hideous and dirty
than l had at first conceived. Truly my
father had kept strange company.
BE seated. excellencies." said he.
Now we can talk In peace. The writ
ing Of Kung lie once more seen In the
landY
YES" replied my uncle. land we
have come to you to help us blot II
out"
II have waited long for this day." he
said, Every long. But to me you are
strangers and though you know 90
much you arc. not the one for whom ]
have waited"
"For whom have you waited7" asked
Jim. "Tell US. Perhaps we know some
thing of him."
Like you, he was an Englishmsn,
but unlike you he wandered over the
face of the waters. A tall man and 0
brave in his day"
Ills nameY'
kingston
"Know you not that the writing Of
Kung has been seen upon his fore
heady' "
may" he gasped, II know not. Then
the blow has fallenr'
Heavily"
$50 shall 1t always be until the curse
is removed. But for my ignominious
life, which SO far has shielded me, I,
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Presently she came tOip1rd me, q stalap0ft
man on each side Of her.
ished. but he only smiled and said Cecil
had telegraphed from Adelaide to that
effect. and he hoped I'd find them suit
able.
In five minutes was thoroughly at
home with this big, handsome man.
and no longer stranger in q strange
land. And presently. when Jim Joined
us, We chatted away as though we had
known each other for years. Then
gradually the ship began to clear. even
those who were bound for Sydney go
ing up to town with us by the same
train. Major Coghlan. no longer rival
to be feared, babe the ladies' an efIusive
goodby and expressed the hope that
they should all meet again snon. bnt l
do not think Mrs. Hilbury took the
hint At any rate have no recoliec-
ton of the major ever visiting them.
He was an admirable companion-for
five minutes.
AS nothing OF any moment occurred
during our stay In Melbourne-that H..
nothing OF any moment to any one but
myself--And possibly one other-I will
pass over that period as briefly as pos
sible. paid my promised call the next
day and found Cecil In her own charm-
ing home. and once more told her Of
my hopes and fears, and she promised
that she would wait for me and many
other things which ! need not here set
down. Perhaps 1t Is unnecessary to add
that she endeavored to persuade me
against setting out on such an advep-
ture. She pictured, and In no feeble
colors the uncertainty ands the peril
which confronted Jim and me In such
an undertaking.; begged me to give II
up. to stay with her. 1t was sweet
temptation and one to which my incll-
nations would willingly have succumb.
ed had not sterner sense of duty
bound me honorably to my uncle.
Moreover. It was folly. madness to
think Of living In peace while Kuns
and Wooching were at large. There
could be no peace. no hope Of 1t with
them in power; and sad and desperate
as was the remedy. think Der reason
saw the efficacy Of II.
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Good ADVICE.

Tho most miserable beings in the
w0fA are those suffering from Dyspep-
Va And Liver Complaint. More than
seventy five per cent Of the people In
the United States are afflicted with
these two diseases and their effects:
such ss SOnr Stomach, Sick Headache
Habitual Costiveness, PAlpltati0n of
the Heartburn. Waterbrash, Gnawing
aud Burning Pains at the PIT of the
Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue
and Dlsagreesble Taste In the Mouth,
Coming up of Food after eating, low
Spirits, etc. Go to your Druggist and
get . bottle Of August Flower for 70
cents. Two doses will relieve you.
Try 1t. Get Green's Prize Almanac.
For sale BY Dr. Donnelly. Ryan, Iowa.
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Low-RATE-E EXCURSIONS;

Twice each month. on eciiic dates, the iii.
ron points on its line north nf Cairo, roundtrip
1homeseekes' Excursion tickets South 10 Ger.
!ai1 points on or reached by It's lines in Ken.
AaADama. Also 70 certain points West and
s sonssswsst 10 lowe. Minnesota, North Dakota
c c0a Ia n!akosa. Nebraska. Kansas. Oklahoma
n0is Central agents -, = y 'S'.' A'''
For free copy Of the Homeseekers' Guide,
South. address J. F. Merry. A. q. II. A..I.C. r.
T.. Dubuque, Iowa. For Information regard.
ing lands In the famous Yazoo Valley Of Miss
1ssipp,, address 3. Z. skene, I.andc Commissioner
Y. M. v. r. Il Chicago. - =, y
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The stomach controls the situation.
Those who are hearty and strong arc
food. Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure digeats
what Jon eat and allow you to eat all
the good food you want. II you suffer
from indigestion, heartburn, belching
or any other stomach trouble this pre-
paratlon can't help but do yon good.
The most sensitive st0machs can take
Bros.
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Tho dogn he snayted. "1ne days Of
Kung are numbered"
too. SHOULD have carried the writing
here" and with scared look he touch
ed his forehead lightly.
ut Is to remove the curse that we
have come" said Jim.
"And you propose to do IT.
"How we know not. 1t shall be left
to your illustrious wisdom to ind q
way. Go to Hongkong.. said one who
has carried the writing Of Kung Into
eternity. and find Koon-Si. the carpen.
ter"
"And how know you that am hei
Koon-Si is not writ upon the board
above my Workshop.
"You shall know him by the alt In
his left nostrll. Those were the words"
The man touched his nose quickly
and then with diabolicnl scowi NUT
tered: AYE. aye. the slit In his left nos
trll. 1t Is the liandiwork OF him who
would have a more fearful writing
here" and he tapped on his forehead
with his thin yellow fingers. "But so
far he and his have passed me by. and
y
think Kung's day of reckoning has
come"
."You don't love him. ehY'
1.-THE dog" he snarled. HE has mu-
tilated me as you see and forced me to
dwell In this ignoble manner. For my
opposition to him my house was burn
ed, my people destroyed. for in our Chi
nese way he not alone Furnishes the
guilty, but all those who are connected
with him. So was 1t In my case. l
was forced to fiy my part Of the coun.
try and seek refuge here with stran-
gers. and here have lived for many
years, fearing each day that Kung
would find my hiding place. But. blcss-
ed be the gods. things are working out
as ] have dreamed. l have lived long
and patiently for this. The days Of
Kung are numbered"
"Indeed, hope so." was inns de-
vout exclamation. ut is full time that
the handwriting OF Kung ceased"
ut shall cease" said Koon-Si Inn
pressively. land will show you how :