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portrait for any gallery given over to
rosues. And he hadn't worried much
over the moral problem confronting
him. that the way of the transgressor
is hard. 1t was only when love rent
the veil Of his faulty that he saw
himself as he really was.
Love. He gazed ahead at Fortune
under the MAMMAL. That a guileless
young girl as she was should enchain
him! That the sight OF her should
always send a longing into his soul
to go back and begin over. His jaws
hardened. Why not7 Why not try
to some of the crumbs OF the
fine things he had thrown away? At
least enough to permit him to go
again among his fellows without con.
stantly looking behind to note II he
ere followed? BY the Lord Harry!
once he was out of this web OF his
W weaving, he would live straight;
he swore that every dollar hereafter
put in his pocket should be an honest
ore. Fortune could never be his wife,
He came to this fact without any
roundabout or devious byways. In the
first place, he knew he had not
touched her heart; she had been friend.
ly; and now even her friendship hung
by a thread. All right. The love he
bore her was going to be his salvation
just the same; and at this moment
he was deadly In earnest.
1t was after nine when they were
ferried across the two canals, the
fresh-water and the salt. several miles
below Serapeum. The three weary
captives saw a great liner slip past
slowly and majestically upon It's way
to the Far East. She radiated with
light and cheer and comfort: and all
could hear family the pulsations OF
her engines. So near and yet so far;
a cup Of water to Tantalus! At mid.
night they made camp. There were
no palms this time; simply a we'll In
the center Of a tumble Of huge boul,
ders. The tents were pitched to the
southwest, for now the wind blew, bit.
Ing from the land of northern SHOWS;
and a fire was n welcome thing. This
was Arabia; Africa had been left be.
hind. Here they awaited the return
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his lights. the Arab was only paying
coin for coin. But for the girl. Ry-
anne would have accepted the situa-
ton with a shrug, to await that mo-
ment when Mahomed, eased by the
sense Of security, would naturally re-
lax vigilance. The presence of For,
tune changed the whole face Of the
AFFAIR Mahomed could have his eyes
and heart II he would but spare her.
He must be patient: he must accept
insults. W physical violence, but
some day he and Mahomed would play
the final round.
His past. his foolish, futile past: all
the follies, all the petty crimes, all
the low designations In which he had
INDUCED, seemed ~trooping about his
camel. hooking and g~ibbering OF him,
Why hadn't he lived clean like Jones
there? Why hadn't he fought temp
tation az he had fought men? Envi-
ronment was no excuse; bringing-up
offered no palliation: he had gone
wrong simply because his inclinations
had been wrong. On the other hand,
no one had yer tried to help him
back to a decent living. His mother
had died during his childhood, and
her influence had left no impression.
His father had been a money.maker,
consumed by the pleasure Of building
up pyramids OF gold. He had never
reasoned with his youngest-born: he
had paid his bills without protest or
%reproach; it wal so much a month to
be written down In the expense ac-
count. And the first-born had been
his natural enemy since the days of
the nursery. Still, he could not acuuit
himself; his own arraignment was as
keen as any Judge could have made.
Strong as he was physically. brilliant
as he was mentally, there was a NOR
tai weakness In his blood; and search
as he might the history of his ances-
tors, their lives shed no light upon
his own.
In stating that his face had been
granted that dubious honor and con-
Germ of the perpetrators of the rogues'
gallery, he had merely given rein to
a seizure Of soul bitterness. But there
was truth enough in the statement
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival AlgernoA Jones. vice
president Of the Metropolitan Orienta,
rug company Of New York, thirsting foi
somance; Is In Cairo OF 3 business trip
Morace Kyanne arrives at the hotel In
gro with a carefully guarded bundle,
kyanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
croes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
MeJor Callahan and later Ia introduced to
fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
ne had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
MRS. Chedsoye and Fortune to a pole
saIne Fortune. returns 10 Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
nnedsoye appears to engaged In some
Gaughter. Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure COM
peny. a concern which for a price will
arrange any kind of an adventure to or
ger; Mars. Ghedsoye. her brother, Major
Tailahan Wallace and Ryanne, as the
united Romano and Adventure company,
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
Hyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
MS intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Snedsoye declares she will not permit It.
xlans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
Tor home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent in
e York, In Jones' name, that he is
renting house in New York to some
AticHus' MalOHneO, keeper or the holy
carpet. 10 on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a result Of his
purchase Of the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne n demands the Yhiordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction Of the New York
merchant as a means of securing its re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones'
room. Fortune Quarrels with her mother
the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage. %purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
sskinE him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
on into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplices after q desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives, the former Is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne recovers con-
sciousness and the sight Of Fortune In
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Mahon1ed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl-
slges that she stole the rug from Jons1
room.
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OF the courier, who arrived two days
later, dead tired. The persons to whom
the card had been sent had sailed for
Naples with the steamer Ludwig. Ma.
nomed turned upon the three miser.
ables.
Il have you three, then; and by the
beard Of the Prophet. you shall pay
you shall pay! You have robbed and
beaten and dishonored me; and you
shall pay!"
Am | guilty Of any wrong toward
your" faltered the girl. Her mother
had gone. She had hoped against
hope.
NO." cried Mahomed. He laughed
You are free to return to Cairo.
alone! Free to take your
choice Of these two men to accompany
you. Free, free as the air. . . e.
Well, why do you hesitate?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Australia Would Save Birds.

Strong protest is being made Tn
South Australia against the continual
slaughter Of such rare birds as the ibia
the egret, francs and spoonbills to SUP
ply the demands OF m%illiners. The
slaughter renders 5outh Australia
even more prone to plaques of grase.
hoppers, and is a prime cause of the
decline OF It's fish resources. As the
wading birds disappear the crustaoss
ans that destroy fish spawn incrsask
In multitude.
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CHAPTER xlV.-fcontlnued.>


why not tell Mahomed at once,
and have him send a courier back fo1
the rug" suggested Fortune.
by Jove, that clears up everything
Wen do 1t Immediately" George felt
better than he had at any stage Of the
adventure. Here was a simple way
out OF the difficulty.
Softly" said Ryanne. LET US
come down to the lean facts. II that
rug is in your room, Fortune, your
mother has discovered It long before
now. She will turn 1t over to your
sstimable uncle. None Of us will ever
see 1t again, I'm thinking. The Major
knows that Jones gave me a thousand
pounds for it." Struck by a sense of
impending disaster, Ryanne began to
tumble In his pockets. Gone! Every
shilling Of It gone! Hes got that,
too; Mahomed; the cash you gave me.
Jones. Wait a moment; don't speak:
things are whirling about some. Over
nine hundred pounds; every shilling
OF 1t. We mustn't let him know that
I've missed it. I've got to play weak
in order to grow strong. . But
they will at least start up a row as
to your whereabouts, Fortune"
NO" thoughtfully; mo. l do not
think they will"
The undercurrent was too deep for
George. He couldn't see very clearly
just then. The United Romance and
Adventure Company; was that all?
Was there not something sinister
behind that name, concerning him? He
looked patiently from the girl to the
adventurer.
Ryanne stared at the yellow desert
beyond. His brain vas clearing ran.
fdly under the stimulus of thought.
He himself did not believe that thew
would send out search-parties either
for him or for Fortune. He could lot
fathom what had given Fortune her
belief; but he realized that his own
was based upon the recollection OF
that savage mood when he had thrown
down the gauntlet. Now they would
accept It. He had run away with For.
tune as he had boldly threatened to
do. The mother and her precious
Brother would proceed at once to New
York without him. He had made q
fine muddle Of 1t all. But for a glass
Of wine and a grain too much Of con-
ndence, he had not been here this dav.
Mahomed, himself astir by this
time, came over to the group. leisure
ly. The three looked like conspira.
tors to his suspicious eye, but unlike
conspirators they made no effort to
separate because he approached. He
understood: as yet they were not
afraid Of him. That was one of the
reasons he hated white men: thew
could seldom be forced to show fear,
sven when they possessed 1t. Well.
these three should know what fear
was before they say the last Of him.
He carried a KURDISH. a cowhide whip.
which he twirled idly. even sugges-
lively. First, he came to George.
II you have Yhiordes, there In still
q chance for you. Cairo Is but fifty
miles away. Bagdad IL several hun.
dred." He drew the whip caressinslv
through his fingers.
Il do not lie." replied George. a tru-
culent sparkle in his eyes. 81 told
you that ! had 1t not. II was the
truth"
A ripple Of anxiety passed over Ma
homed's face. And your" turning
upon Ryanne. with suppressed savage
ness. How he longed to lay the lash
upon the dog!
Don't look at me-" answered Ry.
anne waspishlE ATS ! has q : >a>-sA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
CHAPTER XIV.

Fortunes Riddle Solved.
Fortune. without deigning to reply,
walked slowly and proudly to her tent.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04

educate the public. and especially IN,
against street and home dangers.
The youngsters learned that they must
never touch a live" electric wire, that
they must never cross a street without
looking both ways. never cross behind
an electric car or jump on or on sufh
car. never put their hands or heads
out OF car windows. never hitch" or
play on the tracks ard never do a lot
OF other things which might result In
injury TO themselves
The day was the FIRST in the history
OF the city when such general warn
ings were given to school children.
though teachers frequently have AID
monished their classes on much the
same topics
The American Musuem of Safety has
endea sored to- systematic the work of
warning children against street and
home dangers. and already more than
100000 badges. issued by the Museum.
have been given TO the children. who
are encouraged to write essays on
Safety and Caution" and to discuss
the topic with their parents.
Leaflets containing the warnings
were Issued 20 the children. and eau.
toned them "a he careful of lighting
Eas stove and never 10 pour kerosene In
4 stove. as well as advising them
against risks In the street.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
SYRUP Of FIGS" FOR INDIGESTION,
B|L|OUSNESS AND CONSTIPATION.
Better than castor OIL caomel cathartics to cleanse
your stomach liver and 80 feet of bowels. Harm
less Laxative for men. women and children.

Primitive folks did not need laxatives.
They lived outdoors. ate plenty Of fruit.
and oil Of their food was coarse. We
modern people are different. We cxer-
else too little. cat little fruit. and gu r
food is too fine-,oo rich.
We simply cant have our ten yards
Of bowels cloggcd up. liver choked with
sour bile and stomach full Of foul cffete
matter and fee! well. II means tina
the food and waste retained in the
stomach and thirty feet Of bowels
fcrmcnts--dccays. The decay creates
poisins. gases and acids, and those
poisons arc sucked into the blood
through the very ducts intended to
suck in the nutriment. Then we have
sick headache. become dull. bilious,
tongue coated. nervous. meals don't
digest. and we feel miserable all over.
So we must make our choice. We
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
'HEHyPN0T|zEDME,'
WIFE T0LO0LSON,
Who KILLED RIVAL
Professor, Pleading Unwritten
Law, Says Woman Declared
She Was in Mans Power.

81. PAUL. MINI. April 1.-The mys-
terics OF the psychic world to-day en-
tered into the trial o: Prof. Oscar
Olson OF tho University OF Minnesota
for the murder OF clyde Darling. The
power OF mental control was flashed
into the story OF Olson. as he to-day
described IN broken sentences the con-
fessIons Of his wife. He said his wife
declared
II was held In his arms and he would
gaze into my eyes until he had me
under his control liis mind mastered
mine and ] could only do what he
wished. lie bypnotlzed me-"
Under examination by County Attorney
o. Bfien. the prisoner was forced to 80
into detail OF the alleged intimacy be-
tween his wife and the murdered man.
Word by word. sentence by sentence.
With the odd little PUSHES OF descrip-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
RULES or SAFETY
FOR LITTLE FOLK
AND THE GRO WN-UPS.

Never touch a wire In the street.
the wire may ne alive"
Never cross "A street without look
ing both ways for passing electric
cars. automobiles and trucks.
Never cross Just behind an cleo
trio car.
Never jump on or or an electric
car
Never stand or sit on the car
step. nor put your head or hands
out OF the car window.
Never get on car facing tho
rear.
Never fail. on leaving "a car. 20
look out FOR passing wagons and au-
tomobiles
Never run IN front Of passing
car.
Never mitch on" or steal rides be-
hind street ears and wagons.
Never play on the tracks
Never cross n street except at a
regular crossing.
Never take chances
Always, In passing behind ear,
look to see ~ another ear. automo-
bile or wagon IL coming from the
opposite direction.
Always think. act and set the
safety example.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04

must live like primitive folks. else we
must take artificial means to move the
excess bile and waste matter on and out
Of the system.
The safest, most harmless and cfIe'-
tive stomach. liver and bowel cleanser
and regulator for men. women and
childrcn--is delicious Syrup 81 Figs,
which doesn't irritate. grip. or weaken.
Its effect is the effect Of fruits u is
composed entirely Of luscious fig.
SIENNA and aromatics. Don't think
you are drugging yourself. Syrup 81
Figs can be constantly used without
harm.
Ask your druggist for "Syrup 81
Figs and Elixir of Scnna," and see
on the label that il is prepared by
The California Fig Syrup Company
This is the only genuinc--the old
reliable. Refuse. with contempt. the
so-called Fig Syrup limitations some
times offered deceive you.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04

TO secure a place IN another Institution
so that he could leave the city. lie SAID
he had no intention OF killing Darling at
that time. lie intimated tina, from his
wife's story he feared he was helpless
to protect her as his work called him
away and her moral and mental powers
were under what she termed super
human influence"
Olson Is steadily breaking under the
strain and a collapse IL expected. Ow-
ing TO the length of Olson's exainina-
ton. his wife may no; take the stand
until tomorrow.
Police reserves were called to-day to
auell mob of men and women who
fought to obtain entrance into the court
room.
women's hats and coats were torn
OF In the scramble to obtain entrance
and several children were trampied on.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
4 PROLIFIC pEN.

TFfUW tUe TDnTln 7 lfOnltV.1
Authors, like the majority OF men. arc
hot given to making public the amount
uf their income. but al American writer
published some interesting personal dat,
In the American Magazine two years
ago. lie had then. ne stated. been writ
ing for eighteen years. during which
period he had produced 1.0O0,VV words,
and received for them IA. &V0--an average
OF a hahpenny per word. His work IN
Guided nine books, over ic0 short stories.
100 magazine articles. and heaven
knows how many pamphlets and ad-
vertisemen His articles. &c. had
been published In ninety different mag
szInes and in forty newspapers, and had
appeared under one hundred different
rames Half OF ea'h year he travSScd
In search of raw materials, and In some
years covered over 1000 miles.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04

having filed or caused to be filed with
the clerk ~ tho Municipal Court a
forged satisfaction of a judgment. Will
lam Bernard Singer was disbarred on
charges made by tho Bar Association
to the effect that he had been guilty
OF fraud and deceit In the proceedings
by which he was admitted to practice.
Martin Zatulove IL disbarred for hay.
Ing made an affidavit In Singers favor
as to his term OF service with him.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
THREE, LAWYERS 0ISBARRE0

Three lawyers whom the of'icial ref.
cree found guilty Of professional mis-
conduct were disbarred by the Appel
late Division Of the Supreme Court to-
day. They are Henry NJ. Heymann.
william Bernard singer and Martin
Zatulove.
Lawyer Heymann was charged with
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
SAVED FROM
OPERATIONS
Two Women Tell How They
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by Taking Lydia e. Pink
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Compound.
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but ] began taking
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% m all over the
Change Of Life and
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-04
Save the Babies.

Of all the children born in cssd countries per osnt
cent? than onshd before they Eve and onh1 before
We do not hesitate to that timely Of Castoa would
these nnte deaths oocasoned b the q narcotic
soothing chdenS
more or s opium or morphine They IN considerable quan.
p oong:ons scknes death 6asoa s;sc ne but
Of the skin end alays fever - ~
Genuine always signature ofGHEZZzx
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-17
WILL we'd GIRL IN
! HOLLAND BY PROXY
r.
Can Not Leave Business So He
Sends Friend to Act as Bride
groom in Ceremony.

New York. Jan. 13.-A0cording TO tAe
terms of contract drawn up by a Pat
erson, N. j., Notary Public yesterday,
William P. Dumoulin, nn automobile
salesman appoints his friend Hsntrk
Knishert to act as his proxy in a
marriage Ceremony TO be p4rfarmed AZ
Hague, Holland. witldn the next few
days.
The bride-to-be is Miss Marta y.
Vandsrveer. After ahe wedding cere-
mony KnA,fert is to place hSe bride
aboard thy first vassel sailing for Am
epica.
Dumloulin ami Miss Vandsrveer were
ehildrsn tos,aber In Holland. Rsoshtly
he wro'e asking Miss yandlrva;sr II
come over and marry him, but har
moIsar objsotad TO har leaving rome
before she was marrted. ana the stlange
eontrnct was dlawn W to overcome
this obstacle. DumoIlin ba.ns unabls
to take tine trip at this time.
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She Was Twice az Good.

The group about the cross roads
store had been discussing the new
teacher who had taken the school on
the ridge when 'he trustee Of the dis
trict rode up and dismounted. At
once one OF the men asked: Say. Ben.
we've been talkin' about the new
teacher out on the ridge. How's she
doin'2"
"weli. l think she's fine. think
she's Just about twice as good as the
one we had last year.
"You do? Why. | thought you was
certain the one last year was A No. !.
How do you figure 1t Out?"
"Yes. l believe she Is. You see. !
watched the teachers hire out at my
school mighty close. do. Honest !
don't think she missed whippin' some
boy every day. an she averaged about
two a day through both terms OF
school. That's goin' some. Thfs new
one has been out to the school only a
little more than two weeks. an she's
started out mighty strong. Do you
know. she's averagin' four boys a day.
SO you see I'm certain she's Just twice
as good as the other one we had" -.