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CHAPTER xxxvIII.


She stood at the open window look.
Ing out ON the mountains IN the far
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agent With renewed expressions OF
our complete confidence In you.
Believe me. sir, etc"
"Haddon'.' said Locke, not a little
crestfallen, Il was ruefully wide OF
the mark in my conjectures concern
ing Sir Mortimer's relations with the
Countess Sarahoff. ! told you that
morning at Lucerne that was be-
hind the scenes. confess myself the
veriest amateur"
Never has writing thrilled me as
did that dispatch. A great light was
dawning on me. / clutched the pa
per. held II with a trembling hand.
Forbes" I cried, hoarsely, "once,
though quite unwillingly, tricked
you out OF the dispatch Locke just
returned to you. But now I ask you
to give me for half an hour the dis
patch you have just read. II means
everything to Sir Mortimer's sister.
Man, there has been more deviltry
in this Castle OF Lies that you are
aware OF. The honor OF Sir Morti-
mer himself is at stake. This dis
patch will help to save It. Give me
the paper that ! may show II to Miss
Brett"
Il have been too much astonished at
the events OF the past "a hours to
wonder at your request. Take your
dispatch, but you will return It In
tact?"
you need have no fear as to that.
But have still another request;
tho papers you saw me take from the
safe. which Madame de WARMER
wrestled from me-they belong to
Miss Brett"
He hesitated.
"Ou my honor. they concern NO one
but her. What! DO you still mis-
trus. me?"
mo. ny dear fellow"
He paced the packet In my hand
entered the music room 10 bring
to Helena tidings of great Joy.
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Peninsula. Had Starva seen this dis
patch it is not likely that he would
have had recourse to violence"
do you mean to tell me-" ex-
claimed Locke, incredulously, that
your ministers of the foreign Office
cherish so Utopian a scheme? Are
the various kings to abdicate because
England nods?"
Il am telling you nothing OF the
Sort" chuckled Forbes. You Amer.
leans are infants when 1t comes 70
the intricacies of diplomacy. Secret
agents and spies at Sofia had warned
the government of the intended upris-
ing. 1t was necessary that England
should know more of the conspira.
tors. Therefore, Sir Mortimer was in
structed to profess a sympathy for
the cause which, of course, was not
sincere. This dispatch Sir Mortimer
or myself we're to allow to be stolen
II necessary. Its contents were ex-
planned to me before l left London,
that might repeat verbally the mes
sage. should the dispatch not reach
him"
Since you have already betrayed
your governments confidence" said
Locke. jocularly. tell US the purport
Of the second dispatch"
II will read 1t to you since the
seals are broken" agreed Forbes after
moments hesitation.
ITO His Excellency. etc.--Sir: The
same. messenger who gives you this
dispatch will deliver you another
which Authorizes you to treat with
the committee of the various states
OF the Balkans. who have for their
aim a confederation of these states.
You will use the aforementioned dis
patch at your discretion. IL is need
less to say that neither this ministry
nor the other powers can for an in
slant sanction a scheme so impos-
sible. But 1t has come to our knowl-
edge that dangerous conspiracy ex-
lists to overthrow the rulers of the va
rious states. To check this conspir-
aev 1t may be well for you to tempo
rice II you think 1t expedient. per-
init the dispatch mentioned to tall
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CHAPTER xxxvH.
The ssson0 pisps.oh.

ne So8onG Otep1,cn.
! was about 10 go to Helena IN the
music room to bid her gocd-by. when
Capt Forbes returned from his err
rand
Well. that's settled" he cried. Join
ing us. "And do you agree with
Locke and myself that II is wise that
you should leave Ajterhoffen before
daybreak?"
Perfectly"
He heard my decision With evident
eelief.
You will accept my apology for
mistrusing You. Haddon. and I hope
We shah be friends" said he offer ing
me his hand with . winning smile.
But you must confess you gave me
ample grounds FOR being q little wary
OF yea Before loug we shat meet,
and ] shall hope 10 hear your reasons
Tor going into this extraordinary adj.
venture In The meanwhile, may ]
trouble you for the dispatch gave
10 Won In the hotel at Vitznau, or did
Il fsli into Starvas hand that night?"
ITO prevent that l dropped II from
ehe window into disused fountain in
che garden below"
Where I found IT," interrupted
Locke. Here 1t il. and please OBJ
serve that the seals are unbroken."
Frankly. Forbes" 1 said. Il
thought you rather an Idiot 70 give ME
an important dispatch that night You
must have seen that was more or
lees In Starva's power. and that he
was Hkely to gain possession of the
espsrs.- t~4.
Had thr diseaksA fallen fnts his
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CHAPTER xxxvI.-continued.

But their release will be the most
effectval way of spreading the news"
''On the contrary, they cannot make
Il known without exposing them
selves. II they do that, Ferdinand will
see to 1t that their respective SOW
ereigns quitely but effectually remove
them. Each of them is so well known
chat they may be arrested at any
time. Ferdinand shrewdly makes
them hostages, as It we're. The three
certainly will exert their great infiu-
ence to check the rebellion they them
selves have fostered. As for Gornji and
Gortschakoff. before they are released
from the hospital the crisis will have
passed"
sAnd are we left 20 account for
the deaths OF Starvs and Bratinau as
best we mayr questioned anx-
jously.
IF you remember. told you at
Lucerne that ! am an old newspaper
man. It is impossible to hide the
fact that an attack has been made
on Prince Ferdinand here tonight.
But an attack by his own countrymen
that has proved a disastrous failure
Is quite a different thing from a de-
Iiberate gathering here of representa-
tives of each of the Balkan States.
Ferdinand has taken my advice TO
post In hot haste TO Sofia. l shall
see to Il that this nights work does
not get into the papers until * hours
have passed. BY that time he will
have shown himself safe and sound in
Sofia. The episode of the death-mask
will have proved q complete fiasco.
My story will make Prince Ferdinand
. hero triumphant over his foes and
cot a weak king who was lured here
nnwittingly by his mistress to hts
DOOM"
There stiil remains Jacques"
"Oh. Jacques" said Locke. with
contempt He was only a tool of
Starva's and stupid tool at that.
II was he who was to lower the flag
at hslf-mast, II seems-to give the
signal to the conspirators who wers
watching In the village. But when
he rushed to the chamber window to
lower the flag he found both rope and
fastenings wrenched away. He sup
posed that the gale had done this. but
seeing the flag at half-mast. the rope
being caught in the pulley, he said
nothing about the matter to Starva.
I suspect that you were responsible
for the lowering of the flag, and not
the gale"
Il needed the rope" said. short
~. too impatient to make further ex-
PLANTATION. "And now for my last
question: What the devil did you
mean when you said that you had
promoted me? And why this haste
chat eaye Alterhoffenf-
Are you so anxious then that 4
be known that you have been imper-
sonating the British ambassador"
Scarcely" I said, uneasily.
And. my dear fellow, Kuhn and
the rest think that it was Sir Morti-
mer who came TO the rescue of
Prince Ferdinand, and not Mr.. Ern-
est Haddon. an American tourist"
But why do you allow them to
think this?"
"Haddon, at times you are singu-
iar!y dense. II these men believe
that the British ambassador has been
killed by one Of their number while
defending Ferdinand. do you not see
that this will keep them even more ST.
lent regarding their share In this
nights tragedy? For II England's am
bsssador were really murdered. yor
may be sure that she would not rest
until she had brought the sssassins to
Justice"
You are right Locke; I must leave
Alterhoffen at once"
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The ORCHARD LADDER.
one with Three Legs ls the Hanalest
10 Use Among Trees.

II Is advisable TO use ladders az
much as possible IN pruning. "a climb
Ing In the trees with heavy shoes Is
likely 10 injure the limbs more OF less
by barking Most OF the pruning can
be done with the step-laddcr except on
quite large trees and one eight feet In
height Is about as large as ordinarily
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When couraae FsIlsa

courage Of his convictions" "Yes.s
answered the member Of congress
gloomily; "but when H. oomss to vot
ing to increase your salary even the
stoutest heart is liable to forget ~
high sense Of justice ana moral duty.'
.-Washingtop Stas.
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The most useful pruning tools a.s
pair Of small hand-shears. pair of
shears with handles about two feet
long. and a small. narrow pwsuing
saw: also suitable ladders.
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lions which occurred the vicinity The Porte grew
to of a menacing character it being the belief Of
many experts international affairs that or
later the demonstrators would shell the sacred
city and take therefrOm their dues
Latest developments the Turkish situation pointed to
war For a while it looked like in which all Eu
Austria Hungary Bulgaria, Greece and few of the
others were apparently prominent movers. The trouble
of the present started with Bulgaria announcing us
independence from Turkey.
Of course that made the sultan awfuly mad and his
people having recently become his friends became equal
ly the proposition The Turkish ministers then
held cabinet session at the monarchs setee and de-
clared that Bulgaria should not become independent
So forthwith the daily papers summed up the fighting
strength of the nations in time of and in time
of peace and found that Turkey had about 100000
ready to go into the ned bulgaria mad Iaf less al
that time
: When that had decided Crete its in
dependence also and protective measure united
with Greece which declared would protect Crete to the
best of it's ability Then the Aunauts of Albania pro-
claimed that they longer servants of the Turkish
government With everybody proclaimng independence
it began to look as there would remain little of Turkey
with the exception of Constannople and the danger
existed that some of the everready would
haps devour The Porte itself.
The Berlin treaty. sort of protective which
EXPERTS took as plan of Turkeys to keep from losing
lots of its small territories bothered Russia, France
Germany England and several other signers Now
that there was likely to be nobody wanted to be the
fagy so the revision of the articles of the document
was strongly suggested by st. Petersburg.
America was only a lookeron in this trouble and
not likely to get mixed up in it at any time But the
other mowers who have always had itching of the
palm when Turkey mentioned were said to
chance to tear off yard two of the Ottoman for
themselves
riaHungary the first to make a move in that
direction The people of Servia simply ached for
The farmers merchants and every citizen promised to
contribute to the expenses of and those who had
no cash to contribute went out the streets late at
night and roted the purpose of calling attention
that demanded war and the sest kind OF
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masters in the caphate They appeared in the
worlds history allies of the Seukian Turks early IN
the thirteenth century They fought defeated the
Mongols and for their efforts received grant of lands
in Asia Minor. Their leader Osman became powerful
ruler and Immediately after the the Seljuk sui
tan he proclaimed himself sultan in his right That
late in the thirteenth century. He died natural
death in 1926.
Thus we see the Turkish empire founded upon the
ruins of the Seuks, Mongols and Saracens. Passion
for military honors and religious fanaticism flowed
through the reign of eight princes who followed Osman in
the possession of power and result the period be-
tween 1900 1856 the Turkish empire raised to
the position of one of the first military of Eu
rope. That probably the that the world to-
called the rule of the sultan tyrannca for he ruled
with military discipline to which the remainder of the
inhabitants of the earth have grown unused.
The constitution of 1876 brought about through
rebellion various parts of the empire which started
much the that the revolt of the Young
Turks party of to-day did, 1t the stand taken by
the latter only few months which caused the
sultan restore the constitution and hand historians
a bit of history to add to the checkered of the
country.
in 1875, the year before the granting of the
original constitution the people HERZEGOVINA de-
to which they had been subjected They rebeed and
year later were followed by the Servians Monte
negrins The Servians few months later abandoned the
war, but the Montenegrins fought on.
The powers of Europe tired of the tactics taken by
rulers Turkey pressing the Ottoman strong
stronger in the direction of Toward
latter part of the year 1876 big conference convened
at Constantinope with view towards making
of settlement. The recommendations of the confab
unceremoniously rejected by the govern
ment. Then Russia became wrathy and issued a sensa
onal manifesto, telling the Turk that the bear
about him. A great followed and the
Turk beaten. In order to hold what few subjects
he had left to his the constitution granted
the sultan.
A few years ago it was said that the great powers
of the world aching lay hands upon parts
of the Ottoman empire which most suited to their
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a fight to settle Europes little argument OF who's 10
get the Turk?"
However to date these conditions had become VI
serious character the longing to possess TURK.
ish lands fingered in the breasts OF the war dogs VI
the old hemisphere. So it was natural that Win Tue
revolt of the Young Turks gaining sway throughout me
interior the sultan should scent danger from atar au
the Young Turks overcome the empire 1t would nave
been but the of few weeks before the COLLECTIONS
of the great powers would have been MADE by TAKING
lands most suitable their purposes war autnorles
declare royal highness capitulated He granted
the same constitution which had appeased the peope
during struggle Of 1876 but which he later LOOK
away
Abdul Hamid felt that he could ward OF danger from
without or within but he could not hold his own VIVID
struggle going both without and within SO ne ap
piled easing process where he had power to DO So
Since the conclusion of the treaty of Berlin which ter
minated the of 1857, the French invasion
of Tunis 1884, the treaty with Greece the same year
by which Turkey ceded to the former country the whole
of Thessay and a strip of Epirus; the occupation OF
Egypt by Britain in 1882 and the revolution at
Phiippopols In 1885, when the government of Eastern
Roumelia overthrow and the union of that country
with Bulgaria Effected The results of that revo
ton were In 1886 recognized by imperial frmin The
last event which attracted worldwide notice was the
granting or the constitution this year.
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WALKERS OFTHEP PAST

The recent walking matches at the stadium take the
memory the late 70s when similar long distance
competitions fourshed amazingly under the aegis OF
Sir John Ashley and when E. P Weston, Howes, Vaughan
and Hibberu were the heroes of the hour.
Though Weston, the pioneer, accomplished some fine
performances they eclipsed by own walk
ers whose feas created great sensation the time.
One of the best them al Billy Howes little
eyed athlete who walked 100 miles in the truly marvellous
time of IS hours inmates, Is seconds record which
still remains unapproached. Hbberd covered so miles
in hours minutes is seconds and without stopping
lowered existing records up to 20 miles, for which
distance his time II hours SO minutes 35 seconds.
Even more wonderful was the performance of George
Littlewood, who az Sheffield tramped SCI miles in 1873
hours 4S minutes 30 seconds average of not much
less than four miles hour, night and day, between
Sunday and Sunday-Westminster Gazette.
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Mr.. William f. Vahlberg, Oklahoma
City, Okla, writes:
Gone bottle of Peruna which have
taken did more toward relieving me of
an aggravated case of catarrh of the
stomach, than years of treatment with
the best physicians.
81 had given up hopes of relief, and
only tried Peruna as a last resort.
81 shall continue using it, as 1 feel
satisfied it will effect an entire and
permanent cure.
'Imost cheerfully recommend Peruna
to all who may read this"
Peruna is usually taken as a last re-
sort. Doctors have been tried and
failed. Other remedies have been used.
Sanitariums have been visited. Travel
has been resorted to.
At last Peruna is tried. Relief is
found.
This history is repeated over and
over again, every day in the year. 1t is
such results as this that gives Peruna
it's unassailable hold upon the people.
We could say nothing that would add
force to such testimonials as the above.
That people who have had catarrh and
have tried every other remedy avail
able, find relief in Peruna, constitutes
the best argument that could be made
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bitter for her. She was wrapped about
in a gray cloak, and there was sort
of fierce resignation in her attitude.
She seemed like a woman living over
again beautiful past in a miserable
present-a past of green leaves and
roses and blue skies, white, cleaning
sails, leaping waters and glad compan.
ionship in the gray dull present. Al
last her lips parted:
ooh, good heaven!" she murmures
why doesn't papa send me monet
enough to pay my board and let mt
get away from this miserable placsE"
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Always EXCITING

II visited E. r. Thomas and found
him doing we'll after his motor acct
dent" said member of the Automo-
bile Club of America. Thomas. as
usual, rallied against our bad roads.
HE said that a friend who lived in
the country had been in to see him.
1.-THE country is all right in the sum-
mer," Thomas admitted, "but in the
fall and winter don't you find it dull?"
"'Dull?' said the other. No, in
deed. Why, out our way some motor
car or other gets stuck in the mud
every night "--Philadelphia Bulle-
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An Autumn Scene.

The sky wasS gray with the sullen
grayness of fall. The river flowed
sluggish and lifeless between its
banks. The leaves were turning into
glorious glossy reds and yellows. The
wind whirled them about the lawn sur
rounding the big summer hotel. Up
and down the walks Uttered with dead
leaves a woman walked. Her eyes
were somber as the scene, but in their
depths was sort of wild regret. Her
delicate lips were pressed tightly to-
gether as one who foand memories too
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MIX FOR RHEUMATISM

The following is a never failing rem
edy for rheumatism. and if followed
UP It will effect a complete cure OF
the very worst cases: Mix onehalf
pint of good whiskey with one ounce
of Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
in tablespoonful doses before each
meal and at bedtime" The ingre-
dents can be procured at any drug
store and easily mixed at home.
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Bensonhurst. Most of the guests were
more accustomed to city than to coun-
try noises. and some of them were
awakened when the cock crowed. Sew
eral times it was noticed that the
noise came at just 3:15. This odd fact
was spoken of on the hotel veranda,
and when the guests heard the bird
watches to see if he was on time.
Night after night he was right to
the minute. Once a guest looked at
his timepiece, and it indicated only
3:14.
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Perfect Philosophy.

We read of a certain Roman en-
peror who built a magnificent palace
In digging the foundation the work
men discovered a golden sarcophagus
ornamented with three circlets, on
which were inscribed: Il have eXpend.
ed; l have given; l have kept; have
possessed; l do possess; have lost;
l am punished. What l formerly eX-
pended 1 have; what 1 gave away, l
Save." From the Costa RomanornN,
1t is more from carelessness about
truth than from intentional lying that
there is so much falsehood in the
world.-Dr. Johnson.
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NOT PERFECT ALARM CLOCKS

that these feathered alarm clocks are
busiest for the hour that precedes day
light, but a man who had an appoint
ment to go fishing at sunrise and
arose when he heard rooster, might
make a serious mistake.
A racing man had a rooster at his
home in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, that
had a remarkably accurate sense of
time. Across the street from the
mans home is summer hotel, the
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70 CURE A COUGH
or Break a Cold in "a Hours

Mix two ounces of Qlycerine and a
half ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine CON-
pound pure with half pint of Straight
Whisky. Shake we'll and take tea
spoonful every four hours.
The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only by The
Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio,
and is put up only in half-ounce Walls.
each vial securely sealed in a round
wooden case to insure its freshness
and purity.
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Guess I must be little slow" he
said to himself. He had come to have
more faith in the mechanism of nature
than of man. 1t was the cock which
was wrong. however, for several per-
sons spoke of it in the morning.
This continued for months, although
the sunrise was, of course, later each
day. Shakespeare's phrase, "the bird
of dawning." certainly did not fit this
chanticleer
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BOOSTERS Salute to the "Rosy Morn"
Is Variable.

Lincoln's saying, you can fool some
of the people al the time" is exempli-
fed by the common belief that the
Growing of a cock at night indicates
the near approach of dawn. This no.
ton is prevalent not only among fiat
dwellers but TO some extent among
suburban and country folk. It is true
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Cupid is a poor shot-at any rate
he makes Iots Of Mrs.
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DR.D.JAYNE'S
ExpeCtOrant

has been successful for seventy
eight years in curing Colds,
Coughs, Bronchitis, and Pleu-
risy. 1t is also standard
remedy for Group, Whooping-
Cough, Inflammation of the
Lungs or Chest and Asthma.
Cure your cold S1oU-go to
your druggists and get bottle
of DR.. d. Jayne's Expectorant.
Three sizes, $1.00, SOC. and Csc.
Or. d. Jayne's Tonic vermifuSO
will build you up splendidly if run
down" from a severe cold.
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ULTAN ABDUL HAND
ii. of Turkey, the peoples
choice, popular hero and
the man whose name is a
household word through
out the Ottoman empire.
Never before in history
were such nice things
said about the sick man
of Europe"
The reasons therefor
are simply the revival of
the constitution Of 1878