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was a relief. therefore. 20 have
Garden 80 placed that. with the
premier between ua. was com
parauvcly hidden from him As for
Herrog. asked FOR nothing better
than that be should note my every
action
Lord AinhiHKton passed the vine
and pushed a couple of cigar boxes
about making conversation the
while with the cheerful air Of one
who D. performing a DUTY that VII
soon BE- over He was glad. no
doubt that had saved his daneh-
ter from drowning. and was honest
~ anxious % be civil 20 me. but he
would have found tho process more
conFenial n I had heen-weU. not
prooccupied With the necessity OF
prolonrinE my life by squirting
something into his glass.
The opportunity arrived when.
having helped himself. he turned
slightly 10 Garden 20 pass the de-
canter. at tho same time asking hIz
young relatives opinion OF tho
wine. / had already removed the
I'D OF the pin box IN my pocket.
aud now. quickly Withdrawing the
rubber tube. l stretched out the
hand IN which | held Il concealed.
aa though To take pear from a
dish In the center OF the table. In
doing so my hand Travelled directly
over my hosts glass, and during its
passage ] squeezed the bulb.
The next moment HerEog's face
went ashy grey BY some nervous
mischanee ! dropped the murderous
eontriyanee into the dish OF fruit.
! made a frantic effort TO recover IL.
but Garden forestalled me. Ills
hand shot out and his slnewy fin
gers closed on the syringe while
was still fumbIing He began 10
examine Il keenly. but Herzog had
managed TO pull himself together
Il Will trouble you TO hand me
that little instrument. Mr.. Garden.
please. he said. with cool aeilbera-
ton 1T viii be safer in my pos
session than In Mr.. Martins. lie
will be the first TO thank me for re-
lieving him Of Il. FOR II is my duty.
undertaken at his own request. TO
see that he does not indulge In a
certain small faIiing OF his"
Looking puzzled. Garden relne-
family complied with the demand
Lord Alphington. Hospitality SORRY
that a guest should be 80 branded /
AZ narco-maniac, covered my con
fusion with a series OF grunts. and
then sought consolation by drain /
Ink his glass to the drcEs.
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A millionaire TIT
thinks be- needs more
money Rin't any bet
ter of thu a pauper
TIT thinks he don't
need any more.
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CHAPTER XVIII
SLEfQHT or HAND

Lord AlphluKton's butler an
nounced Mr Martin and Or. nar-
rabies AZ the drawing room door.
and Lady Murisl and the greatest
servant OF the king came forward
To welcome the escaped convict
In such a debt a. you have laid
on me. Mr. Martin. words count for
little" said Lord Alphlnxtou
warmly gripping my hand. 4
should like to do something But
there. you are a rich man. am
told. with no preoccupations beyond
your health. and must content
myself with conventional thanks"
With ready tact he passed on to
Herzog, and | was taken IN charge
by Lady Murlel Her eyes kept
wandering 20 the door. and gueaa-
ed that our dinner party was not
complete.
Mr.. Ralph Garden" was the
announcement which soon drew my
gaze % the door IN CONSERVATION.
and told me that I stood on the
verge of discovery. Yes. there was
no shadow OF doubt about H. The
Eoll-knit sunburnt young fellow
who entered Was the same Ralph
Garden who had Joined the ROYAL
Military academy NJ Woolwieh in
my last term there. That had been
10 years ago. but We had been ca
diets together for three months. and
he could scarcely fail 20 recognize
me.
The removal OF my muatach was
really in favor Of such recognition.
For though II had completely
changed my regent appearance, Il
had made mo much more closely
resemble what | had been IN my
Woolwioh days
Garden advanced rapidly into the
room with many apologies Tor being
late. giving all his attention at first
10 Lady Murlel and Lord AlphlnE-
ton
"Mr Garden" said Lady Muriel.
bringing him forward. "let me in
troduco you 70 Mr. Martin and his
friend DR.. Barrables You have
heard Of my narrow escape from
drowning the other day. n was Mr.
Martin who 30 CALAMITY Jumped
~ ~ "fAAA AAA AAHlHN AAAF NNAs
Ralph Garden held out his hand
With frank lmpotnoslty, born. 1
WAS 10 learn later. Of gratitude 10
the man who had saved the woman
he loved. Then. "a his gaze met
mlne-l made no attempt to avert
TIA spasm crossed his boylsh face. /
and the laughing eyes grew hard
and cold. Whatever feeling may
have been in his mind no mastered /
II quickly and spoke few words
81 conventional tribute 10 what no /
was pleased to call my pluck.
Dinner was announced al that /
moment and. as The honor OF es-
cortlng Lady Murlei was allotted /
10 me ne the guest OF the evening, I
tho Immediate tension was rallev-
ed. Only. however. TO DO diverted
into another channel for we wore
gPOrcely seated at tho table when
Lady Muriel confided 20 me that
she had had two dull days because
her dear lFkend Miss Chilmark had
been comNsFed to go TO London I'M
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wash. No telegram was brought 10
him IN the interval between my
landing and his boiling of a. I'M
tremendously as we were walking
up"
MT Marshes goings and com
ings are beyond me. T'cannot kav
that ] have missed him" was tha
reiolndor OF Lady Murlel. which
brought a frown 10 her fathers
brow, and a pleased flush to Ralph
Gardens check.
From the general conversation
that cnsued | gathered that Garden
was serving as lieutenant In ono
OF the batteries Of garrison ertillery
stationed az Golden nm fort the
headquarters Of the coast defense in
that part OF tAs island. His pres
ence at the proF1ier's table was ac-
counted for BY the fact that he was
a distant connseilon. his mother re-
siding In the NBower- houss" on one
- f0rd AlphIngtons country eas
" Nurlei aud he had
afrohm childhood.
jot TO me, but
Ee.xaemed a dis
0IHsahlngton and
fsf Avoye no doubt
-u-..-.-----.-. 10 tkaA
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having departed. our disposition al
the Table was thus: | sat on Lord
Alphington's right. Garden on lin
left and Herzog on Gardens left.
with q long Cap between him and
me. Tho result was that my ae-
lions could not be closely watched
by Garden. but that Herzoa. who
was nearly opposite to mo M the
small round table, had me entirely
under his observation.
The arrangement suited mo aa
mirably, for It mltIgated danger
which had been cntlrely 6Asore-
seen when I enterea the house.
had not expected to meet there a
man who suspected ny Identify IA
Garden evidently Hd,oNnd efkoae
suspicious would almost certainly
become open denunclation II he
saw what I was about 10 do. II
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effect. while. minute by minute. the
tmo drew near for mo % face the
crisis % tho evening. That crisis
came all too quickly With the rising
q Lady Muriei. who as she left the
dininEroom, flung back 90 US the
laughing command not 10 leave her
alone % long
When We drew together over the
decantera. the butler and footman
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A woRp FRoM IosH WISE
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TO TIE wrArnrRMAN

TO TIE WEATHERMAN
A little sunshine kindly give
To dry the grass and things
To sprOut the fragrant onion seeds
Aud thaw the brides wings
Assure as pray that gentle spring
WIN not give ua the slip.
or cen expire before her time
With some newfangled gripp.
TOPSY TuRVY
A BUNCH OF BALLARD
FAIRNESS
Her eyes are like the violet.
Her hair a silky brown.
Complexion IL OF natures best
"A rare thing In our town.
Her voice ls sweet and musical.
Tier lipa ara like the cherry.
All. she would win the heart. ]
know.
or each contrary Mary"
oh. alas Que lucky chap
sits close by her az dinner.
Wish could wear a manly facet
From him Id try and win or.
o. Bosn
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BY HEAoon HILL

X ifElfllNs
And Hogar-you must have
missed Roger" Lord AlphinKfnn
ehimEd IN rather nnxiouaiy. |
thought Cant Imagine what poe
bessed the fellow 70 run of like
that He had no notion Of IT, am
sure. when he came down 90 the
pier % meet me. Ills excuse Of a
telegram calling him away won't
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ECHOES FROM BATTY LAND.
MA AND PA.
Ny ina noes = lot. She noea ali
that pa noes an = lot NOR on the
side that pa noes uothin' about
IA tride 70 April-fool ma bat ma
said she married HIN on the flrut %
April an got fooled 80 bad that aha
always remembered Il. Sometimes
ma chips Ia when pa IL reeliuk Of
his oratory an that makes pa mad.
lie gets 80 hot that he smokes
gara An then he says 70 ma you
must hav been raised by the Goats
family you are always buttiu' In
Pa says the tung IL mitier then the
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50. RIris Don {
him 30. BE glad.
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Someone has asked what girl 40 en-
when her sNeethearts affection
&&N but surely 70 good will when he.
90 k@A calling steadily for suddenly cold and
- 44444*&E4A
&>&# 81 Well there Is thing No. there
M&H*4 things %
fS44S*W him
&&&#<F ~ IL hard a Yes
49, - III but not hard
u 1911 know a beautiful black-hared Of
- who has a beautiful little and a hand
- boy, and Is about human beiuF
can be The other day she told e sha
IS she lost n sweetheart
Why, she said laughing = had turning white
single night through terrible suffering and the
sweetheart left me for the last time surprised
my hair not white cried and cried
looked 10 the glass disguised with
getting pale Wrnkled | xaaaa and
as ever Ny appetite goos So baved and and"
buhed Ike gr I hrayd and found
beau "a her devoted husband.
But what your your trying 10 break
heart another I
"Oh think 10 course used to
tall about T. But first little Just
htFe bit Of practice FOR tho love m
II may be little hard TO be
What IL the man backs he
ycs There 10 always the baladng second
pps sso how better
':st~ates Wcs o be
1sssH"SsNs wrs&ss rite villa N divorce
EasTss ire
SSs est Ger Is seldom q rsrd hus-
HsN ss lie viii aP out Of hss
@auiHo.
So gns don't bold the get away Let
him BE elad Forget him
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scNntine rnrEeu a,isinu

Vniy recently has science tucurd us
attention 10 the Thanksgiving bini
pnt aiready It has accomplished some
Wonderful things 10 the culture aud io.
lfovement at that admiral fowl. WHICH
ia, the opinion OF many has a bsttci
Calm than the bald.headed eagle O..
hsisv as the national emblem
on Fshers Island. opposite New
Lgndon aau not FAR distant. IS hs
greatest ana most successful turkey
iarm lu the world The islands ou4
niehl saw. Is an artidcial wilderness
ot itO0 dc~es, scientifically manager
Over this area thousands Of the birds
7am ia a condition so close TO that
cf nature thar though domesucared
'srioty they arc practically wild ~
shcters OF any kind are provided Tor
fhem the hen turkeys build their
nests in the open and. while plenty II
rom is supplied, u is scattered ab0u.
ln All sorts Of places and even burie
rraer leaves IN nrder that the foW IA
,as, be obliged to hustle for tbelr pro
cnaer
These turkeys attain gigantic size
sometimes weighing nearly nifty
paunds IN he market al Thank-eN.
az dime 'loy reach ten cents a pound
more Than the ordinary turkeys owing
% their remarkably delicious flavor
They are so hardy that nothing
hau oi a haichet Will XIII them Ia
fnler thcy roost out on fence rails
ana tree aranches. and, though often
heir heads are actually frozen under
helr wings their health does not sur
fer Ia The least The delicacy Of con.
tuition which anlicfs turkeys else
here makius them hard 10 rear.
Goes not holher the birds Of Fishers
isaud No long ago thirty Of them
wfre bought D, The state authoriiiec
Il lthoac lslaud Tor tue purpose OF iu.
recplailns lhcn with the teariully de-
fiuwlne aud contagious disease
: uown as black head BY was of ex
iEerlmeai but none Of them could Be-
n eo1 "a iaAe Tia malady.~
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A MERE MATER cE TASTE.

Clopeka Capital.)
/ Certain squeamish persons. some OF
them connected with local journalism.
have during the past week fretted and
stewed ovennuch because of the predi.
lection exh bited by our Igorrote
brethren for dog outlet The exhibit.
ion at rinewood has been characteriz-
"a as a degrading exhibition" calcu.
lated 20 upset public morals and
coarsen public taste The squeamish
ones should keep Their linen on. For
no one need go as far as Vinewood for
spectacies that are degrading One
may find them much nearer at hand
and with less outlay IN the matter of
carfare
After all what one eats is a mere
matter Of taste We are all more or
less disposed 70 turn up or noses at
fricasseed dog. but we eat without
question cheese cured in the aromatic
odor Of the refuse from the barnyard
We cast aspersions on The gentleman
and lady lgorrotes and then dull the
keen edge Of hunger at some neighbor.
ing restaurant by eating tripe. link.
sausage. caviare, sweetbreads and
country butter
For that matter who doubts that on
the mere score of cleanliness. associa.
tion and habit. sirlon of dog is not
greatly to be preferred to pork tender
loin or cold boiled ham?
Carrying the question into It's next
analysis it does not appear that the
spectacle OF deunct dog should be
more demoralizing in its effect upon
public taste than would the chilling
carcass of a lamb or the last sad hut.
.erings Of decap tated chicken There
seems TO be no reason why the process
of preparing Scotch Collie or bun ter
rler for the frying pan. should be
more shocking performance than the
impact Of the butchers cleaver upon a
'hoice cut Of shorthorn or Hereford
And fnally- no one is obligated 10 at
end the culinary performances given I
~ our little brown brothers. Those
lpon whom the spectacle pals NAV
tay away Those who Ike that sort
4 thing are not likely to have their
aste coarsened by any sort Of public
+
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| y So
= aolestvensky Esond the Aenss.

ea----
7ojestVens<y FS0nd the House.
Admiral fNoiestvensky may be in g
place not Cholly acceptable to him at
the prese mt writing, but II he gets out
o. It as well as he once did from Ger.
tain <her place where he was not ex.
leo' ed, new honor will accrue to the
NJ yNy Of this country. That other timo
Nss some thirty years ago when Ro-
Jectvensky. then captain, served the
Little Father al his embassy at the
court of ST. James as naval at.ache,
snd these were the circumstances;
The young foreigner almost an ut
ter stranger IN the British capital.
had been asked to fashionable bah
in his official capacity Knowing moth
ing Of his prospective host and host
css, he was told TO keep a sharp look
cut for the Russian ambassador, who
wes also to be present. and so the eve
ming arrived and the captain entered
his cab suddenly 10 realize that he
had forgotten all names and streets
anC numbers: he could recall only the
square on which the house was faced.
T)Le eabby, therefore was told 10 stop
before whatever house on that square
was lit up.
i say Moosoo there's two houses
lii up" was the announcement not
long after What's to do?"
Rojestvensky. of course. had to seize
one arm Of the dilema and so entered
the first OF the houses. where a single
glance about showed him he was
wong. AS he was trying 10 get out
quietly, however. he was spoken to by
a young lady who thought she had met
him before. The captain was con-
WINGED she had not, but she was so
pretty and SO decidedly attractive that
4 seemec a shame to disillusion her,
SO the Russian gallant promtly ASSUME
ed the character she had imposed upon
hlm. Time slipped past so charming
~ that several hours later when Re-
iestyensky started for the house where
he was expected-and then the first
person he met was his ambassador. He
had begun to fear that something had
gone wrong with his handsome young
subordinate, and had been on the point
q making inquiries. York
Times.
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RockEFELLER ON RoaksrELlEa

=
As a prophet is without honor in his
own country. So perhaps is philan.
thropist misunderstood and misrepre.
sentei IN his own day and generation.
OF course the reference is to Deacon
Rockefeller and his alleged tainted
money.
What will be the estimate of posteri.
y on Rockefeller? asks the Joplin
Globe Win il be based on contem.
poraFy criticism Of the Standard
eroesus- criticism that sseks ,s,I
a Mephisto rather thar % MAKE
him2 Win n a sa'gd OUT Of
sea- 80 historian >os tho sntnre
-snIue newspaper and magazine files
I'm opinions and facts nearing on ,be
NNalaN's' 'n personality Of the great
NS' mon ,polist Of this age OF colossal
iu' lopolies. adopt the criticisms OF Dr
Gladden and Miss rarbell, or viii he
look for something 'onicial2o
Probably Deacon Rockefeller thinks
postenty viii form rs estimate OF him
from other than private sources OF
criticism, In the archives OF the Uni.
ted STAGES goyerument-sDe specifically 80
the congressional library-will be
found work on Educational Bene.
factors published by the federal
bureau Of education Here Rockefeller
Is ensarined, exalted, for the edihca-
tion and Information Of posterity, and
81 is whispered The information apper.
taining to the open handed benefactor
~ en- cago university is as much auto
Biographies In the congressional direc.
tory However this may be. the book
says nice things aboot Mr Rockefeller.
Here are some sample extracts.
The fanli.y, the school and the
church w1fe the csnters In which his
charaS,r: was formed In his home.
prudence and ECONOMY prevailed, the
s'hristiaa virtues were cultivated.
In The church he was careful to al.
tend the services. not only upon the
sabbath, bur midReek also. aud he
sought 10 stimulate others 90 mlhn
,eligious obligations. especially TO pay
on a church debt
-As his income increased he began
10 use ID according 10 the fundamental
principles upon which his character
was based. His methods of giving
may be said 10 be discriminating No
enort Is made here 20 trace the variety
al his gifts
There has been a natural rscogni
fion OF relations A worthy teacher
Who married a minister receives. un-
announced annual gifts together with
house FOR a residence
ID multitude Of unseen ways Ike
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CLAIM A SCREW LOOSE SPEED CASE DISMISSED
Contract for Langston Col
lege Building May he
Investigated.

Local contractors alalm there Is a
screw loose somewhere in the letting
Of the contracts by the regents for the
eolored university at Langston for the
erection Of the girls dormitory. What
ever the outcome OF the charges. It is
known they will be sufficient to cause
an investigation thereof by Governor
Ferguson who win probe the entire
matter TO the bottom as soon as lt
comes officially before him The con
tract was let, several days ago. TO
Brown & Snyder of Guthrie. for s13..
$50 The hrm. TO which the contract
was let, has deposited It's check for
Sl50 but thus far has not made its
bond of twice the amount Of The con.
tract price or about $1,000.
There are two colored men on the
regent board Rouse of Watonea. and
Tyler of Kingfsher. The contract was
let 70 Brown & Sry1er. of whom Brown
is a colored druggist and physician.
who caters here to members of his
race Snyder is a white contractor and
so far as known is competent. The
other contractors. however. make the
claim that Brown was brought into the
deal through Rouse and Tyler. in some
manner and use this IA a basls tol
claim IN addition chat the contract was
not let on the square. They viii de-
nand an immediate investigation Of
ne entire affair by Governor Fergusr
ne matter IS Grating considers' 40 n
-, 80 among the other coDr-ractors
nc DO .rl Of regents s,or the normal
yesterday eve ming let the con.
ct 70 Archie =. Campbell Of Okla.
boma City to place steam heating
plant IN the norma; building at Wea- !.
therford. A contract was let to A. &
Binns OF Oklahoma City. for 81 cam
heating plant at Edmond. aud s7 the
plumbing work at both Edm' md and
Weatherford There we're 70 ar bidders
for all the work
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Viii an Eagle Fight for Her Young.
Did the old eagle show fight? IS the
fIst query put by the casual listener
always see a trace Of disappointment
sweep over his countenGnce when he
hears the answer. The moment you
speak Of climbing to an eagles aerie.
the average man gets an idea OF har-
rowing tale Of the photographer hang.
ing over the endge Of a cliff or the top
OF tree with the old eagles clawine
out pound chunks at every swoop Few
eagles possess the mad ferocity pictur
ed and magpifed by sensational story
tellers. When we first scrambled over
;Ae powders Of the canon up toward
the nest, | saw the old eagle slip
quietly from her eggs and skim over
the mountain top When I strapped on
the climbers TO ascend the tree had
one eye opened for trouble. But each
time we visited the spot the parents
silently disappeared and stayed away
a. long as we cared to hold possession
They keep a wgtchful eye however.
from the blue distance overf cad. For
a noble bird like the eagle, this aban
doning Of the nest and young seemed
to me cowardly at first Perhaps the
kng years Of persecution have taught
him something. The FIRST rule o. self
preservation OF this pair seemed to bo
Ia kesp half mile distant from The
animal that fights with neither beak
nor claw Country Calendar fer May.
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iAsse has rs A Been bestowed O

these has his ala been bestowed on
worthy objects
There Is NO suggestion of tainted
money" here--not part Gle On the
contrary. Deacon Rockefeller IS held
up As a noble exemplar Of the beauti-
FOL moral theory OF the stewardship
81 wealthr--as one whom Providence
has made the almoner for the common
herd. to give Of his redundant bounty
where and how and when his discern
ns mind and tender heart may elect
u is thus that the Standard oil
Croesus win have h mself known TO
nosterity il the official records are to
be consulted
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS. -

10, Mande dear: YOU can't get cat
laoa. At a P lrsse cafe.
ia 90 nulng factory there should
ee no ~ oh word as can't
The beauty about castles in the air
Is tlat they need no plumbers
Sorle politicians lend themselves 10
rrtardous schemes but others must be
h1lgh,
HcaX-Do yon believe the onioe
vhorid seek the mang Joax The tx
oEice generally does
De TanQue-Did Goodleigh take um.
bmse when you asked him to have
drink? O'soaque-No; he took The
drirG.
Neil-What makes YOU think they
are engaged2 Belle-I read IL in the
papers. Nell-wel. won't believe
Il until | see a denial.
Wigg When a fellow proposes 10 a
cir he should do Il with eyes open
wagg What good would that do him?
The gas is generally turned down.
Polly Pinktights (as the star naunts
syi-she mnst End It great change
% be the leading lady and boss the
whole OUTFIT Fanny Footlights- Oh
don't know. They say she used 10 be
cook
The famous actress had stubbed her
toe. and consequently - was great
cor sternation. Someone run for q
doctor" yelled the stage manater
Nay commanded the actress.
speaking with great effort -somsono
run tor my press agent"
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scientific authority says the popu.
Var impression that the stings OF he
tarantula and the American centipeds
are poisonous are erroneous. but The
wound Inflicted BY a tarantula s no
foTse han a wasp's sting.
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NJ Witte says that the Russian peo-
pie are not ready for reforms. Don't
Worry NJ Witte. the Russians are in
no danger Of getting any reforms