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Belonged to Ship Wrecked Off Japan
and Ocean Currents Carried 1t
to Scotland.

A strange story Of the seas and
their mysterious currents was told in
letter received by Stanley Dollar,
of this city, from John Gear. at Ler-
wick, Scotland, inclosing clipping
from the Shetland Times, published
at Lerwick.
The item is to the effect that there
was picked up on the beach at Gull
livoe, Papastour, north of Scotland, a
life buoy, tattered and stained, bear
ing the inscription: Passed by j.
Guthrie, San Francisco, CAL. June 1,
1905"
Capt. Guthrie is an assistant local
inspector of steamboats, for his dis
trict.
The Stanley Dollar was wrecked OFF
the west coast Of japan in August,
1905, and the buoy must have been
floating in the ocean currents until 1t
landed over in Scotland. Whether 1t
went around the Horn or through the
Northwest Passage or down by Aus
tralasia and around the Cape Of Good
Hope into the Atlantic, is a mystery
Of seafaring men. The buoy holds
the worlds record for drifting the
longest distance ever known.
Equally marvellous is the fact that
it was not found before, but this may
be explained by the theory that it
fioated in parts of the two oceans I'M
frequented by many vessels.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Challenge of the Ranoe.

The Challenge Of the Range.
Mr.. James Armstrong sat at his
desk before the west window in his
private room in one of the tallest
buildings In Denver. His suite of Of
fees was situated on one of the top
floors, and from it he had clear and
unobstructed view of the mighty
range over the intervening house tops
and other buildings. The earth was
covered with snow. 1t had fallen stead
lily through the night, but with the
dawn the air had cleared and the sun
had come out brightly, although it was
very cold.
Letters. papers, documents, the de-
mands of business extensive and var
led, were left unnoticed. He sat with
his elbow on the desk, his head on his
hand, looking moodily at the range.
In the month that had elapsed since
he had received news of Enid Matt
lands disappearance he had sat often
in that way, in that place. staring at
the range, prey to most respondent
reflections, heavy hearted and discon-
ISOLATE indeed.
After that memorable interview
with Mr.. Stephen Maitland in Phila-
delphia he had deemed it proper to
await there the arrival of Mr.. Rob-
ert Maitland. A brief interview with
that distracted gentleman had put
him in possession of all the facts in
the case. AS Robert Maitland had
said, after presentation Of the tragic
story, the situation was quite hope
less. Even Armstrong reluctantly ad-
mitted that her uncle and old Kirkby
had done everything that was posi-
BILE for the rescue or discovery Of
the girl.
Therefore the two respondent gen.
tlemen had shortly after returned to
their western homes, Robert Maitland
in this instance being accompanied
by his brother Stephen. The latter
never knew how much his daughter
had been to him until this evil fate
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SOUL The irresistible impulse and the
immovable body the philosophers puz-
zled over were exemplified In him.
Whilst he almost hated the new wom-
an, whilst he almost loved the old,
yet that he did neither the one thing
nor the other absolutely was signln-
cant.
Indeed he knew that he was glad
Enid Maitland had come into his lie.
No life is complete until it Is touched
by that divine fire which for lack OF
another name we call love. Because
we can experience that sensation we
are said to be made in Gods image.
The image is blurred as the animal
predominates, it is clearer as the spir-
itual has the ascendency.
The man raved in his mind. White
faced, stern, he walked up and down
he tossed his arms about him, he stop
ped, his eyes closed, he threw his
hands up toward God, his heart cried
out under the decorations of the blows
inflicted upon it. No fiagellant Of old
ever trembled beneath the body lash
as he under the spiritual punishment.
He prayed that he might die at the
same moment that he longed to live.
He grappled blindly for solutions Of
the problem that would leave him with
untarnished honor and undiminished
self respect and fidelity, and yet give
him this woman, and in vain. He
strove to find way to reconcile the
past with the present, realizing as he
did SO the futility of such PROPOSE
ton. One or the other must be SUI
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Il can't wait for God l want you
now," persisted the other.
Hush, don't say that" answered the
woman, for moment laying her hand
on his lips. "But / forgive you.
know how you suffer-
The man could say nothing, do moth
ing. He stared at her a moment and
his hand went to his throat as if he
were choking.
Unworthy" he said hoarsely, "un-
worthy of the past, unworthy of the
present, unworthy of the future May
God forgive me, never can"
HE will forgive you, never fear"
answered Enid gently.
And your" asked her lover. Il have
ruined your life"
mo, you have ennobled it. Let
nothing ever make you forget that.
Wherever you are and whatever you
do, and whatever you may have been,
l love you, and I shall love you to the
end. Now you must go, it is so late,
can't stand any more. throw my
self on your mercy again, grow weak
er and weaker before you; as you are
a man, as you are stronger, save me
from myself. If you were to take me
again in your arms" she went on
steadily, 81 know not how / could drive
you back. For Gods sake, If you love
me-"
That was the hardest thing he had
ever done, to turn and go out of the
room, out of her sight, and leave her
standing there with eyes shining, with
pulses throbbing, with breath coming
fast, with bosom painting. Once more,
and at touch she might have yielded!
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did not even then draw away from
him. She stood with her hand still on
his breast. She could feel the beating
of his heart beneath her fingers.
Il am right" she said softly. 'It
kills me to deny you anything. My
hearts yearns toward you. Why should
I deny it? 1t is my glory. not my
shame"
There is nothing above love like
ours" he pleaded, wondering what
marvellous mastery she exercised that
she stopped him by hands touch. a
whispered word, faith.
mo; love Is life, love is God, but
even God himself is under obligations
of Righteousness. For me to come
to you now, to marry vol now, to be
your wife, would be un holy. There
would not be that perfect confidence
between us that must endure in that
revelation. Your honor and mine, your
self respect and mine, would interpose.
If can't have you with clear con-
science, if you can't come to me in the
Se1idO W0JI WO ole UOLtCl APoAI ]AA-
though it kills me, although life with
out you seems nothing, would rather
not live it, we are better apart.
can't be your wife until"
Until what and until when?" de-
manded Newbold.
II don't know" said the woman, "but
1 believe that somewhere, somehow,
we shall find a way out Of our diff
Guilty. There is a way" she said a
little incautiously. II know it"
"Show it to me-"
mo, cannot"
What prevents?"
The same thing which prevents you:
honor, loyalty"
ITO a MANI"
ITO a woman
II do not understand"
mo, but you will some day." She
smiled at him. "See," she said,
through my tears I can smile at you,
though my heart is breaking. / know
that In Gods good time this will work
itself out
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mo" answered the woman, and no
task ever laid upon her had been hard
er than that. II do love you. | will
not deny it. Every part of me re-
spends to your appeal. ] should be so
happy that cannot even think of it, if
could put my hand in your own, If
could lay my head upon your shout
der, If l could feel your heart beat
against mine, if could give myself up
to you, / would be so glad, so glad.
But it cannot be. not noW.'
"Why not?" pleaded the man.
He was by her side, his arm went
around her. She did not resist ply
sically, it would have been useless.
She only laid her slender hand upon
his broad breast and threw her head
back and looked at him.
"See," she said, how helpless l am,
how weak in your hands. Every voice
in my heart bids me give way. If you
insist I can deny you nothing. | am
helpless, alone, but 1t must not be.
know you better than you know
yourself. You will not take advantage
of affection so unbounded, OF weak
ness so pitiable."
Was it the wisdom of calculation, or
was it the wisdom of instinct by which
she chose her course? Resistance
would have been unavailing, in weak
ness was her strength.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall
inherit the earth! Yes, that was true.
She knew it now, If never before, and
so did he.
Slowly the man released her. She
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preme, he must inexorably hold to MS
ideas and his ideals, or he must inev-
itably take the woman.
How frightful was the battle that
ragged within his bosom! Sometimes
in his despair he thought that ne
would have been glad if he and she
had gone down together in the dark
waters before all this came upon MIN.
The floods of which the heavens had
emptied themselves had borne her TO
him. Oh if they had only swept MIN
out of life with it's trouble, its trials.
it's anxieties, its obligations, its lmpos-
sibilities. If they had gone together!
And then he knew that he was glad
even for the torture, because he had
seen her. because he had loved her.
and because she had loved him.
He marveled at himself curiously,
and in a detached way. There was a
woman who loved him, who had con-
fessed it boldly and innocently, there
was none to say him nay. The woman
who stood between had been dead hve
wears. The world knew nothing, cared
nothing: they could go out together;
he could take her, she would come. On
the impulse he turned and ran to the
door and beat upon it. Her voice Dade
him enter, and he came in.
Her heart yearned to him. She was
shocked, appalled, at the torture she
saw upon his face. Had he been laid
upon the rack, and every joint pulled
from it's sockets, he could not nave
been more white and agonized.
Il give up" he cried. What are
honor and self respect to me? want
YOU. / have put the past behind. You
love me, and /. am yours with every
fiber of my being. Great God! Let
us cast aside these foolish quixotic
scruples that have kept us apart. II
a mans thoughts declare his guilt, /
am already disloyal to the other wom-
an; deeply, entirely So I have be-
trayed her, shamed her, abandoned
her. Let me have some reward for
what / have gone through. You love
me: come to me-"
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FAMILY RuNT
Kansas Man Says Coffee Made Him
That.

Coffee has been used in our family
of eleven-father, mother, five sons
and four daughters-for thirty years.
am the eldest of the boys and have
always been considered the runt OF the
family and coffee topper.
IT continued to drink it for years I'M
til grew to be man, and then
found / had stomach trouble, nervous
headaches, poor circulation, was un-
able to do full days work, took medi-
cine for this, that and the other things
without the least benefit. In fact /
only weighed 116 when / was %.
"Then changed from coffee to Pos
tum, being the first one in our family
to do so. / noticed, as did the rest Of
the family, that was surely gaining
strength and flesh. Shortly after
was visiting my cousin who said, You
look so much better-you're getting
fat
cat breakfast his wife passed me
cup Of coffee, as she knew | was al
ways such a coffee drinker, but said,
No, thank you
"What!' said my cousin, you quit
coffee? What do you drink?
Postum l said, 'oc water, and l
am WE'LL They did not know what
Postum was, but my cousin had stom-
ach trouble and could not sleep at
night from drinking coffee three times
a day. He was glad to learn about
Postum, but said he never knew cof-
fee would hurt anyone" (Tea is just
as Injurious as coffee because it con-
tains caffeine, the same drug found
in coffee.)
"After. understanding my condition
and how I got well he knew what to
do for himself. He discovered that
coffee was the cause of his trouble as
he never used tobacco or anything else
Of the kind. You should see the change
in him now. We both believe that II
persons who suffer from coffee drink
ing would stop and use Postum they
could build back to health and happi-
ness" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE" In pigs.
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
Ever read the above IetterY A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true ana foll OF human
! "a s s.sssv ts's 81 ks@e
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Device Of a Brandy smuggIer.

To conceal dutiable goods among
free goods, in any importation, is the
prime offense against the customs
laws; yet the high rates OF duty on
some articles, such as tobacco and
spirits, offer great temptation to Illicit
traders, who employ all sorts OF ar
tifices to smuggle-or evade the mo-
tice of the customs officers.
When silk was dutiable women were
he chief offenders, and as they some
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Buoy Floated Six Years


times wound the contraband article
around their persons, under their or
binary clothes, it was found neces-
sary to employ female searchers, now
no longer brought into requisition.
One of the latter, on one occasion,
made curious discovery.
A female smuggler had had con-
structed-but not for running silk con-
traband-an india rubber dress for
wearing under her ordinary clothes
She appeared, when this contrivance
was in operation, to be very fat
woman; in reality, she was abnormal
ly thin. But the India rubber under
wear was double and hollow, and the
space between the skins, so to speak,
was filled with brandy!
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Daniel and the Lions.

And 1t came to pass that Daniel
was cast into the den of lions by or
der of King Darius
Early the next morning King Darius
went to the den. rolled away the
stone. and called out: do the lions
bite?"
mot unreasonably," replied Daniel
who was well up in the legal vernacu-
lar of the day.
FGood," calculated King Darius az
he rolled back the stone. Thereupon
he went forth and proclaimed to the
multitude that the lion question had
been solved.-Puck.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Strength of the weak.

tuS 81 ZIG svS0Ns
Although Enid Maitland had spoken
bravely enough while he was there,
when she was alone her feart sank
into the depths as she contemplated
the dreadful and unsolvable dilemma
in which these two lovers found them
selves so unwittingly and inextricably
involved. 1t was indeed curious and
bewildering situation. Passionate
alteration for the other rose in each
breast like the surging tide of a
mighty sea, and like that tide upon
the shore it broke upon conventions,
ideas, ideals and obligations intangi-
BILE to the naked eye, but as real as
those iron coasts that have withstood
the waves assaults since the worlds
morning
Tie man had shaped his life uuon q
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The Rialto-

The architect of the famous Rialto
bridge in Venice was Antonio da Pom
te. The bridge is single arch, 80
feet in length, and is exceedingly
strong and graceful. 1t is crossed by
means OF ascending and descending
steps, while on the top are two ranges
Of shops, dividing the structure int
three parallel streets.
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CHAPTER xvII-(contlnued).

Nothing" said the woman, never
shrinking back an inch, facing MIN
with all the courage and daring with
which a Goddess might look upon
man. Nothing but my weakness ana
your strength"
Eyes. that's 1t, but do not count too
much upon the one or the other.
Great God, how can I keep away from
you; life on the old terms Is insup-
portable. 1 must CO."
"And where?"
Anywhere, so it be away"
"And when?"
> Now"
at would be death in the snow and
!n the mountains tonight. NO, no,
you cannot CO."
well, tomorrow then. 1t will be
fair, l can't take you with me, but l
must go alone to the settleme nts, l
must tell your friends you are here,
alive. well. shall find men to come
back and get you. What l cannot do
alone numbers together may effect.
They can carry you over the worst of
the trails, you shall be restored to
your people, to your world again, you
can forget me"
"And do you think" asked the wo-
man, that ! could ever forget your"
Il don't know"
"And will you forget me?"
Not SO long as life throbs in my
veins, and beyond"
"And I too," was the return.
so be it. You won't be afraid to
stay here alone, now"
mo, not since you love me-" was
the noble answer. II suppose / must;
there il no other way, we could not
go on as before. And you will come
back to me as quickly as you can with
the others?"
II shall not come back; l will give
them the direction, they can find you
without me. When l say goodbye to
you tomorrow 1. shall be forever"
"And l swear to you," asserted the
woman in quick desperation, IF you
do not come back they shall have
nothing to carry from here but my
dead body"
"And how will you prevent my go
mgr
Il can't. But will follow you on
my hands and knees in the snow until
I freeze and die unless l have your
promise"
"You have beaten me" said the man
hopelessly. "You always do. Honor,
what is it? Pride, what is It? Self
respect, what is it? Say the word and
/ am at your feet, l put the past be-
hind me-"
II don't say the word" answered the
woman bravely, white faced, pale
Tipped, but resolute. ITO be yours, to
have you mine, is the greatest desire
of my heart, but not in the towards
way, not at the expense of honor, OF
self-respect-no not that way. Cour.
age, my friend, God will show us the
way, and meantime good night"
81 shall start in the morning"
YES" she nodded reluctantly but
knowing it had to be, "but you won't
go without bidding me good bye"
mo-"
Good night then" she said extend
ing her hand"
Good night" he whispered hoars
ley and refused it. backing away. 81
don't dare to take it. don't dare tc
touch you again. l love you sc, my
only salvation is TO keep away"
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SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland, frank. free and un-
spoiled young Philadelphia girl. is taken
10 the Colorado mountains by her uncle
Maitland's protege, falls in love with her
His persistent wooing thrills the girl, out
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes eas'
Enid hears the story of a mining engis
neer, Newbold,, whose wife fen on a S,,aa
and was so seriously hurt that ne waS
compelled to shoot her to prevent net FOR For
ing eaten by wolves while he Went i loa
help. Kirxby, the old guide VINO teils ZIG
story, gives Enid package OF e1 doaS
which he. says were found on tne and and
wornan's body. She reads the letters siiu
at Kirkbys request keeps them; w nite
bathing In mountain stream EMO Is a..
tackled by q bear, which is mysteTt, orrnr
shot. A storm adds to the glrls .ei ~
A sudden deluge transforms brook in.o
raging torrent, which sweeps EMO lnuo
gorge, where she is rescued Dy Moun
tain hermit after thrilIing ,,n eMpdi scoV-
ing Enids absence when the storm
breaks. Maitland and Old Kirkby go IN
search Of the girl. Enid aisco Sna e m
able to walk Her mysterious rescuto
carries her to his camp. Emo soSSSS ~
sleep in the strange mans pu ai 1s,hich
cooks breakfast for Enid, after Wnlcn
they go on tour of inspection Inc net
nit tells Enid of his unsuccessful atteIiPs
to find the Maitland campers he aui Iio
that he is also from Philadelpma. LII. an
hermit falls in love with Enid. The man
comes to a realization OF his lcYT ~, M AZ.
but naturally in that strange sohtuoe sae
relations of the girl and her rescuer be-
come unnatural and strained. The stTan rang
er tells of wife he had VINO Is oe ssh
her memory neS " by living in solitude; He and
Enid, however, confess their love t toa
each other. She learns that ne Is tne
man who killed his wife In the mountain.
Enid discovers the writer of the letters
to Newbolds wife to have been James
Armstrong Newbold decides to start 10
the settlement for help.
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Making Himself at Home.

Doris was radiant over recent ad-
tition to the family, and rushed out
Of the house to tell the news to a pass
ing neighbOr.
ooh, you don't know what we've got
upstairs!"
What is it?"
Its new baby brother!"-and she
settled back upon her heels and fold
ed her hands to watch the effect.
you don't say so! Is he going to
stay?"
'I guess so."-very thoughtfully.
Hes got his things off"
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Rv Experiment..

What was your little boy crying
about last EVENING"" "Over his lesson
in natural history" "a child of that
age studying natural history? You
astonish mel" tits SO, just the same.
He was learning the difference be-
tween a wasp and a fly"
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Different.

Daughter-Since it is your wish,
dear parents, that / should marry the
rich old brewer, / consent, although
he is seventy years old.
Mother-But he is only sixty.
Daughter-Sixty! Tell him to ask
me again in ten years.-Meggendorf
Blaetter.
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a Year Hence.

Miss Observation-Disclosures, do you
think papa knows Harold is going to
call for me in his aeroplane?
Mamma-O, l think so, dear. He's
been hanging around the skylight with
a club all afternoon.
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I'm how many states can women
make their wills?" "Ir most OF EN-
they come With it ready made BAL,
timore American
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infsmmar
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
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Coles CarhOIiaaIVe

Relieves and cures itching, torturing dis
eases of the skin and mucous membrane.
A superior Pile Cure IS and 80 cents, by
druggists For free sample write to w.
Cole e. Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
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a Skentic.

do you believe in ghosts, Willie?"
"No-not unless I'm alone In the
dark"
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but it will not permit her to sneeze
gracefully.
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nAIcv EIYYuIEp placed anywhere, at
%@THOMPS0NS 9 I@lsasi5 5sll' csss syf
ySEYE WATER BIND dq Bs;ot isP f,s ss
JOHN l.. THOMPSON SONS GEO.. Troy, N. Y.

A free thinker is a man who isn't
married.