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cup Of tea, which Higgins gave hsr.,
than she began to expect Dan.
He didn't come.
Her dinner, without much appetite.
she ate alone in her salon: saw doc.
tor and made him prescribe something
for the cough that racked her chest:
looked out to the warm. bright gardens
Of the Tuilleries fading into the pallid
loveliness Of sunset, Indifferent TO
everything in the world-except Dan
Blair. She believed she would soon
be Indifferent to him. too; then every.
thing would be done with. Now she
wondered had he really gone-had he
done what he threatened? Why didn't
he come? At twelve o'clock that night.
as she lay among the cushions of her
sofa, doing, the door Of her parlor
was pushed in. She sprang up with
a CRY Of delight; but when Ponio-
towsky came up to her she exclaimed:
"Oh, you'll" And the languor and
boredom with which she said his name
made the prince laugh shortly.
Eyes, l. Who did you think It wasT
Cynically and rather cruelty he looked
down at Lefty Lane and admired the
picture she made: small. exquisite. her
blond head against the dark velvet Of
the lounge. her gray eyes intensified
by the fatigue under them.
Just got In from Carlsbad: came
directly here. How-de-do! You look.
you know" he scrudnized her
through his single eye-glass-'most
fnghuully seedy."
"Oh, I'm all right" She left the
sofa, for she wanted to prevent bis
nearer approach. Have you had any
supper? I'll call Higgins"
mo. no. sit down. please. will you'
l want to know why you sent to Carls.
bad for met Have you come to your
senses?"
He was as mad about the beautiful
creature a. man of his temperament
could be. Exhausted by excess and
bored with life. she charmed and
amused him, and In order to have her
with him always, to be master Of her
caprices. he was willing to make any
sacrifice.
Have you sent OF that imbecile
boy?" And at her look he stopped and
shrugged. you need rest. my child"
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Blair. who had not opened a paper
since he came to Paris, did not know
that Lefty Lanes flight from London
had created q scandal in the theatri.
cal world, that her manager was suing
her, and that to be seen with her driv.
Ing In the Bois was conspicuous
thing indeed. She thought Of 1t. how.
ever.
Il am going to tell the man to drive
You to the gate on the other side Of
the park where It's quieter. We won't
be stared at, and / want you to leave
me and let me go to the Meurice
alone. You must. Dan. you must let
me go to the hotel alone"
He laughed again in the same
strained fashion and forced her hand
to remain In bis.
Look here. You don't suppose
am going to let you go like this. now
that ! have seen you again. You don't
suppose l am going to give you up to
that Infamous scoundrel? You have
got to marry me-"
Bringing all her strength Of charac.
ter to bear. she exclaimed: II expect
you think you are the only person who
has asked me to marry him, Dan.
am going to marry Prince Ponio-
towsky. He Is perfectly crazy about
me-"
Until that moment she had not
made him think that she was indiffer.
ent to him. and the idea that such a
thing was possible, was too much for
his overstrained heart to bear. Dan
cried her nAme In q voice whose ap-
peal was like hurt creatures. and
as the hurt creature In Its suffering
sometimes springs upon Its torturer.
he flung his arms around her as she
sat In the motor, held her and kissed
her. then set her free. and as the
motor few along. tore open the door
TO spring out or To throw himself out.
but clingtng to him she prevented his
mad act. She stopped the car along
tho edge Of the quiet, wooded alice.
Blair saw that hs had terrified her.
She covered her beating heart with
her hands and gasped at him that he
was crazy. crazy" and perhaps a lit.
tie late his dignity and self.possession
returned.
Il am mad" he acknowledged more
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PHYSICIAN ADVISES
CUTlCURA REMEDIES

-Four years ago I had places break
out on my wrist and on my shin which
would itch and burn by spells. and
scratching them would not seem to
give any relief. When the trouble first
began. my wrist and shin itched like
poison. ! would scratch those places
until they would bleed before l could
get any relief. Afterwards the places
would scale over. and the flesh un.
derneath would look red and feverish.
Sometimes 1t would begin to itch until
1t would waken me from my sleep,
and would have to 90 through the
scratching ordeal again.
Our physician pronounced It dry
eczema" ! used an ointment which
the doctor gave me. but 1t did no good.
Then he advised me to try the Cuti.
cura Remedies. As this trouble has
been In our family for years. and Is
considered hereditary. felt anxious
to try to head It of. ! got the Cuti.
cura Soap. Ointment and Pills, and
they seemed to be Just what needed.
THE disease was making great
headway on my system until Tgot
the Cuticura Remedies which have
cleared my skin Of the great pest.
From the time the eczema healed four
years ago. until now. have never felt
any OF its pest, and / am thankful to
the Cutcura Soap and Ointment which
certainly cured me. I always use the
Cuticura Soap for toilet, and / hone
other sufferers from skin diseases will
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment" !"
(signed) Irven Hutchison. Three Riy.
ers. Mich. Mar. ls. 1911. ALTHOUGH
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
BY druggists and dealers everywhere,
sample Of each. with 32.page book.
will be mailed free on application 70
'Cutcura," Dept. L, Boston.
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calmly. "and am sorry that fright
ened you. But You drive me mad"
Without further word he got out
and left her agitated, leaning toward
him. and Blair. less pale and thor
oughly the man. lifted his hat to her
and. with unusual grace. bowed good.
night and good.by. Then, rushing as
he had come, he walked of down
through the alice, his gray figure in
his gray clothes disappearing through
the vista OF meeting trees.
For a moment she stared after him.
her eyes fastened on the tall. slender,
beautiful young man. Blair's fire and
ardor. his fresh youthfulness. his pro-
lection and his chivalry. his ardent de-
voton. touched her profoundly. Tears
fell. and one splashed on her white
glove. Was he really going to ruin
his life? The old ballad. THE Earl
Of Moray" ran through her head:
And long may his lady look from the
Chstl0 wall.
Dan had neither title nor. according
to Ruggles. had he any money. and
she could marry the prince; but Dan.
as he walked 30 fast away. misery
swapping at his heels as he went.
stamping through the woods, seemed
glorious to Lefty Lane and the only
one she wanted In the world. What II
anything should happen to him really !!
What II he should really start out to
do the town according to the fashion
Of his Anglo-saxon brothers. but more
desperately stir She took a card
from the case In the corner Of the car.
scribbled few words. told the man to
drive around the curve and meet the
outlet Of the path BY which Dan had
gone. When she saw him within
reaching distance she sent the chauf.
feur across the woods to give Mr..
Blair her scribbled word and consoled
herself with the belief that Dan
wouldn't go to the dogs or throw
himself In the river until hs had seen
her again"
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Rubbing It In.

Booth Harrington was talking in
Indianapolis about a novelist Of the
high brow" type-one Of those half.
starved novelists whose reviews are
much more remarkable than their
sales.
"As this novelist, shabby and
cold.' said Mr.. Harrington, was
walking on Fifth avenue one wintry
afternoon, there glided past the mag.
nificent automobile Of a publisher who
had bought out one OF the poor fel.
lows books at heavy loss.
"T'he publisher signaled to his
chauffeur, the automobile stopped and
the novelist, in reply to a wave Of
the millionaire's hand, presented him.
self at the window Of the car humbly.
THE publisher. wrapped in furs,
said.
There's great big manuscript
nearly falling out Of your hip pocket,
II you weren't so we'll known
Here the publisher removed the
superb Havana from his mouth
and laughed loud, scornful laugh.
III you weren't so we'll known.
he repeated, I guess you'd have had
your pockets picked"
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he murmured practically. you're neu.
rasthenic and very III. I've wired to
have the yacht at Cherbourg-itll
reach there by noon tomorrow"
She was standing listlessly by the
table, A mass Of letters sent by spe-
cial messenger from London after her,
kilograms and cards lay there In
pile. Looking down at the lot, she
murmured: "All right. ] don't care"
He concealed his triumph. but be-
fore the look had faded from bis face
she saw It and exclaimed SHARPLY:
Don't be crazy about It. you know.
You'll have to pay high for me; you
know what mean"
He answered gallantly: my dear
child. I've told you that you would be
the most charming princess In Hun.
gary"
Once more she accepted Indifferent.
ly: "All right. all right, don't care
tuppence-not tuppence"-and she
snapped her fingers; but like to sec
you pay. Frederigo. Take me to Max.
inns"
He demurred. saying she was far too
Ill. but she turned from him 10 call
Higgins, determined to 60 II she had
to 90 alone. and said to him violently:
Don't think Ill make your life easy
for you. Federigo. III mako Il
wretched; as wretched-" and she
held out her fragile arms. and the
sleeves fell back. leaving them bare
"as wretched as l am myself"
But she was lovely, and he said
harshly: Get yourself dressed. III
30 change and meet you at the lift"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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Pointed Paragraphs.

Too many people mistake gall for
genius.
Talk to yourself y you want an ap.
preciative audience.
Many a bride is self.possessed even
when given away.
And most OF our troubles are mag.
nified at short range.
An old topper is satisfied II he can
keep his head above water.
A pretty girl never approves of men
who flirt with other girls.
some OF the charity that begins at
nome isn't up to the standard.
A Woman doesn't worry ahout ho,
intellect II she has good complexion.
MOST women are economical as long
a. you Keep them out Of dry good
10 a girl Of sweet 10 a love letter
looks like an advance agent Of wed.
Jokes WNu ........ .... ........
ding feast.
unless a man Is personally inter.
ested In a thing his enthusiasm soon
drops to zero.
Inere are two things calculated to
make mans head swim-a merry.go.
round and merry widow.
a woman thinks a man Is extrava.
can't because he would as soon paySl
'or 2 thing as he would 90 cents.
me woman who shows her teeth
snd smiles Is reasonably sure TO Al.
.A'n sa ner object much quicker than the
'"s y. VINO shows her teeth and growls.
10 man ever does % much today
" nc is going to do tomorrow.
ma. a Toman'e mind 10 like a bed-it
must De made up occasionally.
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Ancient Roman Lona Branch.

The sea coast Of l.aurentum may
have been In favor With the fashion
able and the wealthy for . brief
space Of time under Augustus and bis
immediate successors. but was Given
up quite soon to parvenues and met.
chants and retired ofiicers. and Tie
same set Of noisy people who haunt At
the present day the popular watering
places Of the world. To make Tie
analogy more striking. an inscription
has been found at Ia Capocotta sing.
Ing the praises Of . wealthy Jew, and
revealing the fact that . synagogue
had been built At Ostia for the use Of
the Semitic "viheggianti" on The
nsighboring coast
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This is Gods
first question 80
far as we have
any record. He is
the great Ques.
toner, and a
study Of his inter.
rogations Is most
instructive. Some
times he asks q
question to awak-
en- US, sometimes
to discover to US
our greatest need.
sometimes to en-
courage our wav-
ering faith. and
sometimes to give
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The Power Of a Word.

A single word was often sufficient
for Talleyrand to make his keenest
retort. When hypochondriac, who
had VIGOROUSLY let a profligate life.
complained to the diplomatist that
he was enduring the tortures OF hell,
Tslleyrand simply, answered, al
ready"
To the woman who had lost her
husband, Tallyrand once addressed .
letter of coincidence in two words:
"Oh, madam"
In less than a year the woman had
married again, and then his letter OF
congratulations was:
"Ah, madam"
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Aftermath.

The great bail lad been given,
,ays Harper's Weekly, and Mrs.
Noovo was running over the bills with
her husband. When it was found
that 1t totaled $4,000 Mr.. NooVo
WINGED.
"By ginger, Maria" he calculated.
$4,000 is pile o. money"
"We have to do 1t, Silas, to get into
society,"" replied Mrs. Noovo.
"Well," said the old man, scratcn-
ing his head. ''judgin' from results.
Il don't seem to me that we're gettln
into society quite so much as society
ia gettin' into u.s."
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CHAPTER xxvI.-contlnued.

Are you alone?" he persisted. Il
have got to know"
Higgins is with me-"
"oh. God" he cried wildly. how
can you Joke with me! Don't you
understand you're breaking my heart?"
But she did not dare to be kind to
him. knowing 1t would unnerve her
Tor the part she had promised to play.
He sat gripping his hands tightly
together. his lips white. When I
leave you now" he said brokenly. II
Am going to find that devil Of a Hun.
garian and do him up. Then am
going to tackle Ruggles."
why. what's poor Mr.. Ruggles got
10 do with III"
Dan cried scornfully: For Gods
sake. don't keep this up! You know
the rot he told you! made him con.
Tess. He has had this mania all along
about money being a handicap; he
was bent on trying this game with
some girl to see how II worked" He
continued more passionately. 81 don't
care rap what you marry me for.
Lefty. or what you have done or been.
think you're perfect and I'll make
you the happiest woman In the world"
She said: Hush. hush. Listen.
dear; listen. little boy. am awfully
sorry, but It won't do. never
thought It would. You'll get over It
all right. though you don't. you can't
believe me now. can't be poor. you
know: really couldn't be poor"
He interrupted roughly: who says
you'll be7 What are you talking
about! Why. III cover you with Jew.
els. sweetheart. II have to, rip the
earth open to get them out"
She understood that Dan believed
Ruggles' story to have been cock.
and.bull one.
You talk as though you could buy
me. Dan. Walt. listen" She put him
back from her, Nov. II you won't be
quiet, I'm going to stop my car"
He repeated: Tell me. are you
alone In Paris! Tell me. For three
days l have wandered and searched
for you everywhere; I have hardly
eaten q thing. l don't believe I have
slept a wink" And he told her Of his
weary search.
She listened to him. part Of the time
her white.gloved hand giving itself up
TO the boy; part Of the time both
hands folded together and away from
him. her arms crossed on her breast
her small shoes Of coral kid tapping
the floor Of the car. Thus they rolled
ieisurely along the road by the Bois
"Are you alone In Paris. Lettyf"
And she said: "Oh. what a bore you
are! You're the most obstinate crea
ture. Well. ! am alone. but that has
nothing TO DO with you"
A glorious light broke over his
face: his relief was tremendous.
"oh, thank 0odi" he breathed.
"Ponio. owsky"-and she said his
name with difnculty-"Is coming to
night from Carlsbad"
The boy threw back his bright head
and lsusher wildly.
"Curss him! The very name maksi
me want to commit crime. He vii
70 over my body 70 you. You heal
ne, Lefty. ] mean what ! say"
People had already remarked then
a they passed. The actress was to<
VEN known 70 pass unobserved, bu'
she was Indifferent 10 their curiosit,
n TO the sxistsncs Of anyone but thil
sxcited boy.
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A Question Of Time.

Wouldn't II take some time to let q
Jungle grow dense enough to serve
n a protection for the Panama
.anal?"
YES" replied the experienced states.
nan; but 1t would probably be com.
'lete years before we could get an
appropriation through congress sum.
:ient for some other arrangement"
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Wonderful.

"How we'll you are looking?"
Eyes. | am a vegetarian"
THAT settles 1t. ! shall never eas
meat again. How long have you been
one?"
"I begin tomorrow"
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AIa aherioek Holmes.

.F1ubdud has Just been calling on
his best girl"
How do you know!"
"He has taken three cigars from his
waistcoat pocket, and everyone OF
them was broken"
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CHAPTER XVII.
A. Maxlm's.

At the Msurios. Miss Lane gave
strict ordsrs 10 admit only Mr.. Blair
to her apartments. She described
him. No sooner had she drunk her
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Gods First
Question
ByRev. PaleyE- hartmann. DID.
s.os.u d Ez,.a:oa Dep.rrsea, Mood, Bhk
lnsdtuse. Chicago

TEXT-And the Lord God called unto
Adam and said unto him. Where art
thou?-Genesis SO.
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For liver OF kidney troubles, nothing Il
quite 70 reliable - 0sr6eld Tea,
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The Mule.

The Mule.
The rrule is stupid. so they say;
He has no brains with which to
think;
But he can always turn away
When he's had enough to drink.
No matter If his foolish brother
insists that he must have another.
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Never exaSssrats your faults; you,
friends will attend 70 that
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II, you wish beautiful. clear. wbi,s
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At I'll
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lta uaa.

Has that prison a laundry"
Certainly. Don't they have to vssh
and iron the convicts?"
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{. BURTON, AssAYER 1 cNEuISl

.Sss!n.a pries.. ooi1. Siys1S' Si1iASso i..sol n, ,o,a
~ s.I ia's s,,s; Z; y, J:
's'''a- R'''''sss' csiSSssis kssiessii' All bsss IS
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A Good Reason.

"I begin tomorrow"
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conceived plan as brilliant as 1t was
daring. He purposed to leave one
half of his army under Longstreet in
front of Pope, and throw the other
half. under jackson. by circuitous
march to point twenty-one miles ex-
actly between him and Washington.
In pursuance of his plan and to IA
cilitate its execution. day or two be-
fore jackson started Lee determined
to throw his cavalry, under Stuart.
twelve miles In Pope's rear, at Cat
let's Station, point on the railroad
connecting Pope with his capital
At that place were encamped the
reserve. baggage and ammunition
trains of Pope's--army There. too.
were his personal effects. Stuart cap
tured number of officers and men. a
large sum of money in a safe In one
of the tents and dispatches and other
papers, but the rain fell in such tor
rents and the night was so dark that
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1t was not possible for Stuart to dam.
age the railroad to any extent or to
burn the railroad bridges or the acres
of camp wagons that were there.
My command was In advance on
that terrible rainy night. was rid
ing with the lieutenant commanding
the platoon which formed the advance
guard, when / suddenly saw, between
the flashes Of lightning, a man run
across the road.
Under the influence of the spur my
horse in a single bound reached the
man, and under the influence Of a PTS
toll held to his head he told me that
he was a-servant of General Pope who
was there with his headquarters tents.
which. he said, were pitched in a
ciump of pines close by.
made him get up in front of one of
the troopers and guide squadron
which detached from the leading
regiment, to the tents in the pines
On reaching the spot I quickly sur
rounded the federal headquarters. and
seeing light in one of the tents. I dis
mounted and with one of my men en-.
tered It.
It was vacant, but filled with a large
number Of papers, showing where
some one had been recently writing.
There were also two glasses of toddy
on the table.
A few days thereafter captured a
squadron of the Federal Dragons, I'M
der Major Thomas Hite of the regu.
lar army, whom had formerly known
when a cadet at West Point.
The major said that he and Lewis
Marshall, the latter being an aide de
camp of Pope and a nephew of Gener.
al Lee, were in one of the tents that
night and that he had been working
all day over his quartermaster papers,
and In view of the fact, as well as
the tempestuous character of the
night, he proposed to Marshall that
they should take drink.
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between vivacious Dolly Horton and
Fred had been broken off by mutual
consent-an engagement planned In
the infancy of the two by their par
ents-the youth had felt a strange
sense of aggfdevance, although, previ-
ous to this. he had believed that his
future was spoiled by this prearranged
match.
No one could have cause to COM
plain of a lack of charms in the young
woman in question. This was evident
as she came tripping to the door in
response to Horizons knock.
"You!" she said. and the careless
laugh. in her voice was sostened by
the vivid touch Of red dotting her
cheeks. @
Yes. it is IT, no answered shortly,
his proud head alert, and his strong
jaw thrust out at more determined
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perched jauntily on his head and from
beneath this fell few scattering
locks of gray. The aged veteran
leaned heavily on his cane. Time
had robbed Ezra Halfway OF much OF
his endurance.
The ears OF the old warrior were no
longer keen, and he did not hear tte
honk-honk of motor behind him. The
touring car that swept around the
sharp curve thrust him aside so rough
ly and suddenly that he was thrown
unconscious to the ditch at the side
of the road.
the great machine kept to its mad
way. The knocking down of the gray
old soldier was but an irritating in
cident to the pleasures OF a record
breaking ride. The chauffeur was not
one to fiaunt the number of his car
in the face of victim.
Fred Corliss, in his wheezy little
runabout, came In the wake of the
fiier to the inert mass of mangled
blue by the roadside.
why, Uncle Ezral" he exclaimed,
whats the matter?"
Uncle Ezra Halfway, as he was
Familiarity known to all residents OF
Centerville, was a popular favorite.
Who'd a thought" came from the
recovering octogenarian, testify, that
I'd lived to come through tn hor-
rors an evils of war to be downed at
last by one of them pesky benzine
buggies?'
Young Corliss gave a relieved laugh
With his own handkerchief he care
fully stanched the blood emanating
from a slight cut in the old mans
forehead and assisted the reluctant
veteran toward his own little ma
chine.
You shouldn't do this" remon-
strated Corliss, seating himself beside
the old gentleman and starting the
machine. There is no sense in It,
You have horses and buggy, and the
the liability of accidents. The roads
are not what they were ten years ago.
These touring cars keep a pedestri.
ans life in danger, unless his sense OF
hearing is wonderfully acute"
Huh" snorted Uncle Ezra. II see
myself riding into town after walk.
in 1t all these years"
In front of the Horton domicile, just
sl1irting the town, Uncle Ezra sue.
cumbed to sudden fainting spell, and
crumpled against his companion with
closed eyes and pallid countenance.
This was doubly unfortunate.
The Horizons were the last people
In the world of whom Corliss cared
to ask favors. Since the engagement