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serpent In his masters house, but the
serpent change before his eye and he
become the slave. She speak 10 him
on the voice of the wind and he obey.
It is the law. Kismet! His master
have Of wives two. Two, sahib-the
living and the dead. They speak with
Ranjab to-day and he obey"
There was dead silence In the room
for many minutes after the remarkable
utterances of the mystic. The two
men, master and man. looked into each
others eyes and spoke no more. yet
something passed between them.
"The sahibah has sent Roberts for q
priest" said the Hindu at last.
"A priest? But | am not q Catholic
nor Frederic"
Madam is. The servants are say
ing that the priest will be here too
late. They are wondering why you
have not already killed me. sahib."
Killed you too?"
They are now saying that the last
stroke Of the gong, sahib. was the
death sentence for Ranjab. 1t called
me here to be slain by you. l have
told them all that | fired the"
go down at once. my friend" said
Brood, laying his hand on the mans
shoulder. Let them see that / do not
blame you, even though we permit
them to believe this lie of ours. Go,
my friend!"
The man bent his head and turned
away. Near the door he stopped stock
still and listened intently.
'The sahibah comes"
here" said Brood, and his jaw hard
ened. Holder sent for me, Ranjab, an
hour ago, but-he was conscious then.
His eyes were open. II could not
look into them. There would have
been hatred in them-hatred for me
and IL could not 90. l was a coward.
Yes. a coward after all. She would
have been there to watch me as l
cringed. ! was afraid of what l might
do 20 her then"
HE is not conscious now, sahib."
said the Hindu slowly.
sum- caiu tHc OtucI, COmpIcSSiu5
his lips, Il am afraid am afraid.
God, Ranjab. you do not know what it
means to be a coward! You"
And yet, sahib, you are brave
enough to stand on the spot where he
fell-where his blood ~fiowed-and that
Is not what a coward would do"
The door opened and closed swiftly
and he was gone. Brood allowed his
dull, wondering gaze to sink to his
feet. He was standing on the spot
where Frederic had fallen. There was
no blood there now. The rug had been
removed and before his W eyes, the
swift-moving Hindu had washed the
floor and table and put the room In or
der. All this seemed ages age. Since
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Sisters Story,

II she hesitated outside the room to
summon the courage to face the man
who would demand so much Of her,
there was nothing in her manner now
to indicate that such had been the
case. She approached him without a
symptom of nervousness or irresolu-
ton. Her dark eyes met his without
wavering and there was purpose in
them.
She devoted a single glance Of sur
prise to the uncurtained window on en-
tering the door and an instant later
scrutinized the floor with un~mistakabie
interest as IL expecting TO find m
thing there to account for his motive
in admitting the glare of light-some-
thing to confound and accuse her. But
there was no fear or apprehensiveness
in the look. She was not afraid.
Brood remained standing, a little be-
yond the broad ray of light. expecting
her to advance into its full, revealing
glare. She stopped, however, in the
shadow opposite. 1t was he who moved
forward into the light. and there was a
deep searching look In his eyes. In an
instant 1t was gone; he had satisfied
himself. The curious experience of the
morning had been a phantasm, an IL
fusion, a mockery. There was moth
ing in this woman's smoldering eyes
to suggest the soft, luminous lowell
ness of Matilde's. He drew a long.
deep breath Of relief.
She had put on a rather plain white
blouse, open at the neck. The cuffs
were rolled up nearly to the elbows,
evidence that she had been using her
hands in some active employment and
had either forgotten or neglected to re-
store the sleeves to their proper posi-.
ton. A chic black walking-skirt lent
to her trim. erect figure a suggestion
Of girlishness.
Her arms hung straight down at her
sides. Imply 1t would have seemed at
first glance, but In reality they were
rigid.
II have come. as I said I would" she
said. after q long. tense silence. Her
voice was low. huskier than ever, but
without q tremor of excitement. you
did not say you would wait for me
here. but ] knew you would do 30. The
hour OF reckoning has come. We
must pay. both Of us. I am not fright
ened by your silence. James. nor am I
afraid OF what Won may aay or do.
First Of al. II Ii expected that Frederic
will die. D0cf0r Ho6dor hsa nroclsimad
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site side of the table, with the mellow
light full upon her lovely, serious face.
"Sit there" she said, signifying the
chair he had requested her to take.
please sit down." she went on impa-
tiently, as he continued to regard her
~forbiddingly from his position neal the
window.
~ shall be better able to say what /
have to say standing" he said signif-
cantly.
DO you expect me to plead with you
for forgiveness?" she inquired. with IN
unmistakable look of surprise.
You may saw yourself the humilia-
ton of SUCH
But you are very gravely mistaken"
h interrupted. 81 shall ask nothing
of you"
Then We need not prolong the"
II have come to explain, not to
plead" she went on resolutely. 81 want
to tell you why | married you. You
will not find 1t a pleasant story, nor
will you be proud OF your conquest. 1t
will not be necessary for you to turn
me out of your house. / entered it
with the determination to leave it in
my own good time. / think you would
better sit down."
He looked at her fixedly for a mo
ment. as if striving to materialize a
thought that lay somewhere in the
back of his mind. He was vaguely
conscious OF an impression that he
could unravel all this seeming mystery
without a suggestion from her If given
the time to concentrate his mind on
the vague. hazy suggestion that tor
mented his memory.
He sat down opposite her, and rest
ed his arms on the table. The lines
about his mouth were rigid, uncompro-
missing, but there was a look of wonder
in his eyes.
She leaned forward in her chair, the
better to watch the changing express
sion in his eyes as she progressed with
her story. Her hands were clenched
tightly under the tables edge.
you are looking into my eyes-as
you have looked a hundred times" she
said after a moment. There is some
thing in them that has puzzled you
since the night when you looked into
them across that great ballroom in
London. You have always felt that
they were not new to you, that you
have had them constantly In front of
you for ages. Do you remember when
you first saw me, James Brood?"
He stared. and his eyes widened. 81
never saw you in my life urtsl that
night in London, l."
Look closely. Isn't there something
more than doubt in your mind as you
look into them ow? ?"
II confess that / have always been
puzzled by-by something l cannot IN
derstand in But all this leads to
nothing" he broke OF harshly. I'VE
are not here to mystify each other but
to-"
"TS explain mysteries. that's II. OF
course. You are looking. What do
you see? Are you not sure that you
looked into my eyes long. long agof
Are there not moments when my voice
il familiar to you. when II speaks to
you out Of"
He sat up. rigid Is Q block Of stone.
Yes, ~ heaven, l have felt Il al
aanag. radag I - eosvinse4 TT
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hear, He doe. no. x.ow. shall mo-,

near! lie dues nOS x2OW. ! Sndii DOs
let him die"
"One moment, II you please" said
her husband coldly. you may spare
me the theatres. Moreover. We will
not discuss Frederic. What we have
to say to each other has little to do
with that poor wretch downstairs. This
Is your hour of reckoning, not his.
Bear that"
You are very much mistaken" h
interrupted, her gaze growing more
fixed than before. "He is a part of our
reckoning. He is the n great char
acter in this miserable, unlooked-for
tragedy. VIII you be so kind as to
draw those curtains? And do me the
honor to allow me to sit in your pres
ence." There was infinite scorn in her
voice. 81 am very tired. / have not
been idle. Every minute OF my waking
hours belongs to your son. James
Brood-but owe this half-hour to you.
You shall know the truth about me, as
l know 1t about you. ! did not count
or this hour ever being a part Of my
life, but it has to be, and | shall face
1t without weeping over what might
have been. wall you draw the cur
tains?"
He hesitated a moment and then
jerked the curtains together, shutting
out the pitiless glare.
"Will you be seated-there?" he
said quietly, pointing to a chair at the
end of the table.
She switched on the light in the big
lamp but instead of taking the chair
indicated, sank into one on the oppo-
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that time he had barred his soul to the
Sinking Buddha and, receiving no
consolation from the SNUG image, had
violently cursed the thing. Since then
he had waited-he had waited for
many things to happen. He knew all
that took place below stairs. He knew
when Lydia came and he denied him
self to her. The coming of the police.
the nurses and the anesthetician, and
later on, Mrs. John Desmond and the
reporters-all this he had known, for
he had listened at q crack In the open
door. And he had heard his wife's
calm, authoritative voice In the hall be-
low, giving directions. Now for the
first time he looked about him and felt
himself attended by ghosts. In that
instant he came to hate this once-loved
room. this cherished retreat. and all
that 1t contained. He would never set
his foot inside Of its four walls again.
II was filed with ghostsi
On the corner Of the table lay q
great heap Of manuscript-the story Of
his life up to the escape from Lhasai
The sheets of paper had been scat
tered over the floor by the ruthless
hand OF the surgeon. but % they
we're back in perfect order. replaced
- another He thought Of the
onal chapter that would have to BE-
written II he went on with the journal.
y SUu1d have to b. written. for 4 vas
- tzus story e ~ liza ~ snDs6b
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why DO you advoeats SlAnsss
street-paving billsf"
TO cover the baAs g - sts9n1A
g ssursA.s
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WAR SCARE CAUSES
WHEAT TO DECLINE
Number 2 Red Cash Sold Down to
$l.3s; May options Goes 10
sl.ss.
(By Associated press.)

CHICAGO, ian. s.-Reports that
congress might be asked to declare
an embargo on foodstuff. and vague
rnmors that Italy might soon enter
the war against Turkey and force
an outlet for Russian wheat through
the Dardanelies resulted In o breal,
of almost cents In wheat prices
here today. Nuniber Q red cash sold
down 10 s1;36 % bushei and ON cifauge
the May option declined TO Si.3S.
Presiticnt Canby. OF The Board oi
Trade: discussipg today the recent
sudden rise. said:
rheae rh9 es'e qualified to express
an opinion OF wheat values knaw thas
= Ia; S=s:s, q. si.;t %. iasssSI, aus
the pressnt range OF prices. That
cause is based on the fact that Nor
way. Sweden. Denmark, Holland,
France, England aad Italy have been
In competition as buyers In the Unit
ed States markets during the last few
months. Closing of the Dardanelies
and eliraination OF exports from Rus
sia; has concentrated the worlds de-
niand on the United States. Manipu-
iations have had nothing to do with
creating this situation, in my judg-
ment"
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i TODlen1 DI ! d1CifiygtliiO1a
rQctiea ally is S0lUea

pended Until there can be enacted new
laws governing the matter.
4! rIt is alleged by !Carranza that the
properties have been operated to the
detiimeut o fthe nation and to the exA
elusive benefit oafthe owners. General
Carranza states that es most OF the
properties are operated by foreigners
the privileges they possess oil appeal
ing to their governments for protec-
tion gives accession fors danger OF COM
plications o fan International char
acter which would prove embarrass-
ing to- the government In any work vf
revising the oil laws. ~
IL lis stated that the right to des-
troy work undertaken after the de-
cree has been promulged is assumed
by tho Constitutionalist government
which also claims the right TO charge
the xpenses thereof To the managers
or owners Any wells sunk or brought
into operation after the issuance OF
the decree shall be cops sidered nation
ai property. Fss lsssS.s.
Practically ali the Mexican oil
lands are In territory which CarTanza
still controls. = ss5s
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SEA BEL ON IsS To
HE World
Asserts Dr. DIernburg rsfnier1

(By Ass5 ia,ed Press, -,l.,,.

NEW YORK. Jan. The Sea is
th6 common property OF all the world
and if itp freedom Is maintained IL twill
mem cessation OF war, asserted DR..
HeFnhard Dernbarg former Sseffnan
.cplopial seer ethry, In an. address to-
day before the Republican Ciu6. The
presant sttuggle he declared, was the
fight ION the one side for absoh.te do
niHson OF the seven seas and Son the
other for q free aea. :, =, g!57ss sJs
The English Iihxe time ana again
asserted, 4, he sait .tnat Brittanfg
must ruie the waEss as d matter of
safety. sThe british doctrine ieafiB
further. nfSaec cessitys to the claim that
the British empire begins &C the filree-
mile limit or all other territary, a,
clsim that A1s no foundation In the
law nG nations or ih the feeling OF the
.eivillzesl world. " " g = ) 5i
We titHAt esl hJiBlt d free sea 10 he
piled on ciisiyelf b.. the sraechant
marisie s6f laii nat ions: Men OF war OF
any nhllon saEia ataoe yer slnuss be forbid
done. the world as dt itR divided now
VIII come al i permanent peace. =
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tBy Associated Prvs..)


LONDON. Jan, --EheuId Rumania.
now that the Hnssians are on the bor-
der. II not actually In TransyIyanif,,
decide 10 Join the Allies, her army
will provide the missing link In the
chain OF troops 1900 miles long, wind :
ing from the Baltic TO the Adriatic.
This battle line would be composed
OF Russians, Rumanians. Seryians and
Montenegrihs on the one side, and
Germans and Austro-H -Hpngarians on
the other. q. ~ ~ Z {:
The Allies believe Rulnania soon
Will take the plunge, Other Develop
aisnts are expected. Rotations between
Greece and Turkey have reached the
breaking point over the alleged ILL
treatment OF Creeks In Asia Minor. IT.
aly is growing restless oyes Turkeys
daiay In giving satisfaction for the
yiolat ION of the italian consulate ar
Hodeida, from which the British con-
sui who sought refuge. was forcibiy
removed,
Italy also. II Is reported, has agreed
that Servia should be, granted q port
In the Adriatic Remania anu Greece,
II is thonght; however, may delay talk
Ing up arms Until Bulgaria, which is
anxious for part OF Macedonia, is
satisfied for q hostile Bulgarian on
their borders would compel them to
divide their forces.
While there are mo reports of start
ling battle fleld DEVELOPMENTS. ex-
uemelyg impDf tnnt operations are prt),
crossing In both east and west. e
The Geyrlans, simultaneously with
renewal OF their attacks on tie LETT
bank OF the YistuRL are DEVELOPING
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The ALLIES BELIEVE RuMAN|h
SOON WILL TAKE The PLUNGE
Would Provide the Missing Link in the Chain Of
Troops 1 1900 Miles Long Relations Be-
tween Greece and Turkey Have Reached
Breaking Point Italy ;s Growing
Restless.

Ia new offensive from the direction of
Miawa on. the east prassian frontier.
Some German attacks on the Russian
line which runs along the Bzura and
Rawka rivers and thence southwark
to Op0czno, and along the Nida to Opa-
rowlec on the lower VistuIa, have been
particularly severe, but according to
the Russian report. all have been re-
pulsed.
The thaw which has set in. in south
ern Poland and Galicia, has converted
the country into sea of mud and
even cleared the snow from the Car
pathians. so that fighting In this re-
gion is impossible.
The French, after a heavy lombard
Iment OF the German positions between
the Disc and the, western end of the
Argonne,, and after suffering several
repulses, have advanced their fronts
at several points, particularly east or
Rheims, where their progress has
been Slow but steady. In eastern Ar
Sonne the Germans have been advanc-
ing.
The French again renort nrnsress
In the vicinity, OF Flirey, in the Vice.
.yre district. which Is OF particular inn
portance, for shout &c continue they,
will cut the road linking st. MihieI
with Metz and may compel the Ger
mans 10 eyacuate st. Mihiel, which
they gained long ago at great cost.
The Germans have sent reinforce
iments to Alsace. where the French
advance has threatened to cut Mrel-
haiisen from the rest OF tLe German
line and have occnnie5 Burnhaup.-
lie sEalIt Il 80 n A. g l} q ~ ifr.
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Plan I'd Bfifag Job less Ill
sasad ls1alale less Job IOggl se

for work or workers viii IS sfece!yets
by the postmastsr. WIN Will ha aiifz
piled With forms 10 10 fllteS etlk a1S /,
IfRswarsied 20 the labor sieparttnsAt
agent In charge Of tlie sons IA y hieh
fhe office Is located. The stffAntson
brunch of the inniiEfat ti4a ee essscS WHY
ihantlle thst part OF the work ana TO ~
also Will 80 reports OF Tie eafichits
raj departments ND Is lf,ett ttii5sis = issfs
leb0refs are needed. hlfcesits sWifs
lsshese they cen oBtsisi WORK Sofs fl:e
szinil they deck. \ I,
colnnaissione Canitacil said iile
plan had been tried ont ils 4 srnAll
way aud the fesnila kaSi tssn most
lstislectofy, After the lifes al SAiefs, IS
1kssgs last yuns. sFiie: t<Afiy ggseao
fact0ry ppfrAtiyes sgere skr6Wl out N
emp iryns< ~ khe labor ems
seeded q ilpiil.E wetA its nelils l;f
them. ;lEl
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Elf Seven Vessels
Will Make Up Fleet
fBy As.ociatsti Pre.s.,I

4 3 WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.--Eifty-sayen
naval vesseis Will mako mp the fest
xssicit viii go 10 San Francisco by way
Of the Panama Canal next March,
Secretary Daniels announced t0tiay.
There win be n hstfieshspB, headed
By the dfeadnapght Wyoming, Admir-
ai Fletcher's fiagship: IS t0spei0
boat destroyers, and rs auxtiiayfes.
inciuding colIiers and suppIy resssis
Z AZ christobal the feet will be joined
by the famous old Oregon end Deweyss
tIagshib OF Manila, the Olympia The
Oregon 10 being lifted on the Psclilc
coasj Tor the cruise and the Uiynpifai
at charleston. s. @.
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'{By Asso,tsl ps.a,.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a eatlonhi
burea6 reaclsing into
.ayery sectien OF sthe United states win
ba put into operation By the labor de-
nartlnent next week. IL win ID Spefats
ed along the timer or Presidegt WI
sS5Ei.s sllggentiot in his IptiIaiiApoIis
speech ior q systeInntir method pf
uCIplgtg tue WQrriuE men nl America ~
Peliminary work for the btsyeau has
been cpnipiesesl. II wS3 aEaonneeii tos
day BY CehifIissloAef CAmlnelsi of the
tulmigratipn buread. and InstSGrifons
sent 70 D0stInaHlers and rural mail
carsiers throughout tho couatfy ~, a t6
nearly 100000 field scents pf the aEs
ficnItntRt deph ftnf3fit. q
The general piae wii8 outlined ~
Afr. gAmine,ti ng oIl0g 4 ~
Notices Will Be posted IN ali nostZ
Offices anDoAncins that HpDilcafions
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Prisoners Are Not
Being Ill Treated
Ry A.saeia.sd Ptes,..ll

WASHINGTON Jan. o. Chandler
Anderson. former counsellor Of the
state department, who recently visited
Franc, Germany, Austria and Great
Britain sor the department and In
spected detention camps for intern
ed NATIONALS Of hostile nations, report
ed to President Wilson today that
charges that these prisoners were be-
ing III treated were unfounded. SO
far as his observations went, he said,
they were being given. the game treat
s'ient Hs the soldiers who guard the
camps. 10
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Steamer Receiving
Official Attention
try Assoeiaietl Press,

WASliiNGTON. Jan. g.--The status
os the former famburg-American
steamer Dacia, loading mt Port Arthur,
Texas. with cotton for Bremen; Ger
many. is receiving official attention
here, IL was learned today. because of
an intimation from the British govern
ment that this ship might be regarded
as subject to seizure. The questions
involved are or great imp0rtance not
only TO Americana seeking to pur-
chase interned German merchant
ships. but also to southern cotton In
terests. now exerting every effort TO
fnd means OF placing the staple In
European markets ! I, a
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Dynamite Bombs and
Fuses In His Trunk
fay 5 ao,.ein,ed ] rros.. !

IS ), TRENTON, N j., Jan. 9. Enalle
Gabrielle. resident OF the italian dis.
trict, arrested today ;;by the Trentoa
bombs &.sid fuses In his trunk 1t his
hesrslias hcaSe, was charged With as-
tempting to wreck 81. Joachfri,a
church, where an ulexpioded bpIi;a /;
was fonnd last Monday. scabrieie
pIeadsa not guilty and in default of
5000 hail was sent to jall
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fBy Associnted rrcsn.l }

BUEN0S AIRES, Jan. s.-La Prem
sa publishes the report that mn en-
gagement has taken place of Rio
Grande de Norte, Braxil, Detween the
Rrltish battle cruiser inyincibie nnsl
the German cruiser Won Der Tam,
adding that the Won Der Tam llas
been sunk.
! The German battle cruiser Won Der
Tam was, reported several weeks ago
to have crosse dtlte Atlantic to Join
the other German warsiiips IN the
South Atlantic. or Pacific. Her ar.
+rical In those waters never has been
recorded.
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WILL PREVENT
BORDER FIGHTING
villa GIVES HIS WORD
THAT THERE WILL BE NO
MORE MORE TROUBLE
.NACO SHALL
REMAIN NEUTRAL
Mexican Leader Promises Gen.
Scott That Gov Maytorena
VIII Sign Agreement.
tBy Associated Press,

Ell PASO.s Tex. Jan. 9.-Geaeral
villa today gave Brigadler General
Scott his word tina. he would prevent
further border lighting. which since
the Madero revolution In 1911, has
been menace to residents OF Ameri-
can border towns.
The Mexican leader promised he
would order Governor Maytorena to
sign an agreement which had been
drafted by General Scott at Naeo. II
would prevent q recurrence OF the
fighting there, which during the last
two months has caused the wounding
and killing OF more tnsn so persons
on the American side. General Hill,
commander OF the Carranza garrison
defending Naco. Sonora, already has
signed the agreement.
The 5000 Villa troops passing
through Juarez on their way to So-
nora, will be sent. Villa said. to Quay
mas. on the California gulf. and not
TO participate in fighting along the
border ~
The agreement also provides thai
Naco shall remain neutral territory
and CLOSED to commerce until some
constitutional government is estab-
lished in Mexico ,iiid recognized : by
the United States and until one on the
.contending factions In Sonora entire.
ly dominates tine other. Nogaies. held
by Maytorena. ana Aqua prIeta. hata
by Hill. shall not be attacked for any
rnasnn @hstsca &C., ..s- -. 5s5s;s=-
{ Maytorena's troons shall raf.Pa to
Cananea or Nogales. and shall not
molest the movement of the Hill
forces from Naco to Aqua Prieta.
This last clause is opposed by the
Maytorena T. csion. Naco is between
Nogales and Agua Prieta. s.
General Villa Is expected to return,
south to direct personally tile cam
paign against Carraza forces In the
cast. General Scott viii. return to,
Washington. perhaps after brlef
visit to Naco
A Villa force Will be detached 10
hold General Hills force at Agun
Prieta, but 1t Is understood not to at
tack him.
General villa announced tonight he
would welcome the return to Mexico
of all former regular army ofilcers,
many OF whom were reported In q iles-
,titute state i'm the Unitcl States ana
other countries. He. also issued a.
statement claiming decisive victory
against carranza troops near Saltiilo.