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CHAPTE XIV.

These sleeping car adventures"
complained Ramon Solano, as they
disembarked at the Chicago station,
ARE somewhat wearing to the nerves.
| suggest, after this, that we either
walk or sit up in the day coach. Three
strikes and out, you know. Twice we
have been extremely lucky In Pullman
a happenings-the third time may
be bad for both of u.s."
Il agree with you" assented Brock
EFT. I'VE a figure out ways and
means of transportation, though, after
we get through with our mission. |
wouldn't mind going back by sea, II
such a trip Is possible. You have a
pocket atlas, haven't you? Yes? Then
we a map out a sea voyage to divert
ourselves during the afternoon"
Your cipher" said Solano, thought
fully, notified you that you would re-
ceive orders In Chicago, didn't it?"
Yes. So I understood"
How VIII any orders be given us?
Where would we go to meet any mes
sag~e-bringer? How does any govern
ment agent know where to locate us?'
Brockett shook his head. "Al way
past my understanding, Ramon. All
| know is that We are supposed to re-
ceive orders here-somebody, some
how. will hand them to us before we
leave Chicago. | am as certain of
that as l am of-of-well, of eating
breakfast this morning. Remember
how we were given the card In De-
troit? Some one will pass the newest
orders to us, and do it just as queer
ly."
Zone thing sure, my boy" remarked
Solano, I'VE will have to wait around
Chicago till such time as orders reach
us. We can't proceed. helterskelter,
slipshod, taking long chances, and
start for Mexico this afternoon. No
chance to migrate till we have the
word"
,"Quite correct. Still. l think the
next cipher message won't be long
delayed. 1t will be in our hands with
In a very few hours While waiting,
we can see the town, and incidentally
keep a sharp watch for our Filipino
friend"
The boys were more worried than
either Of them would admit. Neither
had counted the vicious little Filipino.
Aguilar. as an active factor In the sit
uation. They were fairly well pre-
pared to deal with the willy Japanese
emissary, Yazimoto. or with the burly.
hot-tempered German. Baron Zollern,
but neither had for a minute made
any calculation involving the brown
fellow from Luzon. The affair in the
sleeper, when the dummy arranged
by Brockett had been stabbed with
Agujlar's keen-bladed knife, was like
a bombshell to them, and their wor-
ries we're intensified by the fact that
no trace OF the would-be murderer
could be found. Nobody even re-
sembling the little Filipino had left
the train In the morning-the boys
had scrutipized every outgoing passen-
ger--and the porter and conductor as
serted that no one even of Z Grown
COMPLEXION had bean aboard TINT
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IiIE THr GHRMEWT

at the door. The door was still shut;
the chair was still against the knob,
and Brockett. smiling ~sleepily, was
closing his eyes nee more when he
saw his coat, which had been draped
around the back of another chair.
seemingly taking wings and gaining
animation. The coat rose, disengaged
itself from the chair, and fioated light
ly through the air, navigating the up
per strata of the atmosphere like a
perfected biplane. 1t halted suddenly
at the level Of the transom, and the
b%ewildered Brockett saw a lean brown
hand clutching the garment, while an
other lean brown hand vanished into
the inner recesses of the pockets. And
then Brockett, with one wild yell,
flung himself out of bed, charged
across the room, and tore madly at
the chair he had himself placed
against the knob as additional protec-
ton. His coat fell squarely' on his
head as he clawed at the chair, blind
ing him for a moment; the chair was
clumsy and hard to handle, the lock
stuck, gripped the key like a thing
of malice and hostile wishes, and
when Brockett, clad only in the chaste
garb of slumber, finally burst into the
hall, with Solano at his heels, not a
soul was visible. Retreating hurriedly
to the room, Brockett caught up his
coat and ran a trembling hand into
the pockets. They were empty-se-
cret messages and cipher, all were
gone.
Stopping only to draw on a few
necessary garments, the boys, white
faced, almost sobbing, flung them.
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Farms for Children.

Perhaps the smallest farms in the
world, each four by eight feet, have
been devised by Mrs. Henry Parsons
for the International Children's School
Farm league, and demonstrated in
New York. Each child becomes owner
Of his diminitive farm, in which he
works, grows and harvests seven diff
ferent kinds of vegetables, and these
are borne by him in triumph to his
family. About each farm is an 1S.inch
path, which he keeps in order; under
his instructor it becomes a tiny OBJ
Ject lesson in good roads.
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SCOFFERS
Often Make the S%taunchest Converts.

The man who SCOTS at an idea or
doctrine which he does not fully un-
derstand has at least the courage to
show where be stands.
The gospel of Health has many con-
verts who formerly laughed at the
idea that coffee and tea, for example,
ever hurt anyone. Upon looking into
the matter seriously, often at the sug-
gestion Of a friend, such persons
have found that Postum and a friends
advice have been their salvation.
"My sister was employed in an east
ern city where she had to do calculat-
ing" writes an Okla. girl. "She suf-
fered with headache until she was al
most untitled for duty.
"Her landlady persuaded her to quit
coffee and use Postum and in a few
days she was entirely free from head
ache" (Tea is just as injurious as
coffee because 1t contains caffeine, the
same drug found in c~offee.) "She told
her employer about 1t, and on trying
1t, he had the same experience.
my father and / have both suffered
much from nervous headache since I
can remember, but we scoffed at the
idea advanced by my sister, that cof-
fee was the cause Of our trouble.
However, we finally quit coffee and
began using Postum. Father has had
but one headache now in four years,
due to a severe cold, and I have lost
my headaches and sour stomach.
which I am now convinced came from
coffee.
"a cup Of good, hot Postum is sat.
isfying to me when I do not care to
eat a meal. Circumstances caused
me to locate In a new country and !
feared / would not be able to get my
favorite drink, Postum, but I was
relieved to find that a full supply Is
kept here with a heavy demand for
It" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Read ~The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the shove letter. A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine. true and full OF huaAn
interest. Adv.
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ter's ladder, they looked into the low
er berth. Something was jutting out
from the blanket-roll that had simu-
lated a peaceful sleeper-a black han
die, from which fiuttered a tiny bit of
paper. Brockett seized the handle.
and drew forth a vicious knife, with a
strangely modelled, almost half-moon
blade.
"a Filipino knife" exclaimed So
lano. Spanish writing on the paper.
Let me see. With the compliments
of Aguilarl'"
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A Tender Point.

What got you into trouble with
this policeman" demanded the New
York judge.
Just trying to ask him a civil ques-
ton, your honor" said the visitor.
nothing more"
What was that question:"
81 just asked him when the next
official murder would be dragged off,"
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sistently imperative, They selected a
downtown hotel. not one of the largest
caravansaries, but a small. quiet-look.
ing place. engaged q room and went
to bed without delay. Recent expert
ences however, had taught them a
little caution. Accommodating all an
giles and app%urtenances OF their room.
they soon convinced themselves that
there was no chance for an intruder
to enter hy way of a window. They.
were on the fourth door. and the only
windows in the room looked down up
on O sheer drop 70 the street below.
Not evan q a~re-escaps ~ Within
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CHAPTER XIV.

Detroit--home OF automobiles and
1y Cobb-is a pretty place. 1t was
vastly appreciated by the boys, both
Tor Its natural beauty and the fact
etas they erccyntered Cobb on Mon
roe avenue. Tyrus. who had met
5rockett some months before In
washington, was not only affable. but
RDxious to 20 out OF his way to guide
tho youngsters round the burg. So
hAnc. like many others who had never
made the acquaintance of the Georgia
psScb. had always believed HIN =
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
~teething, ~softens the gums, reduces infammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc q bottle ,Adx
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selves into the ball. and sprinted to
wards the elevator. As they rushed
frantically forward, they smashed
heavily into a large. middle-aged gen.
tleman who was just turning in from
q cross-hall. The large. middle-aged
man, with surprising quickness and
dexterity, harpooned each Of them
with a huge and mighty hand. and,
smiling aniiably, held them unwillins
prisoners.
"vy in sooch a hurry, mejn youna
frentsr- laughingly spoke the Basuu
Zoilern.
GRO BIZ Continued,
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close reach: . glass door, twenty fest

close reach; a glass door, twenty fest
farther down the hall, bore the red
lettered inscriptions which told of
exit to safety In case OF a sudden
blaze. The door of the room was
locked and a chair braced against 1t,
with Its top under the knob, where It
would rattle If anyone became too
busy on the farther side. and the tran
som was tightly secured. These sim
pie precautions taken, the boys
climbed into bed; need of sleep %
impressed itself upon them, and with
In half an hour both were dead to the
world and all it's doings.
Daylight was just stealing into the
room when Brockett woke, yawned,
turned ove and stared ha~lf-drowsily
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Eben-So Miss Antique is going to
get married at last. Who is the lucky
man?
Flo-The clergyman. He's going to
get paid for it and assumes no re-
sponsibility. =
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Some married women want shorter
hours and more alimony.
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CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Coles Carbolisalve stops itching and makes
he skin smooth. All druggists. Is and Soc. Adv.
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car. He gained the vestibuled plat
form before another clutch could be
laid upon him and smashed a door
open as II It had been a barrier OF
straw. Dressed as he was. paJama-
draped, hatless. shoeless. he hurled
himself out into the night, and the
thick darkness swallowed him from
view.
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The more the trusts al the less
the common people get.
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TEXT WAS NEW TO HEARERS
0erman's Struggle Win the English
Language Praiseworthy, but Some
what Mirth Provoking.

Prince Henry Of Reuss, who speaks
superb English. laughed good.natured
ly at dinner in New York, over the
account Of certain officers Of the Ger
man fleet.
One Of our chaplains," said the
prince. had the hardihood to preach
IN English at one Of your Lutheran
chapels the other day. He astonished
his congregation by saying, as he
rose. that he would choose for his text
the words:
"And he tore his shirt
"A quite audible snicker went round.
The chaplain noticed 1t, flushed. and
repeated the text in louder, slower.
more distinct and impressive voice
"'And he tore his shirt.
The chaplain noticed it. flushed, and
the pastor rose and said:
"'Our good brother is quoting, OF
course. the familiar words:
"'And the door is shut"
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THRASH BEATER WITH HOSE
PennsyIvanIa Masked Men Waliop J.
w. Bowman In . Park for Strlk-
Ing Hls wife.

Beaver, Pa.-Thirty.fve masked
men dressed as women took J. w.
Bowman from Policeman Baker after
tying the officer to fence and es-
corted Bowman 10 park, when they
beat him with rubber hose. Bow
man had been arrested. charged with
wife beating, After hearing the case
a justice instructed Ohicer Baker to
take Bowman home. and. II Mrs. Bow
man told her husband to.return to re-
lease him. On the way to the Bow.
man home the prisoner was taken by
the vigilance committee.
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PATH0S IN CHILD'S BRAVERY
Fortitude Shown by Little Sufferer In
hospital Touched Lady Henry
Somerset.

Lady Henry Sometset. whose labors
In behalf Of the children Of the Lon
don slums are constant and earnest
tells this affecting story OF the way in
which her interest In these little ones
was aroused:
was moved In that direction by the
rare patience and Imagination OF one
little boy. His example convinced me
that patience was one Of tho qualities
! needed most. and In seeking II
grew into that work.
was in hospital on visiting day
while the doctors were changing q
plaster cast which held tho crippled
boys limb. The operation was ex
ceedingly painful. ] was told. To my
surprise. the little sufferer neither
stirred nor WINGED, but made a curl
Gus buzzing sound with his mouth
After the doctors left | said to him:
How could you possibly stand it?'
That's nothing" he answered
"Why. Just made believe that a bee
was stlngin' me- Bees don't hurt yer,
much. you know. And I kept buzzin
because was afraid I'd forget about
II being a bee II didnt."-Youth' 4
Companion.
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marvellous view Of the entire valley
and its colossal guardian, and by de.
grees there developed a silent but
thorough. and I might even say, psy.
chic sympathy between US.
We were not SO fortunate as to see
the Alpine glow at any time. for It was
not the proper season; only tinge Of
rose appeared sometimes on the
rugged sides Of the Matterhorn. Att.
er all It was enough to breathe the
air Of that high. free place: to run
over the grassy rolling knobs behind
the hotel, to lie down In the sunshine,
near some weather.stained chalet. and
to see the shining Of the evening star,
apparently quite close to the dark
crest Of the mighty mountain oppo.
site.
One day we talked with retired
guide, whose fingers and one foot had
been frozen OF in the Andes. and
who. in his day. had made many as.
cents. among them that Of the Mat
terhorn. He seemed to consider the
latter feat simple enough. and really
very safe with due precautions. He
was q fine-looking specimen man.
hood, barring his pathetically MANNED
condition; an almost gigantic. thor
oughly genial mountaineer. who seem.
ed to take pleasure in showing us his
remarkable museum. with its interest.
ing charts. relief maps. and photo.
graphs. Also. its painful relics of the
numerous victims OF that mountain.
conquering madness. which !, for one,
cannot condemn, since 1t seized, to
some extent. on my own imagination
while in sight of those siren heights
that call and beckon with mysteri'
ous enchantment. from their frozen
solitudes. There were nailed shoes
and caps. knapsacks and ice.picks, all
marked with the names OF their own
ers who had lost their lives In snow.
storms, from avalanches. or from
some treacherous misstep on the edge
Of a precipice. There were an appall
ing number of causes enumerated. but
the chief reason for most of these
catastrophes seemed to spring from
human rashness-complete indiffer'
ence to the proper season for such un
dertakings. as. for example. attempts
to scale the Matterhorn or the Lys'
kamm or lofty Monte Rosa as late as
October. at which time the chances OF
billiards. and avalanches are very
great.
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SUMMER At THE MATTERH0RN
Monster Mountain Has Claimed Many
Victims Who Attempted to
Scale lts Summit.

Zermatt.-High up the mountaiu.
side. above Zermatt. in full vie~ Ut
that dread outline which Is the won.
der Of the world. we spent the long
days Of summer. From the small rat.
ural platform. directly in front OF the
hotel. II was possible to include both
the opposite peak and the village far
beneath. in a single glance. The Mat.
terhorn reared his fearful form in
menacing attitude against the heav-
ems, an object OF worship nevertheless,
for all his aspect Of grim cruelty. Ev-
cry morning very early he accepted
my homage from our tiny dormer win.
dow through which we obtained .
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Excellent Plan.

II see" said Mrs. De Jones. while
Mrs. Van lyle was calling that you
have a Chinese chauffeur. DO you
find him satisfactory"
Hes perfectly flne." said Mrs. Van
lyle. ITO begin with, his yellow com
plexion IL such that at the end OF a
long. dusty ride he doesn't show any
spots, and then when ! am out In my
limousine l have his pigtail stuck
through little hole In the plate glass
window and use It as sort OF bell
rope to tell him where to stop
Harper's Weekly.
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MlSinterpreted.

William Shaw. the secretary Of the
famous Christian Endeavor society,
said in witty after-dinner address In
Boston:
There is little Back Bay girl who
10 much interested In her auntie's
Christian Endeavor work. The little
girl was writing letter to her broth.
er at Yale one day, and In the midst
Of the epistle she looked up and said:
"'Auntie. how do you spell devil 2
"'Devil!' cried her aunt, with q
shocked smile. why. child. don't you
know you mustn't use such q word 40
devil?'
"'But, auntie.' protested the little
girl. 4 want to tell brother about
your Christian and devil meetings!'" "
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The Glveaway.

Jane" said her father. how does
II happen that find four good cigars
on the mantelpiece this morning? Did
Henry leave them for me?"
mo: he took them out OF his vest
pocket to avoid breaking them last
night, and I guess he forgot all about
them afterwards"
The laugh that followed made her
wish that she had been as careful
with her speech as Henry had been
with his cigars. Free Press
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A WINNING START
A Perfectly Dioested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong II the break.
fast lies In your stomach like mud
pie. What you eat does harm II you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
be true. even Of an ordinary light
breakfast Of eggs and toast. She
says:
1.-TWO years agoI contracted a very
nnoying form OF indigestion. My stom.
ach was in such condition that sim.
pie breakfast OF fruit. toast and egg
gave me great distress.
II was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such simple diet.
but finally had to give 1t up. and found
q great change upon cup OF hot
Postum and Grape.Nuts with cream,
for my morning meal. For more than
q year I have held to this course and
have not suffered except when injudi.
ciously varying my diet.
II have been Q teacher for several
years and find that my easily digest.
Cd breakfast means a saving OF nerv.
GUS force for the entire day. My gain
OF ten pounds In weight also causes
me to want to testify y, the value OF
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape.Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given b. Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
"There's reason" Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time "a time. They
sre geuuine, true, and full OF human
hntePeat.
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Poundmaster to Make Job Pay

Oroville. Cal.-John Rich, newly
elected poundmaster sees q fortune in
the Job. First. he will get 80 cents a
dog from the city He intends to skin
the animals and sell the hides. The
meat he will crush and extract the oil.
which he declares Is genuine cure
for consumption. The flesh is to be
used for chicken feed and the bones
for fertilizer He intends using every.
thing but the bark.
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Meetlno Emeraencies.

Senator Dixon was condemning Q
piece Of political deception.
"The thing was as nagrant." he said.
''as the railway case.
1.-TWO men. one Of them very short.
were passing through a station toward
the train gates when the bigger one
was heard to say:
"I've got q half ticket fur ye.
George. Yer 20 little. ye'll pass. all
right
But protested George, how about
my beard?' And he twiddled his chin
beard nervously.
"'Oh.' rejoined the other. tell 'em
It's q MOLE"
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ECZEMA CAME on SCALP

Lebanon, O.--"My eczema started
on my thigh with q small pimple. II
also came on my. scalp. It began to
itch and l began to scratch. For
eighteen or twenty years could not
tell what I passed through with that
awful itching. l would scratch until
the blood would soak through my un.
derwear, and couldn't talk to my
friends on the street but would be
digging and punching that spot, until
I was very much ashamed. The itch.
ing was 80 intense I could not sleep
after once in bed and warm. I 1certain.
ly suffered torment with that eczema
for many years.
II chased after everything ever
heard Of, but all to no avail. I saw
the advertisement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and sent for sample.
Imagine my delight when I applied tho
first dose to that awful itching fire
on my leg and scalp. In less than q
minute the itching on both places
ceased. got some more Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. After the second
day I never had another itching spell.
and Cuticura Soap and Ointment com.
pletely cured me. I was troubled with
awful dandruff all over my scalp. The
Cuticura Soap has cured that trouble. u
(Signed) l.. r. Fink. Jan. 20, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
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Why They Went.

As the Sunday school teacher en-.
tered her classroom. she saw leaving
In great haste little girl and her
still smaller brother.
why. Mary. you aren't going
away?" she exclaimed In surprise.
"Pleathe, NTH Anne, we've got to
co." was the distressed reply: Jimmy
tn thwallowed hith collection" Lip
pincotts.
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Between Girls.

II believe I'll break my engage.
ment to Cholly. He can't really love
me-"
why notf'
"He writes such short letters. Looh
at this-only seven pages"
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Let's Be Thankful for That.
At any rate woman's shoes haven't
yet reached the point where they but.
ton up the back.
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Many a girl strives to make a name
for herself rather than attempt to
make a loaf of bread,
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INTERNATIONAL.
SUNlAYSC[1OOL
LESSON
BY r. O. SELLERS. Director Of Eve
ming Department. The Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JULY 20
THE WHEAT AND THE 1AREs.

LESSON TEXT--Matthew l3:24-30; 36-i.
GOLDEN TEST-"Gather up first the
tares. and bind them in bundles to burn
them; but gather the wheat into my
barn" Matt. 1890.
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Advantage.
Stella--Ilas that summer resort any
views?
Bella-Er-no. but II is close to the
moonlight.
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SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed Of Peoria, III,
Escaped The Sur.
geon's Knife.
Peoria, Ill. -"I wish to let every one
know whatLydia E. Pinkham sv vegetabls

Compound has done
for me. Fortwoyears
l suffered. The doc
tor said I had a tumoP
and the only remedy
W as the surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
today I am a well and
healthy woman. For
m onths I suffered