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"Griswold laughed I'VE are not
big enough to buy him off,"
1T doesn't ask for money; it asks
for little finesse. The man we are
talking about is a law unto himself.
but there is a power behind the
throne"
His daughter. you mean?"
"Yes."
Griswold puzzled over it for mo-
ment, and then said: 81 don't see
the application"
Don't you? Well, I'll tell yeu. II
this young lady knew what is going
on she'd stop it."
"Why should she?"
I'm not going into particulars"
laughed Griffin. IF you can be Ned
Raymer's partner without knowing
what the whole town is talking
pointer"
by Jovei" said Griswold, as one
incredulous; but a little later, when
he got up to take his leave he
thanked the observant one.
Don't mention it," said Griffin.
81 may have to do you an i'll turn
! some day, and this will serve to show
that I'm not malicious. Are we
square on the score of the uncom-
Portable night might have had?"
Rather more than square" Girls
void acknowledged, and he went his
way with many new STRINGS of the
| conscience-pool.
The detective stood at the hotel
entrance and watched his late res
cuer out of sight. After which he
| went in and had speech with the
clerk.
"Griswold stopped awhile with you
when he first came here, didn't hep"
he asked.
when was that?"
cit was some time last spring.
"Could you give me the date?"
The clerk could and did, or
thought he did. But it was surely
the very irony of chance that some
one should distract his attention at
the critical moment of date-fXing,
making him miscall the month and
so give Griswold 80 days more OF res
| idence in Wahaska than he had real
ly had. Griffin's eyes narrowed and
grew hard; and then a slow smile
took the hardness out of them. He
turned away to climb the stair to the
| dining-room, and the smile outlasted
the ascent.
"I'm id if I'm not glad of it,"
he confided to the hatrack when he
was going in to his dinner. "But it
knocks me silly just when I was
sure I had my man. I wonder when
1 can get train out of this dead
alive town.
rTo Re Continued
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have checks if you ike-smau checks
of two shades of one color broken by
a white line, which forms large check.
One pretty check has little moons OF
white scattered over it, the pattern
multiplying through endless variations.
The white foulards patterned with
black are charming, and the varied
sizes of polka dots and rings have
bobbed up again quite as important
as ever. In any material for summer
wear the polka dot is popular and es-
pecially among the challies. The dress
goods buyer will tell you that he is
always sure of the result of any invest
ment in challies which are patterned
with polka dots, as they are bound to
outsell all the other designs, leaving
them quite in the background.
The most charming surprises among
the new materials for summer are in
the cotton fabrics and the pretty mix
lures Of silk and cotton, cotton and
linen and all linen. The new weaves
of linen, the glossy finish and the mot
telling points in their favor and are
quite convincing enough to settle any
doubts about the purchase.
What is called the knicker effect is
feature among the new linens and
linen and cotton mixtures. 1t is an ir-
regular bunny thread woven in close
ly enough to give a rough appearance,
which in effect is very stylish.
But there are smooth linens in white
and the daintiest of tints which are;
quite as good style. IT. is evident al
ready that linens are to have great
run this coming season, and this is not
at all surprising if you stop to note
the tendencies of fashion to develop
all the Possibilities in the novelty Of one
season in the following one.
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81 know Lie ooat," was Griswold's
rejoinder. And: 81 hope You are
not nervous"
SELF"
Good. Wen get it decently fresh
when we are out in the open, but
wen make it all right"
The prophecy was fulfilled in both
| halves, but the detective held his
breath more than once before the
cat-boat had thrashed its way
through the perilous middle passage
of the open lake to the calmer water
in Wahaska bay. At the pier he
helped his rescuer make fast and
stow the sail, and they walked up
town together. At the hotel en-
trance Griffin introduced himself by
, name and made shift to thank the
man whom he meant to bring to JUS
| tice.
81 owe you one, Mr.. Griswold," he
said. at the hand-grasp, land I'm
afraid 1 shall never be able to pay
it in kind"
| Griswold laughed. cit is not very
heavy obligation. At the worst you
might have had an uncomfortable
night Of it."
"Perhaps it wouldn't have been any
worse than that. Well, maybe I can
| save you an uncomfortable night
sometime. Won't you come in and
smoke cigar?"
Griswold thought at first that he
would not, and then changed his
mind. He was invited to dinner at
DR.. Farnham's, but it was yet early.
| Now there is nothing like good to-
bacco for speeding an acquaintance
| between two men, and Griffin's single
| extravaganza ran to fine brands OF
| cigars. So the chat in the hotel of
fee went hither and yon, and finally
! came down to the topic which was
| at that moment engrossing the town
the strike at the iron works.
"They are a hard-headed lot of
FOOLS" said Griswold, not without
warmth, when he came to speak of
the strikers. ''They are just like
| all the rest; they don't know when
| they are we'll off. We meant to go
into the proft-sharing with them
y
| ing now you would think that Ray
| mer and 1 are their sworn enemies
"Violence?" queried the detective.
Threats of it; plenty of them"
What will you do?"
1--WE haven't decided yet, but my
| idea is to import what labor we need
and go on"
"That will be pretty sure to make
| trouble. won't it?''
ooh, I suppose SO. But we've got
to fight it out sooner or later"
mo chance for a compromise, eh?'
mot in the least, now; in fact,
there never was any. Their demands
were most unreasonable"
$50 1 think" said Griffin, coolly.
Griswold looked at his companion
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CHAPTER XIII.

II was late in the afternoon of one
OF the matchless summer days when
Griffin became an Involuntary Crusoe.
IL was in the second week of the
strike and the fourth of his sojourn
I'm Wahaska, and being no nearer the
solution of his problem than he was
on the day Of theory-framing when
he had made sure that Charlotte
Farnham's robber-lover would in due
time make his appearance, he had
fallen into the way of killing time
In q rowboat on the lake. It was
weary work, this waiting for a man
who might never turn up. and there
was limit to the satisfaction to be
gotten out of prying into the affairs
Of . small city whose history one
migts read as he ran. So Griffin
took 20 the rowboat and the lake
pulling slow-races against time
wrestling with his problem mean
while. and calling himself hard
names: saying that it was only ths
nertia Of the place. and not thu
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seem that we might take a
wee bit OF time and space for few
words as to summer modes and summer
materials, both of which are already
being seen in the display rooms of the
wholesale houses, where they are be-
ing shown for the benefit of early pur-
chasers.
That the summer fabrics are more
beautiful than ever before, both in
texture and design, goes without say
ing, since the whole trend Of fashion
is toward more dainty effects, more re-
fined elegance of every sort The first
installment of new foulards shows this
tendency quite as conclusively as any
of the new materials since the pat
terms are not so pronounced as former
ly and the colors less striking.
The most charming novelty in this
fabric is the chiffon foulard, very thin
and sheer, as the name implies. with
dainty little lace stripe at intervals.
In effect these foulards are mostly in
one color, white ground delicately
patterned over with pink, blue, green or
black, and most attractive in any case
They are yard wide, too, which is an
other advantage, and the general all
around popularity of thin materials is
sure to establish them in favor without
any delay.
The new foulards show satin stripes
and figures in the same tint as the
ground and forming part Of it, the
pa tterns scattered over them regard
less. Pongee effects in tint and weave,
are brought out very effectively among
the new foulards, and then you may
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tho fchu, the soft white chiffon
being held in closely to the arm just
above the elbow by many rows Of gaug-
ing, while then the released fullnessof
the filmy fabric falls in series of deep,
handkerchief points. 1t is a particular
ly graceful version of the fashionable
sleeve, and would tend to bring right
up to date any blouse or bodice which
was only stamped as of last seasons
production by the shape of its sleeves.
Another pretty thing seen in the
stores now is a most ingenious and
dainty device for Transforming q decol-
lete bodice into high-necked dinner
dress, when occasion-or the tempera-
ture-makes the wearing of low bod
ice either unnecessary or inadvisable.
Made with transparent yoke of lace,
from which a deep frill of finer lace
falls over the bodice almost to the
waist, and with lace frills also finishing
off the elbow sleeves, this little din
ner sacque" Is most easy of adjustment,
and most becomingly effective in APP
pearance. 1t is quite capable, again.
OF Transforming plain and even
dowdy bodice into a smart and pre-
sentable affair, so it seems to me that
Dickins and Jones' new "dinrer sacune"
Is going to be a great success.
Another good idea is a cascade friil
OF lace, so arranged on a shaped band,
as to make its arrangement inside a
fur coat or cape the simplest and quick
est matter possible.
Still another pretty thing is fascs-
mating little coffee coat, whose mellow
toned lace Is effectively contrasted
with threadings and icng-looped bows
of black velvet baby ribbon.
ELLEN osNoNDn
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curiously. 81 thought you were a
newcomer" he said.
81 am; but / was here before the
little-just for idle curiosity's sake,
you know. There's a good-sized mig
ger in the woodpile, and I've been
wondering If you and Raymer knew
about it,
Griswold glanced around to make
sure that no one else was within
hearing. 1.-THE men were stirred up
to it, you meant"
Griffin nodded.
"Raymer said as much. but /
couldn't believe it."
Its a fact" said the detective,
with the same air of assurance; "a
fact susceptible of proof"
Griswold came awake to the posi-
bilities in flash.
"Could you prove it?" he asked.
Perhaps; if wanted to.
The defender of the rights of man
pulled thoughtfully at the good ci-
gar for a moment. Then he said:
who are you, anyway, Mr.. Griffin 90
The detectives smile was no more
than grimace. Perhaps I am the
walking delegate Of the Amalgamat-
ed Ironworkers." he suggested.
Perhaps you are, but I don't be
lieve it," Griswold rejoined. And
then he apologized. 81 had no right
to ask the question, and beg your
pardon. But I'd give good bit to
be at the bottom of this strike bust
ness"
you are at it already, If you viii
take your partners word and mine.
The whole thing is put-up job to
break you"
"But the proof" insisted Griswold
| 1T can be had, as I said; but II
is immateriaL just go on the sup
position that a certain capitalist Is
trying to smash you and act accord
| fngly."
| But If your superstition is the true
one we should be only postponine
the evil day by giving in to the men
If this man whom you and Raymel
suspect has stirred up trouble once
he can do it again."
This time Grifin's smile was child
like
There is one sure way to tie his
hands, and / wonder that it hasn''
occurred to you," he said.
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THE GUEST.
Lnck tapped upon a cottage door.

Luck tapped upon q cottage door.
A gentle. quiet tap;
Ard Laziness, who lounged within.
The cat upon his lap.
stretched out his slippers TO the fire
and gave a sleepy yawn:
-Oh. bother! let him knock again!
He said: but Luck was gone
Luck tapped again. more family still.
Upon another door.
Where Industry was hard at Work
sMendfng his cottage floor.
The door was opened wide at once;
',Come in!' the worker cried.
And Luck was taken by the hand
And fairly pulled inside.
He still Is there-a wondrous guest
From out whose magic hand
Fortune flows fast-but Laziness
Can never understand
How Industry found such friend;
Luck never came my way!
He signs. and quite forgets the knock
Upon his door that day.
Priscilla Leonard. In Youths Com
panion.
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corded simple and very successful
means Of transforming the appearance
Of some blouse for which familiarity
night, otherwise, have led to the pro-
5erbially resulting contempt. But. this
season, these particular and pretty
dress accessories have been brought
into still greater prominence and i'm
portance by Dame Fashions edict con-
.erning the wearing of lace on every
possible occasion-and garment, and
1t Is an edict withdrawing as we
well do. the wonderfully becoming eff
feet of lace-we aBs al most anxious
to obey.
A sample I have seen Il berthe of
real point de Flandre lace, in love-
~ design of flowers ami foliage. It
L. SO shaped that it caI he worn in
O variety of different bit equally
effective ways, It win 10 good serv-
ice either ON . day blouse or an even
ing bodice.
Then again I sA-T 4 frilled lace
fichu which has endlee~. possibilities
for picturesque arrangement, one of
the prettiest being certainly shown
in the illustration, fos bere the soft
folds Of the lace follow the square
of the decollete, and are caught to-
gether at the left side, the long scarf
ends then falling far below the
waist, and so lending their decora-
tive grace to the skirt as well as
to the bodice. Note next the dainty
detail of the sleeves sketched with
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A Knave Of
Conscience
By FRANCIS LYNDE.
loopyright 100, By Francis Lynde.l
CHAPTER XXI.

Il tell you, Griswold, there is NO
doubt about it; we have Jasper
GEierson to thank for every move in
tl1is block game of ours. Every dol
lars worth of work that we have
lost has been taken away from us
by his orders: and when we shall
come to the heart of this strike bust
ness we shall find out that he is at
the bottom Of that"
The partners were closeted in the
private office of the iron works, dis
cussing the discouraging outlook in
general and the ultimatum of the
werkmen in particular. and thus far
GriswOld had been unable to offer
any helpful suggestion.
Il don't like to believe that, Ned"
he protested. eft is terrible charge
TO bring against any man. Besides,
what motive could he have?"
The one motive he has for every
thing he does-greed. He meant to
swallow me whole when he lent me
the money for the enlargement of
the plant. You stepped in and
stopped that, and now he means to
swallow both of u.s."
6riswold shook his head. SCI can't
conceive the hardness of it, Ned"
III you should accuse him Of hard
ness it would make him laugh in
Jour face. He would say it was
business. But that is nothing to
him. He Is something more than a
driver on the Juggernaut-car of
business. He is a robber, out and
out, and one who sticks at nothing.
Have you heard of that deal he is
engineering with the old banker from
New Orleans?"
what banker?"
"Old Andrew Galbraith, of the
Bayou State bank"
If Griswold did not turn pale at
the mention of Andrew Galbraith's
name it was because his face was al
ways colorless. Yet he forced him
self to ask the question:
IL haven't heard of it; what is it?'
~Grierson is about to stick the old
Scotchman for a cool million in the
Red lake pine lands. You know
what they're worth-or, rather, how
utterly worthless they are"
ooh, think you must be mistaken,
Ned. 1t would be sheer robbery"
Il am not mistaken; it came as
straight as string. 1t is a family
matter and I ought not to mention
it even to you. Young Blanton drew
up the papers and, as you may have
guessed before this, he and Gertie
have no secrets from each other
The deal is all but closed"
Griswold went silent at that, sit.
ting quiet for so long that Raymer
wondered a little, and would have
wondered great deal if he could
have known what a lions net of re
sponsibility his bit of information
had flung over the silent one.
Truly, of all men living, Kenneth
Griswold should have been the las,
to feel any conscientious promptings
toward the saving of the man whon
he himself had robbed; and yet tn.
promptings were there, full-growr
and insistent. He was still wrestling
with them when the noon whistle ol
the iron works Jared generously
upon the air, and Raymer got up ant
walked to the window commanding
q view of the gates. And it wa,
Raymer's voice that broke his rev
erie.
1T has come" said the ironmaster
and Griswold quickly Joined him a
the window.
The men were fling soberly ou
at the great gates with their dinner
pals and other belongings. Tn,
strike was on.
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ITO Be Continued
Joke ON SAM JONES.
His FavOrite Drink Was BUTT rmiIL
and He Got All He Wanted.
of 1t Free.

speaking of practical jokes" said
a man from Texas, to a New Orleans
Times-Democrat reporter, reminds
me of little thing that happened
few years ago in one of the more pros
porous towns of the big state. There
was big religious revival going on
at the time, and it was being conducted
by one of the most noted evangelists
of the country. Sam Jones was the
man, and he was stirring things up in
that section of the world. The town
was wrought up over his sayings. One
day he found himself in possession of
bottle of good old wine which had
been sent to him rs an evidence of good
faith in profession made by some man
who had decided to quit the rum habit.
Sam Jones had no use for the wine. In
jocular way he presented the wine to
the newspaper crowd, telling the boys
they might manage to get little in
spira ton out of it. One Of the boys in
writing little sl1it a bout the thing. said
Mr.. Jones had given the wine to the
boys of the press, and had incidentally
mentioned the fact that buttermilk
was his favorite drink. The lits:e town
was in the hub of the buttermilk belt.
Enough milk was produced in that part
of Texas to float the American navy.
The newspaper notice had a marvellous
effect. It brought forth the butter
milk, and it came in all sorts of guam
titles to the hotel where the evangelist
was stepping. Buckets, bottles and
cans, utensils of almost every kind
were left at the eating place for the
Georgian. Milk bells were ringing and
milk wagons were rolling up to the
place all during the day. never saw
as much buttermilk in my life. Sam
Jones, If he had lived to be as old as
Methuselah, could not have consumed
the quantity of milk which had been
hauled, carried and 'toted' to the hotel
by Texans who read the little squib in
the newspaper about buttermilk being
the favorite drink of the evangelist.
Sam Jones was somewhat annoyed by
the thing at first, but the funny part
of the situation dawned on him. and APP
preciating the good spirit of the offer
| ing, he got a deal of fun out of it. It
was a good practical joke, and yet al
| together unattended. for the newspa-
perman never dreamed of the conse-
o1,epceS"
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dropped it into his pocket.
"Well, now; that's more than good
natured," he muttered. "You may
be robber of banks. Mr.. Griswold
but you've got kind heart in YOU
| When the rescuer's purpose to
bring up under the lea of the island
became evident the castaway scram-
bled down the low bluff and made
his way around the southern point
to be ready to climb aboard. The
boat doubled the northern sand-spi,
and it was waiting for him in the
sheltered cove behind the island
| when he came in sight of it. Girls
| void hailed him cheerfully.
Thought you had come across an
other Skipper Ireson. didn't you
when we went ON and left you?
saw you waving, but the young La
dies were q little nervous and
thought I'd better land them ani
come back after you. Can you make
it from that log?"
Griffin could make it and did; and
q moment afterward the cat-boa'
shot out from the island shelter, pu
her lee gunwale under and showed
her bottom strake to the setting sun
Griffin crawled aft and balanced him
self on the uplifted weather rail be
side the helmsman.
i "You have the courage of your con
victions." he remarked. nodding up
ward at the full sheet of the strain
ing sail. Il looked to see you rec
before you put out again"
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Leaking Forward.

-When / grow up" said little Ethel.
with a dreamy, imaginative look, I'm
going to be school-teacher."
''WeH. I'm going to be mamma and
have six children" said tiny Edna
"Well, when they come to school to
me I'm going to whip 'em, whip 'em- |"
"You mean thing!" exclaimed Edna.
as the tears came into her eyes what
have my poor children ever done to
you?'-London Tit-Bits
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Financial EHor

Jack-Was the church garden-party
success?
Julia-Well, worked hard enough;
/ ate ice cream with every young
man on the grounds.-Detroit Free
Press.
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It Is better to be slandered l.;
some than to be praised By others
Chicago Daily News.
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He collar, or fichu, OF berthe
Of lace have-admittedly-
always formed a dainty and
decorative addition to either
a day or evening bodice,
and. indeed. have also af.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-28
Japan Is Recruiting
Thousands For The War
REPORTS BY THE S. S. COPTIC TODAY ARE THAT RE
CRUITING FOR BOTH ARMY AND NAVY HAS COM
MENCED- JAPAN IS HOLDING MANY MERCHANT
STEAMERS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTS.

The Japanese people for with Russia said officer
the 5 S. COpC this morning. but the nation waiting only
word from Great Britain when strike the blow Russia We have
the Orient and the there that would
comparatively short time. Certainly Japan ready this
moment for war and is daily preparing for it.
I'VE did the entire fleet while the COpc
Japanese waters Some OF the fleet the vicinity of Korea other
vessels the yard Nagasa while other
Japanese Yokohama The general prepara-
tions for being made throughout the nation.
No only have the warshps been ready for but the
enment holding large number of merchant steamers readiness
for the number of
sells that being held for this know the
holding large number and while in Japan
these vessels being fitted for large numbers Of
Moreover large quantities of coal being secured Russia also
coal Large numbers of daily arriving
Japanese ports with cargoes coal Most Of the coal Cardiff coal
he Japanese government has already begun work
unmisakab that at the Japanese OF this
recruiting how recruits the has ask
ed for but large number being recruited The being
recruited for both the and The entire nation
and the recruiting every respect successful The people
enthusiastic the prospects OF and ample recruits
were being secured
cat the time Japan has much stronger than Russia
could She is ready for it, but for
she waiting The impression seemed be that she waiting
England when the shall be begun The impression Japan
seemed be that holies would not until March,