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CHAPTER III.
Ellen PLAYS a Game,

The greater climax came the night
after. Lady Ellen had declined to ride
that day. She had business at home
as the chatelaine. Consequently, no
mishap had occurred during the day
light. Lord Strathgate had pleaded in.
disposition and had remained at the
castle also, Indifferent apparently to
the black looks of his host as he rode
away by the side Of Lady Cecily. Mis-.
tress Debbie, who made not the faint
est pretense of being interested in
hounds, and who indeed cherished a
growing sympathy for the fox, had
also refused to ride In chase Of Master
Reynard. Sir Charles Seton had made
an Intellectual effort to do likewise,
only to be carried off by his host al
most by violence and allotted to Mrs
Monbrant for the days sport.
Evening found the party assembled
In the drawingroom. Everybody was in
a bad humor
The only serene one apparently was
Lady Ellen. When the men Joined the
women in the drawingroom after the
late supper, it was she herself who
proposed cards.
(TO BE CONTINUED) .a
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He Struck Him a Terrific Blow,

story, the stranger turned on his com.
panion and struck him a terrific blow
over the eye which felled him to the
ground and stunned him. Although
Jebsen remembers but the first blow,
his assaiIant evidently did not desist,
but continued to beat and kick the
helpless body after consciousness had
left 1t.
Many hours must have elapsed be-
fore he recovered consciousness, and
night had fallen. Half delirious from
thirst and the fever of his wounds he
dropped the small amount of food
which remained Of his supply and stag
gered desperately over the desert in
search of water.
All the remainder Of that night he
wandered and through the binding,
burning heat Of the next day before he
found relief late at night in a small
stream. Drinking his fill, but having
no receptacle with which to carry a
supply of water with him, he stag
gered on, his one idea being to return
to the country with which he was ia
miliar.
He slept that night in a deserted
cabin and started on the next morn
ing with logged determination to cheat
the desert Of it's victim. He passed
within a short distance of relief, but
his clouded brain forced him on to
the salt works, where he had former
~ worked and with which he was IA
mlliar.
When he reached the salt works he
was in a terrible condition. He was
taken in and cared for as well as the
rough accommodations Of the place
permitted, and WAS brought to the
city on the first train.
The doctors who attended him state
that he will recover from his expert
ence, but that it Is very probable
that he will lose the sight Of his right
eye.
Jebsen is a native Of Denmark, and
has been in this country little more
than two years. He was employed for
some time at the salt works, and late.
Iy has worked as section hand on the
line OF the Salt Lake & Los Angeles
road to Saltair.
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self.

the society of Lady Cecily and Ia Mon
brant, but not without a certain very
definite charm Of her own Her type
did not appeal to Darlington, however,
and therefore Ellen loved her.
Having surveyed the woman through
Ellen's eyes. we may take a look at
the men through those of her hus-
band. First in rank there was the
duke of Outward, a hard drinker, a
high player and rich liver; Admiral
Benjamin Kephard, a jolly old sailor,
and General, Honorable George Athel-
strong, an Anglo.lndian soldier on the
retired list. The qualities that distin-
guished the duke of Outward were
common to Athelstrong, in a less de,
gree perhaps owing to their differ
ent stations. The party was COM
pleted by the presence of Sir Charles
Seton and earl OF Strathgate. Seton.
who was Carrington's most Intrinsic
friend, had enjoyed a weakness for
Ellen since he first saw her, but the
friendship between Darlington and
himself had been so true that moth.
ing had been allowed to disturb it
"a yet! Now Seton had succumbed
to the charms Of Mistress Debbie, and
as Mistress Debbie chung to the lee
II this were not nautical romance,
| would say. sheltered herself beneath
the wing-of Lady Ellen, Seton was
consequently always about the pair,
and with masculine blindness Caring
ton jumped at the wild conclusion
that there could be no attraction for
his friend except what lay in Ellen's
charming personality.
So much by way of introduction.
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RODENTS WRECK FIRE ALARM.
Thousands Of Rats Eleetroeuted When
They GnaW Conduit.

Washington.-The surprising dis.
covery has just been made that rats
gnawed through the lead sheathing
protecting seven strands of wire con.
Meeting fire alarm boxes with Are
headquarters, thus putting II call
boxes out of commission
The connecting wires carry approx
imately Is volts Of electricity, and as
these wires were exposed after the
rats had devoured the insulation,
thousands Of rodents must have been
eloctrocuted. The conduit has not
yet been opened, but it is expected
that the charred bodies Of thousands
Of rats will be found when the wires
are relaid.
]. c. Simpson, electrical inspector
for the fire department., says that it
required the work of hundreds of
rats constantly gnawing for months to
make an opening into the conduit. A
continuous circuit Of electricity has
passed through the wires for months,
and it seems impossible for a rat to
have taken more than one bite at the
wire before being electrocuted.
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be found in great abundance in the in.
terror. Tramping for days, he be-
came lost in dense jungle. His pro-
visions gave out, and there was no
water near.
He crept into a deserted hut and
lay down to die. He thinks he must
have lain there three days, the flies
and insects devouring his hands and
face. One evening, when the moon
was shining brightly, Six awoke from
his delirium to find two savage looking
Moros bending over him. He was
powerless to do anything.
"One of them drew his bolo," said
Six. 81 could see the blade glistep.
Ing in the moonlight, which streamed
into the hut through the broken walls
could move neither hand nor foot.
I merely watched the blade The ma.
tives held parley, and then one ad.
vanced and struck me on the head.
I could feel the hot flow OF blood, and
then lost consciousness"
Six was found day or two later
by a surveying party gasping out his
life several hundred feet away from
the hut. How he got there he did not
know.
He was carried by his rescuers back
to Prange, and from there to Manila,
where he lay in a hospital for 2e
days. The Moros evidently thought
they had killed him. A portion Of his
scalp had been laid open; there was
long cash extending from his nose
back to the left ear; across his back
was another horrible wound, and his
right arm was almost severed. His
vitality was wonderful, and he was
finally brought back from the brink OF
the grave, but a broken man.
When l went over there" said Six,
as he tottered down the gangplank of
the Sheridan, Il weighed 1870 pounds.
Look at rse now. am going back to
my home In Illinois to spend the re-
mainder of my life. God, but It is
good to get back"
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NANDER5 DESERT
FOR THREE DAYS
SECTION HAND ATTACKED AND
BADLY WOUNDED BY coMPAN
ION BELIEVED INSANE.
STAGGERS OVER BURNING SAND
IS Detirious from Suffering on Reach
ing Settlement-Assailant Is
Stranger Whom He Met
on Journey.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-After wander
ing in the desert for three days with
scarcely any food or water and delir-
lous from his wounds and privatiOns,
p. j. Jebsen, Dutch section hand,
reached the salt works near Saltair a
morning or two ago
Travelling on foot toward the Ne
yada line, he met and was attacked by
a man whom he believed to be crazy.
This meeting occurred in the center Of
the desert, tar from any habitation or
water, and, as near as Jebsen can
Judge, about eight miles from Salt
Lake, AS a result Of the encounter
Jebsen will probably lose the sight
of one eye, his nose IS badly broken,
and his whole body gives evidence Of
having received a terrific beating.
After having his wounds dressed at
the Holy Cross hospital, Jebsen, who
speaks no English, told his story
through an interpreter.
Six days previous he started from
Salt Lake to walk to the Nevada line,
near which his three brothers, one of
whom owns a small ranch, are en-
ployed. He carried his blankets and
a small amount Of food with him.
The route chosen by Jebsen was
along the proposed line Of the West
ern Pacific, and he had tramped for
more than two days when he met a
man. who seemed to be travelling in
the same direction,
Anxious for compaa.onship ip the
lonely desert, Jebsen joined the
stranger, although he could not com.
municate with him, as he neither
speaks nor understands English. The
stranger carried no food or baggage
and Jebsen supposed that he came
from some ranch in that vicinity.
Suddenly, without any warning or
provocation, according to Jebsen's
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What Does This Sign Mean?
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1t means that permanent lhVlI
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Is it a purely vegetable comp t9;l
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Come and See. 81
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CHAPTER II.
Needles and Pins,

Sir" began Ellen imperlously,
while settling herself comfortably in
chair before the open fire, You have
been pleased to find fault with me
about many things which have borne
with what patience l misht."
III you remember" said Darlington,
Il advised you to stay at home and
you insisted upon going"
what! And have them say that |
was afraid to ride to hounds"
No doubt returned Darlington
sarcastically, land perhaps II you put
On boxing gloves with them, or tried
them out with the broad sword. the,
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MUSICIANS OF TENDER YEARS.
Many youthful Prodieies" In the
World of Melody.

Like SO many Of the worlds great
composers, Sir Edward Elgar was a
youthful prodigy" of exceptional gifts,
as was proved by a recent perform.
ance of a suite composed by him at
the immature age of II. But even Sir
Edward was probably not as preco
cieus as one of his English predeces-
sors, Samuel Wesley. who in his eighth
year heard regimental band play a
march which he had composed for it..
At IL Franz Schubert had already
placed several songs, string quartettes
and piano pieces to his credit. Han.
deFs first attempts at composition
were made at eight. and Vieuxtemps,
who began to scrape the strings of a
tiny fiddle at two. is said to have been
even more precocous. Sir Charles
Halle was only four years old when he
played in public a sonata expressly
composed for him; List was a public
performer at nine, Chopin and Ruben.
stein at eight, Lady Halle and Joachim
at seven, and at five Mozart composel
q piece of music almost too difficult
for his father to play.
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ATTACKED BY MOROS
IN The PHILIPPINES
PROSPECTOR RELATES TERRIBLE
EXPERIENCE IN ISLAND OF
MINDANAO.

San Francisco. - Bearing terrible
scars on his face, head, arms and
back, wounds made by bolos in the
hands Of murderOus Moro bandits, Har-
vey A. Six, a mere shadow of his
farmer self. returned from the Phil
lpplnes the other day on the trans
port Sheridan with a tale of awful
sufferings.
Six went to the Philippines in 1902
a strong man, but returns reduced to
IS pounds. The privations he went
through account for this. He was a
prospector, and in April last set out
from Prang, in the island Of MindanaO,
in search OF gold, which, he says, can
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Do You itrh?

If SO, you know the sensation il
an agreeable one, and hard to cnra
less the proper remedy is used
Hunts Cure is the King of all 8
remedies. 1t cures promptly any /
ing trouble known. No matter
name or place. One application
lleves-one box is absolutely qua,
teed to cure.
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Finrcr Moved in Coffin.

Worcester, Miss.-Glvan up by the
family physician as dead and placed in
a coffin, Charles Balcolm, 81 years old
son Of Frank Balcolm, had a miracu.
lous escape from being buried alive.
His mother noted the tWitching OF
a finger as the undertaken was ready
to screw the lid in place.
Balcolm details his feelings as he
sank into a coma, which his doctor
believed to be death. He was uncon-
scious at the time it was discovered
he was alive, but he was rcsuscite:ed
by powerful restoratives.
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would be equally at disadvantages.
but one doesn't look for these things
in women today
There was time" interrupted Ell.
len swiftly, her lips trembling, and
indeed despite these things she was
quite woman enough then, but Car
rington was so blinded with passion
as to be unable to Sc it.
Il have had enough Of reminis-
Cence," he began CURLY.
WAS 1t in Renaissance" cried
Ellen shrilly, that you had your arm
! around Lady Cecily in the arbor this
afternoon"
Did you spy upon me, madame
SPY" exclaimed the woman.
Lord Strathgate and /"
Damn him!" burst out Darlington.
What was he doing with you in the
arbor?'
He is my friend" returned Ellen,
"he and Sir Charles"
Il tell you | never felt less Ike
laughing in my life to see you made
fool of and those popinjays rushing
to your assistance
Il have been made a fool Of" said
Ellen steadily. Il am just beginning
to realize it. I was we'll enough when
you were alone with me and you
We're well enough then, but when
others came"
by heavens, madam, are you con-
trasting me with that dandy and rogue,
Strathgate?"
He has never spoken to me other
than in terms Of the utmost respect
and consideration in my life" an.
swered Ellen bravely, and L"
He had better not" burst out my
lord grimly.
And I would to God that I could
say the same of my husband" she
continued Csdaining his threat.
II you treated me with any defer
ence and paid more heed to my wishes
these difficulties would | . arise"
said Darlington. IF you would be
guided by me-"
And what, pray, would you have
me do?"
Dance, game, act as the rest do,
and
Lady Ellen arose as she spoke and
kicked vigorously at her stays, which
had fallen from the chair upon which
she had laid them. 1t was a great
act of injustice to her husband, since
nothing would have kept her from
being in all things as like to her sisters
as she could.
But you will not overcome me
physically without struggle which
will arouse the castle" Ellen ran on
holly. II am not made of the weak
stuff Of your fine friends. Lady Cecily
and Mrs. Monbrant, even if l did not
ride the horse. Now will you co."
"As you will, madam" returned
Darlington helplessly, but let me
warn you, I'll have no flirting and love-
making between you and Strathgate
and Seton he went on with increased
rigor by heaven, I'll call them both
out, host Or no host. They shall play
at swords If they interfere with me"
1t was not pretty conversation. 1t
was not pretty age and men and wom-
en- spoke frankly to each other l as
sure the reader that l have disguised
and moderated it by self-restraint-
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the castle to the house party. Ny
lord and my lady both had grievances
which each was eager to present for
the calm and dispassionate judgment
Of the other. IS
First in. Lady Ellen's mind was
Lady Cecily Darlington, cousin sew
eral times removed Of my lords. The
relationship was not near enough to
render my lord immune nor was it re-
mote enough to warrant Indifference
Indeed, Darlington had had a rather
difficult part to play Ellen had dis
covered that an ancient love affair
had subsisted between her husband
and CeCiIy and she imagined - not
without cause - that Cecily, a repre-
sentative product Of the vicious sOc!-
ETY. Of her time, was endeav0ring to
fan the embers into flame. Nor
could she detect in Lord Darlington S
method Of handling the situation any
very pronounced desire to Quench the
fire, and his conduct toward his fair
and, if reputation did not too greatly
belle her, frail cousin, was not distin-
guished by self-reStralnt. In Ellen S
eyes Darlington manifested a very
catholic taste inet the eternal feminine,
for he gave much unnecessary atten-
ton to Hon. Mrs. Monbrant, wild
ow putatiycIy at least, for no
one knew where Hon. Mr. Mon
brant was. His wife gave out
that he was dead but that testimony
was not Of great value. AT any
rate if he lived, he was wise in his
generation and he kept under cover,
In the house party there was an
other eternal-in more senses than
One.-feminine in the person OF the
ancient and imperious duchess Of Dull
ward. Her great age precluded the
possibility Of jealousy Of Darlington
in ElIen's mind, but the chatelaine Of
the castle did not like the ponderous
and vicious dowager any more than
the younger pair who were making
the running apparently for the affec
tons Of her husband.
There was only one woman In the
castle whom Ellen really did like, and
that was Mistress Debbie Slocum of
Massachusetts. In making up the
house party Ellen by freak of cir
cumstances had desired to include
some one from her own land. AS for
tune would have it, a ship opportune-
ly arrived in Portsmouth bearing Mis-
tress Deborah Winthrop Slocuni as a
passenger, consigned to her kinswom-
an and friend, the chatelaine Of Car
rington. Deborah was the exact an
tithesis of Ellen, a quiet, staid, prim
little Puritan, with all the character
tstics Of the Massachusetts branch of
the family, utterly out of place in
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Beasts Al Left-HenGed

Livingston, the great explorer Of
Africa, who had more chances than
most men have to learn the habits OF
wild beasts, says in his books that
they are all left-ha1Ged, so to syaa&.
CT left-pawed, if you like that way OF
putting it better. The non, he says.
always atrikes with its left paw.
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On to Him.

Eyes" said the red-eyed clerk. d"
little late this morning. The II
night oil, you know"
HIM" interrupted his employ
"Oil, Ell? Well, the next time you pa
the town I'd advise you to use wa
colOrs exclusively"
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Happy Man.

Mrs. Henpeck-Her husband SIM
won't listen to her,
Henpeck-HOw on earth does
lucky fellow manage it-Stray StorI
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So therefore shalt thou fee envy
thou makest no show, IL thou boa
not Of thy fortunes, if thou knowe
how to enjoy thyself.-Seneca.
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A little learning and a little Wild,
are dangerous things.
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TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD Up THE SySTr

taKe the % standard GROVES TAsTELa
CHILL TONIC. You know what YOU are taIi
The formula Is plainly printed on every bod
showing 1t Is simply Qutnne and Iron In Ia nal
form, and tho most etIectual form. For rna
people and children. 5Qc. ~
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Tou1h Luck.

Have any luck fshing?"
Nav! Didn't catch a thing and
didn't even have one big one get
avay."-Datroit Free Press.
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New Scale Has Double Use.

A new scale not only weighs but
also counts the articles being weighed,
provided they are all alike.
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Your Druggist Will Tell You
That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Fly
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Sma
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for SOC.
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father.
81

father. -.
,,,,,,-. Without entering into the details Of
their previous acquaintance suffice it
'h TO say that they had met while Lord
na Darlington was prisoner of war at
neat Philadelphia, and married. The Amer
lean Revolution was over at the be-
tint. ginning Of this romance and the scene
Is set at Darlington castle in England
Ellen's money. or considerable por.
ton Of 1t. had been cheerfully used
sHg by her to rehabilitate the ancient seat
of, the family Of which she was now
,.., become the chatelaine.
She had the disabilities of her quail
tiles, too. She had never touched a
card; she had never ridden a horse,
S' she did not even know the steps Of
the minuet or any other dance, and I'M
'if til her marriage she cared little about
that prime feminine pursuit called
r following the fashion" The two had
a.. been so busy in their first comrade-
ship there had been so much voy.
. aging between England and America,
necessitated by their plans, that there
had been no time for these things as
yet
The two lovers had lived for each
other and much alone during the per-
: iod preceding the opening of this
! story, but with his castle now COM
' pletell repaired and his fortunes thor
) oughly rehabiltated Lord Darlington
: must needs exploit his good luck by
showing his beautiful wife with whom
he was very much in love and of
whom he was Unfortunately proud, and
exc his castle. to some particular and
: intimate friends of both sexes-men
and women OF fashion of earlier and
= less innocent days. The introduction
of several varieties of Adam and a
number Of distinct species OF Eve in
this hitherto serpentless Eden caused
the trouble to begin. The marriage
had stood the test of isolation, the
ct greatest test that could be imposed
. Was 1t to break down before the lesser
p trial of association? We shall see.
1t was an excited and angry Ellen
who confronted her lord and master
= IN her boudoir late one autumn night
> Or to be quite accurate, early anoth
, err autumn morning. And my lord Of
: Darlington was - no means cool him
! self although he was mere remarkable
8 for natural imperturbability CT manner
: than his hasty and beautiful wife
> As she spoke with him. however,
: -. she let down her hair and carefully
removed these eXtraneous arrange,
ments which had enabled her to mise
It towerlika above her bTows, died
her silks. unclasped her stays and as,
sumed a more convenient negligee,
in which she was not less charming,
as preparation for the imminent fray.
1t was to be the elimination - the
minor elimination that is, the greater
would come later-of series of en-
moving incidents since the opening OF
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capudine Cures INDIGESTION Pain,

Sour stomach and heartburn no mat
from what cause. Gives immediate rel
Prescribed BY physicians because it
pure and effective. Trial bottle loc. Rel
lar size Csc and SOC at all druggists,