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SYNOPSIS.

Baraka. a Tartar girl. became enamored
OF a golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs In the
vicinity of her home in central Asia, and
revealed to him the location Of mine
Of rubies hoping that the stranger would
love her in return for her disclosure
They were followed to the cave BY the
girls relatives. who blocked up the en-
trance and drew OF the water supply.
leaving the couple TO die Baraka.s cousin
Eaad. her betrothed. attempted TO climb
down d cliff overlooking the mine: but
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from q water gourd Saad car
Red. dug his way out of the tunnel. and
departed. deserving the girl and carrying
4 bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started in pur-
suit. Margaret Dome (Margarita da
Cordova), famous prima donna. became
engaged in London to Konstantin Lo-
Eothet. q wealthy Greek financier; Her
Intimate friend was Countess Leyen.
known as Lady Maud, whose husband
had been killed by a bomb In st. Peters
burg; and Lady Maud's most intimate
friend was Rufus Van Torp. an Ameri-
can, who had been a cowboy in early
hfe. but had become one OF the richest
men In the world. Van Torp was in love
with Margaret, and rushed to London as
>oon as he heard of her betrothal.
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'1t1l be . sort Of souvenir Of the old
Nickel Trust" said her friend. watch.
ing her with satisfaction.
Have you really sold out all your
interest In 1T" she asked, sitting
down again; and now that she re-
turned to the question her tone showed
that she had not yet recovered from
her establishment.
That's what I've done. / always
told you / would, when was ready.
Why do you look 30 surprised? Would
you rather hadn't?"
Lady Maud shook her head and her
voice rippled deliciously as she an
swered:
Il can hardly imagine you without
the Nickel Trust that's all! What In
the world shall you do with your
self"
"Oh, various kinds Of things. l
think I'll get married, for one. Then
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/ mean. You taught me to say bet
ter didn't your"
Lady Maud tried to smile.
"Of two, yes" she answered. You
are forcing my hand. my dear friend. |"
she went on very gravely. You know
very well that trust you with al my
heart II It were possible to imagine
case In which the safety Of the
world could depend on my choosing
one Of you for my husband. you know
very well that I should take you.
though / never was the least little bit
In love with you. any more than you
ever were with me-"
well. but II you would. she ought"
argued Mr.. Van Torp. Its for her
own good. and ~ you're . friend Of
hers, you ought to help her to do
what's good for her. That's only fair.
II she doesn't marry me. she's GER
tain to marry that Greek. SO its q
forced choice. It appears to me-"
But I can't"
shes nice girl. isn't she?"
Yes. very"
And you like her. don't you?"
"Very much. Her father was my IA
TIERS best friend"
Il don't believe In atavism." OBJ
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CHAPTER III.

A few days after she had talked
with Lady Maud. and before Mr.. Van
Torp's arrival. Margaret had gone
abroad. without waiting for the
promised advice In the matter of the
wedding gown. With admirable re-
gard for the propriaties she had quite
declined to let Logotheti cross the
channel with her. but had promised
to see him at Versailles. where she
was going to stop few days with her
mothers old American friend. the ex-
cellent Mrs. Rushmore. with whom
she meant to 60 to Bayreuth to hear
"Parsifal. for the flrst time.
Mrs. Rushmore had disapproved pro-
foundly Of Margaret's career. from the
first After Mrs. Donne's death. she
had taken the forlorn girl under her
protection. and had encouraged her to
so on with what she vaguely called
her music lessons" The good lady
was one Of those dear. old-fashioned.
kind, delicate minded and golden
hearted American women We may
never see again. now that progress.
has got civilization b. the throat and
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Il didn't mean % be rude" an
swered the millionaire, almost hum
bly,. You see I don't always know.
learnt things differently from what
you did. l suppose you'd think II an
Insult II said I'd give large sum OF
money to your charity the day l mar
ried Nine. Cordova, II you'd help me
through"
please STOP" Lady Maud's face
darkened visibly. that's not like
you"
'I'll give a million pounds sterling"
said Mr.. Van Torp slowly.
Lady Maud leaned back in her cor
ner Of the sofa. clasping her hands
rather tightly together In her lap. Her
white throat flushed ~ when the light
Of dawn kisses Parian marble, and the
fresh tint in her cheeks deepened soft
~: her lips were tightly shut, her
eyelids quivered q little. and she
looked straight before her across the
room.
you can do q pretty good deal with
million pounds" said Mr.. Van Torp,
after the silence had lasted nearly
half minute.
"Don't!" cried Lady Maud, in an
odd voice.
Forty thousand pounds a year." OBJ.
served the millionaire thoughtfully.
You could do quite great deal of
good with that, couldn't your"
Don't! Please don't!" :.
She pressed her hands to her ears
and rose at the same instant. Per-
haps it was she. after all. and not her
friend who had been brought suddenly
to a great cross.road In life. She
stood still one moment by the sofa
without looking down at her COM
panion: then she left the room
abruptly, and shut the door behind
her.
Van Torp got up from his seat slow
~ when she was gone. and went to
the window. softly blowing queer
tune between his closed teeth and
his open lips. without quite whistling.
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and misery. / advise all suffering
women to take Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. E1u1A
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from native roots and
herbs. contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
Tor tho largest number Of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi.
cine In the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on filo In
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass. from women who have been
cured from almost every form OF
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors,
Irregularities. periodic pains, backachc,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes II to
herself TO give Lydia II. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound . trial.
II yOu would lik0 special advice
about your case write . cOn1ldon.
taal letter 70 Mrs. Finkham, ut
Lynn, Mass. Her advice II ffea,
and always helpful.
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CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change Of Feed Instead a.
Drugs.

II takes considerable courage for :
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for despairing patient. instead
Of resorting to the usual list OF med.
lcines.
There are some truly scientific ply
sicians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions a.
they are and should be treated regard
less OF the value to their pockets.
Here's an instance:
-Four years ago I was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach. 10 that was On
the verge OF starvation.
u heard Of q doctor who has . sum-
mer cottage near me-A specialist from
N. r. and a. . last hope. sent for him.
After he examined mo carefully he
advised me- to try . small quantity q
Grape-Nuts 1t flrst. then a. my stom-
ach became stronged to eat moro.
Il kept It II. and gradually rot % I
could eat and digest three Teaspoon
fuls. Then ! began to have color IN my
facs. memory became clear. whore 10
fore everything seemed Q blank ny
limbs got stronger and could VAN
So / steadily recovered.
NOW. altar Z year on GrapeNuts I
weigh 153 lbs- Ny people wero suEe
prised 1t the way I grew 6eahy a11
strong on this food
Read the little book. '-TAe Roaa -
Wellvills.. n Pkg.
There's q Roason.s
/ - n
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Ill take a rest and sort OF look
around. Maybe something will turn
up. I've concluded to win the Derby
next year-that's something anyway"
Rather! Have you thought Of any
thing else?"
She laughed little, but was grave
the next moment. for she knew him
much too well to believe that he had
taken such a step out of caprice, or a
mere fancy for change. He noticed
the grave look and was silent for a
few moments.
1.-THE Derby's side show" he said
at last. I've come over to get mar
ried. and want you to help me. Will
you"
Can II" asked Lady Maud. evas-
lively.
"Yes. you can, and l believe there'll
be trouble unless you do"
who is she? Do know herr" She
was trying to put on the evil moment
"Oh. yes. you know her quite well.
It's Mime. cordova."
But she's engaged to Mons. Logo
theft"
Il don't care. l mean to marry her
II she marries any one. He shan't
have her anyway"
But / cannot deliberately help you
to break OF her engagement! It's Inn
possible."
See here" answered Mr.. Van Torn.
"You know that Greek. and you know
me. Which Of US win make the best
husband for an English girl? That's
what Mime. Cordova is. after all.
put 1t to you. II you were forced to
choose one of us yourself. which would
you take! That's the way to look at
IT."
But Miss Donne is not forced to
take one Of you"
"She's going to be. It's the same.
Besides. said IT. Won't you answer
met"
"She's in love with Mons. Logo
theu." said Lady Maud. rather desper-
ately.
rs she, now? ! wonder. I don't
much think so myself. He's clever
and he's obstinate. and he's just made
her think she's In love. that's all. Any
how. that's not IN answer to my ques-
uon- Other things being alike. u she
had 70 choose. which Il ~ would be
tAs best husband for hsr!-ths bstter,
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the vast extent OF his wealth. and In
an age Of colossal fortunes she had
often heard his spoken OF with the
hals-dozen greatest. you can do
quite great deal of good with forty
thousand pounds year."
Van Torp's rough-hewn speech rang
through her head. and somehow its
reckless grammar gave 1t strength
and made 1t stick in her memory. word
for word. In the drawer of the writ
ing table before which she was sitting
there was little file of letters that
meant more to her than anything else
in the world. except one dear memory.
They were all from rescued women.
they all told much the same little
story, and 1t was good to read. She
had made many failures. and some
forget: but there were real successes.
too. there were over dozen of them
now. and she had only been ut work
for three years. Ii she had more
money. she could do more: II she had
much she could do much; and she
knew Of one or two women who could
help her. What might she not accom-.
plish In a lifetime with the vast sum
her friend offered heri-the price Of
hindering a marriage that was almost
sure to turn out badly. perhaps as
badly as her own!-the money value
Of compromise with her conscience
on q point Of honor which many wom-
en- would have thought very vague In
deed. II not absurd In such . case.
She knew what temptation meant,
now, and she was to know even better
before long. The prima donna had
said that she was going to marry Lo-
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served the American, but that's neith-
er here nor there. You know what
you wrote me. Do you believe she'll
be miserable with Logotheu or notf...
7 think she WILL" Lady Maud an.
swered truthfully. But I may be
wrong"
NO; you're right. know II. But
marriage Is gamble anyway. as you
know better than any one. Are you
equally sure that she would be mis-
cradle with me? Dead sure, mean"
mo. I'm not sure. But that's not a
reason"
ITS frst-rate reason. l care for
that lady. and want her to be happy,
and as you admit that she win have a
better chance OF happiness with me
than with Logotheti. I'm going to
marry her myself. not only because
want to, but because 1t will be a long
sight better for her. See? No fault
in that line of reasoning. is there?"
so far as reasoning goes" Lady
Maud's tone was half an admission.
That's all l wanted you to say"
tueSaa uPsCu AhS aHSIildu. oo that D
settled. and you're going to help me"
NO." answered Lady Maud quietly;
Il won't help you to break OF that en-
gagement. But II 1t should come to
nothing. without your interfering
that is. by the girls own free will
and choice and change of mind. I'd
help you to marry her IL could"
But you admit that she's going to
be miserable" said Van Torp stub
bornly.
I'm sorry for her. but it's none Of
my business. It's not honorable to
try and make trouble between en-
gagged people. no matter how ILL.,
matched they may be-
Funny idea of honor" observed
the American. that you're bound to
let friend OF yours break her neck
ut the very gravel pit where you were
nearly smashed yourself! In the hunt
Ing field you'd grab her bride II she
wouldn't listen to you. but In . mat
ter OF marriage oh. no! It's dishon-
orable to interfere She's made her
choice and she must abide by It. and
all that kind a stunt"
Lady Naud's clear eyes met hin
angry blue ones calmly.
Il don't Ike you when you say such
thiags.. she mid. lowering her ysics
. uttlA
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Ahero.

Tommy's mother had made him q
present OF toy shovel and sent him
ont In the sand lot to play with his
baby brother. take care Of bsby
now. Tommy. and don't let anything
hurt him." was mammals parting In
junction.
Presently screams OF anguish from
oaby sent the distracted parent flying
to the sand lot. For goodness sake.
Tommy. what has happened to Tho
babyf" said she. trying to soothe the
wailing infant.
There was naughty fy biting him
on the top OF his head. and l killed Il
with the shovel" was the proud 70
ply.-Exchange.
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gotheti chiefly because he insisted
on II.
The duel for Margaret's hand had
begun; Van Torp had aimed a blow
that might well give him the advan-
taee il 1t went home: and Logotheti
himself was quite unaware OF the
skillfnl attack that threatened his hap.
piness.
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New ENGLAND PIE.

WV sV0soss0 VsSs
Some poor dweller In the benight-
ed beyond OF Chicago asks what real
New England pie 10 like. II probably
will not help him to be told. but II
he means apple. 1t Ia like an essay By
Emerson liquefied with the music OF
Massenet and spiced with the cyni.
cism OF Shaw; n he means pumpkin.
Il Ia like some OF Gounod's music
heard In landscape all sun and fiow-
ers. II Ia too early yet to describe
the mince pies OF 1909. but last years
and last year was not an extraor-
binary good year--were like an In
crease In salary. and present from
home arriving on the day when ones
conscience was behaving itself.-Bos-
ton Globe.
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well" he said aloud. In a tone oil
doubt, after a minute or two.
But he said no more. for he was
much too reticent and sensible a per.
son to talk to himself audibly. even
when he was alone. and much too eau,
tious to be sure that a servant might
not be within hearing. though the door
was shut. He stood before the win,
dow nearly q quarter of an hour. think.
ing that Lady Maud might come back
but as no sound Of any step broke the
silence he understood that he was
not to see her again that day. and he
quietly let himself out of the house
and went OF. not altogether discon
tented with the extraordinary impress,
sion he had made.
Lady Maud sat alone upstairs, SC
absorbed In her thoughts that she did
not hear the click OF the lock az he
opened and shut the front door.
She WIS much more amazed at her.
self than surprised by the offer he had
made. Temptation. In any reasonable
sense OF the word. had passed by her
In life, and she had never before un.
derstood what II could mean to her
She WAS eightand-twenty years oi
age and . widow. and now It came
to her suddenly In shape Of ire
mendous strength. through her trusted
friend. who had helped her for years
to help others. II was real tempta.
ton. The man who offered her . mil
Hon pounds to save miserable wretchea
from . lie Of unspeakabls horrcs,
could offer twice ~ much. four, 0vo,
O tn millions perhaps. No GO hev
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E.Fnkham's Vcge-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago I
was . walking
shadow. Ihad been
under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and itworked
Hike q charm. It ro-
ll0yed NIL NV nafna
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CERTAIN DEATH.

Hilda--would you lay down youi
dfe for me?
Harold-Glady, dearest.
Hilda-Then 90 and tell father Of
our engagement.
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OWES
ri hAW NAv
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HER
LIFE TO
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable COMPOUND

Vienna, w. var feel that I owN
the last ten years Of my life to Lydia
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l mean. You taught me to say bet
ter didn't your"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-09-30
BRlTT-s SUMMERS BOUT.
Clever Lightweight Pusilists Viii Meet
In England July 81.

What seemed like a stumbling block
to the match between Johnny Sum-
mers and Jimmy Britt has been over
come. and the admirers of the Can
ming Town lad will see their hero box
at home on July 81 II will be remem-
bered that Summers and Britt signed
articles for $500 a side aud the best
purse offered by a certain date.
A suitable purse was not offered
and the two men subsequently signed
contract with Charles Mccarthy to
box for percentage of the gate re
ceipts, but II appeared as If the match
would fall through. and another meet
ing was held for the purpose Of decid-
ing the matter one way or another.
The pair met about six months ago.
and Summers was awarded the YER
dict. Britt claimed that draw was
the worst he should have received.
The second bout between them should
result in good scrap. as both men
are exceptionally clever.
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a uniuu. a..ehaIl ream.

The Bangor baseball team Of the
Northern Maine league is dubbed the
congress Of nations In the team
are McGuigSan. an Irishman; lott, a
Canadian: Gardella. an Italian; Pond.
an EngliShman; Sederauist. Swede,
and the other men include a Hebrew.
full ble0ded Indian and q Scotch
man.
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E. Q. MECH
Plumbing and Heating
Sanitary Plumbing Specially

A nice line of bath tubs, sinks.
lavatories and plumbers specialties
in stock. Let me figure on your
work.
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/, V. T. Craig, clerk, do hereby certify That the
foregoing is a true statement of warrants issued by
me in payment of bills against the Independent
School District of Emmett for the months beginning
January 1st 1909, and ending September lst, 1903.
V. 7. CRAIG,
Clerk
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cl.v.l.nd,s Nsr Rae. rraek.

Cleveland's new race track at North
Randall IS duplicate Of the Memphis
oval
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Prospects For Successful Regzttas
Never 6etter-canadiAn Henley to
Be Held at St. cstharines, Ont July
30 and 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
INVENTOR OF ICE CREAM

Dolly Madison was famous for her
beauty, grace and social charm, but she
has never been given due credit for her
greatest achievement--the invention of
ice cream For the chroniclers tell us
that she was the first to serve this ma
tional delicacy. The wife of the presi-
dent must have been a wonderful Wom-
an, gifted in everything from diplomacy
to cooking.
The men have long suspected that
some woman invented both ice cream
and matrimony, for men for genera
tions have been inveigled into both.
Let boy and girl go out walking, just
anywhere, and suddenly the boy will
find himself face to face with a soda
fountain or an ice cream parlor. It's
Just like a man who starts along court
ing aimlessly who suddenly finds him
self engaged. He doesn't understand
Just how it happened. But he usually
marches up bravely and finds that he
enjoys both matrimony and ice cream.
If every girl who eats a saucer of ice
cream or a "sundae" would put a
penny in the plate to erect a monu-
they could build a tower so tall that it
would make the Washington monument
look like a fence post. While it was
Dolly Madison who first made ice
cream, they tell us that it was the wife
of a young naval officer, Nancy john
son, who invented the ice cream freezer
She deserves as much credit as the
presidents wife. They were one in
achievement; they should be one in
fame and Immortality Baltimore Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
LIGHT BLUE CATS

Many trumphs in original color were
seen at the great champion snow or
cats at the Crystal palace.
With the modern cat beauty is to a
large extent skin deep-that is to say,
coat and color reckon high, and high
value is set on certain combinations of
color which have only recently been
achieved in their full measure.
The most artistic of all modern cats
is the blue Russian, of which Lady
Decies has the pick and won most of
the prizes. Her best exhibits are of a
level light blue tint, absolutely un-
fiecked by any other shade, and they
possess that second desideratum-a
copper-colored eye, which, to the re-
gret of all cat breeders, is apt to fade
into the common green with age.
In the case of the white smooth
haired cat the eye should be blue, and
such an animal as the unbeaten Fulmer
Snowstorm is a revelation in the
breeders power to get the pure colors
he seeks.
Again, the silver tabbies, whose vir-
tue depends on the blackness of the
lines and the clearness of the mark
ing between them, are preferred either
with golden or green eyes.
So in the self-color Oranges" a very
popular shade in rough-haired cats,
the eye matches the coat very closely.
But to the public, who do not deal in
special color, the smooth-haired Rus
sian blues with the copper eyes are the
most remarkable example of modern
color schemes and the highly artistic
cat
Some of these are worth $3.50, though
the best are descended from recent
and blemished progenitor picked up
for a song in a shop in Fulham.-Lon-
don Mail,