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When Is an Old Maid3

Some day the marriageable age Tor
women will be advanced from 20 to
80 and the old maid line Will be
changed from 80 TO 40. When tnat
time comes there will be surprisingly
few divorces The husband or whom
we dream at 90 is not at all the type
OF man who attracts us a. 3o inc
man married az 20 was brilliant.
morbid. handsome. abnormal creature
with magnificent eyes and very white
teeth and no particular appetite at
meal time The man whom ! could
care for would be the normal. safe
and substantial sort who would come
in at 6 o'clock. kiss me once, snin tho
air twice. and say. MN whats thar
smells so good. old girle I'm as hun
CRY az a bear. Trot l. out. Where
are the kids From Dawn
O'Hara," by Edna Crber.
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STACK or saddles. She was not crying
any more, just clinging TO him. as
though she could never again bear TO
let him go.
oh. Jack. it is so good just TO feel
YOU near again"
Yes, dear" soothingly. and it is
good TO hear you say Jack. but tell
me one thing-is any one else in the
cabin? Is Hawley here?'
NO. no, He left US early the first
morning. | haven't either seen or
heard OF him since. The men have
left ne alone since We got here; have
had the cabin all TO myself until to-
night. have not suffered. only
mentally-frum dread of what they
intended doing with me-until to-
night. Three men rode IN here just
before sundown-two Mexicans and an
Indian One Of them was an awful
looking old man, with a scar on mis-
cheek, and face that made me shud-
der. He didn't see me. but ! saw him
through the window. and he had such
strange eyes. All the men acted as
though they were afraid OF him. and
heard him say he didn't care what
Hawley's orders were. he was going 10
sleep inside: If the girl didn't like II
she could take the other room.
didn't know what TO GO-oh | was so
afraid OF him; but what he said gave
me an idea. and | went into the back
room, and put up bar across the
door When he came In he tried the
door; then he spoke through 1T. but
never answered; and finally he lay
! down and went to sleep. ! sat there
| in the dark so long, and when heard
you--I-I thought IT must he some ol
! the others"
| He stroKed her hair. whispering
words OF encouragement.
That Is all done with now. Hope
| and we'll have those fellows at oui
mercy in another halfhour. car
trust you to remain right here?
Yes" He was bending over. an'
! her eyes were upon his face. sudden
| " he clasped her TO him.
| Sweetheart" he whispered softly
He could not hear her answer, pu
her arms were about his neck
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pressing against his forehead. and 10
hear a stern voice say ominously.
Not move. Johnny; yes. that's
gun: now get up quietly. and step on.
here" Resistance was useless, ana
the five. rendered weaponless, were
herded back toward the corral. They
all belonged to Hawley's outfit; one.
black-whiskered surly brute Bristoe
remembered having seen in Sheridan.
There was no time 10 deal Win the'h
then, and Bar X' man was placed
On guard. with orders TO shoot at the
slightest suspicious movement
The Indian, then, would be guarding
the front of the house. and Sanchez
sleeping inside. Well, the former
could be left alone; his chance OF es-
cape would be small enough with FAIR
balm and Neb on the opposite bank
Old Sanchez was the villain they
wanted-dead or alive. With this In
view. and anxious to make quick
lob OF Il, the three entered the bacK
room, and. revolvers IN hand. groped
their way across 10 the connecting
door. As Hope had described. this
had been securely fastened by a stout
wooden bar Bristoe forced II from
the sockets. not without some slight
noise. and Keith. crouching down at
one side, lifted the latch.
Keep down low, boys" he eau
! toned, where he cant hit you"
With one quick push he flung tho
door wide open. and red flash lit the
| room There were two sharp reports.
! the bullets crashing into the wall be
| hind them, the sudden blaze or name
revealing the front door open, and
with II the black outline OF man
| figure Two of the men fred IN In
stant response. leaping recklessly Tor
ward. but were as quickly lett behind
in the darkness. the outer doo!
slammed in their faces. Outside
there was q snarl OF rage. another
shot. q fierce curse in Spanish; tneI
Keith flung the door wide open. anc
leaped down the step. AS he did 81
he did so he struck body and lei
forward, his revolver knocked from
| his hand. Rising 10 Ills hheeo' 'h'
dim light OF the stars revealed a maj
already half across the stream. Sud
denly two sparks Of fire leaped iortf
from the blackness OF the opposite
bank: the man flung up his hand. stag
sered then went stumbling up tn'
stream. knee deep In water. lie mao
dozen yards, reelins as thougl
drunk, and fell forward. face dow
across "A spit Of sand. Keith stare'
out at the black. motionless shape
felt along the ground for his lost sur
and arose TO his feet. Br!stoe ha
turned over the dead body at tn
foot of the steps, and was peerin
down into the upturned face
s'rO BE CONTINUED)
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there in the corral. Then the eighth
man-Hawley. without doubt-Irusi
be in the cabin AZ the though;
Keith's teeth cinched, and he had TO
struggle to control his passion. But
no; that would never do: he must dis
cover first exactly where the girl was
located after that they would attend
to the ours Before creeping back 10
the others, he made quick exalnina
ton along the rear Of the cabin. but
could find no visible point OF weak
ness. He tried TO recall from memory
the nature OF the lock on that back
door. hut could remember nothing eS-
cept an ordinary wooden latch. II
he could insert knife into the crack
that might very easily be dislo1ged
He drew his hunting knife for the at
tempt. and first glancing about, per
ceived a man creeping toward him IL
proved TO be Bristoe.
Fixed the greaser all right, cap
and | reckon he'll be quiet for all hour
or two Look whar he slashed me:
struck a pack o playin' keerds. er I'd
q got my ticket" The front ~ his
blouse was cut wide open. and Keith
thought he perceived stain OF blood.
"Pricked YOU as il was. didn't lie?
Opened the skin. Thought tfe cuss
had given up. an got careless. What ;
| round to the west?
! Keith's lips closed. his hard shut
| ting hard on the knife.
Five. and another out In front;
that leaves the eighth ma2 inside.
Bring our fellows up closer. and post
them where they can cover those fel-
lows asleep, while make an effort al
| breaking in here
Bristoe crawled back like snail
and confident the others would do their
part, Keith thrust his knife blade deep
into the narrow crack and began prob
ing after the latch. In spite Of all eau
ton this effort caused slight noise
and suddenly he started back at the
sound Of woman's voice;
What do you want? nm armed
and will fire through the door II yot
do not 20 away"
His heart leaping with exultation
Keith put his lips close 10 the crack.
Hope" be exclaimed as loudly al
he dared This is Keith; open The
door
He could hear little smnthered cry
break from her lips, and then The
sound of a bar being hastily removed
An instant, and the door opened 81
lently. Just wide enough to permit he
slender figure to slip through. Sh'
grasped him with her hancs. turnini
his face TO the light OF the stars. AM
he could feel her form tremole
"Oh, ! knew you would come.
| knew you would GOMEZ" sh.. sobbed
the words barely audible.
The mans lips set firmly yet n
: held her close 10 him, begging he
not to break down now.
Its all right, little girl be sal
/ peadingly. we've got you safe. bu
: there III a fight 10 be attended tl
; Come with me: must ask YOU que:
r ton or two.
!. He drew her back into the fringe {
. bushes. placing her safely behind IN
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>. d. nAxunsn' VS. ~ roVlEeQ Ee-EN
na On the other hand. the revised
peru-na Is n better remedy for some
conditions than Ka-tar-no. They are
Moth intended as catarrh rernedieA
TLey have both done great work In
relieving catarrh. chronic and acutA
MANY hundreds OF cases OF chronic
catarrh have recovered while takine
Ka.tar.no and the same Is true OF the
revised Pe-ruua during the last an
years since It's revision.
There Is q difference. however. IN
the two remedies Whenever catArrh
is associated with constipation then
the revised Pe-ru-na is the best. IN
deed, this is exactly why the revision
was made. to meet such cases. Bus
where no laxative is needed. where the
bowels are regular or inclined to Be-
loose, then tho old Pe-ru-na (ka-tA~
MOI is the better remedy.
Peru-na, Man-a-lin and Lacu-pin
manufactured by the peru-na Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio. Sold at all
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTICE.-Many persons inquirs
for The Oid-time Peruna- They want The
Peruna that their Fathers and Mothers useA
10 take. The old Peruna Is now called Rh-
taruo II your druggist or dealer does nos
keep it for sale write the Katarno Company,
Columbus, Ohio, and they will tell You Al
about II.
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CHAPTER xxxiV.-(Continued.) }

Eight hosses in thar" be an
nounced soberly; then turned TO
Keith Say. Jack, what do you figure
this shebang TO be. anyhow? You
don't reckon it's old Sanchezs outfit
do yer?"
Likely as not. Joe. though | never
saw him around here"
Joe filled his cheek with tobacco.
staring about through the darkness.
Well. il that oil cuss is yere now
weuns Is sure in fer fight. he com
mented positively
They rounded the corral fence on
hands and knees, crawled into bunch
of bushes somewhat TO the rear OF the
silent. desolate-appearing cabin. and
lay down fiat behind pile Of saddles.
from which position they could plain
ly discern the rear door
Had their camp over there ir the
corner of the corral when | was here
before" he said in whisper. Where
do you suppose they can be now
The wary scout lifted his head.
smiling into. the darkness like a point
er dog
West o ther cabin thar, out o ther
wind. most likely. | smell tobacco"
Even as the words left his lips a
man came sauntering slowly around
the eastern corner. his outlines barely
visible. but the red glow OF . pipe
bowl showing plainly. He stopped. di
rectly facing them, yawnlng sleepily
and then turned the other corner
Another moment and they distinctly
heard voice
Hustle up thar now. Manuel. an
turn out; it's your watch: wake up
dam yer maybe that'll bring yet tel
life"
The remedy applied to the sleeper
must have been etficacious. as. an IN
stant later, another figure slouchec
into view. the new arrival rubbins
his eyes with one hand, the othel
clu; .hirg a short.barrelled gun. From
.:ae high peak of his hat It was evi
! aent this new guard was a Mexican
He walked TO the corner. glanced
! along the east side wall toward tn,
front OF the cabin. and then. apparent
/ ly satisfied the coast was clear. start
ed toward the stream. shuiIling alou;
within foot OF where Keith lay Ma
oI the ground A moment later the me-
heard him splashing softly In the wa
ter. and Keith rolled over. his lip
at Bristoe's ear
slip down there. Ben" he whis
pered, "and quiet that fellow. III fin
out how many are on the west side
Do the job without any noise"
He waited until the scout had di.
appeared like snake. not even
rustling leaf telling Of his passag'
and then silently crept forward min
self, yet with less caution. until
was able 10 peer about the corner {
the cabin and dimly distinguish IN
blanketet forms Of several men iyin
close In against the side wall. The
rested SO nearly together 1t Was diff
cult TO separate them in tha: dar
: ness. stars giving the only light. b,
he finally determined their number I
dve. Five: the Mexican would maf
SIX. and there would surely be anGth,
guard posted out In the front-seve
hut there were eight borses dow
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Cold Comfort.

Douglas Jerrold's wit made II dim.
cult for him 10 be the "ministering an
GEL that a man Of less humor might
have been to friends In trouble. The
writer, George Hoddle. went to Jer'
rold ono day 10 tell him Of difhcul'
ties into which he had fallen. Il
want you TO help me-" he said. THE
Morning Gazette has dismissed me-
You don't say. my dear George
they've had CLEAN Of intelligence ii
last" Don't Joke" returned Hoddle
Il really want your advice I'm think
ing OF going into the coal trade
CAPITAL" said Jerrold. You've gol
the sack TO begin with!"-Youth'l
rT''" s''.- ~o
f. Companion.
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tieiuht Of Assurance,

A man was charged with stealing .
horse. and after long trial the Jury
acquitted him. Later In the day thA
man came back and asked the judge
for warrant against the lawyer wh0
had successfully defended him.
What's the CHARGE" inquired tbs
Judge
Why, your honor" replied the man
you see. | didn't have the money tn
pay him his fee. 80 he took the horsA
| stole "-Lippincotts Magazine
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CHAPTER TxxN.
The Cabin Taken.

His heart beating with new happi-
ness. yet conscious OF the stern duty
still confronting him. Keith Joined the
others, giving them. in II whisper.
hurried account OF Hopes release
from the cabin. and OF what she had
TO report
It's old Juan Sanchez in the front
room, boys" he added soberly, "and
there is ten thousand dollars reward
out for him. dead or alive
Joe OF the Bar X" drew In his
breath sharply
It'll sure be dead then" he NUT
tered. that cuss will never be got
no other way"
They went At II In the grim silent
manner of the West. wasting little
time, feeling no mercy. One. Sy~ ops
,he unconscious sleepers were aroused
each waking 10 And steel BARRE
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At a Distance.

-She certainly tries to obey her
mothers injunction not to let the
young men get too near
why. saw a young man with his
arm around her last night"
Il know. but she had a faraway look
n her eyes"
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Pe-ru.na and Ka-tar-no

I have rooe1V
cd q letter from
q young h&N
who asks ma&
lis the old Pc
ru-na (Ka-tA&
no) better than
the revised PV
ru-na?"
Either me6
cine has it1
place. One -
adapted q for one
condition. An
other for anoth-
or. Ka-tar-Eo u
a better remedy
for some COON
tions than tha
u
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Bad Luck.

They oughtnt 10 cali that railroad
special the Comet"
why not?"
Because comets nearly AwAys
have their trains telescoped-"
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NrS. wiusiow's Soothing Syrup for CniIdr~>
tcethiuE, softeus the gums, reduces infammS
,ion .! Ays pain. u Wi I'd q llc ssc bo,sla.
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CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Coles CarboIisalve stops itching and niAxss
,he skin smooth All druggists IS aud SOC. AdpA
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One great value OF initiative IN tbs
conQuering Of fear.-Blanche Dlesstnx-
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The straight and narrow path does
not look good to the rounder.
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YOU CAN CURE CATARRH
Sr using Coles Csrhol'saive. I !. mes,
-e.esivs rsmedy. All druggisty. 25 and soc. Adv.
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lmnorfanf u kaofhors

Suspicion continues to snoop around
unrii Il finds what II Is looking for
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Blessings often come disguised. but
ne wolf at your door never does.
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He drew her back into the fringe OF
bushes. placing her safely behind the
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yesterday for Calais. II only we had
known he had her with him"

yesterday for Calais. II only we had
known he had her with him"
That was all the instructions that
received. How was I to rescue this
helpless lady when her very where
abouts we're unknown? soon reflect.
ed. however. that 1t would be impos-
sible for the prince. travelling with his
retinue. to keep his progress secret
from the police Of the countries which
he passed through. Accordingly got
into telegraphic communication with
several continental capitals. and soon
ascertained that he had landed at
Calais that morning and taken train
for the German border.
There was only one thing to do; to
stick doggedly upon their trail and
follow them. So long as they were In
Europe l should be powerless; when
they reached the no mans lands Of
Asia 1t would be different. For 1t was
clear that In order to avoid the Brit.
ish ships of war cruising in the Per.
sian gulf. they would be compelled to
make the overland journey across the
Arabian deserts and through Mes.
opotamia.
My first admonition that they knew
l was In pursuit came to me when
occupied their suite in the hotel at
Belgrade. which they had evacuated
l2 hours before. The room slept in
was the princess. Pinned to the cover
Of the dressing table was a hasty
scribble In French:
Help me, monsieur. When once
We have reached the desert shall be
in his power and forced to marry him.
Mon Dieu! hate him more each mo-
ment. l shall stab myself to the heart
rather than wed him"
It was not my intention to attack
the prince and his retinue single
handed. l had been busy sending out
telegraphic dispatches: a detachment
Of jackies from the British squadron
was to be placed at my disposal as
soon as they crossed the Dardanelles
and moved upon Damascus. This was
the starting point Of the caravan
journey. and we were to come upon
them in pass Of the Taurus range.
between Damascus and the sea.
In the hotel at Constantinople I
found another note. left In the hands
of the dragoman. for "the gentleman
who should arrive from England on
the morrow"
II have abandoned hope" It read.
II have secured loaded pistol. l
swear that. unless you rescue me
soon. l shall blow out my brains"
A British cruiser was in CONSTANT.
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Put No Limit on Trust.

The late Meredith Townsend had an
affection for Scotslhen as contributors
to the Spectator. OF which he was for
so many years proprietor and coed.
itor. Mr.. Townsend's liking for the
Scots was based on an experience he
had In Leith when a boy. He was on
holiday and had run short OF money
Tor his return. to. London. He boldly
boarded a London passenger boat, In.
timated bis desire to the captain to 70
south. explained who he was, ana
stated that he was without funds.
Seemingly favorably impressed by tho
lads tale and appearance, the cap.
tain. Scot, said that would be an
right. and showed him to- q cabin.
But" said young Townsend, this Il
a saloon. AS things are, steerags
would do all right" ma, ma, my man.
nie,' said the captain; III l trust 70
at all. I'll trust ye first classl"
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wrestled for the weapon together. the
princes face livid with rage and fear
"Fly!" l cried In French to the WON
en-; but neither stirred. Rooted to
the spot, apparently. with terror, they
had not even strength to scream.
felt that was the princes master
Gradually l overcame his resistance
In another instant l should have had
him at my mercy when a shower oi
sparks few up before my eyes. Then
a dark curtain seemed to close over
my brain and blot out the Impressions
of the senses.
When l opened my eyes a police.
man was shaking me. He helped me
to my feet. not unkindly, believing
that had imblbed too freely, and so
licitous for my welfare, his solicitude
not unmingled with anticipations Of
pecuniary recompense for helping me
to my residence. All at once bis
aspect changed.
"Blackjacked!" he muttered. hold
ing up my head. which drooped un'
steadily. What 'appened. sir?"
"Happened?"
your 'ead's all covered with blood
sir. Did they get your watch and
CASH."
No. my watch. money and jewelry
were undisturbed.
Must have been scared away, sir.
Shall call a keb. sir?"
Yes. What is the timer?
"Arf past eleven at night. SIR"
"And where am I?' | asked. "Is
that the Persian embassy"
His eyes followed the direction OF
my finger. Then he burst into laugh.
ter.
Persian Hembassy? Lord love you.
sir. that's Greek street, Soho, the
worst street in London"
Ny cab came up. tipped the man.
and was driven home to Half Moon
street. All the way | puzzled over
what had occurred. Presently It be-
came clear. l had been struck on the
head by the Moslem bishop. who. per.
suading the prince that 1t would be
unsafe to dispatch me. had had me
conveyed In cab and flung into the
alley in which the policeman found
me. But what Of the women? My
brain was reeling. l reached home.
found my way to my apartment and.
my servant Talbot being away on fur.
Tough, undressed myself somehow and
was soon fast asleep.
! awoke with a clear brain but an
aching head. At first was inclined
to set down the whole affair to night.
mare: then a quantity OF clotted blood
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nople. While the prince was embark.
ing to cross to the Asiatic shore upon
leaking Turkish gunboat, was Sc.
lecting my company from among the
seamen for the enterprise Of staying
his progress. I selected 15 veterans
OF little eastern wars. On the follow.
Ing morning we landed at Aleppo and
proceeded inland toward our destina.
tion. disguised as tourists, since. un.
der International law. our act was In.
vasion Of friendly territory.
Upon the second morning, encamped
In the pass Of the Taurus. we had
word from our scouts that a caravan
was approaching. The pass was the
only entrance to Damascus through
the mountains: once they gained this,
nothing could bar their progress.
placed my men In advantageous
positions behind rocks; then, as the
long line Of mules and camels came
into sight, rode down with a white
flag to greet them. An elderly Turk
came out to me.
"You have with you," said. In
French. "a prince and princess
whom we are seeking. Give them to
US and 30 your way in peace. brother"
I'VE are but merchants" he qua.
vered. his white beard rising and fall.
Ing In agitation. I'VE carry goods to
Damascus. Moreover. there Is no
woman In this caravan. Come and see
for yourself"
1T Is WE'LL" I answered. But re-.
member. at the least treachery. l have
men hidden behind those rocks who
will shoot you down mercilessly."
We rode down the line, past the
halted camels and the mules, which.
released from their harness, were
rolling ecstatically In the dust Of the
road. Upon the ground near by were
well.packed bales Of cottons. silks. car.
pets and other eastern ware. There
were some sleek horses at q picket
line: there were Armenian merchants.
Turkish guards. and negro or Abys.
sinian slaves; but there was no sign