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CHAPTER XVIII.

He emerged only upon a second sum-
mons to dinner, two hours later, and
came to the table so white and silent
that his wife made her anxiety mani
fest and was but partially treasured
by his explanation that his lunch had
disagreed" with him a little.
Presently. however, he spoke effec-
lively. Bibbs, whose appetite had be-
come hearty, was helping himself to a
second breast of capon from white
Jackets salver. Here's another diff
ference between Midas and chicken"
Sheridan remarked, grimly. 81 reckon
you overlooked that. Midas looks to
ME like he had the advantage there"
Bibbs retained enough presence Of
mind TO transfer the capon breast to
his plate without dropping 1t and to
respond, "Yes-he crows over it."
Having returned his antagonists fire
in this fashion, he blushed-for he
could blush distinctly now-and his
mother looked upon him with pleasure.
though the reference to Midas and
ROSTERS was of course jargon to her
ibid you ever see anybody improve
the way that child has!' she exclaimed
81 declare, Bibbs, sometimes lately you
look right handsome!'
Hes got to be such a gadabout,"
Edith gtggled.
II found something Of his on the
moor upstairs this morning, before any
Body was uD.'' said Sheridan 81
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CHAPTER XXI.

The Sheridans diDed on Sundays ut
FIVE. Sibyl had taken pains not to ar
rive either before or after the hand
was precisely on the hour, and the
members Of the family were all seated
at the table within two minutes after
she and Roscoe had entered the house,
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over 1t, though Sheridan was rebeIlious
and scornful, being brought to a de-
gree Of tractabiIity only by means Of
horrible threats and talk of amputa-
ton. However, he appeared at the
dinner table with his hand supported
In a sling, which he seemed to regard
as an tndfgnity, while the natural in
quiries upon the subject evidently
struck him as deliberate insults Mrs.
Sheridan, having been unable to con-
tain her solicitude several times dur
Ing the day, and having been checked
each time in manner that blanched
her cheek, FASTENED to warn Roscoe
and Sfbyl, upon their arrival at FIVE,
to omit any reference to the injury and
to avoid even looking at the sling IL
they possibly could.
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CHARTER AK.

When he came into the new house,
few minutes later, he found his IA
Their sitting alone by the library fire.
Bibbs went in and stood before him.
I'm cured, father he said when
10 go back to the shop? I'm ready"
The desolate and grim old man did
not relax. Il was sfttin' up to give
you last chance to say something
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Roscoe settled his hat down over his
eyes and went out
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Uncle Harry Tells HON.
Gulf Stream Aids Russ
Course of Water Makes II Possible for Allies to fur-
ry Ammunition to Land of the Czar-Trade
Winds Help European Countries.

other waters. This In due. II II believed
to the sediment which IL carried dowr
the Mississippi river and caught up by
the Gulf Stream as II circles around
through the Gulf of Mexico"
Miss Wright told us In school this
other day that the Gulf Stream benefits
the countries OF Europe. What did shs
mean"
"If 1t were not for the Gulf Stream
replied Uncle Harry. many Of the
countries In northern Europe would not
Take a look at the globe"-and Uncle
Harry drew the globe nearer-"London
the largest city In the world IL farther
north than st. James Bay, which II
hundreds OF miles north of the great
lakes.
Norway Is AZ far north as Alaska and
the North Cape In as far north as
Prince Albert Island. one OF the islands
Stefanson visited when exploring the
frozen Arctic. Yet these lands are in
hablted. not by Es1uimos. but by
London, for instance, II about the
same as that of New York: II II were
not for the Gulf Stream, London and
ell England would be barren frozen
waEtes like Labrador"
You said that the Gulf Stream has
an influence on the war. What did you
meanG asked Joe.
II meant that II II were not for the
Gulf Stream. Russia would not be able
to procure supplies from England dur
ing the winter months. In the sum
mer the Russian part OF Archangel is
lce-free. but In October the entrance to
to the White Sea freezes and Archangel
becomes ice-bound. Now, northwest OF
Archangel on the Russian coast Is an
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other Russian seaport with the long
name of Novo AleNandrovsk. You
would expect this port to be frozen in
winter, too. in view OF the fact that il
Is farther Forth than Archangel. but &c
n matter OF fact the last feeble current
81 the Gulf Stream laps the shores Of
Russia at Novo Alexandrovsk and
keeps tht part OF the Arctic ocean free
from Ice. Consequently. ships can ply
between England and Russia. even II
Archangel and the White Sea arc
frozen up.
"Of course. Novo Alexandrovsk IL
much farther away from Moscow and
Pctrograd than Archangel, and Il Is
much more costly getting supplies in
that way. as II Is necessary to carry
them overland to Kandelaksk on the
White Sea. and then by sledges on the
Ice across the White Sea to Archangel.
whence they are shipped by railroad
south into Russia.
so YOU sec, bows. II II were not for
the Gulf Stream. Russia would be sepa-
rated from her allies by barrier OF Ice
that would prevent their bringing in
ammunition and supplies"
Then said Joe: I'm glad that q, NJ
i. wrote and asked you about the
Gulf Stream. You have told us lots OF
things tonight that l am going TO
write IN my composition at school next
Copyright. 1916 by the NC Syndicate
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LOOKING FOR WORK

Everywhere men complain about
work; even boys and girls in school or
business find work tedious and irk-
some, but It isn't the work half so much
as their own lack Of physical strength
that makes it hard.
Rich blood, strong lungs and health.
full digestion make work pleasurable
in business, in school or even house.
work, and if those who are easily tired
who are not sick, but weak and ner,
vous--would just take SCOTS Emul.
sion for one month and let its pure
concentrated food create richer blood
to pulsate through every artery and
vein-let il build a structure of healthy
tissue and give you vigorous strength
You would find work easy and would
look for more. Insist on SCOTS.
soOti q Bovine. BiOOulhSta.H.J, v-s
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TORPEDO SHOT At
LINER OFF TUN|S
Patria's Commander Declares
Submarine Attacked Ship
Without Warning.

NEW YORK. March ls.-The Fabre
liner Patria. flying the French nag.
mar rowly escaped being sunk without
warning by a submarine on The coast
OF Tunis on March 1, Captain Dechelles
reported on his arrival today.
me submarines torpedo missed the
rudder by less than thirty feet.
The incident created a panic among
the 200 passengers There were twenty
Americans aboard.
The Patria left Palermo on February
~. and was proceeding toward Gipral-
tar. At 9;lb on the morning of Marcn
] Captain Dechelles sighted the perl
scope OF a submarine.
lie signaled full speed ahead. and the
Patrta adopted o zig-zag course.
An instant later, he said, he saw the
white streak of foam following In the
wake OF a torpedo, and passengers from
the stern reported the torpedo flashed
few yards astern OF the rudder.
Captain Dechelles said that Ramon
J. Janer, American vice consul went
aboard the Pntria at Lisbon to investi-
gate the incident. He will report to
washington.
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~ am. And I'm proud OF II. I'm going
to save her II I can. And II can't,
am going to wait--a lifetime, II l have
70 TIL she gets out OF prison; and then
bs IN gong sr ao w on ny knees to her and
Red Circle and all7"
Red Circle and all. She's the only girl
on earth for me, chief. l."
Aliens secretary came in with a. tel
PASSED II over to Lamar. Max read:
- have a charge. to bring against
Red Circle Lady for theft Of war
plans. TODD DREW.
,bat nsS ne. you gu. are" said Allen. And
per the case. Drew had plans for a
superdestructive war Implement. lie
inherited thom from his father, the big
inventor. He was just going to sell
hand snatched them away from him.
was woman's hand with a Red
Cfrcle on II. He didn't see anything OF
me woman; except her hand. But It
man stamped In. 1t was Grant. the
loan shark.
The papers say you've caught the
lied Circle woman at last. I'm here TO
make formal charge against her. for
locking me In my vault and stealing all
those promissory notes from my desk"
Lamar. sick at heart, got to his feet.
without word of farewell he started
Tor the door. Allen looked auizzicaliy
after him for a moment. Then he sum
moned his cleverest plain clothes man.
FOLLOW lamar" he ordered In q
whisper. And then 60 to the fiat
house where June Travis is staying.
lieved. I've a notion she's going 10 try
TO bolt and that Max Lamar's going TO
try to help her do IT,"
The plain clothes man was OF like a
~ -
task unexpectedly easy. For Lamar
was making for June's apartment as
fast as he could 20.
The crime specialist vanished into
the apartment house doorway without
Clothes man ionnsed idly against a
tree across the street. smugly certain
that he had not been observed.
Now II hbppencd that Max Lamar
was one of the most brilliant detec''
Tho sixth sense. 80 coynnon TO born
man-hunters. had told him, before he
had gone a hundred yards from police
headquarters. that he was followed.
this belief. Partly because there was
want to put his purEuer or guard.
Put. the moment he entered the
careless demeanor changed. Stepping
quickly to one side. SO that he was
not longer IL view from tho street. nc
turned and moved along tho sidewalk
Of the hallway toward the front door.
again. end presently he came to n win
daw that overlooked tho sidewalk.
F1attcning himself against the wall.
he peepcd around tho edSe Of the wip-
dow frame. for one trief second: only
a small portion OF his head showing.
That single glimpse told him MI he
wanted to know. IIc raw the plain
clothes man lettering with APPARENT
thoroughfare. Lamar recognized him
as Warren; ono Of the most tenacious
euick-wltted members Of the force.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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ARMY AND NAVY
ORDERS OF TO-DAY
List Of Changes Announced bV
Departments.
Army.


Leave ten days is granted Capt. Will
Capt Charles de F. Chandler. signal
Corps, to Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
for assignment to temporary duty.
Capt. James W. Furlow. duartermaSter
corps, to automobile factory. Cleveland.
Ohio. assume charge Of Motor Truck
Company. No. l. accompany to FL Paso.
Tex, and upon arrival at that pla'e
handing general, southern department.
fer instructions.
Movements Of Vessels.
Arrived-Jason. at Norfolk yard; KS
at Pensacola; Montana, at Guantanamo;
Peoria, at Pensacola; Preston. at Key
West; Reid. at Key West; Tennessee. AT
Port of Spain. Trinidad; Virginia, Ia'
Boston yard.
Sailed-Farragut, from san Pedro.
NOTES.
Government transportation will be
available from Hampton Roads to Guam
tanamo about the nth inst.
The Jacob Jones. at Newport. has
been ordered to Key West.
The D-l. Dr., and D-3 at the New
York yard. have been ordered to the
submarine base. New London.
The Caesar, at Naples, has been or
dered TO Hampton Roads.
The Virginia, detached from duty with
the Atlantic feet, assigned to duty with
the Atlantic reserve fleet.
The FL. F-2,. and F-3 were placed in
ordinary at the navy yards Mare
Battieship No. 4S has been assigned
the name Tennessee.
The name OF the armored cruiser Ten.
nessee will be changed to Memphis on
May 26.
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A Message To Thin
Weak Scrawny Folk.
An Easy way 10 Gals 10 to 40 Pound,
or Solid Healthy Permanent Flesh.

An Easy Way 10 Gals 10 20 10 Pound
or Solid Healthy Permanent Flesh.
Thin. nervous undeveioped men and womer
everywhere are heard 70 say. II can't under.
stand why ] do not get fat. eat plenty Of
good nourishinE food The reason 10 Just
thls You cannot get fat, no matter how much
you eat, unless your digestive organs assim.
Hate the fat-making elements OF your fooe
instead OF passing them out through the body
AZ waste.
ing the assmilative functions Of the stomach
and intestines 10 absorb the oils and fats END
hand them over TO the blood. where they may
reach the starved. shrunken. rundown tie.
sues and build them UP. The thin persons
body IL like q dry sponse-eager and hungry
for the fatty materials OF which Il 10 beins
deprived by the failure OF the alimcntary
canal 10 take them from the food. A splen.
did way OF working 20 overcome this sinful
waste OF flesh building elements and TO stop
the leakage Of fats II to try sarsol, the
famous flesh building agent that has been %
widely sold In America In recent years. Take
little Bargol tablet with every meal and
see II your cheeks don't quickly All out and
rolls OF hrm. healthy nesh form over your
body. covering each bony angie and project
ing point. James o. Donnell Drug Stores and
other good druggists have Sargol or can gst
II from their wholesaler. and will refund
your money u you are not satisfied with the
gain In weight II produces as stated on the
guarantee In each large package. II IL In
expensive. easy to take and highly Efficient
NOTE:-Sergol 10 recommended only as q
nesh builder and while excellent results In
cases Of nervous Indigestion. etc. have besn
reported. care should be taken about using
II unless gain Of weight Is desired. -Adyt.
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J; at 10 o'clock. The petit Jurors for the
OF his family.
The grand and first weeks petit jury
lowing: Edward Z Perkins, Reuben A.
Baker, Frederick Heller. Nicholas o.
Ridgeley, James r. Cross. Francis p.
Underwood. George S. Dove;
snoWden Sweeney, George o. De-
Mar. J. Wood; James A. Brown. John
Thomas w. Baxter, Joseph g. FowIer
James F. Walters. William A. Fairail,
George d. Curtin. Robert A. Padgett,
d 5;.Hra. P TT sn,, George P, Hopkins.
Elias B. Rowell. w. Beall Bowie. Car.
vel n. Beckett, Wallace Plots. william
p Magruder;
Charles B. Ager. Robert w. Brooke.
Albert Firestine, Lewis Griffith. Henry
n: Grimes. William Alton Callahan,
william Z. Clifton, John w, Kalden-
bach, 1r.. William A. Kearney. John J..
Fink. Frank II. Gasch, Harry w.
George A. Brady, Edward @. cadle.
Charles w. Randall. Julian s. Hall
John r. Cook. 'nd J. 8. Barbour Dam
TIE second weeks petit jury will be
a: Aist. James =: Monroe. j. Chew
Sheriff. Richard II. Hall. James L.
Humphrey, Stephen j. Kelley, Frank
Crown, William Naecker;
William A. Donovan, James c. Love-
lesE, Lewis F. Menekelm, John II. Ira
band, William ". Scgar, William l.,
Le6erer, William Thomas, John c.
Jones, jr., Walter 8. Young:
Alexander II. rerrett. Frank p. Nit
chell, jr., r. Lee Hall, William II. Voc,
IT,. Louis F. Suit, Edgar Rifenback and
Harry w. Brown.
- -
The East Hyattsville Citizens I'M
provement association has erected COM
bination iron and cement sign posts at
all street corners in that community.
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Y: however. I'll explain

ical geography: however. I'll explain
1t briefly to you.
THE currents in the ocean are due
to the trade winds. There are other
causes. too. but these other causes are
comparatively unlInportant. Do you
know what the trade winds are"
Yes" said Joe. They are steady
winds that blow from east to west at
trade winds because they know they
can always count on them"
Right" answered Uncle Harry. These
trade winds blow and blow and blow
from the east to the west. as Joe says.
and of course they blow the water on
the surface In that direction. As a re-
suit there is current of water. called
the Equatorial Current, which always
flows west from Africa towards the
north coast OF South America at a rate
of speed about eighteen miles a day"
(which way does II go after II
reaches the coast Of South America
This from Jimmy.
1T keeps on going through tho
Caribbean Sea (Which was called the
Spanish Main in the old pirate days..
and here Its rate of speed Is increased
from 90 to 80 miles a day.
"On II goes up between Cuba and
the Yucatan peninsula Chats part OF
Mexico): then It circles around through
the Gulf OF Mexico. passes the tip of
Florida and turns north. running about
forty or fifty miles of shore. Here Its
rate OF speed Is sometimes four miles
an hour. Then when It passes Cape
Hatteras II bears easterly toward
Europe. spreads out like. a big fan and
slows down to general easterly drift.
Finally II washes the British Isles and
Norway."s-sbodt--s G4se5 y'sIs
rs 1t possible to recognize the Gulf
Stream by booking at it.ror Is 1t neces-
sary to take. the Temperature and est
ing?"
eyes. The Gulf Stream has a peculiar
blue color which Is different from most
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(synopsis Of Preceding Chsp.er,.)

June Travis, member Of q race OF crooks
and cursed with the hereditary red circle
birthmark, ~ caught, after many adven-
lures. and charged with numerous crimes.
Due 10 her splendid environment and her
Just nature. these crimes have all been
committed In the interests Of oppressed
people. MAX Lamar. crime specialist. in
hunting her down, has fallen In love with
her. Each one knows the love OF the
other, and Max's whole endeaSor IL now
to save her from the law. Smiling sam
Pagan. a pal OF June's notorious father.
knows her secret and communicates IL to
the police. who surprise her at her home.
Awaiting trial, June dreams that she Il
approached by the spirit Of her dead
He tells her that her misconduct leaves
his spirit no rest,
He then tries to strange her. hut bis
spirit hands are OF no avail against her
living flesh. The spirit vanishes. and June
awakens with a cry OF fear.
Charles Gordon, lawyer, falsely ac-
cused OF embezzling the funds Of the Far
well Corporation, has been helped by June,
ana wrinEe a confession from Farwell
that he was unjustiy accused.
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liberalization of Water
Lilies To Be Explained

TlVG naturalization OF water lll'es will
DO explained and numerous specimens
exhibited at the meeting OF the AqCar-
ium Society at the Public Library to-
night by Mrs L. Helen Fowler.
Mrs. Fowler has just returned from
an exploration tour or North CarollnN
to hunt out new varieties Of wafer lilies.
In addition to the address by Mrs,
Fowler, there will be talks on the prop.
erly balanced aquarium and the ais.
coVery of new specimens OF water life.
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CONTINUED from Yesterday

EXT morning, as soon 40 no
nj could find out where she was
living, Gordon went to June's
apartment and offered his serv-
ices as her counsel in the approaching
trial Gratefully, June accepted the
offer; being familiar with the reports
OF his legal skill.
He cut short her thanks by saying;
And now. II you don't mind. Miss
Travis. we'll go over the case. together:
step by step. II Farwell IL the only
complainant against you. I've a notion
I can shut him up by threats OF q per-
Jury charge. You know he swore false
iy against me. II there are no other
complaints. you are as good as freed"
Plenty OF them. an Max Lamar and
Chief Allen were at that very moment
Max had dropped into the chiefs pri-
vate office for a chat with his old
June's behalf. But he found Allen as
firm as q rock. In the matter Of bring
ing the Red circle criminal TO Justice.
"Td like TO zee II your way. Max"
said the chief. But I can't. I'm an
officer OF the law. The law has been
violated And it's up TO me to do all
can TO punish the vioiator I'm sorry.
You'ye got eloauence enough to move
eny one but veteran thief-taker. But
L"
mo, I haven't" denied Lamar. mIser-
ably. IT can't even sway the feelings
OF one cranky fool OF a woman"
what woman" asked the chief. cur
lousy.
Mrs. Travis" growled Lamar. "She
came to my office this morning. She
I was present when Ted
BORDEN was aRphyxiated by old Circle
Jim She knew I'd had some experience
with the boy before that. He was her
aon. you know. Though OF course she
never guessed II and never even heard
OF his until Miss Travis was accused"
well, what"
"She came to ask me some questions
about him. After the way Mrs. Travis
had behaved to June. was in no mood
to handle her with gloves. so told her.
frankly. lust what a rotten sort OF a
cub the boy was. She didn't like II,
very much.
I'm not surprised"
Then ] tried to soften her heart to-
ward June. used all the eloquence
and all the arguments I could muster.
II was no use"
Max" said the chief. suddenly.
you're in love with June Travis"
yes" was Lamar's defiant answer.
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Portugal Forms Cabinet
To Make War Program

LISBON. March ia new coalition
cabinet. headed by Senior Almelda. hG
been formed. II was announced TO-DAY
TO prosecute Portugars war program
Premier Almeida will also hold the port
folio Of minister Of colonies.
The other appointments are: Senior
Coutinho, minister OF marine: Senho
Costa. finance; Captain de Mattos. war
Senior soares. foreign AFFAIRS; senho
Carvaiho. juatice; Prof. Martin. educa
ton; DR.. Refs. interior and labor.
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Ex-Cadets to Organize.

Practical. national defense and the
duty OF the former high school cadets
to the nation Will be tine principal topic
Of discussion before the mass meeting
high schools tonight in the auditorium
of the Business High School.
The organization OF ex-members of
the cadet companies that has been
formed expects to take active steps
toward the formation OF one or two
military companies and a rife club TO
be affiliated with the National Rife As
ISOLATION.
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Woman Tries to Enlist in
Navy as Cook, Rejected

MINNEAPOLIS. March 1s.-A woman
applied at the local recruiting station
for enlistment In the navy today. She
gave her name as Mrs. Mamie johnson.
OF Willlston, n. ID.
women at this time should do some
thing for their country" she said, 'and
would like to Join the navy as
cook"
she was told the law prohibited en-
listment OF women.
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Tired, Aching
Feet and Limbs

are promptly relieved by applying
Absorbine, Jr.. the antiseptic liniment.
1t Is soothing. healing, and invigorating
puts vim and enegry into jaded mus
Giles. One OF the many enthusiastic
users writes; II received the trial bottle
OF Absorbine. Jr.. all right and at that
time was unable to walk without a
cane, just around the house. used II
freel. and inside OF two days could
walk without limplng. something / had
not done in two months. l went TO the
drug store and procured a $500 bottle.
and today can walk as good as ever.
I'll never be without II. / am recon-
mending 1t to every one can. for
am a living witness"
Absorbine, Jr.. should always be kept
at hand for emergencies
At druggists, 500 and $500 a bottle
or sent postpaid. Liberal trial bottle
for l0c in stamps.
W. #. YOUNG. p. d. +.
Az Temple St. Springfield, Mass.-Advt.
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EVANSVILLE.

Judge Fillmore Beall has drawn the
grand and petit Juries for the first and
second week of the April term OF the
circuit court. Edward Il. Perkins has
been named foreman of the grand jury.
The grand and first week petit Jurors
are required 10 be In attendance at the
court house In Upper Marlboro on April
at 10 o'clock. The petit Jurors for the
second week are TO be present at 10
o'clock on the morning OF April 10. No