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Unsympathetlc.

The following story is one of John
Drew's favorites.
A man lost his life in great flood.
He was dead. but in the spirit world
he lived over and over again the ap-
palling scenes and Incidents through
which he had just passed. 1t seemed
to him that he must talk 1t over with
some one.
He therefore approached an elder
ly man and told him the story OF how
he died, giving vivid word picture
and making lurid tale. To his great
surprise, the old man showed little
interest; in fact, he appeared to be
bored. At last. being rather annoyed
at such indifference, he asked the
reason.
Don't you know WING ] amp" asked
the other.
Why, no. / don't" was the answer
I've just arrived"
Well" said the other, j am Noah"
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CHAPTER XVI.
Roses Point of View


The following Sunday, at ten o'clock
In the morning, Dominick noiselessly
descended the stairs of the fat and
let himself out into the street He
would spend the morning walking,
anywhere where there was quiet and a
view. He would take his lunch at any
little joint-country hotel. city chop
house-he happened to pass. and in
the afternoon he would walk again.
He assembled the hill by one of the
streets on its southern slope, violently
steep, the upward leaps of its side
walk here and there bridged by flights
of steps. Every little house was dis
gorglng its inmates, CARRIED in the
light Sunday attire of the Californian
on pleasure bent.
Dominick went up the hill in the
clear, golden sunlight, and in his re-
volt he pushed Berry from his mind,
and let Rose come in her place. His
thoughts, always held from her, sprang
at her, encircled her, seemed to draw
her toward him as once his arms had
done
Standing on the summit of the hill,
where the wall of the qGarry drops
down to the water front and the
wharves, he relinquished himself to
his dream of her.
AS If called, he turned sharply and
saw Rose standing few yards away
from him, looking at him with an ex-
preston of affrighted INDIGESTION.
Il wasn't sure it was you," she said
And then when | saw it was, l was
going to steal away before you saw
me. But you turned suddenly az if
you heard me-"
Il felt you there" he answered II
walked up here this morning to
have think. | don't know where the
think was going to take me when you
came round that corner and stopped it.
What brought you here?"
Nothing in particular. 1t was such
fine morning l thought I'd just
ramble about, and l came this way
without thinking. My feet brought
me without my knowledge"
'Sit down and talk to me-" he said
quietly. mo one can hear you. It's
like being all alone in the world up
here on the hilltop. We can sit on
this stone"
There was a broken boulder behind
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oring for responsible emitted one
of those inarticulate sounds with
which it was his custom to greet in
formation that he did not like or the
exact purport of which he did not
fathom.
The only thing which would have
sweetened his mood would have been
a conversation, peaceful and uninter-
rupted, with his daughter. He had
not seen as much of her as usual dur
ing the last few days, as she had been
confined to her room with a cold This
was the first evening she had been at
dinner for four days, and the old man
had looked forward to one of their
slow, enjoyable meals together, with
long, comfortable chat over the
black coffee, ss was their wont.
When dinner was over. and she rose
from her seat, he asked her to play
on the piano In the sitting-room near
by.
Neither of the men spoke for a
space while the music crept in softly
from the sitting room. The old man
gazed for a while maliciously at his
son.
We'll, you've got it," said the ia
Their at last, in loud, pugnacious tone.
You've got it, haven't you?"
well, / guess I have" said Gene,
his triumph tempered by ar air of
modesty, "and guess l earned 1t
fair. l stuck to the bargain and there
were times when | can tell you it was
struggle. l never once slipped up.
If you don't believe my word, l can
bring you men from down there that
know me well, and they'll testify that
/ speak the truth.
1T was Rose who really put me up
to it." he went on. Shed say to me
l could do it, | only had to try; any
one could do anything they really
made their minds up to. II you said
You couldn't do thing, why, then you
couldn't, but if you said you could, you
got your mind into that attitude, and
it wasn't hard any more. And she
was right. When got my mind round
to looking at it that way, it came quite
easily Roses always right"
Then, why the he'll" said the old
man, do you go on talking about
yourself and your damned concerns.
bothering the life out of her when
she's got troubles of her own?"
Troubles of her own? What
troubles has she got?"
shes got a cold," said Cannon.
He spoke sharply and looked at
Gene with sidelong eye full of OBJ
servant malice. The young man gazed
back at him, confused. for a moment
half inclined TO laugh, thinking his IA
Their, in sudden unaccustomed play
fulness, was joking with him
We'll, II it's only a cold" he STAN
mered, its nothing 70 tear up the
ground about thought it was some
thing serious. that Rose was unhappy
about something But a cold"
After all. 1t was a good thing the
boy did not know; he was Of the kind
who could not b.. trusted with any in
formation Of importance. He did not
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lures and the hollows beneath his
high cheek-bones were filed out
Glad 10 see you, Buford." he said,
and glad to hear you've made such a
success Of it."
Buford acknowledged these compii-
ments with cool, acQuiescent compla-
cence.
Il have struck my gait" he said.
nodding his head in coGdescending &C
ceutance Il have at last won ny
spurs. The ways of fate-or let me
say Providence-ar truly inscrutable.
| turned my face to the North in 3
bitter hour. and it was>in bitter hour
that l adopted the stage"
Then you went on the stage Up
there? You've only been on few
years ?"
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CHAPTER XVII.
Out o. the FulIness If IN. Heart.

Out Of the FuIlness Sf the Heart.
That night it was Berny's turn to
be wakeful. In the silence Of the sleep
ing house and the warm darkness of
her curtained room. she lay tossing
on ner bed, hearing the clear, musical
striking of the parlor clock as it
marked the hours. When the first
thin streak of gray painted a pale line
between the window curtains she rose
and took a sleeping powder and soon
after fell into heavy slumber.
This held her in the dead. motion.
less Inconsistencies that a drug
brings, through the long morning
hours. Dominick's noiseless departure
hardly disturbed the hushed quiet OF
the little fat. The Chinaman, trained
by his exacting mistress to make no
sound while she slept, went about his
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Nearly four" said the actor He
looked down at his shoe for moment
as if considering. and repeated with
cut looking up, 1T will be four next
September. Trouble drove me to those
far distant lands and hard luck drove
me On the stage I'd never had any
thing to co with it till then; hadn't
a stage game about me. There'd even
been a time when had strong preju-
dice against the theater and never
went to one But a man must live
and"
He stopped, his attention arrested
by hand laid softly on his sleeve. A
youth of Hebraic countenance had is
sued from a door behind him, and,
touching his arm with Nesitating, un.
clean finger, began to speak in low
tone.
Duty calls" said Buford. 81 am
sorry, but they want me inside.
hope later to be able to place box
at your disposal Madame. you say, is
very DESTROYS Of seeing me. Well, I'll
see to it that she does so under the
most favorable conditions"
He bowed imrressively as though
saluting Berry In person, and then.
with last dignified farewell to Dom
mick, turned toward the door which
opened at his approach.
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work with stealthy step and cautious
touch, even in the kitchen, shu. IF by
space and muffling doors, coE,iauing
his care. He had had more than one
experience with the wrath q. Mrs.
Ryan when she had been reused from
late slumbers by banged doCr or a
dropped pan.
1t was nearly lunch time when she
awoke, slowly emerging from the
black, unbroken deafness of her sleep
to a momentarily augmenting sense Of
depression. She rose, her body seem
ing to participate in the oppressed
discomfort of her mind. and, going to
the bedroom window, drew the curtain
and looked out.
The day promised little in the way
of cheering influences. Fog hung
heavy in the air, gray veil depend
ing from a gray haze of sky. That
portion Of her neighbours garden which
the window commanded was drenched
with it, the flowers dropping MOSTLY
as If it weighed on them like heavy
substance under the pressure OF which
they bent and dripped. The stretch
of wall that she could see cleaned
with dampness. A corner Of stone, on
which a drop regularly formed. hung
and then fell, held her eyes for few
notwithstanding moments. Then she
turned away, muttering to herself:
Good Lord, what q day."
She was at her lunch when the tele-
phone bell rang. She dropped her
napkin and ran to the instrument
which was in the hall. She die not
know what she expected-or rather
she did not expect anything in par.
ticular-but she was in that state OF
feverish tension when she seemed the
focus of portentous happenings, the
point upon which events of sinister
menace might, al any moment, bear
down. Bill Cannon might be calling
her up. for what purpose she could not
guess only for something that woulf
be dlsagreeable and perturbing
CTO BE CONTINUED
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want Gene or anybody else to inter
fere. He. Roses father. and be alone.
without any outside assistance, would
reach up and pick out for her any star
that sparkled in the heavens, any
moon for which she might choose to
cry. She wanted Dominick Ryan for
her husband. She should have him
and it would be her father who would
get him for her. He would give her
Dominick Ryan, as he would a pearl
necklace or a new automobile to which
she had taken fancy.
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Cogyiskt Des BY The BobbS .MEpru1 co.


Moreover. she was determined not T.
let her sisters know about Rose Can
non-not yet, anyway.
NO" she said with short scorn.
turning to pick up her feather boa.
'Of course it's not. He's not that kind
of man. He's too much of a sissy.
Another womanl I'd like to tell him
that"
When she reached home, she found
on the hall table a note which the
Chinaman told her had been left by
a messenger. 1t was from Bill Can
non and contained but a few lines.
These, of a businesslike brevity, ex-
pressed the writer's desire to see her
again, and politely suggested that, if
she could come to his Office on any
one OF the three ,pecified afternoons.
between the hours OF two and four.
he would be deeply honored and
obliged.
In his "Klondike Monologue" at the
Orpheum, Buford, the actor. made a
sudden and unexpected hit. The morn.
ing after his first appearance, both
Dominick and Berry read in the paper
eulogistic notices of the new star.
Dominick was particularly interested
He remembered Buford's state of wor-
ry while at Antelope and was glad to
see that the unlucky player was. in
the parlance of his own world, max
ing good"
Now, from what he heard, Buford's
hard times should be at an end. Such
a hit as he had made should give him
the required impetus. Men Dominick
knew, who had theatrical affiliations,
told him that Buford was made" The
actor could now command a good sal
airy on any Of the vaudeville circuits
in the country, and if "he had it in
him he might ascend the ladder
toward the heights of legitimate com.
edy. His humorous talent was UNIQUE
and brilliant. 1t was odd, considering
his age, that 1t had not been discov.
cred sooner.
Berry was very anxious to see him.
Hazel and Josh had seen him on one
OF the first evenings and pronounced
him simply great" She extorted a
promise from Dominick that, at the
earliest opportunity. he would ouy
tickets for her, and, if he could not
accompany her himself, she could go
with one of her sisters
He stopped to buy the tickets one
midday on his way to lunch. He made
up his mind to buy three, then Berry
could either take her two sisters, or
Hazel and Josh, whose craving for
the theater was an unassuageable pas
sion. He was turning from the ticket
office window when sonorous voice
at his elbow arrested him:
Mr.. Ryan," it doomed out, do | see
you at LAST"
1t was Buford, but a rejuvenated
and prosperous Buford, the reflection
of his good fortune shining from his
beaming face and fashionable figure
The red rasped look had left his fea-
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peel on the ground to the bitter sof.
row OF any barefoot boy who happens
to step on It. A liking for cactus fruit
may be acquired, ike the taste for
olives. but il is not likely to rival the
cantaloupe or even the humble grape
fruit in popular favor. Il resembles
cracked walnut shells moistened with
water. mixed with sawdust and cork
and sprinkled with brown sugar. HI
tie lemon juice and dash Of quinine.
Any one who tastes it once is satisfied
to let the indians gather the entire
erop.
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them. close TO the narrow foot-way
and she sat on 1t, motioning him 70 a
fat piece of rock beside her.
Tell me the whole thing she said.
You and have never talked much
about your affairs. And what con-
Germs you concerns me-
Its Just what you know" he be-
gan slowly. only as every day goes
by it seems to get worse. I've never
told you much about my marriage.
I've never told anybody
II knew all about her when | mar
ried her. | was young. but | wasn't
green fool Only | didn't seem to
realize. didn't guess. didn't dream.
that she was going to stay the way
she was"
Does she want to leave your"
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be felt, as any one who has tried the
usual method Of picking them with q
pocket handkerchief can testify. The
fine thorns penetrate the fingers and
the flesh swells, testers. becomes in
famed and. If neglected. often de-
velops into serious case of blood
poisoning. When An Indian wants to
eat It he cuts a small stick. sharpens
it and thrusts the point into the ripe
fruit Slicsng of tie pear with sharp
knife and holding it on the stick. be
peels IL taking care to avoid touching
the rind with hia fingers. He drops the
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we'll and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. I feel very grateful that
l found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter IL you wish. |
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly,
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free
Adv
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Only Make Believe.

A visitor at the home of a famous
author was greeted by a little daugh-
ter of the latter. Engaging the little
girl in conversation, the visitor OBJ
served:
Aren't you proud to think your
papa is famous?"
The little girl nodded.
HE writes stories, doesn't her"
Lowering her voice, the child re-
piled:
They're not real stories; he just
makes them up himself"
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mystery. blow me IL e amt" he in
timated.
"How's that"
We'll, the beggar's always Growing,
You wouldn't think it. perhaps. but
that Brighter there gets up at three
every morning lookin' for worms what
amt there. Then e crows as II he'd
got a cropful. A bit later in the day
the farm-girl comes out to feed I'm
along with the rest. but a whoppin'.
big black game-cock drives i'm away
breakfastless every time. Then.
though it seems ard ~ believe. the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-05-27
GOOD FEED FOR THE INDIAN
Cactus Fruit Is Never Likely to BE-
come Extremely Popular rs
Deiicacy for the White.

Nobody but an Indian knows how
TO eat a prickly pear. The first grows
on the edge OF thick green leaf, and
bristIes with niyris4ds of closely set
thorns, sharp as needles and fine as
hairs. Though they cannot be sem
with the naked eye. they can certainly
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-05-27
TAKING No Chances.

Genial Squire Many happy returns,
William l was just going to call on
you with little Bit tobacco.
William (aged eighty -Thank we
kindly, sir, but l be done wi smokin'.
Genial Squire-Why, how's that?
William-Well, I've card that be-
tween eighty an ninety's a ticklish
part o. mans life, so | be takin' no
chances.-Punch.
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,iunrs Hares With Auto.

Sport in a new form now appeals to
a New Zealand farmer. Driving in a
motor car with two powerful head
lights, he bags nightly between six
and dozen hares, the animals being
so fascinated by the glare Of the
lamps that they become stationary
targets.
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AAy J ~ 49,
my breath was
short and l had
chills and back
ache. | took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return of the
palpitations. Am
now 63 years old,
able to do lots of
manual labor am
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intelligent Dutch Cows.

Cattle unaccompanied by droVer
are forbidden to cross this bridge"
runs the inscription on a signpost
near Harlem, Holland
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beggar crows some more. After
breakfast e goes on to mash some Of
the stuck-up hens. but then another
rooster comes along and chews what's
left of his moth-eaten comb, and gen
orally makes a CORY mess Of i'm Then
e crows again"
We'll, what about itg'
what about 10 I'm hanged II l
can see what the .osser's got to crow
about, Can g"-London Tit-Bsas.
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MYSTERY IN CONTINUAL CROW
Boosters Seemingly Eternal optim-
Ism Something What Had Got on
the Nerves Of 5lnks.

Binks stared st q dilapidated chan
ticleer with a greatly puzzled express
sion.
1T fair beats me-" be said.
What doesg" his friend asked, Gu
riously.
THAT there rooster. He's bloomin'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-05-27
His Sort

What particular drink would you
recommend for golf player"
Il should suggest some brands oil
teas Z"
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His Idea.

Gould you call a dogs chasing OF
his tail an economic pursuit."
Il don't see how"
Isn't he trying to make both ends
meet?"
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JUDGE CURED. HEART TRc uBLE.

took about 6 boxes ga 0odds Kid
ney Pills for Peart Trouble from
which had suffered for 5 years. l
had dizzy SMELLS. nv eyes puffed.
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Mrs. Winslowz Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sofssns tn gums, reduces iunammAr
uon, allays pair, cares wind collie 25c bottlehsH
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While engaged in loving your enc
mics. don't slight your friends.
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According to fiction old Bluebeard
was tbs original .'lz.dy-killer.-
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Does she want to leave you!
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neet?"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-17
WATER CRAFT IS,
IN GREAT DANGER
Boats on Red River at Win
nipeg Destroyed-After
math Of Ice Damage.

Winnipeg, April 17.-Still another
large river vessel-the lumber barge
"Beaver"-was carried down the Red
river at an early hour this morning.
It was only saved from destruction
by hard work on the part Of A. Low,
a Scotchman residing on Scotia street.
This latest runaway is owned by Head,
Shannon and Head, lumber dealers.
Macarthur block.
Coming directly on the heels of re-
cent disasters to Red river boats the
latest break-away has strengthened
the belief that there has been crooked
work, and a deliberate attempt on the
part Of some miscreants to destroy all
vessels plying on the river. The
Beaver. was securely tied up at the
Hyland company's wharf at the foot
Of Lusted street, and was mysterious
ly released some time during the
night. .,.
Last fall the fine passenger steamer
"Winnitoba." owned by the Hyland
company. was burned to the waters
edge. and only last week the company
lost its superb passenger steamer
"Bonitoba" under most peculiar condi-
tions. a deliberate attempt was made
steamer mount Cashel," U this piece
of incendiarism was charged to the
ffrebug, James Dodds.
The steel steamer Rosamond Billet,
together with a large barge under con-
struction for the Lake Winnipeg Ship
ping company. broke loose from its
moorings during the ice run asst week
but both were saved. The accident
happened in the darkest hours Of the
night, and there Is a possibility thai
Dame Nature was assisted in her ham
diwork. although such a thing is gen.
orally secuted. During the same night
the passenger steamer Alberta" was
carried down the river to destruction
amid the grinding cakes of floating
ice.
Where Greatest Suspicion Rests.
connection with the destruction Of the
Hyland company's boats. and the fact
that the Beaver" vas tied. up at this
wharf has made almost certain the
probability of foul play. Messrs. Head,
Shannon and Head, who own the
"Beaver" say there is very great sus-
picion surrounding the recent river
disasters, and they are of the belief
that owners of boats should keep a
man constantly on watch to guard
against further accidents"
Rescuing the "Beaver."
The Beaver" had travelled about
sighted at 5:45 by Mr.. Low. He
reused a neighbor and together they
put put to the barge in a small row.
boat. They had two long pieces Of
stout rope. and these they spliced to-
gether. When the boat swung in to-
ward shore they managed t. get their
line around a big elm tree. and the
current look the huge barge into the
bank. Mr.. Low notified the police of
his find. and later in the day received
a substantial reward from the own
ers.
The loss to the boat owners al. a
result Of the destruction Of the vessels
Is heavy as there was no insurance.
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passage. or cavity. is subject to ca
tarrh. The kidneys are subject to ca
tarrh h same as any other internal
organ.
The catarrh may be slight. causing
only an insignificant change in the
function of the kidneys. The catarrh
may be severe. producing a condition
resembling closely Bright's disease Of
the kidneys. In such cases there is
extreme weakness. maybe bloating of
the stomach. bloating of the hands
and feet, pufiness Of the eyes. Albu-
men in the urine. Possibly blood and
mucus.
Mrs. H. E. Russell. Box 2. North
Sutton. New Hampshire. had been
troubled for sixteen years with kidney
and bladder disease. She said she had
taken all kinds of medicine without
relief. II finally applied to DR.. Hart
man. who diagnosed my East as ca
tarrh Of the urinary organs. He adj
vised me to take Peruna. Even after
taking one bottle I felt better. I have
now taken Elk bottles and am cured Of