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ing steadily through 4 racing sea,
through world noisy with the crisp
rattle and crash of breaking crests.
Fortifying himself with strong cof-
fee. the adventurer settled himself in
a chair by the foot of the companion
way steps leading up from the tiny
saloon that served as dining-room for
all but the crew of the tramp. From
this position he commanded both en-
frances, port and starboard, from the
upper deck, as well as the doors that
fianked them on either hand, to the
quarters occupied by Mrs. Prynne and
to Dravos stateroom, which was emp
ty and would be so until the next
change of watch.
The succeeding hours dragged inter-
minably, quiet and unevent-
About six bells the moon got up,
and its rays, filtering through the
heavy-ribbed glass of the skyiight,
filed the saloon with an opalescent
simmer that assorted anonymously
with the dull glow of the electric
bulbs-dull, because there was some
thing wrong with the dynamo, accord
ing TO Dravos.
O'Rourke. weary and yawning, watch
ed the milky rainbow dance upon the
half-opaQue glass overhead for several
moments before 1t conveyed to him q
warning. Then Immediately he aban-
doned his seat and stretched himself
out upon transom against the after
bulkhead, whence he could see some
thing less of the upper gaiigway, but
sufficient for his purposes. For his
chair had been beneath the skyligbt
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on the gangway above where a pair
of long brown legs had been but now
were not. On the heels of that fruit
less shot he sent another, this time
with no murderous intent, but to
warn the captain on the bridge. Here
at last was an issue forced, animus
proven, assassination indisputably at
tempted.
He sprang for the coInpanionway,
was half way up 1t in a thought, his
heart hot within him, mouth dry with
thirst for that lascar's blood. Not a
third time should the man escape his
judgment at the hands of ORourke,
he swore.
A stentorian roar saluted him as he
gained the deck-a below choked and
ending in sicken:Rg gurgle.
O'Rourke in fash swung on his
heel. simultaneously he came face to
face with Quick. He could have cf4ed
aloud IN pity.
The captain swayed before linn. a
massively built figure clothed all In
white. huge arms trembling towards
his head, revolver dropping from a
nerveless hand. his chin fallen for
ward on his chest, stupid, weary
smile on his face, and dark and hid.
eous smear spreading swiftly over the
bosom of his shirt.
a cry of horror, despair and rage
stuck in the wanderers throat. Quick,
who had hailed his appearance on the
Rance at Alden as harbinger of good
luck, had been foully murdered. His
dominant emotion of the moment. an
intense and pitiful solicitude for the
dying man, threw him of his guard.
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and the wings of that were open for
ventilation.
IT'S safer here he considered
"There'll be no dropping one of those
long knives on me now, be premedi-
tated inadvertence, I'm thinking"
He gaped tremendously. The peace
of the night, the singing of the waves
against the RANGES sides, the deep
throb and unbroken surge of her en-
gines, and the sustained, clear note
of the monsoon in her wire rigging
these combined with physical fatigue
to soothe the man, to lull him into
fantastic borderland of dreams. Yet
such was his command Of self that he
would not yield to the caressing touch
Of drowsiness, but merely lay motion
less and at rest, communing with his
fancy. And that led him out OF the
sordid saloon of the Rance across the
seas that lay ahead Of that ships
Prov, to the fair land whittier he was
to convey the Pool of Flame. :.
Abruptly he leapt to his feet. wide
awake and raging.
A blow was still sounding through
the saloon dull crash. Buried half
way to the hilt in the bulkhead back
Of the transom knife quivered In
stinctively the wanderers fingers had
closed upon the grip of his revolver.
He pulled the trigger almost before
he realized what had happened and
sent bullet winging toward spot
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col. Terence ORourke, military 1ree
lance and something Of a gambler, In ms
hotel. Leaning on the balcony he sees q
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. AT the
gaming table ORourke notices two men
catching him. One is the Hon Bertle
Glynn, while his companion is Viscount
Des Trebes, duelist The viscoupt tens
nlm the French government has dlrected
aim to O'Rourke as a man who Wouid
undertake a secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'Rourke, who had agreed to un-
6ertake the mission, finds mysterious
letter. The viscount arrives, hands
sealed package to O'Rourle, who is not
20 open ii until on the ocean. A PAIR OF
Dainty slippers are seen protrudlng from
Under doorway curtain. The lrishnan
finds the owner Of the mysterious feet 70
DE his wife, Beatrix, from whom he had
run away a year previous. They are
Feconciled and opening the letter he finds
that a Rangoon law firm offers him
Pool Of Flame and left to him by a dy-
ing friend, but now in keeping Of one
named Chambret in Algeria. O'Rourke
gorsts the nobleman in duel. The Wlfe
lids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
20 soon return with the reward. He dis
towers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. AS he finds Chambret
there is an attack by bandits and his
left the Pool Of Flame with the governor
general, who. at sight Of s!Snet ring
given the colonel will deliver over the
lewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
finds the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment.
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession of the jewel by stealing 1t. In
q duel O'Rourke masters the viscount,
secures possession OF the Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
the captain to be q smuggler who tries to
steal the jewel. 1t IS finally secured by
the captain and O'Rourke escapes to
tand. With the aid of one Danny and
his sweetheart, O'Rourke RECEIVERS the
Pool OF Flame. On board ship once more.
bound, for Rangoon. mysterious lady
appears O'RourSe comes upon q lascar
about to attack the lady, who is q Mrs.
Srynne, and kicks the man into the hold
Mrs. Prynne claims she is en- route for
India on mission for the king
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GRO BE coNTINUED.1
PRINTING In China.

II reports are to be Relied on. they
had the art Of printing in China %. 400
Years ago." It was block printing
however. though it is said that they
had something very like movable type
IN the middle Of the teeth century
There may be some doubt as to the ex
act period. but there is no room for
questioning the fact that for man,
centuries before 1t was known In Ell
ope the art was we'll known in China
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CIOuU IN all Its
DIRE adful forms.
shooting pains ali
over my body, sick
h e ada CHI e, spinal
weakness, dizzMess,
de pre ssion, and
everything that wss
horrid. / tried many
doctors in different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia E.
Pinkham' s Vegeta.
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KEEPING BABIES IN HEALTH
mer So Pronounced That Il
viii BE Repeated.

Mothers of little babies that suffered
much from the intense heat in the
early part of July last summer will be
interested in the success of the 'baby
tent" scheme adopted in some of the
big cities.
The tents are placed on fiat roofs OF
tall buildings and in open lots, with
eight little cradles or cots in each
tent. When all was ready mothers
of babies under two years were invited
to leave them at the nearest available
tent over night, so that the young
sters, in addition to enjoying the privt
lege of sleeping out of doors, could
also receive the attention of trained
nurses and doctors free
4 Some of the tents have perforated
iron pipe extending along the ridge
pole and connected with the city water
supply. On very hot nights the water
was turned on and allowed to stream
down over the canvas. BY evapora-
ton 1t greatly reduced the tempera'
ture inside the tents. Some of the
tents were also kept cool by the use
of large blocks of ice in tubs before
the entrance Electric fans blew the
cold air from the ice into the tents
sufficiently to keep the babies comfort
ably cool.
This is the way some Of the poor
babies are being cared for, but the
ideas could be utilized by any one who
had the welfare of the baby at heart
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CHAPTER xxlII.-tcontlnued.)

Now Danny happened to have "off"
from the bridge saw him come up the
engine-room companion ladder, dive
into the messroom for his dinner, and
later emerge. picking his teeth and
grinning self-complacency until his
master could have kicked him, had
such course been polite before the
crew, or even consistent with the dig
atty of his office.
"A word to say to We, sor. If l may
make so bold"
O'Rourke glanced at the helmsman,
and having long since made UP his
mind that the man was competent.
left him in possession of the bridge
for space, and Joined Danny below.
What is it?"
Danny lowered his voice to a hoarse
whisper. "Kape yer eye on thot black
divvle up there, sor, for the love of
HIven, and don't look surprised at
anything"
along the rail. to point whence he
could see the head and shoulders of
the helmsman. "Well?"
"'Tis nawthin' | cud swear to. sor,
but tbs meself thots mortal leary av
these naygurs-rapspicts to ye-and-
and"
Come, come! Out with 1t. Danny"
Sure, sor, tbs the serang. Have
ge CHANGED to notice him, sor?"
O'Rourke glanced down to the fore
deck, where the parsonage in question
was standing at ease. What of him?"
he inquired, running his eye over the
fellows superb proportions.
IT'S nawthin I'd take me oath to,
5or, but I'm thinkin' he's the man who
boarded the Panjnab at Suez, sor
And as for the naygur run against
on the sloon deck. yer honor. he's his
mortal twin"
All" commented o'Rourke. Thank
you. Danny"
He continued to watch the serang
until the latter. as II influenced by the
fixity of the Trishmans regard. turned
and stared directly into O'Rourke's
eyes, For full minute he gave him
look for look, dark eyes steadfast and
unylelding above his fine aquillne
nose, then calmly turned his back, re-
Stunning his contemplation of the tur-
bulent horizon.
An instant later Quick came up to
relieve O'Rourke, and, eight bells
sounding. Danny dived below to take
Dravos' place. O'Rourke. unpleasant.
ly impressed by the incident, still for
bore to mention it to either of the
ships owners; he retired to think it
over, and spent long hour consum-
ing an Indifferent cigar and studying
the cracks in the bulkhead between
his room and the cabin.
Without profit, however Lacking
more substantial proof than Danny's
suspicious, he could arrive at no def
Mite conclusion.
The night passed without incident;
the second day dawned the counter
part of its predecessor. and wore
away quietly enough.
1t fell to O'Rourke to stand the first
dog-watch, from four to six in the
evening, Shortly after he assembled
the bridge, 1t was his happiness to be
loined by Mrs. Prynne, who improved
ha moment to express her gratif1ca-
on with the propitious tide In her az.
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CHAPTER XIV.

The night fell clear as crystal and
wonderfully bright with stars; the
wind went down with the sun, then
rose again refreshed and waved to
half gase At midnight O'Rnurke,
leaving thu bridge. left the Rance driv-
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Make your failure tragical by tho
earnestness of your endeavor, and
then 1t will not differ much from suC
cess.-Thoreau.
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IOWA WOMAN
WELL AGAIN
Freed From Shooting Pains
Spinal Weakness, Dizziness.
by Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound.

Ottumwa, Iowa. ~" For years wa,
almost constant sufferer from female
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8 5 a.

Faulty Feet: No. 1. The Split Con-
dItlon of the Hoof Constitutes a
~Quarter Crack" No. 2. The Fls-
sure 10 q "Sand Crack" to the Toe.
No. 8. Distortion Of Hoof Due to
Acute Founder.
out deep cleft; the bars prominent.
Small, weak, brittle, fiat, low-heeled
or over large. spongy, SOFT shelly feet
are not desirable. Poor fore feet are
one Of the commonest and most Sc
rious faults in draft horses.
Common unsoundnesses to be look
ed for are founder" indicated by
rings and ridges on the hoof wall,
abnormal projection at the toe. con-
vexity at the sole ('dropped sole")
and lameness; sand crack Tin wall at
front of toe); quarter crack Tin wall
at quarter); corns, in the sole at the
angle of bar and heel; and thrush"
a diseased condition Of the frog char
acterized by bad smelling discharge
from its cleft.
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CURE FOR SLEEPING SICKNESS
West Coast Of Africa May Get Rid OF
Disease Through Fowls Who Eat
Pupa Of Fly.

London.-Letters received from the
west coast of Africa during the last
few days tell of a new hope for the
ultimate conquest of sleeping sickness.
1t is known that one or two of the
tsetse flies carry the parasite (trypano-
some) either from man to man or from
beast to man. The attempt to remove
the natives from the fly areas, and
thus to protect them from the disease,
has not been altogether successful.
Any effort to kill down the flies ap-
pears hopeless.
Recent work, however, shows that
the guinea fowl finds the pupa of the
fly tasty morsel Land that has been
scratched over by fowls is completely
free from the pest. In a few weeks
full details of this new hope will be
published the world over. If the ma.
tives can be persuaded to keep fowls
1T will not only be source of profit to
themselves. but also a protection
against the assaults of the fly. Fowls
do not harbor the disease, and al
though they have maladies of their
own they are not such as attack hu
man beings.
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Pains of Moving Day.

What a dislocation of comfort is
implied in that word moving! Such
a heap Of little nasty things, after you
think all is got into the cart; old
dredging boxes, worn-out trunks, gal
lipots, Walls, things that it is impos-
sible the most necessitous person can
ever want. but which women, who pre-
side on these occasions, will not leave
behind, If 1t was to serve your soul;
they'd keep the cart ten minutes to
stow in dirty pipes and broken
matches, to show their economy. They
can find nothing you want for many
days after you go into your new lodg-
ings. You must comb your hair with
your fingers, wash your face without
soap, go about In dirty sAiters.-
Charles Lamb.
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alone hogs are seldom very thrifty,
consequently the cost will average
much greater than this. Investiga-
tons show that seven pounds OF gain
to the bushel of corn is nearer the
result when corn is fed on the cob
without other food. This would place
the cost of live gain at 10 cents a
pound with 75-cent corn.
The best way to make hog raising
profitable in the south is to Craze the
hogs upon pastures prepared especial
ly for them, experimenting the green
food by the addition of a small grain
ration. Upon this plan hogs can be
raised at an average cost of III
cents to 3 cents pound, depending
mainly upon the management OF the
sows and pigs and upon an economic
plan of fattening.
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SWEET SLUMBER
BROUGHT BACK
Mrs. White, Unable to Sleep Tells
How She Brought Back
Natural Sleep.

Gastonia, N. C.-Mrs. Ellen White,
Of this city, says: Il suffered for
several years with womanly troubles.
could not rest at night.
/ began taking Cardui, the wom-
ans tonic, and before i had finished
one bottle l could sleep well. 1t just
acted like charm.
Since taking Cardui l have been in
better health than for ten years. It
is the best medicine 1 ever used. It
did me more good than the doctors.
! can certainly recommend Cardui
to all suffering women. for / have
been greatly benefited by its use. 1t
will build them up.
Cardui has been worth its weight
In gold to me, for now / am well and
hearty"
No matter how long-standing the
trouble, Cardui will help It is a
tonic remedy. 1t is prepared for wom-
en- to bring relief from womanly all
ments.
1t helps sleeplessness, one of the
most common symptoms Of nervous
breakdown. 1t helps build nerves and
system.
Made from strictly vegetable in
gradients, 1t has no ill-effects on any
organ Of the body, but acts naturally,
gently and safely.
You can rely on Cardui It will do
for you what it has done for thou
sands of others.
1t will help you. Try it.
N. B-Write tot Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Qhat-
tanoOgn, Tenn, for Special Instruc-
lions, and 64-page book, "Home Treat
ment for Women" sent i'm plain wrap
per, ON request.
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FAULTY DRAFT HORSES FEET
Care Must Be Exercised In Buying
Animals, as Much of Usefulness
Depends on Pedal Qualities.

When buying draft horses, the
farmer should look the feet over care
fully, for much Of the horses useful
ness depends upon the feet
The hoofs should be ample in size.
sound. smooth and symmetrical in
shape. The hoof is continuation Of
the skin of the parts above. The
color Of the skin decides the color
of the hoof. Dark colored hoofs are
preferred. Color counts for little.
however, II the hoofs are Of poor
shape and texture. The horn should
be smooth. waxy looking and free
from cracks or ridges and the comets
(hcof hesds) should be open, promi-
nent and slightly cupped (concave).
not fat, or bullying convex: the
frog large. elastic. healthy and with
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GOOD CROPS FOR DRY FARMS
Milo Maize, kaffr Corn, Sorghum, Pea
nuts and MiIIet Found to Be Ex-
ceiIent In Southwest.

In the southwest nothing answers
better than milo maize, kaflr corn.
sorghum. peanuts and millet- These
can be grown in any part of the coun-
try where care has been taken to
conserve the moisture enough to give
the plants good start. Milo maize
Is favored more than kafir corn for
the reason that 1t will mature in a
slightly shorter time. Kaflr corn.
however, has the advantage that It
makes more fodder and fodder of a
better quality. Texas farmers plant
kafir corn and plan to feed 1t In the
bundle. If they expect to head 1t
and feed 1t as grain alone they use
milo.
Spanish peanuts are becoming very
popular IN some parts of Texas, and
as they are leguminous plants, they
fill a most important place in dry
farming. In fact, they occupy exact
ly the same position as red clover
and alfalfa do in the south. For q
long time 1t was thought that they
would not be adapted to dry farming.
but recent experiments both in Okla
homa and Texas demonstrate the
value Of the peanut
To get the best results, the nuts
should be soaked for "a hours and
then planted In moist soil a little
before cotton planting time. About
one bushel per acre is usually plant
ed, and they are planted whole. This
will make the rows about 3h feet
apart, with the plants about Is to IS
inches apart In the row. If there is
sufficient moisture to start the plants,
they will stand a long period of
drouth without apparent damage.
Then when the rains do come they
will Immediately set large crop of
nuts.
The hay is harvested by moving
over the vines with the ordinary
mower, and when properly cured this
hay Is classed along with second-rate
alfalfa. The yield often amounts to
two tons per acre. For harvesting the
nuts the most satisfactory method il
to turn the hogs In and let them root
the vines up themselves. It Is no un-
common thing to secure from 600 to
1000 pounds of pork per acre from
Spanish peanuts. OF course, II hogs
are not available. the vines win have
to be pulled and the nuts will remain
on them AS there isn't any very
strong market for peanuts, the only
reason for growing them is to use In
connection with farm animals. When
concentrated feeds are scarce, there
Is no reason why Spanish peanuts
could not be grown with a great deal
of satisfaction.
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fed without knowledge or judgment.
said the late s. A. Knapp. Two meth
DDS of hog raising are common in the
southern states, both equally ob1ec-
tionable:
L. When managed by the first meth
cd the hogs are allowed free range
In the woods and swamps. fenced or
unfenced. subsist on grass, roots,
acorns and grubs, breed indiscrimi-
nately and the survivors are slaught-
cred at two or three years of age.
weighing net from SO to 125 pounds
Such animals furnish inferior hams
and shoulders. provide scarcely any
lard. and do not make a compromising
return for the use OF the land. The
owners are liable to heavy losses
from diseases, storms and other
causes, and the product does not meet
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NOTED CAFE CLOSED
New Orleans Health Board Or.
ders Resort to Suspend. -
Every Tourist Who Has Visited
/! French Quarter in the Crescent
City Will De Grieved to Learn
Restaurant Is No More

Pew Orleans-Mme. Begue's restau'
rant-that delightful old place just
opposite the French market in New
Orleans-has been ordered closed.
Not only has 1t been ordered closed,
but the order came from DR.. Oscar
Bowling of the state board of health.
And unless Papa Begue obeys the
demands of the department, the
Crescent City will lose one of its most
famous landmarks, known to tourists
and epicures throughout the civilized
world. Doctor Bowling AYERS the place
has been weighed In the sanitary
scales and found wanting
Until her death, October 20, 1906.
Nine. Begue, dark, short, plump and
smiling, was the presiding genius OF
the Begue establishment. Her expert.
ence and handicraft created the dish
es which remain sacred in the mem
DRY of every guest. Since her death
Papa Begue has conducted the rendez-
vous for tourists.
Located In the darkest, dirtiest,
noisiest quarter of New Orleans, al
most part of the stir and chaos OF
the French market, the food bazaar
of bizarre food became known to tour.
lists as the Begue Exchange.
Breakfast at Begge's was an eight
or ten course meal which began at IL
o'clock in the morning and continued
until o'clock in the afternoon.
Three hours of cuisinic medleys;
three hours whiled by the babel OF
foreign tongues; three hours of fun.
of eating, drinking and smoking.
The meal fascinated and satisfied
from its beginning of French bread
and wine to the strong coffee and
cigars, and not until the time had
nearly expired did one wonder that
the Begue Exchange served only one
meal a day.
Time and prosperity did not enter
into the fashion and furnishing of the
Begue Exchange.
4 One of the most interesting fea-
lures Of Begue's was the trio of reg
listers. Many and many a widely
known name is written ON these
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the requirements Of the general mar.

the requirements Of the general mar.
ket
2. The second plan Is to keep the
hogs in small lots and feed corn
mainly. This has been proven un-
profitable with corn at the average
price In the south. Hogs thus fed
show feverish condition. are restless
and are generally found roofing in the
fresh earth
The cost of raising hogs when fed
on corn alone is generally estimated
at 5 cents per pound. live weight,
when corn is worth so cents a bushel
and cents pound when corn is
worth 20 cents a bushel. that is a
bushel of corn will usually make ten
pounds of gain live weight when
carefully fed to thrifty hogs. This
agrees with results at experiment sta
tons. But corn Is not usually fed
with care. and when raised on corn