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might see you, thats you were brouehe
here. and I alone am responsible."
1T is q most extraordinary proceed
Ing" said the girl nervously. Il cant
imagine why was brought to you"
1T was necessary for me to see
you," returned the man
Then why didn't you come to my
house?"
Il could not"
why notr'
There are reasons which win prob
ably render me forever an unwelcome
visitor to your house"
Il believe" said the girl slowly.
slowly. "that something very serious
must have happened. or you would not
have had me brought here"
Il can scarcely bear to tell you"
You alarm me beyond measured"
cried the girl. pressing her hands to
her breast a. II to still its wild throb.
bing. You must not keep me In sus.
pense any longer! What ID It that you
have to tel, me? What is It that u
likely to come between us?"
"This." responded Gormly. handing
her few typewriter sheets of paper
Am ! to read this?" she asked. II
king It from him and looking very
straight at him.
He was very pale now and she was
scarcely less white.
Waltz" said the man. as she lifted
the paper and bent her head. per
haps It would be more merciful to
tell you"
"Just as you think best am a
strong woman. I can bear anything
Is It about" there was . long pause
my fatherr"
He nodded his head.
what has he donef"
Miss Haldane." he began. II say to
You quite simply that I would rather
be dead than stand here AZ I do now
with the burden Of telling you that
your father IL the head and front, the
backbone, the brains. the genius. the
everything. Of the Gotham Freight
company and the Sachem society"
MY Godl" exclaimed Miss Haldane
the paper dropping from her fnger'
to the floor.
She was paler than ever. She stared
at him almost in dumb incomprehen
sion. Her body swayed slightly. Corn
" stepped closer to her. seized heI
gently. supported her to q chair By
the library table. She put her face
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full business career had confronted
him with crises Of moment But he
had never contemplated anything
which imposed so hard q task upon
his Judgment and his feelings as the
approaching interview. What means
young Haldane would take to induce
his sister to come with him, how
much of what had transpired he would
tell her. 0ormly had no means Of
knowing Of course: but he felt con-
fident that by hook or crook the young
woman would be produced. and that .
few minutes would find him face to
face with her.
He did not In the least know how
to begin or what to say. and the more
he thought Of II the more difhcult
became the situation. II was well
that the time for reflection was short.
Il 10 better for q man who has to do
great things to do them before the
mental and spiritual enemy has time
TO instil doubts into the mind. And
II was with Q feeling Of relief In his
growing apprehension and misery.
therefore. that he heard the front
door open. He heard voices that he
knew In the hall. and In another mo-
ment the library door was opened and
Miss Haldare entered the room alone.
He had risen on her approach and
stood confronting her. She vas svi-
deatly greatly surps1ssA
Il did not know yg1 we're here. she
began -Livingstsas d1l not tan ne.
! ID mt expect-
TT was to zee N. o. 3 ther that I
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SYNOPSIS

"A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
Hscinated with the bold. artful wife Of q
erunken prospsetor In western mining
ar: sS sGo: sy
@nSdlin s,,a In husband He :. shot hot By b.. the
sSss sm.e e .as fHd' i1 ,A:i4 sh sS:
ban; e l. Ms.hsastsa; e: youth S put, = he. he.
Stirrup strap. Seeing he 10 an impede
Z snow drift and rides on. Hail.. Hall. frozen ,,,.,
L the train bear. the woman away.
twenty-five years later, this man, George
kormiy e Z multi; ;miilIonairs .,s,,. II New
6eautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
Ind co-operates with her in her work
Gormiy becomes owner Of st stesmship ,a ship
dermen. backed by the Gotham Traction
eompany. An automobile accident brings
" announces that he viii be mayor Of
New York and redeem the city from cor
Suption. The political DECLARATION OF the
sensation. The whole machinery OF the
city's detective force II to be used to dig
up something damaging to Gormly. The
to the merchant candidate. under pres
cure. dividss and the campaign WAKES
warm A resolution 10 introduced grant
franchise. Oormly offers ten million dol
lars for the franchise. Miss Haidane con-
graduates 0ormiy on what she terms .
hew Declaration OF Independence. and he
pnakss an unexpected declaration Of love.
He q shocked BY the confirmation Of his
suspicious that her father 10 the head
and backbone of the notorious traction
company which he II attempting to over
fathers connection with the Gotham
Traction company. and II incensed. In
an interview between 0ormly and Hal
dane the latter practically offers his
daughters hand a. q bribe for 0ormiy to
withdraw. 0ormly refuses.
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in her hands and rocked to and fro
silently.
1T can't be true." she said at last
You are mistaken. Surely not my
father In that sink of corruption and
bribery and iniQuity and shame! Say
II isn't truei"
Il wish to heaven I could say n:
but" The man shook his head. II
told you that would rather have been
dead than have brought this upon
you"
You are not to blame" answered
the woman. her sense Of Justice upper
most. 1T II the fact itself that kills,
II II be fact There must be some
mistake.
II wish there was"
"Are you sure absolutelyr'
Your father confessed II here In
this room . half hour ago"
Why do you tell me Of itr'
because" vas the answer, the
whole world has to know It. and I pre-.
fsrred to tell you myself rather than
let you get It from the newspapers.-
You are going 70 publish itf"
Tomorrow morning"
But why-Whyr
She threw uD nsr arms IN nervoaa
appeal
Think" said ths man, 1T ID the one
fact thst makes my election certain. !"
And does your ambition run to The
vreehng q NJ fa1hsrs god name
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RED.
Irs the Red Blood cerpvseiss rhas
Proper Food Makes.

An Ohio woman says Grape-Nuts
food gave her good red blood and re-
stored the roses Of youth to . COM
plexion that had been muddy and
blotchy. She says:
For 10 years had stomach trouble
which produced breaking out on my
face. The doctors gave It long Latin
name, but their medicines failed to
cure II. Along with this l had fre-
Quent headaches. nervousness and us-
ually pain In my stomach after meals.
II got disgusted with the drugs.
stopped them and coffee on short. and
quit eating everything but fruit ana
Grape-Nuts. with Postum for my table
beverage.
.The headaches, stomach trouble
and nervous weakness disappeared ~
most like magic. which showed that
when the cause was removed and
good food and drink used nature vas
ready to help.
my blood was purified and my COM
ple,ion became like q young girl'aI
while my weight was increased from
90 to 100 pounds in few months-
good, solid firm flesh. where It used
to be soft and tiabby. An
Il recommended Grape-Nuts and
Postum to one Of my friends. Who 80
amicted as | had been. She follouo1
my advice and in short tine vAs -.
stored 10 complete health ard q abQue
. rnon,hs hsr weight fncreasoA fFnm
100 to lis pounds.
-Our doctor, observing the e1sct =
Grape-Nuts and Postum In our oAnonL
declared. the other day. that h voQnl
hereafter prescribe these fooo ~
ucts for gastritis." Name gtvoa ~
Postum Co. Battle Greek, Moi
Read the little book. 'The loo1 =
Wellville." in pkgs. There's , poon :
Ever read the sbsvs 1s1o1EA y -
- s..~ar. fFom 49, - -
ees Gessise, tssss - -
n1og0s4 i
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Fat

There Is a certain mark on the
scales. beyond which the indicator sig.
nifies fatness instead OF heavy -setness
or plumpness.
Fat people are usually regarded as
jolly and carefree individuals, who
spend their lives In rollicking laugh
ter and joyous song.
As q matter Of fact. when they pass
the 200 mark they begin to worry over
their weight. II In alleged that worry
makes people thin. but fat person
will worry enough to cause the aver
age thin person to disappear utterly.
and keep gaining all the time.
When fat II ones destiny. he may
try Turkish baths. only to nnd that
his system absorbs pounds and pounds
OF water.
Rolling is prescribed as . cure. and
In neighborhoods where fat people
live you may hear prodigious thumps
and bumps and means and groans ~
of some one falling up and down
stairs. This only increases the appe-
lite.
Fasting is recommended. but Upton
Sinclear has pretty nearly run II into
politics.
As to exercise. o certain man who
weighed 2s6 pounds took . severe
course Of exercise: ne walked. no ran.
he boxed and worked like . horse. and
at the end Of six months his fat had
vanished. being replaced by 2ss
pounds Of arm and solid muscle.
Eminent authorities are coming 10
the conclusion that fat II like the
color Of the hair: II cannot be changed
much even II you diet
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GETS DAMAGES OF 81.
End OF Bordeaux rankin Lawsuit al
Butte.

Butte.-The judgment for 81 dam.
ages In favor OF Lillian d. Franklin
against John X. Bordeaux was filed In
Judge Lynch's court at cost OF S2.50.
The unique question Of costs will be
decided later. II being disputed wheth-
er a judgment for 81 can carry costs.
This is the smallest Judgment OF the
term. Plaintiff will move for new
trial. Bordeaux is well known
wealthy mining man Of this city. and
was sued for $4,000 by Miss Franklin.
q cook at Bordeaux's hotel. II being
alleged that Bordeaux had mauled her.
because she had cooked eggs for him
which were other than the ones he
had bought and marked himself.
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"Jinkers." said the friend who was
looking over the new building. ~
don't see why In the world you didn't
make your second and third stories
larger. They are too small for lofts
and almost too narrow for Railways.
What do you expect to do with them ?"
20. I'm not going to leave them a.
they are" was the Sage reply from
Jinkers. The carpenters will be here
tomorrow to put In partitions and
make three ive room suites Of apart.
ments on each noor."
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ro BE coNrINuEpo
On oussns's First Fleht.

A monument Of the gallant Admiral
Du Quesns has Just been provided st
Bouchet where he vas buried In ieso.
and the story Of his 0rst nsht 10 there.
fore opposite. He was the son a .
ship builder, and at the 49, q ~ vas
placed In command of one of his
father's vssssls- He sailsd fertA. -
pisd Q Dutch vessel. boarded it. com
psllsd Il to surrender and brought Il
into port Not until he had besn car.
risd through the streets in triumph
on The shoulders Of his fellow towns
men diA Il occur to the o@cials that
Tsanoe anA Holland veeo 6 DsaoA
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N They All Knew,

A woman speaker told New York
suffrage meeting that I'VE women
haven't concentration. Our minds just
90 flirting around and don't get any.
where" Considering which. 10 II not
superfiuous for mere man to muss
about In womeu's affairs when they
know themselves so well?-St. Louis
Post. Diapatch.
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NECK or DRIVER BROKEN.
Montana Ranch Manager Meets Death
on . Highway.

Missoula. - william Isbaster. man.
ager of the Higgins ranch. was killed
instantly. AS he was returning home
the horse he was driving shied and
pulled the buggy into small cotton
wood sapling. The vehicle ran over
the tree. bending IL down. The buggy
was overturned and lsbaster fell un.
der IL and his neck was broken.
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CHAPTER xIIi.-contlnusd

Il love your daughter in ways that
but would not take her on such con-
ditions as those you mean me to infer:
I would not degrade her by thinking
Of her on such terms, even II lost her
forever. ! am unworthy of her now.
God knows! but would be SO far be-
meath her under such circumstances
that ! could not even look at her
again. I don't understand how she
could have been born Of such q IA
ther."
'T will not be talked to In that man.
ner by you. sir" cried Haldane. who
did not lack courage. 'T here and
now definitely decline your proposal
for my daughters hand"
Il win take that declination from
her, and from no one else!" said
Gormly.
"She will repeat It. am sure. II she
hears with what insolencs you have
treated me-"
"And pray God for the sake of her
love toward you and her respect to-
ward you that she may never hear one
word of what you have said. l have
had enough of this interview. Mr.. Hal
dane"
He turned to the door.
'Wait!" said Haldane.
"To hear another infamous PROPOSE
don from your"
mo. sir. But I have something
more to say. and It is this: You are
-l-
that you might be glad for q little ju-
dicious silence"
What do you meanT
Never mind what I mean. You
publish what you have there at your
peril! I warn you that In two days
thereafter. your name will ring as Q
scoundrel and q blackguard through
out the United States"
Having tried bribery and failed.
you now resort to threats" said CORN
". But that you are her father"
He clenched his fst. stood staring .
minute. then shrugged his shoulders.
shook his head and turned away.
"You won't be warned. thenr" said
Haldane.
Not by you"
And you intend to publish my con-
neotionf'
Everywhere"
= snail tell Eleanor that you have
done It."
Il shall tell her myself" returned
Gormly. tearing open the door. Hal
dane." he called. as he stepped into
the hall. When the young man pre-
sented himself, he thus addressed
him: your father and ! have had q
rather painful interview. into the de-
tails of which 1t is not necessary to
enter. I have only to say that the
story I told you goes to the newspa.
pers tonight. And now." he held out
ais hand. "goodby. I wish that we
might have fought together until the
end"
But We are going to fight together
until the end" cried the young man
Aercely. II love my father. and until
now ! have always respected him. I
have been content to follow his lead;
but can do so NO longer"
you will both Of you live to regret
g." cried old Haldane after q bitter
look at the pair. With his head high
he marched out through the door. DO
your worsti- he said ere he closed II
behind him. You WIN see what win
happen to you In day or twoi"
What does Il meanf" asked Miss
Stewart
TT means" said livingstone. that
my father b tangled up with q gang
Of scoundrels; that he II the brain
and backbons Of the Gotham Freight
Traction company that ve are Aght-
ing: anA that he u in close alliance
With ths eaehs0 society. Il means
hat weNmy family ana Eare dis
honored. II means that I no longer
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mo doubt" We say to the modists.
'there are puzzling problems to solve
In your profession"
20 yes" she replies. For Instance.
II is a. hard to figure how much eoods
to put in . street dress - Il u 10
decide how much to leave out Of q
bathing dress"
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RACING HOME FROM FUNERALS
To BE Made Expensive Sport In Mon.
tanA Town.

Butte. = Police Judge Boohr an.
nounced that hereafter every fine
imposed for fast driving would be
500 or more. regardless Of circum-
stances or persons. Heretofore. the
fine has been $40. The police magis-
trate's announcement Is an effort Of
the Socialist administration to break
up racing between rigs from the GENE.
teries below Butte back to the city.
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'She claims that her ancestors
Itood torturing with red.hot pinchers."
II believe IT, She can wear shoes
three sizes too small and look happy
-liarper's Weekly.
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CHAPTER XIV.

cormiy Rssists His Greatest Tsmpta-
tlon.
Gormly had faced many difncult sit
uations In his life. Even his success
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Ingenious WINE.

.willie." said the mother OF . small
boy, why didn't you answer when
called your Didn't you hear met.
Yes. mamma" replied Willie. hut
didn't hear you very good"
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long, but was capable. and he chose
in his second son Kanghi capable
successor. In his long reign, from
1861 to 1922, the Manchu power was
consolidated, the Mongols of the
northwest represented, and the Chi
nese dominions extended into Tibet
Kanghi was succeeded by a capable
son, Yung Ching, after whom followed
in 1885 his son, KEN Lung, in whom
the glories of the Manchu power
reached their highest point. The au-
thority of the dragon throne was rec
ognized from Corea to Tibet, and
from the AIlur to Nepaul on the from
tier of India and far down into Burma
KEN Lung abdicated in 1896. and
the three emperors who followed may
be briefly described as Kiaking the
Incompetent. Taoukwang the Ignorant
and Hienfung the Obstinate. In sthese
three reigns, ending in 1851, China
came into conflict with the western
pow ers and suffered the long devasta-
ton of the great Tapping rebellion
The stupid pride of Hienfung and the
treachery of his ministers were pun
ished by his expulsion from his capt.
tai by English and French bayonets.
To Hienfung succeeded nomina1ly
his infant son Tungchi. The real
power was in the hands of Prince
Kung and two women, Tsi-An. Hen
fung's chief wife, and Tsu-Tsi, the
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young mother of TungcII. The latter
was the famous dowager empress of
recent years.
To Tungchi dying not without sus-
picions of poison when he had barely
attained his majority in 1875, nomi-
naIly succeeded Kwangsu, another
child. How Kwangsu, on attaining
his majority in 1889, attempted sweep
ing reforms, and how he was deposed
by a palace intrigue is a familiar story.
And so we come to little Pu-yi, the
child of six, with whom the Manchu
dynasty seems likely to end as it be-
gan; but with an important difference.
The guardians of little Chunchi ESQ
years ago were capable warriors and
shrewd statesmen. The guardians of
little Pu-yi are neither The Manchu
stock Sc ans to have run out.-Chicago
Inter Ocean
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CHINA UNDER THE TsINGs.
Interesting Traits of Rulers of the
Present Dynasty.

If the little Emperor Pu-yi should
be the last of the Manchus to sit upon
the Dragon Throne of China it would
be a curious coincidence The Man
chu dynasty would end as it began
with a child
From the end of the sixteenth cen
fury to the beginning of the eighteenth
one of the Manchu clan families pro-
duced a succ ession of able men. The
first was Noorhachu, a tribal chief,
who toward the end Of the sixteenth
century began to consolidate the Man
chu clans and to extend his authority.
He defeated Chinese armies and when
he died in 1928 had advanced his
frontier to the Liaoyang river and
made the city of the same name his
capital.
His son Taitsong continued the at
tack upon China, conquered Korea
and in the course of a campaign into
Shansi in 1886 assumed the title OF
emperor. He did not succeed, now
ever, in reaching Picking. The Ming
DYNASTY was nearing its fall. but its
actual end was to come from within
and not from without The Great
wall. and the quadrilateral of fort
resses formed by the cities N1ngyuen,
ShanhaikWan, KingchOW and song
shan. with the military genius of Cen
eral Wou Sankwei, held them back
from the desired goal.
During the same years military
adventurer named Ii TsechingJ the
son of q ShanSl peasant, hau Deeh
carving his way to power. Beginning
as a robber. by 1910 his followers
were said to number half a million
men. In successive campaigns he de-
feated the imperial forces, and in the
year of Taitsong's death became mas
ter of Picking, and Tsongching, the last
of the Mings to rule there, strangled
himself with his girdle.
Won Sankwei with his disciplined
army had been called from the from
tier to the defense of the capital. |
Summoned to recognize the rebel chief
as his sovereign, WOu Sankwei pre- |
ferred to invite the Manchus to help
IN putting him down. The invitation
was promptly accepted, and the ar
rival of the Manchu cavalry turned
the great battle on the Zanho river
from victory to defeat for Lii Tseching,
much as the arrival of Bluecher and I
the Germans turned the scale at Wa
ferloo.
Being in Picking, the Manehus re-
solved to stay. Chunchi, the Swear
old son of Taitsong, was proclaimed
en- peror, with his uncle Dorgun as re-
get Under his administration the
Manchu authority was gradually ex-
tended over the whole of China, by
Cancellation where possible, by the
sword where necessary
The actual reign of Chunchf was not
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Come Tomorrow!

The Chicago closed a
of a a low
is
Will be
a perfect
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for winter wear are shown in black and
tan, at pair .$2.75 to $500
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When You Buy
Holeproof Hose
It means no darning for a
period of SIX months

The next time any member of the family
needs hosiery, whether it be the man, the
woman or the child-get for them a box
of six pairs of ''Holeproof'' stocking
that in guaranteed against going in holes
before the expiration of six months time.
If for any reason they should, the maker
is bound by agreement to give FREE
new ones in exchange.
HoIeproof possesses that combna-
ton of extreme durability and fine
appearance at greater cost than
ordinary hose They positively
eliminate the woman's every-week
task of darning They soft,
seamless may be had in all
enable colors-
For Men, six pairs. ...... $3.50 to $500
For Women, six pairs. $500 to $500
For Children, six pairs. ..... $500