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you eat is the rich foodstu contained in the muscle.
This muscle by the way, makes the scalop the strong
among all bivalves. Young Mr.. Scalop is the
only shelfsh of his kind able to swim The muscle,
which in the fulness of time will be cooked to rich
dark brown for your benefit is powerful that he
move his valves rapidly and powerfully enough to pro-
pei himself upward through the water at angle of
about forty five degrees After he has gone far he
likes until he is out he stops Tapping his shells
and drops like shot to the bottom. pecuiarity of
scalops is that they in schools, and that they
do no individual swimming. They all go together,
and restrict their movements to certain well defined
areas.
The scallop mutiphes rapidly and reaches maturity
in short time After it is full grown it rarely lives
more than five or six years. But many fishermen be-
lieve it dies within year; while named Bene-
dict after investigating the matter has concluded that
in exceptional it atans great age. Another SCI
entc investigator Vogell by name has shed up speci
that he estimated had reached the age of fifteen
years. In 1890 the total value of scalops marketed in
this entire country less than twenty thousand dol
lars compared with the fact that nowadays the total
annual value is close to million.
figure, the hero has been the brave old fellow who
faced the dangers of the that he might make living
with line and hook. He went forth in rowboat
small sailing vessel; but whatever his of
navigation, the great part of his work done with
the old-fashioned hook and line.
There is strong possibility that this type may be
relegated to the background exerminated for
such movement is being seriously considered.
Trawling consists of letting down to the bottom of
the tremendous seine net, and then dragging it
for given distance by means of high powered boat
Hardly fish in the covered makes its escape
Haus of this kind bring up from Seventyve thousand
to two hundred thousand pounds of fish, and haul is
made every hour and half.
People talk of "our vast fishing operations; but
these somewhat restricted in face of the assertion
hat in he tWO thousand mi
of the bottom of the North Sea have been scrape clean
of fish by traw nets. One town alone the coast
of England has fleet of more than hundred
vessels engaged in trawl fishing. All the trawl vessels in
mate about dozen in number.
OF course in the arguments for and against the
Of the tremendous trawl nets the principal thing
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of them large and some of
them small. At present it
has boats off the coasts of
Oregon and Washington in
the Pacific, and off New
England and North Carolina
in the Atlantic. The big
gest and most important of
these are the Albatross, the
Fishhawk, and the famous
Grampus. Theseare officered
and manned by the United
States navy; but aboard
each of them are employees
and scientists under the
Bureau of Fisheries, and the
leading scientist on each
boat determines how long
she shall remain in certain
waters or engage in the pur-
suit of special kinds of fish.
DR.. Hugh Nj. Smith, Com
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freely over the decks ana
the gale shrieked through
the rigging, this one-man
band of mariners lifted a
large, circular section of the
flooring amidships. There,
disclosed to his Mortified
gaze, was water, ocean water,
oceans Of it. The ship had
sprung a leak, and the mira
Gle of it was that she was
still ahoat; for the water was
all through her, reaching
from the keel to the top of
the deck. She would sink at
any moment! In a frenzy
of haste, the mariner seized
a pump and began to bale
out the water. He pumped
as only a man faced by the
certainty of death can pump.
Through a day and a night
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He came swiftly into the room from
the hall, and not from his closet. The
look of relief In Yvonne's eyes was
short-llved. She saw amazement in
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 Gawdw groaned both OF the
mlddle-aged gentlemen, looking at
their watches.
"-relating to-"
you'll have to excuse me, Brood.
really, you know. Important engage
ment uptown"
"Sit 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. I'VE found
him in a 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 a fortnight after our arrival
in the town. | heard of his unhappy
plight and all that had led up to 1t.
His case interested me tremendously.
One night, week before the proposed
execution, my friends and | stormed
the little prison and rescued him. We
were 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 II it were thing
that scorched her fingers.
did he--really kill man." whis-
pered Miss Janey, with horror in her
eyes.
"He killed a woman. His wife, Miss
Janey. She had been faithless, you
see. He cut her heart out. And now,
Ranjah, are you ready?"
The Hindu salaamed. "Ranjab is
always ready, sahib," said he.
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to the spot, blushing with shame and
dismay.
Where are you going? To tell
him?" 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 we're 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 we're soft and
velvety again; her smile tender and
appealing. The vivid white of her
arms and shoulders seemed to shed
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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 then
sprang to his feet. His eyes were wet
and his lips we're drawn. Shame pos.
sessed him. He tried to smile, but II
was a pitiful failure.
"oh, I'm so ashamed of-of-" he
began, in a choked voice.
Ashamed because you have cried?"
she said quickly. But mol II is good
to cry-it is good for women to cry.
But when strong man breaks down
and sheds tears, am-oh. | am heart
broken. But come! You must go to
your room and bathe your face. Go at
once. Your father must not know that
you have cried. He"
"D-n him" came from between
Frederic's clinched teeth.
"Hush" she cried, with another
glance at Ranjab's door She would
have given much to know whether
the Hindu was there or still below
stairs. you must not say such"
81 suppose you're trying to smooth
II over so that they won't consider
him a brute. Is that it?"
Hush! Please please! You know
that my heart aches for you, mon
ami It was cruel OF him, It was cow
ardly, yes, cowardly! Now / have
said it," She drew herself up and
turned deliberately toward the little
door across the room.
His eyes frightened. The crooked
sneer turned into an imploring smile.
Forgive me. Yyonne! You must
see that I'm beside myself. II"
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. | never have had 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 friend" she said slowly.
rs this the way to reward me?
He dropped to his knees and COW
cred her hands with kisses, mumbling
his plea for forgiveness.
81 am so terribly unhappy" he said
over and over again. I'D leave this
house tonight if 1t were not that |
cant bear the thought of leaving you,
Yyonne 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 IL couldn't help
saying It. It was wrong-wrong! But
you will forgive me, Yvonne?"
She turned away, walking slowly
toward the door. He remained rooted
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with Miss Followed. 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 a 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.
"lm awfully sorry to have made a
nuisance of myself II does go to my
head and IL dare say the heat OF
the room helped to do the work. I'm
all right now, however. The fresh air
did me a lot of good Hope you'll
overlook my foolish attempt to be a
devil of a fellow" He hesitated a mo.
ment and then went on. more clearly.
I'm all right now, father. 1t shall not
happen again, 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
It as a threat, not as an apology.
Brood was watching him closely. a
puzzled expression in his eyes; gradu-
ally 1t 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 Followell. in her young.
enthusiastic voice, shrilled something
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Without Hurry.

Hurry is a great thief of time. L
prevents the full and efficient use 81
the present moment. II steals from
the present, for the sake of the future
because of some failure in the past
A great man is quoted as saying thai
he was too busy ever to be in hurry
One who lived for some months ID
the home Of widely known Christian
leader and prolific worker said thai
she had never known him TO hurry eI
cept when someone else had caused
the delay. And even in those case'
there was no hurried feeling" Th'
efficient life in Christ may be livet
without the strain of the wrong sor
of haste. Our Lord himself oftei
urged an eager and immediat'
haste" But there was no sense o.
hurry in his life, Let us live in th'
present though not for the present
using to the full, in hurry-free spirit
"the eternal now"
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IN A SHADOW
Tea Drlnker Feared Paralysis.

Steady use Of either tea Or cofes
often produces alarming symptoms
as the poison (caffeine) contained h
these beverages acts with more pol
tency in some persons than in Others
Il was never n coffee drinker
writes an Ill. woman, "but tea drink
err was very nervous, had frequent
spells of sick headache and hear
trouble, and was subject at times 70
severe attacks of bilious collie.
"No end of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my righ'
side would get numb and tingle like =
thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times | could hardly put my
tongue out of my mouth and my rign'
eye and ear we're affected.
"The doctors told me to quit using
tea, but thought could not live with
out it-that 1t was my only stay.
had been tea drinker for twenty-five
years; was under the doctors care fol
fifteen.
About six months ago, finally gun
tea and commenced to drink Postum
II have never had one spell of sick
headaches since and only one lisn'
attack Of bilious collie Have quit haV'
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronsel
all the time"
Name given by Postum Co., Batt'
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road "
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two FORMS:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c paeF
ages
Instant Postum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot VIZ
ter, and, with cream and sugar. make
delicious beverage instantly, SOc ap'
800 tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious 80
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" foY Postum
--solc bv rroceR
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into his ear that caused him to look
at her in utter amazement. 1t was so
astounding that he could not believe
he heard Alright. He mumbled in a
questioning tone, 81 beg your pardon?"
and she repeated her remark.
How wonderfully like you Frederic
is, Mr.. Brood" Then she added: do
you know, I've never noticed 1t until
tonight. It's really remarkable"
1T is a 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 1t 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 a perfectly delightful Bud
dha," cried Miss Janey, stopping in
front of the idol. How perfectly
lovely he is--or is it 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 1t was the
nearest thing to a caress that had
passed between them in fortnight
or longer. A wave OF shame swept
through him. Dear old girl, my dear
old girl" he whispered brokenly.
Her eyes radiated Joy, her lips part.
ed in a wan, tremulous smile of sur.
prise, and soft sigh escaped them.
my dear, dear boy" she murmured,
and was happier than she had been in
weeks.
"See here, old chap" said one OF the
middle-aged gentlemen, again consult
ing his watch as he loudly addressed
his host, cant you hurry this per.
formance of yours along bit? 1t is
after ten. you know"
81 will summon the magician" said
Brood. BE prepared, ladies and gen,
tlemen, to meet the devil, Ranjab is
the prince of darkness"
He lifted his hand to strike the
gong that stood near the edge Of the
table.
Involuntarily four pairs of eyes fas.
tened their gaze upon the door to the
Hindu's closet. Three mellow. softly
reverberating blooms" filed the room
Almost instantly the voice of the Hin
du was heard.
"Ai-ee, sahib!"
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CHAPTER VII.
"He Killed a Woman u

His face was livid with rage. For
a moment he glowered upon the two
old men, his fingers working spasmod.
ically, his chest heaving with the vol.
canic emotions he was trying so hard
TO subdue. Then he whirled about
10 glare into the hall.
IN Gods name, Freddy, boy, what's
happened?" cried old Mr.. Riggs, all
a.tremble.
Some minutes passed before he could
trust himself to speak. Ugly veins
stood out on his pale temples, as he
paced the floor in front of them. Even
tually Mr.. Dawes ventured the vital
question, in a somewhat hushed voice.
Have you-quarreled with your IA
ther, Freddy?'
The young man threw up his arms
in a gesture Of despair There was
wall Of misery in his voice as be
grated out:
In the name Of God, why should he
hate me as he does? What have /
done? Am I not a good son to him?"
"Hushl" implored Mr.. Dawes, nerv-
0usly. He'll hear you"
Hear mel" cried Frederic, and
laughed aloud in his recklessness.
why shouldn't he hear me? BY
God III not stand it a day longer He
wouldn't think of treating a dog as
he treats me. God, IL, why, he is
actually forcing me to hate him.
do hate himi / swear TO heaven, il
was in my heart to kill him down
there Just now. L" He could not
go on. He choked up and the tears
rushed to his eyes. Abruptly turning
away, he threw himself upon the
couch and buried his face on his arms,
sobbing like a little child.
The old men. distressed beyond the
power Of speech. mumbled incoherent
words of comfort as they slowly edged
out toward the door. They tiptoed
into the hall and neither spoke until
their bedroom door was closed behind
them. Mr.. Dawes even tried 1t to see
that it was safely latched.
The curtains parted and Yyonne
looked in upon the wretched Frederic.
There was look of mingled pain and
cemmiseration in her wide open eyes.
For moment she stood there regard.
ing him in silence. Then she swiftly
crossed the room to the couch in the
corner where he sat huddled up, his
shoulders still shaking with the mis-
cry that raeked him. Her hand went
out to touch the tousled hair, but
stopped before contact. Slowly she
drew back, with a glance of apprehen.
sion toward the door of the Hindus
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to be nice and good and reasonable,
James? mean about poor Frederick
His face clouded again. DO you
know what you are doing to the boy?'
he asked bluntly.
quite as well as | know what you
are doing to him." she replied quickly,
He stiffened Cant you see what II
is coming to-"
"Yes. He was on the point of leaving
your house, never to come back to 1t
again. That's what it is coming to, ''
she said, lively.
"Why-why, he'd starvep cried the
man, shaken in spite of himself. "He
has never done days labor, he
doesn't know how to earn a living.
He"
"And who is to blame? You, James,
you! You have tied his hands, and
have penned him up in"
1--WE will not go into that" he inter.
rupted coldly.
Very well. have advised him to
bide his time"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER Vll-continued.

Then. before their startled. horror
struck eyes, the Hindu coolly plunged
the glittering blade into his breast
driving u in to the hilt!
Good Lord" shouted the two old
men.
Raniab serenely replaced the sword
IN its scabbard.
1T 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 feller can be fooled, no matter
how closely he watches" said Mr..
Dawes, and he was not referring to
the amazing sword trick.
mo, sir said Mr.. Riggs, with
gloomy irrelevance. q don't like that
woman"
The old spell Of the Orient had
fallen upon the ancients. They were
hearing the vague whisperings OF
voices that came from nowhere. as
they had heard them years ago in the
mystic silences Of the East.
"Shl One comes" said Raniab,
softly. 1T will be the masters SON."
An instant later his closet door
closed noiselessly behind him and the
old men were alone. blinking at each
other There was no sound from the
hall They waited, watching the cur
tanned door At last they heard foot
steps on the stairs, quick footsteps Of
the young.
Frederick strode rapidly into the
room.
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these and over the girders is an outer
skin of proofed canvas. Slung under
the great length is a series of cabins.
Right In front is the station of the
lookout man, who is in charge Of the
starting and the landing; he has an
chors slung beneath him. In the first
boat, which is entirely covered in. are
two petrol engines. Behind this boat
is the gangway, fitted up with sleeping
berths for the crew. In the center is
the observation station. It is from
here that the bombs are dropped, and
1t is in here that the marvellous steer
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She laughed. Il shall pay no at
tention to such nonsense. You are an
honest fool and ] don't blame you
Wiser men than you have fallen in
love with me, so why not you? ] like
you. Freddy. like you very. very
much. i"
"You like me because | am his
son." he cried hotly.
"If you were not his son should
despise you" she said deliberately,
cruelty. He WINGED. There, now;
we've said enough. You must be
sensible. You will discover that ] am
very, very sensible. 1t is Lydia whom
you love, not l."
Before heaven, Yvonne, / do love
her. That's what cannot understand
about myself" He was pacing the
floor.
"But understand" she said, qui.
etly. Now go away, please. And
don't let me hear another word about
leaving your fathers house. You are
not to take that step until ! command
you to go. DO YOU understand"
He stared at her in utter bewilder.
ment for a moment, and slowly nodded
his head. Then he turned toward the
door, shamed and Inundated beyond
words.
AS he went swiftly down the stairs
his father came out upon the landing
above and leaned over the railing to
watch his descent. A moment later
Brood was knocking at Yvonne's door
He did not wait for an invitation to
enter, but strobe into the room with
out ceremony.
She was standing at the window
that opened out upon the little stone
balcony, and had turned swiftly at
the sound of the rapping. Surprise
gave way to an expression of displeas-
ure.
what has Frederic been saying to
you?" demanded her husband curtly,
after he had closed the door.
A faint sneer came to her lips.
Nothing, my dear James, that yoT
would care to know" she said. smol-
dering anger in her eyes.
"You mean something that ]
shouldn't know" he grated.
Are you forgetting yourself,
James?" coldly.
He stared at her incredulously,
Good Lord! Are you trying to tell
me what | shall do or say"
She came up to him slowly. James
we must both be careful We must
not quarrel.v Her hands grasped the
lapel of his long lounging robe. There
was an appealing look In her eyes that
checked the harsh words even as they
rose to his lips. He found himself
looking into those dark eyes with the
same curious wonder in his own that
had become so common of late Time
and again he had been puzzled by
something he saw in their liquid
depths, something he could not fathom
no matter how deeply he probed
What is there about you, Yvonne
that hurts me-yes, actually hurts me
when you look at me as you're look
ing now?" he cried, almost roughly
There is something in your eyes
there are times when you seem to be
looking at me through eyes that are
not your own. lists quite un
canny. If you"
81 assure you my eyes are all my
own" she cried. flippantly, and yet
there was slight trace of nervous.
ness in her manner. DO you intend
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is WORK OF MANY MONTHS
Construction Of the Marvellous zeppe
lin Aircraft Not a Matter Which
Can Be Hurried.

The building of Zeppelin Is not
the work of day. The mere work on
the vessels takes an entire year, and
when that work is done another three
months must be spent In testing.
Stretched in a framework Of girders,
there are from seventeen to twenty
five balloonettes from end to end Over