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corridor shut me OF from the main
hall. From the floor below came the
confused murmur Of many voices and
the sound OF men moving about-many
men. My first thought was Of fire, but
there were no cries and there WAS no
smell OF smoke. The memory Of my
experience In the post-ofiice required
to me. l vaguely wondered If l had
been tracked and discovered.
hastened to dress. II they suspect
ed me OF robbing the post-oftiee. tho
sooner I found out the sooner I could
plan some method Of action. As put
on my collar l heard footsteps in the
corridor. and. coatless as l was, flung
open my door A chambermaid was
passing.
whats the matter7" I asked.
Haven't you heard about TT" she
asked in wonder.
Heard about what?"
The suicide in the hotel-in the
room right under yours. They discov-
cred It hours ago. The coroner's Just
come and Is getting ready to hold the
inquest"
who was he?" I asked. l was
thinking It might be Hugh Crandall,
dead in some suicide pact with Katha.
rine. A sense of disappointment be.
gan to take hold OF me. felt that II
it were Crandall my efforts TO clear
tho mystery would be still more fu.
tile, but the woman's answer quickly
| dispelled the thought
1T wasn't a he. It's woman"
She hurried on down the corridor
and | hastened to finish my dressing
recalling as | did SO Davis belief that
there would be other suicides. 1t
seemed absurd that there could be any
| connection between the suicide OF a
woman in a country hotel in an OBJ,
scure New Jersey village and the two
suicides the day before in New York
and yet there was at least one link
between them. 1t was Crandall who
had telephoned Katharine. Some one
had telephoned Elser, too 1t was In
Crandalls rooms that We had found
the address OF this place where the
third suicide in the series had taken
place.
With the triumphant feeling that my
friend the inspector finally would
have to accept my theory Of Crandalls s
guilt. hurried downstairs and forced
my way into the room where the coro
ner had already begun his inquest
On the bed, covered with sheet
except for the face. lay the lifeless
body of woman perhaps fifty. the
face still distorted from the death
| agony. A bit of rope attached to a
rod among the rafters OF the room
showed that she had hung herself. The
woman's outer clothing lay neatly
piled on a chair near the bed. This
much l had time to notice before the
coroner finished selecting his jury
Near the coroner. too. | observed the
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SYNOPSIS.
CQpyRNHT 1911

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and fnds the house In
oide of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
An investigation and finds that Hugh
Crandall. suitor for Katharine. who @ had
rish. had talked with Katharine over the
Telephone Just before she shot herself
A torn piece OF yellow paper !. found
n sight OF which General Parrish Is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandall has left town hurrtediy:
Andrew Elser. an aged banker, commits
attempted her life, A yellow envelope Is
found in Elser's room. Post ofnce In
spsctor Davis. Kent's friend. takes up
the case Kent Is convinced that Gran
dali is at the bottom of tho mystery
Katharine's strange outcry puzzles inc
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
dalrs room and md address, LOCK
Box IT. Ardway N J.
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no answer | opened the door righ
wide all Of Il sudden. Such a shoe
as It gave me never expect TO hav
again TO my dying day. There va
tho poor creature a.hanRlug there.
let yell out Of me that must hay
wak"d tho dead, and then ran and
called Mr., Williams"
Had you seen tho deceased on tha
day prcylous2"
Yes. but she wasn't deceased when
saw her"
IND you have any conversation
with her."
NO more than to pass the time OF
daV With her you might say"
rTO BE COSTINUEDJ
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CHAPTER VI.
The Third Suicide.
Something had happened.

Something had happened.
awoke the next morning with a
start and sat up in bed listening to
the strange confusion in tho hotel. In.
stinctiyely recognized that the senga.
tion OF the unusual that so affected me
was something more than the feeling
every one experiences on suddenly
awakIng for the first time in a strange
place.
! sprang from the bed and, opening
my door, looked out into the hall. |
could sea nothing. for = turn Of the
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Contrary JuHtic,

There is one condition Of retrlbu.
uon which goes by contraries."
What is that'
The one In which crooked men find
Themselves In struightensd oircurn
stauG.s'
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many pages with his proofs, many
more than the original story covers
in holy, writ. He remarks that one
may we'll think 1t the most vulner-
able narrative" in the Bible because
OF the attacks made on the Historical
integrity" of the story. Not only Is
1t discredited. he tells US, but 1t is
regarded by some critics as quite
suitable for the amusement OF chill
dren, and is labeled The Pickwick'
and The Bigelow Papers Of the b.
ble." II the story is wholly fiction"
says Professor Townsend, and the
church teaches that 1t Is really his
toric," then we have a right to laugh
at It; but If 1t is regarded by many
intelligent and scholarly people as
veritable history" then the case Is
different and a reinvestigation Is In
order. Beginning at the beginning.
he sets out to establish by evidence
the historical character Of Jonah, and
the actual existence of Nineveh. and
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YQVESTI0hS

Encourage the children to have
garden Of their own.
A saucer of charcoal placed in re-
frigerator will help to keep 1t pure.
Scorch marks on white fabrics may
be removed by hanging articles III
strong sunlight.
Try browning -four for making gra'
vies. keeping a can Of it on hand. 1t
makes a nice brown gravy quickly.
Pour boiling water over frozen eggs
and let them remain until cold: they
may then be used as If never frozen.
Dig a root of horse radish now and
fix it up for relish. You may shed
a few tears over it. but they will be
tears of Joy.
A few grains OF rice in the salt cell
lar will prevent the salt caking. as
they keep it loosened and moving
when shaken.
Try pouring scalding water on ap-
pies, as we'll as on tomatoes, peaches
and similar fruit. letting them re-
main in 1t few moments. The skins
may be more easily removed and
much labor saved
To remove ink stains, sprinkle with
lemon Juice and salt, let 1t remain
until dry, and rinse. II the color OF
the goods is affected, sponge with
weak ammonia This treatment will
not injure the fabric.
Thin goods are apt to pucker when
sewed on the machine. To overcome
this difficulty put two thicknesses OF
tissue paper, or other soft paper. be-
meath the cloth and stitch through
paper and all. The seam will he
smooth and the paper Is easily torn
away.
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PROF. TOWNSEND DEFENDs JONAH AND WHALE

Jonah's mission and voyage. His res
son for doing this - because there
have been critics who did mot hesi'
tate to affirm that Nineveh. as well
as Jonah, was o myth" Having
proved the existence Of both the sim
full city and the prophet sent 70
preach. repentance to- its citizens.
Professor Townsend leads one on to
see how credible Is the recital that
on being thrown overheard "a great
fish (dagh gadhoD was near the ship.
and seized Jonah the moment ne
struck the water" He stresses the
fact that the two Hebrew words just
quoted mean simply a great fish. or
ses.monster," while the word whale"
ia the translators word. and he pro-
ceeds:
$50 far, therefore. as the Hebrew
and Greek words are concerned, the
highest criticism makes 1t perfectly
clear that the fish that swallowed
Jonah may have been whale.
shark, a sea-serpent. sea-llon, or
any other large monster OF the deep.
And even II the skeptic insists that
in this discussion the word whale
should be used still one need not sur
fer embarrassment, for while 1t 10
true that the right whale has throat
of small size, the sperm-whale has .
throat sufficiently large to swallow
man without the least difficulty
There Is not a shipmaster or sailor
who has been on whaling voyage
who will question the following s}ate'
ment made by one OF the crew OF .
New Bedford, Mass. whale-ship. that
he, though a man OF large build.
weighing 40 pounds. frequently had
passed through the mouth and throat
of a dead sperm-whale. He says he
did this after the head of the whale
had been cut off from the body, and
when the jaws and smallest part OF
the throat had been taken on deck.
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WIFE OF BUILDER TO SEE CANAL DEDICATED

ess to probably more great persons
than almost any other American
woman. This duty required remarka'
BILE tact and fineness. Among her
guests have been men and women OF
every nation. with different tastes and
Ideas, but she has succeeded In every
case and sent her visitors away sing
ing her praises as fine hostess and
woman OF unusual diplomatic pow
ers.
There Is hardly senator or con.
gresham who has not dined at her
table. Diplomats Of all nations. the
greatest engineers Of the world, So
ciety leaders. authors and celebrities
of all sorts and conditions have en-
joyed her hospitality:
Mrs. Goethals has been largely In
strumental in breaking down caste
and sham in the official life OF the
isthmus. Government employees, re-
CARELESS of the salaries paid. were
entitled to all the benefits. There was
no distinction in the matter Of food or
service.
Discussing this phase Of isthmus
life, Mrs. Goethals said: This sounds
unpleasant to the hostess who Is &C
customed to shroud her catering In
mystery, but 1t certainly puts the mat
ter on q basis of honesty. There are
other advantages that outweigh these
sentimental disadvantages. Chief of
these is the matter of cost. for living
in Panama is comparatively cheaper
than in the states"
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Wholesale Slaughter.

I'm tell you a funny one THAT'S -
solutely true" said Bunny Brew. $,
who haa~heeded the back'to-tne sou J.
movement and recently taken W
homestead on an abandoned'look ~,
farm. Last fall, along about hog ~. ~
in time, we had some folks from w
city out here and a likely look i.1 3 g.. :.
now quicher kiddin'-came out 70 =
how started the da-'s chores. q,
"wer be awful busy today 'ao''5
says l. an .,v,y
".what are yen going to do'" ''' u
she.
".we're going to kill a cow
"'What-a whole COW at once Ian. ~
"What do you think o that7 m ~,
she thought we were going 10 uut u,,ia
. tenderloin steak!"-Cleveland f'Al
Dealer. ,53s.a
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WELL 70 REMEMBER
ample METHOD OF Cunning ThE
TROUBLESOME FgLoNA
Easy Way to Keep silver Bright
Use No Soap on Hardwood Floors
$50 several Handy Hints fos
- the Housewife. sl.z

To cure q felon. take common salt.
as used for sailing pork or beef. dry
In the oven. pound fine, mix with
equal parts Of spirits OF turpentine,
put in q cloth and wrap around the
affected part. Az 1t gets dry put on
more. Twenty-four hours OF this
treatment will kill the felon. Il
Soaking mildew kte!ns in buttermilk
or sour milk will many times remove
them, but not always. Try a solution
Of one heaping teaspoonful OF chic
ride Of lime to quart Of soft water;
strain when we'll dissolved, and dip
the widowed spots in it until the
stains disappear, then rinse immedi-
ately and thoroughly In clear water.
Silver will keep bright, and much
laborious cleaning and polishing
saved. II once a weak, 1t is immersed
In sour milk and left there for 20
minutes or longer. Wash 1t in very
hot water and polish as quickly as pos
sible. Soft pieces Of old flannelette
are excellent to use In wiping and pol.
lshing silver.
Do not use soap on your hardwood
floor; instead add half cup OF borax
to a pail of hot water, and rinse your
mop we'll each time, and see how nice
and white the floor will look.
When any article Of food burns
and sticks to the saucepan or kettle
while boiling, set the vessel at once
into pan of cold water. while you
get another kettle ready, thus pre-
venting a scorched table. You will
surely do this If the food Is not too
badly burned.
Try having a bed Of Sweet Williams.
Once started 1t will require little care
and will last for years. rewarding your
trouble by profusion of pretty flow
ers
And, by the way, there Is nothing
better than ammonia to remove blood
stains; soak the articles in water to
which has been added generous por
ton OF the ammonia.-Mrs. J. c. B.,
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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heard much of Col. Coethals and his
works, which have elected the praise
and admiration of all nations. To his
wife is due much credit for making
the canal zone habitable, clean. or
derby and desirable place in which to
live. She is a most admirable mate
for COL Goethals.
Slight of build. delicate Of frame.
with manner quiet and retiring, one
would hardly think of her In connec.
ton with anything but the quiet life
of a mother and home maker. Yet
she has been called upon to be host
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PRINCE HENRY OF ENGLAND TO SHINE SHOES

stunts" that he will have to do.
As to tagging. Prince Henry will
soon learn that the GEAR, the kaiser,
the sultan and the shah are but most
humble individuals as compared to
his seventeen-year.old fagmaster.
Besides being at the beck and call
of every fagmaster in his house for
ordinary tagging, the prince will have
his own special fagmaster. for whom
he will be valet butler and slave In
one. He will have Ito prepare this
great persons tea for him every day.
toasting his toast-and, II 1t be
burned, there Is . cane. Football
boots will have to be taken of, 30
that the mud may not soil his mas.
ter's fingers. He will have to light
the great mans IRE, prepare and
empty his bath, and let not the prince
fail in any Of these things, or the cane
will appear. -..>7'.. *
The good folk, Of Eton., In fact. WHY
probably SEES scrubby, shabby. top
hated little prince rushing through
the street about six o'clock at night.
carrying his fagmaster's hot tea In 4
covered dish from the tuckshoD.
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GRAND DUCHESS OF LUXEMBOURG SOON TO WE'D

been passed by a two-thirds majority
in the chamber and had received the
Unanimous approval of the council Of
state.
Luxembourg. which is only NINA
ture state. possesses also miniature
army 1t is composed of only four
hundred men and ic more ornamental
than actually usefL But 1t Is a part
of the almost complete individuality OF
the state. which has it's own parlia'
ment, government and stamps. though
It belongs to the German customs
union. At state functions the young
grand duchess is always escorted by
an imposing military array.
The integrity Of Luxembourg is guar.
anteed by the treaty of London. which
was signed in 1867. Its area Is not
quite thousand square miles. The
people speak a language which is a
species OF Dutch, for the state was
once under the king Of the Neither
lands.
The grand duchess Is very pretty
and Is certainly one of the most In
teresting rulers of the little states
which have survived through the vicis.
STUDIES of European history.
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Is TO pc DetFOtneu
to Prince Henry
of Bavaria short
ly. The prince,
who Is twenty.
nine years old. Is
a nephew Of the
regent of Bavaria
and commands a
cavalry squadron
at Munich.
The grand Ouch
ess, who is nine
teen years old.
succeeded h 9 r
father as ruler OF
Luxembourg only
last year. Her
subjects number
one-quarter mil
alion Ana lahe.eri,lAs
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whale might lead
some to think that
Jonah has no
friends left. His
name IL seldom
mentioned In the
pulpit. But In
New York q new
magazine begins
its championship
by throwing down
the gage to Jo-
nah's critics. Prof.
Luther l.. Town.
send, LID, who
has been O pro-
lessor of theology
for 40 years and
has written over
a score Of reli.
gious works, fills
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Frozen Fruit PUDDING,

Make custard Of six yolks OF eggs.
two cupfuls Of nl.- md one ~cupful 4of
sugar; when cool add one teaspoonful
each Of vanilla and lemon extract and
two cupfuls Of whipped cream. Dis.
solve one and half tablespoonful of
powdered gclatine in one cupful OF
boiling water; when cool strain into
the custard. Have ready a. mold lined
with candied fruits cut into dice; pour
IN mixture and pack in Ice and salt for
four and half hours,
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glneer VINO OullI
the Panama ca
nal, has just re-
turned to Colon
from Washington.
She will remain
there until the
formal opening of
the canal, as she
is to have the
honor OF being
the first woman
to pass through
t h e waterway
when the Atlantic
and Pacific merge
their waters In
t h e marvellous
channel a 70 s S
the isthmuS.
The world has
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Elton and received
I h q title OF
"Scug." This Is
the name given
to all lower class
boys. its lack Of
dignity being in
tended to impress
on the mind Of
the young aristo-
crat q due sense
of his utter un-
Importance.
As the king has
d e c 1 de d tn q t
Prince Henry Is
to have no privi-
leges apart from
his one thousand
school I clio " ..
Young Eton viii
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Great Preacher Productive.

I--1 05SHx FT0NcU0T T1VU0SsvV' = !
A wonderful sermon maker was C..
II. Sturgeon. He had no need to re-
peat himself, for his powers seemed
inexhaustible, and, moreover. he made
repetition impossible by publishing bis
sermons week by week. The weekly
issue began In 1851, and though the
treat preached died III 1891 he left
behind 60 much material that the pub
lication has continued TIL this day.
and is likely to 60 on for at least an
other dozen years. No other pub
lished sermons ever attained such
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Sweet Glover for Linen.

Sweet Glover for Linen.
Gather branches Of Towering clover
and dry them for your linen chest and
shelves. ,.
Tie them up in bags Of cheesecloth
and spread them between sheets and
table linen and underwear and you
will find the linen sweeter and daintiel
than it is upder the influence Of Law
ender.
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Scrambled Eoos.

Cut fine three tomatoes and cool
for ten minutes In two tablespoonful
butter, one-half teaspoonful salt and
few grains OF paprika: then drop I,
three unbeaten eggs. Cook. stirrin,
constantly. until the eggs are cooked
Serve at once on hot toast. 49,
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70 Clean Rubbsr.. );

70 Clean Mulberry = Z
A rubber hot-water bottle that hat
become soiled can be cleaned very
easily by the following method: Rut
the bottle we'll with piece of flannel
which. has been dipped in hot water
and we'll soaped. Then dry with .
soft cloth and the rubber Will lool
like new,
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Altered circumstan 20.

Duncan Macpherson was playing
golf Going out he drove brilliantly
over stream In . hollow. .tAy. Dus
tyon wis q fine drive over the bonny
wee burn, n he remarked to- MI cas-
die. Coming home he had TO play oyfs
this same burn for another hoi.
and drove right into II. Gang We ar
fish TIL ba' DOT o. ygn dirty sewer,
he Rrowled. ne.
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oualltles OF the Diplomat.

what 10 = diplomat!'' "A diplo.
mat IL q man who can make q lie seem
more reasonable than tho truth; can
guess . woman's age without getting
it too old or 30 young as to be alb
surd. and can do . man an injury and
make him believe he has done him q
favor"
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4tAak ala Creole.

One pound OF round steak brownet
we'll with tablespoon Of butter. ther
add one cup strained or unstrained to
matoes, one large or two small onion,
minced fine, and two medium size{
green sweet peppers chopped fine. Sim
mer two hours or until thick. dish ant
eaYnish with parsley. -"
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All Or None.

I .,.v. come TO ask you iol ..r,s
d,u. 81 hand" faltered the .',! y'l Il:
man, scratching bis on sun ..,. .napped
right foot. Cant nave ~! !, Ne iri
the stern parent. y ANT IN =. az q
stallment business. When y von q
support the entire sirl' 'n'A
have her" .is55aast "a \
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strange Human Foods. !.

The Chinese get 4 very palatabls
food from the chrysalis Of the silk
worm. The poor remove the envelope,
broil the chrysalis and eat It with salt
and pepper. In the homes OF wealth,
however. the chrysalis Is fried In Lard,
butter Of pil. and mixed with \ ths
yolk Of an egg But the strangest o.:
Al food 10 the lar-Ae OF a certain fly.
common In California and known as
thu Ephydra. The Ares are washed on
the shore In windrsws and can be
collected IN bushel baskets. The In
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AoM IL happened.

Weary Willie-Lady. WI. "o ,nru.
nro.perous merchant. I bed 'u =,
rious home, an honorable nam ,..ted
ton bloomin' and highly suu' $
Nh. welim 1. brought -
to poverty? ~. ,ngist
ed on marrying highly educa. .'',,s -
an and ~ I had ter support ten families
Puck. ~ d. -s-I
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Protection Of Records.

To protect records of the, govern
ment from fire, congress has made an
appropriation for the installation
Of a modern system Of auxiliary fire
protection for three of the largest
buildings occupied by the department
OF the interior in the city Of Wash
ington. i 3>s5 Ii y. :. %.s.
Il A committee has been appointed to
investigate the relative merits Of
systems adapted TO the buildings Of
the department and to prepare plans
and specifications. u. I.3
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them, despite her youth, with a strong
will. Her refusal to sanction a schools
bill vii! be remembered. She I'M
posed her will in this matter In spite
of the fact that the bill was submitted
to her by the government. after 1t had
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no doubt. do i itsi best TO keep him
properly humble. Elton 10 the slave
Of custom. and the prince will at
once be taught by his fellows what
he may not do. He will also be taught
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popularity az spurseon'y. One sermon
alone sold over 100000 copies. .
cane roeitx and Courtesy.

Only the generous man Is truly cour.
teous-he gives freely. , without q
thought Of receiving anything 10 re-
turn. The generous man has developed
kindness 70 such sa al n extent that he
considers everyone as good as himself
and treats others not asg he should
like to be treated (for generosity asks
nothing), but as he ought to be treat
ed.-Drew's Imprint 3&. az
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viii Make : Good VIZ, w. u and
A Los Angeles man was nv ,stIns tosl
robbed Of the ring ne W.. 'it-Del
his flance, and she Delle's II
troit Journal MI
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All Depends.

.'L. p h.- F-E- NJ 0SP1UQUs Et. q T.,
How are we fixed for WARP Nv ell.
In the newspapers we look pretty
good, but in the magazines We look
rather bad"
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70 clean Vinecsr cruet..

" - TO Clean vinegar CFueta. I.cIT3
b When cleaning vinegar cruetr q,
ways use potato parinss, filling III,
cruet with water and letting It start
until the parings ferment.
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Europe's youngest ruler. Grand
Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg
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The habitual silence Of the religious
press on the subject OF Jonah and the