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SYNOPSIS.

Baraka, a Tartar girl became enamored
Of 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 Wouid
love her in return for her disclosure.
girls relatives, who blocked up the en-
trance, and drew off the water supply,
leaving the couple to die. Baraka's cousin
Saad her betrothed, attempted to CLIMB
down a cliff overlooking the mine; but
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from water gourd Saad car
ried, dug his way out of the tunnel, ana
departed, deserving the girl and carrying
a bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started IN pur-
suit Margaret Dome CMargarita da
engaged in London to Konstantln 10
gotheti, a wealthy Greek financier. Her
intimate friend was Countess Leven;
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 Amerl-
can. who had become one of the richest
men in the world. Van Torp was IN love
with Margaret. and rushed to London as
soon as he heard of her betrothal. He
offered Lady Maud $5,0OOOOO for her pet
the singer from Logotheti. Baraka ap-
preached Logotheti at Versailles with
rubies to sell. He presented ruby to
Margaret. Van Torp bought a yacht and
Baraka in male attire. She gave him
ruby after the American had told her of
having seen in the United States a man
answering the description of the one she
loved. The American followed Margaret
to the Bayreuth "ParsifaP' festival Mar
garet took a liking to Van Torp, who pre-
sented her with the ruby Baraka had
given him. Count Kralinsky, a Russian,
arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp believed
him to be the one Baraka was pursuing.
Baraka was arrested in London on the
oh of ste
eler, the ruby she had sold to LogOtheti.
Two strangers were the thieves Lady
Maud believed that LogOthetis aSsocla-
lions with Baraka were open to susp1-
cion, and so informed Margaret. Van
TOrp believed that Kralinsky was the
cowboy he had known in his young man
hood. Logotheti secured Baraka's re-
lease. and then, with her as his guest
went to sea on his yacht Erinna. Baraka
explains her plans for revenge on the
man who had deserted her and left her
to die. Logotheti succeeds in moderat11g
her rage Lady Maud arrived in Bay
geuth
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II ve VIII Find a Wav

Oberlin was the first coeducational
college in this country. In the early
days they had rule that in case
and in a room, at least one chair
should be between them. One even
ing an instructor, passing one of the
small sitting rooms, was Mortified at
behol1ing a young man and young
woman occupying the same chair.
"Sir," he demanded of the man stud
dent, what is the meaning of this
outrageous behavior? Do you not
know the rules of the college?"
"Why-er-dont they say that if
man and a girl sit alone in a room
they shall have one chair between
them ?"-Everybody's
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ooh, yes, and with your name to it,
too. Well have everything on earth
that money can buy to make perfect
opera, and I'll guarantee iE'll pay after
the first two seasons. That is, If you'll
work at it as hard as l will. But
you've got to work, Miss Dome, you've
got to work, or it's no use thinking OF
it. That's my opinion"
'Tll work like Trojan!" cried Mar
garet enthusiastically
She had enough experience in her
self, and enough knowledge OF the
conditions to believe that her own
hard work, combi1 ed with Van Torp $
unlimited capital, could and certainly
would produce such an opera house,
and bring to it such artists as had
never been seen and heard, except
perhaps in Bayreuth, during It's nrst
great days. now long past.
Then. too, he had put the matter
before her so skillfully that she co Id
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-02-10
RARE TYPE OF MAN
Rev. Watson Dana Never Tipped
Hat to a Woman.
Archboid's Cousin Never Touched
Liquor, Tobacco, and Has Not
Seen a Theatrical Perform
ance, Though 20 Years Old.

Kansas City Mo,-Rev. Watson
Dana, cousin of the late Charles A.
Dana, the famous editor of the New
York Sun. and Of John d. Archbold,
the Standard Oil multi-millionaire,
who visited in this city at the home
of his son, 1916 Tracy avenue recent
ly, although more than 70 years old,
has never raised his hat to woman.
and declares he never will.
mo man has greater respect for
womankind than l." said Rev. Mr..
Dana "but for a man to raise his hat
to her is an act of sacrilege. The
Bible teaches us to uncover on enter
ing the temple of the most high. and
this mark of respect l reserve for my
God"
Mr. Dana has never touched liquor,
never chewed tobacco, smoked or
gambled, has never told a lie and has
preached the Gospel for 80 years. He
has never entered a theater or seen a
theatrical performance, has never
travelled a mile on train or boat on
Sunday.
He has not an enemy in the world
and has never spoken unkindly of his
fellowman. He has the reputation of
being the best loved man in Ohio.
He has given away a fortune, but has
never been involved in a lawsuit and
has never had fight.
Rev. Watson Dana's great-grand-
father was one of the party that first
settled in Washington county, Ohio,
In 1778. They founded the town OF
Newport, a city that is surrounded
with historical spots and famous
places.
He was born in 1886 in the house
his father built on Dana's run, with.
in a stones throw of the Dana mill,
whose crumbling stone walls served
for pictures for many famous artist
His father was a minister and the
boy grew up in an atmosphere OF re-
ligion. Early in life he began preach
ing. AS he expresses 1t, his college
course was taken behind the counter
of country store and his theological
course on horseback.
There was not railroad In the
state in his boyhood and many a ride
of 80, 40 and so miles he has taken
on horseback that he might be able
to preach to a few farmers and set
tiers in a little neighborhood, toe
poor to support minister,
Time and again he has been called
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the street, wasn't it, Miss Dome?
Things must have been quite lively
just then, where it happened. l sup
posed you knew"
Mrs. Rushmore explained that she
had never heard any details.
Besides said Mr.. Van Torp, in an
swer, though not quite relevantly
Everybody always calls her Lady
Maud instead of Countess Leven,
which she has on her cards"
"She would naturally use the higher
title" observed Mrs Rushmore rev.
erently.
We'll, now, about that" objected
Mr.. Van Torp, I'm bound to say I
think the daughter of an English earl
as good as a Russian count, anywhere
west of Siberia. / don't know how
they figure those things out at courts
when they have to balance 'em up for
seats at dinner party, of course.
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There was no mistaking the sup
pressed excitement and delight in her
voice. If he had possessed the intel
ligence of Mephistopheles and the
charm of Faust he could not have said
anything more subtly pleasing to her
dignity and her vanity.
"Of course" he said, ''it needn't be
a very large sum. Still it ought to be
something that would make differ
ence to you"
She hesitated a moment, and then
spoke rather timidly.
81 think perhaps-if we did it
could manage hundred thousand
pounds she said. Would that be
too little, do you think?"
The large mouth twitched and then
smiled pleasantly.
That's too much he said, shaking
his head. "You mustn't put all your
eggs in one basket. A hundred thou
sand dollars would be quite enough
as your share of the capital, with op-
ton to buy stock of me at par, up to
a million, or so, if it's a success"
Really? Would that be enough?
And, please, what is stock in such a
case?"
"Stock." said the financiel, sis lit
tie plant which, when well watered,
will grow like the mustard seed, till
all the birds of Wall street make their
nests in it's branches. And if you don't
water it too much, it'll be all right. In
our case, the stock is going to be
that share of the business which most
people sell to raise money, and which
we mean to keep for ourselves. / al
ways do it that way, when circum-
stances allow. I once bought all the
stock of a railroad for nothing, for
instance, and sold all the bonds, and
let it go bankrupt. Then | bought
the road one day, and found all the
stock was in my own pocket. That's
only a little illustration. But | guess
you can leave the financial side in my
hands. You won't lose by it, I'm pref
ty sure"
II fancy not!" Margaret's eyes
clasped tightly on her knee, and she
was leaning forward a little. BE
sides" she went on, sit would not be
the money that l should care about!
I can earn more money than l want,
and l have a little fortune of my own
the hundred thousand I offered you
Oh, no! 1t would be the splendid
power to have the most beautiful
music in the world given as it could
be given nowhere else! The JOY OF
singing myself-the parts l can sing
in the most perfect surroundings!
An orchestra picked from the whole
world of orchestras, the greatest liv-
ing leaders, the most faultless chorus!
And the scenery, and the costumes
everything as everything could be, if
it were really, really the best that
can be had! Do you believe it is pos
sible to have all that?"
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4heti was going all the way round to
the Mediterranean on his yacht with
some one for company, and that the
voyage was a long one. After what
Lady Maud had said, there was not
the least doubt in her mind as to his
companion, who could be no one but
Baraka. He had been told that he
was not wanted at Bayreuth, and he
was celebrating the sunset of his
bachelor life in his own way. That
was clear. If he received the tele-
gram that had just been sent to him,
he would get it at Gibraltar, should
he stop there, and as for answering it
before Margaret left Bayreuth, she
was inclined to make such thing i'm
possible by going away the next morn
ing, if not that very night
Her angry reflections and Mrs.
Rushmore's lecture on the Importance
O. geography in education were inter
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"Tea with Children"

"Tea," says the London Chronicle.
Gin the garden is one of the best.
established of our mid-Victorian insti.
tuticns. Mr.. E. V. Lucas-who is a
connoisseur of the caddy-recalls in
his essay, The Divine Leaf story
of the late Arthur Cecil, who once en-
countered the following inscription in
a garden at Kew: Tea, plain, Cd;
tea, with shrimps, 3D.; tea, with chill
dren, Is.
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Rev. Watson Dana.

late at night to ride through storm
and cold to the bedside Of some par
ishioner. He frequently walked miles
to preach rather than profane the Sab
bath by taking a convenient train. He
has never had his life insured. He
holds that life insurance Is specie
of gambling. with life and death as
stakes.
At one time he was wealthy; to-day
he has practically nothing. There are
many persons who owe him and who
will never pay, knowing he will not
bring suit for recovery.
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Not the Worst.

ST must confess that don't sleep
well while travelling by train" said
Mr.. Chuggins. Il had terrible dream
last night"
81 understand they had some trou-
BILE on the road"
"Yes. I dreamed my motor car ran
over an embankment, smashed the en-
zine and tore the transmission out by
the roots. You can't imagine how re-
lieved felt when awoke and found
It was only q railway collision" !.
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The Ascent.

Guide-After this point, there's no
vegetation; 500 meters higher, no
beer; and after another 500, no post
cards. "-Meggendorfer Batter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-08

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Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes IL TO
herself to give Lydia i. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
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CHAPTER XII Ccontinnedl


Lady Maud disappeared below, leav-
ing the two together, for Mrs. Rush
more and Kralinsky had found pleas
ant sheltered place to sit, further aft,
and the Count was explaining to the
good American lady the delicious Rus
sian mysteries of "Borshtsh,' - "Shtshf,"
''Kasha." and "Smyetany." after ex-
tolling the unapproachable flavor of
fresh surgeons roe, and explaining
that "caviare' is not at all the Rus
sian name for it and is not even a
Russian word; and Mrs. Rushmore lis
tened with intense interest and stood
up for her country, on a basis of
Blue Point oysters, planked shad, can
vas-backs, and terrapin done in the
Philadelphia manner, which she
maintained to be vastly superior to
the Baltimorian; and each listened to
the other with real interest.
Van Torp and Margaret had not
been alone together for five minutes
since they had left Bayreuth on the
previous day, but instead of talking,
after Lady Maud was gone. the pTima
donna began to sing very softly and
eautifuEly-nothing grand nor very
difficult; not the waltz-song that had
made her famous, nor the Good Fri
day" music which she could never
sing to the world, but sweet old me-
lodious songs she had learned when
a girl; Shubert's "SerenRde" and ave
Maria" and Tosti's Malta" and then
Beethoven's Adelaide" and Van
Torp was silent and perfectly happy,
as we'll he might be
When she bid Van Torp goodnight
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! become some one else! 1 swear to
you, on my mothers soul in heaven,
that l thought of nothing but that
to set you free and begin life over
again as another man. No thought of
marrying has ever crossed my mind
Do you think 1 could be as bad as
that? But I'm not defending myself
how could I? All the right is on
your side, and all the wrong on mine.
And now would give heaven and
earth to undo it all and to come back
to youl"
Lady Maud drew as far as she could
into the corner where the fanhouse
Joined the engine skylight. She had
not expected this; it was too much re-
pentance; it was too like real at
tempt to WIN her again. He had not
seen her for more than three months;
she knew she was very beautiful; bis
fleeting passion had come to life
again, as he had. But her old repul-
sion for him was ten times stronger
than when they had parted, and she
shrank back as far as she could, with
out speaking. From far below the
noiseless engines sent a quick vibra-
ton up to the ironwork of the sky
light. She felt 1t, but could hardly
tell 1t from the beatings of her own
heart. He saw her shrinking from
him and was wise.
Don't be afraid of met" he cried. IN
a low and pleading tone. Not that!
Oh, please not that! I will not come
nearer; will not put out my hand to
touch yours, swear It to you! But
/ love you as 1 never loved you be.
fore; l never knew how beautiful you
were till had lost you, and now that
/ Rave found you again you are a
thousand times more beautiful than in
my dreams! No, ! ask nothing!
have no right to ask for what have
thrown away! You do not even pity me,
/ think! Why should you? You were
free when you thought me dead. and
have come back to be a burden and
a weight on your life. Forgive me.
forgive me, my lost darling, for the
sake Of all that might have been, but
don't fear me! Pity me. If you can,
but don't be afraid of me. Say that
you pity me little. and I shall be sat.
isfied, and grateful, tool"
Lady Maud was silent for a few sec
onds, while he stood. turned towards
her. his hands clasped in a dramatic
gesture, as If still impIoring her com.
miseraUon.
Il do pity you" she said at last.
quite steadily, for Just then she did
not fear that he would try to touch
even her hand. II pity you, If you are
really in love with me again. pity
you still more If this is a passing
thing that has taken hold of you
merely because you still think me
handsome. But will never take
you back to be my husband again.
Never That is finished, for good and
ALL"
"Ah. Maud, listen to me-" II
But she had already slipped out OF
the corner and was Walking slowly
away from him, not towards the 9TH
ers, but aft, so that he might join her
quietly before going back to them. He
was a man of the world and under
stood her. and did what was expected
of him. Almost as soon as he was be-
side her, she turned to go forward
with her leisurely, careless grace.
We've been standing a long time" !
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most men, and seemed 20 have what
I thought was necessary-fortune and
decent position. No. don't interrupt
me. We soon found out that we did
not care for each other. You went
your way, and I went mine. I don't
mean to reproach you, for when I
say you were beginning to be tired of
me I did nothing to keep you. 1 my
self was tired of 1t already But what
ever you may have thought. I was
faithful wife. Mr.. Van Torp had
given me a great deal of money for
my charity, and does still. ! can ac-
count for it. I never used a penny of
it for myself, and never shall; and
he never was, and never will be. any
more than trusted friend. I don't
know why you chose to disappear
when the man who had your pocket
book was killed and you were said to
be dead. It's not my business. and if
you choose to go on living under an
other name, now that you are rich
again, 1 shall not betray you. and few
people will recognize you, at least in
England, so long as you wear that
beard. But you had 1t when we were
married, and l knew you at once, and
when / heard you were to be of the
party here, I made up my mind at
once that I would accept the invita-
ton and come too. and speak to you
as I'm speaking now When I be-
heved you were dead forgave you
everything, though I was glad you
were gone; frankly. did not wish
you alive again, but since you are,
God forbid that I should wish you
dead You owe me two things in ex-
change for my forgiveness: First,
yours, II I treated you ungenerously
or unkindly; and, secondly, you ought
to take back every word you ever said
to me about Mr.. Van Torp. for there
was not a shadow of truth in what
you thought. VIII you do that? I
ask nothing else
Indeed I will, my dear Maud" said
Count Kralinsky, in a voice full of
emotion.
Lady Maud drew a long breath. that
trembled little as it left her heated
lips again. She had done what she
believed most firmly to be right. and
It had not been easy. She had not
been surprised by his patient silence
while she had been talking for she
had felt that it was hers to speak and
his to listen
Thank you" she said now. 81 shall
never go back to what I have said.
and neither Of US need ever allude TO
old times again during this trip. 1t
will not last long. for l shall probably
60 home by land from the first port
we touch. and it is not likely that we
shall ever meet again. If we do, 1
shall behave as If you were Count
whom I have met abroad,
neither more nor less. I suppose you
will have conscience enough not to
marry. Perhaps, If I thought another
woman's happiness depended on 1t, /
would consent to divorce you, but you
shall never divorce me-"
mo power could make me wish to-"
Kralinsky answered, still deeply |
81 was mad in those days, |
Maud; 1 was beside myself, between |
my debts and my entanglements with 1
women not fit to touch your shoes. /
I've seen it all since. That is the chief /
reason why 1 chose to disappear from
society when 1 had the chance, and |
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.


TIERS.
CHAPTER L-Baraka. Tartar girl
Seaame enamored OF q golden bearded
lng nsrhs In the vidinlty of her home In
safion Of a mine Of ruDaes hopsNg that
the stranger would love her In return for
the cave BY the girls relatives. who
hlocked up the entrnapA and drew on
sss sgDgs ss sas s ses sssDs Z
Attempeed TO climb DOWN oltH oveEa2Rk-
Ing ths mine; but the traveller shot bin;
sa se S's canss1 f avg ass o TaS one q De
tunnel. and departed deserting the SRI
Sathered ali the gems she could carry.
and started In pursuit.
CHAPTER u.-Mangaret Doune (1Gar-
gsrita de- Coraoval. famous prime Son-
stsntin Logothett wsztsny Groeh Gnan-
band had been killed BY bonb in 81.
Petersburg; and Lady Maud's most inti-
American. who had been a cowboy &
early life, but had become enc OF the
IN nov love Wi With a MarEaTet e ana rushed h to
9; as soon as pc heard Of her 5oo pc be-
for her pet charity II she would AID him
in winning the singer from LcgOthsd.
CHAPTER Iu-Baraka approached
Logotheu at Versailles with rubies to
sell
CHAPTER VIVIAN Torp bought .
yacht and sent it to Venice He was
visited by Baraka, who gave him a ruby
after the American had told her of hav-
ing seen In the United States a man an
swering the description of the one she
loved
CHAPTER v.Irhe American followed
Margaret to the Bayreuth 'rPa<SifaI' fes-
tivai.
CHAPTER vL-Cou4t KraIinsky. a
Russian, arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp
believed him TO be the one BarakS was
pursuing.
CHAPTER vIT.-Baraka was arreste1
In London on the charge Of stealing from
Pinney. a jeweler. the ruby she had sold
to IOsothed. Two strangers were the
thieves. Lady Maud believed that Logo
thetf's association with Baraka were
open to suspicion, and so informed Mar
garet
CHAPTER William Torp believed
known in his young manhood.
CHAPTER IX-Logotheti secured Ba-
raka's release. and then, with her as his
CHAPTER X--Baraka explains her
deserted her and left her to die. Logo
theft succeeds in modeFating her rage.
CHAPTER XI.-Lady Maud arrived in
Beyretth. Margaret ana Van Torp en-
tered into an agreement 10 build a IRE
mendous opera house in New York.
CHAPTER xII-The thief who stole
the ruby from Mr.. Pinney is arrested IN
New York and the stone recovered Lady
Maud confides to Van Torp that she pc
Geyes Kralinsky to be the husband she
had believed dead. Van Torp promises
his help to unravel the mystery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-08

she said, as If the conversation had
been about the weather. 81 want TO
sit down"
Il am in earnest" he said. very
low.
$50 am l." answered Lady Maud
They went on towards the wheel
house side by side, without haste. and
not very near together, like two or
binary acquaintance.
ITO hn Hnntinnnd L
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tors said 1 could not
get well unless 1
had an operation.
/ knew / could not
the strain Of
one, so l wrote to
you sometime ago
about my h e alth
and you told me
what to do. After
taking Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and
Blood Purifier / am
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-08
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkhan'S
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, I'LL was troubled with
falling and Inflammation and the doc