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CHAPTER XII
The Things From corvst's Poeksta
Miss Constance Sheriff..

Miss Constance Sheriff.,
Harbor Springs. Michigan"
The address, In large scrawling let.
ters, was written across the brown
paper Of the package which had been
brought from the post Office in the lit
tie resort village only few moments
before. The paper covered shoe box,
crushed and old, bearing the name of
IS. Klug, Dealer in Fine Shoes, Mani
towoc. Wisconsin" The boz, like the
outside wrapping, was carefully tied
with a string.
Constance. knowing no one In Mani
towoc and surprised at the nature Of
the package. glanced at the postmark
on the brown paper which she had re-
moved; 1t too was stamped Manito-
voc. She cut the strings about the
box and took off the cover. A black
and brown dotted silk cloth filled the
box; and, seeing it. Constance caught
her breath. 1t was-at least it was
very like-the muffler which Uncle
Benny used to wear in winter
She started with trembling fingers
to take 1t from the box; then, realiz
ing from the weight of the package
that the cloth was only wrapping or,
at least, that other things were In the
box, she picked up box and wrapping
and ran up to her room. She locked
the door and put the box upon the
bed; now she lifted out the cloth. 1t
was wrapping, for the heavier things
came with 1t; and now, also, 1t re-
vealed itself plainly as the scarf-Un-
Gle Benny's scarf! A paper fiuttered
out as she began to unroll tia little
cross-lined leaf evidently torn from
pocket memorandum book. 1t had
been folded and rolled up. She spread
1t out; writing was upon 1t, the small
irregular letters of Uncle Benny's
hand.
''Send to Alan Conrad" she read;
there followed Chicago address-the
number Of Uncle Benny's house on
Astor street. Below this was another
line:
Better care Of Constance Sheriff.
(Miss)." There followed the .her-
rills' address upon the Drive. And to
this was another correction:
"Not after June II; then to HarboY
Springs. Mich. Ask some one of that;
be sure the date; after June 12."
Constance. trembling. unrolled the
scarf; now coins showed from fold,
next pocketknife, ruined and rusty,
next q watch-a mans large gold
watch with the case queeriy pitted
and worn completely through in places,
and last plain little band Of gold of
the size for woman's fnger-a we'd
ding ring. Constance, gasping and
with fingers shaking SO from excite
ment that she could scarcely hold
these objects, picked them up and ex-
amined them-the ring first.
1t very evidently was, as she had
Immediately thought, wedding ring
once fitted for finger only a trihe
less slender than her own. One side
Of the gold band was very much worn,
not with the sort Of wear which
ring gets on hand, but by some DIFF.
ferent sort Of abrasion. The other
side Of the band was roughened and
pitted but not so much worn; the in.
side stu bore the traces of an In.
scription. "As long as we bo
all alive" Constance could read. and
the date aJuno Q 1901
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CHAPTER xi
Tho Land Of the Drum.


Alan went with Wassaquam into the
front library, after the Indian had
shown Spearman out.
"This was the man, Judah, who came
for Mr.. Corvet that night was hurt?'
Eyes, Alan" WassaQuam said
''He was the man, then, who came
here twice a year, at least, to see Mr..
Corvet?"
"Yes."
Il was sure Of It," Alan said. "Can
you tell me now why he came here,
JudahT
II have told you do not know"
Wassaquam replied. ben always saw
him; Ben gave him money. do not
know why
Alan had been holding his hand over
the papers which he had thrust into
his pocket; he went back into the
smaller library and spread them under
the reading lamp to examine them.
But. as he looked the pages over now,
he felt chill Of disappointment and
chagrin. They did not contain any
narrative concerning Benjamin Cor
vets life; they did not even relate to
single event. They were no nara
tive at all. They were-in his first
examination Of them. he could not tell
what they were.
They consisted In all of some dozen
sheets of irregular size. some of which
had been kept much longer than 9TH
ers, few Of which even appeared
fresh and new. The three pages
which Alan thought, from their vel
lowed and worn look. must be the old
est, and which must have been kept
for many year,, contained only a list
of names and addresses. The remain
ing pages, which he counted as ten
In number. contained nearly a hum
dred brief clippings from newspapers !;
the clippings had been very carefully
cut out, they had been pasted with
painful regularity OH the sheets, and
each had been dated across its face
dates made with many different pens
and with many different inks. but all
In the same irregular handwriting as
the letter which Alan had received
from Benjamin Corvet.
Alan, his fingers numb in his disap-
pointment. turned and examined all
these pages; but they contained moth
Ing else. He read one Of the clippings.
which was dated FEB. 1912"
"The passing away Of one Of the
oldest residents of Emmet county oc-
CURED at the poorfarm on Thursday
Of last week. Mr. Fred Westhouse
was one Of four brothers brought by
their parents into Emmet county in
1s46. He established himself here as
farmer and was well known among
our people for many years. He was
nearly the last Of his family. which
was quite well of at one time, Mr..
Westhouse's three brothers and his
father having perished In various dis
asters upon the lake. His wife died
two years ago. He is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Pearl, Of Flint. !"
He read another:
"Hallford- -Spens. On Tuesday last
Miss Audrey Hallford. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert HalIford, Of this
place. was united in the bonds Of holy
| matrimony to Mr.. Robert Spens, Of
Escanaba. All wish the young couple
we'll"
He read another:
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hal French,
a daughter. Saturday afternoon last.
Miss Vera Arabella French, at her ar
rival weighed seven and one-half
pounds"
This clipping was dated. In Benjs-
min Corvet's hand, Sturgeon Bay
WIS.,, Aug 1914" Alan put It aside
In bewIlderment and amaze and took
up again the sheets he first had looked
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cascara Bark.

The supply Of cascara bark Is lin
tied. Although barberry trees are
found In California. Oregon and other
states, they are not as numerous as
In Washington. The supply there is
being rapidly depleted, each year the
gatherers going further into the
swampy depths of the forests. The
bark renews itself in time, but the
second growth is not as desirable as
the old and contains less pungent
medicinal sap.
Many kinds Of medicines, flavors
and drugs are made from the bar
berry bark and it is used around the
world.
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CHAPTER x-centinued.

But Luke had said nothing about
Spearman. It had been Corvet, and
Coryet alone, Of whom Luke had
spoken; 1t was Corvet whom he had
accused; 1t was Corvet who had given
him money. Was 1t conceivable, then,
that there had been two such events In
COrvet's life7 That one OF these
events concerned the MIwaka and
Spearman and some one-some one
"with n bullet hole above the eye'-
who had .'got" Corvet; and that the
other event had concerned Luke and
something else? 1t was not conceiva-
bile. Alan was sure; 1t was all one
thing. II Corvet had to do with the
Miwaka, then Luke had had to do with
1t too. And Spearman? But IL Spear
man had been involved In that guilty
thing, had not Luke known lit Then
why had not Luke mentioned Spear
man? Or had Spearman not been real
~ involved7 Had it been, perhaps,
only evidence Of knowledge of what
Corvet had done that Spearman had
tried to discover and destroy1
Alan went to the door and opened
1t, as he heard Spearman upon the
steps again. Spearman waited only
until the door had been reclosed be-
hind him.
"Well, Conrad. what was the idea Of
bringing Miss Sheriff. into thls?"
II didn't bring her In; tried the
best l could to keep her out"
"Out Of what-exactly?"
you know better than do. You
know exactly what 1t is. You know
that man. Spearman; you know what
he came here for. don't mean money;
mean you know why he came here
for money, and why he got 1t. tried,
a. well as could. to make him tell
me: but he wouldn't do 1t. There's
disgrace Of some sort here, Of course
disgrace that involves my father and,
think, you too. II you're not guilty
with my father, you'll help me now II
you are guilty. then, at least, your re-
fusal to help will let me know that"
Il don't know what you're talking
about. told you this man may have
been wheelsman on the Coryet:
don't know more about him than that;
I don't even know that certainly. OF
course, knew Ben Corvet was paying
blackmail; I've known for years that
he was giving up money to some one.
I don't know who he paid 1t to; or for
what"
The strain Of the last few hours was
telling upon Alan his skin flushed hot
and cold by turns. He paced up and
down while he controlled himself.
That's not enough. Spearman," he
said finally. "I-I've felt you, some
how. underneath all these things. The
first time I saw you. you were In this
house doing something you ought not
to have been doing; you fought me
then; you would have killed me rather
than not get away. Two weeks ago,
some one attacked me on TIE street.
for robbery, they said; but know 1t
wasn't robbery"
you're not so crazy as to be trying
to involve me in that"
There came q sound to them from
the hall. sound unmistakably denot-
Ing some presence. Spearman jerked
suddenly up; Alan, going to the door
and looking into the hall, saw wassa-
guam. The Indian evidently had re-
turned to the house some time before !;
he had been bringing to Alan now the
accounts which he had settled. He
seemed to have been standing In the
hall for some time, listening; but he
came In now. looking inquirlngly from
one to the other Of them.
-Not friendsf' he inquired. "You
and Henry?"
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New. Spread. Of Mlr,e,..

Jesus went over the sea of GalIlca
and great multitude followed h,r,
because they saw his miracles which
1e aid on them that were diseased-
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Forgiveness Of Sin.

Blessed are they whose inIou,,,o.
aae forgiven and whose sins are
covered.-Romans AT. "ie
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Named.

Named.
Prof.-Who were the three wise
men?
Soph.-Stop. Look and Listen
Syracuse Orange Peel.
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InHtIApna

influence is the exhaIatton or ch,-
acter.-W. II. Taylor. 'a''
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LESSON FOR July 9
DANIEL INTERPRETING NEsu-
cHApNEZZAR's DREAM

LESSON TExT-Daniel g.
GOLDEN TExT-The Kingdoms OF TINS
world are become the kingdoms OF our
Lord. and Of His Christ: and He shall
reign forever and ever.-Rev. l:b.
REFERENCE MATERIAL lisa. ~.
7:13, H:47: John 1888.
PRIMARY TOPIC-How God Answered
Daniels Prayer.
JUNIOR TOPIC : Daniel Reveals the
Kings Dream.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
How Daniel Met . Severe Test.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Gods world-Kingdom: Its Nature and
Method.
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plate circuit. The limit Is reached
when the plate current reaches the
saturation point. After this point is
reached, further weakening Of the
coupling cannot increase the plate cur
rent variations so that the transfer of
energy from the plate to grid circuit
now decreases, and any further reduc-
ton in coupling will cause such a re-
duction in excitation that finally the
tube will cease to function.
There is, then, certain degree of
coupling at which the tube will start
to oscillate, certain degree of cou-
ping which will produce maximum os-
cillation in the plate circuit and an
other degree of coupling at which the
tube will cease to oscillate.
From the foregoing short discussion
1t can be seen that a three electrode
vacuum tube can be made to function
as self excited generator Of an I'M
damped alternating difference of po-
tential at radio frequency, or by excit-
ing the tube externally by, for exam
pie, an incoming radio signal, the
amplified plate circuit variations In
potential can be fed back into the grid
and held to further increase the ampli-
tuda of the plate circuit variations. III
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either magnetic or electstatic con.

either magnetic or electstatic con.
ping
In Figure XXXvI the tube was n,ane
self exciting by coupling an inducfnnce
connected In tie grid circuit TO l.,
an inductance In the tune Fate circuit
A development of this circuit Is shown
In Figure xxx.
Here the energy, instead Of being
directly coupled from the plate to the
grid circuit, is first necessary to an
intermediate circuit, MN, and then to
the grid circuit. 1t Is necessary of
course, that the circuit KY and MN
have the same natural period, that is
to say, they must be tuned to the same
frequency. II the frequency is rela-
lively high. the condenser G can be
dispensed with, and the capacity Of the
plate to fllament used as a portion of
the oscillation plate circuit.
The circuit as shown in Fig. xxx
Is inherently the circuit used in low
power undamped or continuous wave
radio telegraph transmitters. BY SUBJ
shutting in the oscillating circuit MN
the capacity Of an antenna with re-
spect to the ground. we have the con-
tinuous transmitter shown in Fig. XII.
BY placing key In the "B" or plate
battery to turn the plate battery of
and on the start and stop. the tube o.
cillating dots and dashes can be sent
out by varying the coupling between
the grid and plate coils l and L and
the antenna circuit, the transmitter 10
adjusted for maximum power output.
To adjust the wave length the value Of
the antenna inductance Is varied.
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KEEPING RECORD OF LAYERS
BY Means Of Contest Il Is Hoped to
Gain Facts for Selection Of
Better Stock.

The first one-year egg-layng contest
In Indiana began March / in Clay
county, the United States Department
Of Agriculture has been advised. One
hundred hens of several Of the Medi-
terranean, American and English
breeds from several farms in the coun-
ty have been assembled at one farm.
Before establishing the hens in their
new home record was made Of all
their characteristics. AS the contest
progresses the records of the hens as
layers will be compared monthly with
their physical characteristics. It Is
hoped by this means to obtain facts
for the selection Of more profitable
stock.
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simple braid embroidery, buttons and
occasionally, silk tassels make up the
sum of their decorations and a typical
coat for the young girl may be studied
In the accompanying illustration. Soft
faced cloths and other coatings are
used for them.
Among the prettiest school suits for
fall are those having plated skirts of
Scotch plaid and long-sleeved over
blOuses of plain serge. Sleeveless
coats of the serge give the suits suffi-
cieat warmth for outdoor wear, and
the coat and straight over-blouse are
trimmed with fiat silk braid. Jersey
cloth Is one of the most satisfactory
fabrics for school dresses, and 1t may
be haA in many colors. 1t is usually
made UP into straight-line dresses with
round neck and long sleeves. White
collars and cuffs Of wash goods, prac-
teal pockets and long strap-belts Of
the material, tying at the front, finish
these ideal school frocks. Plaid skirts
with cotton wash blouses. worn with
slip-Over sweaters, for the older girls
aud frocks Of wool or knitted dresses
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ers are beginning only now to realize
the truth Of the fact that they cannot
afford to carry large and heterogene-
GUS lot Of odds and ends in radio ap-
paratus in the hopes that they will be
able to dispose of 1t. They are learn
ing now, by stern process, that hys-
terical overstocking Of apparatus in an
effort to meet the spasmodic demand
Of radio 'faddists' is not going to prove
profitable In the long run. They are
beginning to realize that dependable
apparatus, bought to meet the varying
radio conditions, is more to be relied
upon than unknown apparatus that
looks good in the catalogue, and is
merely an ornament upon the shelves.
Manufacturers, too, are learning
their lesson from this slump. They
are realizing that the time Of order
taking is past and that the time Of
order getting is here. They are learn.
ing now, if they didn't know 1t before,
that in order to sell radio apparatus,
they must give good value. serviceable
merchandise, attractive prices and real
service and dealer cooperation"
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ings, but their young judgment needs
guidance here as elsewhere.
Those who design and manufacture
clothes for the young have simplified
matters. They are specialists and
they turn out, as rule, garments ex-
cellently designed and fairly well
made. Their choice of fabrics and
styles may be profitably followed by
the home dressmaker, since they have
a wide market to choose in. and
comprehensive view of styles
In the matter of wraps the problem
Is only one Of selection, as these outer
garments are bought ready made. All
coats for girls this season are much
like those worn by their elders, except
that they are simpler and far less
trimmed. As rule they are straight
hanging garments with ample sleeves
and collars of fur or fur-fabric. Very
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it. The bead work goes quickly and
white beads are used on grounds in
any of the fashionable colors. as Hin.
doc brown, Sorrento blue. almond
green or black.
Besides the dresSy blouses there are
some interesting new shirtwaists of
white wash silk and pOngee that should
enter into ones calculation. Tucks
and plated frills are favored for their
simple decorations and they are made
with long sleeves ending in shirt-cuffs
or with elbow sleeves with turn-back
cuffs. School and college girls and
sportswomen have special need for
blOuses of this kind. Straight over.
blouses of serge, worn with plaid
skirts, are something new. They are
trimmed with braid and buttons, and
sleeveless coats to match finish an
ideal outfit for school wear.
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long blouse at the left shows the peas
ant influence and is cut much like q
smock, with pockets. 1t affects the
peasant sleeve and makes much Of
peasant embroidery. The neck is con-
sistently managed with its open throat
and fiat collar, and silk In two colors
is used for the cross-stitch embroidery.
Bugle beads and small steel beads
work out the curious and fascinating
flower motif, with narrow border of
leaves, on the blouse at the right. 1t
is slipover model, having the lower
part narrowed to hip band, with the
fullness under the arms gathered into
it. The unfamiliar and fascinating
flowers that flourish IT the front Of the
blouse thrive so wei! in the sleeves
that they almost cover them. This
overblouse is so simply made that the
average needlewoman can undertake
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lndi-g estion and
Dyspepsia
Overcome

Victims Of stomach trouble, indigeA.
ton, dyspepsia and their allied COM
plants find Tanlac an ever-ready
source Of relief and comfort. Thou
sands Of people have rebound the joys
Of health by its use after everything
else they tried had failed.
"Tanlac helped me wonderfully"
said Mrs. w. H. Hooker, "a Rose Ave-.
Clifton Forge, Va. "For over a year
I suffered tortures from indigestion,
and had to live on the simplest foods.
became almost a nervous wreck.
Tanlac restored me to the best Of
health"
Tanlac helps the stomach digest
the food properly and eliminate waste.
Soon the whole system Is built up, the
blood Is purified and the entire body
takes on new tone, vitality and en-
ergy. Get bottle today and start on
the road to health. For sale By all
good Observation-Disclosures
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Water System Saves Time.

a distance Of 200 feet to the pasture
field where had placed a small drink
ing tank, the water running into the
small tank through a goose neck on
the end of the pipe. Inside the large
tank placed a globe valve so when
shut off there was no chance for the
water to freeze If the supply tank
were kept full. The goose neck was
laid over fiat by pivoting at the lower
elbow, thus draining the entire pipe.
A &-inch pipe would have been just
as satisfactory for this system but as
I had the 1K-incb size on hand I
used 1t.
OF course, this system naturally re-
quires an incline IN the distance be-
tween the two tanks.-D. G. Beatty, in
Power Farming.
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DAIRY
POINTS
IMPORTANCE OF ICING MILK
Product Delivered at Night Often In
Greater Need Of leo Than
During Day Time.

prepared BY the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
Some milk distributors who would
aot think Of sending out loads Of milk
during the day without icing do not
Ice the milk delivered by their wagons
to the consumers doorstep at night.
giving as their reason that night de-,
livery Is more rapid. The United
States Department Of Agriculture, In
a recent statement, calls attention to
the fact that milk delivered to the
consumers home at night often 10 In
greater need Of icing than that which
II delivered during the day.
The important consideration, says
the department, Il the time elapsins
between taking the milk from the
plant until 1t Is placed in the con-
sumer's refrigerator. The fact that
the dealer delivers 1t quickly does not
mean that 1t will reach the refriger.
ator quickly. Bottles delivered at the
door usually are not taken in untl
after the sun has been up for some
time.
During the summer months It Il
very important that milk on delivery
wagons be well iced. When milk Il
liable not to be taken in at once, It
should arrive at the doorstep at q
temperature Of 30 degrees F. or lower
II the ordinary open-bottom cases are
used and stacked not more than two
high. 1t Is necessary to ice only the
top row, as the cold air will pass down
to the others. Ordinances, says the
department, may well prohibit the de-
livery Of milk at temperature higher
than so degrees F.
Consumers may help by placing q
properly insulated container ON the
doorstep, In which the milkman may
put the bottles Of milk.
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COUPLING CONTROLS i.
THE OSCILLATIONS
How the Vacuum Tube Radio
Receiver Can Be Made
RegeneratiNe.

IL II were not for the bends In the
Characteristic curve, the three-elec.
trode vacuum tube could not be made
to produce oscillations Of constant am
plitude when self excited. It Is easily
seen that II the characteristic curve
were a straight line, the operation Of
the tube would be so unstable as to
render the tube useless as an oscilla.
ton generator. A third condition of
relative values Of potential variations
can exist, that Is, when the grid cir
cult potential variations are less than
the potential variations existing in the
tuned circuit between the points x and
Y. When this condition exists, the
oscillations in the tuned circuit cannot
be maintained but the decrease in am
plitude In the tuned circuit oscillations
will reduce the grid excitation, and the
tube will finally cease to oscillate.
Thus the coupling that exists be-
tween the plate circuit through the
tuned circuit inductance L and the
grid circuit through the inductance l,
control the conditions that will or will
not cause the tube to act as a gener.
ator Of undamped oscillations.
Suppose that the coupling existing
between the two coils L and Is such
that the tube is generating oscillations
II the coupling be reduced, that is If
the coils be moved farther apart 1t will
require greater and greater variations
In No tnl tn nnll
the same variations in the coil l. This
weakening Of the plate to grid coupling
causes stronger oscillations In the