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King whispered to the sergeant II
you win leave him alone with me and one
policeman for a witness I'll have con-
fession In a few minutes The prisoner
was dragged into an adjoining room and
King seated himself beside him.
TT was a drugged cigar wasn't it,
he demanded, Jerking the covering man
| erect The prisoner gibbered idioticaily.
II know the whole story" continued
King, calmly your twin brother Ed
win was a prosperous broker, a man
who through hard work and honesty had
attained an enviable position. You were
the black sheep OF the family. Few
1 weeks ago you returned from Trip
around the world. You knew that your
brother had grown rich In the meantime,
| and you determined to deprive him OF mis-
wealth-to steal IL, IL necessary.
The prisoner maintained stole silence,
staring at King with hateful eyes
soon after you landed you met man
who had been employed by your brother,
but discharged for dishonesty. You con-
! cocted a devilish scheme for robbing your
brother. You have no brains yourself,
but the DISCHARGED clerk did the schem-
ing. The circumstance that you resem-
BILE your brother very closely proved
great advantage to you. You were to get
him out OF he way and take his place 1t
money before the trick was discovered.
"a drugged cigar did the business Your
brother was slugged in his office one day
"A coachman and the crooked clerk beat
him into insensibility when the doped
cigar didn't work quickly enough. He
was dragged away to room. a coat OF
sailors tan was painted over his skin,
and you exchanged clothes with him. 1t
was clever-damnably clever. Then you
turned him out into the streets. gibber-
ing wretch, and he fell into the hands of
the police who thought he was drunk or
demented. and locked him up. You took
possession of your brothers office. and.
with the assistance of the clerk, began
to sign checks for large amounts. True,
isn't it7'
Prove it, challenged the prisoner.
looking sullenly at his accuser.
VERY we'll" King stepped to the door
and flung il open. In the other room
man in sailors uniform was lying on a
cot. The prisoner looked at him and
gasped. The other gazed back and slow
ly recognition. and dim understanding
crept into his eyes.
ITS true" croaked the prisoner.
Every word of it,
Several days later. with the assistance
of a specialist. the real Edwin Depugh
had recovered from the severe shock re-
sulting from the drugging episode. He
was still garbed in the blue uniform of
a sailor.
You can go back to your office now,
King told him. And just try TO forget
what has happened"
With faltering step Depugh lurched
from the cell With King steadying him
he entered the elevator and ascended. !
He seated himself at the desk.
Il have little surprise for you." said
Il Inn 10 nd
woman stepped in. looked for a mo-
ment at Edwin, and then rushed to him
and flung her arms about his neck.
King retreated. This is where the |
detectives job ends" he mumbled. look
ing with envious eyes at the man IN
sailors uniform.
tCopyrEht, Isi, H Henry Bares ChambrlAin.) |
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tCopright. lelIl
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The man recoiled with a start. ther
snatched the note from his hand anC
kissed it
He recognized the handwriting.
thought the detective. as he walked
away. 1T is plain enough that he is thi
hanged II 1 can understand it,"
He sought out the Coughlin residence
and sent his card TO the daughter. She
was a beautiful creature. he noticed, but
there was intense grief in her big, Iimpid
eyes
Did you write this?" he demanded
brusquely, showing her the note.
Certainly. But l fail TO understand
why you ask the question
You must pardon me, but there is
something very strange in all this As I
understand it, you wrote this note to
Mr.. Edwin Depugh?' She nodded.
And Mr.. Edwin Depugh is confined in
the police station. CARRIED in a sailors S
uniform and under suspicion of being a
lunatic." enlightened King.
Impossible cried Miss Coughlin.
AT least he signs his name Edwin De-
pugh-' There IS something strange back
of all this, Miss Coughlin. and / hope you
can help me straighten il out"
Il had noticed something strange, toe" ="
said Miss Coughlin. Mr.. Depugh and I
were engaged to be married. Suddenly
his manner changed. He grew cold, and
I-well. l thought he had begun to neg
lect me. 1 could not understand"
Il think I do" said King. But 1 am
not quite certain In a few days 1 hope
to be able to bring you more satisfactory
news Say" he added. impulsively, do
you think il possible that the man you
say has grown cold toward you and in
whom you have noticed q change is not
Edwin Depugh. but some one else?''
Il had thought of something like that"
she replied. smiling family. Il think
shall have a specialist see the saiior-it
may be that my suspicion is correct"
King understood. While Miss Coughlin
consulted a specialist he made another
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visit to the Depugh Offices. This time,
| intead of stopping at the managers desk
he forced his way into an inner room.
And there. seated at his desk with his
pen busy over a checkbook. he saw a
man. who but for his prosperous appear
ance, would have been an exact double
OF the sailor.
Your game is up announced King
| brusquely. You are not going to sign
| any more checks for a while. There are
couple Of policemen waiting outside
Are you coming with me willingly,
Or
The mans face had turned deathIy
pale. His muscles tensed. and he half
rose from the chair. as II about to spring
at the detective. Kings fingers frightened
about his throat, and then the policemen
ran in.
ITO the police station" ordered King.
The struggling man was brought up be-
fore the sergeant's desk. This man is
about as dangerous a crook as I ever
saw" explained the detective. He has
been impersonating Edwin Depugh."
You lie" snarled the prisoner
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whom the people firmly believe rests
the speedy termination Of the war and
the salvation of the nation He has
been most enthusiastically received
whenever and wherever he has shown
himself; but. as usual. he avoids all dis
play and devotes himself to the duties
and labors Of his position, to the exclu.
sion OF everything not strictly apps.
tanning to these duties.
The excitement and the interest II
the public is. IL possible, greater than On
his former visit. and overshadow. everys
body and everything else at the National
Capital Were II not for the fact, being
well known and appreciated by the peo-
pie. of his desire and determination u
avoid all personal demonstrations and
glorification, he would tonight receive a
magnificent ovation"
Private Talk with Lincoln.
Grant had his first private interview
with President Lincoln on this day. Ths
two were favorably impressed with each
other from their first meeting. at . re-
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ception at the White House on the even
ing OF March s.
Lincoln had such confidence in Grant
that he departed from his established
custom and did not endeavor TO learn
the plans on which the general intended
I TO operate.
He talked freely with Grant. hcr-
ever. telling him that II was only with
the greatest reluctance that he had ever
interfered with the movements OF the
commanders. for he had no military
knowledge himself.
An ! want, or ever wanted" he told
Grant. is some one TO take the respon-
assistance needed. I pledge myself TO
use all the power OF the government in
rendering such assistance"
Lincoln told Grant that the apparent
procrastination OF generals and the i'm
patience of the public had forced him
to issue orders. He said he felt that
celerity was necessary in military move
ments. He thought no army could sit
down and wait for opportunities TO turn
UP. The government was spending mill
lions of dollars a day and there was a
limit to the sinews of war.
Lincoln thought this ought to be
taken into consideration" He told
Grant he believed that Grant knew the
value OF minutes and did not intend
to waste any. He declared he was not
going to interfere in Grants operations
and that he did not want to know his
plans. Perhaps il was better. he said.
that he should not know them. as every
body was trying TO pump" him.
story of syke,' DOG.
Such a conversation put Grant entirely
at his eae. He had been warned
against giving Lincoln any military in
formation OF Importance. on the ground
that Lincoln could not keep a secret
when importuned to divulge it to q
friend. Grant now saw that this warm
ing had been needless.
Lincoln found Grant a delighted lis
tener when he told the story Of Sykes
yellow dog. Some dogs had fed him
meat. in which was concealed a cart
ridge. The cartridge exploded. AS the
owner Of the dog picked up the pieces.
he declared that he didn't think the ami
NAL would ever be much account again
as a dog" Lincoln had first applied
this story to Pemberton's army after
Grant had paroled 1t at Vicksburg. He
now repeated II as he had first told II.
Grant was so much amused by this
story that he afterward repeated it with
some animation to Col. Horace Porter
Of his stan. but with the remark that
no one not possessed of Lincoln's un-
cqualed powers OF mimicry could con-
vcy an idea of the amusing manner in
which the President had told the story
Grant was eager to get to the front,
and on returning from the White House
la his hotel arranged for an early start
in the morning for the camps OF the
Army OF the Potomac.
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in the company he met in Washington.
He left the city even before orders were
issued assigning him to command OF the
Federal armies. These were sent after
him.
After returning to Nashville Grant
had closed up his affairs as command
er Of the military division OF the Mis-
sissippi. and had turned the command
over to his successor. Gen. W. T. Sher-
man. He had left Nashville on March
Il. accompanied by his family, Gen.
Sherman. and members of his staff
Sherman went as far as Cincinnati with
the party I'm order to talk over with
Grant their plans for the spring cam
paign.
Although he was now at the head of
more than half a million men. in eight
cen military departments-the Federal
army then embraced twenty-one army
corps with $4,000 men present for duty.
equipped" could not readily ac-
custom himself to the ovations that he
received in every city through which ne
passed on his way to Washington.
He was absorbed in the problems be-
fore him, but by no means weighed
down by the great responsibilities that
had been placed upon his shoulders, and
was in a cheerful frame of mind when
he arrived in Washington.
"faht II figures IN inc NtNs-
A direct glimpse of Grant on his first
day at Washington in his new capacity
is afforded by a dispatch sent to a New
York paper by its Washington corre-
spondent.
Lieut. Gen. Grant arrived here at .
o'clock this morning. from Philadelphia,
on a special train, in the midst of the
furious snowstorm which prevailed
during the whole OF last night" il ran.
He was accompanied by his wife and
son. Fred, and Gen. Rawlins. his chief
OF staff. and also by Col Duff. Mai.
He was also accompanied by S. II.
Beckwith, the head OF his telegraphic
corps
The party were met at the depot by
carriages specially provided for that pur-
pose by the proprietOrs of Wizards
Hotel, which is his headquarters while
in this city.
"A most excellent and confident feel
ing has been inspired by the presence
Of the distinguished and popular hero,
and there is a general anticipation of
an early and effective movement of the
gallant but hitherto unfortunate Army
OF the Potomac. now that it is to bel
handled by this uniformly successful
During the afternoon he found time, |
accompanied by the Secretary Of War.
10 visit Bradys photograph gallery. |
where a number of excellent likenessesl
Df the general were taken. He has is
sued an order cOuntermandinC. on ac-
count of the storm yesterday. the re-
view which was to have taken place
1n Thursday.
This evening the general is privately
by the President at the
White House. He leaves early tomorrow
on a special train for the front.
where he will probably remain for the
present, engaged in work of reorgan-
zing the Army of the Potomac and put
ing il in an efficient state of prepara-
ion for the great work which it has to
accomplish.
There has been a great rush to Will
ards today of persons desirOus to OBJ
ain an interview with the man upon
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moving picture form the day. See the play today If
If it later Frequent will keep
posted as to where to 60
These Stories which appear only The Herald comprise the best
of the picture plays produced in America They hastily
pared outlines but finished works of felton, prepared in collaboration
with the scenario writers weeks before the picture plays released
and well worth reading whether the not
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NOU this story acted in moving pictures this afternoon
or evening afternoon evening within the
weeks Cut and it 1t will be shown your neigh
borhood haer later By special arrangement with the Uni
versal Film Manufacturing Company which the fore
American fmpoducng companies The Washington
offers its readers the unique opportunity of reading every morning
complete story which will released throughout United States
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In 1911 there were 1857 miles OF rail-
ways in operation in Chile. The num-
her Of passengers carried over these lines
during that year was II, SIS 60S. and the
number of tons of freight transported
was 4.4ss.9O5. The gross receipts Of ths
railways in 1911 were s1O.54s795.
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few minutes the noise was deafening.
A rumble as of distant thunder, and
the storm died away.
BY and by she peered cautiously.
She saw the lion, crossing the open
space between the temple and the jun,
gle. She saw him pause, bend his
head, then lope away in the direction
taken by Rajah.
To Kathlyn it seemed that she had
no longer anything to do with the body
Of Kathlyn Hare The soul Of another
had stepped into this wearied flesh Of
hers and now directed it's physical
manifestations, while her own spirit
stood gratefully and paSsively aloof.
Nothing could happen now; the world
had grown still and calm. The spirit
drew the sleeves Of the robe Snugly
about her arms and laid Kathlyn's
head upon them and drew her down
into a profound slumber.
Half mile to the north Of the
ruined temple there lay, all unsus-
pected by Kathlyn, a village-a vii
lage belonging solely to the poor, most
ly ryots or tillers of the soil. The
poor in Asia know but two periods Of
time, for rarely do they possess such a
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always remain a mystery to her. Food
and water, food and water; In her
present state she must have both or
die. Let them send her back to ALA
ha; she was beaten; she was without
the will to resist further. All she
wanted was food and water and sleep,
sleep. After that they might do what
they pleased with her.
For the first time since the eXtraor
binary flight from Alfalfa Kathlyn
reeollected the elephant talk" which
Ahmed had taught her. She rose wear
lily and walked toward Rajah, who
cooked his ears at the sound Of her ap-
preach She talked to him for a space
in monotone. She held out her hands;
the dry, raspy trunk curled out to-
ward them. Rajah was evidently will
ing to meet her half way. She or
dered him to kneel. Without even
pausing to think it over Rajah bent
his Calloused knees, and gratefully
Kathlyn crawled back into the how
dab. Food and water: these appeared
at hand as If by magic. So she ate
and drank. If she could hold Rajah
to walk the howdah would last at
least till she came to some village.
Later, in the mOonshine. she espied
the ruined por1co of temple,
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CHAPTER V-ContInued.

Outside the palace courtyard stood
Ratah, the howdah securely attached
once more. Kathlyn was hidden to
mount A water bottle and some cakes
were placed in the howdah beside her.
Then a drunken mahout mounted be-
hind Raiah's ears. The elephant did
not like the feel of the mans legs, and
he began to sway ominously. Never
theless, he permitted the mahout to
direct him to one Of the city gates, the
soldiers trooping alongside.
1t appeared that there was q much
shorter route to Alfalfa. Time being
essential, Bruce had had to make for
the frontier blindly, as it were. The
regular highway was a moderately de-
cent road which led along the banks
Of one of these streams which eventu'
ally join the sacred Jumna. This, Of
course, was also sacred. Many Hindus
were bathing in the CHATS. They
passed by these and presently came
upon funeral pyre.
Sometimes one sleeps with ones
eye open, and thus 1t was with Kath-
Ign. Out of that funeral pyre her
feverish thoughts builded frightful
The drunken mahout slid of Raiah;
the soldiers turned aside. Hired fe-
male mourners were kneeling about,
wailing and beating their breasts,
while behind them stood the high caste
widow, her face as tragic as Dido's at
the pyre Of Eneas. Suddenly she
threw up her arms high above her
head.
Il am suttee!"
Suffice! 1t was against the law of
the British raj. The soldiers began
arguing with the widow, but only half
heartedly. 1t was a pious rite,
worthy of the high caste Hindu's wife.
Better death on the pyre than future
life like that of pariah dog. For a
wife who preferred to live after her
husband was gone was social out
cast, permitted not to wed again, to
exist only as a drudge, a mental, the
scoff and contempt of all who had
known her in her days Of prosperity.
The widow, having drunk from cup
which contained opium, climbed to the
top of the pyre where her husband lay
swathed Ia white. She gazed about
wildly. and her courage and resolve
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took wings She stumbled down. A
low Kissing ran about.
Make the white woman suffice in
her place!" cried the drunken mahout.
The cry was taken up by the specta-
tors. Kathlyn felt herself dragged
from the elephant. bound, and finally
laid beside the swathed figure. There
could be no horror in the wide world
like 1t. Smoke began to curl up from
the underbrush. 1t choked and stifed
her Sparks rose and dropped upon
her arms and face. And through the
smoke and flame came Rajah. He lifted
her with his powerful trunk and car,
ried her OFF, for hours and hours, back
into the trackless jungle.
kathryn found herself, all at once,
sitting against the roots of an aged
banyan tree. A few yards away an
ape sat on his launches and eyed her
curiously. A little farther off Rajah
browsed In a clump Of weeds, the how.
dab at a rakish angle. like the cooked
hat of a bully. Kathlyn stared at her
hands. There were no burns there.
She passed a hand over her face;
there was no smart or sting, A dream:
she had dreamed it; fantasy due to
her light headed state of mind. A
dream! She cried and laughed, and
the ape gibbered at her uneasily.
In reality, Rajah, freed of his un.
Welcome mahout, had legged it down
the road without so much as trumpet,
ing his farewell, and the soldiers had
not been able to stop him.
How she managed to get down would
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SYNOPSIS.

Kathlyp Hare. believing her father, Col
Hare in peril, has summoned her, leaves
her home I'm California TO 60 to him in
Alfalfa, India Umbala. pretender to the
thrane. has imprisoned the colonel, named
by the late king as his heir, Arriving IN
Alfalfa Kathlyn is informed by Umbaila
that her father being dead she is TO he
queen. and must marry him. She refuses
and Is Informed by the priests that no
seven days to think It over. She still re-
fuses, and Is told that she must undergo
two ordeals with wild beasts. II she sur
wives she will be permitted TO rule. John
Bruce, an American, saves her life. Inc
elephant which carries her from the
scene Of her trials runs away. separating
her from Bruce and the rest Of the party.
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Gulf Streams Giant Flow.

Ninety billion tons of water are car
ried hourly through the Florida straits
by the gulf stream, according to Rear
Admiral John E. Pillsbury, U. S. N.
retired, formerly chief Of the bureau Of
navigation and the greatest authority
on the gulf stream, in letter to the
National Geographic society. The gulf
stream, he said, is probably the grand,
est and most mighty of the terrestrial
phenomena.
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JOYS of Companionshlp.

Half the difficulty of fighting any
severe battle or accomplishing any
hard task vanishes when a man feels
that he has comrades at his side fight
ing in the same cause, or that the
eyes of those he loves are upon him,
and their hearts praying for his vic
tory.-C. J. Perry
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Advance in Eormosa.

People of Formosa want education
The English Presbyterian mission Is
founding a high school in Tainal
which will cost 100000. Toward thi.
sum no less than $4,000 has beer
contributed by non.Christian Chimes
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Whenever You Need a Genera ~
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves ia' J. !.
chill Tonic is equally valuable n
General Tonic because it ccataTsS
well known tonic properties OF goi n.,s
and IRON. 1t acts on the L'ef, 70 nd
out Malaria. Enriches the Dioyo "A
Builds up the Whole System " ~
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(Y3SRgV # EE 5 i iS9sI
Eeellnn That Is General.

TeeIIHg Tax TO SieHe'
First Passenger understand tDa
your city has the rottenest political
ring in the country.
Second Pasenger-That's figA
But how did you know where IN
from?
First Passenger-I don't-ToIe@
Blade.
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Doubtless there Is an excess Of =.
yers, because no one lawyer CIV"
possibly know all the laws.
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health again. 1t is truly great gi Ss,:
ing to women, and I cannot spest y
highly of it. l take pleasure n rs,. W
mending it to others. Mrs, ISe'
CAMERON, RID, No. l, Swan c,ssa
Michigan.
Another Sufferer Relieved
Hebron, Ne. Before tskino No..
remedies l was ell run down, disc,o NV
aged and had female weakness, It%
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable C"s
pound and used the Sanative WASH wv, y,
find today that I am an entirely N.Y. ~
woman, ready and willing to A. y.
homework now, where before t,,;,.
your medicine it was a dread. ItT :
impress upon the minds Of all oiTh y
women ! meet the benefits thew ~
derive from your medicines" ~.
CHARLES ROWE, R. F. D., M i
Hebron. Maine.
If you want special adyis
write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med,
icine CO., (confidentia!l bun
Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence
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'.'- '1Sh neglect a
S 9y l get
down and ny ANY, "
1te is poor sa R !
hay have that veal, i,s
guild, always tn n,
Il feeling r / get b.
Tie Of Lydia E. PS IL
hams h. Vegets55II,,
Compound end d. !,
builds me up, civ, :
me strength, sH is
chy.r,- E
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Hicks CAPUDINE
CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
Easy To Take-Quick Relief Ado
Sweet Sorrow.

who wrote: Parting Is such sse''
sorrow%" !,
Some duck who coughed up "
last Is cents for q julep.
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Orlv One ..BROMO OUENINE'

To get the genuine, call for full name ~
TIVE BROMO QUIN!NB. Look for slsn''s ca
e. w. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Oay "a
cough and headache. and works OF o0'0' :
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Keep Hanford's Balsam. Ia the ~
BILE. Adv.
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Experience sells at par or nisA'"
yet rarely pays dividends.
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Let money talk and people V
laugh at silly jokes.
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To cool burns use Hanford's Baisa1
ADV.