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bulletin-board, returned to the win.
dows and watched the feluccas sail
past as the great bridge opened; and
during all these aimless occupations
but single thought busied her mind:
what could man like Horace see in
chit like Fortune?
1t WIS an hour and a half before
the Major put in an appearance. He
was out OF breath and temper.
Come up to the room" Once there
he sat down and bade her do likewise
There's the devil to pay. You heard
Hoddy speak of the niger who guard
ed the Holy Yhiordes. and that he
wanted to get out of Cairo before he
turned up? Well. he turned up. He
fooled Hoddy to the top of his bent.
SO far as | could learn. Fortune and
Hoddy and Jones are all In the same
boat. kidnapped by the Mahomed, and
carried out into the desert, headed
God knows where! Now, don't get ex-
cited. Take 1t easy. Luck Is with
us. for Hoddy left all the diagrams
with me. We need him, but not so
much that we can't go on without him.
1Ou ett, illtbt AIdDH blt isht tlit
dus; touch anything. that concerns
their religion, and they'll have your
hair Off How Fortune got into It
can't imagine. unless Mahomed saw
her with Hoddy and jumped to the
conclusion that they were lovers. All
this Mabomed wants Is the rug; and
he is going to hold them till he gets
1t. No use notifying the police. No
one would know where to find him.
None of them viii come to actual
harm. Anyhow. the coast is clear.
Kate, there's a big thing in front. No
nerves. We've got TO go to-day. Time
is everything. Our butler and first
man cabled this morning that they
had just started In, and that every
thing was running like clock-work.
Well get into New York in time for
the coup. Remember, ! was against
the whole business at the start. but
now I'm going to see 1t OFF,"
Feverishly Mrs. Chedsoye prepared
for the journey She was irrit&ble to
Celeste, she was unbearable to her
brother, who took . seat in forward
compartment to be rid of her. 1t was
only when they went aboard the
steamer that night that she became
reconciled to the inevitable. At any
rate. the presence of Jones would
counteract any influence Horace
might have gained over Fortune. That
the three of them might suffer un-
heard-of miseries never formed
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could turn the trick without Hoddy's
assistance; only, 1t seemed rather
hard for him not to be in the sport
He told me that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to stick his
fist In the first bag of yellow-boys.
There was something mysterious in
the way he used to chuckle over the
thing when l first sprung 1t on him.
He saw joke somewhere. Let's go
into-tbe smoke-room for peg. II
won't hurt either of US. And that
poor little girl! It's hell of world.
eh?"
The Major admitted that It was;
but he. did not add that Fortunes wei
fare or ill-fare was of little or no cob
Germ of his. The little spitfire had
always openly despised him.
They were drinking silently and m b.
rosely, when Mrs. Chedsoye. pale and
anxious. appeared In the companion
way. She beckoned them to follow
her down to her cabin. Had Fortune
arrived? Had Ryanne? She did n9t
answer. Arriving at her cabin SHE
pushed the two wondering men inside,
and pointed at the floor. A large
steamer-roll lay unstrapped. spread d
out.
81 only Just opened It," she saia
81 never thought of looking into II
at Cairo. Here, 1t looked SO bulky
that / was curious"
Why, It's that damned Yhiordesr'
exclaimed the Major wrathfully,
What the devil is 1t doing in For
tunes steamer-roll?"
That Is what l should like to
know. II they have been kidnapped In
order to recover the rug, whatever
will become of them?" And Mrs.
Chedsoye touched the rug with her
foot. absently. She was repeating in
her mind that childish appeal: You
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Il have known him for years" said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. "It was at
his own suggestion that we take the
house over for the month. He really
insisted that we should pay him moth
ing; but. of course, such an arrange
ment could not be thought OF. Oh.
good-by, Mr.. Wallace" tolerantly-
I'VE hope to see you again some
day"
Wallace, taking up his role once
more, tipped his hat and rushed away
for one of his favorite haunts.
'Bounder!" growled the Major.
We'll. well; ships deck is always
Liberty-Hall."
You have turned your belongings
over to an expressman?" asked the
agent These we're charming people;
and any doubts he might have enter
tanned were dlssipated. And why
should he have any doubts? Jones
was an eccentric young chap, anyhow
An explanatory letter (written by the
Major in Jones' careless hand)
backed up by a cable. was enough
authority for any reasonable man.
Everything is out OF the way" said
the Major.
Then, if you wish. l can take you
right up to the house In my car. Your
butler said that he would have lunch
ready when you arrived
Very kind of you. How noisy New
York Isl You can take our hand-lug-
gage?". Mrs Chedsoye would have
made ST. Anthony uneasy of mind !;
Reynolds, young, alive, metaphorically
fell at her feet.
Plenty of room for It,"
Il am glad of that. You see, Mr..
Jones intrusted fine old rug to us
to bring home for him; and shouldn't
want anything to happen to it."
The Major looked up at the roof of
the dingy shed. He did not care to
have Reynolds note the flicker of ad-
miration in his eyes. The cleverest
woman of them all! The positive
And he would not have thought of 1t
touch to the whole daredevil AFFAIR."
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as the nimble fingers of the maid few
over her. THE silly little fool; and
at time like thisi" Not that re
morse of any kind stirred Mrs. Ched.
soye's conscience: she was simply ex-
tremely annoyed.
She hastened out into the corridor
and knocked at the door OF her broth
er's room. No answer. She few
downstairs. and there she saw him
coming in from the street. He greet
ed her cheerily.
| TITS all right. Kate; plenty OF room
on the Ludwig. We shall take tho aft
ernoon train for Port Said. She sails
at dawn tomorrow instead Of to-
night. What's up?" suddenly
noticing his sisters face.
Fortune did not return to her room
last night"
What? Where do You suppose the
little fool went. them"
They both seemed to look upon For
tune as a little fool.
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
Run away? Kate. be sensible.
ilON the utuCt tOulu biit run dMdt
She hasn't a penny. 1t takes money
to go anywhere over here. She has
probably found some girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Wen
soon find out where she Is" The Ma
jor wasn't worried.
Have you seen Horace?" with dis
ccrnible anxiety.
NO. | didn't wait up for him. He's
sleeping off night of It. You know
his failing"
Find out If he is in his room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones'"
The Major, perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed. rushed over
to the bureau. No, neither Mr.. Ry-
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been in the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
ter send some one up to the rooms
of those gentlemen to make sure2 Ger
tainly. No; there was no one in the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye
Kate. neither has been in his room
since yesterday. II you want my
opinion, 1t is this Hoddy has seques-
tered Jones all right. and is some
where in town, sleeping off the effects
of night of It,"
He has run away with Fortune!"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether.it was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. did he not
threaten?"
"Shl not SO loud, Kate"
THE little simpleton defied me yes
terday. and declared she would leave
me-"
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"Ohoi" The Major fingered his Inn
perial. THAT puts new face to the
subject But Jones! He has not
turned up. We can not move till
we find out what has become of him.
/ know. III jump Into carriage and
see II he got as far as the English
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs.
but paced the lounging-room. 1.-THE and
pantherish. Frequently she paused.
as II examining the patterns in the
huge carpets. She entered the recep-
tion-room. came back, wandered on
into the ballroom. stopped to inspect
the announcement hanging upon the
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thought in her mind. 1t appealed to
her In the sense of comedy which
annoyed rather than amused her.
They were greeted efrusively by
Wallace, he OF the dubious nose; and
his first inquiry was of Ryanne. Brief
ly the Major told him what had hap
pened and added his fears. Wallace
was greatly cast down. Hoddy had
so set his heart upon this venture that
1t was shame to proceed without
him. He had warned him at the be-
ginning about that Internal rug; but
Hoddy was always set in his dare
devil schemes. So long ms the Major
had the plans, he supposed that they
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VI oCCt W.T. SOftCS tphfbotGo
don't know. how loyel should have
beenl"
They took the first good sailing out
of Naples. Twelve days later they
landed at the foot of Fourteenth
Street There was some trifiing diff
Guilty over the rug. 1t had been de-
clared; but as Mrs. Chedsoye and her
brother always declared foreign resi-.
dence. there WAS question as to
whether 1t was dutiable or not. Being
copy, 1t was not an original work
of art, therefore not exempt, and so
forth and so on. 1t was finally decid-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay a
duty. The Major paid grumblingly.
very cleverly assuming an irritability
we'll known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulcted her citizens for the benefit of
the few WAS scandal of the nations.
A smooth-faced young man ap-
preached them from out the crowd.
"Is this Major Callahan"
"Yes. This must be Mr.. Reynolds.
the agent?"
"Yes. Everything is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and first man
have everything ship-shape. could
have turned over to you Mr.. Jones'"
mot at all. not at ALL" said the Ma
jor. They would have been strangers
to us and we to them. Our own serv-
ants are best"
"You must be very good friends Of
my clientT
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Rug to Us to Bring Home for Him."
might as well disembark in a stable"
he said aloud. 'Ah! We are ready to
go, then?"
They entered the limousine and
went of buzzing and zigzagging
among the numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
Where is Jones now?" he asked
the Major, who sat at his left.
Haven't had line from him for a
month"
Just before we sailed" said Mrs.
Chedsoye through the window. over
the Majors shoulder. "he went into
the desert for a fortnight or so; with
caravan. He had heard of some fab.
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
grinned. Jones is one of the best
judges l have ever met. He was off
at bound. only hope he will get
back before we. leave for California. y
The Major drew up his collar 1t was
cold. blustry day.
The agent was delighted. What luck
q fellow like Jones hadl To wander
all over creation and to meet charm.
ing people! And when they invited
him to remain for luncheon, the vic.
tory was omplete.
Mrs. Chedsoye strolled in and out
Of the beautifully appointed rooms
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much; everything per.
sectiy placed. one object nicely bal
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
romance, is in Cairo on business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel in
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from pashn at Bagdad Jones meets
Major Callahan and later is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by n woman to whom
he had loaned 15o pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to polo
game. Fortune returns 10 Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to engaged in some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones IN the
pany. a concern which for u price viii
arrange any kind OF an adventure TO or
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne. the
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan risky enterprise INVOLVING Jones:
his intention to marry Fortune Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit II.
for home. Rynnne steals Jones' letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent In
fspng nsW go5Ss Sose IN 10n naYe York that he sos
friends. Mahomed. keeper of the holy
carpet. is on Ryanne's trail Ryanne
promises Fortune that he win see that
Jones comes to no harm n result OF his
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
suggests the abduction of the New. York
merchant means of securing Its re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones
room. Fortune qunrrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
rage purportinR to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him In a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives message
asking him to meet Ryanne Mt the English.
Bar the same evening. Jones is carried
on into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplices after desperate fight He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives. the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS CON
sciousness and the sight of Fortune "
captivity reveals TO him the fact that
Mnhomed intends to get vengeance on
him through tho girl Fortune acknowl.
eiges that she stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers TO return 1t to Mahomed
II he will free all three of them. Ma
homed agrees to libernte Fortune and one
of the men In return for the rug. cour-
fer Is sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the Information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two com
panions. The caravan continues the jour
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye is the most adroit
fmugRler of the age. and is overheard bv
Fortune The three captves are rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who Is In charge
of carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
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CHAPTER xvIl.-(continucd.)

CHAPTER xVll.-(Continueo.)
I'VE might as well get Fortunes
things out of the way. too. Celeste" 7"
Yes, Madame"
And bring my chocolate at half
after eight in the morning. 1t Is quite
possible that we shall sail tomorrow
night from Port Said II not from
there, from Alexandria. 1t all depends
upon the booking, which can not be
very heavy going west this time of
year"
"As madame knows" came from the
depth of the cavernous trunk. Celeste
was no longer surprised; at least she
never evinced this emotion. For
twelve years now she had gone from
one end of the globe to the other. upon
the shortest notice While surprise
was lost to her or under such con-
troll as to render 1t negligible, she still
shivered with pleasurable excitement
at the thought of entering port
Madame was so clever. SO transcen-
IDENTIFY clever! If she, Celeste, had
not been loyal. she might have retired
long ago, and owned a shop of her
own in the busy Rue de Rivoli. But
that would have rleant humdrum ex-
istence; and besides, she would have
grown fat, which, of the seven hor-
rors confronting woman. SO madame
said, was first In number.
BE very careful how you handle
that blue ball-gown."
"Oh, Madame!" reproachfully.
1T Is the silver braid Do not
press the rosettes too harshly.'
Celeste looked up. Mrs. Chedsoye
answered her inquiring gaze with
thin smile.
You are wonderful, Madame!"
"And so are you, Celeste. In your
way"
At ten O'Clock Mrs, Chedsoye was
ready for her pillow. She slept flt-
fully; awoke at eleven and again at
twelve. After that she knew nothing
more till the maid reused her with
the cup OF chocolate. She sat up and
slipped slowly. Celeste waited at the
bedside with the tray Her admira-
ton for her mistress never waned.
Mrs. Chedsoye was Just as beautiful
In dishabille as in ball-gown. She
drained the cup, and as she turned
to replace 1t upon the tray. dropped
1t with clatter. startled cry coming
from her lips.
"Madamef"
fortunes bedl"
1t had not been slept in. The
steamer-cloak lay across the counter
pane exactly where Celeste herself
had laid 1t the night before. Mrs.
Chedsoye sprang out Of her bed and
ran barefoot to the other. Fortune
had not been In the room since dinner
time.
"Celeste. dress me as quickly as
possible. Hurryl Something has
happened to Fortune"
Never. In all her years of service.
could she recollect such toilet as
madame made that morning. And
never before had she shown such con.
cern over her daughter. 1t was amaz-
fngi
"The little fool The little fooli"
1frs- Chedsoys repeatedly murmured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

can afford to pay will be charged
according to their means
From time to time the quantity OF
radium on hand viii be added to
and provision wiz be made for loan
ing portions of the substance to
medical men and other scientific
workers who may require IT for re-
search work and professional use.
A similar Institution exists in
Paris, while arrangements were re-
Gently made by several scientific
men to establish one in New York
Radium has been used with great
success in New York hospitals, al
though the scarcity Of the substance
has impeded the work Of experts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

Paris. Sept. 5.
A UGUSTE ROBIN, greatest Of
"A modern sculptors, has per
= formed the impossible" "
The same words were used when
Victor Hugo buried the French
classical drama out of sight under
the new power and beauty Of his
romantic masterpieces.
Rodin. with his poetic concep-
tons and his Illusion of realism in
execution, has done for French
sculpture what Hugo did for French
drama task of equal difficulty
and Importance.
How has Rodin. in hardly more
than half a dozen years of real
celebrity, made his victory so com
plete- Rodin, peasant born. half a
lifetime UnnOticed-when exile and
unremitting warfare through a
score of years were required to
seal the aristocratic Hugo's
triumph?
Paris has just now discovered the
answer to this perplexing question
ROdin, in his ripe old age-Rodin
the shatterer of classical prejudices
has a classical source of inspira-
ton In youth and beauty she
seems a girl. Really she is a titled
woman Of fashion, and almost to
the sacrifice Of her social obliga-
tons, so unremitting are her atten-
tons, she surrounds ROdin the
man no less than Rodin the sculp-
tor with the atmosphere of her pro
tecting influence and the insplCa-
ton Of her enthusiasm.
Hardly a day passes that her car
rage is not seen waiting before the
door Of Robins studio-residence in
the Rue de Varenne - and its
armorial bearings are those of the
Marquise de Choiseul, formerly Miss
Claire COudert. Of New York.
This association is one that
charms Parisians, for they declare
1t to be one of the most interesting
and remarkable friendships in his
tory. 1t dates from the time that
the Marquise sat to Rodin for her
portrait bust four or five years ago,
and nearly every day since then
she has been with the great man.
watching over him, encouraging him
and inspiring him.
The friendship between the two
the old white-haired genius and the
beautiful woman Of half his age
is one Of the most exquisite spec
tacles in the Paris art and social
world-purely platonic and intel
lectuaL
Robins wife IS an old, old peasant
woman. who SITS all day long in her
little cap and shoulder shawl and
knits or sews She has never ad-
Tanced a step along the wonderful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

ratus which is so delicately adjusted
that IT will divide a blood corpuscle
into eight pieces. This means that
an inch Of any substance may De
cut into twenty-five thousand slices!
The radium used at the institute
is kept in a strong room in the base
ment Of the building and is care
fully watched day and night. The
difficulty Of replacing it. if it were
lost or stolen, makes these precau-
tons necessary.
The hospital department Of the In
stitutiOn will be open to all patients
suffering from diseases amenable to
the radium treatment. Poor patients
will be treated free, but those who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

THE Radium Institute, opened
in London two weeks ago, is
\ one of the most remarkable
institutions in existence. It is to be
devoted exclusively to the treatment
Of disease by radium. The plant is
equipped with the most intricate in
struments and apparatus for the
handling of the precious substance
and there are accommodations for
thirty patients at time
The most striking feature of this
establishment. however, is the fact
that its work viii be done with but
a single gram Of radium, a quantity
equivalen, 70 about one-thirtieth of
an ounce. This gram of radium was
purchased from the Austrian Minis
try Of Public Works for $4,000.
For the purpose Of using it in the
treatment Of disease small particles
of the radium are mounted on discs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

Four thousand
dollars worth Of
the substance,
constituting but
a fraction of a
grain in mass, is
used for each
disc.
To handle such
minute quantities
requires the en-
ployment of the
most delicate bal
ances and appa-
ratus. A very in
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Seine, where he has his working
studio, the other two being in Paris.
At Meudon they have a simple,
charming villa, with a beautiful gar
den. 1t seems like a palace to the
little. old peasant wife. and she is
very happy there, for she has al
ways had the tender love Of
great-souled man.
Though Rodin is more than sew
enty years old, he is more inspired
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

genlous scale is used with which
thousandth part of a MILL
gram may be weighed. A thousandth
part OF a milligram is equivalent to
about six-y-six thousandth of a
grain It is impossible. of course.
to see such a minute quantity with
the naked eye and powerful micro
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Friendship.

way that her husband has gone. Yet
he is deeply devoted to this little
old peasant wife and gives her the
tenderest love, though she in no
wise appreciates or understands her
husbands genius.
She is glad that he is successful
and that they have plenty Of money
to bring every comfort to them IN
their old age. sgosg
The Robins live at Meudon on the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

scopes have to be used in connection
with the balance.
For certain sKin affections radium
has already proved an absolute
remedy. Birthmarks. pigmented
moles. various forms of chronic
eczema and rodent ulcer have read
fly yielded to the curative powers Of
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Rodin in Characteristic Studio Attitude.

now than ever, owing to his friend
ship with the lovely Marquise de
Choiseul She seems to bring out
his powers, to lead him to reveal
the beauties that are within his soul.
Every one who knows the great
sculptor reYeres the Marquise for
her devotion to the artist-it is so
pure, so uplifting, so utterly IN
selfish and impersonal. She has a
remarkably fine appreciation Of art,
and it is the artist in the great man
that she worships and is giving her
whole life to protect and assist.
She guards his health as though
he were a child. She never let's a
day pass without a visit Of many
hours. She is with him at his Paris
studios and at his home in Meudon;
and the little peasant wife adores
her blindly, for she realizes in her
simple way that the unselfish Mar
ouise takes care of her good man"
something that she is now too old
to do.
wife's devotion to the sculptor and
calls frequently at the studios to
see the two. He also is lover of
art
He is not to be confused with the
Due de Choiseul, who married Mrs.
PAYNE. of Boston, and has been con-
spicuous in the courts of late. The
so-caued Due belongs to another
branch of the family.
Claire Coudert, who married the
Marquis about fifteen years ago.
was born and brought up in New
York, but since her marriage she
has not returned to her native land.
She is now very much more French
than American. She is a slender,
graceful woman, with a very sweet
and gentle expression. Robins bust
of her shows her with a fleeing
smile playing about her face. It is
one of his most successful portraits
Such is the unusual romance that
charms Paris-a Darby and Joan at
the top of fame's ladder, and with
them at their freside-welcomed by
both-a titled beauty and leader of
Paris fashion,