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the circumstances. Then the letters Of
the word fuutcd before has eyes. and
finally he consciously saw the fun
sign stretching across tWo windows.
MADAME L. Claire Clairvoyaut and
OcguIlist All Mysteries Solved"
Floriau stared at this sign until ne
became conscious or deep WEAKNESS n
500 long standing Co. his feet. Then he
saw. b.ossoming the multiplying l.zhts
Of am early winters dusk-so uuubly
had the time slipped by. And I'm The
grues0me close OF This dreau1Hl day.
lHe desp. rate and peTpleEed man stole
JlniIy down the sIairWays-a
The sIevator-aad across the street TO
Ihe place OF the 0ccUltisJ
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she ONLY LIVING AMERICAN PIRATE

signaled all the rest. and made them
understand they must return 20 tbs
Carmencita.
At FIRST Mclean was raging. He
wanted 70 storm the island and take
- AZ any cost. But De Emidt and ths
others pointed out 70 him that barri-
caded as the Russians were, probably
outnumbering the Carmencita's crew
many times, the Americans would have
no chance whatever OF overpowering
them. SO Mclean was persuaded 10
sail away 20 hunt seals IN other parts,
which he did forthwith and with some
success.
IN the meantime the story OF his at
tempt 20 seize the Russian island IL
tered back 20 the world. The Mexican
consul was ordered by his home gov
eminent 20 recall the papers under
which the Carmencita had sailed. Nc
Lean was again without a flag and
without a port 10 enter. practically a
pirate. lie must have heard some
how that his papers had been recalled
for he was very careful not 70 come
20 port with the CarmencIta. though
he himself came ashore and made his
way down 20 San Francisco. De Smidt
came with him. Arrangements were
made 10 provision and overhaul the
Carmencita on a deserted patr OF the
coast, and In March, 1896. she again
set sail.
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OF stairs mp 20 the fourth floor. There
was uo elevator. The dcnizeus of the
place gave him a vague impression
of being engaged in The fine arts A
glimpse of an interior hung with Nav
ajo blankets, Pueblo pottery. pa-
kota beadWork. and barbarfc arms.
the sound OF a soprano p~acticiug
MarcEesi exercises. AN easel seen
through an open door and Ga7F,d by
Grand Ra ids foldinSbed with
plaster busj aepp; aud ueryas.-e
scent of cigarettes. accounted for. and
may or may not have jusJWod. the
impression. ON the fourth uoor the
see M shaded off toward salIaiwood.
the sounds toward sileucc. Z. hcIuia
toward Benares. lie walked ian twi-
light. on inch-dCep nap. TO "a door on
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Captured bu the russians

All ri his encounters with the qua RI
ians Of inc seals on The Russian pre-
servea have not ended So auepicior-'
for Mclean. however. Il was or
subsequent trim % Russian waters
the J. Hamilton Lewis met The A..
a Russian craft And this u-o4
commander did not wait for anv r,
lite u-elimiHaries. lie ordered NcL5a.
~ stand bv and al The same time b..
ran ont Eis guns. Mclean again tried
his heels. a solid shot went scrcss
his bows and he laughed az the Rus
sian. But the latter had the legs OF
him ana also oufnuubercd HIS crew
by many men. The Aleut closed in
rapidly and running along side drop
I'D boarding party on the J. Ham
nron Lewis.
After struggle Mclean md hts crew
were ov-rp0wered. They were taken
ro The Russian mainland and though
Alrican managed % Get away. many
of his mon were thrown inro Russian
prisons and learned somewhat IF Rus
sian prison life IN the next few
months. They diI not ee--~ 20 rr'.sh
H. How they were finally released and
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THE HOUsEOF THOUSAND CANDLES By N1ered5E Nicholson

ei1eor ard have aIreaty had several
important commissions.
Glenarm House is now what my
Er1ud-1th,r had " shed 20 make il.
letutfu and disuMed mansion. lie
Insisted ON miGs mp the tunnel, so
tnat q Door of Eewildermeut is mo-
more The passage Ia the wall and
the strong box m the panelIue oT the
eaimncy-breIst remain, thoulh the
latter we use now as hidins-place
FIR certain priced bottles OF rare
" Risky which John Marshall Gicnarm
ord3Ips shah he taken down only on
Chistmas Eve. 10 drink ,he health of
Olivia GLADYS Arms roug. fhat young
woman, I may adj, is now a belle ia
her own city. ard at the scores Of
Youngsters all the WY from Pius5arg
10 New Orleans ~ DC lay siege to uer
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CHAPTER ".
An Adventure in Be1ares.

The silly world shIieks madIy a-ter Fact.
Thinking. lors1oJh. 10 md therein the
TRUTH
Eut we. my love. will leave our brains I'M
TaCksd
And eiesn our learning from these dreams
uf youth
should amy charge ms with childish act
And bid us track out kHoWielsr like
sieuth.
Wen lightly laugh 10 scorn the vraiths Of
History
And hand in hand seek certirude in aIys-
terry.
When the Halcyon Broo3s.
The house OF the occultist was one
of long row. all alike, which re-
minds The observer OF an exercise IN
perspective. as one glanees down the
stretch OF balustraded p.azzas Ami
don walked straight across The street
from the hotel. and counted the nights
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lcon.inncd - - -

q N.IIlaa'..I II.'.fi fH .Ah .r0'r|
dence: she box with its acrurscd
stains. shipped anywhere away from
the fatal spot. by boat or ship, % DE
releutIe--Iy traced hHck-aud Dee shlv-
cred i'm fearful wonder as 20 how the
crime had been committed. Iu some
way. ne felt surc. Eugene BrassHe-d.s
body must have been removed from
those uatty clothes OF his. before Flor
ian Amidan could have pat them on.
and with them douufd thc-p personality
Of their former owner.
And here entered q mystery deeper
still-tho strange deception DE seemed
20 impose on the dead mans acGua.ut-
ances And this filed him, somehow.
with the most 1hiecr dread and fear.
Brassheld seemed To have been we'll
known man. for porters and clerks On
New York do not can the obscure
couurrymau 10y name. To step ont on
the street was. perhaps, 90 run into
the very arms of some one who would
penetrate the disguise Yet he could
not long remain i'm this room; his very
retiTement-auy extra ordinary hch1v-
for land how did he know Brassteid's
ordinary courses 2J-Wouli soon aGy.r-
tise his presence Amidon walked 10
the window and prered down into the
street His eyes travelled Co the opUos-
lite windows. and finally I'm the blind
stare OF Observation-Disclosures became fix
ed on a E0ld-aud-black sign which hc
began stupidity spelling out. over ard
over. Madame le Claire IL read
"Clairvov8nt ana Occu.tsL" Not am
idea was associated iu his mind with
the sign until the word mystery
mystery" began sounding ia his ears
naturally enough. one would say ia
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4 Successful PoqchiBg Expedition

Thre. years after they carse to the
western coast If the continent the Nc
Lean boys fitted ont an expedition Of
their own. tac first on their own hook
I'm tie stout schooner city Of san
Diego they made a quick rn ID the
northern waters. they evaled both the
Russian ana American guards, made
descent upon the roOkcries. and carr
ri-d off with them upward Of $40 skins.
q rich haul
But Alec Mclean has yet always
been SO FORTUNATE ia his rails upon
t.e seals and he has had several
brushes with the Russi9Gs which have
Used. not an admiration. bIt a ter
rIu.e hatred for The Russians in his
heart and De has sworn I'D get oven
with them in the end. He was skip
per of the schooner }. HaniIton Lewis
several years ago. end though he sail
ca W.tl papers property mad, Out. IL
vas little be thought of making the
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TO- 4r. cfrrra Of light, and stood
,.,,,..-,.7 negro. bowjng low toward
the visitor -ts.-,
..zr-dame Ie Claire" said Amidon
fqrLIv. may ] speak with her
There was no reply. unless respect
mi scrutiny might be taken ior one.
Then the dumb Sudanese, carrying
with him the atmosphere Of a Ee4odi'
tent. disappeared. fingered, reappeaTed'
and beckoned Amidon 10 follow. AS
they passed the first poruere. that
meuo,v and gentle gong-n"te welled
softly again from some remote dis
lance. At the second archway. II
sounded nearer. II not louder. Al the
third as Amidou stepped into the
lighted room, il filled the air with
Golden vibrancy. 1t Was as If invisible
ministers had gone before TO announce
him.
Amidon took one long look at the
scene in the fourth room, and great
wave OF uubelief rolled across his mind
Through this long day OF shocks and
surprises. he had reached that stage
of amazelucsS where the eyl1entidl
value OF s,nsOry Impressions is de-
5LryyeI. Iie covered Lls eyes with his
hands. expecting tnat tie pnantasms
before him might pass with vision, and
that with Visions return might come
the deaI, familiar COmmOnplaccs OF
Ills commonplace life.
The room seemed 60 have no win
dOWs. and the roar of the New York
street outside Was gone, or faint as the
hum of a hive. The walls were hung
with fabrics of wool on silk, IN duh
green's and reds, ana ihe iOur was
spread with rugs. WITH mouth TeIly
raveuiug ~ him, aLG eyes emitting
oUalrsCclt CLEANS. i.y q crGat tiger
skin rU-. upon which, OF a kind of
duis, sat WOman-a woman whose
eyes sought his IN steady regard
which flashed a tEIiu through lis
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RAYS Illuminated the ball, could be
s.su. and tlu white globe itself was
hung So h-sh in tae recess that none
af i-s direct rays reached the corners
of ,he apartment. A Persian rug lay
flo The center. and took the fullest
light There were no sharp edges of
shadow. bat instead there was "A softly
graduated peaumbra. deepening into
marE. Straight across was a doorway
vyi.a a portiere. beyond was another.
and sun farther a third, all made
visible On silhouette by the light i'm "a
fourth room. seen as at the end of
tuU-el.
Across this eossauer- haired arch Of
Uebl. q black figure was projected, aad
sUcilcd as it neared in silent approach.
IL came through The last pOrtiCre, on
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sion a. him as man large OF body
and Of soul Sister Theresa continues
al the head If 81. Agatha's. and she
and the other Sis rs Of her .va-c;ad
company ale delightful neiEhb,rs.
Pickering. faiiure aud subsequent DIS
appearance were described sufficiently
Ia the newspapers and his name is
never mentioned at GIenarm
As fer myse f-Marian is tapping he
floor restlessly with her boot and /
must hasten-I may say that / am no
idleT Ii was J who carried on The
work Of hlishing Glensrm House. and
/ manage the farms which my grand
father has lately acquired IN this
ntighborhoCd bat better still, from
my own point of v.ew. / maintain IN
Chicago an Office as consulting en-
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Born to the Sea.

And this. painted by an artists hand.
is the man who is now supposed TO
have led the Japs in their daring at
tempt TO steal the seals upon the rock
cries OF the island Of St. Paul. His
career has been varied,
IL was back In 1880 that Alexander
Mclean, little moro than a boy, but
even then tremendously strong and
muscular. came from Nova Scotia,
where ne had been born Of hardy
Scotch parents and bred a sailor. 20
the Pacific Coast. All or his early life
had been a struggle against the sea,
the cold unyieldiug sea of the north.
Tie had learned its strength. he was
letter perfect I'M all its moods and
lenses lie had helped 10 wiring a
hard living from its unending waters
together with his father and his
brothers But he end his brother
Dan. lCrg since dead. grew tired OF
the hard. narrow life of the Nova
Scotia coast and shipped 20 the Pacific.
making the trip around the Horn ia a
square rugged ship.
Not long after tho Mclean boys
came o. the coast that they earned a
reputation for being first rate sailors,
boats as we'll as the ordinary man
knows hfs way about the houses built
on land Before Alec was t1vcrty-une
he was mate Of a clipper schooner. lie
sailed I'm. ships of all kinds. square
rugged. sChoOncT-TigEcd. steam craft. Il
,nattered rot 10 him so he said But
always lie. came ack 10 the simple
rigging Of the schooner. where it was
only necessary 10 shake out a sail 90
get underway or lower away 20 stop.
For Alex Mclean knew that speed was
what ne needed above All else i'm trade
which ac set himself, the pirati"al
. stealing OF tho val"ahl" seals skins
lie has since said that ne could easily
mako a soldier of q sailor. but il was
too much work 10 make sailor OF
soldier. And since .N the greater
number Of tho men shipped hy Mclean
Tor his raids upon inc seals have been
soldiers al one time serving in the
United States army.
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whole body as re GazCd. For re
seemed 10 cuanate from The tl- l--kla,
as a butterfly from tn@ caTEs5iis-
tTar gItEs was al some C4-H..lLun
OF black and yellow which carried mp
ward the tones of the great ag- Her
bare aTms-loUg, and IHue-lE nine
wrists and hands-were ca sped ~
dull-gOld bracelets % lal=-tu penis.
Owe shapely shoulders, JEe flesh ~
which looked white and young, theirs
was thrown a wrap like feathers snow,
from under which dropped .Ftl over
the girllsh bosom a uerkiace mat
seemed of pearl. The face was IAlrs
its pllIOT UuEC1 with cd al sU-. ana
rose on cheeks The eyes luminous
and steady, zhJne out Jir1 .Eu heavy
dark laslcs. from under ErnFE~ u
black. and seemed. at that ilrst glance,
Of oriental darkness. A great mass Of
dark b-Own hair enrirc.cd sine rather
small face, and even Zoo his FIRST IH0k,
he noted at the temples twin strands OF
g0ldDn-bIOu which. carried Dll IKE
rays in the nuffy halo about her brow,
Teappedred IN an inc l"isliass ana
turniugs of the involved pile which
crowned the graceful head. The vel
lDW-and-black OF the J-e~ appeared
thus. from head 10 foot II WAS after
ward that he found 1Hf sa"atH nE -
the secret of the peculiar fascination
iu the great dark eyes JHe ID .l,l
was gray. with that gTeeuish t.n0s
which has been regarded as the token
of genius The other was of notified
golden brown, with lights Ike tHose "a
strong light. The ve.vet-Hlsck pupils
spread out. and pushed the iris back
% thin margin ana thus they varied.
from gray 20 brown, t1 THAI I1rd
night, Wnl-n Au-dtH row ~'F ." NJ.
as he stepped Withiu the doorway. and
looked SD cong uu ne .- I.s
model tnr the queen W .He -g.a.
that rrdrr tifrr 'rt.T
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~ Ut or the white, mysteri-
GUS north rumor has
come, faint al first as the
rising breeze IN the ships
cordage, but gradually
gaining I'm strength. And
this Il the story that has found its
way at last to the men who know day
BY day what shall be the work Of
their hands from the men who know
not whittier their next days bread is
20 come. That Alec Mclean. the
American pirate, whose hand Is for
himself and against all the rest OF the
world. Who has sailed the northern
waters for the past two years eiuding
all pursuit. hosting whatever flag
suited his fancy or none at ALL ma
rooning those OF his crew who CHANGED
10 fal foul Of his humor, that this
Alec Mclean was the moving spirit IN
the raid OF the Japanese seal poachers
upon the rOOkeries IN the Aleutlan
Islands which resulted IN the killing Of
I'VE OF the Japs and the capture OF
twelve more a few weeks ago,
Like other stories that have come out
OF the north IT has taken this tale
some time TO reach the civilized world.
II took nearly a month for the report
OF the killing OF the Japanese poach-
ers TO make its way 20 official ears.
This. in view OF the international Sig
uincance or the AFFAIR. seems strange
20 men who are accustomed 10 have
the news or the world flashed around
the globe I'm the space OF a few short
hours at the longest. But in the north
where mans fight against natufe Is
still little more than an even break to
support life things move more slowly,
news travels ponderOusly Ike the huge
glaciers which make their way slowly
20 warmer waters only 20 break OF
and float at the will Of the ocean cur
rents 20 the south Therefore Il IS
that the story Of Alec McLean's con
nectfon with the Japanese poachers
has still the vague uncertainty OF news
which has Travelled far and slowly
But though II has not yet been entire
" corroborated there are many men
on the Pacinc coast who, knowing tho
man Mclean. 90 not hesitate 10 say
that his hand was IN the stealing Of the
seals. 1t has been raised in similar at
fairs before.
There's never a law OF God OF man
Runs north OF hfty-three."
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Seek the Pirate In Vain

The United States revenue cutters
knew that the Carmencita was IN
those waters, Day after day the
Government boats hunted for the dar-
ing seal hunter. but they could not
find him. Now and then they heard
Of the schooner. but they never caught
sight OF the swift craft. But back IN
San Francisco the authorities had be-
come suddenly very active. Indiet-
ments were brought against De Smidt.
Mclean, and the others, charging
them with conspiracy to defaud the
Government. This was IN June. 1905
But little came Of the movement
against the seal poachers- As for no
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heart my word is, may The best man
win,
And now. at the end. it may seem
idle vanity for man still young 10
wr-te at so great length Of his own
affairs. but it must have been clear
thIt mine is the hunblest figure in this
narrative. / wished 10 set forth an
honest account of my srandfather's
experiment in looking into this world
from another. and he has himself
urged me 10 write down these various
incidents while they are sull fresh in
my memory
Marian-the most patient OF women
Is wal 5ine toward the door. eager for
the sunshine. tie free rs OF sHrlug,
The blHe vs.as laheWaId, and at last
! am ready 10 go.
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port He had \ picked crew with him.
men he could rely upon TO follow him
anywhere He made straight for the
seal rOokeries OF the Russian pre-
serves
While the schooner was close en- 10
shore ard Mclean was preparing e.
lower the small boats for q seal hunt
a Russian cutter hove IN sight Tn.
commander of the cutter signaleI Nj
Lean TO stand by end show his pap.rs
But Mclean had no thought Of don
this.
There came r pun OF wind. the o..
OF the J. Hamilton Lewis were sr5H
by shaken cut and before the az .a.
ished Russian commander real'-r
what was happening the sch0luel
stood away and the distance betwe-4
the boats wldcnsd rapidly. lie gave
chase but IT was ten miles or more
before he overlook the schooner. ana
Mclean know then that ne was out
side the thres-mue limit. and that he
could afford 20 laugh ~ the Russian
So be paid no attention when the lat
ter again ordered him 40 stand by ana
SHOW his papers The Russian ran out
"a Gun and threatened to fire. Then
Mel can ordered The Stars and Stripes
ran mp. Whoreupon the Russian dip
ped his fac three times and Mclean
r.suoudc- ard they sailed away IN op-
pgsite directions.
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- - ,--.-, . ~ D-..z.o. II. = . Moo Who's.
-
- Personality Bound Excite Imagination Is An Open
88eg
Secret in San Francisco That He Is the Original Wolf Larsen
{Jack London's Famous Story of the North Sea,
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Pa &c Eleven.
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THE END.
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SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON.
Kansas City Minister COmmends the
object Lesson Teaching Practiced.

Kansas City Minister COmmends the
object Lesson Teaching Praeticed.
From the Kansas Cts Journal
The Public Schools in Washington"
was the subject of Charles Ferguson's
''Ten-minute Talk or Politics before his
sermon at All Souls Church. He said in
part:
OF all the municipalities in America it
is in the punlic school system of the
national Capital City that the new educa-
tionaI method has been best exemplified.
In the Washington schools the practice
Of life is nut before all theories of living.
There the old sedentary habits and text
book methods are largely abandoned. The
child's mind il led from the known to the
unknown, frol things near at hand to
things remote Under the superintend-
eney OF W 3. Powell there was inaugu-
rated some =, ars ago a pedagogically
scientific system Of object lessons and
teaching Out-of-dOoTs. For the smalles;
children there are genuine kindergartens
actual, growing, outdoor gsrdens-in
which they can work as well as play, and
gain a frst-h6nd knowledge OF the living
world. The older child begins his study
Of geography by making an excursion to
q Commanding place from which he can
view the topography OF his home town
and its environments; ne Is then prepared
10 return 10 the school room, ana with
the aid Of reiiefrmaps-not the fat maps
OF ordinary text-books- can enlarge
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TRUST IN DAFFoDILS.
SIX Wealthy Men Control the stock
of Exclusive Bulbs.

SIX W catthy Wen NonErOi the StOck
of Exclusive Bulbs.
From the Garden Magazine
Because of their bright colors N6nd in
finite variety OF form, the daffodils ap-
peal irresistibly to the lover Of hardy
spring flowers. True. their colors are
grouped within a very narrow range of
yellow and yeIlowish white. with a very
few pure white and some of the early
new kinds have wholly red trumpets.
such as Red Star" There are a host
of species and hundreds Of varieties, and
the various sections have been hybridized
and crossed one with another, till only
the connoisseur can successfully thread
his way through the maze Of modern
introductions.
In this country are several amateurs
who possess fine collections, but do not
know of any one who has bulbs worth
over $ each. and from this price dewn to
> cents each. hundreds of distinct and
beautiful varieties may be selected. Some
English anna tours have bulbs which they
value at $3.50 each.
A close club of six wealthy daffodil
lovers has been formed to buy up any
new seeding of special merit which has
not yet got into commerce When one of
the band OF six dies, his bulbs Of the
exclusive daffodils are 10 be distributed
among the remaining members OF this
mOnopOlistic club. Under this compact
it is not unusual for some of. the mem
bers to pay S5eo for the entire stock of