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CHAPTER X-continued.

stop it, Lexington" His voice was
tern as he caught the others up
Bised arm. 'That's enough for the
dine"
For q moment it seemed as if LAX
ington would have struck Peterson
himself; then he controlled himself,
and. with an ugly laugh, flung the
whip into a corner.
II forgot" he said slowly. tits the
leading dog we want-not the puppies
that run after him ~yapping." He spun
round on his heel. Have you fin
ished?'
The rope-artiSt bestowed a final
touch to the last knot, and surveyed
his handiwork with justifiableA pride.
Gold mutton" he remarked tersely,
would be lively compared to him
ghen he wakes up"
Goods Then Wen bring him to-"
darlington took some crystals from
a jar on one of the shelves, and placed
them In a tumbIer. Then he added
a few drops of liquid and held the
glass directly under the unconscious
mans nose. Almost at once the liquid
began TO effervesce, and in less than a
minute Drummond opened his eyes and
stared dazedly round the He
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SICILY'S MANY FAMOUS CITIES
Have Been Prominent in History Main
ly Because of Geographical
Position of Island.

Sicily, named by its admirers Ills.
ola MISUNDERSTANDING of enchant-
ment-is situated at the very toe of
the boot made by Italy, as if about to
be kicked out of the way, and is in.
Guided in the possessions Of that cou
try. 1t is a colorful island in old his
tory. Before the Trojan war-fire
kindled by the light of a woman's
eyes-the Phoenicians sent colonies to
Sicily. Syracuse, its principal city, is
named by st. Paul in The Acts: "And
landing at Syracuse we tarried there
three days." Thucydides wrote of the
great sieges occurring four centuries
B. G. against Syracuse, placed, as one
writer expresses it, for both war and
commerce in the very center of the
ancient world. Two centuries later
the old mathematician Archimedes
held at bay for three years the fleets
and armies Of Rome before finally
captivating and yielding Syracuse to
IT'S enemies. Messina, another city old
in story, was founded by the Greeks
more than seven centuries B. G. and
Is the chief commercial town of the
island. Catania, a city of beauty with
its palaces, villas and orange groves,
is seated at the foot of Aetna, a vol
cano with a record of many eruptions.
Palermo, the capital, is a most inter-
esting city, facing the deep blue sea.
In its great cathedral repose the bones
of Emperor Frederick II, a ruler with
an intellectual development some two
centuries ahead of his time and con
sequently misunderstood. y
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70 Mrs. Janssens experience of interest to childless wives.
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Wealth in Beads.

Probably the choicest and most val-
liable beads in the world are those
possessed by the natives of Borneo. In
many cases they are very old, and
have been kept for centuries in one
family.
Some are thought to be of Venetian
origin, while others resemble a Roman
variety.
1t is difficult to induce the natives to
sell their beads, which they guard as
heirlooms. A rich chief may possess
old beads to the value of thousands of
pounds.
When children are small they are
carried on the backs of their mothers
in a kind of cradle, which is often
deliberately adorned with beads. One
chief possesses a cradle valued at
f20O.
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MOTHER, QUICK! GIVE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
FOR CHILDS BOWELS

Even a sick child loves the 'fruity''
taste Of California Fig Syrup" If the
little tongue is coated, or if your child
is listless, cross, feverish, full of cold,
or has collie, a t~easpoonful will never
fail to open the bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste from
the tender, little bowels and gives you
a well, playful child again.
Millions Of mothers keep california
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spoonful today saves a sick child to-
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California Fig Syrup" which has di-
rections for babies and children Of all
ages printed on bottle. Mother! You
must say california" or you may get
an imitation fig syrup.-Advertisement
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Miss Benton and her father up to Half
Moon street-at once. Then come back
here"
"But, Hugh" began the girl ap-
pealingly.
"At once, dear, please" He smiled
at her tenderly, but his tone was de-
cided. "This is going to be no place
for you in the near future"
With no further word of protest the
| girl followed Algy, and Hugh drew
a breath of relief.
"Now, you ~ugly-looking blighter,"
he remarked to the covering ruffian,
who was by this time shaking with
fright, 1--WE come to you. When does
Lexington return?"
~"Termorrow, sir" stammered the
other.
where is he now?"
The man hesitated for a moment,
but the look in Hugh's eyes galvan-
lied him into speech.
"He's after the old woman's pearls,
sir-the duchess of Lampshire's."
"Ahr returned Hugh softly. "Of
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Built Dog Drummond
The Adventures of a Demobiized MIMI.
Officer Who Found Peace Dull asappsra
GpyHng@ Il DmnC Co


tention. The rope round Drummond
creaked as he struggled impOtently,
and Lakington's sneering face seemed
to swim in a red glow.
THAT is quite in keeping, Is it not"
he snarled, ito kiss the lady, and to
strike the man like this-and this
and this? ..." A rain of blows came
down on Drummond's face, till. with
a gasping sigh, the girl slipped faint
ing to the floor.
''That1I do, Lakington," said Peter
son, intervening once again. Have
the girl carried upstairs, and send for
Heinrich. It's time we were off,"
With an effort Lexington let his
hand fall to his side, and stood back
from his victim.
Perhaps for the present, it WILL"
he said slowly. "But tomorrow-to-
morrow, Captain Drummond, you shall
scream to heaven for mercy, until l
take put your tongue and you can
scream no more" He turned as the
German came into the room. II leave
them to you, Heinrich" he remarked
shortly. "Use the dog-whip If they
shout, and gag them.".
The Germans eyes were fixed on
Hugh gloatingly.
''They will not shout twice." he said
in his cultural voice. "The dirty Boche
to 1t himself will see."
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A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know Inat the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful OF habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this Observation-Disclosures.
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Stern as He Caught the Others Up
raised Arm.
blinked foolishly as he saw Longworth
and Sinclair: then he looked down
end found he was similarly bound him
self. Finally he glanced up at the
man bending oyer him. and full real
ization returned.
"Feeling better, my friend?" With
a hooking smile, darlington laid the
tumbier On a table close by. +.
Much. thank you, Henry" muir
INJURED Hugh. "Ah! and there's CARL
g He grinned cheerfulIy, and Laking-
ton struck him ON the mouth.
"You can stop that style of con-
~yersation, Captain DrummOnd," he re-
marked. 81 dislike it."
Hugh stared at the striker in ST.
ience.
Accept my congratulations" he
said at length, in a low voice which,
despite himself, shook a little. "You
are the first man who has ever done
ihat, and L shall treasure the memory
of that blow"
I'D hate it to be a lonely memory"
remarked darlington. $50 here's an
other. to keep it company" Again he
struck him. then with a laugh he
turned on his heel. my compliments
20 Miss Benton" he said to a man
standing neal the door. ''and ask her
20 be good enough to come down for
a few minutes"
The veins stood out on Drummond's
forehead at the mention Of the girl,
but otherwise he gave no sign and,
IN silence, they waited for her arrival.
She came almost at once, a villain
~ous-Iooking bIackguard with her, and
as she saw Hugh she gave a pitiful
little moan and held out her hand to
him.
why did you come, bOy?" she cried.
Didn't you know it was only a for
gery-that note?'
"Ah1 was it," said Hugh softly.
WAS it, indeed?"
An interesting point" murmured
darlington. "Surely if a charming girl
is unable-or unwilling-to write her
self to her fiance, her father is a
very able person to supply the def
cheney. Especially if he has been kind
ny endowed by Nature with a special
aptitude for-er-imitating writing.
But time presses. And 1 don't
want to go without telling you a little
about the program, Captain Drum
mond. Unfortunately both Mr.. Peter
son and L have to leave you for to-
night but we shall be returning to-
morrow morning-or, at any rate, L
shall. You will be left in charge of
.Heinrich-you remember the filthy
tBoche7-wlth whom you had words
the other night. AS you may expect.
lhe entertains feelings of great friend
slip and affection for you, so you
SHOULD not lack for any bodily COM
forts, such as may be possible In your
present somewhat cramped position.
Then tomorrow. when [ return, I pro-
pose to try a few experiments on YOU.
ia1d, though [ fear you will find them
painful. it's a great thing to suffer in
1.-The cause of science. . You will al
ways have the satisfaction of knowing
siras dear little Phyllis will be we'll
caf+d, for" With a sudden. quick
nrvs,as MI. he seized the girl and
Kissed tpi before she realized his in
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wifeIy Requirements.

The Spaniards have a saying that a
wife should resemble three things, and
yet differ from these same things.
First, she should be like a snail, which
always guards its house, but she
should not carry the house with her
whenever she goes out. Second, she
should be like an echo, which speaks
only after the other is finished, but
she should not always have the last
word, and last, she should be like the
town clock, which always sounds the
hours with regularity, but she should
not sound so loud that the whole town
shall hear 1t.
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from the rope round the legs. Even if
he did undo 1t the fool E~nglishman
was still helpless, and he knew that he
was unarmed. Had he not himself re-
moved his revolver, as he lay uncon-
scious in the hall? What risk vas
there, after all? Besides, If he called
some one else in he would have to
share the money.
And, as he watched the Germans
indecision, Hugh's forehead grew
damp with sweat. . Would he undo
the rope? Would greed conquer eau
ton?
AT last the Boche made up his mind,
and went behind the chair. Hugh
felt him fumbling with the rope, and
flashed an urgent look of caution at
the other two.
You'd better be careful, Heinrich"
he remarked, shat none of the others
see, or you might have to share"
The German ceased undoing the
knot, and grunted. The English swine
had moments of brightness, and he
went ove and closed the door. Then
he resumed the operation of untying
the rope; and, since 1t was performed
behind the chair he was in no position
to see the look on Drummond's face.
Only the two spectators could see
breathing in their excitement. That
he had a plan they knew; what it was
they could not even guess.
At last the rope fell clear and the
German sprang back.
"Put the case on the table," he cried,
having not the slightest intention of
coming within range of those formid-
able arms.
Certainly not" said Hugh, until
you undo my legs. Then you shall
have it."
Quite loosely he was holding the
case in n hand; but the others,
watching his face, saw that it was
strained and tense.
First / the notes must have" The
German strove to speak conversations
ally, but all the time he was creeping
nearer and nearer to the back of the
chair. 'Then 1 your legs undo, and
you may 60"
Algy's warning cry rang out stimuli
t%aneously with the lightning dart of
the Boche'S hand as he Snatched at the
| cigarette-case over Drummond'S Shout
der. And then Drummond laughed a
low, triumphant laugh, 1t was the
move he had been hoping for, and the
Germans wrist was held fast in his
vise-like grip. His plan had sue
ceeded.
And Longworth and Sinclair, who
had seen many things in their lives,
the remembrance of which will be with
them till their dying day, had never
seen and are never likely to see any
thing within measurable distance of
what they say in the next few min
utes. Slowly, inexorably, the Germans
arm was being twisted, while he ut
tered gasping cries, and beat impo-
tently at Drummond's head with his
free hand. Then at last there was a
dull crack as the arm broke, and a
scream of pain, as he lurched round
the chair and stood helpless in front
of the soldier, who still held the Gig
arctic case in his left hand.
They saw Drummond open the Gig
arctic case and take from it what
looked like a tube of wood. Then he
felt in his pocket and took out a
Matchbox, containing a number of
long thin splinters. And, having fitted
n of the splinters into the tube he
put the other end in his mouth.
With a quick heave they saw him
jerk the German round and catch his
unbroken arm with his free left hand.
And the two bound watchers looked at
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THREE.

Even in his widest dreams Hugh
had never imagined such a wonderful
opportunity. To be in complete pos
session of the house, with strong
forces at his beck and call, was a state
of affairs which rendered him almost
s~peechless.
"Keep your guns handy" whispered
Hugh. well draw each room in
turn till we find the girl"
But they were not to be put to so
much trouble. Suddenly a door oppo-
site opened, and the man who had
been guarding Phyllis Benton peered
out suspiciously. His jaw fell and a
look of aghast surprise spread over
his face as he saw the four men in
front of him.
Hugh stepped past him and was
smiling at the girl who, with a little
cry of joyful wonder, had risen from
her chair.
"Your face, boy" she whispered, as
he took her in his arms, regardless of
the others, ''your poor old facet Oh,
that brute, Lexington"
He laughed gently, and for a mo-
ment she chung to him, unmindful of
how he had got TO her, ~glorying only
in the fact that he had. 1t seemed to
her that there was nothing which this
wonderful man of hers couldn't man.
age: and now, blindly trusting. she
waited to be told what to do. The
nightmare was e Hugh was with
"Are there any cars outsider Hugh
turned to the American. /
yours" answered that worthy.
aAnd mine is hidden behind Miss
genton's greenhouse unless they We
moved it." remarked Algy.
Good said Hugh "Algy. take
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course he is. l forgot. When does
Peterson come back?"
"Termorrow, too, sir, as far as I
knows" answered the man.
sand what's he doing?" demanded
Drummond.
"On the level, guvnor, 1 can't tell
yer. Strife, 1 can't"
At that moment Darrell's voice came
up from the hall.
1.-THE whole bunch are slowed away,
Hugh. What's the next item?"
(TO BE CONTINUED1
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NAME "BAYER" is ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear, If You
See the Safety "Bayer
Cross"

If you want the true, world-famous
Aspirin, as prescribed by physicians for
over t~wenty-one years, o must ask
for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
The "Bayer Cross is stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against imita-
Observation-Disclosures
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Modern Speed.

Still Buck-Man, 1 tell you I'm the
fastest guy on record. Many a time
I've outrun a bullet for four miles and
got away from it clean.
Civvie Again-Call that speed?
Shucks! I a turn out tn 'lectric
light and be in bed before the room
is dark.-American Legion Weekly.
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Careful

did you tell your wife you had a
new typewriter?"
II did. / told her L had a new type
writing machine to write-a machine,
mind you, and 1 made it doggone ex-
plicit !'-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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IN MIDDLE LIFE
HEALTH is MOST VITAL TO YOU
Hear What This Woman Saws

Winona, Minn.-"During all Of
my married life l have been greatly
benefited by DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, but it helped me Won
derfully thru the period of middle
life 80 that I had none Of the heat
flashes, dizzy spells or other dis
tressing. conditions that so many
women have to endure thruout this
critical period. I recommend DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription to all
women who are ailing."-Mrs. I. q.
Latschaw, 476 Lafayette st.
Write DR.. Pierce, president In
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r
Hugh's eyes as he stared at the moan
ing Boche, and saw that they were
hard and merciless.
There was a sharp, whistling hiss,
and the splinter flew from the tube
into the Germans face. 1t hung from
his cheek, and ever the c~easeless move
ment of his head failed to dislodge
it.
81 have broken your arm, Boche,"
said Drummond at length, "and now /
have killed you. I'm sorry about it
I wasn't particularly anxious to end
your life. But it had to be DONE"
The German, hardly conscious of
what he had said owing to the pain in
his arm, was frantically kicking the
Englishman's legs, still bound to the
chair; but the iron grip on his wrists
never s~lackened. And then quite sud-
denly came the end. With one dread
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Too Many Before Him.

Edward. returning empty handed
from the post Office, said: "You will
have to send me earlier next time,
mamma, because when I got there the
letters were all gone"
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Wealth of Fertilizer in Coal.

A four-foot seam of coal contains
enough ammonium sulphate to fertil-
lie the land about it for more than
500 years.
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DARLING BABY
BRIGHTENS HOME
Children's Laughter a Pleasing Sound

Altoona, PAT am writ
ing to tell you what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. We
had six children die almost at
birth. From one hour to nine
teen days is all they have
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pound, and | can say that it is
the greatest medicine on
earth, for this baby is now
four months old, and a
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picture of her. Everybody
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looking baby You have my
consent to show these few
lines to anybody - Mrs.
c.. w. BENZ, 131 3rd Avenue,
Altoona, Pa.
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Self-made men never cease to praise
their makers.
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Life as | See 1t.
Man is just a handful of mud, but
a good woman can mold him into
something worth while.-LouisYille
Courier-Journal.
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Unpoetic.
"Why did the Arab fold up his tent
and silently steal away?"
II suppose" said the camper, sit
was the same old story. The mosqui-
toes got to be too much for him.
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GAS FOR nIRIGIRLEs.

In connection with the deye eament OF
aeroRSrties, II is Enthusiastically the
fact that greater attention is being
given to the aereelane than to tie drigi-
BILE and yet tha latter is not being en-
tiFely ignored in spite Of certain of the
points which seem to operate against it.
J-st now attention Is being directed to
the experiments that are being made by
the government with the use Of heiium
gas for the imitation OF dirigibIes. In the
imitation of gas bags hydrogen has bean
used because Of its lifting power. but ii
is fully understood how inahmnable 1t
is and despite the precautions that are
taken much OF it is lost from the gas
bag. Ii is in these TIVE particulars that
helium gets its advantages, and the gov
eminent thought so much of it during
Tie war that it provided for the nroduc-
| ton of the gas at a plant established in
| Texas. The gas comes from the pc
troleum secured from Texas and Okla
homa wells and said to be limited to this
country. an advantage which can be ap-
preciated.
Hclium is non infammable and be-
cause Of that fact anG the ability to
retain it in the Eas bag without loss
| has It received so much attention. even
though it is heavier gas than hydro
gen.
Experiments made with the dirigihle
/ CT" IN Texas proved to be satisfac
/ tory and the same has this week beer
| the result Of the tests made at Hamp
ton Roads from which point the dirigi
| bic was sent to Washington and back
making a landing and doing stunts OF
the way. The test was all that coul,
| be expected and because of the elimina
ton of the danger of fire from the ga
becoming ignited and being able to max
such a flight without any OF the inaht
ing element being lost helium must b
regarded as having demonstrated wha
was claimed for 1t. even though large
| dirigih'es may be required and certai
| allowances made when the gas is use
because OF the fact that more of it
resuF dethan when hydrogen IS employ
Cd fer iHaftian. How the two case
compare as to expense will Of eours
be bound 10 get Its share Of attentie
and consideration when 1t become
known.