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note case there. He did not hurry then,
because he saw alongside OF il the lottery
list OF drawings and he knew what had
happened.
5oseina had stolen his tickets, knowing
they had drawn the prizes, and had gone
away. He knew hat any one who pre-
sented a ticket could collect the money
and he felt himself lost.
In h midi OF his dismay ne began
to think hard. She could not well get away
except by. the railroad. He looked at his
watch n saw that the afternoon express
for the north was about due to leave from
the station Of the north. He made up his
mind to go to find Josefina. He figured
that that was the train she would take.
making for the French border.
He ran down the stairs and jumped into a
cab. ordering the man to go with all speed
to the station. The driver whipped up.
and started a breakneck trip down the hill
and on out to the station. He landed there
in five minutes, a record journey. The fec
rewarded the driver.
Manuel bought a ticket for the platform
and ran out looking for Josefna, He tried
He wondered IL she could have had the
sense to take a later train, going into hiding
somewhere the while. He turned away
all his plans knock ed endways.
Manuel hurried down the platform and
almost knocked over O man and q woman
coming through the platform entrance.
The woman was yelled and wore a long
loose cloak, but her walk was unmistakable.
IL was Joseflna.
The man was Pedro Oil. This was a
man whom Manuel had long suspected.
Josefina had always mocked In speaking
of Pedro. but Manuel had always had the
secret idea that Pedro was favored by
<Josefina.
The whole plan flashed on him. These
two were running. away with his money.
and they were going TO establish q nest
somewhere on his lottery winnings.
Manuel ran TO the woman and seized her
by the arm. He put aside the veil and saw
that it was indeed Josefina. At the look
in Manuel's face she turned pale. Then
she called to Pedro
Protect me against this madman,'
You thief! You vile deceiver!" cried
Manue
THAT is no way to talk to a woman who
Is with me. Senior" i~nterposed Pedro. If
Won wish to insult persons insult me and I
will give you satisfaction"
Your turn will come said Manuel.
occasion when / have finished with the
lady. IL she Is such. l will devote myself to
you
Josetina, and now you are running away
with this man. You let me ruin myself for
you and now you are fajthless. You know
you deserve punishment
I am tired Of you. Senor Manuel; ' she
said disdainfully;" Il weary OF you and your
petty ways Pedro is more to my liking.
Let 10 ave no more Of these theatricals.
Go back to your wife,
The sneering tone was more than Manuel
could and
THAT 10 too much,- he said.
He had out q knife before Pedro could
interfere and drove IL into the back OF
JoseinA, who had made a. II to go away
and Leave him. She dropped with a half
Pedro dumped across her body to take
hold Of Manuel. Tho treasurer OF the
Ctrculo Militar lodged Pedroiand dropped
his knife. Two Of The Guardia Civil at the
other end Of the platform came up on the
rrr n intervene In the conflict. But Manuel
was too quick for them. He pulled out Q
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that would amaze HIS civilized brother.
There is no law ave what is instilled
into the Arabs and Berbers by the grinning
human heads nailed above the gateways
Of the walled cities; no army saw a mis
~cellaneous unpaid rabble who live upon
the country. A. In feudal days the local
Governors raise troops Of their own and
figh: battles with Jealous neighboring
princes. the result being the looting Of
castles and the removal Of treasure in the
shape OF negro slaves Of both sexes. with
herds Of camel and xen sheep goats.
women, jars OF honey and musk and bags
OF gold dust; stores o. precious gums and
incense; ivory and ostrich feathers. Also
among the loot are clocks. monographs,
musical boxes and bedsteads. the last
never slept upon. but only kept to be looked
at and exhibited.
The OF the country ar nor
nous, and at this day the American traveller
who knows the ropes may live in affiuence
IN Al Mohreb al-Aksa-the Land Of the
Setting Sun-keeping q horse and a man
servant. with three OF four meals u lay
and wine. all for SIS a week. Gold and
silver. lead and copper are believed to exist
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insignificant remarks. Manuel answered
distraitly. The proprietor turned away to
do the courtesies with another customer
Manuel looked at the clock on the wall
and compared it with his own watch. In
ten minutes more the list should be out.
Those ten minutes were very, very long
The clock hands crept around and event.
ually il was the wished for hour. There
was a delay OF nearly five minutes more
and then Manuel heard the cries Of the
boys in the street as they ran down from
Puerta del Sol. with the broadside sheets
in their hands.
A boy dashed into the cafe and found so
many customers that he had only one sheet
left when he reached Manuel in the back
part OF the room. The treasurer OF the
Circulo Militar grasped the sheet, tossed
the boy his money and then almost feared
to look at the bold numbers at the top
which told OF the big prizes.
He did look, however, and almost tainted
from establishment. There were nc less
thar three numbers which were his and
it took only a hasty calculation OF his tenth
shares to make him realize that he nae won
40, 900 pesetas.
He knew that IL he had that much II
Wouho oc chSy W kct ~ tCbt vi StCbit'
II was q wonderful run OF luck. He could
hardly believe IL.
He almost wept from relief. and then. re-
straining himself, he returned to looking
at the magic figures. He told himself that
now that he was almost out Of his scrape he
would give up Josefna and return to his
wife. who had borne with him patiently
although she suspected him. He felt quite
tender toward his wife and began to make
mental pictures OF the reconciliation.
He put his hand into his pocket to look for
his note case with the tickets. 1t was not
there. Manuel a q moment OF heart
leaping fright. Then he remembered that
that morning he had left the case In another
| coat In his room in the house where he had
established Joseflna.
He determined to 20 at once to get it, and
| made up his mine not to tell Josefna whether
he had won or not. She knew hat he had
several tickets In the lottery, and he knew
| that II she found out about his winnings she
VI Viii be strong. said Manuel to himself
| sOnce out Of It. I sha'p't be caught again"
| He hurried through b streets. hardly
acknowledging greetings on h way. anc
| made bis way to the house that was his Other
home. Gaining entrance. he put aside the
| something and hurried TO his room.
he ran 70 tho closet and looked for the
] PARTICULAR coat that he was after. It was
I not there. In Q frantic hurry he tossed
! things out Of the closet and called meantime
There was norespouse. He could no,
| 6nd tho coat.
ssems. oareiess-serysnt. h said. ,'and
| Josedna has gone out tor ardaS
He dashed Into he9 room 70 1ooksthero,
although he was certain that he could moi
coat There II Was living On III bNd.
He took IL up with a sigh OF relief and
plunged his land n the coat pocket. The
card case WIS not there.
He threw things out Of the pockets In
q mad hurry. without result. Then he
' turned tow ard the chin onier and say the
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in prodigious quantities in the Atlas Noun
ta;ns. at whose very feet almost Maraksh
lies EMPOWERED in thick groves Of date
palms and p~omegranates.
Veins OF GOAL and iron have been dis
covered by travellers. but In a and where
rich men are compelled to let at least the
fronts of their houses tumble into ruins,
lest they should be imprisoned and robbed.
or even murdered by order OF the Gov
ernment.d~ development is unlikely at present.
Enormous quantities Of olive oil are pro-
duced as well as valuable gums, and In
censes. vast quantities OF goatskins, eggs.
barley. dates. figs and a hundred other
fruits and vegetables.
This rich empire is coveted by France.
whose spies swarm everywhere from the
orange groves Of Tetuan away down to
the mysterious closed city Of Tafllalt. The
empire is surrounded by French influence.
having Algeria on one side and the French
Sudan aud Ivory Coast in ths far sousa
beyond the Sahara. No doubt there will
be a fight, for the Moors are brave. war
like and fanatically jealous. but a struggle
between them and a modern civilized army
could have but one ending.
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LOSSES FROM FOREST FIRES.
$50 coo. OOO worth Of Standing Timber
Burned Annually.

It has been officially estimated that
forest fires in the United States destroy
annually about $50, 900. 900 Of standing
timber and burn over an area Of at least
5000, 900 acres.
Many OF the forest fires are Of accidental
origin. such as sparks from locomotives
or other engines, fires Of hunting or camp
ing parties or from burning brush piles.
But. according to Country Life in America,
It is estimated that at least two-thirds
Of these fires are Of intentional Origin. in
the majority Of suoh cases the object hat
is expected : o be gained in starting the
fires being the Improvement Of the pas
turage.
In some cases the result OF the burning
may be a temporary improvement in that
direction. but IL must be borne in mind
tina these fires also destroy much Of the
grass, annual and perennial herbs and
shrubs. and by burning both the seeds
and the plants in the long run even the
pasturage in the forest is injured rather
than improved by these repeated fires.
In one year-l9O3-the Forest, Fish
and Game Commission OF New York re-
ported the causes of fires in that State as
follows: Railroad locomotives. i2l; burning
fallows, 81; from other fires by wind, Of;
fishermen, a.; in~cendiaries. 0; camphres,
0; tobacco smokers. %; hunters. 7; mis-
o~ellaneous. IL. In this case. therefore.
the locomotive sparks caused a greater
number Of fires than the burning of fallows
or pasture land.
In Pennsylvania a similar proportion
In shown, and in the estimate OF the twenty
eight States previously mentioned it was
found that sparks from locomotives started
tho fires which devastated over a million
acres, or over one-eighth OF the entire
acreage burned over annually, with a loss
OF about 81, 200, 900 from this cause alone.
This loss In now likely To be reduced through
the invention Of an efficient and unob-
j~ectionable spark arrester.
To locate a fire in the wood is often by
no means an easy matter. The trained
forest ranger Is no more likely TO estimate
the distance to q forest fire within ten
miles Of correctness than Ii the most un-
sophisticated in woodcraft. IL may seem
Incredible, but l nave known competent
men TO pass three days in locating a fire.
The smoke was visible. but the particular
slope or gully from which IL emanated
was as evssive from a distance. ever after
days Of effort. as the most deceptive will
o'-the-wisp.
lit were not for the accidents of a wamp,
q watercourse. a road or q rain. In spite
OF all the efforts the annual fire losses,
great as they are. would be immensely
greater. In thinly settled forest districts
during q droughty season dres aso spring.
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camp beneath the walls out in the great
sch or marketplace. where sheep and fowls
are killed for the evening meal and cakes
Of unlsavened bread are baked. just as IN
Mosaic days.
returning with water jars poised on their
heads, Just as Rachel did. At the street
corners are the money changers, the snake
charmers, the story tellers Of the Arabian
Nights with their circle OF open moutbei
auditors.
On@ stays for a moment to listen to the
Arabic gutterals and to watch the excited
gestures Of the story tellers when, 10! Just
a. the veiled Princess and her lover meet al
length In tbs pomegranate grove, the. old
rasoal breaks OF abruptly and hustles
round with his wooden bowl, so that one
hos TO give up a few copper foos before
M knows whether all went well with the
lovers, or whether the Jealous Sultana
enacted q fatal vengeance.
'Tangier, the diplomatic capital Of the
empire, Ia In some ways as untouched by
western influence as it was when the Moors
overran Spain. Yet there are excellent
hotels In Tangier, inside the walls, and at
least one good one on tn beach on the way
60 the beautiful Moorish house OF Walter
=. Harris. the correspondent OF the London
Times.
Mr.. Harris. by the way. was the first
valuable prize captured by the brigand
Raisuli. and the next was Ion Perdicaris.
the Greek American, who maintains two
bcsutifli palaces in Tangier. One o. these
'ss huge Arab house and the other a lovely
Italian chateau. known as Idonia (the
Home Of the ~Nightingales). five miles
from the main gate and out on Mount
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MANUEL PEREZ'S ONE WAY OUT
FOR HIM SAFETY DEPENDED on
- THE MADRID LOTTERY.


MADRID. Aug. Manuel Perez. treas
urer of the Circulo Militar. holder OF more
than N deoimo In the lottery Of the Ma
vidad. sat distinctly i'll at ease in the Cafe
del Nuevo Mundo. his coffee untasted and
his cigarette unlighted in his fingers.
Il wa the day Of the sorteo in the holiday
time. but 1t was unlikely to be a cheerful
day for him unless a very fat prize fell to
him. Manuel Perez had involved himself
In difficulties n the treasury Of the Cir
culo Militar was not nearly so full as a year
bsfore. Also it was approaching the time
when an accounting must be made.
II was q question either OF the money
being in the treasury or else OF Manuel
Perez being out OF Spain. And Madrid is
the world and there 10 no city like 1t.
Manuel was very anxious indeed to have
sboy come running in with the broadside
announcing the winners in the lottery.
Hs wanted to get hold of the sheet and re-
dire TO Q table far from the window, there
- look for the winning combination.
He held many tenths of tickets. but he
kmsw The numbers Of all very well indeed
h bod them craven in his memory and he
vas suro that he could tell without looking
~ the tickets In his pockets whether he
N0kA0S w 0Ot. Lte Wd5 sure LndJ ne
would geAhism oney back on several tickets.
beoanso b. had invested in 30 many differ
sn1Uumbses that there could not fail to be
ssvseal which ended In the same figure as
thas q the pssho pordo.
{ Manuel segrctted very much that he ever
etarted b take monsy from the treasury.
He regretted moro that his populations had
,ssschsd $4,000 pesetaA He segrstted many
things and moas Of al tho necessity upon
Mn oe. quitting Madrid and Josedna IL the
lottery did not come 20 his aid
Il was JosennA who bad most OF fhe
money. Shs was Unsuitable and he was
ovmunerous. Jossnns vas 90 beautiful
snas uniess ona provided wen for. her she
, would seek an edmirer elsewhere. To bs
,.Anrs 4 married man bad no righ2&o .be
=, taken with tho charms OF Josehnas orshez
hind, but that was another thing Manuel
Perez regretted now, unavaiingly 90 In the
case OF the other things.
Those were the compelling reasons OF tha
disquietude OF Manuel Perez. He shrugged
his shoulders, looked at the unlighted
cigarette. smiled sardonically at his own
perturbation and struck a match. His
Singers trembled in spite OF his best effort,
IN he calm. He took a Whit Of tobacco
smoke and felt better.
The proprietor Of the Cafe de! Nuevo
Mundo approached and made a lot OF
1 lNfnp y o. hGL aA
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SW7J-71 TIT ITZZ1V 5TUT c0IV7TY :

Washington. II was here that Mr.. Perdi
caris n his stepson. Cromwell Varley.
we're captured by Raisuli. and only re-
leased through the efforts Of tn, young
Sheriff OF Wazsn. whoss mother wac Mrs.
~Perdicaris's English governess.
This lady possessed in her youth a
wealth OF lovely auburn he ir. and with
his the old Sheriff OF Wazan fell in love
He made her chief among his wives. but
many harem in~trigues followed; and We e
il not for the efforts of Mrs. Perdicaris
the English Sherifa would nave been
poisoned with arsenic.
As IL was. ond in spite Of her ex-mistress
tasting all the dishss and ,eeding her on
American canned provisions, the Sheriff.
was taken seriously i'll more thar once
with arsenical poisoning. Any visitor to
Tangier at this day may call upon mime.
la Prinoesss de Wazan" at her pretty house
on the Msrshan. just outside the gate.
1t is q long and dangerous journey from
Tangier to Fec. the true capital Of Morocco.
There is a southern capital. Msraksh; but
owing to the rebellion Of the Pretender,
Blu Hamara. the present Sultan, Moulai
Abd-el-Aziz, hes not visited Maraksh for
the last year or two.
The country is in a chaotic condition.
Coin is sometimes issued by the Govern
ment. and then refused by it in return
payment. The Grand Viziers are con-
stantly plotting against one another; and
when Sid el-Mennehbi was in London at
King Edwards coronation Sid Gharnit set
on foot a dangerous intrigue. and it was
only owing to Mennehbi's headlong return
to the port Of Mogador and his mad race
on horseback to the palace at Msraksh.
there to throw himself Just in time at bis
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THE STORM.
Graphic Description Of Its Coming by One
Who Lived to Tell the Tale.

asF9DDtC DcSCfIpUOn OI IVo COmImB ny ebue
Who Lived to Tell tho Tale.
the weather conditions he said had
been precisely those to make the expe-
rienced navigator cautious.
The morning was sultry. There was
not a breath Of air stirring. When the
sun was half way up to the zenith IL moved
as a dull copper disk. A family blush
maze rested upon the horizon.
when the tide began TO make an almost
im~perceptible breeze came up from the
sou'west-just enough to make the flags
tail of at intervals and then settle down
and flap feebly against the stats.
Banks OF clouds appeared Inc finally
massed themselves in tho western sky.
I said to myself that It was no time to be
at sea-that at high water there would be
something doing.
Later the clouds began to draw water.
The heavy bank seemed TO part and one
portion OF II bore away to the southland
and the other to the nor'ard. A few big
drops Of rain fell. but that was all We got
Of it. In the course Of the afternoon l
ventured out.
Along toward low water tho hight breess
of wind failed. There was . dead calm.
I had all sail set. but could not keep stesrass
way. She simply drifted with the tide,
for q long swell coming In.
showed itself. 10 was f4nssd With light.
1t mounted rapidly. Other clouds seemed
to be pushing It up.
The. white fringe edged the p0c.necus
bank they were forming. BolowNEhia ths
color. was dull leaden. -,
Il knew what that meant. Iovsrhgu1ed
my ground tackle, keeping N eyo al the
time on the bank Of cloud coming up against
the direction from which tho breeae had boon
O'? esndSs ss10 a r sps s: spps ss,sa. on sA,r~...r
beneath the dark cloud with IN fringe Of
white and sails of vessels up tQswfndward
dropped as II the halyards had been out.
Men scurried about the docln.
.d IA yellow w f,ti,s sppssrsd upon = -wat e..
yond II was q wall Of ~torTential rain rent
by binding streaks OF lightning. Peal
after peal OF thunder came IN quick sue
cession.
4 vainly tried to head the craft so that
she would a K the onset Of the gallo head on;
The dark ripple on the water, followed
closely by the line Of yellow foam, was
almost upon ma.
What was I to dor I could let the sails
go by the run. drop the anchor. Pay out az
should be so stiff that abe couldn't Lbs 10 ~
Then l would a " to buoy my anchor line
and C with bare poles till III gale blew
itself out.
while these thoughts were flashing
through my mind IL came TO a point whore
somethtng must be done quickly. ,
without another ~instant's hesitation
got out. took my n under my arm ana
walked ashore. barely in time to keep from
getting wet above my knees
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CELTIC At BT.A.
Professor From the Middle West VIII Teach
Irish and Welsh.

The division Of modern languages and
literatures at Columbia has established
four courses in Celtic. TO begin with the
opening OF the academic year 10000.
DR.. John Laurence Gerig will have charge
OF the new department.
He was graduated froan the University
Of Missouri in 1893 and took his masters
degree there the year following. He got
a Phi. ID. from the University OF Nebraska
in 1902. after he had instructed a year In
braska for four years. and afterward a
year at Williams In the modern language
department. He is now a lecturer at
Columbia.
DR.. Gerig will give courses ~ hour
q weak in elementary and advanced Old
Irish, elementary Welsh and In the elements
Of comparative Celtic grammar.
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revolver and putting it TO his head pulled
the trigger.
1t was thus that he took the trip out OF
Spain that he had planned IL the affair Of
the lottery did not 60 well.
And Pedro. who was married and feared
scandal. took the lottery tickets to the
Widow Perez and she made up her husbands
defalcation with the proceeds and some Of
her own money. So that it was never Known
outside Of a small circle what caused the
tragedy Of the station platform.
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IN THE LAND OF The NOQRS
WHERE THINGS ARE DONE As
THEY WE'RE CENTURIES AGO.

Raisuli's ways Less U-nconvenuenA In n Csup-
~ where Scenes Out Of Inc Arslsan
Mwnas Are secn I'm Everyday llfs
Great Natural Riches OF Morocco.
After one enters Morocco the strenuous
ways Of Raisuli seem less unconventional.
Landing at Tsngier the traveller finds him
self In another world-a world OF domes,
OF green tiled minarets, Of steep streets
crowded with laden asses, Mules and camels,
. world where railroads and telegraphs are
unknown and where time has long stood
stiu.
To-day. exactly as a thousand year ago,
tho long. sinuous lines OF camel caravans
come up from the far south laden with
dawes and ostrich feathers. guns and spices
and gold dust and ivory and incense. They
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-09

Soon Annette was obliged to leave
him for a moment, and then he grew
rather ashamed of his weakness. He
compromised with himself, how
ever, by deciding to give Uncle ELL
wood one more chance. If the old
gentleman delivered the grafton
without using incorrect historical
references, or inappropriate literary
illusions, Alfred would not take
that train.
"Come over here, Mr.. Harnish,
he heard a sweet voice call, and look
ing up, he saw Annette reckoning to
him. In a moment he was at her
side, waiting for her uncle to begin
the grafton.
For some time the old gentleman
progressed famously.
"Mr. Harnish," Annette whis-
pered, when her uncle paused to
clear his throat, "don't you think
Uncle Ellwood is very well-read
man"
Alfred looked down at her and
acknowledged that he did think so.
Then Uncle ElIwood began to
wind up the speech.
''Fellow townsmen," he thun-
dered, '.the dearest wish of my heart
is now realized. I feel as did Solo
mon of old, as he looked over the
vast concourse Of his wives, and
then wept because there were no
more for him to conquer"
There was a pause for applause,
which was given freely. Annette,
in the excitement, did not notice
that Alfred had placed his hand up
on one of hers. The young fellow
was SO taken up with the occupation
Of holding that little hand that he
seemed oblivious Of everything
around him.
"When Hannibal returned to
Rome" Uncle Ellwood went on,
Clearing the money which he had
ravished from the enemy, he cried:
Brethren, 1 have come to leave my