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up, anyhow: and he accepted the knowl-
edge rather proudly that the George
Percival AlgernOn, who but lately had en-
tered the English bar sprucely and had
made his exit in a kind Of negligible at
tire. had left behind one character and
brought away another Never again was
he going to be afraid of anything: never
again was he going to be shy-the tame
tiger, as it were, had had his first taste
Of blood.
Dawn. dawn: IL only the horizon would
brighten up q little 50 that he could get
his bearings. BY now they were at least
fifteen or twenty miles from Cairo: but
in what direction!
Hour after hour went by; over this huge
gray roll OF sand, down into that cuplike
valley: soundless save when the camels
protested or his stirrup clinked against a
buckle; all with the somber aspect OF a
moving in circles far above. once at
tracted George: and he knew them to be
| kites. which will follow q caravan into
the desert even as q gull will follow a
ship out to sea- Later, torpid ind1ner-
OF main grew less under the encroaching
And when 1t last the splendor Of the
dawn upon the desert flashed like a
sword blade along the sky In the east,
crew and widened. George comprehended
one thing clearly. that they were in the
Arabian desert. out Of the main travelled
paths. in the middle OF nowhere.
HIS sense OF beauty did not respond to
the marvel OF the Transformation. The
dark gray of the sand hills that became
violet at their bases, to fade away up
ward into little pinnacles Of shimmering
gold; the drab. formless. scattered bowl
ders. now assuming clear-cut shapes,
transfused with ruby and sapphire glow
| ing; the sun itself that presently lifted
| its rosal warming circle above the step
pine-off place-George saw but noted not.
The physical picture was overshadowed
| hv the one he drew in his mind-the good
ship Ludwig, boring her way out into the
sea.
when the leading camel was halted. A
confusion ensued: the camels following
stunidIy into one another. in kind OF
panic. Out OF the silence came babble
of voices. q grunting. clatter OF pack
baskets and saddle bags. George, as his
camel kneeied, slid OF involuntarily and
tumbled against small hillock. ana lay
was was going on round him. The sand. fine
and mutable. formed .: couch comforting.
| ~. under his aching body, and ne tell
esIeaDI rxhapgted. ALREADY the lupalpa1ie
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dust, which had risen and followed the
caravan all through the night, had pow
dered his clothes. and his face was
stained and streaked. His head lay in
the sand. his soft fedora crushed under
his shoulders. What with the bruises
visible, the rents in his coat, the open
shirt. soiled. crumpled. collarless. he in
vited pity; only none came from the busy
Arabs. AS he slept. frown gathered
upon his face and remained there.
dreams, q bowl OF rice. thinned by hot
water, was given him. He cleaned the
bowl, not because he was hungry, but be-
cause he knew that somewhere along TINS
journey he would need strength; and the
recurring fury against his duress caused
him to fling the empty bowl at the head
OF the camel boy who had brought it. The
boy ducked. laughing. George lay down
again. Let them cut his throat IL they
wanted to; it was all the same to him.
and forcibly awakened, he sat up with a
snarl and looked about.
His head was clear now and he began
to take notes. He countedt ten. eleven.
twelve camels; q caravan II truth. pre-
pared for a long and continuous journey.
There were three pack camels. laden with
wood, tents and such cooking utensils as
the frugal Arab had need OF. Certainly
Mahomed was rich man. whether ne
owned the camels or hired them for the
were putting up a mammal, q canopy used
to protect women from the SIN while rid
ing. One Arab, taller, more robust than
the Others moved hither and thither au-
thoritatively. Wound about his tarboosh
or fez was a bright green cufia. signify
ing that the wearer had made the pill
grimage to holy Mecca. This individual
George assumed to be MahOmed himself.
And he recognized him as the beggar
over whom he had stumbled two nights
gone. Pity he hadn't known and pitched
him into the Nile when he had the chance.
Mahomed completed his directions and
walked leisurely toward George. but his
attention was not directed toward him.
A short distance away. at Georges left,
was q man, stretched out as II In slumber.
Over his inert figure Mahomed watched.
He drew back his foot and kicked the
sleeping man soundly. smiling amiably the
while: kick which. had Mahomed's foot
been cased in western leather. must have
stove in the sleeper's ribs. Strange. the
victim did not stir. Mahomed shrugged
and returned to the business OF breaking
camp.
George was keenly interested tns this
mAn Who could accept such kick APP
14EenflY without feeling er Iesentme4es
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did not reach the ears Of his captors. To
ride q camel under ordinary conditions
was q painful affair; but to straddle the
ungainly brute. dressed as he was. in
not promote any pieasurable thoughts.
They would in all truth kill him before
they got through Hang the rug! And
doubly hang the man who had sold it to
him!
His whilom friend, conscience. came
back and gibbered at him. Once she had
said: Don't do it!'' and now she was
saying quite humanity: II told you So"
Hadn't she warned him? Hadn't she
swung her red lantern under his very
nose? Well. she hoped he was satisfied.
His reply to this brief jeremiad was that
II ever he got his hands upon the rug
again. he would hang on till the crack Of
doom and conscience herself could go
where was 1t. since he was now certain
that Mahomed had 1t not? 1t was Ryanne;
Ryanne, smooth and plausible OF tongue.
Not being satisfied with q thousand
pounds. he had stolen It again to mulct
some other simple. trustful person.
George, usually so unsuspicious. was now
quite willing to ibelieve anything OF any,
body.
He felt himself being lifted to his feet.
The rope round his ankles ankles W, was thrown
flow Of blood. He waited for them to lib-
crate his hands, bat the calling rope was
not disturbed. It was evident that the
natives still entertained some respect for
his fighting ability. Next they boosted
him. flung a leg here and q leg there:
then came lurch forward. q lurch back
ward, the recurrence Of the pain In his
side. and ne knew that he was upon the
back OF q camel. desert bound. There
were stirrups. and as life began to spread
vigor once more through his legs, he
found the steel The straps were too
short. and In time tho upper turn Of the
steel chafed his ipsteps. He eased him
self by riding sidewise, the proper way
to ride . camel. but with constant strain
ing to keep his balance without the use
OF his hands. Fortunately, they were not
travelling very fast. otherwise. what with
By the unvarying dog trot. he must have
fallen He was miserable, yet defiant;
burned down his cheeks In spite Of the
cloth.
And he. poor fool. had always been long
ing for an adventure, taste Of life out
side tho peaceful har0or wherein he had
sailed his catboat! Well, here he was. in
the deep-sea water: and he read hinaself
n txaH tnat - know tho advsptRr1 N
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had longed for had been the cut-and- dried
affairs Of story-tellers. in which only the
villains were seriously disconnected and
everything ended happily: A dashing
changed his clothes? Was there ever
such an ass? Ryanne had told him that
there was likely to be sport: and yet he
had left the hotel rs one dressed Tor the
opera. ASS! And tomorrow the Ludwig
would sail without him.
The wind blew cold against his chest.
and the fact that he could neither see. nor
use his tongue to moisten his bruised lips,
added to the discOmfOrts. Back and forth
he swayeo and rocked. The pain in his
side was gradually minimized by the tor
ture bearing upon his ankles. his knees.
across his shoulders. Finally, when in
dull despair he was about to give up and
slide of, Indifferent whether the cameis
following trampled him or not. q halt was
called. It steadied him. Some one reached
up and united the thong that straneled
the life in his hands. Forward again.
This was a tribe better. He could now
ease himself with his hands. No one In
terfered with him when he tore on the
bandages over his eyes and mouth. The
camels were now urged to q swifter pace.
Egyptian night, well called. he thought.
He could discern nothing but phantomhke
gray silhouettes that bodied up and down
after the fashion Of corks upon water.
Before him and behind him: how many
camels made up the caravan he could not
tell He could hear the faint slip-slip As
the beasts shuffled forward In the fine
and heavy sand. They were well out into
the desert, but what desert was as yet q
mystery. He had forgotten to keep the
points of the compass in his mind. And
to pick out his bearings by any particular
star was to him no more simple than
translating Chinese.
Far. far away behind he saw luminous
pallor In the sky. the reflected lights OF
Cairo. And only q few hours ago he had
complained to the head waiter because OF
the bits Of cork floating In his glass OF
wine. All. for the dregs Of that bottle
now-warmth. revival. new courages
Curse the luck! There went one OF his
pumps. He called out. The man riding
In front and leading Georges camel mere
" gave yank at the rope. The camel
responded with a cough and quickened
gait.
Presently George became aware of q
singular fact--that he could see out Of one
eye better than the other: and that the
semi-useless orb shot out little stars with
every beat Of his heart. Ono Of his ears.
too began to, throb and burn. He felt OF
It, Il wAS lese nlEe IN cdr. than . mush-
xeezns i ha4 bean = Metng nd MIR
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b. a better view. One glance
It was Ryanne, the erst-
Ryanne of the reversible
and hands still in bondage.
I'm, his face battered and
sailors OF a Sunday morn
ave. The sight OF Ryanne
n considerably. Although
(rly free from the spirit OF
b was, nevertheless. human
eribe to that unwritten and
Feed that the misery OF one
another to his. And here
buch as misery loved; here
|rse or than himself, whose
q thousand times blacker.
nd here he was, captive OF
h wronged and heatep ana
len through Georges eyes,
look was not a pleasant
mplate. But oh! the hight
have been! II it had taken
overcome him. how many
b beat Ryanne into such q
hti0n? He was genuinely
Inc. hut I'm his soul he was
IN. One white man could
hing In the face Of these
white men. that was a Diff
Ryanne. once he got his
courageous, reSourceful.
get them both out Of 1t
And IL Ryanne hadn't
he dickens had?
( questions that rose in his
answers to the riddle Of the
|ubsided even as they rose.
the far side OF Ryanne
|hd. In his general survey
hrely set a glance upon it,
IL q cOnglomeration OF sad
of wool and cotton) and
Sired again. George stud
tuliar sense Of detachment.
'bman in what had but re-
tmart Partisan taiiormade
lhe woman. rubbing her
4lf up painfully to q sitting
vas white. All the blows
It were as nothing in conn
This invisible one, which
Re at the very source OF
lfoye!
dntinued tomorrow.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-15
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.


None. except Norfolk liner and army
and navy tugs from Fort Washington
and Indian Head.
Departures.
United States naval tug Choctaw for
Indian Head with employees Of the naval
smokeless powder plant: tug Bohemia
from Georgetown for a bay point.
Memoranda.
Schooner Ella is in Upper Machodoc
creek to load wood for this city: tug NJ.
NJ. Davis has arrived at Baltimore tow
ing Standard Oil Company tank barge
No. So light, from this city; tug Meade
has been temporarily placed out OF COM
mission at Georgetown: sloop Enola is
at lower river point to load oysters
in the shell for the market here: schoon-
err Hennie l.. James is at a Baltimore
shipyard receiving her annual overhaul
ing: schooner Five Sisters IL laid up In
Quantico creek for the winter: schooner
Mary Lee is at Q Chesapeake bay point
to load for this city or Baltimore.
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Fire Not as Serious as Was Feared.

GRAND RAPIDS Mich, January H.
the fire early today that threatened to
destroy the village of Fountain. Mason
county. was controlled after two build
ings had been destroyed. the drug store
az R. n. WilsoA q sons and the ware
heuse hs HenrytEn6. Iess ebout &loNeo.
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He stood up II
was sumcien4
while ahablet
cuns--his feet
his clothes Il
bruised like a
ing on shore |
frightened hi
he was singuf
malev0lence. |
enough to subj
much denied 4
man reconcile
was company
was q man WI
prospects wert
Poor devil! 4
the man he nj
robbed. AS s
Ryanne's ous
thing to cont.
this one must
five natives Il
had it taken |
shocking con-
sorry for Rya
glad to see b
accomplish nc
odds: but two
ferent matter.
legs. strong,
Ryanne would
somehow. :
the rug. who
The tumble I
mind. seeking
Yhiordes rug,
The bundle {.
stirred. He !
Of the scene, ]
believing it to
die bags tmac
blankets. 1t s
led il with q pt
A woman; a Y
Gently been q
street dress.
eyes, bore hers
posture. She
Of the night ps
Daris0n with
seemed to str
life.
Fortune Che
TO be-,
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-16

its fight against the trust press by
combining its efforts to the even
ing and Sunday field.
It ought to be able to improve
both the evening and Sunday
editions by spending on them the
moneyrit has cost to get out the
morning editien5 *
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raging at Monastir. Servians are
attacking the city, a Greek force
is fastening to reinforce them.
Zecci Pasha, in command of
the Turks, has concentrated all
the scattered remnants of the Sui
tan's western forces in the city,
and it will not be easily taken.
London.-President DaneH, of
the Bulgarian chamber of depu-
ties, is reported to have said that
Austria has agreed to give Servia
a port on the Adriatic and the
railroad between Mitrovitza and
Salonika.
SOLDIERS WANT WAR
Pekin, Nov. 16.-Thousands of
kilograms demanding war with
Russia poured in on President
Yuan Shi Kai today.
France and Japan have offered
to act as arbitrators, but there is
a bitter protest against accept
ance of the offer.
It is not France the people OBJ
ject to, but Japan, which long has
had an agreement with Russia to
split up part of China between
them.
Unless Yuan declares war he
will lose his power. Several gen
erals already are planning to lead
their men against the Russians
without waiting for declaration
of war. The common soldiers
want war
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editions by spending on them the
moneyrit has: cost to get out the
morning editien5 GO. 2;
-o-o----
CLAIMS SISTER-IN-LAW
KIDNAPPED CHILDREN
Pat1l A. Brandt, president of
the Star OPTICAL Co., Pal iMadi-
son street, today swore out alwar-
rant, charging his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Sarah Davis, of Buoking-
ham, ILL.,, with kidnapping.
Detective Sergeant Edward
Selser left for Buckingham today
to arrest Mrs. Davis and bring
her to Chicago.
Brandt's wife died September
5, 1912, leaving him with two
children, Louis, z, and Flor
ence, 6.
Mrs. Davis came up for the fu-
neral. She became attached to
the children. She asked Brandt
to let her have them; he refused
and sent the children to the home
of Mrs. Nudleman, 5147 Prairie
avenue.
October 8, Mrs. Davis calledrat
the Nudleman home, and1took the
two children away, saying she
wanted to buy them some. clothes.
She has not been heard from
since.
Brandt says that Mrs. Davis
also took furniture and jewelry
from his home at.113- N. Francis
co, avenue and put them in stor-
age. He says he will not charge
her with this since he only wants
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18

Commissioner Lawson had to
relinquish his general increase on
clerks, raising only Weatherby
from 500 to $110, Reed from
$50 to $50; Covert, meterman,
from $110 to $40; Taylor. en-
gineer, from $125 to $3.50: lamp
repairers, five in number, we're
given $50 a month instead of So
day; sub-foremen get $3.50 m
stead of $3.50 and linemen are
boosted from 81 to $40.
The linemen make the big boost
as there are about 40 of them
now and will always be at least
%.
The mayors increases went
through generally as laid out.
Chief McAlevy was put at S1GO
and Chief Loomis at 1925 and
Commissioner Mills insisted on
his schedule with a salary boost
for everybody in the police and
fire departments.
The commissi . ors refused to
make public the ordinance this
morning. They said it would be
ready next Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
MORE DAYS
TO SHOP
BRYAN AND
WILSON MEET

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Presi-
dent-elect Woodrow Wilson and
William ]. Bryan will meet here
for the first time since the cleo
tion at a testimonial dinner to be
given Saturday night by Cover
nor-elect William Sulzer of New
York. 1t is believed that Will
son will go over his cabinet ap-
pointments with Bryan at this
time. 1t was reported here today
that Bryan does not want to be
secretary of state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
Today in Congress

By a bote of 17S to SO the
house passed the Burnett-Dilling-
ham bill requiring all immigrant
aliens over 16 years old to be able
to read and write their native
language.
Explanation of the circum-
stances in which he borrowed
$4,000 from John ID. Archbold
was given the senate campaign
contributions nv estigatiug com.
mittee here this afteraon by for.
mer Senator Jos. Foraker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
PAROLED coy
ISRETURNED
TO MONROE

Out on parole from Monroe re-
formatory less than 60 days, Har-
old Ault, age IS, son of II. l..
Ault, was taken back to the re-
formatory this morning.
Ault is charged with having
forged checks on the Silver Grill
Cellars for $10.50, Hunt-Mottet
and other places.
Young Ault was sent to the re-
formatory Sept. 6, 1911, for the
first time for forging checks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18

the examining board for motion
picture operators asking the city
to buy a machine and booth to be
used in examinations. 1t would
have cost s275. TAe ~ ..---
pect was held out that it could be
rented out for picture shows in
churches. halls, schools, when
not in use. The city even could
give a movies show in the coun
ell chamber when it wanted to
get on the good side of the ypopu-
lace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
LEUDERS CASE
NEAR THE END

Taking of testimony in the trial
of DR.. Lueders of Seattle was
finished in federal court this
morning and this afternoon the
attorneys are presenting their ar
gument to the jury.
The doctor and his wife both
insisted there was no chicanery
In the deal by which he went
through bankruptcy while his
wife, tSen his employe, held title
to his property at Winlock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
WILL YOU JOIN THE BIG BROT
AND SISTER LEAGUE?

in their donations in years past, and the Times
today asks all who may feel so inclined to join
the Big Brother and Sister League
HERE rs THE WAY TO DO so:
Just send to the Times office whatever you
believe might bring happiness to some little boy
or girl. Remember your gifts need not be costly
nor elaborate nor new.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION
OF STEALING CATTLE

Suspected of having stolen two
Holstein heifers and calf which
it is alleged they attempted 10
sell at the Carstens Packing COM
pany, E. Williams, w. f. Shell
and w. d. Walters are in the city
Jail today awaiting investigation.
According to the police Walters
at first swore that he had been
ordered by his employer, w.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
ALL DARK ON
SALARY RAISE

After chamber yestert
practically salary fixed up the
they " '
Apparently now, Judging
commissioners what of something
$50 900 of
Commissioners Woods threw all his boosts excepting
civ
ing Storekeeper Monty Il
Contr ifices
left
was to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
TURKS TALK
PEACE TO
GREEKS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Premier
Daneff of Bulgaria, that country's
representative in the peace nego-
tiations between Turkey and the
Balkan allies, officially announc-
ed tonight that the Turkish en-
voys have been ordered to ne
gotiate with the Greeks.
This is believed to remove the
principal obstacle to the peaceful
settlement of the Balkan war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
Do You Object to Smoking on Cars?

o Mrs Abbie Danfoh, representing three
and host OF unattached before the council
this asking
o ing smoking
o 1--WE have been Manager he says he o
stop If the council will
. %
q well, gentlemen, in We are
going to keep after until this accomplished
o Mrs. Danforth.
q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18

The little kiddies of the poor are not par
ticular they are writing to Santa Claus for gifts
that are simple and inexpensive.
Will you help to make the little kiddies
happy this Christmas?
Will you be one of the Big Brothers and
Sisters who will help the Times to send Santa
Claus to these poor homes on Christmas Eve?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18

Davis, of Clark's Creek, to sell
the cattle in Tacoma. Upon being
questioned by Captain Fitzgerald,
however, he admitted that he had
picked up the cattle from a pas
ture and had offered Shell and
Williams $3.50 each to bring
them to Tacoma.
Detectives Huckaba, Fackler
and Capt. Cornish made the ar
rest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
SHE TOOK JAIL

(By United Press leased Wire.1
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Kitty Nor
gan, a militant suffragette, ac-
cused of turning in false fire
alarms, was given the alternative
of going to jail or paying fine
of $125. She chose jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18

DR.. Friedman said to ME TO-DAY:
Il assure you that every case OF
tuberculosis | have treated today
will display the same recovery
evidenced in cases l have already
shown to you"
Count Taube, the Swedish min
lister here, has brought a tubercu-
lar patient from Stockholm TO
test the cure.
Among the prominent men
from all over the world who have
been vitally interested in the
Friedman discovery are a spe-
cialist from Santiago, Chic, and
a prominent Russian doctor VINO
will probe the alleged cure to the
bottom in the interests of their
governments.
Among the sixty tubercular pa
tients sent here by the leading
physicians Of Europe this week
for treatment by DR.. Friedman
and who have been inoculated by
him with his secret serum, were
many who apparently were in the
last stages of the disease.
To prove beyond question that
those treated by him are really
tubercular, DR.. Friedman took X
ray photographs of every case be-
fore innoculation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18
TESTS TO BE FREE

The city council this morning
amended the weights and meas
ures ordinance cutting out all
fees for the city sealer. 1t will
cost merchants nothing in the
future to have their scales tested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-18

Send whatever you will. THE TIMES
WILL NOT ACCEPT MONEY FOR THIS
FUND" but anything else will be gladly re-
ceived and piled into Santa Claus mighty pack
and every gift will make some little heart
throb with warm gratitude in the gray dawn of
Christmas morning.
Just send your gift to Santa Claus the Times
office, Ninth and Commerce streets