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SYNOPSIS.

capt. Nathaniel Plum OF the sloop Ty-
phUOn, lands secretly ou Beaver lsland
stronghold Of the Mormons. Obadiah
Price. Mormon councillor. COufronts MN.
tells him he Is expected. and bargains Tor
the ammunition aboard the sloop. He
binds Nat by a solemn oath 10 deliver a
IN" United States Near Prices cabin
Maj Sees the frightened face OF a young
woman who disappears IN the darkness.
leaving an odor Of lilaCs. ~ develops that
Mats visit to the island Is TO demand set
tI0mcnt OF the king. Strang. FOR the loot
ing 81 his sloop by M"rmons; Price shows
Nat the kings palace. and through
window be secs the lady uf the hlacs.
who Price says IS the Kings seventh VIE
Calling at the kings office Nat Is warned
los "a young woman that his life is In dan
ger. Strang processes indignation when
he hears Mats grievance and promises TO
punish the guilty. Nat rcscucs Nell, who
j. heiHg publicly whipped. and IN" KING
orders the sheriff ArbOr CTDChc. to pur-
sue and KIN the two men Plum learns
that Marion. the girl Of the hlacs. Is
ScIrs sister The two men plan tu escape
un Mats sloop and take Marion and
WlunsCw". daughter nt Arbor trnche,
and sweetheart OF Nell. Nat discovers
that the sl0Op is gone. Marion tells him
hat his ship Lar been seized 10y the Nor
mons She bsgs him to leave the Island.
telling him that nothing can save her
from Straug. whom sh" Is doomed 10 mar
~. Plum finds Price raying mad. Recoy-
"rinC he tells Nat that Strang ~ doomed.
fb,f armed mon are descending on the
tsland Nat learns that Marion has been
summoned to the castle DN Strang Nat
Kills Arbpr Crnch.. and after "A desperate
fight with the king. leaves aim for dead.
The aNeuEing host from the mainland de-
SCCnds on st James. Neil and Nat take
part In the battle and the latter IS
wounded StrauE whom Nat thought he
Ind killed. orders him thrown into dun
geun lie finds Neil fellow prisoner.
They OVCrhear the Mormon jury deciding
their fate 4 hribrd taller brings the
prisoners word Of winnsome and Marion
found and gagged the two men are taken
out To sea In a boat. They are left TO
zurrer the straight death" on a wild
section OF the coast. Just as they had
given up hope the men are rescued BY
Myrlon and Winnsome. Nat faints. and
WI "a ~ r.Covsrs Marion IL gone. He re-
turn 10 Beaver island TO find Marion.
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Wedding Music Wanted.

Has 1t ever occurred to young com.
posers that the shortest road to fame
and fortune lies In writing good wed.
ding music? In no other department
of the art does the supply fall SO la.
mentally short of the demand There
are hundreds of thousands of weddings
in America and Europe every year.
and at nearly all of them appropriate
music is wanted. yet there are barely
half a dozen that have been universal
ly accepted as suitable. In nine caaea
out of ten the Mendelssohn wedding
march is played or the bridal chorus
from 'Lohengrin." or both. Here are
two great models of what is wanted !;
music which is simple. tuneful. senti
mental, stirring. exultant The ex.
ultant strain is missing In the Lob
engrin" bridal chorus. but It is all the
more conspicuous in the introduction
to the third act. which expresses the
wedding festivities within. and which
should be played more frequently at
marriages.-New York Evening Post
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Jim had been far from a good boy
during the day and toward nightfall
he realized the fact fully. Being we'll
acquainted with the workings of fam.
fly discipline, he assayed little dl.
plomacy.
shall you tell father about me?"
he inquired of his mother.
Certainly | shall tell him." re-
sponded his mother. with sorrowful
firmness.
Shall you tell him before dinner or
after dinner?" asked the culprit.
After dinner" was the announce
ment.
Mother" and Jim gave a wiggle
Of anticipation, couldn't you have a
BURBERRY pudding for his dessert?
Couldn't you do that. much for me,
mother"'-Youth's Companion.
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REMARKS BY THE CHILDREN
Amusing Comments That Have Beer
Gathered by a London
Woman.

Some amusing remarks by children
are told by Mrs. Bull London).
A little girl of 3k years defined
wedding as TITS when a lady goes into
church with a curtain on her head and
comes out with a man"
Another little girl remarked to her
grandpa that her doll was stuffed with
sawdust. Grandpa asked: And what
are you stuffed with, Dorothy 7"
whereupon this sage of three replied:
Il don't know. God stuffed me-"
Another little girl was talking about
her Sunday-school lesson and the two
Johns OF whom her teacher had told
her. There was John the Baptist"
she repeated, and John the beloved
disciple" There were three" her
younger sister gravely corrected.
You didn't name John Bull"
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WOULD LIE AWAKE ALL NIGHT
WITH ITCHING ECZEMA

Ever since / can remember / was
terrible sufferer of eczema and
other irritating skin diseases. would
was intolerable. A scaly humor set
tied on my back. and being but a
child, / naturally scratched It. 1t
was burning, itching sensation, and
utterly intolerable, in fact, il was so
that / could not possibly forget about
1t. II did not take long before 1t
spread TO my shoulders and arms, and
was almost covered with a mass of
raw flesh on account of my scratching
II. | was In such a condition that my
hands were tied.
"A number of physicians were call.
ed, but it seemed beyond their med
teal power and knowledge to cure
me. Having tried numerous treat
ments without deriving any benefit
from them, l had given myself up to
the mercy of my dreadful malady. but
| thought i would take the Cuticura
treatment as a last resort. Words
cannot express my gratitude to the
one who created The Cuticura Mira
cles,' as / have named them. for now
l feel as II / never suffered from even
a pimple. My disease was routed by
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. and l
shall never cease praising the wonder
full merits they contain. l will never
be without them. in fact, can almost
dare any skin diseases to attack me
SO long as l have Cuticura Remedies
in the house. hope that this letter
will give other sufferers an idea OF
how ! suffered. and also hope that
they will not pass the 'Cuticura Life
Saving Station" (Signed) c. Louis
Green, s2s Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Pa, Aug. 20, 1910.
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CHAPTER xlI.-contInusd.)

Il have come back for you!" he
broathed.
She shuddered against his breast,
and he raised her face between his
two hands and kissed her until she
drew away from him. crying softly.
You must wait-you must waltz"
lie saw now In her face an agony
that appalled, him. lie, would have
gone to her again. but there came
loud voices from the forest. and re-
covering his pistol he sprang TO the
door. Half hundred PAGES away
were Obadiah and the kings sheriffs.
They had stopped and the councillor
was expostulating eNcitedly with the
men, evidently trying to keep them
from the cabin. Suddenly one of the
three broke past him and ran swift
ly toward the open door. and with
shrek OF warning To Nathaniel the
old councillor drew pistol and fired
point blank In the sheriff's back In
another instant the two men behind
had fired and Obadiah fell forward
upon his face.
With yell of rage Nathaniel leaped
from the door. lie heard Marion cry
out his name, but his fighting blood
was stirred and he did not stop. Oba-
diah had given up his life for him.
for Marion. and he was mad with a
desire to wreak vengeance upon the
murderers. The first man lay where
he had fallen. with Obadiah's bullet
through his back. The other two fired
again as Nathaniel rushed down upon
them. He heard the zip Of one OF
the balls. which came so close that
It stung his cheek.
Take that" he cried.
He fired. still running-once. twice
three times and one of the two men
crumpled down as though n powerful
blow had broken his legs under him.
The other two turned into the path
and ran. Nathaniel caught a glimpse
OF a frightened. boyish face. and some
thing of mercy prompted him to hold
the shot he was about to send through
his lungs.
Stop" he shouted Stop"
He aimed at the fugitive's legs and
fired.
Stop"
The boyish sheriff was lengthening
the distance between them and Ma
thaniel halted TO make sure of his
last ball He was about to shoot when
there came sharp command from
down the path and a file of men
burst into view. running at double.
quick He saw the fash of a saber.
the CLEAN Of brass buttons. the blue
glare of the setting sun on leveled
carbines. and he stopped. shoulder to
shoulder with the man he had been
pursuing. For a moment he stared
as the man with the naked saber ap-
preached. Then he sprang toward him
: with a joyful cry of recognition.
"Sherly-Lieutenant Sherly-don',
you know me-"
The lieutenant had dropped the
point OF his saber. He advanced a
step. his face filled with astonish
ment
Plumb" he cried incredulously. lis
II your"
For tAs monent Nathaniel could
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Dare TO Be Happy.

Let us never be afraid OF innocent
Joy; God is good and what he does is
well done; resign yourself to every.
thing. even to happiness: ask for the
spirit of sacrifice, of detachment. OF re-
nunciation, and above all. for the spirit
OF Joy and gratitude. the genuine and
religious optimism which sees in God
a Father, and asks no pardon for his
benefits. We must dare TO be happy
and dare to confess It. regarding our
selves always as the repositories. not
as the authors OF our own joy.-Amiel
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OATS-259 Blu. Per Acre,

That is the sworn to Weld of Theodore
Harmes. Lewis Co., Wash. had from
Salzer's Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats
and won a handsome so acre farm Other
big yields are l4l bus. ll9 bus. 1903 bus.
etc, had by farmers scattered throughout
the u. s.
Salzer's Pedigree Barley, Flax, Corn,
Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Grasses and Glow
ers are famous the world over for their
purity and tremendous yielding qualities
We are easily the largest growers of farm
seeds in the world
Our catalog bristling with seed truths
free for the asking. or send Zoe in stamps
and receive 10 packages of farm seed nov
elites and rarities. including above mar
Vicious oats. together with big catalog.
John \. Salzer Seed Co.. Isl South sth St,
la Crosse, Wis.
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RAILROAD MAN WRITES
REMARKABLE LETTER

In 1908 and 1904, 1 was q terrible suf-
ferer for about five months with kidney
and bladder trouble. / could not sleep
Fights and was obliged to get UP ten or
sfteen times to urinate. I passed mucous
and blood continually. One doctor said
sas going into consumption and gave me
ep to die. Had two other doctors but re.
seived no help from either of them and
an sure / would have been in my grave
had i not seen your advertisement in the
Daily Eagle Star" After taking several
BOTTLES of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root l was
entirely cured.
In the last two years ] have been .
railroad fireman and have passed two ex-
hminations for my kidneys successfully, 90
that i know that my kidneys are in ex-
cellent condition now as a result of your
great preparation, Swamp Root.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE KENSLER,
1872 Mary St.
Marinette, Wis.
Personally appeared before me this 25th
Of September, 1909, George Kensler, who
subscribed the above statement and made
path that the same Is true in substance
and in fact.
HENRY GRASS,
Notary Public,
I-e.rt. Door County, Wis.
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A moan trembled on the old mans
lips.
they had forced her to marry
the son OF a Mormon"
He stopped. and for a moment his
eyes seemed filling with the glazed
shadows Of death. He reused himself
almost fiercely.
But he loved my Jean, Nat-he
loved her rs l loved her-and he was
good mani" he whispered shrilly.
"Quick-quick-l must tell you-they
had tried to escape from Missouri and
the Danites killed him-and Joseph
Smith wanted Jean and at the last
moment she killed herself to save her
-as-Marion-was going-to-
do, and she left two children"
He eoughed and blood fiecked his
lips.
She left-Marion and Neill"
He sank back. ashen white and still.
and with a cry Nathaniel turned to
the lieutenant The oficer ran for
ward with q flask In his hand.
Give him this,"
The touch Of liquor to Obadiah's
lips revived him. He whispered
weakly:
The children. Natl tried to find
them-and years after-I did-tn Nau.
VOC. The man and woman who had
killed the father in their own house
had taken them and were raising them
a. thoir own l went mad! Ven
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the president Of the United States.
y don't dare move until the surgeon
comes" said the lieutenant. He
wants to speak to you. / believe. II
he has anything to say you had better
hear 1t now"
Obadiah's eyes opened as Nathaniel
knelt beside him and from between
his thin lips there came family the
old. gurgling chuckle.
Natl" he breathed. His thin hand
sought his companions and chung to 1t
tightly. We have won. The ven
geapce OF God-has come!"
In these last moments all madness
had left the eyes Of Obadiah Price.
Il want TO tell you" he whispered.
and Nathaniel bent low. y have given
him the package. II is evidence I have
gathered-all these years-to destroy
the Mormon kingdom"
For a few moments he seemeu
struggling to command all his
strength.
"A good many years ago." he said.
as II speaking to himself. Il loved a
Girl-like Marion. and she loved me
as Marion loves you. Her people were
Mormons. and they went TO Kirtland-
and I followed them. We planned to
escape and so east, for my Jean was
good and beautiful. and hated the Nor
mons as hated them. But they
caught us and - thought - they -
killed"
The old mans lips twitched and a
convulsive shudder shook hls body.
When everything came back to me
| was older-much older" he went
on. My hair was white. was like
an old man. My people had found me
and they told me that had been mad
for three years, Nat-mad-mad-
mad! and that q great surgeon had
operated on my head. where they
struck me-and brought me back to
reason. Nat-Nat-" He strained to
raise himself. gasping excitedly: God.
I was like you then. Nat! ] went
back to fight for my Jean. She was
gone. Nobody knew me, for ! was an
old man. ] hunted from settlement to
settlement. In my madness | became
Mormon. for vengeance-in hope OF
finding her. l was rich. and ! became
powerful. I was made an elder be-
cause Of my gold. Then found"
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Nathaniel hurried ahead OF the lieu.
tenant and his men. The girl glanced
up at him and his heart filled with
dread at the terror In her eyes.
rs he dead"
"No-but-" Her voice trembl-d
with tears.
Nathaniel did not let her finish.
Gently he raised her TO her feet as
the lieutenant came up.
You must go to the cabin. sweet
heart" he whispered.
Even In this moment OF excitement
and death his great love drove all else
from his eyes. and the blood surged
into Marion's pale cheeks as she
tremblingly gave her hand. He led
her TO the door and held her for a
moment in his arms.
''Strang is dead" he said softly. In
few words he told her what had
happened and turned back to the door.
leaving her speechless.
IF he is dying-you Will tell me-"
she called after him.
Yes. yes. I will tell you"
He ran back into the opening
The lieutenant had doubled his coat
under Obadiah's head and his face
was pale as he looked up at Nathani.
ell. The latter saw in his eyes what
his lips kept silent The officsr held
something IN his hand. II was the
mysterious package which Captain
Plum had taken hts oath to deliver to
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MILD, GENTLE LAXATIVE
FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE

So many of the ills Of women are due
10 habitual constipation. probably be-
cause of their false modesty on the SUBJ
ject. that their attention cannot be too
strongly called to the Importance Of keep
ing the bowels open. II Is always impor-
tant to do that, regardless Of the sex. but
II Is especially important in women.
From the time the girl begins to men,
Dtruate until menstruation ceases she has
always vastly better prospects OF coming
through healthy IL she watches her bowel
movements. II you find yourself consti-
pated. with bad breath. pimply complex
Ion. headaches. belching gas and other
symptoms Of indigestion and constipation.
take . small dose Of DR.. caldwslrs Syrup
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estimated revenue was s22 900. 900.
The Entre-Rios railways were extend
ed by S33 miles and their gross re-
ceipts were about 100000.
This makes a total OF about LOO
miles added to the railway mileage.
with gross earnings for four OF the
lines amounting to s6s.e50.0o0. In
1909. according to the "Statesman's
Year Book" there were 1896 miles Of
railways open in the republic. as COM
pared with l5.100 miles In Mexico
Tin September. ls0s) and over 1000
In Pennsylvania.
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Pepsin. II IL a woman's favorite laxa-
tive You will find that you can do away
with salts. strong cathartics, etc. which
are entirely unsuited to woman's require
Uents.
Mrs. Katherine Haberstroh Of McKees
Rocks. Pa. and Mrs. A e. Herrick Of
Wheeler. Mich. who was almost para
lyzed In her stomach and bowels. are now
cured by the use OF this remedy. A free
sample bottle can be obtained by address
ing DIR. Caldwell. and after you are con-
WINGED OF Its merits buy II OF your drug
gist at nifty cents and one dollar q bottle
For the free sample address DIR. w. b.
Caldwell. aol Caldwell building. Monti-
cello. III
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EDITOR BROWNE
OF The Rockford Morning Star.

About seven years ago I ceased
drinking coffee to give your Postum
trial.
Il had suffered acutely from various
forms OF Indigestion and my stomach
had become SO disordered as to repel
almost every sort Of substantial food.
My general health was bad. At close
intervals I would suffer severe attacks
which confined me In bed for week
or more. Soon after changing from
coffee to Postum the indigestion
abated. and In a short time ceased
entirely. l have continued the daily
use of your excellent Food Drink and
assure you most cordially that | am
indebted to you for the relief it has
brought me.
Wishing you a continued success. ]
am Yours very truly.
]. Stanley Browne,
Managing Editor"
OF course. when mans health
shows he can stand coffee without
trouble. let him drink IT, but most
highly organized brain-workers sim.
ply cannot.
The drugs natural to the coffee Der.
ry affect the stomach and other organs
and thence to the complex nervous
system. throwing 1t out of balance and
producing disorders in various parts
of the body. Keep up this daily pois.
oning and serious disease generally
supervenes. So when man or woman
finds that coffee is a smooth but dead
ly enemy and health is OF any value
at all. there is but one road-quit.
II is easy to find out IL coffee be the
cause OF the troubles. for II left OF 10
days and Postum be used in its place
and the sick and diseased conditions
begin to disappear. the proof Is un-
answerable.
Postum Is not good IL made by short
boiling. II must be boiled full Is min
utes after boiling begins, when the
crisp favor and the food elements are
brought out of the grains and the bev-
erage is ready to fulfll its mission of
palatable comfort and renewing the
cells and nerve centers broken down
by coffee.
There's . Reason"
Get the little book. The Road to
~wellville.. In pkgs-
Dvee psoa eAe ahove bstters A new
80 ouoeaso 6ro0a t1we - tine. They
80 gsessnas tsuss sd fnn 81 ha0as
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pied with inflammatory rheumatism
and stricken with dropsy, not able to
move even with clutches. Such was
my condition when / began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. Folks in Han
ford know how bad off / was and I
must give Doan's Kidney Pills full
credit for my wonderful recovery"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y,
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ing the fiscal year 1s09-l0 the Great
Southern railway opened to traffic 11s
miles of new road and derived receipts
from traffic amounting to s22.sSu.vo0.
The Pacific MISUNDERSTANDING the
marvellous trans-Andean line across
the Uspillata pass-earned about $21.-
900. 900 and added AS to its mileage.
The so-called Western railway added
go miles. The Central railway In
creased its length l3s miles and its
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The total area Of the republic 4,
l'iSS.sfO square miles and the estt
mated population in 1908 was 6. 4ss 02,
or az per square mile. This Is an
area almost equal to a third of thai
OF the United States. with about one
fourteenth OF the population OF mi,
country. while the total railway mile
age OF the United States in 1905 was
235,67S.
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Snappy.

Ten cents worth of canine pep
per-" said the little boy in the subur-
ban store"
"Canine!" echoed the astonished
clerk. why. my little man. guess
you mean cayenne pepper"
The little boy was doubtful
Maybe / do. mister" he hesitated.
but mamma said 1t was the kind of
pepper that had a sharp bite. so
thought IL was canine"
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Development of the Argentine Lines

Railroad Coaches Valued at $4,000, 900
Are Being Bought by the Arsen-
tine Republic.
The fact that the Argentine Repub-
lie is buying in Wilmington railroad
coaches valued at $4,000. 900 calls at.
tention to the recent remarkable de-
velopment Of the railways Of the great
southern republic.
According to the November Bulle-
Tin Of the Pan-Amertcan Union. dur