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by the handle-and John was dash'ne
off at full speed, his long coat standing
out behind him and the grip swinging
in his left hand.
He heard the woman's shrek and the
pounding of feet on the sidewalk. There
was a shot, too, but he heard no .wh12
-of a bullet, as he had expected. Hhis
made him turn his head to see what
was happening. He caught moving
picture glimpse of the woman with he1
hands in the air, and of two men run
ming after him. Across the street he
saw the flash Of a revolver as another
shot sounded; but the weapon had not
been turned toward him. 1t had ap-
parently been pointed at the two men
who were following him.
He ran on, and then turned again.
One Of the men had fallen; the other
was standing, and a man was crossing
the street, leveling a revolver at tie
erect figure.
A block farther on, If you rad met
John you would have seen a very cain,
and unconcerned man walking at q
moderate rate, with both hands swing
ing empty at his sides. He had re-
sorted to his old trick of hanging his
booty from his watch chain and but
toning his loose overcoat over it. A,
the next crossing he boarded a cross
town car, and was soon back in tht
business district. AS he alighted from
the car he hummed a tune-"Saved by
Grace"
Not long after this certain jeweler
watching his clocks and awaiting the
hour to lock his doors and depart, wa.
surprised to see man enter the store
and set on a showcase the very
satchel in which, about an hour be.
fore, he himself had placed Mrs. d,
| Peyton's jewels, and which she hersei
had carried from the store.
do you recognize this ?" asked John
Eyes, sir, I do" replied the jeweler
wondering.
whether anything is missing?" asked
John.
HAS Mrs. de Peyton been hurt p
asked the jeweler. "How did you ge
lit?"
Never mind. Examine It," ordered
John.
The jeweler complied, and one b,
one removed a necklace Of pearls, sew.
eral rings, and two watches with lonl
gold chains.
els everything there all right?" asket
John.
Eyes, sir" replied the jeweler. "Bu
where is Mrs. de Peyton? How did 70,
get it? Who"
| please put the whole thing in your
safe and notify the lady that you hav,
it," said John, interrupting, as he turn.
led toward the door,
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But John sauntered away down the
side walk, a victim of spring fever.
AS he walked he thought. His mind
turned to the days he had spent in
prison; to the nights in saloons; to
police-station cells; to court-rooms;
and, at last himself in his present
situation. On this particular after
noon it was hard to believe that he
really was Christian; that John
Shannon, the ex-convict, pick-pocket
second story man, burglar, forger, and
confidence worker, was really this man
walking along the street. Only the
other day one of the young women who
sometimes came from one OF the
churches to play the piano at the mis-
sion, said to him:
Mr.. Shannon, you're losing all those
hard lines that were in your face when
first met YOU"
And John had replied:
"Thank God"
I
fght-on Johns right cheek. His face
was full; it's base was a square chin,
bisected by a vertical indentation.
From his nostrils to the outer edges OF
his mouth extended lines Of the sort
which hard thought makes, and which
only smiles and cheerfulness can drive
| c1n
clean, for John had always been fasti-
dious, if not fashionable in his dress.
| John swung along the Bowery street
with an easy grace. He didn't know
the Bowery we'll. He had just begun
to get acquainted with it, one night in
the previous autumn, when he heard
a man singing a song in. front Of the
mission. But in many other cities he
knew folk just like the Bowery people.
He was familiar with the types, and
knew them by heart; so he was at
home on the Bowery.
Shortly he approached the buster
portion of the city. All about him
were noise and hurry, but in his mind
there was even greater tumult. He
turned into a cigar store, half intend
ing to buy package Of cigarettes. but
just as he reached the counter little
prayer flashed through his mind, and
he said to the clerk: --
Give me package of cough Drops
He had bought many packages OF
lcough- drops in the earlier days, after
his first mission experience, in this
Same gay. Their use was getting tc
be almost habit with him. They
cleared his throat just before he sang
his evening solos at the Bowery corner
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from &the light, lest the boy who mac
brought IL should see her face.
where is the gentleman" she ask
ed the boy. struggling for her sell
possession.
In Parlor A, mum"
TELL him will be down presently
she said calmly, but when she had CLOS
ed the door she dropped into a rocking
chair and buried her face In her hanoS
When she arose she looked about the
apartments ouriously. It seemed as II
she. had never seen them before, to ap-
preciate them-the flowers, the books
tho cracking wood-fire, the many little
evidences of care and thoughtfulness
with which she had been surrounded;
and when, after while, she stepped
out into the hall and closed the door
she seemed to be shutting In q worlo
that was in some way different from
any that she had known or dreamed
Of before.
Down in the parlor an eager young
man sprang to his feet when she enter
ed.
"Grace!" he cried. and caught hel
hand.
Gilbert! What brings you here!'
SQS 4ShSu, I0lcek0AA6 AAOA AAeA@ASAs
II couldn't stay away. any longer
he replied. Grace, I couldn't. l un-
derstood that you were to sail to-mor-
row. and l had to see you. Thank
God, my good luck came in time!"
Good luck?" she repeated, cropping
confusedly for solution to the strange
new problem that she had suddenly
become to herself. Il do not quite
understand"
mo" he said, nor I. I can scarce
ly realize it yet Grace, dear, have
been left legacy. just got word Of
it last night and came right on am
rich, girl, as rich as the man you mar
ried, and now this miserable mistake
can be undone!"
He held out his arms to her and took
an impetuous step forward, but she
held up her hand and stopped him, as
she had stopped her husband once
before.
Il am so glad you came, Gilbert!
she said with the ring Of great new
10y in her voice. 80 glad! Other
wise, as You nave pointed out. my mis-
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Il was not Joke, though, to h
lightly frittered away at tho first op.
portunity. All mo. 1t was one to b
nursed and jealously guarded for the
very Joy OF It, and when Ralph came to
take her to dinner she was 80 gravely
reserved with him as usual. though he
thought her more beautiful and more
vivacious in appearance than ever.
That rich flush upon her face was bs.
coming. too.
Throughout the dinner she preserved
her grave Formally. except that once or
twice she startled him by breaking into
happy chatter, apropos of nothing; but
when he strove to seize upon this boon
she grew reserved again and hid her
eyes. She carried her calm gracious
ness through the performance at the
theater, though once or twice he fan
cied that he detected her turning to
him with twinkling eyes. Through the
supper she was composed and primly
formal, but when they had got into
their closed carriage and We're on the
way home she turned to him with .
question as to his own day
ibid you conclude your business sat
isfactorily?" she asked him. It was
Joke. and she was carrying 1t off
splendidly-only she was afraid that ~
could hear the beating OF her heart
quite" he assured her.
II don't feel exactly satisfied aOous
that" she replied. Il think that some
one ought to oversee your contracts.
for really I'm afraid that You are very
r,,csr hy,afno1R man"
"Inoeed," he answered. smiling.
what makes you think that? assure
you that have very sood reputation
In that way among people who know
me-"
well" she retorted. and now that
the supreme joke was coming to its
point she could hardly keep down that
foolish nutter in her voice, chat may
| be. but am quite certain that any man
who buys expensive things and does:
not take them must have flaws in his
business methods"
He turned in her direction with per-
plexity, but in the dim light that came
through from the street he could not
see the wonderful look that she turned
up to him. He made no reply.
Don't you think it is about time t.
collect that kiss?~ she tremblingly
asked.
please, Grace!" he reconstructed.
with more pain in his tone than she
| had ever heard there. He could not
dare to beliove, rot, could not allow
himself to catch at that Wild hope that
i had suddenly sprung up within him.
She had intended to tease him a lit
tie longer, to have him perpiexed, pos;
sibly half angry, but she could
stand no moro.
.Do take it," she pleaded. "As a
gift"
The brief instant Of his dazed JOY
that followed she took for hesitation.
ooh, don't you see? Won't you see?"
she cried. Ralph, IL love you!"
Her arms circled up around his neck;
and she pressed her head, sobbing.
upon his shoulder as he clasped her to
him.
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r Ohm SHANNON had never be-
fore been Christian in the
spring-time. The temptations
he had withstood during the
winter had been many and trying; but
now, bringing additional vezAtion Of
the spirit, came spring. with y wnls-
pers Of freedom and wildness. 1t
assailed John with q fury that sent
him to his knees in prayer In little
dark anteroom of the mission.
When he arose and came out into the
room where the chairs were standing
in neat rows, ready for the afternoon
meeting, he blinked his eyes at the sun
light that streamed in through the
windows. When he had regained his
sense Of sight, he saw Sister Bandon
entering the front door.
Sister Bandon was a. small, frail
wrinkled woman, with tan-hued, scrag-
ely hair. She called the men who
were converted at the mission my
boys" and it was her sole aim in life
to have them call her their little
mother Somehow, John. looking
back across the wild. reckless days to
the time when he was with his own
mother. could not apply the title to
Mrs. Bandon. He was kind, though,
and he did the next best thing, he
thought, by calling her SISTER"
This afternoon it seemed to John
that he could not endure listening to
Sister Bandon's talk, kind and honest
as it was. AS she came down the
aisle toward the platform where he
stood he felt like running away.
Just; then the front dor opened
again, and in came Sister johnson.
Sister Johnson was a portly, red-faced
individual, who had charge Of the
clothing department of the mission. To
the distribution of clothing among the
worthy poor of the district she brought
a highly practical and systematic
method, which she applied with rare
enthusiasm. Apparently she believed
that the affairs Of the kingdom Of
heaven had suffered, before her time,
because proper business principles had
not been applied to their administra-
ton.
The temptation to run became ir-
resistable. John started down the
aisle toward the door, hurried past
Sister Bandon and Sister johnson, and
escaped to the street. AS he departed
he heard Sister Bandon say:
John, I've calculated on having yor
sing Saved by Grace this afternoon"
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I'D SO they were married. The
rain of the rice had scarcely


rain of the rice had scarcel!
ceased up on the roof of thei
carriage, and the echoes OF thu
gay laughter behind them had scarce
" died away when Ralph Huntington
turned to his bride with boyish laugh
and elasped her hand.
AT last, at last" he breathed, anc
bent forward to place a kiss upon hel
Z lips.
watt" she commanded, turning
her face away and putting up heI
hand. .... .....
The man drew back, shocked
II must tell you something first
she went on, her voice lowered almost
to a whisper and her face pale. y
feel 1t my duty to let you know just
what you have bought"
~sasxNt!" he cried. "Grace!"
Eyes, bought" she answered.; "pur-
chased like any other expensive peice
Of art, You knew this when l agreed
10 marry you; but have seen, as the
days have gone by between our en-
Ragement and today's mockery, that
YOU have been more and more inclined
to forget it."
IT did, almost" replied the man even
". II hoped against hope until ! al
most began to believe"
1T is your own fault" she retorted
"You knew that I favored Gilbert. You
knew that he had not a friend to plead
his suit. You knew that he was poor,
and could not afford me. You knew
that every one interested in seeing that
had luxurious future brought me
lying tales of him-tried to prove him
unworthy"
"Absolve me, please" the man broke
in. II never raised a voice against
him."
mo, you were too clever" she
that he WINGED under the stroke. I'm
stead Of that, you bought me. You
helped my father out of his crisis and
set him upon his feet again. You
Purely in the way of business
interrupted the man. 1T was no more
than I might have done for any other
friend of NINE"
'Indosd!" she replied. "And was II
purely business that made you secure
my brother Will his appointment? that
made you get Lon out Of his college
scrape? that made you-oh, your favors
have been too many and too lavish tc
enumeHate! They were part Of the
price you paid for me, calls upon my
gratitude which I could not ignore.
Well, married you; I paid my debt
and my family's debt to you. but
have made the whole transaction plain
There il no question of false pretense
between us. My conscience is clean
upon that score; but since the bargain
Il concluded, will be game as Lon
calls It. Now, will take your kiss"
and she held up her pallid lips.
The man laughed, but the laugh was
not particularly jovial one. He had
to moisten his lips before he replied t
her, and there was a trace Of huskines.
in his voice.
mrs. Huntington" he replied, 1.-The
only kiss ever bought before was at a
charity fair. and cid not even then
accept the goods that had paid for
The cheek that was held out to me was
I: heau.:ful one. but. in the c:rcum-
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81 II = -. t.''
There was to be week Of shopping
before their steamer sailed, and II was
a busy week-one that. in other CIR
cumstances, would have been%a nappy
week to any woman. There We're fresh
flowers in her room every morning
there was a carriage always at 'hef
disposal: there was a slave-Wealtny'
devoted, and, yes, even handsome
ready to dance at her. every. caprice
to satisfy her every whim. .,,-,,.-r
AS the days wore on she began TO
pity him. She had been so .burdeneo
with her own grievance that she mao
overlooked the fact Of his deep hurt;
and she began to admire the cheerful
ness with which he took up his, Dur
den. He was always the same, ne
was always devising, amusements and
interesting side trips to keep her busy
and to keep her from brooding; but
he never, since that first ride with hez
alone in the carriage, presumed upon
his conventional rights.
The last day before their sailing was
the only one in which he left her abso-
lutely to her own devices. 90.
shall ne engaged al Jay, liz Ca
planned. There are business matters
that I must straighten up before 60
away, and I have had no time for them
as yet. You will find the carriage
ready for you, and am quite sure that
you can make your way about now, to
clean up the little shopping, that you
have left"
She was surprised to find herself
lonely. OF course, though, business
could not be neglected. In fancy she
followed him to his offices. She had
met his business associates. Some OF
them treated him with positive affec-
tion-all of them with respect. One
could not see him in that environment
without recognizing that he was man
Of great ability, and a man of rigid
uprightness. too. She was proud of
him for Enthusiastically.
The forenoon was a slow one. She
had suddenly lost interest in shopping.
and she finished it up hastily. coming
back to the hotel in time for luncheon.
She seemed more at home there. Later
in the afternoon card was brought up
to her room. am she turned quickly
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lerable mistake might+ha gone on and
on; but it is not the, mistake you have
in mind. have spent a week with an
honorable man, q man who, for all ms
thoughtfulraess and all his devotion and
all his love-nis love. Gilbert!-has
had not one caress in payment, not
even gentle words other than those that
formal courtesy would bring from any
one.
81 have seen him morning. noon, and
nikht, and, without knowing that was
doing it I have studied him well; and
! know, sir, that under no cfrcum-
stances could he have done this I'm
worthy thing that you have done to-
day: nor could he have offered'to any
woman, least Of all one he loved, the
insult that you have offered me. His
only thought would be to shield me. X
"Why, when tell him Of this, as
I must, SO that no shadow may fall be-
bween us, know just what he will do
He will attach weight only to the fact
that have told him, and then he will
never again refer to it-never. So
good and kind and generous he is, and
SO made Of honor. don't think that
can make you understand the sort OF
man he is. I did not realize it myself
until now. And to think that Il might
not have known! For this awakening
1 thank you; oh, Gilbert, how ! do
thank you! And good-by!"
Turning, she swept from the room,
and when she had gained her own
apartments and had closed the door
behind her. she caught up. the roses
that he. had provided for her and bur-
led her face in them.
When she presently raised her head
there were tears upon her lashes. but
she was smiling, and as she went about
dressing for dinner she found herself
singing for the first time In many
many days. There was flush upon
her cheeks, too, that did not go away
That was long, long afternoon, but
she had splendid joke-oh, q grand
good joke!-to keep her company; one
that made her laugh aloud time after
time, but that nearly always brought
the tears spriGging to her eyes.
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meetings. -
On the sidewalk again, he felt
strange loneliness. Somehow, after
all, it was true that a man couldn't be
of this world and. at the same time,
sacrifice everything to make himself
good. This afternoon John longed to
have a part in the world; he wanted
place in the restlessness about him.
The evening dusk was setting down
on the streets when John, his NINA py
this time sorely disturbed, saw neat
ly dressed woman step from the door
Of a jewelry- store. carrying a small
hand -satchel. She looked about her
nervously. and then started up the
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Copyright. The frank A. Munsey Co.
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third, stepped out from doorways be-
fore him and walked at about his own
pace, and in the same direction, for the
distance of a block. Then one OF the
men quickened his gait and passed the
woman with the grip; one crossed TO
the other side Of the street; and the
third continued to walk ahead Of john
In this fashion the four persons under
Johns scrutiny walked to the next
corner, where the woman waited Tor
coming street car.
Johns trained. eyes were alert. he
saw the man on the other side of the
street run across to await the same
car. The man who had been walking
ahead Of the woman stepped opt to the
curb oked up the street, and then, as
if suddenly discovering that the car ne
wanted was coming. stepped out 70 the
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/ honest or unfaithful even < In ner
4 dreams. Oh, not that! =.
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Then I shall see Him, face to face,
And tell the story-saved by grace.
Then I sail see Him, face to fa-ace,
And tell the story-saved by grace!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-10
Wolf Hunting With Eagles.

All wanderers are lovers of the chase,
but for sheer love of sport and daring
exploits the Kirghiz take the palm.
Central Asia is the home Of falconry,
which was not introduced into Europe
until the Crusaders brought back fall
cons with them from their eastern
wanderings.
But imagine, says the Wide World
Magazine, the ambition of the men
who fly their birds at wolves and foxes
instead of at quails and partridges!
Not content with hunting game birds
with small falcons the Kirghiz capture
and train the great golden eagles, with
which they hunt such game as gazelle
foxes and even wolves.
A we'll mounted Kirghiz falconer
carrying on his wrist one of these mag
nificent birds is a fine sight. The
weight of the eagle is such that the
owner requires support for his wrist
and the hunters are usually to be seen
with a little wooden bracket that sup
ports the arm against the hip.
The eagles are hooded, as all fall
cons are, but can only be used in WIN
ter when they are hungry and keen
In summer they are fed on marmots
and live a restful life, sitting in the sun
in front of the tent doors.
When gaZelle or wolves are the OBJ
jects Of the chase the eagles are aided
by long, sleek greyhounds of a small
breed, the dogs running in and pulling
down the quarry when the eagles have
sufficiently bewildered it.
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their most Internal din. Behind her
pillow reposed a red cushion with a
feZ upon 1t to show that she was the
exclusive property of Turk.
One other example I experienced
Of hospitality in the seats of the
mighty. I was travelling through the
Levant and had an introduction to Il
high born Greek. I arrived at his
house dead beat and implored per-
mission to go straight to bed. After
some demur my request was acceded
to. and l was shown in great state to
my room. The apartment was large
and well furnished, showing signs of
wealth and good taste, but the sheets
Of the bed, alas, had certainly been
used before.
The next morning, when ravenous,
| entered the room where l hoped to
find breakfast, no sign of 1t had yet
appeared. I thought of my Italian
experience and my heart sank.
had nine hours on cross-saddle be-
fore me, and 1 felt as hollow as a
drum.
For an hour l sat and made polite
conversation with my host and hos
tess, and was just growing desperate
and about to ask for something to
eat to still my alarming hunger when
the door opened and most welcome
domestic appeared bearing huge
steaming bowl. BY the side Of the
bowl tiny pot was placed and then
huge dish of uncooked eggs ap-
peared, a plate with a colossal pat Of
butter upon 1t. and to my horror, no
bread, but plate of sweet fancy bis
cults, my pet abomination.
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At the invitation of my host 1 sat
down, and discovered that the enor
nous bowl was filled with hot milk.
cup was filled from it and my host
politely asked me II l took coffee with
my milk and on my answering in the
affirmative, about two eggspOonfuls
were poured cautiously into my cup,
then the fancy biscuits were solemnly
handed to me. but here my good
breeding gave way at some unexpected
thin place.
1 recoiled shudderingly from the
proffered feast and demanded bread
loudly. and bread was brought. The
eggs / left severely alone, as had not
the faintest idea what I was supposed
to do with them. My host and hostess
did not venture on them either.
Breakfast over, bade my hostess
adieu: then and her husband mount
ell and rode away into the wilds with
our escort.
At lunch time the most delicious GRO
uuettes were produced and some am
brosial wine. on which we all feasted
, sumptuously. Afternoon tea l had
to do without. alas! such decadent
luxuries not being encouraged in
those portions of the globe in which
found myself.
We mounted once more and rode on
till dusk. when we descended at an
inn of unprepossessing appearance.
I shall remember that inn all my
life. was famished yet once again
and all that they could produce that
appeared to me fit to eat was some
clotted cream and bowl OF hot
wine!