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devious out Of a saloon. however re-
spectacle Il might be. The proprietor
even volunteered the Information that
you were his niece"
"Did he. indeed? That was very
nice Of him. wasn't it? Rather odd, is
II not, that you should later drop I'm
here, and find me again What do
you think Of me nOwF'
looked at her for a moment before
| answered. unable TO frame my words
TO any satisfaction. What did she
mean? What exactly was she driving
att Her whole manner puzzled me ex-
ceedlngly. Was she playing me for a
foOll Was she attempting To lead me
on for some secret purpose of her
own? Did she believe my cXplana-
tlonl and. IL not, why did she fail to
throw open that door, and denounce
me at once as a spy? There, In that
soft light. she appeared more attrac-
tive than ever, and so peculiarly wOm-
anly as 10 seem utterly out Of place in
this scene Of plot and crime. II was n
young face. bright, animated, which
fronted me. the dark eyes smiling and
unafrald. gazing straight into mine.
with a challenge in their depths. Her
very attitude piqued me. aroused me
TO defense. | desired 10 hold her re
spect, her interest: nothing she might
say, or do. served to lower her I'm my
estimation TO the hideOuS level Of a
political conspirator. Yet what else
could she be? How could | account
for her presence In this place on any
other theory except that she came as
representative of Chilean intrigue?
As the trusted messenger Of that Sc
cret conspiracy at Santiago. under or
ders OF the revolutionary iunta at
Washington? | had heard her words
spoken boldly TO this band Of plot
tiers, words Of authOrity-den.ands
they dare not ignore. No, there vas
no doubt as TO who she was. or what
she was. In spite Of her face. her
pleasing manner. her attractiyenesS OF
person, she was a dangerous enemy tO
this government which projected her.
a despicable snake crawling through
the dark 10 strike down a victim-a
thing 10 be crushed without mercy
The very sOftness. wOmanlineSs. only
made her the more TO be feared. She
] should cast no spell over me. l would
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The Simplilicltion uf the Chinese
language and alphabct has been car
ried So far by a manufacturer of type
setting machines that the alphabet has
been reduced from the overwhelming
number Of over G.OOO distinct signs
and characters to only 81. Types Of
these are now supplied and it is no
more difficult To compose printed ar
ticIeS In Chinese than in any other
of a. languages for which this same
concern has evolved type and ma
chiues. BY adopting this typesetter,
the publishing business OF China would
be greatly simpli6ed.-POpular Me-
chaniCs Magazine.
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CHAPTER v.
A Strange Appointment.

must have failed 10 grasp the full
meaning Of what she said, or else Il
never occurred TO me that her retire
ment would be made through this par
ocular door. At least she had pushed
Il wide open before / realized the ne
cessity OF retreat, and was hemmed
In behind its barrier, fortunately Sc
curely hidden from the eyes OF those
IN the larger apartment. Some one
Alvs. no doubt, from his words and
vOlce-was beside her as she emerged.
and. indeed. Il might have been his
hand that swung the door back against
me. I stood there startled, unable TO
move, afraid that my very breathing
might be overheard.
you leave at midnight, you say,
senorita," he protested In Spanish :
but surely you intend to remain at
presentT'
Until you reach some final decision
yes: that is my mission"
Il shall see TO that at once; we will
draw lots. You can wait either in. this
room, or another just beyond. Prom
ise you VIII not 60 until I see and talk
with you again"
Il promise that-sO you are not too
long. I must make that train"
You shall make Il. My car is only
two blocks away, and pledge myself
TO have you there on time. All this
business can be attended TO in half an
hOUr."
Hs striped back, partially closing
the dor. while she turned, her own
d on the latch. facing me. Her
sses stared directly into mine. her
face whitening under the light, her
teeth shutting down close against the
red lips as though TO repress a scream
She was startled almost beyond con.
troll, yet mastered the fright instantly
She glanced about at the partially
open door. and silently closed II tight.
ly.
"Whst-what are you doing hereT
she gasped in English, her voice trem,
bling. "Listenlng?"
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FARMERS Wife
NEARLY STARVED
Mrs. Peterson Says She Was
Afraid to Eat on Account OF
Trouble That Followed.

81 weighed just a hundred and three
pounds when began taking Tanlac,
hut now weigh a hundred and twen-
ty-two pounds" declared Mrs. Amy
Peterson. the wife Of prosperous
farmer of LakcviIle. Mass. a suburb
Of New Bedford.
IL had acute Indigestion" she said,
'and no one knows how I suffered.
| had cramping pains in my stomach
that were almost unbearable, and !
suffered no end of distress from gas
and bloating. Why, | was actually
starving 10 keep from being in such
awful misery. and | lost thirteen
pounds i'm weight. Sometimes | won
der how l lived through it all, and !
just thought there was no hope for
me. ! was restless night and day and
was easily irritated. and some nights
I slept 80 little it didn't seem that |
had been to bed at all.
but now | feel aS strong and well
as If ! had never been sick day In
my life, and I just know Tanlac l.
the best medicine IN the world.
haven't touch of Indigestion now,
and every time sit down to the table
can't help hut feel thankful tn
Tanlac. have wonderful appetite
and have gained back all my lost
weight and six pounds besides. am
simply OverjOyed to be feeling So we'll
and | just praise Tanlac everywhere
| GO
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
Advertisements.
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HOARDS OF SEEMINGLY POOR
Hunger Is Admittedly a Hard Task,
master. But the Love Of Money
Can Overcome II.

Though ID strikes a strange note 10
hear Of people living and dying In the
midst of pOyerty-StriCken surroundings
while they are In possession Of quite
decent fortunes, yet We hear now and
then of this happening, London An
Swcrs remarks.
\ ease occurred in Dublin, where an
old woman had died alone. When the
police searched in the house they
found, hidd"u away in cgg-cupS, tea
pots. and other utensils, gold amount
ing Ia thousand pounds.
Some years ago an old woman was
knocked down and Killed instantly by
a drny In m" west Of Ireland. When
the police inspected her Vrctchcd
dwelling they found II packed almost
t0 the door with branches Of trees ana
chunks of wood for the winters fuel.
Further search revealed hoard OF
money.
Two buckets and tin trunk were
full to Overlooking with all kinds Of
current coin. both gold and silver, as
well as Stlll larger wooden loN and
about a dozen mugs. When the money
was collected and weighed it was over
q hundredweight.
An old-age pCnSinner died alone in
a Kent village, yet when the authOri-
ties searched her poor dwelling they
discovered three bags of gold. One
contained t374. another f22j and the
third f63. all in Victorian sovereigns.
II was found too. that the house was
the old woman'S property. Vet she
was IN receipt of the Old-age pension.
y remarkable and pathetic case
comes from Geneva, which Is some
thing Of contrast to these sOrdid
ones An old widow had lived in alb
jcct poverty for fifty years, and then,
on her Scventy-SlHth birthday, she pre-
sentcd large clock worth $50 to
the commune.
She had saved thi~ large sum, penny
by penny. on an average income of flI
a year. dressing as beggar and al
most starving herself for half a cen
tury. In presenting the commune with
the clock. She said she had gained the
object Of her life, ana aOw would
die content.
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OVERHEARD IN THE GARAGE
Just an interchange Of Pleasantries
Between Two Of the industrious
(3 colored Employees.

shake a nimhle dog, colOred man,
an clean them cylinders
Who: Me: Take yO' ease. boy, take
yO' ease. The weeks got seven days
jus like it always had"
"rll say il has; and, 'cO'din' to YOU
they's all Sundays"
How come they il? I'll testify |
amt seen you Iosin' no sleep 'roun'
this garage. Clean yn' own cylinders,
no. they's full q carbon
"Y'all wanta give me plenty o space
heabOuts this mO'nin', sOR; OF else yO'
widder's gOin' TO Ian out loud every
time she sees a spanner like this-a
one"
"On yO' way, mule face, on yO' way.
I seen yo' wife III other day and, y'all
know what she says To me bout yOuI
She says: Cos far as you've a mind
10 wifi hun: Tse jus paid up the premI-
um on his life insurance kansas
City star.
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No" lied. seeing tut one pos
Sihlr means uf ESCAPE, and hoping
thus 10 prevent her sounding an inn
mediate alarm. u was waiting for a
friend who is inside. just came int"
this room"
''N"u actually hrIong here, 'hent
You are one Of these mem"
Not exactly" ! had to ndu.it. Il
know one of Them very we'll. and h."
stationed me ont here"
She appeared puzzled, doubtful, Vet
10 my surprise sin held the door tight
ly closed her eyes searching my face.
"Who is the man you know-your
particular fricndT
heSitatcd au instant. The name rs-
Gaping me.
"Harurr."
"Oh, indeed; yuu we're not yer,
prompt TO answer"
Well" | said, aud managed io
smile. as though il was Of little con~c-
Quence. you see have not always
known him by that name. There are
times when names need 20 he changed
occasionally"
True" she admitted Soberly. DO
you mind gratifying the curiosity Of a
woman a. 10 what his real name
might be-"
Il could not. if l 81 desired. Ever
since | knew him he has been called
Harris. That Is all I can say"
Harris. Then he Is not Chilean,
and never before pretended 10 be.
thought that from the first. Is the
man American, English or IriSh?"
l shook my head
"YOu won't answer That may be
ignorance or II may be- pretenSe. Never
mind. | recognize your face now. You
were the man eating in the saloon an
hour or ~ ago. Mere you waiting for
this Horner-aliaS IIarriS-thenf"
We met later
Her lips smiled little. and her
eyes.
did | merely dream that you ap-
peared somewhat interested in me at
| the time. or was IL truef"
1T was true" | answered honestly
"You did interest me. You didn't ap,
pear the sort to he making ren.
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Then the devil must have
helped me-"
no BE CONTINUED
MOVES WITH REST OF WORLD
Abundant Proof That China Is Wax.
ing Up From Her Sleep Of Two
Thousand Years.

As study in strange customs and
startling incidents, China is interest
ing because it has changed so little in
point of view during the last two thou
sand years. The Characteristic Of
China is satisfaction with the wisdom
of the fathers. slOwness to let 60 Of
principles tested by ages. The good
old-fashiOned Chinese soldier slouch-
ing along IN his baggy clothes, or dOu-
bled up on pony. the Shave-pated
priest, the magistrate with his glass
button and peacOck's feathers, the
cOOlie in his blue cotton drawers, the
plumy merchant in his silks, have
been coming and going for two or
three millenniums, just about the
same. Up TO two decades ago the
lanG seemed unchanged and unChange-
able. The empire has an organization
under which the nation has as much
internal peace. and more prosperity
than most Of its neighbOrs.
Nevertheless even u month or two
In China makes It clear enough that
China is rapidly going through a great
change. Many Chinese In the treaty
ports wear European dress, telegraph
wires are strung all over the country !
a Chinese post office takes your mail,
unless you make a point Of turning 1t
over to the foreign posts. Chinese
steamers splash along the rivers; To-
cOmOtiveS frighten Chinese donkeys
iron works clang; schools spring up (;
modern buildings arise; newspapers
appear; armies are created; public
opinion has become a fashion.
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Effective Bar to Fish.

The electrically charged curtain Of
water of county. game warden In
Washington state is claimed to have
proven effective I'm preventing fish
from entering irrigation canals. A
double row of steel piles in a frame
Is placed in the intake of the canal.
The piles being suitably wired, the
passage of an electric current charges
a section of water II feet through
across the canal. and II is found that
. fish will enter the electrified VA
- II is believed that th" destruc-
-,.n in irrigating bitches of vast num-
.e-rs Of fish fry can he prevented by
.uolgh FISH stops of this kind.
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that the United States is the worlds
creditor nation" and for tie equally
important reason that the other ma
tlons of the world find It well-nigh
impossible to transact business with
this country, by reason o. their de.
preciated currency.
The precious metal is coming from
all quarters OF the globe, but the Eu-
ropean countries. more particularly
Great Britain and France, as well a.
The Scandinavian nations. are paving
heaviest toll.
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The yak" or woOlly OK Of Tibet is
soon TO be tranSplanted into Alaska
and the Canadian Northwest by Daw-
son men, says an exchange. For cen
turtles the yak has been domestlcated
by man and its haunts are the snowy
highlands of Tibet, 10000 feet above
the sea. Its native food is a coarse
wiry grass. but It will eat anything
that cattle will. In size 1t compares
favorably With range rattle-1,OOO to
l,2OO pounds. The meat Is as delicious
as beef and the wool and hide are val
liable.
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from Germany for war supplies, also
bar gold bullion which many believe
10 be of Russian origin. BY way Of
the Pacific have come occasional shiEr
ments of gold from Siberia where they
formed part of General EOlchak's
war chest.
South America and Central America
tiOnS TO this cOuntry's vast holdings
of the yellow metal. mainly because
unsettled economic conditions in Latin
America virtually preclude any other
>orn of nsyment to Tits country.
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Not Capable.

Five business men compose the
Terra Haute school board. Their du-
ties are manifold, but still there are
a few things they cannot DO. Even
the public recognizes that as this
little story will prove. \ teacher, who
has very unccuth child i'm her room.
sent the mother a note. telling her
that II she did not haze the child
cleaned up and her hair trimmed she
would report her to tho school on
cialS
The next morning the child returned
clean, and with her hair bObbed. She
also carried a note which read: Dear
MsS-Ihis Is to certify that the
school board did not bob my child's
hair. had a respectable barber do
It."-Indianapolis News.
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miss CONRAD"

SynOpsls-In q New York jewelry
store Philip Severn. United States
consular agent, notices a small box
which attracts him. He purchases
IL. Later he discovers in a secret
compartment a writing giving
Clew 10 a revolutionary movement
IN this country seeking 10 overthrow
the Chilean government. The writ
ing mentions a rendezvous. and
Severn decides 10 investigate. Find
ing the place mentioned IN the writ
ing apparently deserted. Severn
visits a saloon in the vicinity. A
woman In the place is met by
man, seemingly by appointment.
and Severn. his suspicious aroused.
follows them. They go 20 the des-
lgnated meeting place. an aban-
doned iron foundry. Al the rem
devious Severn is accepted as one
OF the conspirators and admitted.
He meets a stranger who addresses
him as Harry DAILY. The incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts Il. HE new acquaintance
iE a notorious thief. "Gentleman
George" Harris. Concealed. Severn
hears the sirl he had followed ad-
dress the cOnspirators. She urges
them 20 hasten the work OF revo-
luton.
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Ye also are lively stones acceptable
to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore
also It is contained In the scripture,
behold, | lay in Zion chief corner
stone. elect, precious; and he that
believeth on him shall not be con
founded. Unto y0I therefore which
believe he is precious; but unto them
which be disobedient. the stone which
the builders disallOwed, the same is
made the head of the cOrner.-I Peter
0.5-7
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ASPIRIN
Name ''Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during 2l years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. II you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache. Neuralgia. Rheumatism,
Earache, TOOthache, LumbagO and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture Of
Observation-Disclosures of Salicylicacid.
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28

Young Wife-The dentist pulled my
wisdom tooth today, 50 you mustn't
be surprised If you find me stupid.
Hub-NOnSenSe The idea that q.
widOm tooth has anything to do with
wisdom IS absurd. Why, you wouldn't
be any >tupider if you had every tooth
in your head puIled.-BOston Tran
script.
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A WfuI Sick
with Gas
EafOnic Brings Relief

Il have been awful sick with gas"
writes Mrs. W. II. Person, "and
EatOnic is all can get to give me
relief"
Acidity and gas on the stomach
quickly taken up and carried out BY
EatOnic, then appetite and strength
come back. And many other bodily
miseries disappear when the stomach
is right. Don't let sOurnesS. belching.
blOating, Indigestion and other stom-
ach ills go on. Take EatOnic tablets
after you eat-see how much better
you feel. Big box costs only a trihe
with your druggists guarantee.
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28

harden mv heart. and forget all eN-
ccpt the duty | owed my country, and .
that neutral nation 10 the south with |
whom we were at peace
Frankly. ] do not know what to .
think" answered at last. "Nour mis- /
sion here tonight. as ! understand II, .
somehow does not iii in with my nat .
ural conception of you as woman"
She laughed. hut 81 low as TO he In /.
audible to those beyond the closed F.
door.
You amu>c me Cannot n ESnRn |
even wumanly woman, II you |
I.lra>,.- love her country aud he VIII.
Ing tu sacrifice IN It's behalf"
"Not 90 the extent of trruch"ry and
deceit: not 10 tho end that innocent
men and women suffer" | returned
hotly. forgetting caution.
And Is that my purpoS" here. YOU
rhluk?"
is it nutf This Is a neutral land.
Vet what else can this conspiracy con-
template bat cowardly dcstructinnT'
81 rrfu~, 10 an~vcr-hcre and now,
a, l.,,r N,r 4, lpov why won
,l,,,lII a.E Wby orc van brrr and
how? po ynu realize the ease With
which could open This door, and Civ"
,..,, ..,...,. T., ,b.. moro. ,r fb,s, mon
j., ,,.,r,9 ,r,., ,,bot van l,,y, inst
.,ofJ MIN, 4, ,,,, s,,,,,.,, r,u tn do
~ u.,,,., I am, s,,b , yomou,y
,,,,,,r,, ,,rbops"
"U,,I,,r bc,,us, vop have no rca-
,op fo :, ,c, may drpouncr ,nur
ropp,rfinn with This affair. believing
:, ro ft u,rL f,r amy truc woman to
no cnror,d in and vet myself he no
,r,,t,r r., tho rou,, .,
"y,u ,fm bolJ mo q tru. woman
,Lrp,.
.y,.. ,,.,. a., hrlpd lint I retain
,,i,,, 90
"Tb,t js ,o,J-ya, 4, ma, trust too
much IN nm. woman What is your
,,o,,,o...
DD.ly Harry D,Iv"
.you soon, +, bove sam. difriruItv
,opirbt I'm remep,larIpc pomes Does
this moan ,ou also poSScsS
yorirtvF"
She Stnppcd. listening Intently. her
head fitted hack 50 rs to better hear
what WAS occurring behind the closed
door
BE ouiet" she whIsprrpd. one hand
held forth I'm swift warning. They
are through In there, think. and Alva
viii be out I'm n moment. Now listen
Don't ask any questions, but listen.
VIII Won plcdcr Yourself 10 do what
.,ar I saw"
"NIthip any reasonable limits
veS"
"I limits, DON'T talk limits" impa-
iantly 'You say Won are blind. hut
retain faith Act on that faith blind
H. I cannot speak here: there IS no
tIme no onportunity. Tomorrow M
two o'clock. come to "4T lie Compts
street Wiu youF"
..Yes"
"Do NOT mistake the number. Ask
f,, Misc Conrad Nov 20 nock there
and wait for Uorner. OuIck-thev are
coming"
pI,,prad hastily Ints tho massage
- ,,r,,,,,5 ms. ,,.o,. hocl, ho,,r,.ar the
,,.,,.,.,,, ,,oIIs 70 tba secluded room in
tho roor vos too ropfuSad to,
.,,.,Io5 ., a,o,, .bIpt clearly Nv
,,,nc,,,,i,,, of ,bIs vvomop ber nature
and bc,. nurnosc had been changed a
,I,,,r ,in,as durIpo this brief conver.
so,,or r,,op p,,y ,yos uttorIv I'm
,ho dorl, ma tho vo,nop tnov, mog
,r s.,,s,,ac, tbo ,.,so,, of nv. nrasapcap >
| rl,oI ,,.os ,,,o,tfos,I,. inrossihIa Sba
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
DIscIosures.

Il understand that one Of the tig-
ures in that scandalouS litigation has
been Invited by publishers 10 write
book
Can il be possible reioined Miss
Cayenne. that anything has been left
untOldf'
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
nrinIn Of Various colors

From madder (grOwing in Hindu
stan) we obtain the paint color Tur-
key red. From the yellow sap of a
tree in Siam, caugIt by the natives
in cocOnut shells. gambOge. Raw sien
ma and raw umber from earths In
Sienna and Umbria. Italy.
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
nreaminn Of RanIshment.

To dream of banishment signifies
that you will have sOrrOwful news, but
II will be of short duration; for a
woman to dream that she Is banished
Is very lucky omen and denotes that
she will speedily attain her most san
guine desires.
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
GOLD FLOWS INTO COUNTRY
Almost Every Nation in the World
10 Shipping Precious Metal
ts United States

New York.-A veritable food Of
gold "a sweeping upon the shores Of
the United States.
Already the precious metal IN the
country has attained the unprecedent-
Cd amount Of ss.O01, ,4s7, ,915. and yet
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
Theory ard Practice.

Are you a politician or a states
mHn?"
Both" replied Senator sorghum.
What's the good of being states
man If you are not politician enough
to stay I'm the game and put your ideas
aCrOsSY'
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
Wisdom Attained.

DO you believe in the political wis
dom OF the plain peOple?'
"In that OF my section Of the cOun-
try" replied Senator Sorghum.
"They've been voting my way for
years. so l may reasonably assume
that l have them pretty well instruct
ed"
Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-28
Wall Paper.

II your wall paper has cracked you
can mend it successfully by cutting
the pattern from that which was left
over and fitting II over the crack and
paSting IL firmly.