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ing up rugs and chairs for the night.
 "Time oughtn't to be reckoned at all at sea, so that people who feel them selves getting old might sail forth into the deep and defy the old man with the hourglass."
 VI like the idea. Such people could become fishers-permancntly and grow very wise from so much brain food.'
 "They wouldn't eat, Mir. Armitage. Brain food forsooth! You talk like a breakfast food advertisement. My idea mine, please note is for such fortu- nate people to sail in pretty little boats with orange tinted sails and pick up lost dreams. got hint of that in pretty poem once
 Time seemed to pause little space. | l heard dream go by." 1 But out here in midocean little much show. And dreams passing over the idea is pretty and is creditable to your imagination. But thought your fancy was more militant Now, for example, you like battle pictures" he said. That was a wonderful collec- tion of military and battle pictures shown in Paris last winter" She half withdrew her hand from his arm and turned away. The sea winds did not wholly account for the sudden color in her cheeks. She had seen Ar mitage in Paris-in cafes. at tbe opera, but not at the great exhibition of the world famous battle pictures. yet un- doubtedly he had seen her, and she remembered with instant conscious ness the hours of absorption she had spent before those canvases.
 'I was in Paris during the exhibi- tion," he said quietly. "Ormsby, the American painter-the man who did the High Tide at Gettysburg'-is an acquaintance of mine."
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 It was Ormsby's painting that had particularly captivated Shirley. She had returned to it day after day, and the thought that Armitage had taken advantage of her deep interest in Pick ett's charging gray line was annoying, and she abruptly changed the subject
 Shirley had speculated much as to the meaning of Armitage's remark at the carriage door in Geneva-that he expected the slayer of the old Austrian prime minister to pass that way. Armi- tage had not referred to the crime in any way in his talks with her on the King Edward. Their conversations had been pitched usually in light ana frivolous key, or, if one were disposed to be serious. the other responded in a note of levity.
 They watched the lights of an east bound steamer that was passing near The exchange of rocket signals-that pretty and graceful barley between ships that pass in the night-interested
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wits were at work. He at oncc soush,
 the purser and scrutinIEed every name on the passenger list. It was unlikely
 that steerage passenger could reach the saloon deck unobserved. A second cabin passenger might do 90. however, and he sought among the names in the second cabin list for clew. He did not believe that Chauvenet or Durand
 had boarded the King Edward. He himself had made the boat only by q quick dash. and he had left those two gentlemen at Geneva with much to consider.
 It was. however, quite within the i probabilities thnt they would send some one to watch him. for the two men whom he had overheard in the dark house on the Boulevard Froissnrt were active and resourceful rascals, he had no doubt. Whether they would be able to make anything of the cigarette case he had stupidly left behind he could not conjecture. but the impor. tance of recovering the packet he had cut from Chauvenet's coat was not a trife that rogues of their caliber would ignore. There was, the purser said. n sick man in the second cabin, who had kept close to his berth. The steward believed the man to be q continental of some sort, who spoke bad German. He had taken the boat at Liverpool. paid for his passage in gold, and. com. plaining of illness. retired, evidently for the voyage. His name was Peter Ludovic. and the steward described him in detail.
 Big fellow. bullet head, bristling mustache. small eyes,
 That will do." said Armitage. grin. ming at the ease with which he identi. fled the man.
 You understand that 1t is wholly ir. regular for us to let such matter pass without acting" said the purser.
 Tt would serve no purpose and might do harm. will take the re- sponsibility."
 And John Armitage made memo randum in his notebook:
 "Zmai =; travels as Peter Ludo. vic."
 Armitage carried the envelope which he had cut from Chauvenet's coat pin ned into m inner pocket of his waist coat, and since boarding the King Ed. ward he had examined 1t twice daily to see that it was intact. The three red wax seals were in blank. replacing those of like size that had originally been affixed to the envelope, and at once after the attack on the dark deck he opened the packet and examined the papers. some half dozen sheets of thin linen written in clerks clear hand in black ink. There had been no mis- take in the matter. The packet which Chauvenet had purloined from the old prime minister at Vienna had come again into Armitage's hands. He was daily tempted to destroy 1t and cast it in bits to the sea winds, but he was deterred by the remembrance of his last interview with the old prime min. ister.
 Do something for Austria-some- thing for the empire.". These phrases themselves over and over again in his mind until they rose and fell with the cadence of the high. wa vering voice of the cardinal archbishop of Vienna as he chanted the mass of requiem for Count Ferdinand von Stroebel
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 the New American as John Armitage. Cinch Tight. Mont. and took a suit of rooms high up. with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania avenue.
 It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself. and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the win dow and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city. He was in Washington because Shirley Claiborne lived there. and he knew that even if he wished to do so he could no longer throw an air of inadyertence into his meetings with her. He had been very lonely in those days when he first saw her abroad. The sight of her had lifted his mood of depression. and now. after those enchanted hours at sea, his com ing to Washington had been inevitable.
 Many things passed through his mind as he stood at the open window. His life. he felt, could never be again as 1t had been before. and he sighed deeply as he recalled his talk with the old prime minister at Geneva. Then he laughed quietly as he remembered Chaurenet and Durand and the dark house on the Boulevard Frossart. but the further recollection of the attack made on his life on the deck of the King Edward sobered him. and he turned away from the window impa- tiently. He had seen the sick second cabin passenger leave the steamer at Now York. but had taken no trouble either to watch or to avoid him. Very likely the man was under instructions and had been told to follow the Clai- bornes home. and the thought of their identification with himself by his enc mics angered him. Chauvenet was likely to appear in Washington at any time and would undoubtedly seek the Claibornes at once. The fact that the man was a scoundreI might in some circumstances have afforded Armitage comfort. but here again Armitage's mood grew dark Jules Chauvenet was undoubtedly rascal of a shrewd and dangerous type. but who. pray. was John Armitage!
 The bell in his entry rang. and he flashed on the lights and opened the door.
 Well. I like this. setting yourself up here in gloomy splendor and never saying a word. You never deserved to have any friends. John Armitager
 "Jim SaRderson. come inr Armitage
 The rent card in the window will not do the work that a rent adv in the columns of the Democrat yill do. The card Is read by persons Nv. ing in your district. The rent adv would be read by people in all pegss of the city. Try rent adv and sVI money: days for 25 cents.
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Chapter W1
ON THE DARK DECK.

O<v I HE DAph DECh. !" "N1 AM Columbus every
 GrX time cross" said ,I7W S Shirley. What lies
 |NNM Tx out there in the west
 MB,O is an undiscovered
 - country"
 Then shall have to take the part of the rebellious and doubting crew. There is no America, and we're sure to get into trouble if we don't turn back"
 You shall be clSpped into irons and fed on bread and water and turned over to the Indians as soon as we reach land"
 Don't starve me! Let me hang from the yardarm at once or walk the plank choose the hour immediately after dinner for my obsequies"
 They were silent for a moment, con- tinuing their tramp. Fair weather was peopling the decks. Dick Clai- borne was engrossed with vivacious California girl. and Shirley saw him only at meals, but he and Armitage held night sessions In the smoking room. with increased liking on both sides.
 Armitage saw something of all the Claibornes every day in the pleasant Intimacy of ship life, and Hilton Clai- borne found the young man an inter- esting talker. Judge Claiborne is, as every one knows. the best posted American of his time in diplomatic history. and when they were together Armitage suggested topics that were well calculated to awaken the old law. yer's interest
 Shirley and Armitage talked-as peo- pie will on shipboard-of everything under the sun. Shirleys enthusiasms were in themselves interesting, but she was informed in the worlds larger af- fairs, as became the daughter of man who was an authority in such matters, and found 1t pleasant to dis cuss them with Armitage. He felt the poetic quality in her. It was that which had first appealed to him. but he did not know that something of the same sort in himself touched her. It was enough Tor those days that he was courteous and amusing and gained a trffe in her eye7 From the fact that he had no tangible background
 Then came the evening of the fifth day. They were taking a turn after dinner on the lighted deck. The spring stars hung faint and far through thin clouds, and the wind was keen from the sea. A few passengers were out. The deck stewards went about gather
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them for moment. Then the deck lights went out 50 suddenly 1t seemed that dark curtain had descended and shut them In with the sea.
 "Accident to the dynamo-we shall have the lights on in a moment." shouted the deck of1icer. who stood near, talking to passenger.
 Shall we go in?" asked Armitage.
 "Yes; 1t Is getting cold" replied shir- ley.
 For a moment they were quite alone on the dark deck. though they heard voices near at hand.
 They were groping their way toward the main saloon. where they had left Mir. and Mrs. Claiborne. when Shirley was aware of some one lurking near. A figure seemed to be crouching close by, and she felt its furtive movements and knew that 1t had passed. but re. mained few feet away. Her hand on Armitage's arm frightened.
 What Is that? There Is some one following us," she said.
 At the same moment Armltage, too, became aware of the presence of stooping figure behind him. He stop ped abruptly and faced about.
 Stand quite still. Miss Claiborne"
 He peered about. and instantly. as though waiting for his voice, a tail figure rose not yard from him and Q long arm shot high above his head and descended swiftly. They were close to the rail, and roll of the ship sent Armitage off his feet and away from his assailant Shirley at the same moment threw out her hands. defen. sively or for support. and clutched the arm and shoulder of the man who had assailed Armitage. He had driven a knife at John Armitage and was pois- Ing himself for another attempt when Shirley seized his arm. As he drew back fold of his cloak still lay in Shirley's grasp. and she gave sharp little cry as the figure. with a quick jerk. released the cloak and slipped away into the shadows. A moment later the lights were restored, and she saw Armitage regarding ruefully long slit in the left arm of his ulster.
 Are you hurt? What has hap pened?" she demanded.
 "It must have been a sea serpent" he replied, laughing.
 The deck officer regarded them curl ously as they blinked in the glare of
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BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
4 Author of "Ths House of Thousand Candles"

coPYRIeHT. looI " THE BoBBs-MERRILL COMPANY
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ITO Be Continued. l
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rrasped tho hands of a rcd bearded

@~~"F<1 tN a@a giant of forty. tho possessor of alert brown eycs and . big voicc.
 Its my rural habit of reading the register ev. cry nig ht in search of constit- uents that brings me here. They said they guessed you were in. so l just came up to see whether you were open ing n poker gnme
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4 long arm shot high dboUe hts head and descended stctftly.
 light and asked whether anything was wrong. Armitage turned the matter off
 T guess it was a sea serpent" he said. Tt bit hole in my ulster, for which I am not grateful" Then in a lower tone to Shirley: That was cer- tainly strange proceeding. am sor- ry you were startled. and am under greatest obligations to you. Miss Clai- borne. Why. you actually pulled the fellow away!'
 "Oh. mo- she returned lightly, but still breathing hard; ''it was the in- stinct of self preservation. I was un- steady on my feet for moment and sought something to take hold of. That pirate was the nearest thing. and l caught hold of his cloak I'm sure it was cloak, and that makes me sure he was a human villain of some sort He didn't feel in the least like a sea
 
 you-it is no testing matter"-
 Some lunatic escaped from the steer age probably. shall report it to the officers"
 Yes: it should be reported" said Shirley.
 Tt was very strange Why. the deck of the King Edward is the safest place in the world, but it's something to have had hold of sea serpent or pirate! I hope you will forgive me for bringing you into such an encounter but if you hadn't caught his cloak
 Armitage was uncomfortable and anxious to allay her fears. The incl dent was by no means trivial, as he knew. Passengers on the great trans atlantic steamers are safeguarded by every possible means. and the fact that he had been attacked in the few min utes that the deck lights had been out of order pointed to an espionage that was both close and daring. He was greatly surprised and more shaken than he wished Shirley to believe. The thing was disquieting enough. and 1t could not but impress her strangely that he. of all the persons on board. should have been the object of so un- usual an assault He was in the dis agreeable plight of having subjected her to danger. and as they entered the brilliant saloon he freed himself of the ulster with its telltale gash and sought to minimize her impression of the in- cident
 Shirley did not refer to the matter again. but resolved to keep her own counsel. She felt that any one who would accept the one chance in thou sand of striking down an enemy on a steamer deck must be animated by very bitter hatred She knew that to speak of the affair to her father or brother would be to alarm them and
 prejudice them ~ against Joh
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A generation or so ago, if a woman had an errand she walked-she had to, there was no other way.
 Later she could do it in half the time by riding. Now she can do it almost instantly, by telephone.
 That's Progress, and Progress is made possible by science.
 Fels-Naptha is science applied to the washday problem, and it's results are just wonderful.
 Formerly washday was time of sick ening odors, back-breaking labor, disor- dered house and the severest test on the clothes This was necessary. There was no other way.
 The Fcls-Naptha washday-the scientific washday-isn washday at all in the old sense; merely an incident in the routine of household duties.
 And if directions on the red and green wrapper are followed, the result is certain.
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0HN RAMPAGE finger ed in New York for a week. not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washing ton. He wrote himself dou.n on fho .Aniako1 aA
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1ovrs losins nossy every say that your tenement is vacant Lss tbs psneeras snd . tenant [ days fss
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How One Washerwoman Was Converted
 to the Fels- -Naptha Way.

Anty Drudge-'Why, bless my soul! Mrs. Old School, the washerwoman has seen the light at last and has adopted the Fels-Naptha way of washing" Grocer's Boy-"She was forced to it, Anty Drudge. Mrs. Millionaire her best customer, told her that if she didn't use Fels-Naptha she'd take her washing away. Was tired she said of having her clothes come back all yellow and some with streaks of dirt still in them"
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9 - !. ChaptervI! |,

THE KING IS DEAD: LONG LIVE THE
 KINGi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

placed me in front of a log fire and put some hot liquid in my mouth which I greedily swallowed, and then the night mare stopped.
 When I again fully regained my senses I was still in the log cabin with a couple of my fellow agents about me helping the old woman to administer to my wants. She had little liking for revenue men. but that maternal instinct in woman which leads her to pity the distress had made her take me in.
 When was stronger I learned that, after waiting for my return for two days, the men had set forth to see what had happened to me, and, incidentally, to make the raid If possible. Arriving at the creek they had found the place de- serted the moonshiners having learned of their approach. Then they set out SCOUT ing the neighborhood in the hopes of find ing some ciew to my whereabouts. This explained to me the assertion of the mountaineers, which had permitted my escape.
 I rarely look back to this occasion when I faced death in three different forms un less it is to remember that a rough old woman of the mountains took an enemy in and ministered unto him and restored him to life.
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failed to realize that the method of chance was a judicial prerogative.
 Rabelais tells of Judge Brldlegoose, who threw dice for judgment. Sage Wouter van Twiller, governor of New Amsterdam. in the suit by Wandle Schoonhoven against Barent Bleecker, adopted a more scientific scheme. After weighing each party's booAs, counting the leaves ana finding the one equal to the other he pro rounced opinion that the accounts were balanced; therefore Wandle should give Barent a receipt and Barent should give Wandle a receipt, and the constable should pay the costs" Even Biblical au- thority may be found, for was not Achan found guilty by Lot?
 In private affairs chance may work out satisfactory results. Bertie, the lamb in "The Henrietta" Tipped a coin at crlti cal moments and became Napoleon of finance. But such conduct is too irreg ular for a judicial finding of fact.
 The promise of the jury to render jus tce is then false as dicers' oaths.' What l. is likely to do in any event is a nys tery beside which the way of an eagle in the air, of a serpent upon a rock, of a ship in the midst of the sea, and of a man with a maid is easily guessed; and ex- pediency dictates that the mystery be not deepened.
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think of some means of escape. but none came. To rush forth meant certain death, as the mountaineers were dead shots. To try it at night mean the same thing, as they surrounded me on all sides. Why did they not do something? What did they mean by waiting so quietly? Then it came to me Ike a flash. They meant to starve me out!
 With the thought bangs of hunger seized me and made me despair moro than ever. never will forget that day and the night that followed. Feverish from lack of food and sleep. my tongue parched and swollen for water, my eyes constantly resisting efforts to keep them open, there I lay during the hours of the day and there I stood in the dark until another day had dawned, not daring to go out for fear of death by bullet or snake bite, hardly daring to remain for fear of death by starvation, yet hoping something would happen that would per- init me to live on.
 When the second day had struck I was almost crazed and determined to die one vay or the other. The cunning that Is sometimes displayed by the insane came to me and l Invested myself of my cloth ing, which I proceeded to stuff with dead leaves that were thick on the stony floor about me. Finally, the dummy assumed the proportions of human form.
 Then placing my hat on the collar and fastening strong branch of tree under the back I extended it forth from the mouth of the entrance to see how many shots would answer it's appearance. 1 waited and waited .n silence; not rife crack. Again and again thrust it forth with the same result.
 Then pulling it back I hastily dressed, and lying down Indian fashion proceeded to crawl out, meanwhile keeping a sharp lookout for the snakes. Gaining the cov- CT of some shrubbery, I set out on a reeling run, in any direction so that 1t was away from the place where I had spent two days and nights of horror. I never knew how it all happened. I know I stumbled to the door of a cabin crying for food: I know an old man and woman
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SOME CHANGE vERDicTs.
Shaking of Dice and Tripping of Coins
 Resorted to Years Ago.

From the New York World.
 The verdict for S1250 against the New York City Railway company in favor ot Thomas Dickson for the killing of his liz tie daughter Lillian shows that there is a substantial difference between verdicts resulting from chance and those rendered in more formal manner.
 In the previous trial the jurors Tipped q coin, Dickson got nothing, and the jI TOTS were fine $50 each by Judge Guy. Law was once defined by cynical mem- Der of the bar as "the last guess of the supreme court" Evidently the jurors
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The following goods be to you your office, price. Goods shipped n plain
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I sat down almost too exhausted to
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neared a corner and rounded it with my eyes aslant on the several men, still keeping close to the building line, but walking in my direction, when an arm shot out of the darkness of a doorway to my left, whirl of wind brushed my lace and hard object struck my head, bring ing me to the ground unconscious.
 I. had dull sense of hurrying feet, of blows or kicks upon my body, followed by pain, of voices in loud altercation, of grasping my arms to raise me up, and then I returned to my senses. The pain was accentuated by consciousness and I swooned I woke up in hospital cot. where I remained almost two months with a fractured rib and many contusions of the body.
 Investigation by other agents developed the fact that my assailants were merely a gang of petty thieves and thugs, who thought I was a detective watching them. One of their number former cigar maker. was the man who in passing me detected the odor of Havana, which led to my assault. The arrival or outsiders had prevented them doing me 1urther ln- jury It all merely goes to show how such !. smalI thing as a cigar nearly cost me my life. ,..
 On anothr occasion while my life was tlreatened. the incident had its amusing aspects. I was working on small coun- te,.feiting case in which number of Italians were making coins Of small de- nou,ination and showing" them in the ,,oorer sections of New York, Jersey City and Paterson The affair had reached some proportions from the fact that the field of operation was gradually being vIdened which meant that larger quan- tities of coin were being made.
 After much work the treasury depart nlent had located the headquarters of the band in tenement house on Mulberry street, but few blocks from police head quarters As usual in government cases a raid or arrest is never made until every possible bit of evidence is secured so thai the case may be complete.
 While we were satisfied that the money | wal beinE made in the rooms in the tene
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of No our goOds
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