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ut is all over tllen?' asked Mrs.

"It is all over tiien?" asked Mrs.
Henson.
"Since you compel me to be frank
yes,' answered Kellerman. 1T has
been over for years, Ada. TO think
that you should have put US all in this
Ginger! You hcven't told me how you
got here, or how you sent me that
message
"How / got here? Does that mat
ter? Well, I came up in a peasant
wOman's dress, as one of the repa-
triated. sent you the message through
boy, who knows nothing-his wits
were thrashed out of Tim by the Ger
mans. He left the note-he won't
trouble you. And / suppose now I'm
to go back"
Suddenly she broke into a shrill in
vective. "Tm to go back, after the
thousands of miles that l came, be-
cause you are the only man in the
world who has ever meant anything to
me! gave my life to you. How many
years have you played with me? An
swer me! And now you fling me from
you as if [ were nothing, because Of
oh, do you suppose haven't heard of
you and Miss Howard? I'll call her
that! But take care! / can be dan
gerous when / am aroused, and see
now see clearly now, if never be-
fore II
Marks blood seemed to freeze as ne
listened. He had unconsciously drawn
near Hartley.
"You are talking wildly, Ada" NUT
tered Kellerman. care you going to
ruin everyone? Do you want to hang?
For you will, Ada. There's no senti-
mentality in war. Now I'm going to do
the riskiest thing / ever did. I'm going
to take you back behind the lines in
my auto. BY miracle of good luck
have the password for the night.
Come! And We'll talk over matters
on the drive backr
Come, Ada!' said Kellerman; and
then he turned sharply and confronted
Mark.
For an instant he stood as if trans
fixed; then, with an oath. he leaDed at
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER MARK Wallace, young
officer in the United States army, is
wounded at the battle of Santiago. While
wandering alone in the jungle he comes
which little girl is playing. When he
is rescued, he takes the girl to the hospi-
tai and announces his intention of adopt
ing her.
CHAPTER Hills commanding officer,
Major Howard, tells him that the dead
man was Hampton, a traitor who sold
war department secrets to an interna-
tlonal gang in Washington, and was de-
tected by himself and Kellerman while
they were working in the same office
with him. Howard pleads to be allowed
to send the child home to his wife and
they agree that she shall never know her
fathers shame.
CHAPTER III-several years later Wal
lace visits Eleanor at q young ladies'
boarding school. She declares that when
she is eighteen she intends to marry Wal
lace.
CHAPTER Iv-Years pass. Wall
lace is stationed out West. On the OUT
break of the European war Colonel How
ard secures him staff post in Washing
ton.
CHAPTER Vile finds Eleanor there,
the center of attraction, also Kellerman,
In whom he discerns an antagonist
CHAPTER VI-For years strange
man has haunted Eleanor's footsteps,
following, but never accosting her. One
night Wallace sees the man and follows
him to gambling house kept by Mrs. Ken
SON. Here he is attacked by Kellerman
Wallace rescues him and takes him home
but in the night Hartley disappears.
CHAPTER VII-Next day Kellernan
warns Wallace to leave Washington. He
refuses. While working on important
mobilization plans Wallace is called out
of the room. On his return he finds i'm
portant documents missing. His resigna-
ton is requested.
CHAPTER VIII-Mrs Henson sends
for Wallace and asks him to become q
spy for the international gang. He re-
fuses and is dubbed in the dark as he is
about to leave her house.
CHAPTER IX-FTe is rescued by Hart
ley, who hides him in the basement while
police raid the house. Hartley tells him
that it was planned to have him arrested
in the gambling house in order to ruin
his reputation.
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oyerpowering emotion.
"And how about your own part in
this affair, Hartley?"
The man WINGED as if Mark had
struck him. Mark put out his hand,
took Hartley's, and shook it warmly.
you're right. Hartley he said
quietly. ''I'm ready to sink my name,
then, and Wen go in together as COM
rades, and by Heaven We'll set the
whole crooked business right"
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She put out her hands b1indly. "Oh,
Captain Mark r she whispered.
Mark felt himself beginning to
shake; fate seemed to have played q
Wretched trick on him just then.
'NVhy, Captain Mark! Why-why
did you do this?' asked Eleanor.
"Hey, Weston!" called his fellow or
derby from the door of the sterilizing
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Continued from last week

After a moment he added, 81 think
we'd better be making a move out Of
here, Captain Wallace!'
He pushed open the cellar door and
led Mark along the basement passage
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him and struck him q blow in the race
that sent him Keeling backward.
Ada HENSON turned and ran toward
Mark with a scream. She did not rec
ognize him, Mark could see that.
The discipline of a lifetime held
Mark steady He stood confronting
Kellerman, but did not raise hand
even to guard himself. Kellerman
glared at him in speeches. fury. And
even then it seemed little singular
to Mark that Hartley disappeared, so
swiftly and silently that neither the
man nor the woman knew he had been
there.
Then Kellerman Lurst into hysterical
laughter.
tits the spy from the war depart
ment," he cried. "The fellow we
pitched out of the army for treachery,
masquerading here in uniform. A
blank wall and q firing squad for you
tomorrow, my man -
Ada Henson sprang between them.
"He doesn't mean that" she cried,
peering into Marks face obviously.
She recognized Mark now, but Mark
could see that the recognition meant
little to her probably he had been only
a trivial incident in her career. "Lis-
ten to me!'' she whispered in Marks
ear. ''He has been drinking. 1t will
be all right. Just go back and keep
this to yourself. You'll get fifty
dollar bill by the next post, and ten
every month afterward, so long as you
don't sec anything. Understand? He
isn't responsible
Continued next week
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made a gesture Of pleading.
Neither had noticed him. He reflect
ed savage1y that already Eleanor was
coming to take his status for granted,
~ The other sisters did.
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FOR SALE

FIRST PRIZE w. III. Turkeys, white
Wyandottes and pearl guineas, both
seXes-MRS. j. A. BURNS, Lady
smith, Route No. 1. Its
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HORSE, 6 years old, sound, well
broken. "a 49," care News Budget.
2Stf
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200 ACRES Timber Stumpage; hem
lock, spruce, cedar, tamarack, pine
and hardwood. All solid timber. Good
logging road to r. R.-HILL & SER
GENT.
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Continued next week
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CHAPTER VIII-Mrs. Henson sends
for Wallace and asks him to become a
fuses and is dubbed in the dark as he is
about to leave her house.
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CHAPTER IX-He is rescued by Hart
ley, who hides him in the basement while
police raid the house. Hartley tells him
that it was planned to have him arrested
in the gambling house in order to ruin
his reputation
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r CHAPTER Vile finds Eleanor there,
the center of attraction, also Kellerman,
in whom he discerns an antagonist.
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CHAPTER IV-Years pass. Wal
lace is stationed out West. On the out
break of the European war Colonel How
ard secures him staff post in Washing
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
WASHINGTON SENTRY
BUSIEST MAN IN WORLD

Washington. Jan l.-The busiest
man in the world has t@Sn fOunG-ln
Washington. al course He's neither
the President. a Cabinet member nor
he stenographer who takes tn re-
marks printed In that breezy perio,!i-
cal. the Congressional Record He's
tie sentry at the northwest corn n
Il the White House grounds.
This s"hiry goes on duty each AZ
tcrnoon just after four tie carries
rifle. The rttl must be brought 10
II resent arms" every time L commits
stoned officer PASSES his post There
duty In the War Department across
the way. and almost as many In the
Navy Department. They al have
work ana walk BY the White House
letveen i:S and :. You can figure
10 Yourself how many times that sen
~ Ia, 10 come 10 present.
H.. has stopped trying Ia figure II.
9ut he has come 10 L conclusion ahou'
:, all. He says;
Gee. when get into the trenches
rhucking hand grenades AZ The
vritzeS, it'll b. like Il day OF
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
PLENTY or RIGHT FOOD NEtoEc

DO not be afraid OF feeding layins,
hens TOO much OF the right kind OF
food. Take notice that laying bens"
IL ia distinction from those that are
not laying.
A hen that is laying needs more
f,Od than an unproductive one. and
may possibly get too tat 10 Jay. Bat
after the hen once gets started TO
laying she must have feed enough 10
iaeet The demands for her body aud 4
surplus for egg production.
A great many people feed tust abou'
enough to keep the hen alive. will.
nothing over toward the making o.
the egg 1t does not pay to do this,
for The little extra feed will be jus,
what is required TO make the egg aud
the egg is what you are after.
Please also note the right kind II
food" and YOU couldn't feed 100 much
TO the laying hen. You can - ,oo
nlch corn or other kind Of grain 20
LAYING hen. She needs a variety OF
feed, grains that are smaller thar
corn, DO tina, she can scratch Tor thea
and get needed exercise She can IN
her crop with corn In few minutes
and then stand around all day accun
nlali" fat.
Feed laying -" the right kind
OF feed and she cannot eat more than
Is good tor her.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
URIC ACID IN MEAT
CLOGS THE KIDNEYS
Take glass Of Salts ifyoar Back hurts
or Bladder bothers yoa-Drink
more water.

II you must have your meat every day,
eat Il. hat flush your kidneys with salts
occasionally, Says noted authority who
tells VA that meat forms uric acid which
almost pralyzes the kidneys in their eli.
forts To expl il from the blood. They
becOme sluggish and weaken. then you
suffer with = dull misery in the kidney
region. sharp pains in the back or sick
headache. dizziness, your stomach souIs,
tongue Is coated and when the weather
u bad YOU have rheumatic twinges. Tia
urine gets cloudy, full oi sediment, The
channels often get sore and irritsteA,
obliging you TO seek relief two or three
time during the night.
To nsutrali1e these irritating acids. to
cleanse the kidneys and flush Of The
6ody's urinous waste get four ounces Of
Jsd Salts from any pharmacy here's
take tablespoonful in q elass Of
water before breakfast for q few days
and your kidneys will then act Ana his
famous salts 10 made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice, combined With
lthia, and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate sluggish kidnsya
also to peutralise the acids IN ufins,
90 IL no longer irritateA thus endin6
bladder weakness.
Jad Salts Ii inexpensive; cannot n.
jure, and makes delightful 0esveseeat
Whitewater drink.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
Care for the Crazy.

In the Orient the crazy man Is n
privileged person, to be- tolerated,
given food, allowed 10 90 where lie
will, but never cured. He Is supposed
to be peculiarly holy person" But
1t Is Americans, says World outlook,
who IN 1872 founded the first hospital
for the insane east OF SueI--thc Kerr
Refuge at Canton, with 800 patients,
who come from all classes: here you
VIII find the mandarin, the colonel and
beggar or them 80 per cent are re-
ported as recovered.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
ADMITS BEING A
RADICAL SOCIALIST

Wright own. y. J.. Jan. I0.--Camp
Div. here. has a technical deserter.
hold-out. ultra-S1-ciallst ana passive
iefier OF the whole National Army.
The condemnation is persoulfed in
me quiet little man. Rudolph J
Irena. who has persistently refused
obey any aud all orders.
Although he has Just been saved
from facing one firing squad and may
20 before another. he declined 10
sign his declaration earl To prepare
'or physical examination
I'm not posing as Il martyr" he
-epliet TO Iuest!oner. I'm not try.
'ng % ~, myself into the limelight.
but am a Socialist OF tho most radi
cal hini-an luterna,ionalis, |
10 no; believe in warning on my
brother. No matter what may occur.
am Obliged ~ disobey all military
orders"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
SPUD GIVEN NICHE
IN HALL OF FAME

New York, Jan. lA.--And now ths
owly "spud is to find itself ca
ted TO the Hall OF Fame Atoms
with the other immortals, such as
PORK. wheat, beef and sugar, the tood
administration has iecreed that IN,
emerald green scutcheon shall repose
On the same shelf
Meatless Tuesdays. wheatlesS We'd
lesGay. lightless nights, tireless cook
ers and heatless radiator must make
way for the Irish potato. A day Is
to be SO, apart in each week when
citizens will be expected TO buy anu
at an increased amount OF potatoes
The campaign is the reverse OF th".
force in England. where the scar
city OF potatoes has neeessitated q
potatoless day and the people are
urged to substitute other vegetables
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
PIG FINDS NO WELCOME
IN LAVISH APARTMENT

New York, Jan. To Mrs Benjamiu
". Tone. who lives i'll beautiful
apartment. owns a pig. She won II at
the recent Hero Land Bazaar.
She can't keep 1t in the parlor be
cause OF the obs ctions oy the ftealtl
Department She cant keep ii in the
kitchen because OF the Food Admin
istrator.
Further. the Food Administrator
believes one whole pig TOO much for
a small family. There is no place IL
the apartment for farm extension
work
It's enc OF the other" she said
We must either give up our apart
ment and retire to the country Ne
or else renounce my now pet. TINS
suspense Is awful
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
HOW TO START
A M0T0RB0AT
EXPERT TELLS HOW TO ENJOY
GLIDING OVER WATER IN
POWERFUL CRAFT
says Helping Hand is Always hsndsa
10 Distressed 6oaters.

When starting the motor close any
auxiliary air valves and hold the taRd
over The air inlet OF the earhuretor so
40 10 draw in a richer mixture. other
wise the mixture may be too weak To
start the motor. II the mixture Seems
10 be rich enough. the engine mss
start Oft II a little lubriea,ing oil IS iei
into the cylinder which will make toe
compression better. Irregular fr!1s
usually comes from carburator ana
spark troubles.
Drain the carburator and II this
does not seem TO remedy the trouble
investigate The electrical apparatus
Clean the spark plug and see that the
gap is right: the thickness of the
..umb nail is good gauge. Too large
a spark Is apt to be wiry ard quickly
exhausts the battery. The vibrators oil
TIE Gods should not he set too loosely
in the hopes OF saving current, but
should be set to produce sharp eleai
spark. They do not need to be 100
tight.
When o two cycle motor foureyeles.
that is, fires on every other revolu'
ton, the gas is too rich and should be
cut down at the needle valve until an
even cycle takes hold. Weak explos
ions and backfires through The carbn.
rators indicate that the mixture IS t1o
weak and should be increased. II an
engine runs steadily but seems weak
me trouble may he in loss OF com
nression. poor fabrication, poor design
a. parts out of alignment, carbon or
ciosged outlets and gas passages.
Sudden stopping is usually due 7"
1 broken electrical connection: while
slowing up and stopping is caused bS
Jack OF gasoline or clogged feed line,
engine too hot or poor fabrication.
Oyerhesting OF the engine is usuallf
caused by lack OF fabrication or
Inor circulation Of cooling water. The
pump should be examined ana il work
ing badly should be repacked and oil
3D.
Boating is about the only sport or
business in which there is so mWh
courtesy. A helping hand is always
given and you always seem 70 be ~.
pected TO salute any passing boat.
Wien steering in fog without q
compass it is nearly Impossible to
maintain a straight course. Take .
long line with a float tied 70 one END
and let II drag over the stern. The
Fine will drag directly behind you
when you are steering sttaish!
course and will swing sideways when
The boat swings away.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
Many Bio Assignments.

IL single year. his brother eays
Richard Harding Paws reported the
celebration NJ Budapest, the Spanish
Cuban war. the Nckiai-y Inaugural
ton. the Grceh.Turkl>u war unl tn,
Queens jubilee. And the number Of
titles Of his boots 90 ny leaf nun.
ters exactly ~. Also be always had
time for Little uonscnSe now and then
--as when be organlzed 4 RELIEF cXpe-
dition 10 rescue John Drew from Hair
lem.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10

Two species Of the Caucasian don
key hail. the one from Persia, the 9th
from Africa, says a nature student.
Persia Is also responsible for the proud
mounlnInrers' fondness for chicken !,
our European ancestors got their
roostcrs a, some time during the his
toric period. Finally the famous Cau'
casus sheep took one day their depar'
t,ue from the broad plains situated
between Persia and the Caspian sea.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
Try the Free Tracer journal Want-Ad
for results

mall Friday evening. January lsth
Tor the benefit OF the Red Cross, under
the 1uspiccs of the q. +. s. Music by
Che Harding orchestra. Tickets rs
cents. Everybody Is cordially IN
Tited 10 attend.
Remember the social given In the
Harding church Friday evening. Jnnu
airy lib for the benefit OF the Sun
day school A good program will BE-
given at s o'clock composed OF sclcc
tions by the Harding orchestra. read
tngs by Miss Gladys Pool and Russell
Hrisnon, plane solos by Misses MI
| ,ired l.ecch and Mabel Brannan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
CANINE FOSSILS IN
CARNEGIE MUSEUM

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan lo--Fossil re
mains OF dogs Of uncomfortable an
tiqlity, supposedly 10000 years old,
are now among the archaeological
exhibits in Carnegie Museum. .. Gus
todian O. A. Peterson does not doubt
The Certainty that the remains of
some of the first dogs mat ever
"bayed at the moon" are in the col
lection.
IS indicated by the bones, the
100000 and 2,000.000-year-olds were
al small creatures. evidently being
no larger than a cotton tail rabbit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
Children Cry
FOR PITCHERS
G q 8 or
Our Jitney Offer-rhis and Sc.

Our Jitney offer-rhs and Sc.
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut gu, tn s
AN enclose with &c and mail i t.
oley a Co. 1886 Sheffield Ave. Oh.
d o. H.. writing your name and ad-
ress clearly. You will receive in re
Il Il trial package containing Foley's
oney md Tar Compound for coughs.
Ida nd Group; Foley K dney Pills
~ pain in sides and back; rheuma.
am. hacKache Kidney and b'a de-
l.lments: and Foley Cathartlc I, b.
IS, Z wholesome and thoroughly
ieansing cathartic, for constlpa ion
'idou ness headache and sluggish
'owejs. For sale by W, d. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP M0STRILS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head.Colds. rs Splendid

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open. the air passages Of your head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking. snuilling. blowing,
headache. dryncss. No struggling for
breath at night, your cold or ca,arrh
will he gone.
Get u small ho.,ic OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little nj this fragrant. antiseptc,
healing cream in your nostrils. Il pen
ctrates through every air passage OF the
head soothes the indamrd or swollen
inucous membrane and relief comes In
etsntly. tfel
lts just hnc. Don't stay stuflesi ar
With a cold or nasty catarrh-Iseliei
ccmes 70 quickly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
KHAKI NO LATE DAY PRODUCT
Was Known in India as Far Back as
the COS,

The majority OF people, il they think
about the matter at all. imagine that
"khaki" is d product Of recent yeats
This il not 50.
Khaki" was used in India az far
back rs the late "60s or early s0's Tor
soldiers uniforms in the hot weather
the material used being D kind OF cot
ion drill. 4 similar material has been
in use in Arabia and by the Trevor.
shippers OF Persia from Tine lmme
mortal, and is in use today in persil
for making their outer robes, the ma
terial being made from a natural SELF
crah colored cotton which is still cul.
tivated in small quantities in some
parts Of Persia notably kashan ami
iazd. the stuff, uf course, being er.
rely home mede--i e.. grown. spun
woven and made into garments. VIII, h
by the way, are very durable.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-10
His Business.

Robert Louis Stevenson. who Is hest
known 10 children Through hi "Chl!d's
Garden OF Verse" was always fond Of
animals. and very kind to them. AND
one time he made very neat. htt'.
rctort ~ Il man who Was beating hi,
dog. When Stevenson interfored, The
man asked. svui.ly. "Wei,, what hGsi
ness is il vi yours? lie amt y"ui
dog" ''No.g but he's Gods, dog" ste
verson declared. Stoutly. "aaI I'm hero
to protect him. .tnd lac did.