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All Were Dead.

fear upon it. paul" she cried, there
is-somebOdy-w
81 have known that" she went on
in a torrent of wild words. 81 have
known that always, and if is the most
terrible part of all ~
1 laid finger on her lips
'There is nobody. Jacqueline,' said
again, trying to control my trembling
voice. There was never anybody but
me, and there shall never be. For to-
morrow we shall turn back toward st.
BOniface again. and we shall take the
boat for Quebec-and from there ]
shall take you to land where there
shall be no more grief, neither"
But very sweetly she raised her head
and spoke to me.
paul, dear. if there never was any
one-if it is nothing but a dream
Here she looked at me with doubtful
scrutiny in her eyes, and then has
tened to make amends for doubling
me- "Of course, Paul, if there had
been you could not have known. But
though I know my heart is. free-if
there was nobody-why. let US go for
WdTu 10 my AdLHSI , HOLA6, D0CdaSe
there will be no cause there to sepa-
rate US, my dear. So let US go on
Eyes, let us go on" I muttered duly
| She leaned back against my shout
der and held out her hands to the fire
light She had taken off her left glove
and now again saw the wedding ring
upon her finger.
| I raised her in my arms and carried
her inside the tent. She did no
waken but only stirred and murmuret
my name drowsiIy.
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DADDYJEVENINGU
FAIRY TALE IL
THE FIELDS.
6ThaFY Graham 6o I1.E.el

1T was in the summer time that the
fields were waving and chatting and
saying these things to each other. OF
course they were at their best and the
season had been just right for them.
There had been enough rain but
not too much, enough sunshine but
not too much In fact, it had been
quite a perfect season so far.
The fields always spoke OF things
having been nice so far for they never
knew what the weather was going to
be any more than the farmers did, and
they heard the farmers talking in that
way to each other.
$50 the fields used to wonder If il
would be dry and without even any
showers for the rest OF the season, or
whether it would rain every day and
hurt themI
But this special day they were feel
ing very well and very happy
I'm so good for food said the
barley field I am pretty and featheTy,
too
I'm such a lovely pale green color
said the oats
"'And 1 an good and substantial
looking said the winter wheat
I am very good for the feed of
animals said the oats. and so are
peas
I come in pretty usefuIIy myself.
said the winter wheat
How about me? asked the sorrel,
q plant with yellowish blossoms
All right said the oats, but am
such lovely shade OF green
You admire yourself, ehF asked
the sorrel-
4 do said the oats.
$50 do l. remarked the winter
wheat.
land I like myself, too said the
barley field. we are liked by Others
It added
1--we are. too said the winter
wheat
".Ah, all. ali, don't boast too much
said voice.
And, who are you, pray tellF the
fields asked. Why shouldn't we boast
when we have something to boast fOrT
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upon 1CS hurry coat Inc dogs lON0Q
her and she seemed always to under
stand their needs.
Paul, there is something wrong
with them,'' she, said, her hand still ca
ressing the name of the great beast
who looked at her with pathetic eyes.
what is wrong with them, Jacque-
line?' 1 asked.
She raised her head and looked sad
ly at me. 1T is I, Paul." she an
| swered.
you Jacqueline?"
Eyes. it is IT. she cried with sud
| den, passionate vehemence. 1T is I
| who, am wrong and have brought
trouble on you. Paul, I do not even
know how you came into my life, nor
who am, nor anything that happened
to me at any time before you brought
me to Quebec, except that my home
is there" She pointed northward.
''Who am I? Jacqueline, you say The
| name means nothing to me. 1 am a
woman without a past or future, a
| shadow that falls across your life,
Paul. And could perhaps remember,
but 1 know know-that I must
| never remember"
l took her hand in mine Dear
JacQueline,~ answered, sit is best to
forget these things until the time
comes to remember them. 1t will
come. Jacqueline. Let US be happy
till then. Do you not remember any
thing about your home, Jacqueline?"
She clapped her hands to her head
and gave a little terrified cry.
"I-think-sO," she murmured. ''But
I dare not remember, Paul.
81 have dreamed of things" she
went on in agitated. rapid tones, "and
then I have seemed to remember ev-
erything. But when wake I have for
gotten, and it is because I know that
I must forget. Paul, dream of dead
man, and men who hate and are fol-
lowing us. Was there-ever-a dead
man. Paul?" she asked, tshuddering.
l placed one arm around her
"JacQueline, there never was any
dead man." I said. cit is not true.
Some day 1 will tell you everything
| some day" 1 caught her in my arms.
st love you, Jacqueline I 1 cried.
'And you-you?"
She thrust her hands out and turned
her face away. There was an awful
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"'You may boast said the voice.
but not too much for want TO do
some OF it myself
Then the fields noticed that the
voice came from the direction OF the
clover hay field
"'Oh, no. said winter wheat. so
clover hay wants to do some talking
Certainly said clover hay.
"'WeI. what have you to say for
yourselfY asked the others.
''Quite a lot said clover hay.
Pray tell US what it is then the
others asked.
You are all very useful. You all
make good food for the animals, both
in the summer and in the winter
winter wheat bowed gracefully. It
noticed.
"But have a special distinction
said clover hay.
What is clover hay talking aboutr
the others asked
Don't use such big words said
the barley. Fields don't understand
"T mean that have something spe-
cial to boast Of said clover hay, so 1
don't want all of you to take up the
whole summertime in Boosting
"'Ah, we see,' said the oats. clover
hay doesn't want US to boast so it can
get a good chance at it
fright said clover hay. You're
perfectly right
"'What are you going TO boast
aboutg asked the winter wheat.
Myself, OF course said clover hay
Yes it continued, waving about,
I can boast about myself and boast
beautifully. 1 am the food the animals
love so; they actually call me the ami
mails dessert. I am to the animals
what ice cream is to the children and
to the grOwn-ups, too.
"'It's all very well, all very well. TO
be regular, ordinary feed, but I. the
clover hay, have the honor showed 70
me of being considered the best part
Of the animals meal
"And what clover hay boosted Of
was true, for clover hay Is the dessert
for the farm animals"
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last, for when opened my EYES the
sun was shining brightly low down
over the Riviere dor. The door OF
the tent stood open and JacquelIne
was not inside.
With the remembrance Of my dream
still confusing reality ran toward the
trees. shouting for her in fear
"JacquelineI JacquelineT' called.
She was coming toward me. She
took me by the arm. ''Paui!" she be-
gan with quiverfng lips "PaulI"
She led me into the recesses Of the
pines There, in q little open place.
clustered together upon the ground,
were the bodies OF our dogs. All were
dead.
Jaccueline sank down upon the
ground and sObbed as though her heart
would break. 1 stood there watching,
my brain paralyzed by the shock Of
the discovery
Then 1 went back to the sleigh, on
the rear of which the frozen fish was
piled. L noticed that it had a faint,
slightly aromatic odor I flung the
hard masses aside and scoOped up a
pOwdery substance with my hands.
MycolOgy had been a hobby Of
mine, and it was easy to recognize
what that substance was
1t was the amanita, the deadliest
and most widely distributed of the
fungi, and the direst of all vegetable
pOisOns to man and beast alike. The
alkaloid which it contains takes effect
only some hours after its ingestfon.
when it has entered the blood streams
and begun its disintegrating action
upon the red corpuscIes. The dogs
must have partaken of it on the pre-
ceding afternoon.
knew this was LerOuX's work. He
had tricked me again. I was mad with
anger. I meant to kill the man now
and without mercy. I would be as I'M
scrupulOus as he. He would be in this
place by the afternoon; I would wait
for him outside the trail. My pistols
Jacqueline was looking up into my
face in terror. The sight of her re-
called me to my senses. Leroux after
ward-frst my duty to her!
paul! What is the matter, PauI?'
she cried. 81 never saw you look like
that before"
Gained myself and led her away,
and presently we were standing before
the fire again.
"Jacqueline," I said, ait is easier to
go on than to turn back now.S
She watched me like lip reader
Eyes, Paul; let US go on" she, an
swered.
So we went on. But our journey
was to be very different now There
was no possibility of taking much bag
gage with US. We took a few things
out of our suitcases and disposed them
about US as best we could.
We must have covered at least a
dozen miles or more when we stopped
for brief midday meal. was a little
fatigued from carrying the pack and
my ankles ached from the snowshoes :;
but Jacqueline, who had evidently been
accustomed to their use, was as fresh
as when she started.
Suddenly we emerged from among
the trees upon an almost barren pla-
teau, and there again we halted for a
breathing SPELL
resolved to take my bearings accu-
rately, and telling Jacqueline to wait
for me a few minutes at the base Of a
hill and setting down my pack, began
the ascent alone. The climb was
longer than I had anticipated. Ny
eyes were aching from the glare Of the
snow. 1 had left my colored glasses
behind me in the tent and gone on,
saying nothing, though 1 had realized
my loss when was only mile or so
away.
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and nv troubles caused by that weak
ness are q thingof the past Anwomen
who suffer as l did should Try Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs JAS ROHRBERG, go Knapp St,
II. s., Pittsburgh, Pa
Women who suffer from any form OF
weakness, as indicated by displacements,
inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backsche, headaches, nervousness or
the blues, should accept Mrs. Rohr-
bergs suggestion and give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound .
thorough trial.
For over forty years it has been
correcting such ailments. If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
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80 LET US GO oNl"

Paul Hewlett, lettering at night
IN Madison square, New York, is
approached by an Eskimo dog. He
follows the dog to a gambling house
and meets the animals mistress
coming out with a large amount of
money. She is beautiful and in dis
tress and he follows her. After
protecting her from two assailants
he takes her in charge, and puts
her in his own rooms for the rest
of the night He returns a little
later TO find a murdered man in his
rooms and Jacqueline dazed, with
her memory gone. He decides to
protect JacQueline. gets rid of the
body and prepares to take her to
Quebec In a search for her home.
Simon Leroux, searching for JAG
queline for some unfriendly pur-
pose. finds them, but Hewlett
evades him. Hewlett calls the girl
his sister. In Quebec he learns that
she is the daughter of a recluse in
the wilds. Charles Duchaine. Pere
Antoine tells Hewlett Jacqueline Is
married and tries to take her away.
Jacqueline is spirited away and
Hewlett Is knocked out, but both
escape and arrive at st. Boniface.
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RecaIcitrant

The rich old uncle from whom
much was hoped for was visiting his
niece, who had been telling him how
dearly his little great-nephew and
namesake loved his school and how
well he was getting on with his studies
"Well. Teddy" said the uncle jsvial-
IL, upon the return OF the little boy,
what do you do in school all dayZ''
Teddy pOndered. WELL" he said
gravely, mostly wait until it's time
to 60 home"
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ent homes year after the signing OF
peace with Germany. when an act OF
congress abolishing the alleys as
places of residence becomes effective
Washington now faces the big
problem of how to provide housing
accommodations for these people in
an already overcrowded city. Congress
will be asked to help solve the prob
lem by apprOpriating 100000 to
erect 5000 sanitary homes
About ten years ago the Alley I'm
nrovement association began a fight
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alley
because of the this due conditions
t
The association is the opinion that the building Of 1900 small houses
in
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IIneasv PavnentA

"And we can sell you THIS car on
easy payments" said the agent. pleas
antly.
my friend" replied the prospect.
the expression easy payments be
longs to the same category with that
other weIl-known fb, painless dentist.
r. New York Globe.
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Natural Curiosity.

Nature has placed one of her Curl
osities on the location of a former
sugar mill on the island Of Trinidad.
The plant has since been reduced to
ruins and is overgrown with vegeta-
ton. The old solid chimney is intact
and up through its center one OF the
quick growing trees of the tropics has
sprung, spreading its branches out Of
the top of the huge chimney and Is
now in full bloom.
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education to young Americans Rus
STA is in chaos now, but it can't afford
to stay in chaos much longer. And
whether it energies a socialist state, a
social democracy or a republic. its
1SO,OOO.OOO people must be supplied
with the necessities of life: it must be
equipped with railroads and factories :;
its forests and mines must be utilized
And all or most Of this must be done
by traders and engineers and capital
lists from the West, for Russia has
neither trained men, money nor tools.
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CHAPTER TX.
e Funaus and Snow sIindness,

The Fungus and Snow Blindness.
Ny rest was miserable. In a success
sion of brief dreams 1 fed with Jacque-
line over wilderness of ice, while In
the distance, ever drawing nearer. fol
lowed Leroux. Lacroix and Pere An
tome.
I must have fallen sound asleep at
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= ACG-2LCl6 -A~-A
caused backachs
and headaches. A
friend called my
attention TO one OF
your newspaper
advertisements and
Immediately my
husband bought
three bottles Of
IydiaE. Pinkham's
V e G table Com
pound for me.
After taking two
H1FN11z E.1& g.
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Ihs Rezi Beauty Lover.

There is something lacking In the
girl who goes into ecstacies over the
beauty Of a hat in ,milliner's win
dow, but looks with Iack-luster eyes
on the glory OF the sunset No one
Is a real beauty-lover who Is not re-
sponsiye to the loveiIness nf the world
God has made To the others vanity
often means more than beauty.-Gir1's
Companion.
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speculation
attitudes
be
start on on naerialh % Of
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WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

Fog many years druggists have Watched
kith muck interest the remarkable record
maintained By Dr. Klmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver sAd bladder medi-
cine.
It il physicians prescription.
Svamp-Root Il q Strengthening medi-
che. It helps the kidneys, liver and had
der DO the work nature intended they
should do.
S1amp-Root has stood the test Of years.
It i sold by all druggists On its merit
and It should help you No other kidney
medicine has 30 many friends.
Be sure 70 get SEamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However. Il You wish first TO test this
great preparation send ten cents TO Dr..
KIImer & Co, Binghzmton, N Y, sor q
sample bottle. When writing be sire and
mention this paper-AdY.
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will be used in conducting atmospheric
experiments at attitudes never before
reached.
n de la Baume-PIuvinel. president
of the Astronomical society, is back OF
the movement to have Big Bertha
transformed from an instrument OF
war into one Of scientific progress
In fact, n. de la Baume-PIuvinei
asks that all of the heavy artillery
taken from the Germans be turned
over to the astronomers for higher
atmospheric investigations. He insists
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. ''I1OI1I IIIS HIIsIi dHU OOINlu>iFV NS
cfsion may be rendered. This third
party is the Supreme court of the
United States.
If the senate fails to ratify, the
treaty becomes void by that action.
and no appeal to the Supreme court
would be necessary.
If the League of Nations covenant
shall be ratified by the senate it will
be incumbent on congress immediate
~ to make an appropriation to cover
the United States portion of the ex-
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Go to Russia, Young Man, to Make a Fortune

YOU want share the greatest commercial and industrial develop
of
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is apparent to
establishing evening
in
shipping the OF the hat
of grandfather
and profession and especially for
opportunity Of the
future
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Washington to Drive $1,000 People Out of Alleys

III
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mott of miles
of whc OF
of and mpo
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IUOhVU UusIJ slIlU IItIU FVllI 81 q
reddish brown color. Similar effects
were noticed elsewhere as far east
as Vermont and New Hampshire.
This strange phenomenon was ex-
amined by several scientists They
found that a very fine dust had fallen,
apparently all over the eastern United
States
The strangest thing about this fall
of dust was that it occurred in a
region the greater part of which lay
under snow and had been under snow
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When Old Dame Nature Gets Ready to Scatter Seed

WAS
people the
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Efficient Refrigerator

Efficient Refrigerator.
Refrigeration cars for transporting
meat with which an English railroad
is experimenting are said to maintain
as even a temperature as elaborate re-
frigeratiOn plants on steamships
Discussions are for detaiIs-befOre
the bugle blows.
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ASHlNGIONE Il
SIDFLIG1I5 =
Supreme Court May Have Last Word on the Treaty

w
W
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HUSBAND
SAVES Wife
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia e Pmkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh, Pa--"For many months
! Was not able TO do my work owing to
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AMfuIIN Annoyira.

When is a doctor most annoyed
When he Is out OF patients
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Take life as you find It-but don't
leave It there.
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An Even Bet.

Gerald am going TO kiss you
Geraidine-I'H bet you don't
GeraId-What Will you bet?
Geraldine-A kiss.
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Big Bertha May Reform and Be of Use to Science


bmbarded behind the German lines
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The Times Girl

whfled an assortment OF smiling
couples, but they might have been ~
the heart Of Africa for all the good Il
did rs. bat there as one stunned
My boon companion, a miSehlevnus
smile on her face settled back ~ her
seat and got on, her knitting ] got
40 and walked boldly across the room
20 little gtcy-hsired woman who
seemed TO know all about everything
and everybody ! stated my case.
Five minutes later ! was introduced
TO dignified- looking middle aged
man. Silently WE slid out among the
other dancers and joined IN the mad
whlH oi an old fashioned waltz.
looked at my companion lie had
an open coun,enance. friendly eye
but you can never tell, ! warned
myself as ! mapped ont course OF
action 10 pursue IN case the brute
started anything llr dldu't seem in
clined 10 talk. bu, led me sedately
around the hail with all the dignity
oi a second lleh,enant on dress parade
Working on the theory that YOU can
never tell what man Is thinking
about unless he talk, - you. ] tried
10 start a conversation. Not that Il
mattered then whether he vas a boot
lcggcr OF second story man | In
tended to finish the wal'l had start
cd but | dil wish 20 satisfy my
curiosity and know thc worst
Il didn't quite catch your name,
Mis.ter-er-cr--
Wills"
"You are er-- er- employed here
in the city"
wei. I'm supposed to be-" he
chuckled. "and that's al that's nece,-
sary # YOU can get away with 4"
So that va. II -hc vas a double
eyed villain and he laughed about u
Ny heart bounced up 10 my throat
"a cold chill sho, down my spine
| ! determined to end II aft lie hould
confess every crime in hi' oatalog
"And-cr-how DO YOU get away
with it"
"By being county probation Off.
cer' he smiled pleasantly as he led
M 70 NY seat
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Goes 10 the Auditorium tx
pccting the Worst, and
Dances With-WeII, Read
the Story,

u feel restless, strangely restless,
Old college chump," | spoke these
words 70 my boon companion Satur
day evening about 7 O'Clock.
"Maybe you're getting the 'ilu," was
h-r cheerful answer.
"'Flu' nothing ! need change
= change oi scene. climate. olcupa
ton, amusement friends, something
! am possessed with a nameleS long
ing"
"NoI want to dance" sic told mr
coldly
Dance Fat chance" ! eyed her
sarca,tlcally And pray where could
] dance II ! wished 10 Oh. ye, JUS,
summon the lord, and llls, OF m,
court and bid them make ioi me a
patty
'lou'rc getting srperiuou' he
interrupted II you really want u
dance III take YOU 10 our No don't
ask me any question, Y I'm - p.lo'
this excursion, keep your mouth shut
and your hand, oil the wheel
Hall an hour later We driled int
port Ny worst suspicious we're con-
ilrmed She had led me 20 a publ;
dance hall-ihe Auditorium
y am" ! mutcrcd 70 myc'i "a
good spor, vii see thi, thing
through When / am surrounded b,
. JOB lot oi rough rcrk ma culini,l
III DO my best 10 retain my d.guIty
and ms temper III dance with onl,
the C,cane,t and uea,est looking o
the CeaiureS no matter what th'
con cQucn,c I'm here, and II
stuck i, out"
An hour later We were sitting 10
idsniically the same SPOT We hl,
chosen upon our eulrdngc So MAJ
woman or child had invaded ou'
privacy Round and round tie floor
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Chinese Monopoly
Cause Of Protest

PfKlNG March 10 American and
British protests against the creation
of the "thlne'c Trading company"
which was authorized by a mands,e
last August for the purpose Of acting
as special purchasing agent for tho
Chinese government. have bfough, re-
Pile, from the government 10 the Ell.
feet that other lonpanle' may apply
TO- similar privilege, The replies
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FOREIGN SERVICE MEN
RETAIN OLD UNIFORMS

WASlilNGTON, March -. Amer.
ican naval Officers abroad will not
wear the nrw uniform, substituting a
roll collar Tor the present tlght.ilt,lng
neck band, until after the peace treaty
has been signed Secretary Daniel,
said today tn, had been ordered to
prevent the Officers on duty IN foreign
countries from appearing in two dit
fefent kinds II uniforms