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membered something. I've got all I
need or want in my steamer-trunk:
and till this minute never once
thought Of It."
How they laughed! Indeed, so high
were their spirits that they would
have laughed at any inconseQuent
thing. They lunched at the Gam
brinus, and George mysteriously
bought up all the pennies from the
hunchback tobacco vendor. Later, as
they bowled along the sea-front,
George created small riot by fling.
Ing pennies to small boys and whining
beggarS. At five they went aboard the
ship, which was to leave at sundown.
some hours ahead Of scheduled time.
The captain himself welcomed them
as they climbed the swayinc ladder
There were a hundred flrst-class pas
sengers for the final voyage. The two.
however, still sat at the right and left
Of the captain; but the table was
filled, and they maintained a guarded
prattle. Every one at once assumed
ShoS ShOJ VOA0 UAAudA COupEop 0&O
watched them with tolerant amuse-
ment. The captain had considerats-
ly left their names of the passenger
list as published for the benefit Of
the passengers and the saloon-sitting.
So they moved in sort of mystery
which rough weather prevented being
solved.
One night. when the sea lay calm
and the air was caressingly' mild.
George and Fortune had gone forward
and were leaning over the starboard-
rail where 1t meets and joins the for
ward beam-rail. They were watching
for the occasional flicker of phosphor-
escence. Their shoulders touched, and
Georges hand lay protectingly over
hers.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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and thoughtful of you Not one mar
in a thousand would have thought o.
of hair-pins!" More laugh
ter.
Il didn't think of them; It was the
clerk"
He ..
She"
We'll, then. she will achieve great
things" lightly, though her heart waG
full.
Tactfully he reached over and swept
up the money.
Shall ever be able to repay you?"
she said.
"Yes. by letting me be your broth
er; by not deciding the future till we
land in Naples; by letting me keep in
touch with you, whatever your ulti-
mate decision may be. That isn't
much. VIII you promise that?"
Yes"
They spoke no more Of Ryanne. II
was as though he had dropped out
OF their lives completely. To a ceV-
tain extent he had. They were to meet
him again, however, in the last act Of
this whimsical drama, which had
drawn them both out Of the common
place and dropped them for full spin
upon the whirligig Of life.
In due time they arrived at Alexan-
dria. There they found the great
transatlantic liner, homeward bound.
Ryanne would beat them into New
York by ten days. He had picked up
boat of the P. & o. line at Port Said.
sailing without stop to Marseilles.
From there to Cherbourg was a tri-
fling journey.
George knew the captain, and the
captain not only knew George, but
had known Georges father before
him. The young man went to the
heart Of the matter at once; and when
he had finished his remarkable tale,
the captain lowered his cigar.
And all this happened in the year
1909-1910! If any one but you, Mr..
Jones, had told me this, I'd have sent
him ashore as a lunatic. You have
reported it,"
What good would 1t do? We are
out of it, and that's enough. More,
we do not want any one to know what
we've been through. If the news
papers got hold of it, there would be
no living"
"You leave it to me-" said the big
hearted German. From here to Ma
pies she shall be as mine own daugh-
ter. You have not told me all?"
mo; only what had of necessity to
tell"
We'll, you know best. l shall do
my share to make her feel at home.
She is as pretty as a flower"
To this George agreed, but not yer.
bally.
The steamer weighed anchor at six |
o'clock that evening. with only
handful of passengers for the trip to
Naples. George had wired from Da-
mascus to Cairo to have his luggage
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CHAPTER Xxx.

March Hares.
George, in that masterful way which
was not wholly acquired, but which
had been latency till the episode
journey-George paid for the dinner.
called the head-waiter and thanked
him for the attention given it, and laid
generous tip upon the cover. From
the dining-room the two young people,
outwardly calm but inwardly filed
with the Great Tumult, went to the
managers bureau and arranged for
Fortunes room. This settled, Fortune
went down to the cavernous entrance
to bid George. good night. They were
both diff1dent and shy, now that the
great problem was solved. George was
puzzled as to what to do in bidding
her good night, and Fortune wondered
if he would kiss her right here, before
all these horrld cab-drivers.
II shall call for you at nine," he
said. We've got to do some shop.
ping"
A tinkle Of laughter.
These ready-made suits are begin
ming to look like the deuce"
DO you -lwaYs think of every
thing?"
We'll, what / don't remember, the
clerk will" slyly. It'll recently be-
lieve l never thought of anything. I
must be off. It's too cold down here
for you" He offered his hand nerv-
ously.
She gave hers freely. He looked
into her marvellous eyes for a mo-
ment. Then he turned the palm up
ward and kissed it, lightly and lover
ly; and she drew it across his face,
over his eyes, till 1t left in departing
caress upon his forehead. He stood
up, breathing quickly, but not more so
than she. A little tableau. Then he
jammed his battered fedora upon his
head and strode up the Corso. He
dared not turn. Had he done SO, he
must have gone back and taken her in
his arms. She followed him with
brave eyes; she saw him suddenly
veer across the street and pause at the
parapet. 1t was then that she be-
came conscious of the keenness of
the night-wind. She went in. Some
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York, thirsting for
romance, is In Cairo on a business trip.
horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
fortune Chedsoye by a woman TO whom
ne had loaned 150 pounds at Monte Carlo
son some months previously, and who turns
out TO 0e Fortunes mother, Jones takes
Mrs Chedsoye and Fortune to a polo
game. Fortune returns TO Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs
Gneasoye appears to be engaged in some
daughter Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure COM
pany, concern which for a price will
der: Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother, Major
Callahan. Wallace and Ryanne, as the
United Romance and Adventure company.
Ssr RISn a risky enterprise involving Jones.
tHyAnne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
MS intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Shedsoye declares she will not permit IT,
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
and cable dispatches. He wires agent in
New York, In Jones' name, that he is
renting house in New York to some
nssTS. Isiends. Mahomed. keeper Of the holy
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a result of his
purchase Of the rug Mahomed accosts
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction OF the New York
merchant as means of securing its re-
turn: turn: The rug disappears from Jones'
room. fortune Quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a meg
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
Jones'
asking him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
on into the desert by Mahomed and his
sccomplices after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are cartves, the former is badly battered
and unconscious Ryanne recovers con-
seriousness and the sight of Fortune in
SS9aptlvity reveals to him the fact that
him through the girl Fortune acknowl-
edges that she stole the rug from Jonea'
room. She offers to return It to Mahomed
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and one
or the men in return for the rug A cour-
yer Is sent to Cairo for the rug, but re-
SMrns with the Information that Mrs
t,hedsoye and her brother have sailed for
Eew York. Fortune spurns offered free
Gom which does not include her two com
ranions. The caravan continues the Jour
TSey. tSy. tSward WS bagdad Ryanne tells Jones
smuggler OF the age. and is overheard bv |
Fortune The three cRptives are rescued |
ry Henry Ackermann. who is in charge |
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence Of |
Fortune and leaves for New York. taking |
:he girls belongings with her. Through |
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye. the major |
end their nccomplices take possession of |
Zones New York home. Jones, Ryanne |
Snd Fortune arrive at Damascus Ry-
anne falls IN his resolution to lead a bet
scf me Ryanne secretly leaves for New
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glance in their direction. Ill-fttinl
clothes, to be sure. but it was OBJ
served that they ate to the manner
born. The girl was beautiful In 6
melancholy way, and .he young mar
was well.bred and pleasant Of feature
though oddly burned.
Coffee. George produced the cable
1t was still sealed.
you read It FIRST" he said, passing
1t across the table.
Her hands shook as she ripped the
sealed nap and opened the message
She read. Her eyes gathered danger
ously.
BE CAREFUL" he warned. you've
been brave so long; be brave lHttu
longer"
81 did not know that there nN.;
such good and kindly men. Oh, thank
him. thank him thousand times fol
me. Read it." And she no longer
cared IL any saw her tears.
Bring her home, and God bless you
both. MORTIMER"
Il knew it," he cried exultantly
"He and my father were the finest two
men in the world. The sky is all clear
now"
"Is IT," sadly "Oh, l do not wish to
pain you. but it is charity; and ! am
too proud"
You refuse?" He could not believe
1t.
Yes. But when things grow dark,
and the day turns bitter, shall always
remember those words. can see no
other way. must fight 1t out alone"
Love makes man dumb or elo-
quent; and as George, saw all his
treasured dreams fading swiftly, elo-
quence became his buckler in this bat
tie Of love unspoken and pride in arms.
Each time he paused for breath, she
shook her head slowly.
The diners were leaving In twos and
fourS, and presently they were all
alone, Servants were clearing up the
tables: there was clatter of dishes
and a tread Of hurrying feet. They
noted 1t not.
We'll, one more plea!" And he
swept aside his self-imposed restric-
tions. will you come for my sake?
Because am lonely and want you?
Will you come for my sake?"
This time her head did not move.
'Is 1t pity?" she whispered.
PITY" His hands gripped the
linen and the coffee-cups rattled. mo!
it Is not pity. Because you were lone
ly, because you had no one to turn to,
l could not in honor tell you. But now
I do. Fortune, will you come for my
sake, because 1 love you and want you
always and always?"
Il shall come"
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sent on, and lie saw it put aboard him.
self. Without letting Fortune know,
he had also telegraphed the hotel to
forward whatever she had left; but
the return wire informed him. that
Mrs. Chedsoye had taken everything.
They were leaning against the star
board rail, watching the slowly con-
verging lights Of the harbor. Fortune
had borrowed cloak from her stew
ardess and George wore the mutt of
the first-offlcer. The captain had Of
fered his, but George had declined.
He would have been lost in its ample
folds.
Il can not understand why they
made no effort to find you," he mused
1T doesn't seem quite human"
Don't you understand? 1t is sim.
pie. My mother believes that Horace
and / ran away together. If not that
l ran away myself, as / that day
threatened to do, In either case, she
saw nothing could be done in trying to
find out where had gone. Perhaps
she knows exactly what did happen.
Doubtless she has sent on my things
to Mentone, which, of course, shall
never see again. No. no! can, not
SO back there. Hass known the
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Compound and purchased q bottle.
Before it was gone the bloating left me
and was not no sore. / continued TAX
ing it until had taken twelve bottles.
Now am stronger than ! have been for
years and can do all my work, even the
washing. Your medicine is worth its
weight in gold. / cannot praise it
enough. If more women would take
your medicine there would be more
healthy women. You may use this let
ter for the good Of others. Mrs. D.
H. BROWN, 800 N. Walnut St. lola, Kan.
Change Of Life is one of the most
critical periods Of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
30 successfully carry women through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
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Judge Still Has the $50 4

The walking craze of a few years
ago gave well-known sporting man
an opportunity which he could. NOT re-
sist taking advantage Of. He had hand
bills widely distributed on which was
stated:
"a Great Crosby gentleman will give
$50 to the man, woman or child who
first succeeds in doing the following
task: To walk from the Pierhead
(LiverpooD to Crosby village. There
each competitor must buy meat pie
and walk around the Big Stone and
eat it."
About a hundred entries were re-
ceived, and the walk took place on
Whit Monday. Much excitement pre-
vailed and great cheer rose as q
local pedestrian was seen leading the
rest Of the crowd His meat pie was
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her immediate curiosity was not to be
denied. She slipped the catch and
looked inside. There were combs and
bSushes, soap and tooth-powdcr and
tale, manicure-set, pair of soft
woolen slippers. and She
glanced up quickly. The faintest rose
stole under her cheeks. 1t was droll: ::
II was pathetically funny. She would
have given worlds to have seen him
making the purchases.
You are not offended he STAN.
mered.
why shoVl6 be? am human; l
have slept And lived for days in a
dress, ard ErTT, my hair down my
back for lack of hairpins and combs.
1 am surt that 1t is a very nice night
gown"
Laughter overcame her. He
laughed, too: not because the situa-
ton appealed to him as laughable,
but because there was something, an
indeflnable something, in that laugh.
ter of hers that msde him wonderfully
hapIy.
"Mr. Jones -.
George" he interrupted deter.
rliredly.
"ia-atD. sseOrge. it was very kind
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(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Magic Of a Siphon.

When a pipe shaped like the invsrt.
ed letter U, in, which the arms are
equal length, is filled with water, and
each pipe is put into a separate ves.
sci full of water. "the downward pull, '
or weight Of the liquid in each Of t&s
two arms will balance the ciANr. and.
if the water is at the same level iu
the two vessels, it will remain at that
level in both vessels. But If the level
of the water in one vessel is lower
than the other, since the two vesselR
are connected with a pipe full OF wa
ter, the water will run down from thS
higher to the lower. This constitutGy
what Is called siphon. A slphon H.
self has no more magic about 1t thaS
a pencil has when 1t falls, or than any
other similar phenomenon in naturH
yet some of the siphon's manifestM
tions seem to be not only magical, bHS
almost incredible.
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nightingale, IL ySzSsI the wolf, 81
to is years; the Gsssvy bird, is ~
20 years; the dog. II 70 25 years; CSC
tie. % years; the Eorse, rs to ~
years; the eagle. 80 years; the sta,.
S5 to 40 years; hercn. lion, and bea1
50 years each: the. raven, 80 yearsi
elephant, turtle, parrot, pike, arb
carp, 100 years essis The ivy sd
lines 200 years; tho elm, 300 to EA
years; the linden, sos to 1000 yeartS
the locust tree and the oak, 400 yearly
the fir, 700 to 1900 years; the pagA.
trees. 5000 to 5000 yrars.
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Willie Discovered a New Game.

They had lived in a fiat all of VIII
lies short life, so that the little boys
knowledge Of fauna and fora was
limited to canary birds and flower
boxes; and when they went to board
in the suburb where there was large
yard, Willie very enthusiastically start.
ed in pursuit of a chicken, armed with
a stick and other missiles.
When the hostess protested to his
mother, she turned from the window
and said, indulgently:
You'll have to forgive dear Willie
he doesn't know that's a chicken.
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soon eaten as he walked round the
stone, and he went to the judge for
the $50.
why" exclaimed the Judge, Il
didn't think you could have done 1t.
The stone seemed too hard to eat"
What's that go to do with it?"
asked the ped.
Everything to do with it," answer
ed the Judge, "and nobody gets the
$50 till they do."-London Tit-Bits.
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A Resented tcenutatior'

Il am sorry" SAID fhe earnest ctSs
zen, "but can't vot~ for you."
why not?" inquirNa the candidate
You keep talking about the JUDI,
ment Of the plain peoale and my wies
and daughters ABSOLUTELY forbid me q
do anything implying that we consEsss
er ourselves In that Glass;"
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Not Altogether a Case of Love.

Here is story to illustrate the
point that one never can judge by ap.
pearances.
"a young boy with golden curls,
regular cherub in appearance, was on
the front porch playing with a little
dog and putting him through lot OF
tricks. The minister passed by and
was struck by the appearance of the
little chap and the celerity with which
the dog obeyed all his commands.
'Ah, little boy he said, you must
love your dog. Are you good to
him."
'Sure!' anEwered the cherub.
And l suppose he loves you,
too, and that'} why he minds you so
well?'
well, if h" didn't mind me, ra
knock his blo' 'ming block off, was The
unexpected retort of the child"
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liz. Lennth Of rhInns.

1t has just been computed that the
day'fy lives "a, hours, the May fly six
weeks, the butterfly two months, as
alas, also does the flea: the fly three
to four months; the ant, the cricket.
and the bee one year each; the hare.
sheep. six to ten years each; the
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CHAPTER xIx.-(contlnuedA

George came in under the time-limit
OF his adventure. He had been upon
the most difficult errand imaginable.
at least from a bachelors point Of
view. He carried two handbags. One
of these he deposited in Fortunes lap.
Shall open it?"
If you wish"
She noted his embarrassment. and
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he had acquired a Scotch woolen for
day wear and fairly decent dinner
suit, along with other necessities.
, We'll, l say!" he murmured, struck
by a revealing thought
Have you forgotten anything?"
mo. On the contrary, I've just re-
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corrects constipation Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. n They invigorate instead Of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead Of impover.
isning It; they enable the stomach to pet ali
the nourishment from food that is put into
T. Price 2scsnts. ALI Druggists w
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fore ltook your med
icine / could not
bear the weight Of
my clothes and was
blOated very badly.
Idoctored with three
doctors but they did
me no good. They
said nature mus t
have its way. My
sister advised me to
take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
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CONSTIPATION
Munyon's Paw-Paw

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlikeall 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour; they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
OF the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
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The re lson a man can't help loving
a girl like a lunatic is she could help
him not to, only that's the way she
wants him to do it.
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Restaurant PropHc:9r-Sorry, ~.
but l can't. Kind IT ~ sentiment, va.
see. The money chat gave me m:
start here came as ( prize in coy
test IN which sw&1ed '3.646 MODS
flies than my neawr9 competiter!~
Puck.
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PILES CURED IN TO "A DAYS
MENr falls to cure any. case Of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to Ia days. 60c.
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He Hadn't the kIe:rt to Do It.
Grouchy PatNn-Goodness, mar
Why don't you rid this place Of fiiea1
There must be a million OF them!
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Delicious brown cakes made from Mrs Aus.
tins Bag Pancake Flour. All grocers. Adv.
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|HOW MRS. BROWN
SUFFERED
During Change of Life-How
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Made
Her a Well Woman.

lola, Kansas. During the Change
of Life was sick for two years. Be-
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Its Natural Place.
where is this site you're talking
about for your suburban cottage?"
"As yet. 1t Is all in my eye."
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Some people seem to lie unneces-
sarily in order to keep in practice.
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ALIENS
FOOT=EASE,

4 The AntIseptic powder shaken into
the shoes-The Standard Rem-
edy for the feet for auarter
IN century $4,000 testimonials. Sold
lark. everywhere, 25c. Sample FREE
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy. n Y.
an who put the E E o I'm F E E 7.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-24

Col. Samuel e. PinRree Of Hart
ford, Horace French of Lebanon. N
g., and John Mcdonald of st. Johns
bury. all veterans Of the Third Yer
mont regiment. took dinner at the
Inn on Wednesday. For several
years. on the anniversary If the bat
tie of Lees Mills. Colonel Pingree.
Col, Thomas 0. Seaver and Mr..
French have met here or in Hartford
to dine together and talk over old
times but the little circle is now
unhappily broken by the death of
Judge Seaver, and the visit here
Wednesday was not in the nature of
reunion. Mr.. Mcdonald served
through the Crimean war and was
also in the Third Vermont for three
years. He was offered Il commission
more than once, but he insisted that
his place was in the ranks, and there
he stayed. The old soldiers called
ON Mrs. Seaver at the home OF their
old comrade and entertained her with
story and "reminiscences, the fact that
all three are quite deaf not interior
ing with the flow of conversation in
the least. Mr.. Mcdonald is at pres
emit visiting Col. Pingree, who in
vited his friends here for the day.
The Boy Scout ball teams Of
Woodstock and Pomfret will clash
today for ss:s first time this season.
The place. Vail field. the hour, $50
p m. Sawyer, star boxman, and
johnson, the peerless backstop Of
the Central Street league. will be the
local battery.