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her shoulder not this time in caress.
She WINGED from the tightness of his
grasp, the fierce intensity of his
clutch, yet she did not draw away,
and he was not conscious of the force
he used
you have seen other men. They
have loved you?"
YES" she forced herself to reply.
And your
81 have loved no man but YOU"
you had something to tell me- You
were to tell me today"
Yes"
WAS it about some other mann"
Yes"
What was it?"
81 will tell you when we have gone
back where men and women live"
why not now?"
you must hear the voice of the
world in comment upon what l say"
But if we do not go back?"
There will be secret between us
which | will carry to my grave. II
would be fatal to our happiness. You
see we must call back the ship. Give
me the flint and steel, for Gods sake,
if you love me, mani"
She had never adjured him in that
fashion before. He stood irresolute
a moment and dropped the box at her
feet. She had conquered, conquered
by appealing to his love for her. Moth
ing else, she felt, would have moved
him.
| Eagerly she opened the silver box
and took thence the tiny Implements
| Fortunately they we're in the heart OF
| the dry season To strike a spark
was easy, to communicate it to the tin,
| der-like brushwood was easier still. In
a moment, catching the infammable
wood dried out by the ttopic sun, the
/ flames roared through the great mass.
The cliff or peak at the top Of the is
land made a background for the flame.
and soon pillar of fire 20 or 80 feet
high leaped and curled up into the
still air of the morning.
The woman beckoned. The two ran
around the peak of the rock until
they were sheltered from the fierce
heat of the fire. From where they
stood they could see the ship.
do you think" asked the man.
that the people on the ship win sec
the fiame?"
CTo BE CoNTGNUED.)
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night in spite of the great change
that had come to their feelings, life
had flowed on as usual, but there was
ter, whatever betide. that they should
so back to civilization. The woman
stared at him long and earnestly, her
lip trembling, her face pale, her eyes
shining. They stood speechless at
gaze for a moment, and then she
spoke.
you are right" she said, my pow
er over you has gone. | can no longer
command. Mine has ceased to be the
supreme will, but | beg you, entrat
you, pray you, give me the flint and
steel. See, on my knees / ask you'll"
She sank down before him in an at
titude which he knew to be that of
prayer. They had often read the
sacred Scriptures and had said their
prayers together on the sand or be-
meath the trees since she, too in the
solitude had seen God and believed.
Il cannot, l will not" he answered.
hoarsely, stepping nearer to her.
NO." she said, you must not touch
me, you shall not touch me. / shall be
to you as stranger, unless you take
me by force, If you will not let me
light that beacon"
NO." said the man, doggedly.
when the world touches our shores It
brings you unhappiness. Let 1t pass"
"Listen!" she said. II have tried tn
tell you something about honor and
duty. My honor says that that ship
must be called. My duty bids me call
her. You said that you love me-"
"Said!" exclaimed the man.
You do love Inc, them" returned
the woman, land / you, but that 1--we
must be tested, tried in the Wort I
can never believe In 1t, in you, uuul
the trial has been made. We must
call back the ship!"
But / can believe in you without
any test"
II am different. / have been out
there. / know what 1t is. / have
seen other men"
She looked fixedly at him. He bent
closer to her and laid his hand upon
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woman cast ashore on a lone
AIDS a solitary inhabitant,
h. man. dressed like a savage
'.,s 10 speak in any known Lam
az decides to educate him and
mind 10 her own Ideals. She
srman skeleton, the skeleton of a
pIbls and silver box, which
p The conclusion that her COM
-. cast ashore on the island
.sIld and that his name Is John
FSarnock Of Virginia. Near the
me finds two woman's rings,
Nah bears an inscription -. r.
r Sept. 10. 1859" Katharine
sss highly specialized product
3,lng university. Her writings on
nroblem had attracted wide at
The son of multi-millionaire
infatuated with her. and they
nut her theories into practice.
ather ceremony than a hand
y On away together. A few days
uvscht shows her that the man
|(,ssed lofty ideals to possess her.
/. discovers that the man Is mar
Fsre drunk he attempts to kiss
M knocks him down and leaves
[.onscious and escapes In the
4 In gasoline launch. During a
IL is cast ashore on an island.
a.srs' teaching gives the man a
4 sducation. She becomes a Chris
Nm love for each other Is re-
.,hen he rescues her from a cave
/ n had been imprisoned by an
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been taught to do 1t from the begin
ming"
"The sight of you, your touch. the
air that hangs about your person,
they have taught me, and / am only
beginning now to show you how much
| love you"
"lf this be the beginning" she
laughed, what will be the end?"
There is no end" he replied laugh
ing in his turn.
But you came here TO tell me some
thing else"
when | started from the other side
of the island 1t seemed the greatest
thing that | could tell, but since | have
seen you"
MAN, man." she cried, with pleas
ant Impotence, what is it that you
saw"
Il think it is ship" he answered,
with sudden gravity.
"a ship!" she cried.
She laid her hand upon her heart
and sank down upon near by boul-
der If his words were true, what
would it mean to them both?
Il have never seen ship, but there
is dark object yonder," he point
ed across the island toward the farther
horizon, too far away for me to dis
tinguish what 1t is: but smoke rises
from it."
Let us gol"
She rose to her feet and extended
her hand. He took it and they began
to run. They ran as often as they
walked, except in the greater heat of
midday. 1.-the, free-limbed, lightly
clad, deep chested and strong, in this
emergency they headed straight
across the hill instead Of taking the
longer way around the sands. The
distance was not great. There was a
sort of rude path which they had
| made and often traversed, and in a
few moments they stood painting a
little, for they had been unusually
speedy and eager, on the top of the
hill.
"There!" cried the man, pointing to
seward.
His eyesight was better than hers
but hers was still sufficiently keen, as
she followed his outstretched arm and
extended finger, to see upon the far
| horizon dark object which was UNI
doubtedly ship. A hazy column OF
| smoke elongated behind 1t, and told
her 1t was steamer.
you were right" she said at last
little sob in her voice. ut is a ship
1t means rescue. The world is coming
to our shores"
My world is here" he returned
laying his hand upon her shoulder
and for answer she drew closer tt
him, glad to feel his clasp about hel
waist.
She had time to think how singular
ly like the language of convention
was the language of nature. 1t was
what any other man who loved would
have said, and in the same way.
That ship is passing by" he went
on. When l saw it as / woke this
morning, it was there. 1t goes rap
idly"
| hSot ohO ouiu, IL poSoCo w.
II care not" he interrupted 81 dom
want anything else or anybody else
Now that / have you, l am conten
here"
But we shall summon 1t and bring
it back" she went on, resolutely.
"How?" he asked curiously.
by lighting the beacon yonder."
Il had forgot that"
But did not Go back to the cav,
and bring the flint and steel. You viii
find them in the silver box on the
shelf by the Bible, and make haste.
Il will go the quicker. he said
turning to her, that | may be thu
sooner back with you"
He turned and bounded away Xix,
! a young deer. She watched hin
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lie.
pAPTER xl.-Continued.
Nv all stood here by me on the
all their excellencies and vir-
ne conferred upon one and she
you on the sand, my heart
turn to you. 1t isn't because
beautiful. You are beautiful,
not?"
man, he had no standards of
son. only the instinct for the
said So" she answered, smil-
lin and blushing In confusion.
y he cried. what men?"
b tell you tomorrow"
ighed deeply at the thought Of
Flation.
them" he continued, ut isn't
you are beautiful, or because
wise, or because you are
or because you are kind; 1t is
you are you that 1 love you"
II | were none of these
bid love you just the same"
am not what you think me in
Fiys."
bid never think highly enough
know that"
10, 1t isn't that. When | tell
topped and looked at Eim pa
! liter all the greater test was
then. "To err" she remem-
be ancient Latin proverb, was
to forgive divine" Would he
hn or divine in this trial? Had
trained him that he could for
unforgiveable? In more ways
ne her happiness depended
hat would be his course. If
ave her and condoned her
their love could have free
If ever opportunity for benz
IN It presented. But If he
the common course of men,
would any future union be-
them on the only terms to.
she could consent be impos-
1t ne would kill her heart, her
man-sometimes, she wildly
her trust in God.
ing, nothing" he repeated,
bu could tell me would make
erence,"
Eers have protested, she re-
fince time and the world be-
bid yet things told have made
fes. What would it do for their
This revelation of the morrow?
gain she realized that the test,
Frself were compelled to make
b not be exactly fair, for she
e at once prosecuting attor-
Eocate for the defense, even
phase the passer of judgment.
bid be the criminal and the
him. 1t would hardly be
for him to arrive at a correct
come to a determination UNI
&nd free. If she could have
tied him by some magic pow
g the children of men, and
I'm for auditory have told her
be test would be a true one.
NJ would do then after having
be worlds voices, the worlds
ri the worlds mockeries, would
ermine what he was. and in
way could that determine
arrived at. Though she strove
impartial as divinity, she
but make her defense coin
nth her revelation, her justifi-
IA the same time with her con-
Pm. He knew nothing of life
she and instinct had taught
n neither would be safe guides
A emergency. He could protest
, could believe his protests, but
II icy were uttered not merely
. ign heaven but before sur
men, they would be of little
"A II this by resolutely at last
II q ae creatures of circumstance
onment. She would have to
rod sI that she could on the
lis Aeanwhile she would, as she
rly enjoy the day. And so the
Gil aours wore away until the
by Tor the customary parting
y = would have abandoned, II
OF the new passion, or the
" 'uon Of the old passion, tht
on. rule, but she still preserved
leqA aihs remains Of her common
MI she clearly perceived tn
s'essary to go on as they
Ivy cannot proceed withou
'aons and these simple regu
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ably few persons In this country CT
in Europe. dreamed Of going to bed.
The streets were crowded, and while
some affected TO keep up their spirits.
the majority acted as though death
was inevitable. The women were, for
the most part. cooler than the men,
many of the latter being beside them
selves with terror. Here and there
street preachers organized prayer
meetings, and the sound OF hymns,
sung by thousands OF voices, echoed
with a Wild, despairing sound through
the night. Men were observed as q
rule to seek the companionship OF
their families, and forming little
groups on the doorsteps. clasped their
wives and children silently. Now and
then a troop of drunkards paraded
the streets, bowling parodies of pious
hymns. The theaters were open, but
they were nearly deserted, and the
burglars and pickpockets piled their
trade unmolested.
Thus the night wore on. until the
comet passed below the horizon and
the paler light of dawn began 10
manifest itself. Many weary men
and women had dropped asleep, and
thousands of young children were
sweetly sleeping in the arms Of their
anxious parents Suddenly the city
hall clock struck G. and a murmur
from the lips OF the watchers ar
nounced that the crisis OF their fate
was at hand. For moment the most
oppressive silence weighed upon the
city. Then the shrek of a hysterical
woman. who could no longer bear the
strain to which she hads been subject
ed, or the wild prayer OF an excited
fanatic broke the silence Suddenly,
at precisely four minutes after 6, a
slight, q hardly perceptible Earring Q:
the ground was felt. The comet had
struck us and We were still unhurt
The tumult that ensued was indie
scribable. The vast crowds at once
separated. People broke into unmean.
Ing laughter, and frantically clasped
hands with perfect strangers. A boy
detected In stealing a handkerchief
was seized upon and dubbed with
joyous enthusiasm by policeman
who a moment before had been upon
his knees. A general rush into the
hotels and eating houses for break
fast took place, and In half an hour
the city had resumed its accustomed
appearance.
The morning papers appeared three
hours later than usual. the presses
having been kept waiting until after
the collision. They contained no news
from Europe later than midnight, and
consequently we were left to imagine
the possible result of the shock on the
other hemisphere. About . o'clock
ahpttf tho Hnnly hogan IN
fall. and as the ebb rapidly continued.
II was evident that the sea was lie.
ceding. A tremendous current toward
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the narrows and the sea swept out
hundreds OF small craft. and In hair
an hour New York bay. the harbor
which had made this city the COM
mercial center OF the new world. hai
vanished In its place there stretcn-
Ell vast mud Hat, dotted with strand
ed vessels and forgotten wrecks. THO
East river totally disappeared, leaN-
ing only few pools of water In the
midst OF its channel. while the North
river wandered sluggishly through the
dreary waste OF mud where was once
The outer bay. and reached the sea
some three miles beyond Sandy HOOK.
vessels at the -docks-lay toppled
over and against one another, hope
lessly stranded New York was no
longer a maritime city. but had be-
come almost as much an inland town
as Poughkeepsie. The scepter or
maritime New York had passed away
forever.
An hour after the sea began To fall
hurricane bieH-~itA- tremendous
force until about o'clock In the a.
ternoon Meanwhile. from every part
of the coast from Canada TO Mexico,
and from Portland 10 San Francisco,
came the same Geographic story OF
the withdrawal OF the sea. II was now
plain that some terrible catastrophe
had followed the collision. and the
news from Europe was looked FOR
with painful anxiety
Continued Tomorrow
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Famous Gems of Prose
GRANTS FAME.
By James G. Blaine.

warrior Of modern times, nothing Is
so difficult as 10 decide" Gen Grant,
IN his services in the field. never once
exhibited indecicion This was the
quality which gave MIN his browning
Characteristic as a military leader:
he inspired his ruen with a sense or
their inyincibilay. and they were
theHceforth invincible,
Gen. Grants name Will survive be
cause it is indissolubly connected with
the greatest military and moral tri.
umph In the history of his country.
Ii the armies of the union had ultl.
inately failed. the vast and beneficent
designs Of Mr.. Lincoln would have
reen frustrated Gen. Grant would
taen have taken his place with that
.Ong and always increasing array Of
able men who are found wanting in
the supreme hour OF trial. But y
higher power controlled the result. In
the reverent expression OF Mr. Lincoln,
No human counsel devised. nor did
any moral hand work on; these great
things" In their accomplishment
these human agents were sustained
by more than human power, and
through them great salvation was
wrought for the land.
AS long, therefore. as the American
union shall abide with its blessings
OF law and liberty. Grants name shall
he remembered Nth honor; as long as
the slavery of human beings snail be
abhorred and the freedom OF man
cherished, Grants name shall be re-
called with gratitude; and in the
cycles OF the future the story OF Lin.
coins life can never be told without
associating Grant in the enduring
splendor OF his own fame
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OBSERVATIONS.

Rev. Carroll, head OF the Anti.
Saloon League OF Pennsylvania, says
there are not enough Democrats In
his state 10 keep the Republicans
straight. This suggests the cheering
thought that Pennsylvania surely has
enough Republicans to keep the Dem
ocrats from being crooked
Police being withdrawn. Berlin had
peaceable mass meeting OF 10000
citizens demanding the suffrage, Sun
day. Maybe King William has chang
ed his policy and is going 10 try to
vote 'eIn instead OF kill EN-.
Congress wants $4,000 more to
spend on investigating the cause OF
the high cost of living. Jimminy.
Maybe congress is that cause
Teddy. Jr.. after marriage VIII take
lob in San Francisco. Talk about
boarding lions and hippos In their
den. Just think OF a fellow Drawing
marriage and that San Francisco eli
mate at one and the same time!
Gov. Hughes is hot to have those
New York grafters branded with pub
lie scorn. but. for party reasons,
wants the scorn nursed until after the
election.
Taft says he's wedding no one out
of the party but wants all In the
ranks. Well. Bill, there are about
seven million holes in the ranks none
OF which would be too small for that
Ballinger.
Harden. that Berlin editor who ex
posed the scandal I'm the Kaiser's Of
fetal family, says that Teddy makes
more noise than the whole % presi-
dents who preceded him combined.
What, including the uproarious X. b.
Hayes, too?
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CHAPTER 10.
It Is unnecessary TO dwell upon the
steady increase OF the excitement
here in New York during the month
OF July. BY the first of August all
hope that we should escape a collision
had been abandoned. The only ques-
ton which now divided scientific
men was the hour when the collision
woulG take place. This became a
matter of the utmost Importance.
Were it TO occur during the day the
comet would strike somewhere on the
opposite hemisphere. and 1t was then
hoped that the people of the western
world might escape an injury. Most
OF the scientific men asserted that the
blow would fall at a. m, on the
tenth of August, and that the immedi-
ate point OF contact would be in the
plains of Siberia An unfortunate az
tronomer who took the opposite view.
and claimed that the comet would
strike near Washington, was de-
nounced traitor by the Tribune and
narrowly escaped mobbing There
was yet no apparent falling of in the
number OF customers at the shops and
brokers offices. or In the throngs
which filled the theaters. Ii was
known, however. that few large pur
chases OF goods were made by retail
merchants, and that business in real
estate was almost at a standstill
There was a strong revival of religion
N progress everywhere, but at the
same time the thieves and burglars
were unusually active. The police had
relaxed their strictness, and many OF
the patrolmen neglected their beats
to attend religious services.
On the ninth OF August for the first
time there was general neglect OF
business. The steamer for Liverpool
carried but two passengers, and the
railway trains were thinly patronized.
During the day the churches were all
open, and the stores were for the
most part closed. Wall-st alone kept
up its interest In worldly things, and
bought and sold as though no comet
had ever made Its appearance. Singu-
larry enough, a very large number OF
marriages were celebrated on this
day, though during the previous three
weeks there had been fewer mar
riages than at any time during the
last 20 years
The comet was now q stupendous
sight. It's nucleus was nearly as bril-
liant as the sun, and its tail swept be-
low the horizon. The press on the
morning OF the ninth admitted the
collision to be inevitable. with the
exception of the World. which still as
serted that the comet was receding,
and that the astronomers who assert
ed the contrary were ignorant per-
sons who had not read the World
Almanac.
During the night OF the ninth hard
ly anyone In the whole city, and prob
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The monopoly OF fame by the few
in this world comes from an instinct
Of human nature. Heroes cannot he
multiplied. The millions pass into on-
livion; only the units survive. Who
aided the great leader OF Israel TO con-
duct the chosen people over the sands
Of the desert and through the waters
Of the sea unto the Promised Land
Who marched with Alexander from
the Bosphorus 10 India? Who conf
manded The legions under Caesar in
the conquest OF Gaul? Who crossed
the Alps With the conqueror OF Italy
Who Fought with Wellington at
Waterloo? Alas how soon 1t may be
asked, Who marched with Sherman
from the mountain to the sea? Who
stood with Meade on the victorious
fielo OF Gettysburg? Who went with
Sheridan through the trials and tri-
umphs OF the blood-stained valley?
Napoleon said: THE rarest attrit-
ute among generals is 2-o'clock.in-the-
morning courage" Il mean" he added.
"unprepared courage. that which Is
necessary on an unexpected occasion.
and which, In spite OF the most un
forseen events. leaves full freedom OF
judgment and prc:nptness of decision. .
No better description could be given OF
the type OF courage which dis
tineuished Gen. Grant.
His constant readiness to fight was
another quality which. according 20
the same high authority, established
his rank as a commander. Generals. :
said the exile at st. Helena, are
rarely found eager to give battle; they
choose their positions, consider their
combinations. and then indecision be.
eins." Nothing, added this greatest
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near not being able TO finish. I had
an awful hard time convincing her that
she wasn't the head OF the house. You
see, Uncle Sam will have IL that the
husband is IT, even if he is a bald
headed little shrimp who has TO do
the family washing Il am master
here" she reared Madam" | said.
you may be. but the government
won't recognize it unless you hit Mr..
Mush on the bean with an AK and be-
come a widow"
made three more trips 10 the Batch
block 10 get the facts about Mr..
Hootitt, the party didn't get yester-
day He was out each time. and the
people around the building are begin
ming 10 think | have laundry bill
sgainst him.
Continued
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AS THE SHEARS GO THROUGH

average business man. The Socialist
administration in Milwaukee will
probably try to collect taxes more
firmly after assessing them more
equitably than before II will prob
ably try TO make the public service
corporations give the community more
for the great privileges they enjoy.
II will probably try TO make the city
a more pleasant place to live In and
treat the problem as one in which
every citizen, and not alone the bust
ness man, Is nterested-William NJ.
Reedy, In The Mirror.
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From Another Point of View

all poets Wy
And the price of bananas is going to slip
Have invited friends up strawberry
Wanted: BY Iona omatory wor, TIA,
/ with governor.
the one
hanty is the best Detroit got by Of Washington
don't
a o 10 wearh headlights
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More censusing I'm getting so
can earn my 2 l-2 cents per head.
Gee, it's a snapp when you strike &
don't find many like that.
Today | discovered some folks
named Mush. That was the husbands
name and he looked the part But his
wife didn't. She ought 10 change her
name. and | guess she'd do it il she
could. She Is a suffraget OF the Man
is-a-microbe" type. Everything went
lovely enough until asked If the head
of the house was born in this country
She thought | was asking about her
and began telling me when ! Clipped
in and said meant her husband Say
certainly started something, l came