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was the nondescript who spoke in his
passionless voice. though there was for
a second a vulture-like expression on
his face. 1T has always ended thus
he continued, when l was in Russia.
before l came to this country to organ
lie, IN many cases the plans failed just
as they have here. Then the matter
was turned over to me- And Ibid not
fall He spoke the last three words
slowly and with meaning
mo-" thundered the prince, striking
the table in the center of the room with
his fist. II will not have 1t so. When
took charge of the societys operations
be no such dirty work, and there shall
not" As he stood, tail and straight,
delivering his ultimatum, ne locked
every inch a prince, and what is more.
perhaps, a man. Madame Won Breunen
who had watched the foregoing scene
| with great interest. took a deep breath
| OF relief.
| The nondescript said nothing in reply.
| he knew that the prince would not
| change his mind. And he had opposed
| him once before-in Russia-to his sor-
row. The millionaire had been too much
absorbed with his own troubles to pay
attention to what was going on. With
pad and pencil ne was figuring rapid
| ly, and as no one was now speaking. he
said aloud:
Two millions gone out of my own
pocket, what do you think Of that
| prince?'
| But what the prince thought is lost
to history, for at that moment there
| was the sound of hurried footsteps or
the stair and in another second Pau
the German chemist, dashed into I'll
! room. For once 1t seemed as If his
| Teutonic calm had deserted him. He
held a cable envelope in his hand which
he handed to the prince without {
| word No one moved as the leader
opened the already torn envelope, and
took out the message. II was in code
but apparently the princes head was
his code book-he was too old a hanC
to carry another. AS he read, the line:
10 his aristocratic old face grew deep
eT, and a sterner look came into hi:
eyes. Twice, three times, he read thu
short cablegram, making sure that h
had it right. When he put it down OF
the table and turned to the others, h
had aged ten years in appearance, but
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screamed the millionaire, catching at
the last word of the prince. land Jim
Langhorre < the devil" The big New
Yorker was not q pleasant sight in de-
feat; not many men are. 1t is difficult
to be a good loser.
There has been a hitch, a mistake,
then said the prince. Must We al
ways be blunderers?''
The millionaire did not answer but
sat drawing his breath in and driving it
out like a whale in extremities
What do you mean by saying we are
ruined?' asked the prince. rs the
cause lost?'
cause lost? Who said anything
about cause? l tel you, we have lost
millions
rs it merely question Of money,
them" The prince appeared to be
somewhat relieved.
Merely money snorted the rich
man.
Perhaps it would be better if you
explained to US just exactly what the
trouble is suggested the prince
Jim Langhorne caught US on the
rise of the market this afternoon. We
thought everything was all right, but
he had his agents on the phone, and
now he is squeezing the life out OF
usr'
| The millinoaire had regained his COM
posure and spoke briefly and to the
point.
He has beaten US on the Street, and
| he will be three times as wealthy be-
| fore this deal Is closed as he was day
before Yesterday. What's more, he has
| the matter of the graft right in hand
A wire from New York reached me an
| hour ago telling me that the game is
up. [ was watching the ticker, or
| would have let you know Immediately
couldn't tear myself away from the
machine with stocks rising point after
point How he did it l don't know. Nc
details reached me. Only the fact tina
4 the whole story of the railroad graf
would be published in the morning pa
pers, with the risaatt names attached.
There was silence in that small room
when the millionaire stopped speaking
Instinct,y the members of the Maltese
Cross waited for the prince TO say the
first word When he old speak 1t wa!
in hard. dry voice, which ill-concealet
his disappointment.
| Again. Can we never beat this man p
Perhaps now you will let me try" I
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crumpled it into small ball, and threw
it toward the fireplace. It did not fall
into the fire. but at one side
II ami going said the prince. and
he went to the door and passed out.
He did not believe In saying good-by
it seemed Good-byes usually mean moth
ing-or just the opposite to what IS
intended.
Paul, Rubinon, the nofiosscript follow
ed him quietly -sns quickly. Madame
stopped just long enough to pick a much
mashed paper from the fireplace where
it had fallen, and she, too, was gone
leaving the door OPEN There was no
need to shut 1t. The ship was scutted,
ard the rats had scurried away. All but
one-the fat millionaire. He still sat
in the chair mummuring over and over
to himself, Two millions gone; two
millions gone
As soon as Madame Won Breunen was
alone in her carriage she spread out
the paper which she had picked up
from the fireplace. Tiiis Is what she read:
..All is ready. 1t "a only necessary TO
place the box in s.In lssenasor's auto car,
set it for whatever firae you think best,
ard it, this was srderscored-.w viii
happen The Se04sar and his niece
leave the city tGmo.iow morning early
ir the car 70. baltimore. Try then
If you fail to Iria;sa the trial follow a
man dressed ssSSslarx clothes who Will
leave The Times OF &c at AS tomorrow
afternoon. He W.. make six Maltese
Crosses on the streets and near the last
one I will meet you.
Like a flash madame remembered the
gIances which had passed between
Rubinoff and the nondescript. Almost
as quickly She remembered hearing
Marjorie say that some day that week
she and her uncle were going TO try
record run to Baltimore, Just for {
| breath Of fresh air. as Marjorie put it
That Billy Hale was not to go Mari'
also knew, for he had an engagement
with her the next morning. Schooie'
as she was in plot and counterpart sh'
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The Of the Maltese published in this
Times hiding Washington
of
Times
of n for
in
The will be the hiding specified
That specified by traced follows
clothes will leave The Tenth
will Of
on The re
will not be available until the hours mentioned.
| in TO
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CHAPTER XII.

Jealousy and pickles are always green
ard bitter Also there are as many
varieties Of jealousy as there are ol
DickIes. notwithstanding the energy ana
ingenuity of the modern manufacturers
There are men and women who derive
n certain amount Of pleasure from OK
Ierfencing jealousy: certainly there are
those whose pleasure 1t Is TO cause
jealousy. But TO the great majority
jealousy is more uncomfortable than
tight shoes. Some the green wltch
makes vindictive. 10 others she per-
sents an opportunity TO be really gen
erous. To say that Madame Won Breun-
en- was not Jealous as she watched Billy
Hale's love for Marjorie Lee grow would
be as fer from the truth as to say that
If made her vindictive. For hers was
large nature-there was nothing small
about DER. she was more free from
petty malice than the Lord intended
women should be-otherwise there would
be more like her. Perhaps this was De-
cause she had passed the early years
of her life in the country with her
father, largely among men, Her mother
had been an example to her OF what
pot TO be- Unfortunately there are
their mothers in the proper light, but
Marie Won Breunen was not one OF these
Happiness she looked upon as a price
less jewel which comes to few. For she
had seen little of it. Her own happiest
years had been spent working among the
poor peasants where she had seen much
misery and little JOY. When she met
Hale liz Egypt she loved him. 1t was
wrong. she knew, first, because she was
the wife Of another man, even though
che detested him. and, secondly. because
she had promised her life 20 the cause
Of freedom Her husband had died, but
still she had reckoned she was not
free to love as she wished, with the
power OF the great society to which she
had sworn allie gIance constantly men
ancing her.
1t last she had been sent TO Washing
ton to fight a great fight for her peo-
pie She had not realized at first that
IL was to be against the greatest friend
OF the man she loved When she dc
she had had TO choose between love anc
duty. She chose the latter. where 9
weaker woman would have chosen love
Shss had not made this decision without
q struggle, for she was one of the few
who have a great capacity for love
Consequently the fact that Marjorie and
Billy were drawing closer and closer to-
gether was bitter to her in the extreme
It was the afternoon of the day after
che great assault upon the Senator II
the Capitol and IN the market. In small
Office room above a store the Maltese
Cross had assembled to discuss the sit
uation. The store stood awkwardly or
that part of street whose name Is
q number which, if multiplied by three
IL the legal voting age, lying between g
street whose name is letter which occurs
once In this sentence and an ayenu
at one end Of which lies the money o
the country and the other the brains.
There were four persons in the room
the prince, Madame Won Breunen, tht
nondescript, and Rubinoff Apparently
they were waiting for another party, o
parties. for the prince walked the fiool
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
THE REAL LUNATIC
To be concluded neet .SHndaJ

A MONG the various institutions for the
n care of the insane IN the Dominion OF
Canada there Is one whose superintendent has
great faith in the remedial value OF outdoor
recreation for his patients. He accordingly IS
indefatigable in the promotion of wholesome
sport and the games follow the round OF the
seasons cricket and lacrosse in summer, foot
ball in spring and autumn, skating and curl
ing in winter BY virtue of this policy num-
Der of expert players have been developed
and the cricket club in connection with the
ASYLUM IS particularly renowned.
One winter the curling was especially good,
and three of the patients, whose mental
troubles were of a harmless type, acquired
such skill that the superintendent was tempted
to take them off with him to play match IN
neighboring city. To his keen chagrln,
however, they were seized with stage-fright at
the rink and curled badly as to be lgno-
1niniouslv defeated.
On the conclusion of the match one of those
laundering creatures whose curiosity makes
them blind to considerations of courtesy went
up to the superintendent and asked him II 1t
was true that all the members OF the team were
lunatics
No" responded the superintendent grimly.
as the iron OF defeat was thus driven in deeper
by this clumsy hand, - am the only lunatic,"
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

well as you are. I'd just taken him BIZ
of grub when you came
You're 1iar!' was Bradshaw's un.
compromising retort. I've shouted my,
self hoarse without obtaining any reply.
Leigh almost chuckled. By gum! u
he cried, 4 told Master Warren the
doctor was real gentleman! He gave
his word he wouldn't utter a sound if we
didn't gag him, and trusted him"
Here, said Bradshaw, go up ahead
of me and let him out. No nonsense,
mind, or III brain you'll"
Thus politely adjured, Leigh led the
way to Testers prison-room, and in a
minute rescued and rescuer were clasping
hands.
why in thunder didn't you answer
when called just now" asked Bradshaw.
1 could not, answered Lester simply.
E" / had given my word"
Say" with some disgust, you are
too good to be true However, It's all
right now, and the sooner | restore you
to your sorrowing friends the better. Do
you know that Miss Holt is worrying
about you just about a million times
more than you deserved
Miss Holt?'
Yes, of course, Miss Holt. But come
along-you can ride behind me on my
horse-and tell me about things on the
way. AS for you, my friend" to Leigh,
=" | guess the British policeman will get
hold of you whenever you are wanted. y
Il give up, sir, said Leigh calmly. u
saw Mr.. Warren knock the old gent on
the head, and he's been bribing me ever
since to keep quiet. But I've got the
books he did it for, and I'm ready
to hand them over whenever they're
wanted"
q have settled all that" interposed
Bradshaw. g suspected you directly DR..
Lester disappeared, and by this time
Detective Brading has been through your
place with a search-warrant. Anyway,
you can vamose now; but if you take
my advice you will stay and face the
music"
Lester and Bradshaw mounted the
horse and left Leigh to consider the situ-
alton. Their horse was a fine up
standing animal, and entirely capable
of carrying double weight for at least a
fair portion of the journey. Luckily,
however, they fell in with farmer driving
into the village when they reached the
main road, and SO Lester was given a
lift.
Bradshaw was naturally eager for
details of the kidnapping of Lester; but
strangely enough the subject seemed
utterly uninteresting to the young doctor,
who kept delicately engineering the con-
versation round to Edith. What he
heard filled his heart with happiness.
Edith was true, after ALL And then
came the despairing thought-would she
forgive him?
Phyllis was right. Lester was going to
be abject indeed.
To he coucIzk4e2 neat SUNDAY
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er.-aous chest development, but he
We up to him with ali the arrogance of
q -queror.
Eow then" he said sharply, where
Is d. Lester? No, no, sit quiet, my
f., or this time III kill you for keeps!"
gh was thoroughly cowed. He had
ra- gotten that merciless blow, dealt
hlr hen he lay helpless on the ground.
IT. lightly built man, with the thin
rrr--. and unfinching eyes, was
re- a.ion to him.
Don't be hard on a poor chapl" he
W. -aL The doctor IS upstairs, as
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Daily Press want ads bring desired
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Take cnre of Your Tec,n.

all decay of the teeth begins from
without. Consequently if the teeth's
surfaces be kept scrupulousiy clean
they cannot decay. Let the child early
acquire the habit of using small
toothbrush dipped into chalk favored
with some aromatic drug, and let it un-
dorstdnd that the places most needing
the brush are those between the teeth
That il the place where decay almost
invariably appears. Mucous sccretions
and socrction- of food are always found
between the teeth after a meal. They
may he removed with tootipicl,. 1t
IS almost an art to- use Il toothpick.
one must beware Of injuring the neShy
parts and leaving splintcrs. which in
some eases may cause ihc loss of a
tooth. Metal too,hpicEs should be nj.
together avoided Those Of dali ana
hard wood are bcst--Lonlon Lancet
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SNAKE CiViNlrIES.
Fantastic FOrmn of Worship on
Southwest CoHSt of IuJin.


Serpent worship and the Precipitation
Of snake divinitics, which once spread
u!l over Asia, still maintain Il tcna-
cious hold on the little native states OF
Cochin and Travancore, on the south
west coast of India. Iicrc IIindoos
high and low revere the cobra as they
did thousand years ago, and it is con
sidcred a hcinOus crime to injure the
reptile or neglect its interests.
In the district OF Trayoucore alono
.hcrc are between 1900 and 10000
shrincs dedicated exclusively TO The
worship ot snabcs which possess OK
tcnsivc and valuable properties for
their maintenance and for the cost Of
the ceremonies which the keepers have
10 perform from time to- time.
IN these slriucs the IIindous set down
fantastic idols of scrpcnts on stone
base. and the SHRINE is protected by a
mud wall. Uousclo!dcrs Ia assure their
welfare should make offerings OF
dough. milk and cooked rice 10 the ser
pcvtinc habitucs OF che shrine md
place lights and Chant hymns in order
to be assured OF their favor
Every morning lie king and queen of
the scrpcnts are bathcd, ana fruit and
milk are offered to them, TO bc followed
at noon by cooked rice and fried era n.
un certain days The idols in grove ,d
household temple are carried i'm pro-
ccSSion TO the house. where propitia-
tary offerings arc made. The presiding
functionary must be the eldest female
member of the family. who has to prac-
ticc celibaCy from the day she attainS
the position
Al famous snake festivals at Travan-
core picns foil, gather from all parts
to ioin in the worship. bringing offer.
ings OF gold, silver, grain. pepper,
spices, oil, sundalwooJ, silk ANA other
things. The cost OF the festivals is dc
traycd by the revenues of the paddy
fields ana gardens attached to tie
shrincs. 1t is believed that unless the
ceremonies are conducted with rever-
cncc the largest cohIas Of the grove
VIII come out and show themselves 10
the members Of the house. The ma.
lives also believe that snake bites in
the ncichboriood OF these shrincs new
o. prove fatal BE that SIS it may,
deaths frou snake bites arc very rare,
though many groves contain as many
rs thirty cobras and the smines in Ira
vancore number between fifteen md
twenty thousand
The snakes of India are rarely ag-
cressiye, bur generally keep to them
selves and being so kindly treated and
heneyolently attended, it Is not aston
isbing that they become docilc and
harmless. MI over Travancorc the PEG
pie when they see a snake approaching
say. The god is coming and make
way for the divinity. Children play
fearlessiy about the groves while their
scrpentinc friends are gliding about or
basking in The sun and have never been
known 10 be harmed. When The groves
become ovcrrun with serpcnts the sur
plus population IS removed AMI sent to
other shrincs. certain pious Brahmans
being especially applied TO for this pur.
pose. York Herald
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lie ANTELOPE.
Ntn Two White Pntchc, That Act nc
SIanul Code.

Sianul Code.
Visitors to the circus and mcnagerie
have noticed the two white patches on
antclopes. Those spots are signal
which can be read by the animals
which have noses to smell. Oven ami.
mails whose sense OF smell has beer
lost can read the message which tbs
antelope gives 10 warn his friends OF
danger.
The hairs on these patches are long,
white and ordinarily point downward
Among The roots of the hair is a gland
which sccrctcs Il strong musk Under
meath the skin nj this point is broad
sheet Of muscles which have the power
10 raise these hairs So ihat they stand
oft at nil angles like the petals of q
huge "hitc chrysanthemum. when an
antelope sees danger this muscle acts
and The Patch flashes out like SNOW. IN
The middle OF each is dark brown
spot. Tie luusl, gland. which frees q
great quantity of the musk which eau
lie detected down the wind for Il Ions
distance by another antelope Even
man can distinguish this danger signal
for some Yards
The antelope has five different sets
ct glands, each giving forth different
Kind of musk for use IN its daily life AZ
o means Of getting or giving intclli-
grucc. Tho two in lie middle of each
rump patch has been explained. but
tic purposes of the others have not ye.
h0cn fully accounted for.
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manager and Three Female Per-
+ formers Under Arrest.
CHURCH Gets THE LITTLE END.
Members of strolIIng s'ow Company
are Accused OF Trying to Dcfraud
the Mcthodists Out Of Their Prof.
its Due From Performance.


RICHMOND, Dec. lC.--Ono man
and three women, members ana
manager OF the Burton Lyceum Com.
pany are star" boarders at tho CITY
jail, where they are held pending a
hearing on the charge OF defraudu;
the Dorcas Society OF Epworth Meth
odist church Though tho charge ON
the police Dlo,,er is Suspicious char
acters."
Last night Mayor Mccarthy die.
manded that A c. Burton, tho mana.
ger. make an equitable settlement
with the church, Burton gave l1o5
to the preacher, but as this amount
was not satisfactory Burton aud his
women performers were arrested TO-
day.
Burton has contract with the
church that provides that The church
gete 90 per cent OF all proceeds
taken in at the door, but it did not
mention anything about tickets that
were sold ana not accounted for.
1t is charged that moro than
thousand dollars worth of tickets
were sold and the church wants It's
percentage OF the gross amount. The
mayor Is trying to force the thes
plans TO pay up. They are now in
Jail
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ihe Ini,crhni nc,Irc

She was superbly dressed IN the pin
ndcle Of fashion and woui have been
beautiful but for a certain stern. bust
ncssiike expression that rather marred
the sweetness OF her face.
First locking up and down, she dart
cd swiftly into Il narrow passagcway
ana was soon knocking nj ii door EN-
biazoned with the legend "Signor Olco
Naracrino. cIalrYoyant Future Fore.
tod
The door opened.
"Whcre is the sisnor:' she nervousIy
demanded
Ia bed. mum"
Horrors. What's the matter with
hiin:"
Nervous prostratlon. brought on by
ovcrwork"
"OyerworA?'
Yes, mum. Since September he's
been busy pecrin' into de future fer
people wot wanted ter know de value
nv Christmas presents dcy kvuz goin
to get SOS they'd know how much ter
spend on theirs" Ii
Sitting Shrek Of despair she sped
away OH the hunt for some other clair.
voyant-New York Herald.
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Aflcr "a ,rn.lc.

'WclI' demanded Miss Starvcm at
The bnciS loor whit do you wantf"
why" replied the tramp, - seen
you advertise table board IN this
morpn's paper'-
"Wellt"
We'll, | fought mcbbc yer wuz civ.
IN out some Observation-Disclosures
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!, 20 strike at the source of the difficulty.
There is every reason why she should write
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During long period of practice. Doctor
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Q: SUCH cases. After using this remedy for
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IN rlany cases DR.. K. V. Pierc-'s Favorite
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So sure of il IS Dr.. Pierce, he offers a
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PERSONAL Mention.

Miss \. l.. Lewis of Enficld. y. H..
was III Augusta. yesterday. renewing
az cuaintances.
Miss Clyde Pcaslec, one OF the clerks
ut Gannctt's passed Sunday at Water
vile. returning to Augusta, Monday
morning.
Miss Caroline Chase. who has been
the guest Of her mother for shOr.
time past. left on train 81. Monday
morning. for Bridgewater. Mass.
Ernest +. Wood Of Cross Hill left.
Monday morning. On train g.. for
Louisville, ny, where he will take up
hi. third year work in the medical
school.
Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Pcrlcy Of Nlssal-
horo. passed through Augusta. Monday
morning on the way 10 Southern Pines.
y. C.. where they will spend the Win
ter season.
Reuben Pierce AMI daughter OF
Windsor. w"r" i'll town Monday. Miss
Pierce leaving on the morning train for
h"- position in the public schools Of
Maiden. Mass.
Elsie NJ. Robbins was in the city. yes
tertlay morning. Oh her way to Salem.
Mass. To resume he: studies At the
State Normal school after passing the
holidays with h"r parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
:. J. Tobbins Of Vastaiboro.