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tho seus.tlon that the room was turn

the sensctlon that the room was turn
ing dark.
The house was very quiet. Mrs. Sar
gent and Mrs. Davies were upstairs.
The servants were all in the rear OF
the house, or below. or In the upper
rooms, at their morning work. he
turned swiftly and closed the door OF
the music room, then he whirled again
towards her. with ferocity in his eyes.
He came slowly. every movement OF
him alive with ponderous strength. he
was a maniac. He was insane. He
was frenzied by one mad thought
which had swept out Of his universe
every other consideration. and the glut
to kill was no more fearful than the
purpose which possessed him now.
Gail. standing slight. fragile. her
brown eyes staring. her brown hair
disheveled about her white brow. felt
every atom OF strength leaving her. de-
voured in the overwhelming might Of
this monstrous creature. The sheet
OF music, which she had been holding
all this time, dropped from her nerve
less fingers and tluttered to the floor!
That noise, slight as it was, served
to arrest the progress OF the man for
Just an instant He was In no frame
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TAKES OFF DANDRuFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try This! Makes Hair Thick
Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful-No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli.
cation Of Danderine you cannot find q
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
will please you most will be after q
few weeks use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at first-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou.
bles the beauty Of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz.
ing-your hair will be light. fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance: an incompatible luster,
softnCss and luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that 1t has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-that's
all-you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots Of it II you will Just try a lit.
tie Danderine. Adv.
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I'm afraid | can't tonight" refused
Gall hastily. and indeed she had good
reason why her voice should not have
It's firm and true quality just now. II
VIII accompany Doctor Boyd, though.
with pleasure" aud she started toward
the music room.
Rev Smith Boyd was cut on from
the ordinary lies about not being
In good voice. and suffering from a
slight cold, and such things. He hest.
tated moment. and then he followed.
The Bedouln Love Song. the Garden
OF Sleep. and others OF the solo roper.
toire which Gall had selected for him.
came pulsing out OF the music room.
hrst hesitantly. and then with more
strength. as the friendly nearness be-
tween himself and the accompanist
became better established.
Presently. the listeners In the library
noticed an unusual pause between the
songs. low-voiced discussion, and
then. the two perfectly blended voices
rose In harmony SO perfect that there
was moisture in the eyes OF two OF the
ladies present
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IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue 10
coated, give "CaIifornia
Syrup Of FIGS"

Children love this fruit LAXATIVE"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels. and the result 10
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick. feverish. don't eat,
sleep or act naturally. breath is bad.
system full Of cold. has sore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen.
Mother! See If tongue is coated. then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out OF the sys-
tenn, and you have we'll child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup OF Figs" because 1t Is perfectly
harmless; children love 1t, and it new.
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babieo, children
of all ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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Birds slaughter Blocks.

In country districts where shelien
snails are abundant thrilling thing
II is to see robin, goldnnch or thrush
capture snail and HE them to a Ger,
tain smooth'topped stone. there to soa,
high in the heavens ana repeatedly
drop the unhappy snail until finally
the shell is triumphantly cracked open
as you would a nut.
These slaughter blocks. anvils of
stone are to be found almost anywhar.
that birds and snails are common. II
rs. to be sure. no easy matter to catch
the resourceiul birds IN the act: hut
even II your patience goes unrewardeu
tue crushed and broken houses OF
shell scattered near such stones tel,
the tale.
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through which she had leafed. and Was
gradually sorting her music for IN.
yacht party: Instrumental pieces here.
popular things there. another little pile
OF old fashioned glccs which the as.
scmblcd crowd might sing, Just here
a little stack OF her own solos. nearby
the rector's fayoritos. between the two
their duets |, was her part In one
OF the latter she Mas humminr now.
missing. as she sang, the strong ac.
compartment OF Rev Smith Royd's
mellow voice She was NOR. peace
ful this morning than she had been
for many days
The butler came through the hall.
and Gail looked up with a suppressed
gigglc as she saw him pass the door
She always had mn absurd idea tina,
his hinges should be oiled
Miss Gail Is not nj home. sir" sh.
heard the butler say, and CAL paused
with a sheet OF music suspended in
her hand. the whole expression OF her
face changing She had only given
Instructions that one person should rs-
ceivc that invariablc message
Il beg your pardon. sir!" was the nsIt
observation Gail heard. In a tone OF -
near startled remonstranso ~ wss
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PAINTING Walls.

Before paint or caIcimine is uppl,ee
to walls every creyice should be filled
with plaster or cemen, To the calci
mine put onc.quartcr pound white glue
In cold water overnight aud heat grad
ually In the morning until dissolved
Mix eigh, pounds OF whiting with hot
water; add the dissolved glue and sur
together. adding warm water uutil
the consistency OF thick cream usc a
ealcimne brush aud finish as You &c
along II skim milk be used instead
OF water the glue may be omitted
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Avoiding Disaster.

The parish priest had spoken seri
ously to Murphy several times about
the wasteful habit Of treating. and
urged him when attending market to
keep his change In his pocket until he
reached home. and then hand it over
to his wife.
Some weeks afterward his rever
ence. passing through the market. no
ticed Murphy and a few companions
leaving public house. Now. | saw
you In Their. moment ago." began
his reverence.
"Ach. sure OF cudn't hip It, yer
rivirince!" said his parishioner. Sure
OF jist foun' a hole in me trousers
pOckit an was Altered Ord lose tho
change afore ord git home!"
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to reason, but some instinct urged him
to speed. He crouched slightly, as a
wild beast might But the futter Of
that sheet OF music had done more
for Gail than 1t had for him. 1t had
loosed the paralysis which had held
her. had broken the fascination of hor
ror with which she had been spell
bound Just behind her was low
French window which led to a small
side balcony. With one bound she
burst this open. she did not know how.
and leaped over the light balcony
rail. and ran across the lawn to the
rectory gate. up the steps and into the
side door. and into the study. where
Rev. Smith Boyd sat toiling over =
sermon.
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
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anything upon which he had set bis
wish must be bis. or else every victory
he had ever gained would be swept
aside and made OF no value. He must
accomplish. or diet
He was without God, this man: he
had nothing within him which con.
ceded. for moment. q greater power
than bis own. In all his mental irr
agery. which was rich enough In ma.
terlal things. there was no conception
or deity, or OF a need for one. To
what should he pray. and for what.
when he had himself to rely upon!
Worship was an idealistic diversion. a
poetic Illusion. the refuge OF the weak
who excused their lack of strength by
ascribing 1t to a mysterious something
beyond the control Of any man. He
tolerated the popular notion that there
must be God. as he tolerated codes
OF social ethics: the conventions which
laid down. for instance. what a gentle.
man might or might not do. externally
and still remain gentleman. In the
meantime. II man-made law came be-
tween him and the accomplishment of
his ends, he broke 1t, without a trace
OF thought that he might be wrong
Laws were the mutual safeguard Of
the weak. to protect themselves
against the encroachment OF the
strong: and 1t was In the equally nat
ural province Of the strong to break
down those safeguards. In the same
way he disregarded moral laws They,
too. were for the unfolding of the
weak and the mere fact that they ex.
listed was proof enough that they were
an acknowledgment OF the right OF the
strong to break them.
There Is a mistake here 1t lies in
the statement that Allison recognized
no God. He did. Allison. Not Allison.
the man. but the unconquerabe will OF
Allison. will which was a divinity in
Itself He believed in 1t, centered on
1t all his faith. poured out to 1t all the
fervidness OF his heart. OF his mind.
OF his spirit, of his body He worshiped
it!
So II was that he came to the con-
sideratlon OF the one thing which had
attempted to deny itself to him Gail!
A fame ragged through his veins
which fairly shook him with its VIC.
lence. II was not only the reflex OF
his determination to have her. but 1t
was the terrific need OF her which had
grown up In him. Have her? or
course he would have her! II she
would not come to him willingly. he
would take her! She was not to be
considered In It any more than he had
considered any other adverse factor In
the attainment OF anything he had de-
tired. He was possessed Of q rage
now. which centered itself upon one
object. and one alone Gail! She was
his new summit, his new peak. tho
final one where he had planned to
rest; but now his angry thought was
TO attain 1t. and spurn It. broken and
crumbled. as had been all the other
barriers to his will. and press ruthless
ly onward into higher skies. he knew
not where. II was no time now. to
think on that. Gail first!
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DRINK LOTS OF WATER
TO FLUSH THE KIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat and Take Salts for
eaekaehe or Bladder Trouble
keutralize Acids.

Uric acid In meat excites the kid.
ncys, they become overworked: get
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps OF
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritatod. and you may be
Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night When the kid.
neys clog YOU must help them flush
OF the body's urinous waste or you'll
be real sick person shortly. At first
you feel dull misery in the kidney
region, you suffer from backache. sick
headache, dizziness, stomach gets sour,
tongue coated and you feel rheumatic
twinges when the weather IL bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots OF water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces or Jad Salts: take q table.
spoonful In n glass OF water before
breakfast for n few days and your
Kidneys will then act fine. This IA.
nous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon Juice. combined
with lithIn, and has been used for
generations to clean clogged kidneys
ana stimulate them to normal activity,
also TO neutralizc the acids In urine,
so 1t no longer is source of irrita.
uon' thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive. cannot In.
lure; makes delightful circrvescent
iithia'water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep tho
Wdhoys clean and active. Druggists
h.re say they sell lots OF Jad Salts to
'oiks who believe in overcoming kid.
ney trouble while II is only trouble
Adv
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CHAPTER KIN.
Gail First!


Allison. springing forward with a
jerk as he left Jim Sargent's house.
headed his long. low runabout up the
avenue. He raced into the park and
he sped on past; but 1t was only a
fleeting look. He needed no reminder
OF Gail AS he passed Roseleaf inn.
he slowed down. The roadhouse may
have given him. and probably did. an
other reminder OF Gail. in such man.
ner as to concrete him into logical
thought; for he slowed down the ter
rifle speed which had been the accom-
paniment OF his unreasoning emotion
The driving required too much con
centration Tor specific thought.
With this turning of his mental atti
tude, even the slow running OF the car
seemed to disturb him. and. about
half mile past Roseleaf inn. he came
slowly to stop. sitting at the wheel.
with his head bent slightly forward.
and staring at the spot where the road
way had ceased to roll beneath his
machine. Presently he became aware
OF the cold. and running his car to the
side OF the road. he stepped out. and.
buttoning his coat around him, crossed
fence and walked through the mar.
row strip OF trees to the river bank,
where he stood for q moment looking
out upon the misty Hudson. sparkling
under the moonlight He began to
walk up and down the bank presently.
the turf sinking spongily under his
feet. and II was noticeable that his
pace grew more and more rapid. until
he was striding at q furious rate OF
speed
The man was In torment OF pas.
sion. He had spent a lifetime in the
deliberate acquisition OF everything
upon which he had set his will; and IL
was one OF the things upon which he
had built his success. that. once he
had fixed his desire deliberately upon
anything he had held unwavcringly to
that object. employing all the forces o,
which strong men are capable; patient
waiting. logged persistence. or vicious
graphing, whichever was best adapted
to gain his ends.
CALI II there had been tender
thoughts OF her. they were gone now
II was so that he had conferred his
mind upon her and himself and hi
will, uutii. IN all creation. there was
nothing else but that was trivial; am
bi,ion power. wealth. fame. III. com
mand oil empires and OF men. were
nothing, except as they might lead to
horl
So IT was that he had come this far.
and the roadway to his present height
WAS marked by the cripples he baa
left behind him. without computation
without mercy, without compassion
Bankrupis strewed his way. broken
men OF purpose higher than MS own
useful factors IN the progress of hu
man life, builders ant creators who
had advanced the interest OF the com
monwealth. but who had been NOR.
brilliant In construction than they had
been In rcaping the rewards OF their
building II vas FOR Allison to do this
II had been his specially: the rcaping
OF rewards II had been his faculty to
permit others to build, to encourage.
them In II, and then. when IN. build
Ing Was done, TO wreSt II away from
the builders. That marked him ms IN,
greatest commercial genius OF his
time, and he had much applause Tor II
Women Yes, there had been WON
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That Ought to Cure he,

A man out West. who married +,
widow. has Invented a device To cur,
her OF c,crnally praising her form,,
husband Whenever she begins r.
descant on his noble qualities. this IN.
gcnious No. 2 merely says. Poe,
dear man! How do wish h. had no,
died!" ''
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CHAPTER XIV.
The FIutter Of q Sheet Of Music.

Gail, In a pretty little rose.colored
morning robe. with soft frills OF lace
around her white throat and at her
white elbows. sat on the floor Of the
music room amid a chaos OF sheet mu-
sic. She was humming a gay little
song suggested by one OF the titles
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Persistent.

BE sure and get the right tooth,
DOCTOR"
Don't worry. I'll get 1t II l have
to pull out every tooth in your head"
Life.
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Perfectly Apparent.

He boasts that he is a selfmade
man"
He shouldn't It's unnecessary.
Anybody can see he's not the work Of
an expert"
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is there no hope abou, IN. linz.
rich old uncio7"
None. Whatever Tho doctor told
them this morning be vas likely u
uvs for yearN"
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~ queer you did not notice how
'"s N'ha was bowling last night"
80 was tho baby"
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The Pinch.

First Golfer Ito clubmnte who ha,
Iust been trimmed wocfully)-woli,
what's your handicap,
second Golfr-lloncsty. MOSTLY
Judge,
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o. IT. rlerses Pleasant Pellet. are the
.sn n,,lc liver pills put up 70 years
's'' ih'y regulate liver and bowcls.-Adv.
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put into trees and shrubs than for tho
same mopsy spent on hoWe. barn, or
hogs. Then, old trees, that cost you
nothing to plant. may bring you .
millionaire bayer. Ten dollars spent
on shrubs and vines planted against
tho foundation Of your house may add
800 to Its cash sailing value.
II you spend $40 In the ordinary way
Of Identifying the farm" you will set
back not one single cent II you
spend 1t In the Illinois way" you
cannot help increasing the cash value
or STABILITY OF your farm, because
permanent trees are worth, for beauty
alone, 81. q square inch IN cross-ssc-
ton of their trunk three feet above
the ground: and they increase in value
every year. i,f
The common way. Of planting IL to
scatter fiower-beds over q lawn. It
aims to makeN the biggest show for
the money and set immediate results
That Is why beginners make fancy
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magnificent tree preserved by DR.. Sohenck.
A little tree surgery now may tree in
farmstead or field which will add 500 to $500
to the cash value OF your farm
beds Of complicated design and fill
them with flowers which give great
masses Of striking color for three
months or more. But next winter
those beds are vacant and ugly. and
next spring the same work must be
done, and every year there Is a fresh
outlay of money for the same thing.
Soon the constant repetition of the
work gets monotonous, and next we
realize that the effect is gaudy, for our
standards are constantly rising, and
what we admired Ave years ago now
seem in bad taste, It dawns on us
that any beginner can put fower-beds
in the middle OF the lawn. and that
every. beginner will try to make each
dollar stand up on edge whore every
one can see It.. Thus, we come to hate
show, and to care more for privacy,
permanence, dignity, peace, restful-
ness, outdoor living. winter comfort.
views, playground for the children.
old trees, cut-fiowers In the house all
the time, and low cost of maintenance.
Why lose money by planting now what
you will tear; out FIVE years hence,
when you know better? Why not an
ticipate the growth Of your own and
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CoNoUERING QUACK GRASS.

Young quack-grass plants. IL at
tackled before they have formed un
foreground stems, are as easily killed
as plants Of wheat or other grains OF
the same age, a.
Manure containing Quack grass seed
may be applied on plowed ground ha-
fore preparing the soil for cultivated
crop. The seed will grow ihe same
season and the young plants will be
killed in the preparation of the seed
bed and the cultivation of the crop.
Digging by hand and removing from
the field all portions Of the plant
smothering with tar paper, and spray
ing with solution of sodium arsenite
are best for the complete eradication
of ouack grass on small spots
All methods Of eradication on large
fields are based on thorough tillage.
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Testing seed corn for germ ina ton
always a profita bic farm practice-is
an absolute necessity this year in
many sections. In a number of dis
ltricts the last corn crop from which
seed for the coming planting will be
taken was late in maturing or so moist
when harvested as to call for special
precautions. A high moisture content
makes seed corn particularly suscep-
tible to damage from freezing or heat
Ing Farmers in the sections where
corn failed to ripen normally who do
not test their seed early enough to be
able to replace their own bad seed
with good seed secured from other
sources will be taking an unnecessary
risk. It is also especially important
for holders Of seed in such districts
to take unusual care during the re-
mainder of the winter to protect it
from freezing.
While complete testing for germina-
ton should take place shortly before
the seed is planted, the specialists Of
the O. S. Department of Agriculture
believe that 1T will be simple forehand-
edness for farmers who have any rea-
son to be doubtful about the viability
Of their seed to mako a preliminary
terminating test with a few typical
ears taken at random from the rack
IT these preliminary tests show that
the seed is good, the owner then can
continue his precautions to guard it
from weather damage. If, however,
this test with few ears indicates that
the seed Is of low vitality. the farmer
should at once make further tests to
satisfy himself as to whether his seed
corn generally Is good or bad
IL farmer finds his seed is bad, he
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Nobody can afford to have bare and
ugly home grounds. 1t is bad ousi-
ness. OF course we DO not commonly
take a business view OF our homes;
we think Of home in terms OF senti-
ment. For we all want the best there
Is in life. and we know we can raise
better children II they have bea utiful
surroundings.
But, granting that We all have the
best sentiment in the world we cam
not escape the business side. For In
stance, we all have to consider the
cost Of making a lawn, Of ferttlfsing
and planting. s... ~-., -.
Now, there are two ways OF handling
these practical matters, one of which
gives little or no profit while the other
gives very great profits. OF course
you do not expect tp make money out
of your home-you expect to live IN
it--but the day will come when you
or your children will wish to sell part
or al of your property. And the buyer
will look at everything you have done
from the cold, unsympathetic, view
point OF hard-cash value. The man
of wealth who INDUCES every personal
whim. and makes an eccentric place.
Will lose lot Of money. On the other
hand, il you leave your place bare
it may be absolutely unstable when
get less than 1t is worth. But, If your
farm i%sensibly planted, you can get
a bigger profit for the money you