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what ever you want to an Ill do me
cake"
And 20 the mucker's education
commenced. and a. there was little
else for tho two to do. II progressed
rapidly: for. once started. the man
grew kecnly Interested. spurred on
by the evident pleasure which his
self-appointed tutor took In his
progress.
Further. Il meant Just 40 much
more OF close companionship with
her.
For three weeks they never iet,
the little island except TO gather fruit
which grew hard by on the adJaccn,
mainland.
SO far but little had occurred "a
give them alarm. Twice they had
seen natives on tho mainland, owl
IDENTIFY hunting parties: but no sign OF
pursuit. had developed. Those whom
thoy had seen had been pure
blooded Malnys: there had been nc
Samurni among them; but their saw
age. warlike appearance had warned
tho two against revealing their pros.
ence.
They had subsisted upon fish and
frun principally since they had come
To the island. Occasionally this die,
had been relieved by mcssas Of wild
fowl and fox that Byrne had been
SUCCESSFUL In sharing with a print
tive trap Of his own invention: but
lately the prsy had become Wmy, and
evan the fish seemed less plentiful.
Aftcr two days Of fruit diet Byrns
announced his intention OF undertake
Ing "a hunting trip upon the mainland
"A mess OF venison wouldn't taste
half bad" he remarked.
Yes" cried the girl. "I'm nearly
famished for meat. II seems as
though l could almost eat II raw"
Lord help the deer that gets within
range OF this old gat OF Theriero's
ana you may not even get a mouthful
I'm that hungry III probably cat II
all--hoof. hide. and horns---before ever
] get any Of II back here to you"
You'd better not" laughed the girl
"Good-by ana good luck; but pleaso
don't go very far. l shall 'bo terribly
lonely and frightened whllo you are
away"
Maybe you'd better come along"
suggested Biliy.
mo. I should be IN the way: you
can't hunt deer with a gallery. and go,
any"
well. I'll stay within shoutin' dis
lance. and you can look for me back
an" time between now and sundown
Good by" And ne picked his way
down tho bank into the river.
From behind bush upon the main
land two wicked black eyes watched
his movements and those OF the girl
on the shore behind him. while a long
Hinewy. brown hand closed more
tightly upon heavy war-spear, and
steel muscles tensed for the savage
spring and the swift throw.
The girl watched Bllly Byrnc forg-
Ing his way through the swift rapids
What a mighty engine OF strength
and endurance he was! What man
Yes. brute!
And, strange to relate. Rarba RI
Harding found herself admlring tho
very brutality tina, once had been
rcpcllant to her. She saw him lear
lightly to tho opposite bank. And
then she saw quick movement In a
bush close at his side.
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can ever forget that terrible AFFAIR"
She snid. but somehow | feel that
tho man who did that was an entirely
different man from the man who has
boon NJ brave and chivalrous In his
treatment OF mo during tho past fow
weeks"
at WAS mo that did II, though" no
said; you can't got away from that.
Itll always stick In your memory. ~
that You can never think OF MIR. NAL
lory without thinking OF the boast
that murdered him-God! and l
thought II smart!
nut you have no idea how was
raised, Miss Harding" h" went on.
mot that that's any excuse for the
thing ] did: but It does mako II seom
a wonder that could ever have
made II start oven at being decent.
never was well acquainted with any
human being that wasn't thief or
n piCkpuCkUt Or "a murderor-and
thoy were all boasts. each In his own
particular why: only thoy weren't M
decent as dumb beasts,
Il wasn't ns crafty as most OF
them. No ] had To hold my own by
brute force. and I did II; but, Had.
how ] accomplished Il! Tho idon OF
fighting fair"-ho laughed ut the
thought was utterly unknown t.
mo. IL I'd over have tried Il ia have
seen my finish In hurry. No ono
fought fair In my gang. or In nuy
oth0r gang that over ran Wy
againat. 1t was an honor to Mil II
man. and II you accomplished II by
kicking him Ia death when he was
Unconscious II dctractcd nothing
from tho glory Of your exploit II
wns what YOU did. not how you did
II, that counted.
II could have bean decent. though,
if I'd wanted 10. Other follows who
were born nlNIRlsed near mo wora
decent enough. They got good Jobs
aud stuck 10 them. and livod straight.
they made mo siCk-l looked down on
them aud spent my time hanging
around saloon corners, rushing tho
can, ana insulting women, | didn't
want To bo doc"nt--nOt until ! mot
you ana learned to-to"---
IIe hcsiiatrd. stammerinE, md tho
red blood crcpt up his neck and
across HIS face.
And learned to want your ra-
spcct." he ended.
It wasn't what he had Intended say.
Ing, and ths girl knew H. There
sprang into her mind IA sudden wish
TO hear Billy Byrne say tina words
that he had dared not say. But aha
promptly checked tho dcslre. and A
moment later "A uualm OF aolf d.sglI.t
came over her hcrauso Of tho weak
moss that had prompted her TO enter
tain such IA wish In connection with
a person of this mans station I'm Ii'o
bnyH ran into weeks. and stllI tho
two remained upon their little island
refuge. Byruo found Irst ono ,xruse
and then another ia delay tho march
to tho sea. lie knew that IL must be
made sooner or later; and ho knew.
too, that IT'S commencement wouli
mark the beginning OF thu nnd OF his
association with Miss Harding, ami
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THE MUCKERN
Story Of Jungle and Prize Ring
/ By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

AUTH, Of "TARzAN or THE APES" &C

stream flowed. ana nov. weAs and
tired, the mucksr Vas forced ~ ed.
mli that DO Coyii a. no fufthsr.
= suppose No gotta msks do beet
% - hs said "Anyhow, "a. ought 10
MAX. a swell Joint TO defend"
She slept on pile ~ suass he
gathered. The mua ksr stood suAri
all nirht among tbs rocks 81 the Edge
~ the ainphlthoatre.
In IA. morning. after catching some
nah Tor barbaTas breakfast, byrns
threw himself down for an hours
nap. Ito was awakened by the girls
hand ON his arm.
Some ono In coming" che cried
ia response 90 his sleepy query.
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0U0n9 Ne 6Amo1DoR oooDo
Of the Journey that AaA brougAG -.
bara Harding and himself - - u.
tie isiand in ehs turbuisnt ssvsP.
just befors dawn he came - -
odxe of the clearing behAnd The AWon-
Ing Of the late OdA YorsmotA Os0o-
whore WITHIN the silent vtaaOo -
was sure that the two prisoossu -.
Durtnw the long march h. -
thraShed over again and aSAAn e
that the success a hi rssh vsa1Wo
would mean 70 ham. OF thooo -
might oonoeivahay stand 6eeWooA
him and the woman he iove1-eAe
woman who had Just a0knowie1UDl
that she loved htm-<hess w ~
were the most 70 be feared.
Billy Byrne did NOT Tor . DoWDs
bciieve that Anthony HARDING veu0A
look with favor upon the Grand Ave-
nue. muoksr - . prospective oo0-1A-
law.
And then thsre vas Malloryi He
was sure that Barbara had loved SAis
man. and now. should he b restored
to her ~ from the grave. there
seemed Attis doubt but that the ed
love would DO aroused In the G1Tl's
breast .t-
The truth OF the matter was nat
biny Byvne could not conceive Of the
truth OF the testimony OF his own
e1rs. Even now he scarce dared b.
lievo that the wonderful Miss Hard
Ing loved him - hiIa. the dsspissd
mucker.
But the depth OF the mans love for
the girl and the genuineness Of HIS
now found character were proven be-
yond question by the relentless sovSr-
lily with which he put away every
thought OF himself and the conse-
quenccs to him In the matter he had
undertaken.
For her sake!" had become hts
slogan. =.
For moment no stood looking at
the moon bathed village. listening for
any sign OF wakeflilness or life; then,
with all the stealth OF an Indian and
with the trained wariness OF the thief
that he had been. the mucker skunk
noiselessly across the clearing to the
shadows OF the nearest hut.
He listened beneath the window
through which he and Barbara and
rheriere had made their escape a
few weeks before. There was no sound
from within. Cautiously he raised
himself to the sill and a moment -.
dropped into the inky darkness Of the
interior. ~
With cropping hands he felt about
the room. II was unoccupied. Then
hs passed TO the door at the far end;
he opened Il until narrow crack
gave him view OF the dlmly Light
ed chamber beyond. Within all seemed
asleep.
Ito Be Continued.) u
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were Incompatible In tho
same Individual. There
could be hut one explana-
tion-Byrne must be two
mel with ~ totally different char
acto as though they Ind Possessed
sepa. 20 bodies
And who may say that her hy-
Nothesis was not correct3 At least.
II seemed that Bllly Byrns was
undergoing a mctamorphosis, and at
the instant there was still question
~ to which personality should event.
ually dominate.
Byrne turned away from tho re-
proaoh which repluccd tho horror In
the girls eyes. and with "a tired sigh
let his head fall upon HIS out
stre,ohsd arm. Tho girl watched him
for a moment. u puzzled exprossioh
upon her face, and then returned 10
work ON Thericro.
The Erenchnan's respiration was
scarcely appreciablc. yet after tine
he opened his eyes and looked up
YEARLY. Al tho sight of the g1rl no
smiled and tried to speak, put ~.
OF coughing necked his lips WIN
bloody foam. and again no c'oseu h''
eyes. o hi.
Fainto ana 'nor ,,h a,Tcuity
breathing. unul W wS' omw movement
~ hi. breast whatever. she thought
he was dying. and she was alraid;
wistfuliy she looked toward inc
nucker. The man still lay win nus
head buried In his arm. but whstner
ne were wrapped in thougnr IN s'um
Der. or IN oe"'" '"'
tell. 49,, .,m.n, aha went white
~ !ne u"'
WIN tsrror; .crro,cned the man,
80 S.sn,nV over. placed her hand
ona, NJ .rouider'
St"Wr Rvrne." shs whispered.
~ IocSed tired and haggard.
..1v.s 4. =, ," hs aaked. and his tona
Sess., th.n she had ever heard
"
w., a., .,.x ~. rhsrisre 4, diving" Ahe
Ii ".nS II Oh. I am no afraid"
IN. r..n flushed 10 the roots of his
All .s"t ne could think OF were
~ 80 cords he md spoken a short
49, sso,s and now Theriere was
H u
W..,. ,vo,,6 havr laughed had any
20 .uS.ss,cS that ne entertained any
~ ssnt,~snt than hatred toward
-
We. 1.'I ~ wo,,id have twenty. -four
~ So,. hut now, quite unex-
WAN, Ss ,caiixed that he didn't
y. Ty,.,s.,> "a die
S.vn.d uoon him that q
Inen ny Ma hcsn horn within
nsw s.ns,n,.nt IN which he had
nun n.,r. .,r.nser ali his hard,
oesn S"I." .sH.hini
~. AZ ~.Nsn Tor rhseisvei u
,,~ss, sSsSi~. Ara YET the mueksr
49, s ~. ~
enSw tnoA ~ ..,.a ov.r N tho
fa'ntuy "s
F.cmSn, u",.' hs whi.nored in the
hor.e.o'
MAJ" MI o,Mc., ,u,nea his head YEARLY.
do y ous" H" anS W.rbarn Harding
knew from the mans voice, n,,, 'n mh. ," .hs
were Tears IN W. .no, thsv well"d
there in Response 20 tne M"r n". - .".
muoker nau Just suS..rm.n, IN ;
approach 10 wo.us y, ~.
hau eVer pa"seu nv n.y." and took
Theriere .eauheu Wy ".
Byrnes manu- l. was ',,, ",,s,,, :,
TOO, had not.eea yno Unusual sN~''
OF ,, rnc "u "a n. so,d family.
barbara Harding oroueh. nun a
drink. holdihx ns heau 49,, i,,mtt
knee WINE nc u.eA ,ran,r,n Tor
seemed TO give nun nov "u ,ro,,.
presently nc SPOKE pu',o
I'm going. byihe, o." sa.i
eefore J 20 want " ten ~" ,
all IN" brave mon . nav. ~ ,"r
] have learned w'tnn .no U.s.
days TO pelleNo th@t You a. Wv" Wv, Nor.
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CHAPTER ",
To the Rescue.

the balance q -
day and al durin8 - ~
niGh< Btiiy ByTns OWUg
ain9B - osos1y ~ -.
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CHAPTER XIII.
4 VOiunfavv Pupil.

o0ETHER the gin ana the
mueker approached tho en-.
trance to the Amphitheatrs.
Prom behind = shoulder of
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Warrior Of Touay.

George Wharton Pepper said at a
luncheon at the Plattsburg training
camp for officers:
THE methods of warfare have
changed enormously in the past year.
The sword. for example. is no longer
carried. The sword has quite disap-
peared from war.
"A story comes from the Argonne
about French chasseur who took a
German officer prisoner. The chasseur.
boy, tyro, said to the officer:
=" Give up your sword
But the officer shook his head and
answered:
~ have no sword to give up. But
won't my vitriol spray. my oil projec-
tor or my gas cylinder do as well?'"
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EVIDENTLY NOT AN ARTIST
Judging From Comment. Biikins Hac
Good Deal to Learn About
Photography.

Young Bilkins is an enthusiastic de-
yotee of amateur photography. He al
ways insists upon taking" his family
and friends posed in more or less ar
tistic attitudes.
Not long ago there was an exhibit
tion of the work local photograph
ic club to which the young fellow be-
longs, and where were displayed the
results OF certain OF his efforts TO i'm
mortalze his family and friends. In
one corner hung a group of figures
twisted into the most extraordinary
positions, the general effect being that
of persons in various stages of par
alysis.
who in the world are those queer
looking people?" asked someone.
"Oh. those are some of Bilkins
strained relations said bystander.
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AFRICAN BEAUTY'S EARRINGS
Large Ornaments Are Much in De-
mand Among the Women Of the
Dark Continent.

Large ear ornaments are coming
more and more in fashion and the eff
feet of these pendants, whether of
gold. silver or varicolored stones. is
to give the face of the wearer a pic.
turesque. exotic expression. Some of
the metal rings for delicate pink ears
seem oyerweighty. That woman will
undergo a considerable discomfort to
be in the fashion is a daily demon
strated truism. and it does not need
photograph of a blithe Nasal ma
tron to show how deep-seated the fail
Ing Is in the sex.
The lady. who is representative OF
the first families of Africa. is proud
of her collection of ornamental Junk
and the word is used literally and not
in the slang sense to which we are
accustomed. She carries a load OF
copper. brass. steel and iron, and she
would be at loss TO understand why
you did not admire her ears.
They are wonderful ears, to be
sure, for they are so weighted with
metal that they have been pulled out
of their normal shape and hang like
flaps. to which the ornamental weights
are attached. She is the lady With
the elongated lobes. Queer what freaks
fashions take. isn't it?
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IN NEW HEBRIDEs WILDs
uaIIy Being Weaned From
Humans to Pigs.

Many of the natives OF these islands
are employed upon the plantations of
the white men, but the majority live
the lives OF primitive beings in the
Jungle. where the chiefs rule with rods
OF iron for the most part. To have
killed a man, no matter in what way,
Is a great honor, and gives the right
to wear a special plume of white and
black feathers.
1t is in the recruiting of workers
for the plantations that many abuses
eating liquor plays part in this
traffic. and. where fair means fail
in the securing of hands. foul methods
are introduced. and fragrant kidnap-
ing is by no means uncommon.
Describing one worker on the plan
tations named Bourbaki, DR.. Speiser
explains that. before the native en-
listed. he had been professional mur-
derer and provider OF human flesh to
his chief rrF
He was one of the few natives.
writes the doctor, who openly adj
mitted his liking for human flesh. A
year ago. when visiting his village. he
had been inconsolable because he had
come a day late for cannibal feast.'
And on these islands. only few
days sail from sydney. there are pyg-
my races. Volcanoes there are. and
wonderful lagoons. Forest covered
mountains and green plateaus may be
seen. and there are beach villages
whose inhabitants spend a greater
part OF their time actually in the sea.
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then, after slipping spools C over
nails d. bind them to the tops OF up
rights B.
The form of merry-go-round shown
in Fig. is sometimes called the fly
ing airships." The toy requires four
sticks about "a inches long for cross
arms "a, Fig. 81. spool for a hub
(B). a stick "a inches long for a cen
ter upright (C), four Jerry boxes for
cars, and some strings and nails.
First bind pair of the cross-arm
sticks A to the sides of the spool
Zig. g.. placing the spool at the ex-
act center of the length of the sticks,
and wrapping the string tightly around
the sticks SO the spool cannot turn.
Then cross these sticks with the 9TH
er pair. and bind this second pair Sc
curely to the first, as shown in Fig s.
Drive a nail into the end of each
cross arm. Then, after driving the
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center stick c several inches into the
ground. pivot the spool hub to its top
with a nail.
For the Ferris wheel shown in Fig.
you will need four sticks 30 inches
long for cross arms (A). two sticks
"a inches long for supports (B), pair
OF spools for bearings (C), four sticks
ten inches long for connecting braces
Cd and four berry boxes.
Cross the sticks A at their exact
centers, in pairs, and drive a nail
through the exact center, as shown
in Fig. 8. Use long enough nail SO
the point will project about one inch
and one half. as shown at E. To 6eep
the sticks at right angles. bind their
centers with string passed diagonally
around them as shown in Fig. Z. On
the face opposite to that on which nail
e projects. drive 2-inch nails into the
cross arms near their ends. as shown
in Fig. s. on which to hang the cars.
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we cannot all go camping in the
/, WOODS, but there is opportunity for ev-
cry one of you boys to build a camp
In the back yard or nearby lot
Best of all, the near-to-home camp
requires no equipment other than
what you can prepare with materials
. tnat can be picked up around home.
There is the tepee shown in Fig. /.
for example, made ot clothes poles.
clothes line and old pieces of cloth.
You can likely borrow four clothes
poles for the purpose. as you will in
no way destroy them. Stand these
poles on the ground with their lower
ends spread five or six feet apart. and
their upper ends crossed as shown in
Fig 2 Then. taking pieces of clothes
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formed. placing the frames In line
with one another and about eighteen
inches apart. The covering material
must be made long enough to extend
sufficiently beyond the framework to
ipclose it in the manner shown in
Fig. 3. Drive stake into the ground
about eighteen inches away from each
end Of the framework. to fasten the
covering to.
A small campfire can be built with
safety in the back yard If you make
fireplace like that shown in Fig. s..
with earth banked up on each eide to
keep the fire within a confined area
Bank up the earth In the form of two
ridges, with four or five inches be-
tween the ridges at one end. and
about twelve inches between at the
spther end. coffee pot and other
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OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT.

The days of the teapot depository
for money have passed, or are rapidly
passing away, and the provincial
stocking is no longer considered seri-
ously.
Comparatively few financiers or
business men carry more than few
dollars in their pocketbooks or at
home, and they seldom, II ever, pay n
bill except by bank check.
The millionaire and the man of ex-
tensive business do not often see or
handle more than few hundred dol
lars in bills year.
Comparatively few wholesale busi-
ness houses carry in their money
drawers or safes more than hundred
dollars at time, except on pay days.
National banks and trust companies
have become the repositories for cash,
and practically all of the business OF
the world. today, is done by check and
draft.
Bills have little circulation except
for small transactions or in the re-
tail stores and for pay rolls. Even in
the last named case many employees
receive their weekly or monthly wages
or salary by check.
Even when national banks and trust
companies fail, the depositors seldom
suffer any loss. because they are pre-
ferred creditors.
All banks of deposit are subject to
examination b. the United States goy-
ernment or their state governments.
and most of them are conservative.
few of them taking speculative
chances in the investment of their
money. At any rate. money deposited
IL. a national bank or trust company
is far safer than that carried on the
person or in the bureau drawer
Nearly all the national banks and
trust companies pay from 1h to 2
per cent interest on daily balances OF
sums from $500 to $500.
/ should advise every young man
and every young voman In business
to open an account in some national
bank or trust company. II you have
any doubts as to the standing of the
bank. ask tho advice of two or three
leading merchants, who are likely to
know the reputation OF all financial
institutions within their city or town.
The advantages of carrying a de
posit subject to check are:
l. Your money Is safe.
2. 1t gives you ready money with
out tie danger of loss.
3. You can pay your bills by check
which is the better way as the check
in itself is a receipt.
4. 1t assists in establishing your
credit
5. Acquaintance with bank officials
is always advantageous. They are the
most acceptable of references
Savings bank deposits are not sub
ject to check, and cannot be used for
the payment of bills. Some savings
banks require notice of withdrawal
although the majority of banks waive
this right.
The savings bank is for the laying
away of money. while the national
bank and trust company should be
used as a convenience.
Most national banks and trust com
panies will open an account for a
sum as low as 5000 or $500. and some
will accept even 500.
Many man is known by his bank