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that banged violently in the hallway; of the sound of a mcsl's voice making some indistinguishasle demand; that Rose's hand was suddenly whipped away, before he could fit on the ring; that the study door was flung open and that this animal of a Marrophat had precipitated himself into the room
 He opened his mouth to protest and Marrophat silenced him with a cry.
 You fool Drop that ring! Stop this farcel Don't you know whom you're marrying? That woman is Ju- dith Trine, you idiot-not Rose!"
 Blankly Alan turned to the girl.
 Her flaming face, her sullen eyes, her very pose, from which the man. ner of Rose had dropped like cast garment, confessed the truth of Mar rophat's assertion. And as if this were not enough, Judith confessed it doubly with a sudden outbreak of such rage as never could have been brewed in Roses gentle nature.
 1Ou ueNll! buG CllGu-diiu tAiSW herself in front of Marrophat with a spring as 1.-the as that of leopardess. Take warning now from me: keep out of my way forever after this-or take the consequences! God knows" she panted, why don't kill you as you stand!"
 He was in her way. between her and the open door. She gave him no chance to move aside, but seized him so fiercely by the wrists that he in stincuvely lifted to protect himself, and she fairly threw him half dozen feet from her. He brought up with crash against the wall even as the door slammed behind the girl.
 When Alan, the first to recover, gained the sidewalk, she was already in the taxicab. Whatever reward she had promised the man, he whipped his machine away as If from the fear of sudden death.
 And darting from the house hard on the minister's heels, Marrophat leaped into his own car and, as if he had not heard her threat or received substantial proof of her earnestness, tore off in pursuit.
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CHAPTER XxVlI.
The Ring.

The Ring.
 Theirs was the last vehicle to swing between the gates before these last were closed.
 And this was quite as well; for Alan rising for one last backward glance through the rear window, started in- voluntarily and choked upon an OK clamation when he deserted a power ful touring car tearing madly toward the ferry-house, its one passenger half rising from the front seat, beside the driver, and exhibiting a countenance purple with congested chagrin as he saw his car barred out of the carriage entrance.
 Quickly sensitive to his emotion. the girl caught nervously at Alan's hand.
 What is it, dear?"
 "Marrophat," he snapped.
 She uttered a hushed cry of dismay.
 Don't be alarmed, however" he hastened to comfort her. He's lost the race; the gates are shut-even the passenger gates--and there must be a company spotter somewhere near by, for the gateman is virtuously refusing to be bribed by a roll of money as thick as my wrist"
 At that instant the taxicab rolled aboard the ferry-boat; the deck gates were closed; a hoarse whistle rent the roaring silence of the city; winches rattled and chains clanked and the boat wore ponderously out of its slip.
 "So much for Mir Marrophat!" Alan crowed, sitting down. Rolled again! He can't stop us now!"
 Perhaps :"
 "Why that perhaps? Why that toner" he demanded sharply, struck by the foreboding her accents con- fessed.
 This isn't the only ferry. There's the Pennsylvania and the Lackawanna and by hard driving he might even manage to catch the boat that con- nects with this from the Christopher street ferry of the Erie!"
 "Impossible l don't believe 1t! I
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wontl"
 Let's not" she agreed. But. Alan
 "Yes?"
 Promise me-if he should manage to catch up with us-you won't let him talk to you. mean, don't let him"
 "No fear of thati" he asservated hotly. If he tries to exchange one word with mel only wish he wouldi"
 She seemed satisfied with that; but the incident had served appreciably to chill their spirits. They accomplished the remainder Of that voyage in a silence that was no less depressed be- cause they sat hand in hand through out.
 Nor was their taxicab three minutes out of the ferry house on the Jersey shore-though the chauffeur, stimu- later by Alanis extravagant promises, was doing his best to fracture the speed laws and escape arrest-when the girls fears were amply justified: a shout from behind drew Alan's head out of the window on one side and the girls on the other and proved to both that Marrophat had indeed found some way to make the crossing without great delay
 His touring car was within fifty yards when they first were aware of 1t: and Marrophat, standing on the running board. was shouting inarticu- lately and flourishing an imperative hand; while the distance between them was momentarily growing less noticeable.
 AS Marrophat's car drew abreast Alan nodded and said quietly: Don't be alarmed; l can attend to this gen. tleman single-handed."
 And this he proceeded to demon strate with admirable ease, even though called upon to do so far soon- CT than he had thought to be-thanks to Marrophat's hair-brained precipt tancy. For, failing to influence the taxi driver by shouted demands or threats, or to gain the least attention from Alan, Trine's first lieutenant ab- ruptly and surprisingly took his life  in his hands and in one wild bound bridged the distance between the two flying cars and landed on the taxi's S running board.
 Stop!" he screamed madly. Stop, say You don't know what you're doing! Let me tell you"
 He got that far but no farther In he same breath Alan had flung wide the door and was at the fellows throat. There was a struggle of negligible duration; Marrophat was in no way his antagonists match; within three seconds he threw out both hands, clutched hopelessly at the framework of the cab, and fell heavily to the street.
 The taxi sped on without pause, it's driver deaf to the halls of innocent if indignant bystanders. Alan pulled himself together and looked back just in time to catch glimpse of num- Der of loafers lifting Marrophat to his feet and helping him to the sidewalk
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TOpeS.
 1t was the work of a minute to co, vince a thick-headed policeman that the attempt was feasible and shouId be permitted. It was the work of less than another minute to rig a loon in the line and fasten round his body beneath the arms. Volunteers did not lack; a couple of husky longshoremen sprang to the ropes at his first call They heaved with will. His feet left the ground, he scared, he caught the caves of the shed-roof, and shouting to cease hauling, drew himself up on this last backed little ways down it and calculating his direction nicely, with running jump launched himself out over the street.
 The momentum of his leap carried him well out over the heads of the throng assembled in the street and truly toward that window where Rose was waiting. Then it's force slack. ened. For an awful instant he be- lieyed that he had failed. But with the last expiring ounce of impetus, he was brought within grasping distance of the window sill.
 Hauling himself up, he gathered her | into his arms A great tongue of tawny flame licked angrily out of the windows as he swung her back to safety.
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of an unsavory-looking tenement, be- fore the cab took corner on two wheels :"
 Not seriously injured, I fancy" he told the girl in response to her eager look. Worse luck!" he added gloomily
 But it seeemed that he was to have greater cause than this to complain of his luck. before that ride was ended. Three blocks further on a tire blew out with a report like a cannon-crack- CT, and the taxi lurched perilously. hesitated, slowed down, and limped dejectedly to the curb.
 Alan and the chauffeur piled out in the same instant, the one standing guard-with an eye out as well for another cab-while the other assessed damages.
 Nothing for it but a new tire, sir" this last reported sympathetically. Tt must have been a broken bottle or something like that-it sure did rip the usefulness clean out of that shoe"
 "Go to it." Alan advised him terse- iy; and If you make quick job of it, I'll stand the cost of the new tire"
 But if another cab comes along while you're at it you'll lose us as quick as a wink Here's my card, in case we have to desert you in hurry; you understand this Is a matter of life and death. and I'll have no time to settle up with you. But you cen call at Mir Digbys office and he'll fix things up to your satisfaction"
 The man took the card and after a glance at the name touched his hat with more noticeable respect.
 All right, Mr. Law" he agreed; anything you say" And forthwith got to work.
 The rapidity with which he com pleted the change of tires proved him an excellent chauffeur, an adept at his craft but the delay was one disas- trous for all that It worked together
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less, hove Into view. Promising It's driver anything he might ask, in or out of reason, Alan gave him the ad- dress, and helped the girl In.
 If Marrophat pursued Alan could see no sign of him. The second car made better time than the first. Unhindered, and as far as could be determined, brief remaining distance in a grate- fully short lapse of time
 The suburb dropped behind a maze of streets where dwellings stood shoul- der to shoulder and dooryards were scant. The car swept up to a corner house of modest and homely aspect. Two minutes more. and Alan was ex- changing salutations with and making his bride-to-be known to Digby's good friend, the Reverend Mir. Wright
 Embarrassment worked confusion with the young mans perceptive facul- ties. As this moment approached when two should be made one who had gone through fire and flood, literally as we'll as fguratively, for each oth- CTS sake, incredulity drew a veil be- fore his vision. He viewed the world as in glass, darkly.
 He was aware of a deeently fur nished minister's study; of two wit nesses in the guise of unassuming womenfolk of the minister's house. hold; of the Rev MT. Wright himself as a benevolent voice rolling sono- rously forth from a blackclad pres enee; of the woman of his heart stand ing opposite him; of questions asked and responses made; of a ring that was magically conjured from some store apparently maintained against precisely similar emergencies Of a hand that took the hand that was to be his wife's and placed it in his; of his clumsy and witless bungling with the task of fitting that ring to the finger of his sweetheart's hand
 And then he was aware of a door
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From Last sunday.)
CHAPTER xxVI.
Eake-Relieve.

E Eake-BeiieVe.
 For upwards of three-quarters of an hour of that golden morning which fol. lowed the night of his return to New York, Mir Law was permitted to es- teem himself le 4apIiest of mortals.
 And inasmuch as this is not only a longer uninterrupted term of happi- ness than is humanly common but Is more of that emotion than ordinarily leavens the whole of a lifetime, Alan was perhaps to be envied, even though disillusionment when it came was sud den, sharp, and to him unspeakably shocking--a swift, unpresaged plunge from sunlit peaks of supreme content to the black depths of a bleak Aver nus of despair.
 The beginning of the period was synchronous with the slam of taxi cab door that shut away a supernuous world from the company of two who loved
 The sound spclled safety as we'll as success in Alan's understanding.
 The car slipped smoothly away from the curb, pursued only by little gust of semi-ironio cheers from the little company of working men who had wit messed as well as measurably partici- pated in the putative elopement from the house of Trine
 Yigilant for any indication that their evasion had had a witness in that strange home of deathless hatred, Alan watched 1t through the little window in the back of the cab until corner plotted out the vision of it.; then with a sigh of relief sank down by the side of the woman to whom his every thought, impulse and emotion were dedicated.
 'Rosel" he whispered, and tenta- lively touched one of the hands that lay clenched in her lap.
 She responded with never sign to indicate consciousness either of his touch or his whisper.
 And reminding himself of the strain imposed upon her by the experience through which they had just passed, Alan excused her unresponsiveness on 6iOuHdH VI lNcNtibAlf anu AOA tliS NiAltS felt constrained to let his sweetheart rest and regain her normal poise: there was bliss enough for him In the consciousness that he had won her safely away, that nothing now more than a short hours drive across town and by ferry across the Hudson stood between them and the marriage that should prove the consummation of all their trials Barring accident!
 Alan had too often suffered the pen alty of disappointment for over-indul- gence in this failing of his for depreci- ating the unforeseen, not to make the mental reservation, Barring acci. dents!" with little shiver of dread.
 Had any of Trine's household been cognizant of his daughters escape Alan argued, interference must have been instant.
 Despite the reassuring aspect, the preoccupation of his companion SC wore upon him that he was presently no longer able to refrain from disturb ing her.
 "Rosel" he begged again, closing z hand tenderly over hers. "Deares girl, don't worry another instant! Dc calm yourself: remember we are saf'
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Copyright, 1914. by Louis Joseph Vance

For another minute she rested as she had ever since sinking into her corner ot the taxicab-moveless, taut, unresponsive.
 Then a long sigh shook her to her very heart and of a sudden the small fist in Alan's grasp relaxed and her face turned to his like a flower to the sun, a face transfgured, it's lips now soft and yielding, It's eyes un- closed and smiling into his a smile all misty with unshed tears.
 Alan" she breathed gently. '1t can't be true! I'm trying so hard tO believe-but all the while l know it cant be true!"
 He converted a skeptic with the mute eloquence of his lips
 Head upon his shoulder, the girl clung passionately to him. "Tell me again that you love mel" she prayed. Promise me you'll never let anything come between us. Promise me, Alan promise me you'll be kind to me al ways, dear!"
 Can you doubt will be kind?" he murmured responsibility.
 q am afraid .' she whispered.
 How could be anything else, lov- ing you as do?"
 ''I am afraid ."
 Why should l be unkind to your"
 Ut isn't that. I'm just afraid"
 "Of what?"
 "Of losing you"
 But that can never bel"
 You can't be sure. What if you were to find you'd been mistaken" ?" She caught her breath and added hastily-"That you didn't really love me, mean"
 "Oh, that's ridiculous!"
 'I can't be sure Nothing in life is permanent. What is love? Illusion of the senses! What is happiness? A will-o the-wisp! What is life? A make believe!"
 "Dearesti" He held her more close ly still You are nervous and over wrought. You don't know what you're saying. You can't mean what you're saying. But say that it's so- that life is all make-believe. Then make-believe you love me"
 "Oh, but I do. dol"
 And make-believe for little we've caught the will-o othe-wisp-only for a little-until you wake up and realize that it's all real and true"
 She closed her eyes again: "Yes, she breathed. you are right. Let's make-believe it's all true for a little longer and forget ."
 He could by no means account for this strange humor: but he did his best to comfort her. none the less ten derly because of his mystification. And for long time she let illusion blind her, resting quietly in his arms, mak ing believe Only on approaching the Twenty third street ferry they must needs rouse and sit apart constrainedly foi fear some one might glance through the window and surprise their secret As if one needed the evidence of ( caress exchanged to know that they were lovers, who had eyes to see tht flushed loyeliness of the girl shrink ing back in her corner or wit to inter pret the radiant happiness that shon, in Alan's face as he bent forward ant watched warily from the window.
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MADAME RUDELL, DREssMAKlNe

Stylish frocks to suit individual, French designs copied if desired; re- modelling. Moderate prices. 197 Crest St. Phone 1851. 10-1-1m
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She Appeared Anxious to Escape
 Without Being Seen.
 now; We fooled them handily-thanks to your faith and bravery, sweetheart! and everything is going to be we'll with us from now on. Over in Jersey tho minister is waiting now to marry US; and down at the White Star dock the boat is waiting that is to carry us of to England the moment we're mar ried Think of that-and that l love you. Nothing can possibly break the strength of that combinationl"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-05-14
Motor Hedrse Is Welcomed
When Auto Breaks DoICn

Spokane-Fifteen miles across coun-
try in hearse was the unique trip
taken recently by party Of Spokane
women and children after their auto
mobile had broken down near Cheney,
Wash. While the stranded wayfarers
looked sadly at their balky machine S.
M Smith, Spokane undertaken,
came along with his automobile
hearse. This was one time the man
of funerals was welcome. Mrs Will
liam Pitman and daughter and Mrs.
Frank Chapman and daughter gaily
climbed into the hearse, leaving Mr..
Pitman and Mr.. Chapman to tinker
with the machine. Raising the cur.
tains within the hearse the wayfarers
proceeded to enjoy the trip to Spokane
The big black vehicle rolled through
country and village, while spectator!
looked aghast at the smiling faces O.
women and children that peeped out a
them from the confines of the hearse
When the hearse reached the suburb
of Spokane bystanders looked horror
stricken to see a party of four liv
persons emerge and get aboard
street car.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-05-14
Cream Cakes

One cup boiling water poured over
half cup of butter and while still hot
add one cup sifted -four. Let cool, then
add three unbeaten eggs Beat ten
minutes, then add soda soze CT pea
Drop on large baking tin by large
spoonfuls- Be sure to Leave space be
tween for them to rise ard spread a
little. This recipe will make II nice
large puffs or cakes
Cream Filling for Cakes-One pint
OF milk; dissolve two tablespoons Of
cornstarch in little milk and add tc
the boiling milk Let cool for a few
moments, remove from the fire and
then put in two wellbeaten eggs whils
the mixture is still hot Some cook tbs
| eggs in the filling. but it is not neces
sary if the eggs are put into the cream
while hot. Fill cakes when cold
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-05-14
Force of Habit.

They we're speaking of force of hab-
1t. and Henry c. Hall, recently made
member Of the interstate commerce
commission, was reminded Of a pretty
little telephone girl named Miss Marie.
One night Miss Marie went to
church and, being somewhat tired. she
fell asleep during the rather protract-
ed sermon. Finally the sermon was
concluded and after the usual prayer
the minister picked up the hymnal.
Brethren and sisters" he an.
nounced, glancing first at the choir
and then at the congregation, I'VE
shall sing hymn 343. Hymn 343."
"The line Is busy" cried Miss Marie
suddenly waking and hearing the dom
inie's last words. please call again.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-05-14
Close Estimate of Apple
Crop Is to Be Made

Spokane-To secure an accurate es-
innate Of this years apple crop tree
census Of the four Pacific Northwest
ern states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Montana, is being made by agents
Of the North Pacific Distributors, the
cooperative central selling agency
controlled by the growers and having
headquarters in Spokane.
IL is the first time in the history Of
the Northwest fruit industry that such
a complete estimate Of the crop has
been made. Adopting the plan fol-
lowed in the Yakima valley, the Dis
tributors aim to take three censuses
during the season in an effort to secure
reliable and approximately correct in
formation as to probable tonnage in
the various districts. 1t has been es-
timated that the growers last year lost
$3.50, 900 on account of the lack Of re-
liable estimates on the crop, the early
figures last season being chiefly guess.
work and so per cent higher than the
actual crop.
Every grower in the branches affili
/ dbCA WIN odb(ClbA dlc Va tAC ASAotAAD
utors will make a detailed estimate
on his crop, tree by tree, and variety
by variety. The estimate Of the grow
ers will not be taken as final, but in
spectors will visit every district an,
work on the basis of acreage and aver
age in former years, and actual condi
tions on stated areas. These men vii
be experts and by double system o
estimating fairly approximate figure
can be secured. Using this system
the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers as
sociation one season estimated With
two carloads of its entire tonnage and
in another season, within 20 carloads.
This years apple crop is expecte
to be full normal yield, ACCORDING
to General Manager ]. H. Robbins, o
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors
who adds that weather conditions hav
been ideal for an excellent quality O
fruit.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-05-14
NEED PROPER SETTING
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTISTIC
PIECES OF CHINA
Important Point 10 Preservation Of
Color Scheme In It's Entirety
How Woman Evolved Really
Clever Idea

China and artistic pieces Of pottery
are SO inexpensive and their collection
is source Of SO much interest and
real enjoyment that their care and ar
rangement are a matter Of more than
passing interest in the home. Good
china or pottery limitations require a
suitable setting for best effects. Valu-
able specimens should be single or
placed In groups. Mugs and plates
on the plate rail should be separated,
each collection as a single decoration
The construction Of the plate rack
should conform to the general style Of
the room. and the articles placed upon
1t should be Of one color, or consist Of
a collection Of pieces which will not
give to the room the general air OF a
curio shop.
One woman DESTROYS OF having
dainty plates upon her plate rack. but
who was unable to get the kind she
wished, made several Of oriental de-
sign by cutting patterns from paper
that is used to give a stained glass ap-
pearance to windows. The paper was
cut into many beautiful patterns and
pasted around the edge and across the
center Of inexpensive china plates. but
in perfect harmony with the color
scheme OF her dining room
The washing of valuable china needs
TO be carried out very cautiously and
carefully. A big wooden bowl, filled
with warm soapsuds. to which few
drops OF household ammonia have
been added. should be prepared. ant
each piece Of china washed separately
in this. using square of old flame
for plain pieces and a soft brush TO
deliberately ornamental articles. Rims
, In another wooden bowl OF clear, warn
; water and dry with linen cloths Wasl
/ the pretty, new table china yourself
In the dining room. Have pan OF no
: water, some soap, q mop and towel
2 in the dining room after the meal i
: over. and there wash the china Pu
4 them in their places immediatel
2 afterward and you will not find tn
work tax. To prevent fine chin
r plates breaking. put a thickness c
d blotting paper between them Thi
n may be bought in large sheets and Gu
e into rounds which are large enough
S prevent one plate from marrfng tn
y decoration OF another.
h Porcelain ware can be mended wit
ordinary putty mixed with OIL Wor
# a small particle into the worn plac
1t set it aside for several days and foe
70 can be cooked in the vessel withoI
le danger OF a putty taste A goc
81 cement for broken china is made
stirring plaster OF paris into a this
ID solution OF gum arabic until it becom
le a viscous paste