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street and walked rapidly to the
cleaning sign.
Orme followed slowly. keeping o.
the other side Of the street. II Maku
was hungry. Why. Maku would eat
while he himself would wait outside
Ike q starving child before q bakers
window. But Maku. Il seemed. was
not hungry. Through the window
Orme saw him walk to the cashiers
desk and apparently ask question
In answer. the woman behind the
desk pointed to q huge book which lay
on the counter near by. Orme recog.
nized 1t as the city directory.
For some time Maku studied the
rages. Then he seemed to appeal to
the cashier for help. for she pulled
the book to her. looked at him a.
though she were asking q question.
and then, rapidly running through the
leaves. placed her finger at a certain
part Of q certain page and turned the
book around SO that the japanese
could see. He nodded and. after bow
ing In a curious fashion. came back 70
the street.
Orme had. meantime. walked on for
a little way. He would have gone to
the restaurant in an endeavor to find
out what address Maku had wished.
but for two reasons: The cashier
might refuse to tell him, or she might
have forgotten the name. In either
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pathy with him went even 20 far -
to accept his attitude when 1t was .
shade more than friendly.
More than friendly! Like . white
light, the truth flashed upon him as ne
stood there on the rocking platform OF
the car. He and she would have to De
more than friendly! He had never
seen her until that day. He did not
even know her name. But all his lie
belonged to her. and would belong to
her forever. The miracle which had
been worked upon him. might 1t not
also have been worked upon her? He
felt unworthy. and yet she might care
might already have begun to care
but he put the daring hope out OF his
mind. and looked again at Maku.
The japanese had not moved. His
face still wore its racial look OF pa
tient Indifference: his hands were still
crossed in his lap. He sat on the edge
of the seat. in order that his feet
might rest on the floor. for his legs
were short: and with every lurch Of
the car, he swayed easily, adapting
himself to the motion with an uncon-
scious ease that betrayed supple mus
cles.
The car stopped at corner aid
the man and woman got out. but
Maku did not even seem to glance at
them. Orme stepped back to make
way for them on the platform. and as
they descended and the conductor
rang the bell. he looked out at the
suburban landscape. with its we'll
lighted. macadamized streets. its va
cant lots. and its occasional houses.
which seemed to be Of the better
class. as nearly as he could Judge in
the uncertain rays Of the arc lamps.
He turned to the conductor. who met
his glance with the look of one who
thirsts to talk.
People used to 60 to parties in car
riages and automobiles" said the con-
ductor. but now they take the car
when they've any distance to go. It's
quicker and handler"
Il should think that would be SO.
here in the suburbs" said Orme.
'Oh, this amt the suburbs. We
crossed the city limits 20 minutes
ago"
You DON'T carry many passengers
this time of night
THAT depends. Sometimes We have
a crowd. Tonight there's hardly any
one. Nobody else Is likely to get on
now"
why Is that?"
"Well, it's only a short way now
to the connection with the elevated
road. People who want to 60 the
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self. why. would whisper. I never
felt so like a conspiratOr."
She paused to look up at the street
sign at the corner which they had
reached, and turned to the right on
a shady avenue.
We'll, got into the boat" she con-
tinued. Il told him that my father
was prepared to pay him a large sum
of money for the papers. but he only
shook his head and said. No. no.
named sum; then a larger one; but
money did not seem to tempt him,
though l made the second offer as
large as / dared.
How much will you take then?
] asked at last. Instead of answering,
he bent down and started the motor,
and then l noticed for the first time
that while I was talking We had been
drifting away from the dock. l made
ready to jump overheard. We were
near the shore and the water was not
deep; anyway. am a fair swimmer.
But he turned and seized my wrists
and forced me down into the bottom
OF the boat I struggled. but It was
no use. and when opened my mouth
to scream. he choked me with one
hand and with the other pulled from
his pocket a handkerchief and tried
to put 1t In my mouth"
She gave a weary little laugh.
1T was such a crumpled. unclean
handkerchief, couldn't have stood
it. So I managed to gasp that if he
would only let me alone l would keep
quiet"
THE brute!" muttered Orme.
"Oh, don't think he intended to
hurt me. What he feared. as nearly
as I can make out, is that I might
have him intercepted II he let me go
free. That must have been why he
tried to take me with him. Prob
ably he planned to beach the boat
at some unfrequented point on the
North side and leave me to shift for
myself.
when your boat came. of course
didn't know who was in It. never
dreamed 1t would be you. And had
promised to keep still"
Hardly a binding promise"
We'll. before he stopped threaten
ing me with that awful handkerchief,
he had made me swear over and over
that l would not call for help, that
I would not make any signal, that
would sit quietly on the seat. When
Y fo1< &k~H III
Of observing the promise was over"
Naturally" muttered Orme.
She sighed. 1T does seem as though
Fate had been against u.s." she said.
Fate is fickle," Orme returned.
You never know whether she will be
your friend or your enemy. But be-
Eeve that she is now going to be our
friend-for a change. Tomorrow I
shall get those rapers."
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the cros,Ss,s which protected the
windows at the end Of the car.
In his favor vas the fact that Maku
would not expect to see him. Doubt
less the Japanese was more concerned
with his aching head than with any
suspicion Of pursuit. though his
somewhat indeterminate profile. as
visible to Orme, gave no indication OF
any feeling at all. So Orme stood
where he could watch without SEEM
ing to watch. and puzzled over the
problem Of following Maku from the
car without attracting attention.
The refusal of the other japanese to
accept the girls offer of money for the
papers had given Orme a new idea Of
the importance of the quest. Maku
and his friend must be Japanese gov
ernment agents-just as Poritol and
Alcatrante were unquestionably acting
for their government This. at least.
was the most probable explanation
that entered Orme's mind. The syndi-
cate. then-or concession, or what
ever it was-must be Of genuine inter-
national significance.
Though Orme continued to smother
his curious questionings as to the
meaning of the secret, he could not
ignore his general surmises. To put
his confidence in the girl-to act for
her and for her alone-that vas
enough for him: but it added to his
happiness to think that she might be
leading him into an affair which was
greater than any mere tangle Of pri-
vate interests. He knew. too, that.
upon the mesh of private interests.
public interests are usually woven.
The activity of a Russian syndi.
cate in Korea had been the more
or less direct cause of the Russo
Japanese war: the activity of
rival American syndicates in Vene-
zuela bad been, but a few years
before, productive of serious in
ternational complications. In the
present instance. both South Ameri-
cans and japanese were interested.
But Orme knew in his soul that there
could be nothing unworthy in any
action in which the girl took part
She would not only do nothing un-
worthy; she would understand the sit
uation clearly enough to know wheth-
er the course which offered itself to
her was worthy or not
In events such as she had that
night faced with him. any other girl
Orme had ever met would have shown
moments of weakness, impatience. or
fear. But to her belonged a calm
which came from a clear perception Of
the comparative unimportance Of pet
ty incident. She was strong. not as .
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SYNOPSIS.

At the expense OF a sO!led hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on State street. He buys a new hat and
% given in change a five dollar bill with !:
Remember the person you pay this to.
written on 1t. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car, and learns that In
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they have
mutual friends. but gains no further hint
Of her identity. He discovers another In
scription on the marked bill. which. in a
futile attempt to decipher ii. he copies
and places the copy in drawer In ms
apartment. Senor Poritol. South Ameri-
can, calls, and claims the marked bill.
Orme refuses, and fight ensueS In
which PoritOl Is overcome. He calls In
Senior Alcatrante. minister from his coun-
try. to vouch for him. Orme still refuses
to give up the bill. Orme goes for walk
and sees two Japs attack Alcatrante. He
rescueS him Returning to his rooms
feet a forcible exchange OF the marked
bill for another. Orme finds the girl OF
tho black car waiting for him. She also
wants the bill. Orme tells his story. She
recognizes one Of the Japs as her fathers
butler. Maku. The second inscription on
the bill is the key to the hiding place OF
important papers stolen from her father
Both Japs and South Americans want the
the black car In quest of the papers. In
the university grounds in Evanston the
hiding place is located. Maku and an
other Jap are there. Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds in
Maku's pocket a folded slip Of paper. He
takes the girl. whose name is still un-
known to him. to the home OF friend in
Evanston. Returning TO the university
grounds Orme gets in conversation with n
guard at the life-saving station. They
hear a motor boat in trouble in the dark
ness on the lake. They find the crippled
boat In II are the Jap with the papers
and Girl" She jumps into Orme's boat
but the Jap eludes pursuit.
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rest OF the way by the elevated. would
walk. And after We pass the ele-
waited there's other car lines they're
more likely to take. where the cars
run freQuenter."
DO you 60 to the heart Of the
city,"
NO. We stop at the barns. Say.
have you noticed that Jap in there?"
The conductor nodded toward Maku.
What about him."
He was put aboard by a cop. Looks
as though somebody had slugged
him"
That's So" commented Orme. "H.s
head Is bandaged."
Judging from the bandase. it must
have been a nasty crack" continued
the conductor. But you wouldn't
know he'd been hurt from his face
Say, YOU can't tell anything about
those Johns from their looks. can you.
now?"
You certainly can't" replied Orme.
The conductor glanced out There's
the elevated" he said. I'll have to
go in and wake that drunk. He gets
off here"
Orme watched the conductor go to
the man who was sleeping in the
corner and shake him. The man
nodded his head vaguely. and settled
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PRAIRIE DOGS.

We usually write our own ads. but
will let a user of Rough on Rat5' for
determination of Prairie Dogs write this
one. Mr.. II. r. Mosely. a ranchman. un-
de- date of Feb. 4th. 1911, writes as fol-
lows from Hill Top. Douglas Co., Col
vertisement Of Rough on Rats;' it not
only reads good but it is good. have
been troubled twenty years with Prairie
Dogs; have used many so-called exter-
minators to no purpose. Not long since
/ used Q poisoned wheat, prepared by an
expert who had made it study for years.
but it did no good for mo; they ate it, but
chirped for moro. The Dog were eating
up field of corn for me; was at my
the small l5c. size here of Rough on
Rats I mixed it with corn and applied;
many Of them chirped no more; / then
mixed it with corn meal and placed it
ON days not windy, near their holes.
Rough on Rats is by far the best thing
] have tried. but fancy am using it
unnecessarily strong, or you may suggest
, better way than know to mix or use it.
I wish our druggists would keep the larg-
size? 1t clears them out in great shape;
you should make it better known to
Ranchmen."
The above are facts as stated by Mr..
Mosey. Rough on Rats" is equally
Rough on Prairie Dog. Squirrels, Chip
munks. Gophers, Rabbits, Mice. Rats
varmints of every and all kinds. Reaches.
Flies. Ants. and Bed Bugs. Read the di-
rections how to use it safely in outbuild-
ings and for tho different kinds of pests.
For Prairie Dogs l would advise soaking
coarse cracked corn in q mixture of, say
one 25c. box of Rough on Rats" to FIVE
gallons of water; let it stand q week,
shaking frequently; you can use the same
mixture over and over again for cracked
corn: or mix ''Rough on Rats" thoroughly
snd instantly. say. one part to twenty Of
hot corn meal mush; when it cools. d.
holes. l5c.. 25c. and 75c.: wooden boxes
only. E. S. Wells. Chemist. jersey City,
n
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CHAPTER vii.
The Trail of Maku.

The Trail Of Maku.
When for the second time that night
he bade the girl adieu and saw her
enter the house of her friends. Orme
went briskly to the electric car line.
He had not long to wait A car
came racing down the tracks and
stopped at his corner. Swinging
aboard at the rear platform. he
glanced within. There were four pas
sengers-a man and woman who, ap-
parently. were returning from an eve
ming party of some sort, since he was
in evening dress and she wore an
opera cloak: a spectacled man, with
a black portfolio in his lap: a seedy
fellow asleep in one corner. his head
sagging down on his breast. his hands
in his trousers pockets: and-was 1t
possible? Orme began to think that
Fate had indeed changed her face
toward him. for the man who sat
huddled midway of the car, staring
straight before him with beady, ex-
pressionless eyes. was Maku.
Under the brim of his dingy straw
hat a white bandage was drawn tight
around his head-so tight that from
its under edge the coarse black hair
bristled out in distinct fringe. The
blow of the wrench, then, must have
cut through the skin.
Well-that would mean one more
scar on the face of the japanese.
The other scar. how had Maku come
by that? Perhaps in some battle with
the Russians in Manchuria. He
seemed to be little more than boy,
but then. one never could guess the
age of a Japanese. and for that mat
ter. Orme had more than once been
told that the Japanese had begun to
impress very young soldiers long be-
fore the battle of Mukden.
While making these observations,
Orne had drawn his hat lower over
his eyes. He hoped TO escape recos-
milton. for this opportunity to track
Maku to his destination was not to be
missed. He also placed himself in
such a position on the platform that
his own face was partly concealed By
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TO THE BARGAIN COUNTER

Manager Knew Just Where to Direct
Woman Who Wanted a Pres
ent for Hubby.
She had spent the entire day in the
department store. She was tired
ttred-unutterably tired-and yet her
heart was filled with the true Christ
mas spirit. A peace-on-earth-good-
viIl-to-men feeling stole over her as
she realized that she had spent a lit
d over a thousand dollars in Christ
ms gifts to make others happy.
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a provision of nature for the protec-
ton OF the face Of man. an outdoor
creature. against the elements. 1t was
a shield for the face. the throat and
the chest. Man In earlier days wore
very little in the way Of clothes. The
upper part Of his body. the shoulders.
chest and neck, were entirely bare. as
far as we know. and in need of some
kind OF protection. So nature gave
him a thick beard. Another theory
is that propounded by Doctor Hunt Of
Boston. who in the course Of a paper
on the subject recently observed:
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yet, and yet
Oh, yes. now she remembered.
How stupid of her. The aisle mana.
ger. who had taken personal charge
Of her was still in attendance.
Its my husband" she said. 81
knew there was some one I had for
gotten. I must get something for my
husband"
Yes. madam" replied the aisle
manager. who had had years OF ex-
perience In such matters. step this
way. please. You will find the bar.
gain counter three aisles to the left"
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And yet a doubt-just the dim
shadow of doubt-possessed her. 1t
seemed as though there might be
some one she had forgotten. There
was the diamond necklace for Aunt
Mary. the smoking jacket for Uncle
John Ito be sure. he never smoked.
but what else is there to give man?).
the cut glass decanter and liquor
glasses for Cousin George (what a
pity he doesn't drink.. the toys for
the children, the silver drinking cup
for Fido. the um-um-um-yes. she had
them all crossed OF her list. And
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woman finds a natural protection for
her throat and chest in the fine layers
Of fat that lie just under the skin
covering her neck, shoulders and
chest. Consequently she needs no
mat Of hair to shield her chin and
throat. The larynx and trachea are
removed further from the surface Of
the skin In q woman than in a man.
Hence nature has provided a beard
for a man for the purpose Of protect.
ing him. Just AZ the layers of fat pro.
tect 4 woman. You rarely find a very
heavy growth Of beard on a tat man.
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Neatly Put.

The Duchess Dacazes. as all tho
world knows. was an Americana
daughter of the enormously rich Sin
ger family.
The duchess was once taking part In
some amateur theatricals at Ragaz
when a New York girl said to her
mother:
''Is she a real duchess?"
"Yes. my dear" the mother. .
Knickerbocker. answered. Yes. real.
but machine made"
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CHAPTER VIl.-Continued.

At the side of the girl. Orme now
walked slowly through the deserted
streets. It was some time before she
spoke.
After you left me at the home Of
my friends" she began at last.
Don't try to tell about it." he in
corrupted quickly. You are tired.
Wait for another time"
They were passing under street
lamp at the moment. and she glanced
up at him with a grateful smile.
pleased apparently by his thought Of
her.
THAT is good of you." she exclaim-
ed. but my story is easily told. Let
me 90 on with 1t. explained myself
to my friends as best could and went
to my room. Then 1t suddenly oc-
CURED to me that Maku and his friend
might have come to Evanston by
boat"
lust as. later. it occurred to me-"
Il thought that the other man
might be waiting for Maku. The mo-
tor car that We heard-there was no
good reason for thinking that our man
was in it."
She paused.
Il know" he said. II thought Of
those things. too"
1T flashed on me-" she went on.
that If l could find the man. might
be able to buy him of. l didn't be-
lieve that he would dare to injure
me. There are reasons why he should
not. My car had been taken in, but
/ had them bring it out, and l told
them-well. that part doesn't matter.
Enough that l made an excuse. and
went out with the car"
You should have taken some one
With you"
japanese would run II l had a COM
panion. As long as was alone he
might be willing to parley. l thought.
At least, he would not be afraid of
me alone. So went north on Sheri-
dan road to the upper end of the low
there. you remember, cutting through
to the lake. and l turned in. l left
the car near house that Is there, and
walked on to the edge of the bluff.
-Moored to a breakwater below was
. boat, and a man was standing near
her. 1 called out to him, asking what
time 1t was. He answered, Don
know and l knew him at once to be
foreign and. probably, Japanese. So
/ went down toward him.
when he saw that l was coming.
he got into the boat. He seemed to
be frightened and hurried, and l in
ferred that he was about to cast of,
and I called out that was alone. At
that he waited. but he did not get out
Of the boat, and l was standing at
the edge Of the breakwater. just
above him, before he actually seemed
to recognize me-"
Did you know him." asked Orme.
Il never saw him before to my
knowledge: but he made an eXclama-
tion which indicated that he Enew
NE"
What did he do them"
Il told him that ! wished to talk to
him about the papers. His answer
was that, if l would step down into
the boat, he would talk. He said that
he would not leave the boat. and
added that he was unwilling to dis
cuss the matter aloud. And | was
foolish enough to believe his excuses.
II be wished TO whisper. said to my
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Boards ORIGINAL FUNCTION
Hirsute Adornment Of Man Was In
tended to Shield the Face,
Throat and Chest.

Why has nature provided man with
Q beard. and why has woman not been
blessed-or bothered-with the same
facial adornment. DR.. James J. Walsh
q well known writer and lecturer on
medical subjects, declares there Is no
doubt that the beard was originally