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From my purse slipped the bank
book with It's gratifying entry and
with intent Of kill, they call Il,
when Neal had looked at II in aston
ishment and satisfaction explained
about the bonus which ia earned.
You see," went on. the rent
money which comes in with such
pleasing regularity Is going to be
deposited and left in the bank. I'm
only going to check out as much as
I need Of my earnings. The rent Is
q reserve fund and so Is anything ]
can save from my salary"
We'll. you sure are all right
now" agreed Neal. And It's silly
to argue with you about you not
having borrowed from me II you
needed It last week. I suppose 1
should have volunteered"
You were too sick to think Of Il
and you had nurses and doctors to
pay" insisted. Now that we've
got me disposed Of. and you're
well enough to stand talking about
yourself q bit. I want to return to
lex Welt. You haven't even the
tiniest suspicion where he Is, have
you, lad!"
II have not-worse luck! Be-
neve me. Babbs, I'd feel better II
I could lay my hands on the gen
lehman"
why don't you swear out .
warrant for his arrest?" / sug-
gested. You could-for assault
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carpet Of a taxi and chussed to
your side"
There's no privacy in q hotel" I
replied, and I've q lot Of dark
secrets to go over with you"
You don't say sol" chuckled
Neal. Then I'll lock the doors
and stuff the keyholes and phone
my ladyiove not to call for mo till
dinner time. You know we'ro all
going to dine at Jeanie's 70 cele-
hrate my return to steadiness on
I'm not" replied, trying to hide
the hurt I felt because I'd been left
out. II haven't seen Dad Lee all
week and I can't break my promise
to dine with the poor old man"
You'd dine with him instead Of
me" cried Neal In a prickly voice.
We'll. I must say that doesn't sound
like devotion"
1T isn't-to him." I protested,
clinging to my invention Of an en-
gagement. ITS duty. I'm going to
have a, happy morning with the red
headed gentleman adore in spite
Of the temper which matches his
paprika curls. And then I'm going
off to try to be kind to the poor old
man can't love in spite Of the fact
that he's come half way across the
country to get some Of the devotion
lonely old folks need. Now-have
you any further objections, before
we take the question:"
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don't they. I'd like to know that
the police are after him"
Il want to reckon with that gen
tleman myself" cried Neal pas
sionately. II don't need to hide
behind the law until I've given
the dirty scoundrel the drubbinK he
deserves and have shown him he
can't hide up on me and jump
out with q gun very often--and
get away with It."
You don't think he'd try
Il know darn well he WON'T"
asserted Neal, with youthful pride,
adding humbly: IF I can't pro
tect myself, how can expect
Phoebe to trust her life to me?
This West chap bothered her
frightfully once-bullied her. He
attempted my life. He's swash-
buckling around and almost ret
ting away with muder"-
Hes plotting against Jim. toor'
! cried. II must say this much In
order to make you realize that you
ought to take O more practical
attitude toward the Dick West
menace than q romantic one Of
wishing TO avenge yourself with
out calling in the protection Of
the law"
"How's he plotting against Jim?"
demanded Neal.
Go Be Continued Saturday.
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Do You Know the Stars?
WONDERFUL SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE.

others have been spoken Of as col
ored stars" This 10 a fact, though
known to but few outside the circle
of astronomical observers. The three
first-named stars just mentioned all
shine with what is called q white
light, and yet to the practiced eye
they all differ slightly in tone,
while the fourth, Antares, Is en-
tirely unlike the Others being Of q
fiery red hue. though having q
close. small companion almost hid
den in its rays, as a fairly power
full telescope shows, whose color II
q bright green, as distinct In color
as an emerald. Yet both, in the
broad sense, are suns, and Antares
Is a much greater sun than ours.
Then there are other equally
beautiful stars, Characteristic Of
various seasons, when the position
Of the heavens 10 such as to place
them conspicuously In view, the
splendor Of every one Of which is
greatly enhanced by even the
smallest telescope.
There, for instance, is Arcturus,
a great golden orange star, and
Aldebaran, whose Arabic name alone
awakens curiosity, while its pecu.
liar red color is unique among all
the naked eye, II not among all tho
telescope stars.
The great constellation Orion,
magnificently dominating the win
ter sky. contains two great first
magnitude stars, one. Rigel. DAT
zling white, and the other. Betel-
geuse, Of a topaz hue. The last
named. It viii be recognized, Is the
star recently made universally ia
nous by Professor Michelson's
achievement Of measuring its an
gular diameter, from which, by
virtue OF the knowledge Of fs dis.
lance that had already been OBJ
tanned, It became possible, "a, cal.
culate its real diameter Ii, miles.
" The results Of such, calculation
show that Betelgeuse is somewhere
between FAC, 000, 900 and 500, 600 900
miles in diameter, or at least three
hundred times as great as our sun
in diameter, and therefore $1,000.
600 times as great In bulk or
volume! % The difference. in tho
figures representing it's diameter
arises principally from uncertainty
as to its precise distance, but that
distance can hardly be less than
nine hundred trillions OF miles, or
nearly ten million times the earth's
distance from the sun! Yet Betel-
geuse Is quite near us compared
with some Of the other stars.
It helps to fix such facts IN tho
memory to look at the stars TO
which they relate. II you merely
read about Betelgeuse these things
may gradually fade from your mind
or become misty in memory: but you
will never forget them, or cease to
wonder about them, II once you have
seen the rich glow Of Betelgeuse's
rays In the focus Of q telescope.
And the same statement applies to
the other heavenly bodies, whether
stars, moon, sun, planets or comets.
Everybody who can ought to look
at them with q telescope at least
once in a lifetime.
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DID YOU EVER I
BY Lofetto c. Lynch

An Acknowledged Expert In All
Matters ApVertsining TO House
hold Management
WY HAT u 50 delicious a. the
w seascnable oyster7 The
average housewife knows
how to serve the oysters raw. fried.
or In stew. but have you ever
thought what an addition q few
oysters are 70 the food lacking In
flavor?
Take for instance. rnacaroni. Just
when the family Il beginning to lose
proper appreciation Of 30 nourishing
q food as macaroni, try serving this
dish: Strain q dozen oysters from
their liquor. Place the oysters In q
strainer and rinse with half cup Of
cold water. The use Of much water
VIII tend to wash away the delicate
flavor for which the oyster 10 high
" pri3ed. Put the liquor into q
cook pot and add enough water to
make about . quart and q half OF
liquid in all.
When boiling. gently lower Into II
about . measuring cup OF macaroni
broken into inch pieces. taking care
not to add the macaroni fast enough
to stop boiling. Add two level tea
spoons of salt. Cook until the
macaroni II tender-about twenty
Misunderstanding extra water II there
seems danger Of burning.
Drain the Ynacaroni and measure
tho LIQUID. There should not be
much Of this. IL there Is moro than
half . measuring cup evaporate
somewhat by boiling. Then add
enough rich milk to make o cup
and Q half In all. Rub together two
level tablespoons butter with one
level tablespoon Of -four. Add half
q teaspoon Of salt and few grains
Of cayenne or . more generous guam
tity Of paprilka or black pepper. Cook
this In the milk mixture, stirring
constantly until II bolts.
Butter O baking dieh. several
small ramekins or some large clam
shells. Arrange q layer OF macaroni,
n few raw oysters either whole or
chopped, and then q little Of the
thickened milk. Repeat the layers
until the dish is filled and all the
material Ia used. Cover with butter
ed crumbs and place In q moderate
oven until the crumbs are O delicate
brown.
Folks In inland towns may In
dulre In oysters even when they are
not In season. because they always
have access to oysters which the
manufacturer tells US are canned
the day they come from the ocean
with the tang OF the sea upon them.
A particularly good dish to make OF
canned oysters IL "oysters-anchovie."
Day-old bread Is cut into slices
three.fourths Of an inch In thick.
ness, the crust removed and then
toasted until q delicate brown. The
toast 10 buttered and then spread
with anchovie paste which comes
in tubes. The oysters are reheated
In a rich white sauce made with part
cream. II possible. The creamed
oysters are arranged on the pre-
pared toast.
Just before serving, the yoik Of a
hafd-cooked egg II forced through
q strainer and descends upon the
toothsome oysters In the form Of
golden rain" Strips Of canned
pimento add to the attractiveness Of
the dish.
oysters Q n king are among the
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BY Garrett p. Serviss.

MAN who has a small tele-
"a scope at a sea beach, with
which he shows the stars
and moon and planets, when they
are visible-to passersby who are
willing to pay a trifling fee, writes
me for aid in interesting the public
in the beauties and wonders of the
celestial dome. ! am very willing to
do what I can in that way. A
street telescope" like a public Ii
brary, is a token of advanced civil
ization. There are a thousand ways
of expanding ten cents or a quarter
that give an incomparably poorer
return for the investment than does
n look through such a glass.
It Is true, as my correspondent
says, that the beautiful colored
stars Vega, Affair. Denib and Spica,
also Antares, are very interesting
and only require little publicity to
bring quite a number Of people to
the telescope" -
And being Drought to the tele-
scope will be found by thought
ful and observant persons a very
pleasant and profitable experience.
I have heard Of one or. two men,
eventually we'll. known. as astron-
oiners, whose attention was first
strongly drawn to the heavenly
bodies by a casual encounter with a
street telescope exhibitor. Such an
exhibitor b almost as useful. in his
way. as was Socrates. who wandered
through the streets Of Athens
teaching people to take thought. ana
notice Of commonly neglected and
essentially noble things, which when
carefully studied proved to be Won
dertul sources Of knowledge and wis
dom. -
i Socrates had no great fondness
for astronomy, but then there were
no telescopes in his day, and the
ideas then entertained about the
celestial bodies were not Of ma
ture to attract mind like his. But,
knowing what we have learned about
the stars, how would new Soc
rates rejoice over the acquisition Of
SO illimitable and fascinating a field
for the exercise Of mans highest
faculties for observation and reason?
Vega, Affair, Spica, Antares and
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BY Ann Isle.
Whose Present Serial Has Scored .
Big Popular Success.

Big Popular Success.
Copyright. 1891. by King Features syndi.
A FTER my eventful first day
u at Haidane's It was q surprise.
as well as a relief. to have the
week pass without any further ex-
element.
By the end Of the week I, who
had started on Monday with fifteen
cents an my total Assets, reopened
my account at the bank with a de-
posit which ran well up in three
figures. My salary from Haldane's
was augmented by q bonus for sew
ing the Hoadley account. and still
further by the rent from my apart.
ment.
Early Sunday morning I went to
talk over my affairs with Neal. of
whom hadn't seen much during
the week.
II have come to you, Babbsie,"
he cried, prancing up to kiss me
after ushering me in from the door
which he himself had opened. Yes
terday the nurse quit me. I'm a
big boy now-well and able to take
care Of myself and return the calls
paid me by beautiful ladies. So,
had you telephoned, your slave
would have leaped upon the magic
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''wait moment" said Quarren.
throwing aside his painters blouse
and pulling on his coat. I'll ring
UP taxi in q second! You
mean It. Ledwith?"
The man looked at him vacantly,
then nodded.
You're on.' said Quarren, briskly
unlocking the telephone.
While they were waiting Ledwith
laid a shaking hand on Quarren's
sleeve and chung to 1t. He was
trembling IKE a leaf when they en-
tered the cab, whimpering when they
left 1t In front OF a wide brown
stone building composed Of several
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Robert w. Chambers THE STREETS OF ASCAL0N "~~ Cha

formed IN absolute silence to the
rhythm Of the tune running through
his head. backward. forward. side
ways. airy as q ballet maiden. then
off he went into the back room with
O refined kick or two at the ceiling.
And there. Jessie Vinins. entering
the front room unexpectedly. dis
covered the peer executing his art
before the mirror. apparently
enamored Of his own grace and
agility.
When he caught . glimpse Of her
In the mirror he stopped very sud.
denly ana came back to find her at
her desk. laughing.
For O moment he remained red
and disconnected. but the memory
Of the fact that he and Miss Vining
were to occupy the galleries all
alone-exclusive Of intrusive Gus
tomers-for day or more, assuased
Q slight chasrin.
"At any rate" he said. 1T IL Just
as we'll that you should know me
a. am. Miss Vinins-wtth all my
vaults and frivolous inperfections,
isn't TT"
'why1'' asked Miss vining.
A Hard Question.
"why-what7" repeated the earl.
confused.
why should I know all your I'm
perfections7'
He thought hard for q moment.
but seemed to discover no valid
reason.
"You ask such odd questions. he
protested. Now where the deuce
do you suppose Quarren has gone?
III bet he's cut the traces and gone
up to see those people at Witch.
Hollow"
Perhaps" she said. making a
few erssures In her typewriter
folio and rewriting the blank spaces.
Then she glanced over the top Of
the machine at his iordship, who. az
Il happened. was gazing at her with
such peculiar intensity that It took
him an appreciable moment to rouse
himself and take his eyes elsewhere.
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"A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

when do you take you vaca-
tion?" he asked. carelessiy.
II am not going to take one"
"oh. but you ought! You'll get
stale. fade. droop-er--and al that,
you know!'
'It IL very kind Of you to feel
interested" she said. Smiling. but
don't expect to droop-er-and
all that. you know"
He laughed, after a moment, and
50 did shea sweet. fearless, little
laugh most complimentary to his
lordship, IL he only knew it-A
pretty, frank tribute to what had
become a friendship-an accord
born Of confidence on her part,
and Of several other things on the
part Of Lord Dankmere.
1t had been Of slow growth at
nrst-imperceptibly their relations
had grown from a footing of dis
tant civility to a companionship
almost cordiai-but not quite; for
she was stin shy with him at
times and he with her: and she
had moods Of unresponsive reserve,
and he was moody, too, at inter
walls.
you don't like me to make fun
Of you. do your" she asked.
Don't I laugh as though like
it,"
She knitted her pretty brows
IT don't quite know. You see,
you're a British peer-which 10
really a very wondering thing"
"Oh. come" he said; ct really
Is rather q wonderful thing, but
you don't believe it."
Eyes I do. I stand in awe Of
you. When you come into the
room seem to hear trumpets
sounding in the far distance"
my boots squeak-"
Nonsense! do hear a sort Of
a fairy fanfare playing Hail to
the Beited Earlr"
II wear braces"
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
published By arransenasnt with inesr,
nationai Feature Servies Inc.
tCspyright ~ Robert W. Chambsra1
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AdUice to the
LOUeLOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
She Is Cold.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAH MISS FAlHFAx:
My case 10 most peculiar. I
have been going with q girl about
one year, and recently I proposed
marriage to her. She admitted low
ing me and accepted. I tried TO
kiss her and she fatty refused. I
did not insist, but accused her OF
being cold and unreasonable, and
am now In a position where do
not know what course to follow.
have heard aged people say
that q great many divorces are
caused by one-sided love. Do you
think should 60 through with this
marriage7 love the girl dearly,
and can provide for her, and am
willing to do anything In the world
to please her, but in case she Is
real backward about kisses and
love In general fear that we will
not be happy. During the year
that we have been going out this
same girl has always held me off at
q distance, not even caring to have
me touch her hand. In case she
Is naturally cold and shows no az
lection, could It be possible that
she might change after iharriage7
PUZZLED.
CHE would be a most unnatural
~ woman II she did not care about
being loved or being kissed. She
probably IL very young and does
not realize what marriage means,
or she may be very reserved. Again
she may have been fed or have
chosen q diet OF silly novels. and
have formed false ideas about
human relationships.
Patience on your part and lot
Of tender wooing may help to
change her mind.
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The Rhyn1ing
Optimist
BY Aline Michaelis.
r. ETHELBERT GREEN was
a laxative man. he had

NH IL FL 1bLDhttl SfSEhN was
N a laxative man, he had
thought he was bent on ex-
pressing; he was chief Of the numer-
Gus tongue.wasging clan. there was
no way OF stopping him when he
began, 90 his friends found him
mighty depressing. For whatever
the theme, he had something to say,
though his faithfulness won him
small credit, and folks began dodg-
Ing from Ethelbert's way when they
saw he was launched on a speech
for the day, and even his family
would dread II. He went for each
subject with ardor and sest, going
back to its first dim beginning; then
he talked right along with no
thought Of q rest till the tired old
sun faded out Of the west, before
he would pause In his Ginning. And
no phase was untouched and no
feature forgot as our hero warmed
up to the matter and, whether his
hearers were happy or not, he saw
that they didn't escape from the
spot until he was done With his
chatter. Now, had Green only tried
on q wiser mans way he might have
made folks think him clever; had he
cut down his talk TO Yea, ave." and
May, nay" he might have been
able to lead them astray. AS II was.
did he fool them? No, never. He was
like many fellows, as bright as can
be as long as his tongue was not
wagging, but when he was started
on themes A to z, he gave every
listener q good chance to see how
sadly his poor brain was tagging.
They are making new laws on our
dress and our drink, new laws for
our driving and walking! 80 why not
make some laws for this wild miss
ing.link, the talker who never once
pauses TO think, and make him cut
down on his talking?
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The door opened to his ring: q
pleasant.faced nurse in white usher
ed them in.
''Dr. Lydon will see you in a mo-
ment," she said, singing out Led
with at a glance.
Dankmere Dances.
Later that afternoon Quarren tel.
ephoned TO Dankmere that he would
not return for a day or two. and
gave careful instructions which
Dankmere promised to observe to
the letter.
Then he sent a telegram to
Strelsa:
"Unavoidsbly detained in town.
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Hope to be up next week. Am crazy
to see your house and its now
owner. r. 8. O."
Dankmere at the other end Of the
telephone hung up the receiver,
looked carefully around him to be
certain that Jessie Vining was still
in the basement where she had gone
to straighten up one or two things
for ouarren. then with q perfectly
serious face, he began to dance.
softly.
The Earl Of Dankmere was light.
footed and graceful when paying
tribute to terpsichore; walking stick
balanced In both hands, straw hat
on the back of his head. he per.
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old.time private residences thrown
together.
"Stnad by me. Quarrep." he whis-
pered brokenly-''you won't 60 away
will you? You wouldn't leave me to
face this all-all alone. You've been
kind to me. IL can do tt can
try to do It just at this moment
If you'll stay close to me-if you1l
let me keep hold Of YOU"
Sure thingr' said Quarren cheer
fully. IN stay as long as you like.
Don't worry about your clothes; IN
send for plenty Of linen and things
for US both. You're all right. Led
with-you've got the nerve. u"
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A Spirited and Swiftly Moving Romance of
: Hearts and High Society, by the Greatest
Living Master of Fiction.

Shall say TT"
Yes. You are kind to me always"
"Then-Ledwith, I don't know ex.
actly how matters stand. can only
try to put myself In your present
place and imagine what I ought to
do. having arrived where you have
landed. And, do you know.
II were you, and II listened to my
better self. don't think that I'd lay
a finger on Langly Sprowl."
''Why?"
For the sake Of the woman who
betrayed me-and who is now be.
trayed in turn by the man who be.
trayed US both"
Ledwith said through his set teeth
do you think I'care for her? II I
nearly kill him. do you imagine
care what the public will say about
herr"
You are generous enough to care.
Ledwith."
IT am mott" he said. hoarsely. IT
don't care a DAMN
Then why do you care whether
or not he keeps his word to her and
shares with her a coat Of social
whitewash?"
"I-she is only a little fooi-alons
to face the world now"
You're quite right, Ledwtth. She
ought to have another chance. First
offenders are given It by law. 80
But even If that chance lay in his
marrying her. could you better It by
killing him II he won't do itf Or by
battering him with a dog-whip7
1T isn't really much Of q chance.
considering 1t on a higher level than
the social viewpoint. How much
real rehabilitation is there for a
woman who marries such a man."
He smiled: Because" he contin-
ued, my viewpoint has changed.
Things that once seemed important
to me seem SO no longer. To live
cleanly and do your best In the real
world is an inspiration more attrae-
tive to me than social dissolution"
Ledwith remained silent for
long while, then muttered some
thing indistinctly.
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HOUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

To detect the presence Of for.
eign matter In flour squeeze .
handful tightly. II It clings to-
gether II 10 quite pure, but II Il
crumbles away It Is sdulterated
with chalk or whitening.
II the handles OF white knives
are discolored rub them with
pieces Of damp newspaper dipped
In fine sand, then polish with
chamois leather.
Before grating lemons, remove
the small brown specks on the
outer peel. To do this, soak the
lemons In cold water for twenty
minutes, and then rub with
small scrubbing brush.
Never use hot water to wash
glasses that have contained milk
until they have first been rinsed
in cold water. The heat causes
cloudy appearance which Ia almost
q cloudy appearance which is most
difficult to remove.
An excellent plan when the Dor
ders Of carpets have worn almost
patternless through constant traffic
Is to freshen them up with ordi-
nary water-colored paints, follow
ing the colors and patterns a.
closely as possible.
Pipe-clay mixed to q thick paste
with ammonia and water in equal
parts viii take most stains out Of
white shoes, unless they are red.
Rub well with the mixture, leave
till dry, and then brush off. re-
peat II necessary.