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TziIIed by streak of Luck-

A poor widow in Paris, who kept a
small shop, received a letter informing
her that she had won $4,000 in a lot
terry The violent emotion caused by
the good news resulted in her death. as
she was found stiff in her chair with
the letter in her hand.
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To distinguish death from catalepsy.
DR.. Icard, Of Marseilles, iniects fiuo-
resCin into the veins. If there is any
eire eulation, IN two minutes the body
will turn grass green, but the color
will pass away in two hours without
causing any harm.
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answering, and. reaching for his nat
and overcoat, hurried out of the room.
Trotters stood for few minutes,
watching the door reflectively. A violet
loosened itself from the cluster ana teli
to the ground. He picked II up ana
blew the dust off carefully before re-
placing it, and then strolled down "
Miss Bartram's desk
wish l were w. Holmes, Esq, ne
sair cheerfully. Hes got to chase OIL
east on that Blair case. all right.
"Is ii the Mr. Blair?" Rue asked.
There was a little flutter of excite
ment in her manner, and she folded
her letter and slipped 1t back in the
envelope-"the real one?"
THE real, warranted. 1S-karat arti-
Gle" answered Trotters. Tine great
and only James r. The man VINO
touches the button, and forty leVeh
hundred people rush rouno anu 40 sre
rest for him. Now, say, MISS Bar
tram, would you think a man like that
could drop out of sight all at once.
and no one know where he's gone
It's so. | carry all the wires, you
know, and they've been humming all
day"
But what is the trouble, Trot," Rue
bent over a pencil she was sharpening
to hide the telltale eagerness OF her
face. rs it very important
Important" Trotters' round race
fairly shone with happiness at being
able to impart news of such .conse-
ouence. He leaned over the top of Rue s
desk confidentially. You know about
stocks, don't you, Miss Bartrarn? Like
they juggle round here on the board
of trade. Well. down East there Mr.:
James r. is the king bee. See? AND
he's been playing 'possum for a long
time. Just bobbing round the country
in his old private car and not saying
| a word to the papers. Well, Mr.. w.
Holmes has had his eagle optic on that
| car all the time, expecting something
to happen. And last week it stopped
down in Kansas somewhere in the
prairies, and he chased after it, and
! there wasn't anything in it but por-
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CHAPTER I.
nrcInE no 60 no SEA.

u,,rv DECIDE TO GO TO SEA.
auello. Johnny! I haven't seen you
dogs age. Where are you now.
u "a how are they coming?"
az, arm ND in law office-Percy. Bris-
49,, and sharpe-particula Sharpe
w. ,ncging away trying to understand
Wv ~ Judge Dinkelspieler decided in
, Wv, of the plaintiff in that celebrated
i p.se where the Widow Smith sued Mr..
,..es for the loss of the hound-pup
IN the year 1916"
Il" avoure fond of it. Judge"
npassionately. 1 get so interested
.sot frequently become unconscious
and every ten minutes snooze is that
,,cb nearer 5 o'clock. What are you
doing, sam?"
arm in a commission office in the
Produce Exchange"
Like it?"
"Well-it's ten a week to the good.
that's the best point about it"
you're lucky. get eight. Are you
hunting a little nourishment?"
yep. Where do you go?"
nTo the catch as-catch- can with the
glass walls and notices on the cor
ner Right over where l sit Is a sign
saving that the Lord is man of war;
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WITH A HIGH BEATING HEART RUE BOWED AND WENT OUT.

ter and a French cook. James r. had
run away. Mr. Holmes came home
with a headache" He stopped ana
nodded his head solemnly.
"Then what happened?" exclaimed
Rue. The pencil had been tossed ASIDE
long since, and she was leaning Ior-
ward, her chin on her palms, watch
ing Trotters.
That's ALL" concluded the latter tri-
umphantly. except about the stock,
YOU know. There's some big deal
down there in New York, don't know
what, but they're trying to do some
thing while Blair's away. Something
about blind bony'
"A blind pony" Rue repeated, curl
ously.
Blind pony sky high. Lost Star dead,
| and he went East Tonight! Inc
| sharp metallic bur-r-r of an electric
bell sounded near the door, and Trot-
| ters smiled. THAT means me. Good
night, Miss Bartram. Say, II you and
knew where James X. was right
! now"
Rue rose from her chair, her eyes
bright, her face full of determination.
Has Mr.. Rhodes gone, Trot?" she
asked.
/, Trotters glanced down the corridor
to where a light shone from the man
dklIlB GuiLOl . OtAAS~+
''Mr. Dexter's there. too" he said,
end went on. Rue opened the letter
which he had brought her and reread
ii. 1t was from sydney Blair, her one
time classmate and coeditor on the
White Elephant staff. 1t had mattered
little at college that she was the
daughter of James r. Blair, the owner
of gold mines, and many things only
to be dreamed of by Rue Bartram.
The two girls had liked each other ana
had promptly united forces. sydney
had given up her dainty rooms in
Hobart hall to share Rues humber
castle and many a joyous lark had
been held there and many mighty
editorial coup planned by the two, as
they sat on the pillow-piled divan,
knees drawn up tentwise as desks, to
support their paper pads. while they
bit the ends of their pencils and dis
cussed the power of the press versus
the arm of faculty law.
Some of the dear old memories flash
ed over Rue as she read the letter.
II have been tramping around the
country with papa" Sydney wrote.
You know he promised me Egypt and
the Mediterranean this winter, but at
the last moment he had to start west,
so 1 insisted upon coming, too. We
have had a glorious time and Will pass
through Chicago Friday night Do
steal half a minute to run over to see
me- We will be at the depot 10
minutes anyway. Don't ask for papa.
He is supposed to be down in Kansas
/ believe. l will meet you at 4:20 in the
waiting room of the Union. DO come"
It was 3:45 now by the big oak clock
at the end of the room. Rue slipped on
her short tan-colored Jacket, and walk
ed rapidly down to Mr.. Rhodes room.
Mr.. Dexter. the city editor was talking
to him. but Rue did not wait.
"Mr. Rhodes" she said briefly. I
can see Mr. Blair for you. If you wish "
Both men turn quickly and started
at her.
James r. Blair?" Mr.. Dexter spoke
in his short, curt way.
"Where?" demanded Mr.. Rhodes, be-
fore Rue could reply.
She told them of Sydney Blair's let
ter, and the two exchanged glances.
"He is going back east. evidently"
Mr. Dexter said in a low tone. Pro
badly he has heard of the Lost Star
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behind his fun stood an upright back
bone of a young gentleman.
Sam Larkman had good occasion to
be grateful for that nature. When he
entered the Haskin academy some
years before "Scrappy" Jack Leslie
was already easily King, and a very
potent one. The handsome, lively, quick
witted boy, who had always managed
to pull through a recitation without the
use of midnight oil and never once
crossed the bound that separates a
good retort from impudence, was the
secret idol of the teachers; and their
best athlete and dare devil, who would
jump, fight or run a foot race with
anybody for any reason, regardless of
age, size or color, was the open demi-
god of the boys. Such a ruler had it
in his power to make life hideous to
the bashful, awkward newcomer, and
for the fact that he did not, but in
stead, with tact and skill, brought Sam
forward and into good standing, the
latter would be grateful until the end
of his days. They had been the best
of friends, with the exception of one
grand row. That was settled behind
the gymnasium in the grove, with two
witnesses. 1t took three quarters OF
an hour to settle it, for while Sam
couldn't fight little bit, he could
take a thrashing that would have de-
pressed q rhinoceros.
Look here!" cried Jack at the end OF
it, looking at the mauled face of his
antagonist with the eye of returning
reason, I'm not going to hit you again
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(To Be Continued.)
THE BLIND PONY.
story of a Girl Bread Winner.
BY Izola L. Forester.
IN TWO PARTS.
PART 1.
RUE's CHANCE


1t was very quiet in room 20. From
the street, five stories below, the hue
and cry of city life foated up to them
like the shadow of a sound, and from
the floor beneath came the dull vibra-
ton of the presses, strong and regular
as a steamers engines, but that was
ALL
Now and then the click of Holmes
typewriter sounded sharply in the long,
narrow room. He was late with his
copy, Rue thought. Perhaps they would
hold the last editions for him. She
looked down the vista of tables, with
their green-shaded lights cleaning,
duly in the early winter twilight, and
wondered if her copy would ever be of
such startling Importance that they
would hold the forms for
it. And he was such
an insignificant looking person,
this mighty Holmes of the Evening
Herald. Short, stout and bald. She
could just catch a glimpse of his head
with it's fringe of thick black hair like
a japanese dolls, and it bothered her.
For the time being, it represented all
she had hoped to be, back in the dear
old days at the Northwestern. when
she was to make her grand onslaught
upon the world. There was brilliant
Journalistic success, and back of that.
the brains that had won it. She had
never doubted her claim to either at
the university. She had been manag-
ing editor there of the White Ele-
plant She believed Mr.. Colfax, the
president, had showed the chief of the
Evening Herald's staff copy of it,
when he had lent his influence to gain
her her present position, and while she
did not know what comment had been
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made on the Elephant, by old Rhodes,
still. the surety that he had seen it,
made her hold her head a trifle high
er, when she passed the great man in
the corridor. 1t was no small matter
to have been editor of the Northwest
ern's official organ, even if now one
were only the least and latest among
the reporters of the Herald.
They would give her a chance for
month, Mr.. Rhodes had said that first
day, and her heart had beat fast at the
thought of the glorious possibilities
which lay before her, the wonderful
scoops which should place her among
the gilt-edge members of the press, as
Holmes called them, and thrill the
world with wonder at her far-seeing
enterprise. But the trouble was, the
it was a whole month since that first
day, and she had made several dismal
failures.
Here she forgot Mr.. Holmes bald
head, and turned to the broad smoke
grimed window beside her, with sol
emn, fearless eyes. 1t had been snow
ing not light, downy fall, but slow
scattering of heavy, wet fakes, and the
window was splashed with them. but
she could see the electric lights gleam-
ing here and there with a nebulous,
opalescent beauty, and vague memory
crossed her mind of some exquisite
line Of LIE Galliene's, something about
the city being a flower which only
bloomed at night, and the lights were
the lilies. Across the street was the
clock tower, that kept her company
with its hourly chimes. 1t always
looked we'll at night, like some Titanic
spear head standing out in silhoutte
against the gray sky.
Thara had hpan chances given her
during the month, good ones, the old
timers told her. There was the drown
ing case off the government pier, a half
column anyway, little Miss Ainslee had
said with CHEEKY encouragement when
the assignment had been given Rue.
Work it up. dear, in detail, they'll
| tell you tha> color of her eyes, and all
the pretty. pathetic part you know
| And Rue had come back with white
face and wide eyes that could never
| forget what they had seen down in the
| chill, quiet room at the morgue-the
sweet, girlish face and long, fair hair,
still damp from the lake waters.
Il can't write a word about it, she
had said brokenly to Miss Ainslee. It's
horrible"
So the other had good naturedly
patched up a few lines for her to hand
in, and Rue's first chance had passed
by.
Then there was the Witford wedding,
and she had gone to the wrong Wit
ford, somewhere off in the suburbs, and
by the time she had reached the real
one the wedding was over, the bride
gone, and everyone was too busy to
bother with her. She had her first
good cry that night, alone up in the lit
tie front room which she had rented so
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hor nest-looking lad. sturdy and stub
I'm ,sII with kind, intelligent eye.
mere we are!" said Johnny. And
11'eIe two seats vacant at my place.
co sel as used to one place as a cat.
s Hvtne on before our German friend
VuIs us out"
aaIney dashed for the seats.
VIE held!" said Johnny, as the German
walked off baked.
tb rather pretty waitress approached
In smiling pleasantly.
do Good morning, Kitty, how do you
.i,tIeeIty well, sir; what is it to-day"
,as. ven, for me, something l can, di-
al VII without devoting the whole of my
an .ud ole time to it. Graham crackers
ne, half -and-half, with a piece of
'S IN, pie. What's yours, Sam?'
,r why that seems al right-make it
TWO please.'
Fl. ne girl nodded and went off briskly
ANNE .ne orders. Sam noticed with quiet
d. atlon the tone of his friend--the
elrI "t iriendliness of his speech to the
ue5 Hho' for her part evidently val
oui,- me change from the smirlSs and
W. vi the none-too smart Alexis IL
Jobnnr daily misfortune to encounter.
Ny was a wild boy, but always
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you can't do thing for yourself. If
you won't say you're licked, I'll say
am"
Sans only idea had been to take the
punishment that Jacks long arms
sent in until something different hap
pened. He was much too hammered to
conceive what it would be. He Te-
ceived these tidings with joy"
why, I'm licked and I have been
for the last half hour" said he. But
first wanted to show you, Johnny, that
1 would stand here as long as you
would
So then they shook hands, and the
principal accepted the plea of bad
cold that confined Sam to his room
for a week, and expressed no surprise
at the ravages that simple malady
had made in his looks on his reap
pearance.
The boys had nearly finished their
luncheon when a commotion occurred
near the cashiers desk A stout man
was loudly protesting that he was a
gentleman, and had been insulted. A
quiet but athletic man beside him adj
monished him not to make so much
noise. The gentleman" did not take
the advice whereupon the quiet man
lost patience and told him emphatical-
ly that he was a petty thief That he
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and to the left it says: Man shall earn
his bread by the sweat of his brow
suppose that's to reconcile you to the
grand scramble for provisions below.
Want to try it?"
Lead on, MacDuff, he foots the bill,
who first cries Hold! Enough "
"No-I'll blow you off; I'm not in
training for the contest-I haven't got
yesterdays sinkers thoroughly digested
yet Shake a leg or we'll eat stand
ing"
Off went the two boys. pushing
through the swirling crowd on the mar
row street.
Sam Larkam was dark, slow and
thick-set; Johnny Leslie, tall, leggy,
fy-away and loose jointed. with an air
Of buoyancy and happy -luckiness
that was a cheerful thing to see.
Sam was the elder by a year and a
half, having but a few months to wait
before he could vote. He was a good,
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confidently when she had left the uni
versity.
She had moved to a back room since
then; il was 81 a week cheaper.
And there were others, each a little
professional failure in its own line and
ro+ ex-.nanaging editor of the White
Elephant was in sore trouble.
Some one came in room 26 whistling.
1t was Trotters, the little chap who
brought the mail, and he waved an
envelope at her invitingly.
Half the bunch and I'll give 1t to
you, Miss Bartram," he said, coaxingly,
and she divided the cluster of violets
she wore, with a smile that made her
almost pretty. Dimples and big eyes
and a smile go farther than classic pro-
file anyway. She had gone without
lunch at noontilne in order to have
that bunch of sweetness all for her
very own, but Trotters was her best
friend on the Herald and had his
rights.
wait and run this for me, Trot, .
called Holmes. rafting off his last
sheet as if he were playing a ragtime
breakdown on the machine. Its inn
portant"
Lection stuff, MIR. Holmes?" asked
Trotters interestedly, as he leaned over
the desk.
mo. Same old Blair story" returned
Holmes absently.
Haven't they found him YETI"
mot yet, Holmes hand closed firm
ly over the yellow telegram Trotters
had brought him, crushing it half i'm
patiently Down at the end of the room
Rue glanced up quickly from her let
ter.
"Going east tonight, then, aren't
you. Mr.. Holmes ?" Trotters' eyes were
narrowed shrewdly. The pride of the
Evening Herald was his pride. and he
had followed the mighty Holmes be-
fore in some of his finest stories. But
Holmes turned out his light without
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going down. Shall / send HolInes?"
Holmes leaves on the $3.50 express
for New York" Mr.. Rhodes looked at
his watch. He was a quiet, slow
speaking man. very different from lit
tie Mr.. Dexter. Miss Bartram," he
continued, 'be back here by 5. l will
wait for you and mold the first forms
for an extra" With a high-beating
heart Rue bowed and went out.
(To be Continued next Weekly
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YALE VERSUS HARVARD.

The Yale Team Will Leave This City
 To-Day for Boston.
 The Yale baseball team will leave this city to-day for Boston, where the men will remain over night. Tomorrow morning the team will go to Cambridge from Boston and in the afternoon the first of the annual series between Yale and Harvard will take place. The Yale men have been training arduously and faithfully during the entire sea son, and there has been no let-up since the de- feat of the Princeton team in the final game of the series last Saturday. Spe- cial attention has been given to the bat ting and fielding during this week, and the team should find but little difficulty in locating Clarkson's curves, according to the predictions made by those who have had the team in charge. Yale's battery will consist of Garvan and Winslow McKelvey will be the sub stitute pitcher.