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thousand years gone. Ryanne, the
room and its furnishings, all had van
ished, all say the exquisite fabric pat
termed out Of wool and cotton and
knotted with that mingling love and
skill and patience the world knows no
more. He let his hand stray over II.
How many knees had pressed its thick
yet plant substance? How many
strange scene had 1t mutely wit
messed, scenes Of beauty, Of terror? It
shone under the light like the hide Of
a healthy hound.
The nerves Of a smoker are general
ly made apparent by the rapidity Of
his exhalstions. These two, In the
several minutes, had filed the room
with a thick, blue haze; and through
this the elder man eyed the younger.
The sign Of the wolf cleaned in his
eyes, but without animosity, modified
as it was by the half.friendly, half
cynical smile.
"I1l risk It," said George finally,
having stepped off the magical carpet,
as it were. 81 can't give you a thoyI
sand pounds tonight. l can give you
three hundred, and the balance tomor.
row, between ten and eleven, ut
Cooks" .
THAT will be agreeable to me-"
George passed over all the available
cash he had, rolled up the treasure and
tucked it under his arm. That some
where In the world was a true be-
lever, wailing and beating his breast
and calling down from Allah curses
upon the giaour, the dog of an infidel,
who had done this thing, disturbed
George not in the least.
81 say;' as he opened the door, you
must tell me all about the adventure.
It must have been a thriller" 81
1T was" replied Ryanne. "The
story will keep. Later. If you care to
hear it." 49, q
"Of course" added George, moved
by a discretionary thought, this trans
action is just between you and me-"
"You may lay odds on that" heart
lily. well, good night. See you at
Cooks in the morning"
US. A dispersion, perhaps, but more
pertinently an application.
Temptation then no longer at his
shoulder, George began to have
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Public Schools,

In antiquity the masses of the peo-
pie grew up in ignorance Of things
literary. Public education-the educa-
ton that exists for the masses of the
p~eople-began. practically, with John
Calvin's rule in Geneva, from which
time popular education had steadily
gained ground. The free school sys-
tenn had its beginning in Great Brit
ain, about the year 1880, with Robert
Raikes and his Sunday school move
ment. 1t was not until 1860, however.
that the free public schools began to
get itself firmly rooted in the British
Isles. II this country from the start
the idea Of universal education was
championed by Jefferson and other
leaders among US. and the idea has
never ceased to be fundamental with
us, as absolutely necessary to the
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CHAPTER w.
An Old Acquaintance.

That faculty which decides on the
lawlessness Of our actions; so the
noted etymologist described con-
science. 1t fell to another distin-
suished intellect to add that con-
science makes towards Of us all. Ay.
She may be overcome at times, side.
tracked for any special desire that de-
mands a clear way; but she's after US,
fast enough, with that battered red
lantern of hers, which. brought down
from all tongues crisply into our own.
reads-"Don't do it," She herself is
not wholly without cunning. She rare
ly stands boldly upon the track to flag
US as we come. She realizes that she
might be permanently ditched. No; it
is far safer to run after us and catch
Forty Thieves; George was transport
ed mentally to that magic city, stand
ing between the Tigris and the Eu-
pirates, in all it's white glory Of a
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Among these Qualms there was none
that pleaded for the desolate Turk or
his minions whose carelessness had
made the theft possible. For all George
cared, the Moslem might grind his
forehead in the soulless sand and
make the air palpitate with his plaints
to Allah. No. The disturbance was
due to the fact that never before had
he been Willingly the purchaser OF
stolen goods. He never tried to gloze
over the subtle distinction between
knowing and suspecting; and If he had
been ~variously suspicious In regard to
certain past bargains, conscience had
found no sizeable wedge for her de-
murrers. The Yhiordes was confessed.
ly stolen. .sg
He paused, with his hand upon the
door.knob Of his room. II he didn't
keep the rug, 1t would fall into the
hands Of a collector less scrupulous.
To return it to the Pasha at Bagdad
would be pure folly, and thankless. It
was one Of the most beautiful weSv-
ings In existence. 1t was as priceless
in It's way as any Raphael in the Vat-
can. And he desired its possession IN.
tensely. Why not? Insidious phrase!
Was it not better that the world
should see and learn what a wonderful
craft the making of a rare rug had
been, than to allow 1t to return to the
sordid chamber Of a harem. to newt.
able ruin? AS Ryanne said, what the
deuce was a fanatical Turk or Arab
to him?
Against these specious arguments in
favor Of becoming the adventurer's
abettor and accomplice, there was
first the possible stain Of blood. The
man agreed that he had come away
from Bagdad in doubt. George did
not like the thought Of blood. Still,
he had collected a hundred emeralds.
not one Of which was without its red
record. Again, II he carried the rug
home with his other purchases, he
could pull 1t through the customs only
by lying, which was as distasteful to
his mind as being a receiver Of stolen
goods. 3' s
He had already paid a goodly SUM
against the purchase; and it was not
likely that a man who was down to
reversing his collars and cuffs would
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Since Confetti Came Into Use, the
Saying Has Mere Meaning Than
at Former Times.

The sexton Of a fashionable NE"
York church was sweeping into a
large mound the bright purple, red
and yellow discs Of confetti which lit
:ered the church entrance and steps.
"This month" he said, Il have had
already 35 weddings in my church
And at every one of these weddings
naper confetti was thrown at the
bride instead of rice.
1.-THE confetti fashion Is very vel
come to us sections. When rice was
used u churches were overrun with
mice. The saying, AS poor as a
church mouse was then meaningless.
Why. in my church, where weddings
are so popular, several hundreds OF
mice-fat chaps they were, too
found an ample food supply IN the
rice that was sprinkled over the
brides.
Nov that rice has been aban'
doned for paper confetti, these mice
have all disappeared. They were
starved out. They couldn't live on
paper"
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out of Egypt" These were set phrases
Of the expert, p~reliminaries to bar
gaining. Zone might as well carry
round a stolen elephant"
But a man who Is as familiar with
the game as you are would have little
difficulty. Your integrity is an estab
lished fact, on both sides Of the water
You could take it to New York as q
copy, and no appraiser would know
the difference. It's worth the attempt
I'd take 1t to New York myself, but
you see, l am fiat broke. Come; what
do you or I care about a son-of.a'gur
of a Turk?" drolly.
What do you want for 1t, suppos
ing it's genuine?" Georges throat was
dry and his voice harsh. His con
science reused herself, feebly, for II
had been a long time since occasion
had necessitated her presence.
Ryanne narrowed his eyes, carefully
balancing the possibilities. Say, one
! thousand pounds. 1t is like giving II
away. But when the devil drives, you
know. 1t is beyond any set price; IT
Is worth what any collector is willing
to pay for it. ! believe I know the
kind of man you are, Mr.. Jones, and
that Is why, when I learned you were
in Cairo, I came directly to you. You
would never sell this rug. No. You
would become like a miser owe his
gold. You would keep it with your
emeralds q have heard about them,
too); draw the curtains, lock the
doors, whenever you looked at 1t. Eth?
You would love it for its own sake,
and not because it is worth so many
thousand pounds. You are sailing in
a few days; that will help. The Pasha
Is in Constantinople, and 1t will be
three or four weeks before he hears of
the theft. or the COST" with'a certain
grimness.
",You haven't killed any one?" whis'
pered George. - .,
II don't know; perhaps. Christian
ity against. paganism; the Occidental
conscience permits It," Ryanne made
a gesture to indicate that he would
submit to whatever moral arraignment
Mr.. Jones deemed advisable to make,
But George made M He rose
hastily, sought his knife and, without
so much as by your leave, slashed the
Irvine, flung aside the paper, and threw
the rug across the counterpart. 1t
was the Yhiordes. There was not the
slightest doubt in his mind. He had
heard it described, he had een q
photograph Of 1t, he knew Its history
and, most vital Of all, he owned a
good copy Of 1t.
Against temptation that. was robust
and energetic and alluring Qike the
man who insists upon your having a
drink when you want it and ought not
to have it), what chance had con.
science, grown innocuous In the long
period Of the young mans good be-
havior? Collectors are always honest
before and after that moment arrives
when they want something desperate.
ly; and George was no more sanity
than his kind. And how deep Ryanne
and his confederates had delved into
human nature, how we'll they could
read and Judge it, was made manifest
in this moment Of Georges moral re-
lapse.
Bagdad, the 1inns, Sinbad, the Thou
sand and One Nights, Alibaba and the
Good night" George passed down
the corridor to the adjoining room.
And now, bang! goes Pandora's box.
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AeapIuIo pestroyed eY FIre.

San Juan, Del Sur, Nic.-The sea.
port of Acapulco on the Pacific coast
of Mexico W 8 virtually destroyed by
a severe hurricane. according to wire
less dispatches received here. -Four.
fifths Of the town was shattered and
the American consulate was unroofed.
No lives were lost but a number Of
natives were injured.
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Madero Breaks With Leaders.

Mexico City.-Pres1dent Madero has
broken with the leaders of the PRO
gressive party, which placed him
the presidency. A high official of
Government admitted that the 2
dent had severed his relations
the group of politicians whose
is his own brother, Gustavo
since he believed they had
to a large extent with the gr(
old regime known as the
The break is regarded as
most important political/
Of Madero's admlnistra7
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Poor as a Church Mouse IN

Bending with difficulty to collect a
few obstinate pieces of the bright pa
per confetti that stuck to the floor,
the old sexton added:
"Of course, these bits Of paper are
much more awkward for me to sweep
up than rice. But, even so, I hope the
confetti fashion has come to stay"
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seaboard Train Wrecked,

Petersburg, Va-The northbound
seaaboard Air Line passenger train No.
Sc, was derailed between Warfeld and
Kress. The express messenger. +. I'll
Pegram Of Hamlet, N. C., was killed
outright. The injured, Wallace Ste
phens, (colored) fireman and T. A.
Williams (white) anSexpress messen.
ger, were brought to the Petersburg
hospital. The other injured was Engi
neer NJ. w. Tighe Of Raleigh, N. c.
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Odd Case of Friendship.

At the present time a most unusual
case Of affection between a domiciled
and a comparatively wild animal is to
be witnessed at the little English ham,
let of Spoonley, near Market Drayton.
On the farm Of Mr.. William WOODBURY.
for a week or two past, a small rough,
somewhat vicious terrier from the
farmstead has been noticed gambolling
in the fields with a large w~ell-devel-
oped hare. Such an attachment is
most uncommon.
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District Attorney Whitman Warned

District Attorney Whitman Warned.
New York.-District Attorney Whit,
man was warned again of an alleged
plot against his life aud was told that
with the conclusion Of the Becker trial
the 'lid" was being lifted gradually
and that gamblers were resuming bus
mess, The prosecutor declined to dis
cuss the warning except to admit he
had received a letter and a telegram
saying four Chicago thugs were due
here by train ITO get him."
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TURKS RECAPTURE
@BukARH|ssAR CITY
WITH HEAVY LOSSES THE RuL.
eARIAN ARMY RETREATS IN
DISORDER.
THE ARTILLERY IS SEIZED
A Dispatch to the Sultan Of Turkey
Says That the Troops Are Atdvane-
ing and That the Enemy Has Been
Completely vanqulshed.

ConstantinopIe-The Turkish Army,
has recaptured the town Of Bunarhis-
sar from the Bulgarians in the yicin-:
;ity OF Visa according to dispatches re-
ceived here from Maxim Fasha, COM
mander-in-chief Of the Turkish forces.
Nazim's dispatches declare the Bull
garian losses were heavy and that all
the Turkish army corps have now been
ordered to advance.
The dispatch announcing the recap
ture Of Bunarhissar al sent by Maxim
Pasha. 1t said also that the Bulgarian
column had been cut on. A telegram
from Nazim Pasha said:
"Our right wing has been advanc.
ing from Visa. Mahamoud Mukhtar
Pasha's army has vanquished the Bull.
garian forces and all OF our army corps
have been. ordered to advance
A communication sent by Maxim
Pasha to the Sultan stated that the
Bulgarian forces gradually we're being
hemmed in on four sides. 1t especially
commended the conduct Of his troops
at Visa who were said to be fighting
with splendid devotion and courage.
A. still, earlier dispatch from the
Turkish commander-inchief said the
Bulgarians had sustained heavy losses
in fighting at BunarhissaE and thar q
quantity Of artillery piecessirifes Ans
munition and other equipment had
been captured by the Turks.
Whatever the issue. Of the terrible
battle now raging on the western.
slopes Of the Istrandia Mountains IN
Thrace, 1t will be reckoned among the
worlds great struggles.
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Passenger Train Jumps Track.

Lexington, Ky:-A special from
Jenkins, KY, says that many passen.
gers were shaken and several injured
when a passenger train on the Sandy
Valley and Elkhorn railroad jumped
the track and rolled down an embank.
ment
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Germany Denies Report.

Berlin.-The German foreign office
denies the report from Punta Arenas,
Chile, that the cruiser Bremen is sur
veying the Magellan straits with a
view to the acquisition by Germany
of a coaling station.
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SHORTAGE in National Bank.

Washington.-The shortage Of the
first national bank of Wilburton, Okla,
which closed its doors a few days
ago, is estimated at $4,000 in a tele;
gram to Comptroller Murray, from
National Bank Examiner Wilcox.
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Happens Sometimes.

Get off and let's go to the bal.
game"
Il got off the other day. Can't re-
peat so soon"
Then Well go to the theater to-
night"
Cant 90 that either. The office
plays a double-header and we work to-
night"
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e.rman lcrulser Reaches Vera Cru,

German Cruiser Reaches Vera Cruz.
Washington, D. ca German cruis-
er has arrived at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
The vessel has lately been patrolling
West Indian waters and the state de-
oartment attaches no special signii-
canoe to her visit at the Mexican
port.
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. VICE
president Of the Metropolitan Oriental Rug
company Of New York, thirsting for TO
nance. is in Cairo on a business "Trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel IN
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
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Trains conide-Passensers Hurt.

Kansas City, Mo,-sixteen persons
were injured, several Of them serious
ly, when an open switch caused two
west bound Atchison, Topeka and San
to Fe passenger trains to collide in
the railway yards here. r
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INGENIOUS Alarm Clock,

A French jeweler has brought out
an electric alarm clock that will ring
a bell or perform other services n
or more times a day at a set hour
every day or only on designated days
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Flags at Half Mast For Thirty Days.
Washington. = Postmaster General
Hitchcock issued an order that all
flags on ~postoffice buildings through
out the United States be at half mast
for thirty days beginning November 2.
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take back the rug and refund the
money. The Yhiordes was his, hap
pen what might. So conscience snufed
out her red lantern and retired.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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7 prevention Of the liberty on which the
government Is founded.
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qualms, little chaps, who started buz-
zing into his moral ears with all that
m%addening, interminable drone which
makes one marvel however do school
teachers survive their first terms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-05
WALLA WALLA'S 4TH
WAS JOLLY GOOD ONE

"A celebration of the first order"
is the way Pendleton people who
spent the Fourth in Walla Walla char
acterize the celebration in that city.
The citizens had gone to great ex-
pense and labor to fulfill their prom
ises, say the returned Pendletonians,
an the result was supreme success.
The parade was really brilliant
affair, extending over many blocks
and containing some novel and beau
tiful features. Most commanding or
the first division were the floats on
which were seated the four great po-
litical figures Of Ameria, President
Taft, Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow
Wilson and william Jennings Bryan,
represented by Jake Kaufman, Hen
ry Jackson, c. E. Hammond and Bert
Gregg. The fraternal orders figured
prominently in the pageant, the Elks
being attired in their purple and
white suits in which they will appear
at the Portland grand lodge. Most
novel of the features was the Chinese
section headed by band and closed
with an immense Chinese silver ragon
carried by thirty celestials.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-05
v. R. GRAHAM RESIDENCE is ALMOST TOTALLY
DESTROYED BY FIRE, BARN NEARBY IS SAVED
Defective Fue is Believed to Have Been Cause---Hard
Work of Firemen Prevents Loss to Other Buildings

Fire that started presumably from
a defective flue last night almost to-
tally destroyed the residence of w. r.
Graham, the furniture dealer, at I'll
Willow street and almost all of the
contents of the dwelling were burned
also. only the hard work of the vol
unteers saved the barn, the Cunning
ham residence and other nearby
buildings. The damage is estimated
at almost $4,000, the greater portion
of which was covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered about IL
O'Clock by Mr.. Graham. His children
were out of the city for the Fourth
and he had started fire in the range
in order to heat some bath water.
While waiting for the water to warm
he had lain down upon the sofa and
had dropped off to sleep only to be
awakened by the cracking of the
flames in the attic. After rushing out
and giving the alarm he returned to
save what he coud of his possessions,
but, though he was gone but few
minutes, the flames had spread rap
idly and he was able to get into but
one room, the dining room.
He saved the furniture from this
room. the chairs, table and china
closet and counts himself extremely
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-05
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGERS
ARE CAUGHT IN TOLLS

Two alleged "bootleggers" of whis-
key fell into the clutches of the Of
ficers yesterday at Cayuse during the
Indian celebration, Fred Beck, well
known Pendleton young man, was
arrested shortly before noon. and S.
B. Reed, a transient, was picked up
later in the evening. Both men are
now being held in local jails and will
later be taken to Portland for a
hearing. The crime with which they
will be charged, taking liquor on the
Indian reservation, is a federal Of
Tense and is punishable by peniten-
tiary sentence.
The officers had heen suspicious of
Beck for some time and his arrest
was the result of a careful watch
placed upon his actions.
The celebration at Cayuse, accord
ing to local people who attended it, is
one of the best yet held by the In
dians. 1t will continue through sun
day July IA, and all white people
are invited to attend. The Indians,
because of the criticism made of their
celebrations by the veligious element.
are taking extra precautions to in
sure order and proprfety.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-05

fortunate in saving the latter articles
as the costly collection of china in 1t
had been the most priced possession
of his deceased wife.
Building Mass OF Flames.
When the hose carts arrived, the
building was a mass of flames and
the water could not cope with them.
Twice the barn in which were the
valuable horses owned by Mr.. Graham
and his son, caught fire but each time
the firemen extinguished the flames
before they could get any headway.
In like manner other buildings close
by were saved.
The Graham residence was a his
toric one in the city, having been
built more than a quarter of a CEN
tury ago by B. Selling, an uncle of
Ben Selling, the Portland merchant
and candidate for congress. The tim
Der used in it's construction was pitch
pine and hence when ignited burned
with a fury that was not to be denied
Mr.. Graham carried $1,000 insurance
on his furniture and $4,000 on his
house with companies represented by
Mark MoorhOuse and $500 on his fur
niture with the company for which
G.. w. Coutts is agent. He declared
this morning that he would rebuild as
soon as the debris is cleared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-05
WILSON WILL CARRY OREGON
THIS FALL. SAYS GOV. WEST

"The democratic party made a
splendid selection when Governor
Wilson was nominated and it is al
most a certainty he will be elected. 1t
is my opinion he will carry Oregon
this fall and he will do this regard
less OF whether Roosevelt runs.
though it is my belief the colonel
won't run now that the democrats
have placed a thorough going pro-
gressive in the field"
This is the way Governor West
views the work that was done at
Baltimore by the democratic conven-
ton. He is a Wilson admirer and
has been from the first. At the big
banquet rendered the great New Jer-
seyan by the Portland Commercial
club year ago the Oregon governor
sat by the side of Governor Wilson
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-05
ARMY OFFICERS
FALL TO DEATH
EngIishmen at Stonehenge Are In.
stanty Killed in -Four Hundred
Feet Drop.
PLANE TURNS TURTLE
Capt. Lorraine and Sergeant-MajOr
Wilson, Prominent British Officers,
Bring Death Toll from Flying Up
10 IL In Week.

Salisbury, Eng, July 5.-Captain
E. B. Lorraine and Sergeant-Major
Wilson, both OF the British army.
were instantly killed today while fly
ing in an army aeroplane near Stone
henge.
One of the side planes became
warped and the aeroplane turned
turtle. Both men were Jared from
their seats and fell 400 feet, being
instntly killed.
Captain Lorraine was one of the
best known of British army aviators.
He had made numerous flights
throughout the country.
The aeroplane in which he was
killed was a Nieuport monopliane.
These two deaths today brought the
toll of death in the air for the pres
ent week up to the appalling total OF
twelve.