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road. blindfolded,, using the spirit eyes
Very good" said Alden. wen try
The young man was entirely different
In type from the other mediums snd
mind.readsrs whom the pnys snsrem miy
pale. His manner and speech nervous
and indecisive, while his features were
weak He was Of q nature easily inhu-
enced BY the minds Of others, and IN
this respect, as Alden saw, undoubtedly
especially. sensitive to psycnnc inho "
snses; although lacking H II sne HSSt The
ana act on the commands Of others,
but never control them with his own
force.
The f,rst experiment was the choice Of
a word in the dictionary which the
young man produced. Alden heipeo
blindfolded, and then sat down in a chaii
q random word. He closed the book
handed IL to the psychic, and then con
centrated his mind on the word; The
blindfolded man opened the book, ap.
psrently without any DEFINITE purpose iI
picking the page. ran his fingers up AND
down the page. suddenly stopping at one
line.
word. mentality" rs that right
Very good!" exclaimed Alden. stte s.
ably surprised. Now. we'll try h'dins
objects"
This method ot telephathic effort the,
followed for some time. But Just Al
they were getting interested In som'
new modes. tho telchone jangld discord
antly. ,,,,,,.
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toward the table. which she gripped
for support. The sympathetic girl ran
to her side and put supporting arm
Are You iii?' she inquired gently.
IT will be all right, when I get into the
air. my child. Could you please help me
to my carr" she answered weakly. The
girl acquieseed; and supporting tne
She was SO taken by surprise that for
the moment she did not realize how
odd It was for the old woman to enter
the shop from the alleyway. while rid
ing In an automobile.
As she approached the car. supporting
the supposed invalid. the chauffeur
sprang out from his seat to hold open
the door Of the limousine.
she. suddenly caught Myra's arm, and
dragged her after her. The chauffeur
none other than the Pedro; engaged py
the High Master OF the Black order
He Slammed the door shut. and be-
fore Myra realized what had happened
the machine was speeding along We az
cured OF her weakness, was sitting on
the girl, holding her pinned to the bot
tom OF the limousine with surprising
weight for s Sne Ss he wit ase Mrs. Maynard
for a few minutes In the front room OF
the curio shop.
| With his usual good TASTE ana cHiNdi.
rous effectiveness he assisted the good
lady in making a satisfactory choice. as
we'll as purchasing vase which almost
duplicated the one which he had 80
unfortunately shattered.
Where Is Myra?" suddenly asked MRS.
MAYNARD, as she was relieved from the
engross task Of making choice;
"Out in that, other room looking az
walked nonchalantly to the doorway.
| "Mvra Myra Your mother Is ready "a
go home!" u,
nard followed him anxiously. to peer
into the empty room. -,
"Great Scot She has gone! ex-
claimed varney. albeit with no, dismay
in his manner. She must be playing a
Joke on us. wonder II she isn't hiding
behind some tall grandfather's clock?'
Mrs. Maynard had presentiment Of
danger, and she called In a vexed tone
"Myra Myra Come out at once J"
But there was no response. They
searched the place thoroughly. and final
vi went out to the chauffeur
"Did Miss Myra come out. Dick?'
asked Mrs. Maynard.
mo, ma'am ! was right here all thu
time and would have seen her II she
had" The door was In full view of thu
chauffeur, and Mrs. Maynard was mygti
fed and worried, as he persisted In hi!
statement.
} play a prank, and varney endeavore!
wager that you will md her at home
even now. Perhaps she bought SOM
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CHAPTER LXI.
Payson Alden's New Physic.

TIME PHYSICIANS laboratory work
had been interrupted Just
when he was getting deepest
interested In It, by the arrival
of a strange looking young man.
II am a psychic" the newcomer
told him. land was sent to YOU by
your friend. DR.. Burnham. who has
tried number OF experiments with
me. He said that you would surely
give me a trial. and that We might do
s?me interesting work toynths-.'
What Is your peculiar line asked
Alden. forcing himself to be nyro"a ble
for. important as his work might be
he realized that these unexpected op.
portunities frequently turned out TO be
Of value. IT am extremely busy today
and would like to have you come
around some time when We can work
better together"
That's Just IT," said the visitor. "a
was going to leave for the West tomor
row, but Dr. Burnham insisted thai
you might be able to help me In m,
work. and make It of interest to III
both. I have discovered that I am es
pecially strong along the line of tcle
pathic haunts. ! am 2 sensitive Al
than md hidden objects. ride ovsl
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the receiver from the hook and placing
It on the table." ] don't want to be dis
,urbed;. They Gun Just say that I'm
busy"
Little did he reck that It was the ter
ror-stricken Mrs, Maynard. trying to
reach him at this supreme moment OF
disaster.
And still less could he guess what was
going on in the small farmhouse where
the girl he loved was a prisoner.
Myra had pecrct into every nook and
confined. But there seemed no way in
which she could escope-no manner Of
communicating with the outside world.
Suddenly she beheld something which
, sent a spark OF hope into the blackness
Of her respair.
1t was tumtler. set upon a small
table In the corner Of the room.
II wonder II could use that as q
crystal?" she muttered. She hurried e
TIE table and sat down upon a delapi.
tumbler. she gazed nxedly into the
| glass, which began TO radiate facets OF
bright lights. as she applied the mental
! strength Of concentration taught her by
Alden. Dimly within the glass she
| caught a vision-it was that of two men
As she peered closer she saw that u
was Payson Alden. talking to blind
| folded man.
Here. Indeed, was curious cross-cur'
rent OF telepath.c influences.
| III could only reach him." she muir
INJURED. II know he lie in his labora'
! tory"
But she was interrupted by the en-
trance OF the woman who had made hel
| captive. The woman was carrying
small tray. on which were two cups oil
milk and some sandwiches.
Myra hid the tumbler, for future ex'
perimenting under the table. ms the
woman turned her back to CAREFUL,
shut the door.
Here. my dear" were her suav,
words. Is a little nourishment. Dom
be nervous. for no one VIII harm you
II you remain quiet for few hours.
Myra loked suspiciously at the food
and backed timidly toward the old BEE
In the corner of the room.
She was not aware that Arthur Var
; ncy. we'll disguised In an old coat ant
: mask. wrs conversing earnestly with
, Pedro outside.
I'VE must get rid Of the woman some
how. or else 60 to the electric chair.
The man WINGED at the last two word
and agreed.
varney and the other walked to tn,
door and opened 1t. They entered II
! to be greeted ang-ily. oy the woman
Myra. even more frightened At tn
muffled ngures. controlled herself iron
) screaming with difficulty.
Get out OF here!" cried the woman
angrily. She rushed at them ant
showed them back through the door
way but as she followed them outsid
to bsrats them she did not notice tn
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antique and wanted to surprise you with

antique and wanted to surprise you with
Mrs. Maynard shook her head. vexed:
A. her suggestion Varney remained AZ
turn while she ordered Dick to drive her
"Be sure to wait here until I telephone
that she Ia not st home, Arthur. ! don't
dare lot her 20 out without an escort.
and the good lady began to cry.
The machine sped down the street,
and Varney walked into the curio shop
ever. he quietly left the place and hur-
| RED to a telephone pay station. He
| W n number and wac soon delivering
message that ali wa, well. ~,
Good" came the snarling reply. i
had mistrusted you Varney. Now Keep
| en- with your task and l shall reward
| you as well as tho others, for at last we
have victory completely within our
grasp"
The varney returned to the street. 70
! walk back to tho curio shop. A frantic
message on the telephone greeted him
there. Mrs. Maynard had found no
, trace Of Myra and begged him 70 notify
! the police at once. The conversation
/ was abruptly terminated by hysterfcal
/ scbb!ng, as the miserable mother gave
| way to her fright and tears.
Varney huns up the receiver. thanked
! tho proprietor for his courtesy and
! walked out of the store. He turned the
/ next corner and climbed into his own
automobile which had strangely made
its appearance there: -.
The Master works without an errorI
he muttered. as he threw on the speed
and yct-and yet!'
/ The old nagging thoughts came bach
to him again. Despite the Jealous fur,
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OF an hour before, his affection for Myra
was reassertinG itself.
If ! can only outw!t him, without let
ing him suspect he muttered to him
self. as he steered the car through mar
row streets. along quiet roadways. to q
farmhouse OH the farthest outskirts OF
the city. THAT Pedro showed signs OF
being a human being-perhaps can get
him to help me-for he fears the electric
chair"
Varney drew up before the door of the
house. and slipped inside, carefully muf.
fling his face with q black handkerchief
and drawing an old SLOUGH hat dowr
over his forehead to shield his eyei
from Myras possible recognition.
Within the place. he found the wom-
an. and Pedro waiting his arrival.
She fought like a cat said the WON.
an. in a hoarse voice, But. We quoted
her. Now she Is locked In the room, and
che can't escape, for the windows are
barred. told her that no one would
harm her II she remained quiet.
What are you going to do now?"
Poison or the knife!" Kissed the vii
famous creature. her eyes sparkling with
a light which was almost maniacal In
Its cruelty. Varney shuddeered, and hi
noticed a queer expression on the fact
, of Pedro.
But It seemed impossible now to in
terfere with the fate Of the unfortunate
| Myra.
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and a slight moisture was deposited on
the glass from her delicate breathing.
yainly he tried to rouse her. II was
evident that her coma was the result Of
hypnosis or a drug-he could not ascer-
under the influence OF the tremendous
occult excitement. which had seemed
10 Guiae his every move. now sank into
e chair and drew forth his dictionary.
His finger reached a word and re-
NAMED there.
.Resd this!' he cried. Read f."
Mrs. MAYNARD reached over his
thoulder and pronounced the word his
"Pneumoga stric!'' she exclaimed.
What does that word mean. doctor?"
Alden started.
why w. that's ats IN the neck. ! wonds der,
reaching around to discover the clamp.
He removed It, with an exclamat ton Of
triumph. stroked her forehead. and
snapped HE fingers commandingiy..
oh" AMI the girl awakened with .
, start Where am II"
Her mother rushed toward her 10y
ouslv. as Alden caught tho soft hand
In his. Her return to the land OF tbs
living was as unexpected to Nyra MS 60
And the failure Of Pedro to consume
mate the well-la,i scheme of the Master
was even at this instant being pun
k Sasr Ss srn sevr sas Of ths
picion by a hairs breadth. But the
other man sank back lifeless, before
! the terrible occult power OF the Mas
| ter's extended hands. who had foolishly
' raised a knife against the evil ruler. to
ward of his fury
There was only one result-another
, scoundrei had been sent to the finai
I reckoning. And the Masters malcvo-
Acnt will was more set than ever uron
, the death OF the rescued Myra.
ITO Be Continued Next Sunday)
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MY dear, You are neglecting your
music; you simply must practice now.
for you have had entirely too many
distractions Of late" was the maternal
reproof.
"All right. dear" but there was n
sigh rs she laid aside the story. IT was
go glad to read something to take my
mind off our own tragedies here IN the
house. And my music always makes
me sad. 81 late
Myra went to the piano. and was dill
gently running scales. with n surpris-
ing skill In the slender white fingers.
rs Arthur Varney was admitted to the
house.
He passed Willis, to enter the music
room.
ness. he brushed past an antique vase
which stood upon the table near the
door. Indeed. an observer might have
deduced that 1t was nm intentional acct
room. Varney was picking up the fras-
ments with simulated modification.
"What a clumsy fool I ami" he ex-
claimed.
shook her head in dispnragement OF the
ut is nothing. Arthur" she answered
to his protcstations Of regret "Just
the Orient. The house is full Of thcm
and one. more or less. won't he missed
Mrs. Maynard had entered. and she
echoed Myra's indifference. But Var
ney was strangely apoloRetic.
, ct insist that YOU allow me to replace
It," he persSted. And. by the way,
remember an old curio store which I
passed this morning. II had just such
a vase In the window. I will feel very
mortified II YOU dc not come down with
me right now and let me replace tho
loss"
He was 30 Insistent about II tina,
finally. to make him feel better. Mrs
: down with him. The butler was sen,
for the automobile and in few min
: utes they were riding toward the ole
shop.
II was as much OF curio as II.
} contents. this old place.
II have often passed CT It," . said Myra
i the shop. "And now I am really glat
> that vow Drought US down. Arthur. fo
have always wanted to browse arount
h, among the quaint old tables, and china
4 ware. and tnncrtrics."
/ The three of them entered, while tn,
chauffeur drew his machine up litti,
nearer the doorway. for their conven
, fence on the return.
, There he sat smoking a cigarette an,
: mentally laughing at the rich folks
. for their foolish interest In what h,
termed "old junk" The aged proprie
tor Of ass pSee s fe se ssm aSS1 til
e uninterested In the possibility of a sale
q and he returned to his account books
as they walked from one antique to tn
: Varney. unseen by the other. locke,
o at his watch and then peered cautious
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See this episode today 1t Hippo
drome, 9th and N. Y. Ave.-Advt.
FiPst aud Second Episode TOda,,
Georgia Theater. 3422 Ga. Ave. N. ".
-Advt
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CuAPTEp TX.
Az the Curjo Shon.
| y |

4 IA was sitting In the library
II engrosse6 In n Cosmcpol'tnn
1 Magazine. when her mother
entered the room.
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QUICK WIT SAVED BURGLAR
One Can Imagine Police Officers Feel
ings When He Realized How He
Had Been Fooled,

The up-to-date burglar is quick
witted criminal, and nothing delights
him more than to be 'too many for
the constable, says the London Mail.
To accomplish this he sometimes ex-
hibits a good deal of wit and daring.
Here is a case in point
A constable, going the rounds of his
beat few nights ago, noticed light
In a house from which the family and
servants had gone to the country. AE
ter pulling the bell several times a
man put his head out of the bedroom
window to say that he would be down
in a few minutes. He came down in
q dressing-gown and carrying a candle
in his hand.
The constable explained his suspi-
cion, whereupon the man stated that
he had just run up to town to see that
all was right. After chatting for lit
tie, he invited the constable to have
a glass of wine. He lit the dining room
gas and produced bottle of port. At
ter they had drunk each others health
he let the constable out and bolted the
door after him.
The man lost no time in getting the
"swag" together, and left the house
by another exit.
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JAVA IN HELPLESS STATE
People Of Tropical Garden Of tho
World Are Without Ambition
to Advance.

The garden par excellence Of the
tropic world is Java, yet Intellectually
it is but a cemetery Of withered hopes
and ambitions wrecked in mockery, for
over all there broods the dull fatalism
of despair-the Sufficient unto the
day" Of the conquered follower of Ma
hommed. Ambition, If it exists in the
Java of today, seems powerless to
raise its people above the condition Of
the Asiatic peasant, DR.. Alfred G..
Mayor writes in the Scientific Month
ly. There is no well-to-do class of ma
tive artisans, and one may travel
throughout the land and find hardly q
native shop upon whose wares the Eu-
ropean may bestow a glance Of admi-
ration, save only for the vanishing art
Of batick cloth, and the still more
moribund manufacture Of the Krees.
Antlike over the whole land, in every
view, there swarms the full-faced, do
cile coolie of the soil. Measured by
standards of mortality, a source OF
commercial weakness, and Java has
not always paid despite her con-
querors' efforts to secure as much
profit from her as their conscience
and the public spirit Of their times
would permit. The water supply of
her countless mountain streams might
turn the wheels of many :. mill, but
Java still sends her produce abroad in
the form of raw materials, and the cul-
tivation of cotton is not even at
tempted.
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HiohIV Dramatic,

Backward and forward he paced, his
eyes wild and rolling, his face haggard.
AS the minutes passed his agitation
increased.
"Will she never come? Will she
never Gomez" he walled wildly. cal
ready it is Is minutes past the appoint
ed time, and yet she is not here!"
He pressed his hands to his fevered
brow and waited. He tried to sit in
vain, and still waited. He gazed sadly
through the window and went on wait
ing.
At last! All! The sounds of little
footsteps on the stairs. He turned to
the door, eager, excited.
Yes, it was she!
"You have come, then?" he gasped,
dizzy with delight, as he grabbed his
hat.
Yes, the stenographer had come
back and it was now his turn to go
out to Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
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GIVES ADVICE TO HUSBANDS
Writer Offers the Suggestion That
More Men Should Occasionally
PraI6e Their Wives.

Apparently there are some men In
the world who would not be likely to
live long If by any possibility they
should be betrayed into praising their
wives, remarks the Philadelphia In
Quirer.
The man Of this description is a
self-suficient creature, who evidently
believes that creation was instituted
for his benefit. He is q little sur
prised and good deal annoyed that
things were not arranged more to his
liking, but he tolerates the arrange
ment, not because he approves Of it,
but because he cannot help it.
The wife of this man is a woman
whom no old maid should envy. And
no old maid should ever marry this
man when his wife is worn out and
laid in the grave; If she does she
will regret it to her latest day-that
is, unless she has backbone enough
to put the man where he belongs and
keep him there. And it is never pleas
ant to any true-hearted woman to feel
that she has to master her husband
in order to live comfortably with him.
The man who never praises his
wife will find fault with everything on
every possible occasion. It is the
easiest thing in the world to find fault
easier than the proverbial sliding
down hill. 1t gets to be habit with
some men, and they are hardly con-
scious when they are exercising it.
Why cannot a man show his wife
that he appreciates her efforts to
please him? Why cannot he praise
the pudding of his wife as well as
the cooking of her neighbor Smith?
Why cannot he speak kindly of her
mince pie, and charitably Of her
sponge cake? Why cannot he say
that the new hat is becoming to the
face of the woman who loves him?
Kind words make his wife happy,
and no decent man ought to withhold
them, and he well find that the general
run of affairs in his household will
be smoother all around.
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KNEW WHERE "HE WAS AT"
Possum, However, Was Unable to Tell
Of He whereabouts, to Employer
Over the Phone.

When the late Robert Aull was parA
commissioner there was negro boy
called Possum who helped around the
boathouse in Forest Park lake. Pos
sum was a mighty hunter and fisher
man, and those qualities appealed to
Colonel Aull. Sometimes Colonel AulI
and Possum took lanterns at night and
caught a mess Of frogs in Forest Park.
Possum had a falsetto voice and a
vast ignorance Of how to use the tele.
phone. He had located several fat,
fine frogs that he thought Colonel Aull
might like to gig and he called him up
at the city hall.
The commissioners stenographer
answered the telephone and after hear.
ing Possum's shrill tenor demanding
an interview with "Mistah Aull,' she
said: There's a lady on the phone
who wants to speak to you personal.
ly."
Colonel Aull went to the telephone
and said: well, this is Mr. Aull;
what is it, madame?"
The reply came: "Thith ith Poth.
UNI! want to talk to Mithta Aull."
'This is Mr.. Aull. Who are you?"
"Thith ith Pothum. Don't you know
Pothum? Pothum, the niger out at
Foreth Park. 1 want you to come
and meet me, and we'll get thome
frawgth."
20, all right, Possum. Where are
you?"
"Thuh?"
Where are your
81 don't know what you thaid. Thith
ith Pothum. want you to come right
out and meet me-
"All right, I'll come, but where are
you?"
II don't know what you thaid."
Then the park commissioner, rails
ing his voice, resorted to the Ian
guage Of the plain people,. Where
are you at?"
co." responded Possum, with a sigh
Of relief. "Heah I ith."-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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Communicated.
ROOSEVELT'S POSITION

Thru no seeking Of his own and with
no. selfish ends to serve, Theodore
Roosevelt is at this moment the presi-
dental Warwick.
In his single palm lies the fate of the
next President of this land. This, both
the Republican and the Democratic
parties are fore d to admit.
If he supports Mr.. Hughes, that will
elect him. If he refuses to do that, and
to emphasize the greatest issue of all
unadulterated Americanism-is forced
himself to run, that elects Mr.. Wilson.
For the first time in the Nations his
tory, foreign hands, encouraged by the
palterng feebleness of President Will
son, have dared to take our Ameri-
canism by the throat. Our right to be
Americans only has been impudently
challenged by tae "German-American
Alliance, who demand as a candidate
for president of these states man who
is acceptable to them as German SUBJ
jects of the ''divine-right" Kaiser whose
mad ambition is now deluging all Europe
with blood.
We believe, Mr.. Roosevelt will de-
mand that Mr.. Hughes repudiate this
o. K. of the Kaiser bestowed by his
agents, that same "German-American
Alliance" who threaten to hurl million.
or more "German-American" votes
against any candidate whose too
straghtout Americanism displeases
them
The time has come when American
patriots must assert their right to man
age their own affairs totally free from
any interference or influence whatso-
ever of any foreign country, whether
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exerted from without or from within BY
reasonable 'shyphenates'
. We believe Mr.. Roosevelt will ask of
Mr.. Hughes that he unqualifedly de-
nounce any attempt by German ''hy-
phenates" to influence our presidential
contest.
If Mr.. Hughes will repudiate the pro-
German hyphen we believe Mr.. RoOse-
velt will support him If, however, Mr..
Hughes thinks fit to rest silent under
this insolent 0. K of his candidacy by
this un-Americany" German .Alliance"
that then he will forfeit that support.
A REPUBLICAN.
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Monsoose Rat-catcher.

Accidentally found the chemists
method of dealing with the rat. His
shop was-one presumes-full enough
of poison to send the whole street to
the cemetery. But he pinned his faith
to small animal, which was taking
a siesta on the best chair. A mon
goose, he explained, as he carefully
stroked its tail. Now how many mon
geese (if that Is the pluraD are re-
quired to deal with how many rats?
And where do you get a mongoose,
and what do you feed him on-if he
wants anything but rats?-London
Chronicle.