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We'll. no; | can't say honestly that

well, no; l can't say honestly that
Hove him." frowning.
Nor can you say honestly that he
bves you. My dear girl | might as
well admit to you that some one is "
terested In putting me out of the way.
I've been shot at in the dark OH three
different occasions. | have received
anonymous letters purporting to come
from some disgruntled politician.
think the best thing you can do is to
marry me-"
mot until every letter Of my agree
ment is complete"
II suppose you've made up your
mindg'
"Yes. Just as firmly as have made
up my mind that you're my MAN and
that wouldn't exchange you for the
greatest kingdom on EARTH
He laughed and pressed her hand.
He had been on the point of telling her
his innermost suspicious. He saw now
that she was going to have trouble
enough without his adding to it. Brave
little girl! Because she loved him she
had assumed almost three times the
tasks of Hercules. He became more
and more determined to follow her and
stand guard over her in every case she
habitat is, if they left him alone.
From the bottom of his soul he dis
trusted Keene, Hassam Ali. so called.
1t did not require an unusually sharp
intuition to feel the sense of hatred di-
rected against him whenever he came
into the presence of the mystic. But
he possessed no defined theory as to
what had caused this activity of pas.
sion. 1t was born of no tender senti-
ment for the niece. Nor could it be
| due to the fact that he, Storm, looked
! with contempt upon Keene's work. He
| knew Keene to be absolutely indiffer-
ent to what the public thought of his
| affairs. In this Storm was compelled
! to admit Of secret admiration for
| the man. Think deeply and constantly
| as he might, however, he could not
| bring to the surface any legitimate
| cause for Keene's bitter antagonism.
| Storms mistake was that he did not
| reveal to Zudora what his real suspi
| cions were-that it was Hassam Ali
| who wanted him out of the way. They
| both In that event would have escaped
a good deal of trouble, being mutually
] prepared for it.
| When they at last separated Storm
went downtown, quite aware of the
; fact that he was being Swallowed. But
! be did not recognize his shadOwer.
| Storm usually worked late at night
: in his study, and be generally felt the
/ need of a bite before turning in. This
| midnight lunch consisted of cheese and
( crackers and Il pint of ale. He was
seldom troubled with insomnia. Every
] other day he would drop into Alt
mann's cheese shop. chat awhile with
| the cheesemaker, his wife and daugh
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STOP BUYING EXPENSIVE
COUGH REMEDIES
Make the Best at Home

Money spent for the old style,
cough syrups IN Dot
ties holding only , To - ounces
Is very largely wasted, because most
vi them are composed principally OK
sugar and water. Yet you have To
pay the same price a. II It was all
medicine. Stop wasting tins money.
You can make a better cough me,h-
cine at home ut one fifth the COST
Merely 60 to the New Stanford
Drug Co., and ask for = ounces
i50c WORTH of Schiffmann'e Cor
eentratcd Expectorant. Nix this with
one pint of graduated sugar aud
one-half pint Of boiling water, which,
make. II full pin: of 10 oNnceel-
4''..- jc.|. ~impi-. pleasant remedy
- guaranteed to relieve the worst
cough or cold. Also excellent for
bronchial Asthma, Bronchitis
Group, hoarSenesS and whOupiuS
cough. One bottle viii make enough
home made cough medicine 10 prot
ably last the whole family the en-
tire winter. Children hike 1t, II X -"
pleasant to take and Ii positively
contains no chlOrOform, opium, NOR
phine or other narcotics as do most
cough mixtures. Keep il on hand a.
ease of emergency and stop each
cough before it gets a firm hold
The above druggist has been 2U-
ihorized to return the money IN every
single case where it does not give
perfect satisfaction or i not founI
the hest remedy ever used. A6sa-
lutely no risk Is run in buying iinS
remedy under this positive suaran-
fee. 95-S
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In the background. He was himself
too old bird to be caught at such "a
game. But If this was honestly done!
He was Informed at the jewelers.
that the crystal was an uncut diamond
perfectly white. and worth about $40
So far so good Hassam Ali returned
to the inventor.
Its white diamond. worth about
$40. Now, before we go any further,
let me see piece of carbon"
The inventor exhibited his stock and
invited HaSsam Ali to make his selec
tion. To Hassam's mind. had each
piece contained diamond the inven
tor already possessed small fortune
Ee was beginning to feel treasured.
Soon another diamond came to life
as it were. Hassam Ali was convinced
There was no charlatanism in him.
The man had discovered one of the
greatest secrets in the world.
"Oh. have failures. Sometimes th,,
carbon is not right. Again, the power
is not strong enough. But I will show
you some of the gems | have already
made"
He went to the cupboard and pro
duced his little hoard. He poured
them into Hassam Ais hands The
gems were all exquisitely cut and pol
ished. The largest was about the size
of an ordinary parlor match head
How many here?" inquired the Wis
,tor, now genuinely astonished.
Ten"
Hassam Ali counted them. He
shook his head.
Only eight
'ImpOssible!'
Count them Yourself"
Fhe inventor did so He ran to the
cupboard and searched every nook
Il have been robbedr'
Ssh: not so iOud!' warned Hassam
Ali You say you nut ten stones iD
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SYNOPSIS.

Zudora is left an orphan at an early
age. Her father is killed in a gold mine.
Zudora and the fortune from the mine.
which grows to be worth S20,000O00 are
left in the guardianship of Frank Keene.
Zudora's mothers brother. Zudora, CIV
ing promise of great beauty. reaches the
age of eighteen. The uncle. who has set
himself up as a Hindu mystic and is
dora must die before she can have a
chance to come into possession of her
money. so that ii may be left to him, the
next of kin. Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
20 his scheme in the person of John
Storm. a young lawyer. for whom Zu-
dora has taken a fancy. and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out OF her
mind Zudora insists that il she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
well. WELL" says Hassam Ali, IF you
take such a stand I'll compromise. Solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; fail in a single case and you must
renounce him."
Zudora, using the knowledge gained
from years of association with her uncle.
unravels battling mystery and wins her
first case-6 case in which John Storm is
saved from being convicted of murder
instigated by Hassam Ali himself
Zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
Shan's house. where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
~ a princess. Storm, seeking Zudora.
made a prisoner. Zudora foils Naboi
Shan, restores the princess to her origina.
lover and saves Storm from death.
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and the heat of it drove Hassam Ali
backward toward the wall.
I'VE mast wait a few moments.
Sometimes the heat is too small, some
times too hot. The secret is the me-
dunn heat"
The speaker threw off the power,
stood immOvable for the space of four
minutes. then delicately picked ont a
black lump. This he skilfully broke
with Il small hammer. Presently he
held out his palm A crystal IL little
larger than Il pinhead lay upon II
"What is it," asked Hassam Ali.
"A diamond of the purest water"
was the exultant answer THE msin
obstacle in producing diamonds arti
ficially has been the great expense for
each experiment 1t was not practi
cal diamond making There was no
compensation in the result 1t sum
med up. just man of science striving
to wrest from nature one of her great
est secrets. 1t costs me about one
fourth Of what each diamond is worth
But | must have a bigger furnace
more power. | have figured out the
relative degrees of heat"
Twill you let me take this crystal
to jeweler?" asked Hassam Ali. tire
mendOusly Interested.
Certainly. | have sold many to
pawnbrokers. but have been afraid to
come out into the open"
Trust me-" said Hassam Ali.
So he took the diamond away. He
was still bit skeptical 1t might be
that this diamond cutter was not such
a fool as he looked. In some scientific
manner the crystal might have been
previously confined in the carbon. If
the man offered to sell his invention
Hassam Ali would feel assured that
there, was bamboozlement somew here
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In the Presence of Death.

Some years ago Swansea vessel
was caught in terrible gale. The
captain had his wife on board. and
when the wind was still rising he told
her to go down below and sleep. for
all was we'll He remained on the
bridge till the mate came up and said
We've done all we can. Hadn't you
better tell the chaps to get out the
boats?'
Yes, yes. my lad. If you think SO. V
said the captain, who knew the only
choice left was whether TO go down
with the ship or in small boat, which
couldn't live ten seconds In that sea
The engineers came up with the news
that the fires were all out
Very well. my lads" said the cap
tain quietly. Save yourselves II you
can"
Wont you fetch the wife on deck
sir?' asked one of the men.
No" was the calm reply. Let her
sleep. poe" girl am going down tn
have smoke" And, smoking by the
bedside of his sleeping wife. he went
down with the ship.
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and gloated over his treasure. which
consisted of half dozen perfect gems
perfectly cut and polished. but small.
II shall be rich some day"
Then came sudden transition from
Joy to gloom. He dared not go forth
openly TO sell these gems. for be feared
that he would be looked upon as a
thief. The fact that these diamonds
were not registered would act against
him. The least they would do would
be to hale him before the customs OFF,
Gals as smuggler. And if be told
the truth his wonderful discovery
would become public property. and he
would be ruined.
II am unlucky." be groaned. Il see
how it is l must divide with some
one i'm order to get anything will
sound Hassam Ali"
He had disposed of several gems
among pawnbrokers who were known
not to ask questions. but in these trans
actions he had received but a fourth
of what the gems were worth These
things contributed to his sudden rise
dH0 ldll Oh SplTllS- ne was dlSO SOlue
thing of a mailman.
Presently he shifted. There was a
faint odor of curds in the cir. Beyond
the wall was cheesemakers shop.
and there one could buy anything from
q Camembert to what is known as a
Dutch cheese. The diamond cutter dis
covered that he was hungry So be
left his den. bought some cheese and
rye bread and returned. soon to begin
his labors again. During certain in
fervals of silence he heard without ap-
parent notice slight scratching sounds.
The furnace began to glow. throwing
weird lights upon his lined and ecstat-
&c countenancP
When night came ne went again to
his treasure and gave cry of anguish.
A gem was gonei He searched thor
oughly. hut could not find it, IL could
not he possible that he had made q
mistake in the original counting. He
would go and have his friend Hassam
Ali look into his crystal There were
wonderful revelations made there. and
Hassam Ali reassured him that the
gem would he found.
The next day. after Zudora had gone
forth-to meet her lover. Hassam Ali
was assured-Hassam Ali retired to
the mystic room. He was curious to
see how long his sisters face would
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CHAPTER Ill.
The Mystery of the cheesemaker.


TN a kind of cellar, under a window,
a man sat. bent over a peculiarly
constructed machine of small
wheels that spun with lightning
rapidity. Every now and then he paus-
ed and scrutiniZed the minute object
he held in his fingers. At length he
seemed, satisfied, rose, stopped the ma
chine and shuffied over TO cupboard.
Then he sat down on a cot and began
TO figure in a small notebook. The re-
suit OF his mathematics evidently
pleased him.
In a corner behind curtains stood
furnace, crucible, with powerful bel
lows and chimney. 1t looked adapta-
BILE TO tremendous heat pressure. The
machine previously referred to was an
unfamiliar one to any but the eyes Of
those who have watched similar ma
chimes in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
In Holland. 1t was diamond cutting
and polishing machine. What the I'M
usual crucible brought forth remained
to be seen.
The diamond cutter rose again and
once more approached the cupboard
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Didn't Recognize Her.

She was ut Il somewhat naughty MT
ture and. being ON a shopping expedi
ton with friend. happened TO catch
a glimpse of an acquaintance she did
not wish TO recognize
let us go rhis way past the silk
counter | Just Saw some one | don't
care TO meet
who is heT" asked her friend. who
did not see any one near them
"Oh some nOrrid woman with a
smirk on her face OF course I have
only a bowing acquaintance with her.
and. although her face is familiar.
cannot remember ner name"
They finished their shopping. and the
rwo women found themselves at the
same point where one OF them had
seen her disagreeabie acquaintance
There she is again Why. I do be-
rieve she's been here all the timer' she
said. pointing TO the person m ques-
ZION
THAT woman: Goodness sakes;
that's yourself yon see in the mirror
there City Star
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agely. Then he picked ii up and broke
be shameful to waste it.
Look he cried suddenly. From
the cheese he plucked small dia-
mond.
Il knew itr' exclaimed the unhappy
diamond cutter. It's Altman. after
allr'
Meantime Storm. having lost his
cheese i'm the small riot and learning
that the cry had been a practical joke
or the clever scheme of petty thief.
returned TO the shop. somewhat ruff1ed
in spirit. TO purchase another cheese
He had scarcely taken it into his hand
when the diamond cutter. followed by
two policemen. came rushing in and
demanded the arrest of every one in
the shUp-tbat is to say. Storm. the
cheesemaker and his wife They did
not take his daughter. who remained
behind weeping
Storm was permitted to telephone
ZudOra
What is the matter?" she de-
manded.
III seems that I've been arrested AS
an accomplice Of Altman, the cheese
maker, on the charge of stealing dia-
mOnds from diam ond cutter living
next door The diamonds were found
in a cheese ] bought As matter of
fact. | think it's practical joke OF
some sort You know where Altmann's
is Nothing serious can possibly come
of 1t. but I'll have TO do lot of buy
ing when ! leave the police station.
The laugh il on me somewhere"
I'll have you out before midnight.
she declared
But she nearly lost her life in the
furnace room. The diamond cutter
ran amuck when he saw her enter his
chamber of secrets. and he few at her
like an enraged tiger She eluded him
and picked up hammer. with which
to defend herself. The hammer was
| nothing to the mailman. He reached
out to clutch her when he gave a
weird cry, stumbled and fell headlonG
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The Cry Had Been a Practical Joke.
and bear trap in front of the cup
board. and we'll soon know who the
culprit is
The photograph was promptly install
ed. and the trap was neatly arranged
and laid. But the conversa ton record.
ed WAS useless. and nobody stepped
into the bear trap Two more dia
mOnds We're gone!
Listen" said Hassam Ali I'll rush
out yelling Fire! Fire. That will
clear the cheese shop and give me
chance TO make an investigation
Il leave everything To you" said the
half demented inventor He was pant
ing and holding his hand over his
heart III is making lie Ill My heart
Is bad"
Things fell out as HaSsam All pre-
licted Only he had not expected John
Storm In the cheese shop AZ the cry
Of fire Storm ran ont with the others
md accidentally dropped his purchase
Hassam Ali saw the package fall. and
instead of entering the shop. he ran to
The package and picked ii up. on the
principle that anytime. belonging 70
John Storm mighr eventually prove
useful He thrust IL INTO his pocket
and started tark ro make his investi
gatipDS hnf u was now too late. The
:her>tna6er. seeing no signs ut fire
anywhere. mad returned TO his shop
:" NISSAN Ali made his way back to
.he diamond cutters When ne open
al the package and found some cheese
he swore and flung 1t from him saw.
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me Trap was Neatly Arranged ana
Laid.
small, the diamond market would go
to smash"
Seals were applied to the cupboard.
and HaSsam Ali went away.
The moment he was gone the dia-
mOnd cutter berated himself furiOusiy
What had possessed him TO take Has
sam ali so utterly into his contdencel
And there was a thief about! How
could any one have known that he had
diamonds: And more puZZling than
all else, why hadn't the thief taken
them all? He did not sleep well that
night
When be and Hassam Ali broke the
seals in the morning there were but
six stones left
"Altmannr' cried the diamond cut
ter. He has some hole in the wall
I'll kill himp'
BE still,' said Hassam Ali sterniy
Selling the man and shaking him VIC
lently. IF he is guilty and hears you
goodby to your gems. Wen put Il die
tOgraph in and find out what the
cheesemaker and his family talk bout
You needn't worry about the expense
I'll see to that. And we'll go to work
at once 4 dictograph down the wall
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ter. and then leave with his regular
purchase.
Now it happened thai Hassam AIS
midnight appetite WAS similar to that
Of Storms, except that HaSsam All
never touched alcoholic beverages of
any sort Moreover. he was friend to
both cheesemaker and diamond cut
ter There was more to the latter than
most people suspected When the
mystic saw Storm enter the cheese
makers his first inspiration was to
earn what sort OF cheese he generally
purchased and eventually substitute a
poisoned one. Ii was fmmaterial to
nim whether Altman paid for the
Iced or not
AS Storm entered one door the dia-
mond cutter came ont OF the other
Hassam Ali made a sign. which the
latter answered. Together they re
entered the building Hassam All had
no desire to run into Storm.
Il did not recognize you. master"
said the diamond cutter
And never recognize me unless you
see me make the sign. Well. have yOn
made up your mindT"
II am going to trust you"
"Why not? may be able to help
you great deaiy said Hassam Ali
secretly pleased that he had won his
point 81 am like a physician or
priest Whatever yon may tell me will
be buried in my breast" his strong
magnetic eyes boring into the others
The diamond cutter was always in
such a mental state as to lend himself
readily to hypnotism. and without be-
ing aware of it he fell under the spell
Immediately Hassam Ali spoke to him
Lead on"
The diamond cutter led the way to
his celllike shop and threw back the
curtains. revealing the furnace and
crucible Deity he placed a piece of
caribou in the receptacle and turned a
switch. There came a binding flash,
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Administrators Notice

All persons owed by estate of the
late 5. Z OwsIey are requested To-
present claims properly proven To the
undersigned administrator Those
owing the estate are requested
law to tn undersigned administrator
Those owing the estate are requested
to settle promptly. b. W. OVENS,
Admr. 2-tf
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Please Settle at Once

The ]. j. starts the New Year un-
der new management and requests
all who owe it to please settle at
once SO that all of business may be
wound up and the books kept
straight. Those having claims against
the former management will be paid
at once. 2-tf
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Notice to Hunters.

We, the undersigned, agree to en-
force the law against
trappers on our farms. Fox hunt
ing especially prohibited. All hounds
fonnd on our lands roaming, trail
ing or in the chase. will be consid-
cred trespassers and treated ac-
cordingly.
VIM. E. McAfee Nora E. Ayers,
W. P. Owens, Maurice Givens.
Isaac SOhelby, Misses Shelby, L.
C. Bosley, Fl. P. Hawkins, |. s.
Tevis & Son, FL. l.. Tevis, Joe E.
Wright, G. A. McRoberts.
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keep forming in the heart of the crys-

keep forming in the heart of the crys-
tai. He was intensely superstitiOus
without realizing the fact Yet again
he saw the face. the same appeal in
1t. His heart swelled with fury and
hate. He was beginning to hate his
niece, for we invariably hate those we
have wronged or intend to wrong.
Whenever he saw her slender white
throat a horrible, almost irresistible,
desire laid hold of him to take that
white throat within his fingers and
crush the life out of it. At the same
time he became vaguely alarmed lest
at some time or other he should sur
render to this mad desire. No, no!
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Administrators Notice

MI persons owed by estate of the
late Mrs. G. C.. Givens are requested
to present claims properly proven by
law to the undersigned adninistra-
tor. Those owing the estate are re
quested To call and settle promptly.
Z. W. GIVENS, Admr. 2-tf
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into the furnace mouth. His heart
had given out
And 50 HaSSam Ali would never &c
able to add diamonds to his pyramids
of shining gold
But the death of the diamond cutter
complicated matters. and, despite the
prOtestatiOns of innocence on the part
of the victims, they were held.
When the truth did come out finally
the whole city laughed quietly. Zu-
dora discovered the thieves--a pair of
bright eyed mice who had decided to
go house building with diamonds as
cornerstone.
lTo BE Continued
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Administrators Notice

All persons holding claims against
the estate of r. C. Durham, deceas-
ed, will present same properly prov
en- to J. N. Menefee. Jr., at Stanford
or to myself, j. B. Dinwlddie, Admr.
2-3
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When the feet become tender from
excessive use 30 that standing or walk
Ing Is an afiiction. footbath Of strong
salt water will prove most beneficial.
Bathing the soles of the feet and
ankles with toilet water is refreshing
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Aberdeen Angus Bulls

| am offering for sale six high
class Registered Bulls. 7. L. CAR
PEWTER, Hustonville, Ky. at.
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for all that you sometimes smile at
his occupations"
1T is precisely because he plays at
this mummery and is at the same time
an extraordinary man that ask you
III you love him."
Love is a strange thing" she re
piled evasiveIy. She felt strangely
stirred over the trend of conversation.
You don't answer me directly" He
was an attorney and had something of
the bulldogs grip. There were many
unhappy witnesses who would testify
10 that
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morrow. and together wen examine

morrow. and together Wen examine
the seals"
But what do you thinkY"
About what?"
"The stones"
"Oh. | am quite certain that in the
event Of your being able to make the
stones in carat sizes yoY will not only
be famous. but rich Still. you know
what sensitive thing Il diamond Is
1t would be wise to keep your secret
until you have made your fortune"
I'm no fool. If it got about that
l made diamonds at a profit. however
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ne CryStdT was an UncUt OIdn1ono
there. Here are Dut eight In. Orhei
words. some one has been rifiing the
cupboard. My advice is to catch the
thief without drawing the police III
Put seals on the door and the lock I
notice that the wall il very thin"
Bah! Altman Is an old roOl He
kinks ! nm iocksmith." contemptu
,usly.
"YOu never can tell will come to-