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mn .@efammtpert6e bon etpa $500
als geute mitgenommen bate. Die
4iite Der geitoblenen @rtitel ent6Glt
untsr 2(nberem einen pslsmantef i'm
,W.ertbe BON $50, brei 8oritednabeln
mi Wertbe BON $3.50; 9iamant. .Mans
ldettentnopfc i'm @ertbc bon $75;
elne goloene. llbr i'm Wertbe Don
$65; 5lpei 2abelieres i'm @ertbe BON
$5o; cine 2ln3abl 4b8eiden Der 6. 8.
8. W}. II. Q.
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Wi@tige 1pfnn,ente
9rob alter 0orfi9tsm a g.
reselu Nber Serben in
bic 5dnbeber Bill.

saren sefaIten.
Berlin, IA. Ropember. - (2lui
brabtIoiem Dese nad sudertou. u.
s. - Die lleberiee RahridieHassns
tur aab am Sonntas tas Jolsenbs
besannt:
~2aut Depefden, bic aus Srfiu
einseirpffen finb. ipurben bon ben
Ssrbsn, aus ben ar6ipen bes a0s
nigs Better, folpic aus bensn bes ause
ipdriisen Qtmts unh Der 9elgraber
llniperfitdt pidtise 9otuments ses
bolt unb on peridieoenen Stellen
peraraben. Den siHsiebenben gulgas
rem tpurben iebOd bisIs @eriteds Don
Serben Derratben unb bic Dotnm.ns
ie befinben iih nunmehr i'm gfib
ber gulgarcn.
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Williebt, pieesbeibt bsr
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men betunntlid unter Der qlntlass pers
baftet ipurbs, OIL elmer 0eri4ipOrung
beibtilist ssipef,n au itin, bic baraui
absielte. nit MunitioH hldbene S1ifz
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llnisrrsbuns nit 5bomas s. 6lpnn.
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Z. anor. unb ss bisb ipdtsr. odb Gap
iih erboten babe, in benz btppriiebens
ben prossb ais Staats5euss auftfeten
5u ipollsn.
Diitrittantpdlt WeoribdIl ipirb
Mpntag !. cine llntsrrebuns nit Gap
baben unb BON bsm Rsiultat berfeIbtn
apirb es abbdnssn. OF sJap's gIHtrbies
ten, als Stnatsseiiss ouf5utreten. ans
eenommen ptrbsn ipirb. Wlan slaubt.
bab MaIt,r S@cIa ssr e9pagsr
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2ofal Seridt.
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Sin Wdsslden. auf benz ii6 Der
20=jGbriee 5enrp 9lnberion unb Der
33-idhrise Gnroit q. Burns DON Der
observatory Roab befanOen, purbe
geiiern 9tbsnb an Der MaOiion Ruab
unS Osrter ploce bon elmer oitIih
fabrenben Mabifon Roob Gar getrof>
len uno boIIitdnbis ,ertriimmsrt. Die
beibsn Sniaiien flos.n in tpeitsn 80
gen als BEN 9efdbrt, tamen aber mif
per6dltnibmdbis lei6te gsrlsbungsR
ooDon, iobab iie iia unafiiitirt na9
Sauie beoeben tonnten.
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aluouit sonbers. Elm Sem

guguit Sanoers, Elm Gements
apntrattor, BON 752 Barr Strabe,
begab ii6 geiternRadmittag mad benz
SduIe $40. 674 8eIt 5. Str, lin Ii4
fir beute einige farbige 5agelObner gu
fi6ern. Gaum mar er in ben 9dusz
flur setreten, 10 puroe er Don oret
sarbisen angsfalleH, bon oenen Der
cine ibn nisberf6lug, pGbrenb iih bic
anberen bdrun ma9ten, i'm 5u beruuz
ben. Gr rief jeop6 10 luut um 6tlte,
bab es bic Serle nit Der gtHsit be-
tanen unb unperri4teter Sadie bic
Sluht ergrtffen.
9eoro Mu1 6ner. Der tiir5lth IN
Rublunb sefallere S6riftiteller, bat
iich einmal folgenbe @rabihrift ges
pGblt, bic iebt DON ben rWtunAener
Reueiten HaAriGten" aus Ietnen Se'
bi9ten sitirt tptro:
9(us @rbenpurSeln lebe i'd,
gum Sennsnibinmer beb' t9 mid
unb pa6Ien mub i'd INNER
unb iterben tann ib nlmmer,
unb bin i4 einnaI oeridouen.
tpirb meines Weiens Wtue
tpeitsr pollen
geipffen. Sin 3iiri6er Wsit'
orbsiter Idreibt; Wleiu beuti6s itnels
3eriIher getonuter bate es briibnarm
bon elmer Reiie in bic peli6e S6tpei5
suriifsebra9t: 90 tief iei bic Stima
muna Bel osn beutIhen Solbdten 9ee
Iunten, baB Iie gum Stiirmen iibers
baupt nur mebr osbrddt lperoen iona
men, penn tie iih porber in Der aus
siebioiten Detie UIutb augetruHtsu
bdtten. 9ana Defenders trefie bus duf
bopsrtihe Reeimenter au. llnb tpaS lb
nun bosu idoe9 - ,0a mIiIen sic
ben Sber Soief frdseu," iaste ih,
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Suitdnbig." 9llIp purbe Der DER Sps
lei berbeisepintt unb feierli9 aea
fraat. ,Was". iaQte er, nbeioffen olls
ten bic 9abern beim Stiirmen Ietn,
fir 10 Iaubumm balten Sic oie2 Die
miibten ia befoffen ieiH fpenn tie be-
icffen pGr'n."
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Die 9iirfen
5abrn nitber ileine ers
fplse DON ben Darbas

Htllen 3n berihten.
aonftantinopel. IA. RoDsms
Der, Dia aonbon, Is. RODsmber. 9as
ariessminiiterium bat ON Sonntaa
ben foIseHben amtIiden geridt psrz
DifeniIiht:
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re 4rtilIsrie bsi4oB 5lpsi feinblit,s
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Golf BON Saros naberten. giner Der
Woniiors fpurbe bon apsi Gei4pfen
setroffsn. bic cine Jeuersbrnnft an
Borb DsrurIa4ttn. Der anbtre Monis
tor ipurOs gum Riidsus ssstDunssn.
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eAiESnaariAt.r.

Rem gorf, Ia. Nobsmber. -
2lbsefabrsn: rSon @uglielmO, na4
Redpef unb @enua; .G3arisa", na9
2(rhangel.
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9lfabaniftaii
9ihitet iidJ 5n einem aries aesen biz
britiidjen geiiemnsen in 5nbiea.
an petfdiebenen StelleH
an Der 6rsn3e iollsH
bic admpie bereits

begonnM bu ben.
Berlin IA. gloDember. (aul
brabtloism W,a. na6 sabDils, 6. 81
rgtfsbaniftan riiitst iid su einem arisg
g;ssn bie snsIiidsn geIisunssn in
.snbisn", beibt .s in elmer 9epsi6e,
rsfte bic lleberiss Rudridtsnassntllt
nus aoniianiiHOp,l srhatisn Fat. 0es
s5ernerm fast bic Depefde: .gln per-
Td,isbsnsn StelIsn on Der Grsn5e DON
afsbaniitan linb SnOien bdben bic
Sample tbatiddIi6 bsaonnsn."
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9J1an iast: sd mOdte ni9ts esa
ingt baben" unb gibt baourd 5u ber'
iteben bab man i6cn Siy pieI selagt
bat
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with Miss follower. He took IN the
situation at a glance. Was 1t relief
that sprang into his eyes as he saw
the two old men?
Frederic came down from the win
dow, somewhat too swiftly for one who
is moved by shame and contrition, and
faced the group with well-assumed
look OF modification in his pale.
twitching face. He spoke in low. re-
pressed tones, but not once did he
permit his gaze to. encounter that Of
his father.
I'm awfully sorry to have made a
nuisance of myself. 1t does go to my
head and II dare say the heat Of
the room helped to do the work I'm
all right now, however. The fresh air
did me lot of good. Hope you'll
overlook my foolish attempt to be
devil of fellow" He hesjtated mo-
ment and then went on, more clearly.
I'm all right now, father. 1t shall not
happen again, l can promise you
that" A close observer might have
seen the muscles of his jaw harden
as he uttered the final sentence. He
intended that his father should take
1t as threat, not as an apology.
Brood was watching him closely,
puzzled expression in his eyes; gradu-
ally it developed into something like
admiration. In the clamor of voices
that ensued the older man detected
the presence of an underlying note of
censure for his own behavior. For the
first time in many years he expert
enced feeling of shame.
Someone was speaking at his
elbow. Janey Followed, in her young,
enthusiastic voice, shrilled something
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/ He came swiftly into the room from
the halt, and not from his closet The
look of relief in Yvonne's eyes was
the faces OF the two old men-and
knew.
After we have had the feats OF
magic" Brood was saying, Miss Des
mond will read to you, ladies and gen
tlemen, that chapter of our journal
my Gawdi" groaned both of the
middle-aged gentlemen, looking at
their watches.
relating to-"
You'll have to excuse me, Brood,
really, you know Important engage
ment uptown
"Sft down, Cruger," exclaimed Hod-
der. The lady won't miss you"
relating to our first encounter
with the great and only Ranjab," pur-
sued Brood, oracularly. 1--WE found
him in little village far up in the
mountains. He was under sentence
of death for murder. BY the way,
Yvonne, the kris you have in your
hand is the very weapon the good fell
low used in the commission of his
crime. He was in prison and was to
die within fortnight after our arrival
in the town. | heard of his unhappy
plight and all that had led up to it.
His case interested me tremendously.
One night, week before the proposed
execution, my friends and l stormed
the little prison and rescued him. We
we're just getting over the cholera and
needed excitement. That was fifteen
years ago. He has been my trusted
body servant ever since. / am sure
you will be interested in what have
written about that thrilling adven-
ture."
Yvonne had dropped the ugly knife
upon the table as if it were thing
that scorched her fingers.
did he-really kill a MANI" whis-
pered Miss Janey, with horror in her
eyes.
He killed woman. His wife, Miss
Janey. She had been faithless, you
see. He cut her heart out. And now,
are you ready?"
The Hindu salaamed. "Ranjab is
always ready, sahib," said he.
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closet. An odd expression of alarm
crept into her eyes.
Frederic" she said, softly, almost
timorously.
He lifted his head quickly, and ther
sprang to his feet. His eyes were wei
and his lips were drawn. Shame pos
sessed him. He tried to smile, but II
was pitiful failure.
"Oh, I'm SO ashamed of-of-" be
began, in choked voice.
Ashamed because you have cried?'
she said quickly. But no! It is good
to cry-it is good for women to cry
But when a strong man breaks down
and sheds tears, am-oh, l am heart
broken. But comet You must go to
your room and battle your face. Go at
once. Your father must not know that
You have cried. He"
Oh him!" came from betwAez-
Frederic's clinched teeth.
"Hush!" she cried, with anctner
glance at Ranjab's cooz. She world
have given much 70 know whether
the Hindu was there OF still below
stairs. you must not say such"
Il suppose you're trying to smooth
1t over SO that they won't consider
him brute. Is that it,"
Hush! Please, please! You know
that my heart aches for you, mon
ami. 1t was cruel of him, it was COW.
ardiy, yes, cowa"dly! Now l have
said It'll" She drew herself I'D and
turned deliberately toward the little
door across the room.
His eyes frightened The crooked
sheer turned into an imploring smile
Forgive me, Yvonne! You must
see that I'm beside myself IL
But you must be sensible. Re-
member he is your father. He is a
strange man. There has been a great
deal of bitterness in his life He
But can't go on the way things
are now. He's getting to be worse
than ever. l never have had a kind
word from him, seldom a word of any
description. Never a kind look. Can't
you understand how it goads me to"
Il am your frien"." she said slowly.
is this the way to reward me?"
He dropped to his knees and Gov
cred her hands with kisses, mumbling
his plea for forgiveness.
Il am SO terribly unhappy" he said
over and over again. I'D leave this
house tonight if it were not that |
can't bear the thought of leaving you,
Yvonne | adore YOU. You are every
thing in the world to me. L"
Get up!" she cried out sharply. He
lifted his eyes in dumb wonder and
alteration, but not in time to catch
the look of triumph that swept across
her face.
"You will forgive me?" he cried, |
coming to his feet. I'll couldn't help
saying it. 1t was wrong-wrong! But
you will forgive me, Yvonne?"
She turned away, walking slowly
oward the door. He remained rooted
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1--WE viii Excuse You, Frederic"

to the spot, blushing with shame and
dismay.
where are you going? To tell
him?r he gasped.
She waited an instant, and then
came toward him. He never could
have explained the unaccountable i'm
pulse that forced him to fall back a
few steps as she approached. Her eyes
were gazing steadily into his, and her
red lips were parted.
THAT is as it should be-" she was
saying, but he was never sure that he
heard the words. His knees grew
weak. He was in the tolls! Now,
you must pull yourself together" she
went on in such a matter-of-fact tone
that he Strengthened up involuntarily.
Come! Wipe the tear stains from
your cheeks"
He obeyed, but his lips still quiv-
cred with the rage that had been
checked by the ascendency of another
and even more devastating emotion.
She was standing quite close to him
now, her slender figure swaying
slightly as If moved by some strange,
rhythmic melody to which the heart
beat time. Her eyes were soft and
again; her smile tender and
The vivid white OF her
arms and shoulders seemed to shed
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/. .

to be nice and good and reasonable.
James? l mean about poor Frederick"
His face clouded again. do you
know what you are doing to the boy 7"
he asked bluntly.
quite as well as l know what you
are doing to him." she replied quickly,
He stiffened. Cant you see what Il
is coming to?"
Eyes. He was on the point of leaving
your house, never to come back to Il
again That's what it is coming to-"
she said. lively.
"Why-why, he'd starvei' cried the
man, shaken in spite of himself HE
has never done a days labor. he
doesn't know how to earn living.
He"
and who is to blame? You, James.
you! You have tied his hands. and
have penned him up in"
I'VE will not go into that" he inter
rupted coldly.
Every well. l have advised him t.
bide his time.''
CTo BE coNTINUEDJ
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into his ear that caused him to lOol
| at her i'll utter amazement. 1t was 81
astounding that he could not believe
he heard Alright. He mumbled in &
questioning tone, 81 beg your pardon p
and she repeated her remark
How wonderfully like you Frederic
| is, Mr.. Brood" Then she added: dc
you know, I've never noticed it until
tonight. It's really remarkable"
ut is most gratifying discovery, -
said he, and turned to speak to Mrs.
Desmond. He did not take his gaze
from Frederic's white, set face, how
ever! and, despite the fact that he
knew the girl had uttered an idle COM
monplace, he was annoyed to find
himself studying the features of Ma
tides boy with an interest that
seemed almost laughable when he con-
sidered it later on.
His guests found much to talk about
in the room. He was soon being
dragged from one object to another
and ordered to reveal the history, the
use and the nature of countless things
that obviously were intended to be
just what they seemed; such as rugs,
shields, lamps, and so forth. He was
ably assisted by Messrs. Riggs and
Dawes, who lied prodigiously in a
frenzy of rivalry.
What perfectly delightful Bud
dha," cried Miss Janey, stopping in
front of the idol "How perfectly
lovely he is-or is it a she, Mr..
Brood?"
Frederic joined Lydia at the table
"a delicious scene, wasn't it?" he
asked, bitterly, in lowered tones.
Her fingers touched his. What did
he mean, Freddy? Oh. / felt so sorry
for you. 1t was dreadful"
Don't take it SO seriously, Lyddy,"
he said, squeezing her hand gently |
Both of them realized that it was the |
nearest thing to caress that had |
passed between them in a fortnight
Or longer. A wave Of shame swept |
through him. Dear old girl, my dear
Did GIRL" he whispered brokenly.
Her eyes radiated joy, her lips part
I'd in wan, tremulous smile of sur
prise, and soft sigh escaped them.
MY dear. dear boy" she murmured,
Ind was happier than she had been in
weeks.
See here, old chap" said one of the
gentlemen, again consult
ng his watch as he loudly addressed
lis host, cant you hurry this per-
ormance of yours along bit? 1t is
fter ten. you know"
81 will summon the magician" said |
rood BE prepared, ladies and gen
Iemen, to meet the devil Ranjab is
he prince of darkness" /:
He lifted his hand to strike the
ong that stood near the edge of the j
able.
involuntarily four pairs of eyes fas- J
sned their gaze upon the door to the I
indus closet. Three mellow, softly 1
"booms'' filed the room.
lmost instantly the voice Of the Hin I
4 was heard.
Alice. sahibi- II
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SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home of James Brood
Dawes and Riggs, his two old pensioners
and comrades, await the coming Of
Brood's son Frederic to learn the contents
of q wireless from Brood but Frederic
after reading. throws it into the fire and
leaves the room without a word. Frederic
tells Lydia Desmond. his. fiancee, that the
message announces his fathers marriage
and orders the house prepared for an i'm
mediate homecoming. Mrs. Desmond, the
housekeeper and Lydia's mother, tries to
cool Frederic's temper at the impending
changes. Brood and his bride arrive. She
wins F'rederic,s liking at first meeting.
Brood shows dislike and yelled hostility to
his son. Lydia and Mrs. Brood meet in
the jade-room, where Lydia works as
Brood's Secretary. The room. dominated
by q great gold Buddha, Broods father
confessor. is furnished in oriental mag
nificnnce. Mrs. Brood, after talk with
Lydia. which leaves the latter puzzled, is
disturbed by the appearance of Ranjab.
the Hindu Seryant of Brood Mrs. Brood
makes changes in the household and
gains her husbands consent to send Mrs.
Desmond and Lydia away. She tries to
fathom the mystery Of Brood's separation
from his first wife and his dislike of his
son, but fails. Mrs. Brood fascinates
Frederic. They visit Lydia and her moth
er In their new apartment. Mrs. Brood
begins to fear Ranjab in his uncanny ap-
pearances and disappearance and Fred
eric. remembering his fathers East Indian
stories and Arm belief in magic, fears I'M
known evil. Ranjab performs feats of
magic for Dawes and Riggs.
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CHAPTER VII-continued.

Then, beforo their startled, horror
struck eyes, tbs Hindu ceolly plunged
the glittering blade into his breast,
driving II in to the hilt!
Good Eord!" shouted the two old
men.
Ran5ao serenely replaced the sword
IN its scabbard.
ut is not always the knife that finds
the heart said he, so slowly, so full
of meaning. that even the old men
grasped the Significance of the cryptic
remark.
"A teller can be fooled, no matter
how closely no Watches" said Mr..
Dawes. and he was not referring to
the amazing swerd trick.
NO, sir" said Mr. Riggs, with
gloomy frreieTance, 81 don't like that
woman"
The old spell of the Orient had
fallen npon the ancients They were
bearing the vague whfsperings of
V0aces that came from nowhere, as
they had heard them years ago in the
mystic silences of the East.
Ssh! Ora comes" said Ranjab,
softly. ut will be the masters SON."
An instant later his closet door
closed noiselessly behind him and the
Did men were alone, blinking at each
other There was no sound from the
hall. They waited, watching the cur
tainez door. At last they heard foot
steps on the stairs, quick footsteps of
the young.
Frederick strobe rapidly into the
cpou.