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through his pockets. Then. with q
very good" the latter stepped be-
tween the table and O'Rourke and
faced him.
You've apparently told the truth
thus far" he said. Now what'dyou
know about this?" He waved a hand
round the room. BE careful what
you say. may as well inform you
I'm Couch. lieutenant sub-chief OF
police for this district"
Saint Patrick would be no more
welcome" declared O.Rourke. II was
on the point of trying to get We by
telephone when ye saved me the trou-
Bile. How the divvle did ye happen
to drop In SO opportunely?"
Il was coming upstream In the DO
lice launch. on the night tour Of in
spection. and stopped at the landing
Just below this-the grounds here run
down to the river. you know-to tele-
phone back to headquarters on bust
ness. The exchange operator suggest
ed look in here and see If everything
was all right-said he'd been unable
to get any response since nightfali.
NOW! N4al'
Carefully and concisely ORourke
wove the events of the day into a
straight narrative. starting with the
delivery to Sypher of the Pool OF
Flame. touching briefly upon Des Ire
bes' part-so far as he understood it
and concluding with the death of
the coolie. The sub-chief of police
eyed him throughout with gravely
concentrated interest, nodding his
understanding.
Il see." he said slowly you make
1t clear enough. Moreover, you've
convinced me. didn't really believe
from the first you'd had any hand in
this CHASTITY mess. but couldn't take
chances, Of course. You're at liberty
to take up these pistols as soon as you
please; in fact. l advise you to do
SO Immediately. From what's taken
place already, you may have need OF
EN- within the next ten seconds. t..
Now for this coolie If he's able to
speak, I'll get some information out of
him."
TITS too far gone he is, I'm fear.
Ing 7.s,l
Continued next week)
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CHAPTER xxxIII.

A man stood in one of the windows.
mis- figure conspicuous against the
night In cool white linen of a semi.
military cut, his extended right hand
training a revolver on the Irishman's
head.
FAITH" cried O'Rourke with s.nu-
inc relief. you're more welcome than
a snowfall In Hades. Good evening 10
We. and many Of them"
Hands up!"
with all the pleasure in the world :"
oRourke elevated his hands. i've
two revolvers on me person." he vol.
unteered amiably; before We go any
further yell be wanting to take 'em
away from me. I'm not dnnhtins"
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CHAPTER xxxil.

For several minutes O'Rourke re-
manned beside the body. making two
notable discoveries. For he was quick
TO note the fact that ono Of the dead
mans hands was tightly clenched.
while the other lay half-open and
limp. The former was closed upon q
leather thong 80 stout as to resist any
attempt TO break It by main strength.
SO firmly held that the murderer had
found It necessary to sever II with
= knife. The knife itself was there.
for proof Of this; the sheen Of light
upon its mother of pearl handle caught
the Irishman's eye.
Picking II up. he subjected II to .
close examination that, however,
CLEANED no information. II was sim
ply q small pocket penknife. little
worn. with blades Of German steel. It
carried no Identifying marks and told
him but ono thing-that the assassin
had been q European: a native would
never have bothered with SO inefec
tual q thing when q sturdy weapon,
serviceable alike for offense and de-
fense, would have served its purpose
equally well.
From this he turned to the dagger
which he had taken from the body;
. stiletto with q plain ebony handle.
unmarked. unscratched. apparently
fresh from the Dealers showcase. It
meant nothing. save that 1t indicated
still more strongly that the murderer
was most probably not a native. A
Greek or an Italian. q Genoese sailor
or . native Of Southern France-say
\ seafaring man out Of Marseilles-
might have carried It.
"Oho!" said O'Rourke. speculative.
"A Frenchman. mayhap!"
He got up. satisfied that he would
learn nothing more by continuing his
search Of the solicitors body. Tho
mental link between the fact Of the
crime and its perpetrator was inevita-
BILE; O'Rourke believed implicitly that
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ne believed the man had planned this
thing far ahead; else would he have
surely taken some overt step to pre-
vent O,Rourke from delivering the
-uby to Sypher. He OWNED acutely
that. despsiring of any further at
tempt to win the jewel from him, Dies
Trebes had turned his wits TO the task
u stealing It from Sypher; somebody
naturally much less to be feared than
the adventurer
But on the other hand. If the girl
had not been Des Trebes' assistant
what had become OF her? And what
Of her guest-the lady one of whose
initials was b?
II was not inconsistent with Des
Trebes' whole-hearted villainy that he
should employ a gang Of thugs sufi-
ciently large to overpower and make
away with bodily and in body Miss
Pynsent. her guest and the servants
Great God" cried O'Rourke.
III 1t be in truth my wife,"
Without presage thin but impera-
tive Naturalization broke upon the
silence of the house Of death. O'Rourke
jumped as II shot. Somewhere in one
OF the other rooms a telephone bell
was ringing. II ceased. leaving a
strident stiffness: but before he could
move to find the instrument and an
swer the call, there rose a second time
that moaning sob which first he had
attributed to an impossible source.
then. In the turmoil of his thoughts,
had forgotten.
He waited. listening intently. The
telephone called again and again sub
sided Then a third time he heard the
groan. more faint than before, but suf-
nciently loud to suggest its source.
He moved varily toward the windows
and out upon the veranda-ho1nded
BY the telephone. But that would
have to wait; here was a more ur-
gent matter to his hand. Between the
long. fnsistenk rings the moaning was
again audible; and this time he To-
Gated 1t accurately. 1t came from the
lawn. near the edge of the veranda.
He stepped on carefully. but almost
stumbled over the body of a man who
lay there. huddled and moaning.
And another" whispered the ad-
venturer. awed. Faith, this Pool OF
slame y"
He was At once completely horrified
and utterly dumbfounded. Nothing he
had come upon within the bungalow
sesmsd to indicate that there had been
anything in the nature Of a struggle
PRIOR TO the assassination of Sypher.
He had up to this moment considered
Il nothing but cold FLOODED and cow
Ardly murder: the man had apparent
y been struck down from behind in to-
tai ignorance Of his danger. O'Rourke
had deducsd that sypher had risen
from the desk to put the Jewel In his
Iafe: and that while he was SO en-.
gagsd the assassin. till then skulking
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M LOUIS NSTPH VANCE,

But 1t the head OF the steps. with
foot poised to descend, something re-
strained him; It would be dimcult TO
say what, unless II were The unbroksn,
stssdfast uncanny quiet I'll have .
look" he determined suddenly; per
maps
He TUNED TO the right and stopped
before . long. open window, looking
into what seemed to b . music room
and library combined. Brilliantly Il
Illuminated By hanging lamps of un-
usual brflliancy. the Interior was clear
" revealed And with an abrupt ex-
clamation the adventurer entered, feel
Ing for the revolver. to carry which
had Of late become habitual with him.
The room was simply furnished, II
tastsfuIly. There was . grand piano
near the veranda windows with = mu-
sio rack and cabinet near By. Dis
psrsed about the floor were . few COM
Portable chairs. . rug Of rare Orien-
tai texture. two consoles adorned with
valuable porcelains. In the middle of
the room stood . draped comfortable
filtered with books and magazines: to-
ward the back long. hattopped desk.
And against the rear wall, ordinarily
hidden by q folding screen Of Japan
80 manufacture. now swept aside.
was . small steel safe. Upon this
ORourke's attention was centered.
He remarked that It looked new and
very strong: It was open. disclosing
. variety Of pigeonholes more OF less
occupied By docketsd documents. and
. smaller Interior strong-box.
Between the desk and tho safe Q nAa
lay prone and quite motionlsss. He
was dressed for q ceremonious dinner.
and apparently had besn struck down
In the act Of stepping from his desk
to he safe. For beyond all doubt he
had bssn murdered. The haft OF
knife protFuded from his back. buried
10 it, hilt Just beneath his left shout
dsr-blads.
and lifted II By the shoulders. turn
ing the face TO the light. Then. with
. low oath. he dropped IT,
A small sound. SO slight - TO be all
but indistinguishable. penetrated
ORourks's stupefaction. He stood
erect, looking about. falling himself
that the noise resembled a. much a.
anything the hushed CRY Of . child
sobbing in sleep. soft and Infinitely
pathetic. Unable TO assign its source
elsewhere. he attributed IL TO the
stricken man At his feet: and in . des-
psrats hope that tho pulse Of life
might still linger IL sypher's body. he
knott. withdrew the knife. turned the
corpse upon Its back. and laid his ear
70 it, breast. above the heart. Be
yond dispute. Sypher was dead.
Poor divvlei" muttered tho Irish
man. The Pool Of Flannel
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One QUO Methoe retaIned.

Prof. Griffith at Leeds. England,
speaking of dentistry in 500 B. c..
said that the ancients attempted to 70
place lost teeth with pieces of wood
tied In with string. Dentists have
now got beyond that. but they still
yank out the peccant tooth in the
old Babylonian way.
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Continued next week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-29
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Ssciety Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McMullen of
Ardoch are visiting for a few days as
guests Of Mrs. A. F.. McMullen of
North Fourth street.
Miss Marion Cook and her father.
w. W. Cook of Fargo are visiting
friends in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Bacon returned
this morning from Watertown, S. D.,
of several weeks and their grand
daughter, Miss Vera Way, of Water
town accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Thacker
and four daughters returned last ev-
other eastern points. They have been
away a month.
Miss Violet Lowe Of Riverside Park
is spending a few days with friends at
Crystal.
Miss Luella Bullen of Neche is WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. John NORM. and
Miss Maurine NORM has gone to
Neche to visit her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. NORM.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Mayer and
children returned last evening from
Chicago and other eastern points
where they have been visiting for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. w. II. Sibbald of Portland.
Ore. arrived last evening for a brief
visit with Mrs. j. G. Moore and Miss
Mabel Wright while enroute to her
old home at Petersburg.
Miss Daisy Matthews has been vis-
itins friends at Pembina the past
week.
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uses and materials. In which ever
1t Is treated. it is essentially
smart. The wide tucks provide lust
enough fullness in front and give ta-
pering lines at the back. When made
IN tailored style, the sleeves can be
finished either with rolled over or
with straight cuffs. and both styles
are equally fashionable. Also the
long sleeves can be used with the
sailor collar. Three quite different
blouses may be made from the same
foundation. For the tailored waist
madras: linen, percale and materials
OF similar kinds are appropriate.
For the 16 year size will be reauir-
ed 8 "a yards Of material 81 inches
wide. 2 1-S yards SO inches wide, I
IS yards a. inches wide.
The pattern. No. 7459. is cut in .siz.
es for misses of IA. 16 and IS years OF
age. and will be mailed to any ad-
dress by the fashion department Of
this paper. on receipt Of ten cents.
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tongue two hours. Remove the skin
and cots Brown four tablespoons
of beef dripping. add four table,
spoons of -four and brown. Pour OF
slowly one quart Of water in which
the tongue was cooked: add one small
carrot. M onion, and one small tur-
nip cut in small pieces. n bayleaf,
n tablespoon of mushroom catsup.
one-half tablespoon of Worcestershire
sauce. l 1-2 teaspoons of salt, and
one-half teaspoon of pepper. Pour
this over the tongue and bake in a
covered baking dish l 1-2 hours; turn
the tongue once while baking. Serve
With the gravy poured around the
nea
Buttermilk Mufins.-Two cups Of
-four, one tablespoon Of sugar, half
teaspoon of salt, half teaspoon of
soda. two tablespoons melted butter
Cor other shortening), II cup of but
termilk. Mix -four, sugar, salt and
soda Gree from lunps). add the but
termilk and shortening, and beat we'll.
Pour into creased gem pans and bake
for one-half hour.
of -four, one-quarter teaspoon Of salt,
three-quarters cup of milk, n egg,
two bananas. Mix flour and salt, add
one-half cup of milk, and beat until
smooth. Beat the egg light and add
t o it the remainder of the milk. Com
bine the two mixtures and beat light
with an g beater. Have the ba-
nanas peeled and cut in quarters.
Have gem pans hot and we'll creased,
lay a piece of banana in each one,
and pour in the batter. Bake in a
not w one-half hour.
Currant Sauce-One cup Of sugar,
three-quarters cup of boiling water.
oneeighth teaspoon of salt. three
quarters cup of currant juice. one
tablespoon Of butter, and one table,
spoon of cornstarch. Mix sugar. corn
starch and salt: pour on the boiling
water and cook ten minutes. Add
the butter and currant juice and beat.
Dates and figs cut in small pieces
and served with plenty of sugar make
a tasty accompaniment to a dish of
rice boiled in milk. Dates stuffed
with peanut butter and then rolled
in sugar are a pleasing change from
dates stuffed with nuts.
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cred correct for street wear and small
hoops of gold or jet are n good taste.
Dull Jet earrings are n of the CO.
quetries allowed to the woman in
deep mourning. and a pair of these
earrings will relieve the comberness
of a mourning costume surprisingly.
The round brooch has been sup
brooch. which may be any length
from half an inch to FIVE inches.
These pins are used to fasten neck
bows, jabots. belts, colalrs, wells, and
sashes. and one sees them worn hori-
zontally, vertically and obliquely.
There are also long pins with a hump
in the middle. which will hold a
brooch of violets in place in the cor
sage better than anything that has
ever been invented.
Bracelets continue to be fashion,
bangle sort is large enough to slide
over the elbow to the upper arm.
This gives an effect of s%lenderness to
the arm. and in truth. unless the arm
is really slender. such a bracelet will
have an annoying trick of falling off
over the hand. Ankle bracelets are
a fad with women who go in for strik-
ing effects. A society of note
possesses a wonderful ankle bracelet
IN the form OF a HeNlDle snake, WIFI
a fat head set with ieweled eyes. She
is never without this charm. which
she calls the CLEOPATRA and which
she insists keeps guard over her for
tunes. Sometimes cleopatra" snug
giles round her ankle; sometimes she
hugs the lady's arm. She has eve
been seen around her neck. and nest
ling non the laces of her bodice
but the queer snake charm is V
left at home.
When lace is part of good costum-
ing pearls follow. The picturesque
Corday kerchief and the directoire
jabots have their loveliest compile
ments in the closely fitting necklace
of pearls and the long, double rope
of the gems, one encircling the throat
and the other f%estooning the corsage
and falling below the waist.
Nothing. of course. equals the eX-
quisite quality of pearls. but there is
a vast amount of effect in the cloudy
amber bead necklace worn with a
pin-spotted muslin corsage, and there
are those who I'VE that the clear and
much darker amber is a doughty riv-
al. AS the women of the middle of
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ii HIEFLY FOR THE
EYES OF THE FEM.
mime SEX 13@@
The Value of JeweJry.
The intrinsic value of jeweiry is n.

Inc intrinsic value OF JeWelrN is not
half so important a matter as its
the costume. 4 modest set of coral
at 800 may be of infinitely more
value with a White and coral colored
evening gown from this latter-day
point of view. than would be a $1,000
set of emeralds which would clash
painfully in color with the gown.
Baroque pearls, imitation pearls, and
reconstructed emeralds, rubies and
sapphires made modern jewelry so
comparatively inexpensive that it is
regarded as a trimming asset rather
than as the supreme ornament for
which the gown is merely a back
days. of wearing a priceless set of
ruhies just becausoe they are rubies
and priceless and without any thought
OF their appropriateness to her Co.'S
tune.
Evening gowns are often built es-
pecially TO match rare Jewels, how
Yer and the woman who owns a set
Of handsome emeralds is very likely
to select evening gowns that will form
artistic backgrounds for the display
of her treasures. Just no pearls are
as ones pearls look rich and lustrous
and decorate ones person and Co.'S
tune adequately, nobody cares a con-
.tinental whether they are clever imi-
tations or represent a kings ransom
in value. In fact, man women who
W wonderful pearls keep them safe
ly locked away in the burglar proof
safe deposit vault and wear handsome
imitation pearls with much more
comfort and happiness.
Pearls are wound around the throat
and twisted in the hair; and long
pearl-set earrings almost touch the
shoulder. with evening dress. Ear
rings r not worn on the street by
the better class Of women-that lie.
the very long pendant earrings are
not-these earrings being reserved for
indoor wear with evening and semi
decollete afternoon toilets. The wo-
mar who possesses a beautiful pair of
solitaire earrings wears them out of
doors II she desires. but the stones
are set so that they lie close against
the a lobe. Pearls are also consid-
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Practical Household Hints.

Go over the entire stove While it is
slightly warm with a cloth vet with
kerosene oil. allow It to dry. then
blacken the stove: you will find it will
vice as long and have a polish
greater than ever before. Each morn
flannel and see how it will shine.
A use for an old wash boiler is to
stand it in a convint place on the
back porch or near the back steps and
put all old papers in it. When the boil
er is full. set it in the path and apply
a match to the papers. Keep the lid of
the boiler on until the proper time
m to burn the waste.
Many colds would be prevented if
every cold were regarded as infec-
tious. says a doctor. A person suffer-
Ing from a cold should sleep alone
and if possible, in a separate room.
Towels, soaps, etc, used by the pa
tient should lot be touched by any
absolutely prohibited.
Laundries generally iron linen col
lars fiat, and as a result a good many
people have trouble in getting them
to set right after attaching them to
the shirt. This difficulty can in a
large measure be overcome if each
collar from the laundry is taken at
the end. rolled up as tightly as posi-
BILE and held in this position for a
minute or two.
The most difficult part of a waist
made of all-over embroidery to iron
satisfactorily is that part Of the sleeve
that is too narrow to permit the use
Of a sleeve-board. To overcome this
difficulty turn the sleeve wrong side
out. insert a tea towel or padding
folded tho width NJ the sleeve and
press both sides. The result is per-
feet work.
When making apple dumplings. lay
a round of paste on the baking board.
the apple on 1t. and with a sharp
knife cut out V-shaped bits before
tucking the paste in at the core. This
makes the dumping more shapely:
1t also Toe away with Jumps of raw
dough that one finds occasionally
when an entire round is punched
about the apple.
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First Presbyterian.

William H.. Matthews, minister.
Services II a. m. and 8 p. m. P,hle
school at $3.50, Prof. A. J.. Ladd, sup
e~rintendent. Y. P. S. c. e. at 7
o'clock. The Lcrd's supper will he
celebrated in the morning. New men,-
nsrs VIII De received and the pastor
text We Would See Jesus" Special
patriotic service in the evening with
sermon by pastor on theme mo Ma
ticnal Success Without Sacrifice" An
propriate selections by quartet.
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SOCIETY
PAoNRs-osy 4. ". ~ Z. Q. o. n, Naets n. w.. ~


The Prayer Of a Mother.
Touch him with gentle hands.
o Spirit Cod
And smooth the way for him;
Guide him Alright
Forgive the wtllful footsteps
That have trod
And crushed Thy fairest hopes
With ruthless might.
I. being human. God.
Forgive his filings
And I, were l a spirit
Would bend low
And nestle him at v
In my soft wings.
And Groom a mother song
And soothe him so.
Lot Thy hands, Brooding One.
To his unrest
Bring all the comfort that
Mine long to bear
And. weary With world struggling,
Lay Thou the restless head
That doth not care:
He pays his life blood for
Fame's paltry need
Do Thou supply Thy love
To his souls dearth.
And give. unthanked. when he
Knows not his need:
Canst Thou do less. Divine.
Than I Of Earth?
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Plymouth CONGREGATIONAL.

Fifth and University. Rev. c. G..
Warner, pastor. Morning services at
1890. Sunday school at IL. No even
ing worship. The pastor will preach
on Motive in RELIGION The dis
course reviews the Book Of Job in H.
lustration. Miss Floy jackson is serv.
ing as pianist for the summer The
trustees have voted the pastor a
months leave Of absence during Au-
gust. but arrangements will be made
for continuing morning worship with
out interruption. The annual offer
ing in aid Of the church building So
ciety will be taken Sunday, June 80,
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First Metbodist.

Francis M. Mccoy. minister. Sum-
day school at 9:45 a. M. Thomas
Porte. superintendent. Morning wor-
ship at IL with sermon by the pastor.
Subject of sermon. Fidelity" En-
worth league at Z p. m. lead by Mr..
A. sansburn. Subject. The Perma-
nence OF Truth" Evening worship at
a sermon in recognition Of Independ-
day. Subject Of sermon. The
Story Of Liberty" New members will
be received next Sunday.