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BURNING ITCH WAS CURED

81 deem it my duty to tell about a
cure that the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment have made on myself. Ny trou-
bic began in splotches breaking out
right in the edge OF my hair on the
forehead, and spread over the front
part Of the top Of my head from ear to
ear, and over my ears which caused a
most fearful burning itch, or eczema.
For three years had this terrible
scalp. 1 tried our family doctor and
he failed to cure it Then tried the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and used
them for two months with the result
Of a complete cure. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment should have the credit
due, and have advised a lot Of peo-
pie to use them CSigned) c. D.
Harrington, Greek, n. c., Jan. 26, 1911.
Itching ScaIp-Hair Fell Out.
ct will say that I have been suffer
ing with an itching on my scalp for
the past few years. My hair fell out
in spots all over my head. My scalp
started to trouble me with sores, then
the sores healed up, and crusts
formed on the top. Then the hair fell
out and left me three bald spots the
shape of half dollar. 1 went to more
than one doctor, but could not get any
relief, so I started to use the Cuticura
Remedies. tried one bar Of Cuticura
Soap and some Cuticura Ointment,
and felt relieved right away. Now the
bald spots have disappeared, and my
hair has grown, thanks to the Cuti
cuTa Soap and Ointment. I highly
recommend the Cuticura Remedies TO
all that are suffering with scalp trou-
BILE" (Signed) Samuel Stern, 236
Floyd St, Brooklyn, n. Y, Feb. z,
1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each.
with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura,'
Dept. K, Boston.
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CHAPTER XXI.
A Slip Of Paper.


When the light Of returning con-
seriousness finally pierced the black
ilethargy that enshrouded him, Mr..
Grimm's mind was chaos Of vagrant,
absurd fantasies; then slowly, slowly,
realization struggled back to its own.
and he came to know things. First
was the knowledge that he was lying
lfats.on his back, on a couch, It
seemed; then. that he was in the dark
Ian utter. abject darkness. And final
iy1cane an overwhelming sense Of 81
1enca.
For a while he lay motfon1ess, with
not even the movement of an eye-lash
to indicate consciousness, wrapped in
q delicious languor. Gradually this
passed and the feeble futter Of his
heart grew into a STEADY, rhythmic
beat The keen brain was awaken
ing; he was beginning TO remember.
What. had happened?> Hesknew. only
that IN Some manner drug had been
administered to him. bitter dose
4astinR of opium: that speechlesslyr
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NO HARD PROBLEM TO SOLVE
ReITboy's Suggestion Would Seem to
Be Natural Way to Get Around
Situation.

The Englishman who has been
wearing q top hat and q frOck coat
impressed all who saw him with his
distinguished appearance as he
strolled about with an expansive air
in one Of the more expensive hotels
On Wednesday morning he came up
to q clerk
81 would like to have q shirt laun-
dered,' he said. 'I must have 1t back
by five O'Clock"
The clerk told him that the time
was unusually short, but he would do
what he could, and the shirt was de-
HYered on time.
He came down Thursday morning
and said he wanted another shirt
Numbered, but that this one must be
back by two o'clock In the afternoon
The clerk said that would be too
short a time. The Briton grew angry
and demanded to see the proprietor.
He got as far as the bell boy captain,
to whom he protested that he would
not stand for such treatment. The
bell boy suggested the purchase Of q
third shirt.-NeW York Sun.
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rom Tim, after which e4me > pause.
HIS keenIy attuned ears caught her
faint breathing, then the rustic Of her
skirts as she turned back. She was
leaning over him again-her lips
there was quick rustling of skirts,
the door creaked, and-silence, deep.
oppressive, overwhelming silence.
Isabel Was he dreaming? And
then he ceased wondering and fell to
remembering her kiss-light as air
and the softly spoken Thank Cod"
She did care, then! She had under
stood, that day!
The kiss Of a woman beloved is a
splendid heart tonic. Mr. Grimm
Strengthened up suddenly on the
couch, himself again. He touched the
slip of paper which she had pinned to
his coat to make sure it was not all a
dream, after which he recalled the
fact that while he had heard the door
creak before she went out he had not
heard it creak afterward. Therefore,
the door was open. She had left it
open. PurposeIy? That was beside
the question at the moment
And why-how-was she in Wash
ington? Pondering that question, Mr..
Grimm's excellent teeth clicked sharp
ly together and he rose He knew the
answer. The compact was to be
signed-the alliance which would ar
ray the civilized world in arms. He
had failed to block that, as he thought
If Miss Thorne had returned, then
Prince Benedetto d'Abruzzi, who held
absolute power to sign the compact
for Italy, France and Spain, had also
returned
Stealthily feeling his way as he
went, Mr.. Grimm moved toward the
door leading to freedom, guided by
the fresh draft of air He reached
the door-it was standing open-and
moment later stepped out into the
star-lit night. 1t was open country
here, with a thread of white road just
ahead, and farther along a fringe of
shrubbery. Mr.. Grimm reached the
road. Far down it, a pin point in the
night, a light iickered through inter
lacing branches. The tail lamp of an
automobile, of coursei
Mr. Grimm left the road and skirt
ed a sparse hedge in the direction of
the light. After a moment he heard
the engine OF an automobile, and saw
a woman-barely discernible-step
into the car As it started forward
he staked everything on one bold
move, and won, his reward being
narrow sitting space in the rear of
the car, hidden from its occupants by
the tonneau. One mile. two miles,
three miles they charged through the
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eyes. A pail of gloom encompassed
him-a pail without one rift of light.
His fingers, moving slowly, explored
the limits of the couch whereon he
lay.
Confident. at last, that wherever he
was, he was unmatched, Mr.. Grimm
was on the point of concluding that
further inaction was useless, when his
straining ears caught the faint grating
of metal against metal-perhaps the
insertion Of a key in the lock. His
hands grew still; his eyes closed. And
after a moment a door creaked slight
~ on its hinges, and a breath of cool
air informed Mr.. Grimm that that
open door, wherever it was, led to the
outside, and freedom.
= There was another faint creaking
as the door was shut Mr.. Grimm's
nerveless hands closed inEo1untarily,
and his lips were set together tightly.
Was it to be a knife thrust in the
dark? If not-then what? He ex-
pected the fare of a match; instead
there was a soft thread, and the rustic
of skirts. a womani Mr.. Grimm's
caution was all but forgotten in his
surprise. AS the steps drew nearer
his clenched fingers 1oosened; he
waited.
Two hands stretched forward in the
dark, touched him simultaneously
one on the face, one on the breast. A
singular thrill shot through him, but
there was not the flicker of an eye or
the twitching Of finger. The woman
lit was commissioned now to be
bending over him, then he heard her
drop on her knees beside him, and she
pressed an inquiring ear to his left
side. It was the heart test
THANK God!" she breathed softly.
1t was only by a masterful effort
that Mr.. Grimm held himself limp and
inert for a strange fragrance was en-
veloping him-a fragrance he well
knew.
The hands were fumbling at his
breast again, and there was the sharp
crackle of paper. At first he didn't
| understand, then he knew that the
woman had pinned a paper to the
lapel Of his coat Finally she straight
ened up. and took two steps away
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Her Credit Was Strained.

A young country merchant who had
something Of a reputation for close
figuring was especially attentive to the
village schoolma'am. The young
woman had a sweet tooth and was not
at all retiring about making the fact
known. Accordingly, she limited to
her admirer that box Of chocolates
would be greatly appreciated on the
occasion of his next visit Later the
suggestion was repeated and again
duly needed. The third time the sub
ject was preached, however, the dis
penser of sweets turned a deaf ear to
the entreaty.
Il don't know about taking that girl
any more candy" he confded to a
companion next day. She's OWN me
sixty cents for chocolates already
Lippincott's Magazine.
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WOMAN RAILROAD PRESIDENT
Through Her Wise Management Mrs.
kidder of California Has Accum-
uIated a Fortune.

Sacramento, Cal.-As president of
railroad in California, Mrs. John F.
Kidder. who recently disposed of her
controlling interest in the road, has
been no mere figure-head. When her
husband died and she found among
her other possessions a narrow gauge
railroad running through the Sacra-
mento valley she confessed to her
friends that she was "stumped." dis
pose of it," they suggested. No, she
couldn't do that. The road had been
her husbands pride and she felt that
she must retain it for a time at least.
SO, being a true example of western
womanhood. she started right in to
learn the duties and responsibilities
of railroad management-and she
succeeded. To know how well, one
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DANCED.

Edmund Lamy, the skating cham
pion, said the other day at Saranac
Lake: Skating on thin ice is very,
very dangerous 1 heard two sisters
daughters of an aged millionaire
widOwer-t talking the other day
about it.
Did you hear about poor pas hero
ism?' the first sister said. That beau
tiful young chorus girl Tottle Tights,
broke through the ice this morning,
and pa plunged in and rescued her
The second sister bit her lip.
'WellI' she said. How dreadful Now
we'n have to rescue pa
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he had fought against it. that he had
risen from the table in the restaurant,
and that he had fallen. All the rest
was blank
With eyes still closed, and nerve
less hands inert at his sides he listen
ed, the while he turned the situation
over in speculative mood. The waiter
had administered the drug, of course,
unless-unless 1t had been the cOurte-
GUS stranger who had replaced the
newspaper on the table! That thought
opened new fields of conjecture. Mr..
Grimm had no recollection of ever
having seen him before; and he had
paid only the enforced attention of
pOliteness to him. And why had the
drug been administered? Vaguely,
incoherently, Mr.. Grimm imagined
that in some way it had to do with the
great international plot Of war in
which Miss Thorne was so delicate
and vital an instrument.
Where was he? Conjecture stopped
there. Evidently he was where the
courteous gentleman in the restaurant
wanted him to be. A prisoner? Prob
ably. In danger? Long, careful at
Jention TO detail WOrk IN the secret
Service had convinced Mr.. Grimm
that he was always in danger. That
was one reason-and the best-why
he had lain motionless, without so
much as lifting a finger, since that
first glimmer of consciousness had en-
tered his brain. He was probably
under scrutiny, even in the darkness,
and for the present it was desirable to
accommodate any chance watcher by
remaining apparently unconscious.
And so for long time he lay, list
ening. Was there another person in
the room? AR. Grimm's ears were
keenly alive for the inadvertent shut
fling Of a foot; or the sound of breath
ing. Nothing. Even the night roar
of the city was missing; the silence
was oppressive. At last he opened his
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SYNOPSIS.

Count di Rosini. the italian ambas-
sador, is at dinner with diplomats when
a messenger summons him to the en-
bassy, where a beautiful young woman
asks for a ticket to the embassy ball
The ticket is made out IN the name OF
Miss Isabel Thorne- Chief Campbell OF
the secret service, and Mr.. Grimm, ms
mead detective, are warned that plot IS
brewing in Washington, and Grimm goes
20 the state ball for Information. His at
eentton is called to Miss Isabel Thorne,
who with her companion, disappears a
shot IS heard and Senior Alvarez OF the
Mexican legation, IS found wounded.
Grimm is assured Miss Thorne did 1t; he
visits her, demanding knowledge OF the
a1air. and arrests Pietro Petroztnni. Miss
Thorne visits an old bomb-maker, and they
discuss a wonderful experiment Fifty
or Senior Rodriguez, the minister from
Venezuela, and while detectives are in
vestgating the robbery Miss Thorne ap-
pears as guest Of the legation Grimm
accuses her OF the theft; the money is
restored, but q new mystery occurs in
the disappearance OF Monsieur Boissegur
the French ambassador. Elusive Miss
Thorne reappears, bearing q letter which
states thai the ambassador has been kid
MAPPED and demanding ransom. The am
oassador returns and again strangely dis
appears. Later he is rescued from an old
house in the suburbs. It is discovered
that Pietro Petrozinni shot Senior Alvarez
and that he IS Prince d'Abruzzi. Grimm
figures IN a mysterious Jail delivery. He
orders both Miss Thorne and d'Abruzzi
TO New York and placed on a steamer
but return
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night, and still he chung on At last
there came relief.
That's the place, where the lights
are-just ahead"
There was no mistaking that voice
raised above the clamor of the engine.
The car slackened speed, and Mr.
some convenient bushes. And the first
thing he did there was to light a
match, and read what was written on
the slip of paper pinned Ia his coat
1t was, simply:
MY Dear Mr.. Grimm:
by the time you read this the com
pact will have been signed, and your
efforts to prevent it, splendid as they
were, futile 1t is tribute to you
that it was unanimously agreed that
you must be accounted for at the time
Of the signing. hence the druggfng in
the restaurant; it was only an act Of
kindness that I should come here to
see that all was well with you, and
leaves the door open behind me.
Believe me when 1 say that you
are one man in whom I have never
been disappointed Accept this as my
farewell, for now I assume again thu
name and position rightfully mine
And know, too, that shall always
cherish the belief that you viii re-
member me as
your friend,
ISABEL THORNE.
'P. S. The prince and I left the
steamer at Montauk Point, on a tug
boat"
Mr.. Grimm kissed the note twice.
then burned It
CTO BE CONTINUEDO
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CHAPTER xx-(continued.)

Your paper7" he inquired courte-
ously.
Mr.. Grimm was still gazing dream
fly out of the window.
81 beg pardon" insisted the new
conner pleasantly. He folded the pa
per once and replaced 1t on the table.
One hand fingered for Just the frac-
ton of moment above Mr.. Grimm's
coffee-cup.
Aroused by the remark, Mr. Grimm
glanced around.
ooh, thank you" he apoIogized
hastily. 'T didn't hear you at first
Thank you"
The newcomer nodded, smiled and
passed on, taking a seat two or three
tables down
Apparently this trif1ing courtesy had
broken the spell Of reverie, for Mr..
Grimm squared around to the table
again, drew his coffee-cup toward him,
and dropped in the single lump of
sugar. He idly stirred it for a mo-
ment, as his eyes turned again toward
the open window, then he lifted the
tiny cup and emptied it.
Again he sat modonless for a long
time, and thrice the newcomer, only
q few feet away, glanced at him mar
rowly. And now, it seemed. a pc
culiar drowsiness was overtaking Mr..
Grimm Once he caught himself nod
ding and raised his head with a jerk.
Then he noticed that the arc lights in
the street were webbing curiOusly,
and he fell to wondering why that sin
gle flame sparkled at the apex of the
capitol dome. Things around him
grew hazy, vague, unreal, and then,
as If realizing that something was the
matter with him, he came to his feet
He took one step forward into the
space between the tables, reeled, at
tempted to steady himself by holding
on to a chair, then everything grew
black about him, and he pitched for
ward on the floor. His face was dead
white; his fingers moved little, nerV-
ously, weakly, then they were still.
Several people rose at the sound
OF the falling body, and the newcomer
hurried forward. His coat sleeve
caught the empty demi-tasse, as he
stopped, and swept it to the floor,
where it was shattered. The head
waiter and another came, peIl-meu,
and those diners who had risen came
more slowly.
whats the matter7" asked the
head waiter anxiously.
Already the newcomer was support
Ing Mr.. Grimm on his knee, and flick
ing water in his face.
Nothing serious, I fancy" he an
awered shortly. He's subject to
these little attacks
What are they? Who is he7"
The stranger tore at Mr.. Grimm's
collar until it came loose, then he
fell to chatting the still hands.
He is a Mr.. Grimm, a government
employee know him." he answered
again. 81 imagine it's nothing more
serious than Indigestion
"A little knot haa gathered about
them, with offers of assistance.
waiter, hadn't you better send for
q. physician" some one suggested.
I'm a physician" the stranger put
In impatiently. Have some one call
e. cab, and I'll see that he's taken
home It happens that we live in the.
same apartment house, just few
blocks from here"
Obedient to the crisply-spoken d.
rections, a cab was called, and five
minutes later Mr.. Grimm, still insen-
.sible, was lifted into it. The stranger
took a seat beside him, the cabby
touched his horse with a whip, and
the vehicle fell into the endless, NOV
ing line.
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Mrs. John F. Kidder.

has only to mention her name in the
far west.
ed the operation of the road-eveTy
employe swears allegiance to her
increased its value and is now said
to be worth more than $1,000 900. Re
Gently she accepted the offer to sell
her interest in the road to the Cali
fOrnia Midland, and by so doing ends
her career as railroad president
probably the only one of her sex in
the United States.
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POISED OVER A PREcIPIcE
Stands Among the PreciPItcus
Rocks of the Grand Canyon.

Flagstaff, Ariz.-The strange pillar
formation called "Thor's Hammer" is
found in that region Of natural won
ders, the Grand Canyon Of Arizona.
It is perched on the side of the preci-
pice and to the eyes of the tourist it
always seems about to slip into the
abyss, but like the leaning tower Of
Pisa the center of gravity falls with
in the base of the strange formation.
Standing in the presence Of the
precipitous rocks of the Grand Can
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'eYour friend,
Our Doctors.

THE late Count Tolstoi Ioathed ply
sicians," said, at a dinner in Washing
ton, Russian diplomat
You remember how Tolstoi ridicuIed
physicians in War and Peace? Well.
1 heard him ridicuIe three Of them &c
their faces over a vegetarian dinner at
Yasnaya Polyana-
Physicians he said, bitterly, look
ingeup from plate of Ieptils, may be
divided into two claEses-the radicals.
who kill you. and the conservatives
Who let you die
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The First State Trademark.

Des Moines. Ia.-An official Iowa
trademark has been registered with
the secretary of state. In the future,
products of factories of the state will
be stamped with a design of a
hawks head within a cogwheel, bear
ing the words Made in Iowa" Iowa
is said to be the first state TO have
an official trademark. This was au-
thorized by the session of the legisIa-
ture, and the Manufacturers associa-
ton had it registered.
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Justly Punished.

why have you discharged Rich
ards? Do you think because he has
reached the age of forty-hve that he
is no longer usefuI?"
mo, that isn't it When I was COM
ing into the city on my car the other
morning he got in front of it at a
crossing and was so slow that in or
der to avoid running him down had
to lose nearly half a minute
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The schoolmaster said: You are
very slow, George. Now, If you donst
answer the next question IN ten min
utes, I'll give you a taste OF this cane.
II you put 40 eggs into an incubator
and nine-tenths OF them Matched.
what would you get?''
The master had only counted four.
when George said:
well, first thing, with all them
chickens about, I'd get a brick and
q string and drown our cat
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pecoIIete Rarred AZ Church.

St Paul, Minn.-Bare shoulders for
women are tabooed at the fashionable
Episcopal church Of st. John the
Evangelist, whether at Sunday serv-
ice or mid-week meeting Rev J. A
Schaad, the new rector, has stirred so
cial circles by announcing that he
does not desire to oficiate at we'd
iings in which women attending are
not fully CARRIED.
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During the spat.

Wife (compIainingIy) not
like Mr.. Knagg. They've been mar
ried 20 years, and Mrs. Knagg says
says her husband is so tender
Hub-Tenderi Well, he ought to
be- after being in hot water that
long,
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Magistrate-You are accused Of haT-
ing kissed this lady. What have you
to say in your defense?
Prisoner Nothing docking at the
woman)-I was drunk and deserve to
be punished.
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The Exception.

Take my advice and mind your
own affairs. No man ever got rich
fighting other peoples battles"
81 don't know. How about a law
yer?"
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mouse is afraid of a man, a man
is afraid Of a woman, a woman is
afraid Of a mnuse-and there you are
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Ancients Used Liuhtnfnu Rods.

As early as 400 B. c. the ancients
had observed that iron rods had the
power to avert lightning.
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Even if anybody accidentally hap
pened to save a lite money Christ
mas or birthdays or something like
that would come along to burn 1t up,
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IndiaIs Garrison

India is gaTrisoned by $4,000 men,
whose duty is to protect a territory of
LIB 600 square miles.
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Cold cash makes an excellent hot
weather comfort
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