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CHAPTER xxIII-(continued1

CHAPTER XxIII.-(Continued.)
Why, what's that?" said the mon
ster Did you hear,( Christine?
No. no" replied the poor girl. Il
heard nothing"
4 thought | heard a cry"
"A cry! Are you going mad. Erik?
Whom do you expect to give a cry. in
this house? l cried out, be
cause you hurt me! ] heard nothing"
I don't like the way you said that!
You're trembling. You're
quite excited You're lying!
That was a cry, there was a
cry! There is some one in
he torture-chamber! An, 1
understand nowl"
There is no one there, Erik"
4 understand"
No one!"
The man you want to marry, per-
haps,"
L don't want 10 marry anybody.
you know l don't"
Another nasty chuckie.
Well. it won't take long to find
out Christine, my love. we need not
open the door to see what is happen
ing In the torture-chamber Would
you like 60 see? Would you like TO
see? Look here! If there is some
one. If there is really some one there.
you will see the invisible window
light up at the top. near the ceiling.
We need only draw the black curtain
and put out the light in here, There
that's IT. Let's put out the
light! You're not afraid of the dark.
when you're with your little hus-
bandit
Then we heard Christines voice OF
anguish:
MOI -. I'm frightened!
tell you. I'm afraid of the dark.
| don't care about that room
now. You're always Brighten
ing me. like q child. with your tor
ture-chamber! And so be-
came inQuisitive. But | don't
care about II now not a bit
not Bit"
And that which I feared above ali
things began. automatically We were
SNuuSukN uOOuSO Will AsuNs 1 S, On
cur side of the wall, everything
seemed aglow. The Vicomte de Chag-
ny was so much taken aback that he
staggered And the angry voice
roared.
I told you there was some one.
40 you see the window now? The
lighted window. right up there? The
man behind the wall can't see 1t!
Rut you shall go up the folding steps;
that is what they are there for!
You have often asked me to tell you;
and now you know! They
are there to give q peep into the
torture-chamber you tnquisi-
tive little thing"
What tortures? Who is
being tortured? Erik, Erik.
say you are only trying to brighten
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Sneezing as an Omen

lucky and any undertaking in hand
should if possible be abandoned; more
than four sneezes did not count
There Is saying in many parts r.
England today: Once a wish. tr,;
a kiss, three times letter, four
something better" If people
together it was a good sign, +;
larly if they happened to be di,
ing business.
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TrouhIesom. Account

My husband has given me a
checking account"
isn't that lovely? Now you can
buy anything you want and just write
out a check for it,
Yes. I'm rather sorry on one ac-
count. though. 1t seems such a lot
of trouble to have to write out a
check for ones car fare. especially
when the cars are crowded or Whey
you have 10 pay ~ you enter"
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BEES sWARMED IN HIS BEARD
An Aged Pennsylvania Stung to
Death by the insects Before Help
Could Come.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Jeremiah Kramer.
seventy-two years old and half blind,
ran into a big swarm Of bees which
were about to swarm on projecting
beam in his wagon shed on Wind Gap
road. Instead of taking to the beam
the bees enveloped Kramer and
piled upon his face and long whis
kers
Kramer yelled for help and fought
the bees as best he could, but he was
soon helpless from their stings. The
onslaught of the bees rendered him
unconscious and he was found by his
son three hours later lying on the
wagon shed floor with the myriads of
bees on his head. arms and neck,
which were swollen twice their natu-
raj size. Although medical aid was
hurriedly summoned Kramer died.
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Champion Nature Faker.

Rene Bache, the author. was talk,
ing. according to the Los Angeles
Times. about nature takers. q know
a nature faker," said Mr. Bache. who
claims that a hen of his last month
Matched, from a setting Of II eggs,
II chicks. that had, in lieu OF feath-
ers, fur. He claimed that these fur
coated chicks were proof of natures
adaptation of all animals to their en-
vironment, the II eggs having been OF
the cold storage variety"
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Why ''Victory" Was Dusty

TO neglect the little statue. Have you
busted it at all?"
Norah admitted that she had not.
and said no more.
But why?" the mistress persisted
"Why?" And then. miserably, the
maid owned up.
I'm bit awkward with me fingers
mum, she murmured, shyly. And /
saw how bad it was broke. mum. and
was afraid o droppin' it an maxim
It worse"
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Not Excitino

Mrs. Stirling used to tell how. dur
ing a brief holiday to somewhere on
the Clyde, being kept indoors by three
wet days, Stirling read the Greek Tes-
lament continuously aloud to her, first
in Greek and then in English. She
was a truly religious woman, but she
owned to being glad when the rain
ceased Life of James H. Stirling.
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from him in the case, that the govern,
ment permits its subjects to market
the raw products on their lands with.
out a license, and he cannot see the
justice of law that will punish him
a more valuable form and selling it
without a license It is not a matter
of conscience with the moonshiner
The only point he considers is that OF
detection and capture. The govern.
ment is regarded as a prosecutor and
the moonshiner the injured person.
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fee, as the allowance would lapse If
not used.
Il thought those rugs might be
bought for something like the figures
we poor folks down in North Carolina
pay said the secretary. Il picked
out my rug, all right. But they told
me the price was $4,000, and wanted
me to sign a warrant for it. 1t was
beauty-pearly blue, with all the iri-
descent misty amethystine shades OF
a mountain sky But $4,000! Ny
ideas Of democratic simplicity could
not get up to that figure. and l told
the boys to take the whole blamed
outfit away and that didn't want any
rugs at all. These here are good
enough for me-"
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Welded AFTER 80 YEARS
Old Sweethearts, Long Parted, Meef
by Chance and Immediately
Marry.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y.-Parted for
more than thirty years, Peter j.
Barnes, seventy-fve years old, OF Kan
sas, and Mrs Auguste Doty, seventy
one, widow of Supervisor Joseph Doty
of Pleasant Valley, who were sweet
hearts in their childhood days, were
married at Salt Point, near here, and
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FINDS FAlLlNGS OF FICTION
Boy Who Sought to Shine Way to For
tune Arrested by New York
Policeman.

New York-Lcuis Brown read all of
Horatio Alger. Jr.s' books. There he
found out that the quickest way to be-
come millionaire was to start as
bootblack or to sell papers. So he
came TO New York with a bootblack
box slung over his arm and with all OF
his twelve years of experience and the
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WHERE is OUR QUEEN MARY7
London Graphic Asks What Woman in
U. S. Approaches Her in In
fluence.

London.-An amusing question is
asked by the Weekly Grapic in the
course of comment on statement by
an American editor that in English
novels "the women invariably get the
worst of It," which is not to the lik.
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Block and Fall 10 Bury Woman.

Perth Amboy, N IA block ana
fall were used to lower the coffin of
Mrs. Veza Michanski, thirty-eight.
from the third floor of her home here.
The woman weighed about five hun
dred pounds. The coffin and the body
weighed about eight hundred pounds.
It was also necessary TO use block
and fall to lower the body into the
grave.
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Saw His Duty Pointed Out

John Ware had kept most of those in
eliminating letters. But now that he
eating old he had seen what
harm might result from those letters
falling into strange and INSCRIPTIONS
hands, and he had burned them and
had taken that novel way OF notifying
his correspondents that they were
safe.
THAT talk with John Ware set me
thinking. The first thing l did when
got back to New York was to burn 8
batch of letters
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ing of American women readers OF
fiction
The Graphic quotes Prices Golfers
saying, England is a mans country"
and continues:
But II the American man places
his woman on pedestal, he does not
let her affect the serious side of the
national life. Is there single woman
In America to-day who possesses a
thousandth part Of the influence OF
Queen Mary and Queen Alexandria?
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precepts of his favorite author to

precepts of his favorite author to
guide him.
Please, sir" he said to Patrolman
Burke at Graham avenue and Broad
way, Brooklyn, can you tell me where
is the proper place for me to start out
to be a millionaire"
There are some things New York po-
Hcemen do not know, SO Patrolman
Burke took Louis to the Stage street
police station on charge OF yagrancy.
Then the boy was sent to the Chill
dren's society, in Schermerhorn street,
where he will stay while his ambitions
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Deeply Rooted Ideas.

1t is true that a woman suggests
beef tea as a universal panacea for
all Ills. 1t is certain, on the other
hand, that man always believes that
a woman always feels better for lying
downs. Macnaughton.
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Couldn't Understand Him.

A young man just returned from col
lege was out cycling one day when sud
denly he came to a steep gradient
While descending he lost control OF
his machine and two men came and
found him lying on the ground. When
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of the juvenile court here in sending
Margaret Murphy, sixteen, to a con-
vent for having improper guardian
ship. THE girl was arrested while
Joy riding" with young man. She
was dressed in a smart slit gown.
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Grown Folks May Wear Slit Gowns.
Lexington, Ky.-"Grown up folks
may wear slit gowns, bur the young
shall not" declared Judge J. P. Scott
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me, Say it, if you love me,
are there?"
GO and look at the little window,
dear!"
/ do not know If the yiscount heard
the girls swooning voice, for he was
too much occupied by the astounding
spectacle that now appeared before
his distracted gaze. AS for me.
had seen that sight too often, through
the little window. at the time OF the
rosy hours OF Mazenderan; and /
cared only for what was being said
next door, seeking for hint how to
act, what resolution TO take.
Go and peep through the little
window! Tell me what he looks
like"
We heard the steps being dragged
against the wall.
Up with you! No,
No, viii go up myself, dear"
"Oh, very well. 1 win 90 up, Let
me go"
oh, my darling, my darling,
How sweet OF You, How nice
of you to save me the exertion at my
ageI Tell ne what ne looks
like"
At that moment, We distinctly heard
these words above our heads:
There is no one there. dear"
No one? Are you sure
there is no one?"
Why. of course not no
one:'
Well, that's ali right.
What's the matter. Christine? You're
not going to faint, are you as
there is no one there? Here
come down there!
Pull yourself together
as there is no one there. But
how do you like the Iandscape?"
"Oh, very much!"
There, that's better, You're
better now. are you not?
That's all right. you're better!
No excitement! And what a
funny house, isn't it. with landscapes
like that in it,"
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sticking Plaster Preserves unice

San Francisco.-A common sticking
plaster placed over the mouth during
sleep preserves the voice, according
to Prof. Irving Fulton of Wesleyan
lecturing at the University of Cali
fornia
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to US. We must therefore try to open
it without even knowing where 1t was.
When I was quite sure that there
was no hope for us from Christine
Daae's side, when l had heard the
monster dragging the poor girl from
the Louis-Philippe room lest she
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are investigated. Louis said he lived
In Providence.
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asked what was the matter, he replied:
We'll, came down that incline with
the greatest velocity and lost my cen
trail gravity. and was precipitated on
the hard macadamized road" Away,
leave him alone" said one OF the
men; hes foreigner"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-13
CHURCH EXPLOSION
INJURED MANY
Two Men Were Seriously Hurt and
May Die az Result Of
Their injuries.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PITTSBURGH. Pa. May 1S.-Two
men were In serious condition today
and thirteen others were seriously In
jured, following an explosion OF gas IN
the First Christian church, Turtle
Creek, as a crowd was gathering to
hear Rabbi Rudolph L Coffee lecture
on Damaged Goods.
Rabbi Coffee, who was prominent
in cleaning upr Pittsburgh, spent g
great part OF the night in working
among the injured.
AS the audience began to gather. a
small blaze was discovered IN the
roof. Firemen entered the building
and turned stream OF water on the
flame, causing an explosion which
burst all the windows, tore s.way
part OF the room, damaged nearby
buildings, and sent the firemen tum-
bling down a flight of stairs. Lloyd
lobe and John MacC.el1and are In a
critical condition today.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Bill is a Clever One.


Appreciation for the new acts now
on at the Hippodrome was shown by
the houses last night With the ex-
ception Of the Hager & Sullivan act,
the bill was complete. These per.
formers did not appear because Of Ill
ness but the dynamic delineators OF
syncopated songs" will be seen this
evening. Joe Holman, the human
frog" is one OF the best contortion.
lists In the business. His act takes
well with the audiences.
The Rexos, roller skaters of unusual
ability use the ordinary nickeled
skates to begin and wind up their part
OF the performance by appearing with
various rolling articles attached to
their feet. The several difficult dancea
that the couple do en- skates are mer.
itorious of the applause accorded.
Lewis. Griffin and Lewis have q
harmony and dress act that Ia unlike
anything played here before. The
two ladies of the skit wear the latest
Partisan costumes which attract the
eyes Of the gentlemen as well as the
ladies'. The singing OF the trio is ex
cellent.-Adv.
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ARIZONA WANTS
NO FOREIGNERS
Anti-Alien Land Bill Passed by Legls.
Iature and Ready to be
Signed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PHOENIX, Ariz., May Governor
Hunt is expected to sign Immediately
the anti-alien land owning bill which
passed the senate yesterday. 1t has
already passed the house.
This measure is generally regarded
as much more drastic than the Cali
fornia law. 1t forbids any alien from
owning land or leasing 1t for more
than five years unless he has declared
his intention OF becoming citizen.
The upper house is also considering
resolution memorializing the United
States senate to abrogate the present
Japanese treaty and to draft new
one permitting each state in the union
to enact It's own alien land owning
laws.
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That Naughty Picture.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, May 13--Miss Sep
TENDER Morn" today stepped back un-
abashed into the window of an art
store on 46th street and again dis
closed her undraped beauty to the
morning sun. despite the protests of
Anthony Comstock, New York's NOR.
al censor. Comstock had Just one
look at the picture which caused such
stir in Chicago and he Immediately
asked the art dealer to remove IT.
This was done, but September Morn
was again in place today, and the art
dealer made It clear that he expected
the picture to remain in the window
Comstock declared that he asked that
the picture be removed after a schoo
teacher complained to him that l,
might work havoc in the minds O
her pupils passing that way"
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Balheaded Row
Early Piety Not Always the
Cause Of Badness.

Inasmuch as 1t is an accepted fact
that badness, falling hair and dand-
ruff are caused by a germ, doesn't 1t
stand to reason that the only way to
prevent such calamities is to kill the
germs?
And doesn't 1t stand to reason that
the only way to kill these germs is to
use Partisan Sage, which Wilkinson &
Co, have SO much faith in that they
guarantee 1t to cure dandruff, falling
hair and itching scalp In two weeks,
or money back?
Partisan Sage Is a delightful hair
tonic, pleasant to use. 1t is not
sticky or greasy, and contains only
those ingredients that will surely
benefit
1t Is now sold by druggists all over
America, and by wilkinson & Co., for
so cents a large bottle. 1t is used ex-
tensively by women who desire luxuri-
ant hair with radiant lnstre. The
girl with the Auburn hair is on ev-
cry package.-Adv.
l.
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ANSWER THE CALL
keokuk People Have Found That This
is Necessary.


A cold, a strain. sudden wrench.
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells Of backache often follow,
Or some irregularity OF the urine.
A splendid remedy for such attacks.
A medicine that has satisfied thou
sands.
Is Doan's Kidney Pills. a special
kidney remedy.
Many Keokuk people rely on 1t.
Here is Keokuk proof Of 1t
Mrs. Thomas Young, 1913 Bank st /,
Keokuk, Iowa. says: Il suffered from
lameness across my back and also
had headaches. STOPPING or lifting
was a painful operation and rested
so poorly that got up in the morn
Ing feeling languid and depressed
was nervous and found 1t quite q task
to attend to my homework. When !
heard about Doan's Kidney Pills,
got box at Wilkinson & Cos. Drug
Store and the results OF their use were
entirely satisfactory. am quite free
from kidney complaint at this time
and I give Doan's Kidney Pills the
credit for removing my trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
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Guarding buckingham Palace.

LONDON. May 10: Several add
tional night watchmen, 1t was learned
today, are being employed at Buck
ingham Palace, presumably in appre-
hension OF suffragette plot against
their majesties. They have been in
structed especially to patrol the gar.
den in the rear OF the palace and to
make frequent inspection OF the doors
and windows.
Several watchmen With felt-soled
shoes are regularly assigned to pace
the corridors OF the building and one
Is always on duty at the door OF the
kings bedchamber from the time his
majesty retires until his valet appears
in the morning.
With the additional watchmen and
the regular street guard OF soldiers
and policemen, King George is now as
carefully protected day and night as
is the car OF Russia.
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SHE COLLAPSED
FROM STARVATION
(Continued from paSa IL
Scandinavian Suffrage.

CHRISTIANA, May IS. Women
suffragists throughout Norway today
are rejoicing over the unanimous re-
port of the constitution committee OF
the storthing. favoring the proposed
new electoral law. giving the fran
chise to women on the same term as
1t is granted to men. The measure,
which will add about 100000 women
to the total number Of Norwegian
voters, will almost certainly be pass
ed, 1t is said, by the radical majority
in the storthing. Women OF this
country have. since 1907. possessed
municipal and limited general suf-
frage. The new bill probably will re-
duce the age limit from TWENTY-FIVE to
twenty-one.
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NEW TREATY
WITH JAPANESE
CONTINUED from page ~

throughout the country by party
workers and leaders. that their CON
troll Is endangered, because they are
unable to produce needed patronage
was one of the topics most widely
discussed. AS a result it is believed
a number Of important posts will be
filled between now and Friday.
1t was officially stated that the Cal
ifornia-Japanese situation was not
considered. Secretary Of State Bryan
was present for less than half an
hour and he is understood to have
said that there was no necessity for
taking up the time OF the president
and his advisors while matters re-
manned in their present state.
Secretary Lane introduced to the
president forty water users from
western states, who have been con-
ferring with him regarding irrigation
regulations in the west.
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Tomorrow tn. Big Night.

Wednesday evening will be one of
rare enjoyment for the crowd that
takes In" the SIX club excursion.
The steamer G. w Hill has been char.
tered by the young men Of the club
for the moonlight occasion and the
boat will leave the harbor at 800,
Warsaw at 3 o'clock One OF the FIN
est river orchestras is that with the
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leans lie unburied. According TO!
Colonel Juan Cabrial. who arrived
here last night at least 800 Mexican
federals were killed In the fghting
near Guyamas In the past I'VE days.
He estimates the Maderista dead at
about 100. Cabrial declares no effort
has been made to inter the bodies and
that the Maderistas will now burn
them to prevent the spread of disease.