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i lie mister Mummer." "A Prlnee of Sinner,
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Copyrirjht. 1905. 1908. by LITTLE. BROWN, .nd COMPANY.
"My chambermaid Marie told me
that you micht perhaps know how ha
proposed to spend the evening," she
continued. "Ha ws quite a stranger in
Paris, and he may have asked for
some Information."
. M. Alphonse smiled and extended his
hands.
"It is quite true," ha answered. "He
asked me where to go, and I say to the
Folies Bergeres. Then he Bald he had
heard a good deal of the supper cafes,
ana he 03ked me which was the most
amusing. I tell him the Cafe Mont
martre. He wrote It down."
"Do you think that he meant io go
there?" she asked.
"But certainly. He promised to come
and tell me the next day how lie
amused himself."
""The Cafe Montmartre. Where Is
it?" she asked.
"In the Place de Montmartre. But
mademoiselle pardons she will under
stand that it Is a place for men?"
"Are women not admitted?" she
asked.
Alphonse smiled.
"But yes.x Only mademoiselle un
derstands that if a lady should go
there she would need to be very well
escorted."
She rose and slipped a coin into his
hand.
"I am very much obliged to you,"
she said. "By the bye, have any other
people made inquiries of you concern
ing my brother?"
"No one at all, mademoiselle!" the
man answered.
She almost slammed the door behind
when she went out.
'And they say that the French police
are the cleverest in the world!" she ex
claimed Indignantly.
M. Alphonse watched her through
the glass pane.
'Ciel! But she is pretty!" he mur
mured to himself.
She turned into the writing room,
and, taking off her gloves, she wrote
a letter. Her pretty fingers were inno
cent of rings, and her handwriting
She found tomcthtng which he had con-
ildered it worth wnue w preterm
was a little snaky, .Nevercneiess, n
certain that not .a man passed through
the room who did not find an excuse
to steal a second glance at her. This
Is what she wrote:
My Dear Andrew-I am to treat dis-
treaa here and Tery unhappy. I should
hav. written to you before, but I know
Ko vm, ii.vA vour own trouble to bear
Just now. and I hated to ootner you.
arrived her. punctually on the data ar
ranged upon between uuy ana m"u
and found that he had arrived th. nlsht
before and had engaged a room for me,
H. waa out when I came. I chinned my
clothe, and aat down to wait for him.
He did not return. I mad. inquiries and
found that he had left th. hoUl at
o'clock th. previous .veninc. To cut the
matter short, ten day. aav. now wim
and h. boa not yet returned.
I hav. been to tn. moammr, m r--
it. iwt to the mom. Nowhere nav.
found th. allhteat trae. of him. No eo.
aeema to take th. leaat mtereat In bia dla
appearanc. Tn. polio, ehnw their houl
dera and look at m. aa thouch I ouh
to underetaad-h. will return very short
ly, they are quit. aura. At th. ambaaay
they bar. beu to look upon m. aa
nulaanoa. Th. mom-heaTnwn that
I may day forget the horror of my
haaty tWti there! I bar. eeen. to th.
eonciueloa. Andrew, that I aearch
for htm mylf- How. I k?ow'
where. I do not know. But I ahall not
tear. Parte until I hare ffJ:
Andrew, what I want la a Mend bara.
A few month, ago I .hould J
bamuted a moment to rtoMlW
nm. Today tbat Impoaalbl Tour
here wooia our '
,t to both of na. Do yoa anew m
atagja reUU. whom I can i
: to help
wrtto to
m wooKl Ton -
CeaUand
nd Tard for a oUern ar go
tb-TageT If no.TO"
of any mm wn. would eme nam
lZLL attbar for you aak. a.
ene of
reUOon nearer 'hV - mmm
- TL? rrt rwm ea.
Write to m. by return.
Ind It teht4 JT
TTmml tb eowtimrd to th- wn
tourtnt and did n b-t to
SirV mm aba bad entabed U
eTball pat l i4?f tbg
Cfl and ncndl to the fo-rth fcoe.
r bar waj rrm tba eorrtdoc a rod-
kra from ter Iocrt tn-rfto
rooai wtlch ker brother L.
osMAhMrder; and
waa locked. S went Can oo Bar
tee and rttmly vroeteAtA to f
ttroogb bl bekmftn, " V "t
forlorn hope, but It ned to -
fort Poaaibte ttat lbra mUTut
Joa U U pockcui IrttnT wWca
OPPENHEIM,
Mytterlou Mr.
would throw light upon bis disappear
ance. She found nothing of the sort,
nowever. 'there were picture post
cards, a few photographs and a good
many restaurant bills, but they were
au rrom places In Germany and AuS'
trm. At the bottom of the second
trunk, however, she found something
wnicn ne had evidently found It worth
while to carefully preserve. It was a'
thick sheet of official looking paper,
bearing at the top a a embossed crown
and covered with German writing. It
was numbered at the top "17," and It
was evidently an odd sheet of some
document. She folded it carefully up
and took it back with her to her own
room. Then, with the help of a Ger
man dictionary, she commenced to stu
dy it At the end of an hour she bad
made out a rough translation, which
she read carefully through. When she
had finished she wos thoroughly per
plexed. She had an uncomfortable
sense of having come into touch with
something wholly unexpected and mys
terious. '
"What am I to do?" she said to her
self softly. "What can It mean?
Where on earth cap. Guy have found
this?"
There was no one to answer her, no
one to advise. An overwhelming sense
of her loneliness brought the tears Into
her eyes. She sat for some time with
her face burled In her hands. Then
she rose up, calmly destroyed her
translation with minute care and lock
ed away the mysterious sheet at the
bottom of her dressing bag. The more
she thought of It the less, after all,
she felt inclined to connect it with his
disappearance. '
CHAPTER IV.
M'
ONSIEUB ALFRED looked
over her shoulder for the
man who must surely be in
attendance, but be looked in
vain.
"Mademoiselle wishes a table for
herself alone," be repeated doubtfully.
"If you please," she answered.
It was obvious that mademoiselle
was of the class which does not fre
quent night cafes alone, but after all
that was scarcely M. Alfred's con
cern. She came perhaps from that
strange land of the free, whose daugh
ters had long ago kicked over the bar
riers of sex with the same abandon
that Mile. Flossie would display the
soles of her feet a few hours later In
their national dance. If she bad chanc
ed to raise her veil no earthly persua
sions on her part would have secured
for her the freedom of that little room,
for M. Alfred's appreciation of like
ness was equal to his memory for
faces. But it was not until she was
comfortably ensconced at a corner ta
ble, from which she bad a good view
of the room, tbat she did so, and M.
Alfred.- realized., with a . philosophic
shrug of his shoulders the error be had
committed.
Phyllis looked about her with some
curiosity. It was too early for the
habitues of the place, and most of the
tables were empty. The scarlet coated
band were smoking cigarettes and bad
not yet produced their instruments.
The cgnductor cnrled bis black mus
tache and stared bard at the beautiful
young English lady without, however,
being: able to attract a single glance in
return. One or two men also tried to
convey to ber by smiles and glances
the fact that her solitude need con
tinue no longer than she chose. The
unattached ladles pnt their beads to
gether and discussed ber with little
peals of laughter. To all of these
things she remained Indifferent She
ordered a supper which she ate me
chanically and wine which the scarce
ly drank. All the while the was con
sidering. Now that she was here, what
could she do? Of whom wa abe to
make inquiries? 8h ecanned the faces
ht tha newcomer with certain grate
curiosity which puxxled tbem. Sb nei
ther invited nor repcuea notice, on
remained entirely at ber ease.
. M. Alfred, during one ef bit parngxl-
natloos around the room, passed close
to ber table. She stopped him.
I trnat tbat mademoiselle la weu
served," be remarked, with a little bow.
"Excellently, I thank you," toe an
swered.
He would bate passed on, but id. de
tained him.
Too bar. very many vial tors ber,
the remarked. "It It the aama al
ways?" He smiled.
Tonight" be declared, It la nothing.
There are many who com. here every
treeing. They amuse themselves here."
Too have food many sxraugere
aJeeT" abe asked.
-But e-rtalnly," be deciareo.
AD
th time."
-I hate brother," abe saw.
was ber aearao nights ago-let so
-ttat wonld be mat Ttseday week.
E tf tall and fair, about twenty -ooa
and. tbsy say. Ok mm. I wonder If
too remember him,"
. . , a . l 1M
m. Alfred BDOOK. Bis new !.
"That le atranf." be declared, for.
ga ml, I forget no one. leaf Tnee
day week I remember perfectly welt
It was a qnlet erenlnf. Ln Bcala we
bare, bet ef tb rest m one. If mde
gsolacDe-s brother wm ber it bi moot
Ear Up anlvered for
srae dlaappototod.
f aea an aomr. SB sbjo. '
tbat yew might bar beea aN to beto
B. He left tb Grand hotel ea that
sUght with the tetenaoe of eemuc
be never rrnarnca. a -mech
worried ever elnc."
srhn waa no great lodge ec enaracux.
bet IL Alfred's sympathy did ant Im-
prea ber wltb Its etncerity. ,
. -if nudemotselle desire," he said,"!
arm naake toqnirlc amoof the waiter.
I eery moch fear, however,- tbat she
erin obtain D aww here. .
B Vpaxtoa, rayui wawnwa
him talking to some of the waiter and
the leader of the orchestra. Presently
be returned.
"I am very sorry," be announced.
"but the brother of mademoiselle could
not have come here. I bare Inquired
of the garcons and of M. Jules there,
who forget no one. They answer all
the same."
"Thank yoa very much," she answer
ed. "It most have been somewhere
else."
She wag unreasonably disappointed.
It bad been a very slender chance, bnt
at least it- was something tangible.
She bad scarcely .expected to have II
snapped so soon and so thoroughly.
She dropped her veil to bide the tear
which she felt were not far from ber
eyes and summoned 'the waiter for her
bill. There seemed to be no object In
staying longer. Suddenly the unex
pected happened. A band flashing with
Jewels was rested for a moment upon
ber table. When it was withdrawn a
scrap of paper remained there.
Phyllis looked np In amazement
The girl to whom th band belonged
was sitting at the next table, bat ber
bead was turned away, and the seem
ed to be only concerned in. watching
the door. She drew the scrap of paper
toward ber and cautiously opened It
This is what she read, written In Eng
lish, but with a foreign torn to most
of the letters:
'M. Alfred lied. Tour brother was
here. Walt till I speak to you."
Instinctively she crumpled up thi
strange little note In ber band. 8b
struggled, bard to maintain her com
posure. She bad at once the Idea tbat
every one in the place was looking at
her. M. . Alfred, Indeed, on bis way
down the room wondered what had
driven the hopeless expression from ber
face.
The waiter brongbt her bill. She
paid it and tipped him with prodigality
which for a woman was almost reck
less. Then she ordered coffee and aft
er a second's hesitation cigarette.
Why not? Nearly all the women were
smoking, and she desired to pass for
the moment as one of them. For the
first time she ventured to gaze at her
neighbor. -
It waslhe young lady from Vienna.
She was dressed In a wonderful deml
toilet of white lace, and she wore a
large picture bat adjusted at exactly
the right angle for her profile. From
her throat and bosom there flashed th
sparkle of many gems. Tb finger
which held ber cigarette was ablate
with diamonds. She leaned back In
ber seat smoking lazily, and she met
Phyllis' furtive gaze with almost In
solent coldness. Bnt a moment later,
when M. Alfred's back was turned, th
leaned forward and addressed her rap
idly.
"A man will come here," she said,
'who could tell you If he was willing
all that you seek to know. He will
come tonight. He comes all the night,
You will see I hold my handkerchief
so in my right band. When he comes
I shall drop lt-so."
The girl's swift speech, her half fear
ful glances toward the door, puxxled
Phyllis.
"Can you not come nearer to me and
talk?" she asked.
'No. You must not speak to me
again. Yoa must not let any one, es-4
peclally the man himself, know what
I have told you. No more now. Watch
for the handkerchief."
"But what shall I say to him?"
The girl took no notice of her. She
was looking In the opposite direction.
She seemed to bare edged away aa far
as possible from ber. Phyllis drew a
long breath. She felt her heart beating
with excitement. The place suddenly
seemed to her Ilk part of a nightmare.
And then all was clear again. Fortune
waa on her side. Tb secret of Gay's
disappearance was In thi room, and a
few careless word from th girl at th
next table had told ber more than an
entire police system bad been able to
discover. But why tb. mystery ? What
was she to say to tb man wbn be
came? Tb girl from Vienna was talk
ing to some friend and toying care
lessly with a little morsel of lac which
sbe bad drawn from ber bosom. Pbylll
watched It with tb eye of a cat
Every now and then she watched also
the door.
The place waa moch feller bow.
Mile. Flossie bad arrived with a small.
company of friend from Maxims.
The music waa playing all tb tlm.
Tbe popping of cork was almost in
cessant The volum of tovnd bad
swelled. Tb laughter and greeting of
friends betrayed more abandon tbaa
earlier In tb evening. Old acquaint
ance, bad been renewed and new on
made. MadentoieeU front Vienna) waa
sorroonded by a little circle of admir
er. Still she held la bar right band
a crumpled np little ban ef lace.
Men passing down tb room tried to
attract tb attention of tb beaatlful
young English demoinene who looked
oat upon tbe little ceo se indifferent
ty a regarded Individ nals and yet with
soch eager Interest a a whole. K
on waa bold mooa. however, to
make a second effort Neeeastty at
time give birth to a swift capacity.
Fresh from ber simple eontry Ufa,
Pbylll found herself stM able with ef
fort loan serenity to eonfoand to sos
hardened boalerarder who paeaed to
ale her. Ear eye and lip expressed
with ease tb aaoet convincing and ab
elot Indifference to their approach.
A man may aoeoeame brave anger;
be rarely baa eeerage to combat aedtf
f error. Ptyum held bar wa and
waited.
And at last tbe lndkareaJef fed.
rtrtllls felt ber tea heart almeet stop
beating aa an gasea oown me
a mi of medium haunt, aara.
nlatetr aVessed, dlsflagelsbsd.
slowly aprocbIng bar. exebaagtag
greeting oa every aid. HI laagmd
eyas fell npoa rhynm. Tboawbhad
watched ber pterlosaty aw tbaa a
enaare. Tb cold Indifference bad
vanished frosa ber face, th laeaed
forward a tboegh aaxtoa to attract
It attention, tsbm semseedad caeUy
enough.
Ue waa almost eppeelt ber table,
aad ber half emM teessed to ware him
bet little choice. Be toeebed tbe back
f tb chair which fronted hers aad
took off hi hat
-Uademoiaell permits?" he asked
oflly.
-Bat certainly." ah sewered. "It tf
yoa for whom I bar beea waiting."
"Madeesetorile Batter ate," he mar-
soured, nwv - -- '
-ot la tbejeaef," tb. anrrared.Jl
have been waiting to ask yoa what has
become of my brother, Guy Poyntou."
He drew oat the chair and seated
himself. His eyes never Jeft ber face.
"Mademoiselle," he murmured, "this
Is most extraordinary r
She noticed then tbat bit hands were
trembling.
- CHAPTER V.
I
AM asking a great deal of you,
George! I know it. But yoa
see bow helpless I am. And
rend tb letter read It for
youraelf."
He passed Phyllis' letter across the
amall round dining table. Hi guest
took It and read It carefully through.
"How old la the young lady?" be
asked.
"Twenty-three.''
"And the boy?"
-"Twenty-one."
"Orphans, I think yoa said?"
"Orphans and relatlonlett."
"Well off?"
"Moderately." -
Dnncombe leaned back In bis chair
and sipped bis port thoughtfully.
'It Is an extraordinary situation I" he
remarked.
"Extraordinary Indeed," his friend
assented. "But so far as I am con
cerned yoa can see bow I am fixed.
I am older than either of tbem, but I
hav always been their nearest neigh
bor and their most Intimate friend. If
ever they have needed advice they
have come to me for It If ever I have
needed a day's shooting for myself or
friend I have gone to tbem. This
continental tour of theirs we discuss
ed and planned out. months before
hand. If my misfortune had not com
on Just when It did I should have gone
with tbem, and even np to tbe last wa
hoped tbat I might have been able to
have gone to Paris with Pbylll."
Dnncombe nodded.
"Tell me about th boy," h Bald,
His host shrugged hi shoulders.
"Yoa know what they're Ilk at that
age," he remarked. "He wa at Bar
row, but be shied at college, and there
was no on to Insist upon his going.
'Tb pair of tbem had only a firm of
lawyers for guardians. He's' Just a
good looking, clean minded, high spir
ited young fellow, full of beans and
needing the bit every now and then.
But, of coarse, he's no different from
tbe run of young fellows of his age,
and If an adventar cam his war I
suppose he'd see It through."
"And the girl?" -Andrew
Pelbam rose from bis seat
"I will show yoa her photograph," he
said.,
Be passed Into an Inner room divid
ed from tb dining room by curtains.
In a moment or two be reappeared.
"Her it Is," be said and laid a pic
tor upon tb table. '
Now. Duncomb was a young man
who prided himself a little on being
unimpressionable, H took up tb
picture with a certain tolerant Interest
and examlned.lt at first without any
pedal feeling, yet In a moment or two
he felt himself grateful for those great
disfiguring glassea from behind which
his boat waa temporarily at leaat blind
to all tbat passed. curious disturb
ance seemed to bay passed Into bis
blood. He felt bis eye brighten and
his breath com a little quicker as b
unconsciously created Jn hi Imagina
tion tb living presentment of tb girl
whose plctur be waa atill holding.
Tall sbe was and slim, with a soft
whit throat and long, graceful neck,
eyes rather darker than her complex'
Ion warranted, a little narrow, bat
bright aa stars, a month with tb di
vine lines of bumor and understand
ing. It was only a picture, but a real
isation of tb living Image seemed to
b creeping In upon blm. H mad
th xcus of seeking a better light
and moved a cross to a distant lamp.
H. bent over tb picture, bnt It was
not th plctur which b saw. He saw
th girl herself, and even with the half
formed thought be saw ber expression
change. B saw ber eyes lit with sor
row and appeal He saw her arms
outstretched toward him. H aeemed
ren to bear ber soft cry. '
H knew thea what hi answer
would be to his friend prayer. B
thought no more of th excuse which
be bad been bufldfng la his mind, of all
tb practical toggestlon which he had
been prepared to make. Common sen
died away within blm. The matter of
fact man of thirty was ready to bread
in th footstep of hi great predeces
sor and play the modern knight errant
with all tb wbot hearted dm of Don
Qulxot himself. H fancied himself
by be aid, and his heart leaped with
Joy ef It B thought bo more ef
abandoned cricket match aad neg
lected boose jperties.- A finger ef fir
had beea laid npoa hi somewhat-torpid
flesh and Mood. 1
"Wlir Andrew salad.
Dnncomb Mturasd to tb tabl aad
laid tb pictar Sown with retactanc
which b eoold earcefy conceal,
"Very ale pttotograpk, he remark
ed. "TakewweaOyr
1 took It mysett." Andrew aaewered.
"I sed to be rather groat at tbat sort
ef thing before-before ay eye want
dlefcy."
Dnaeombo resented hi seat B
helped himself to another gtaas f
-I presB-ae." b said, "from tha fact
Jbat yoa can yeersehT their nearest
friend tbat tb young lady as not av
gaged?"
"Ke," Andrew answered sJewtr, "ah
Is not ncagnd."
ometblng a Ittle dUTsreat la bta
Tic caught his frlead- atteadean
paoab eyed but keenly. H wa
cooocioQ e( a of aj pith teas na,
Be leaned er tb tabl.
-De yea sneaa, Andrew" ha asked
beamaiy. "D yea ne"
-Tea, I aaaaa tbat" km friend an
swered jatetiy. -Xle sort of fool,
areat II I'm twelve year older fbaa
ab kt Tit only mi dan fly weO off
aad les tbaa noderatety good teokln
bat after an. I'm only aaman. aad I've
see ber grew free a fteea. charm
ing child Into earn ef OetT wonderful
women. Evea a garoVnar, yea knew,
George, love the rosea be be alaatod
aad watched ever. I've taught ber a
Ittle and brtped ber a kttle. aad I've
watched ber rroae the bareertaad."
"Does abe knewr
Andrew snook hi bead noobtfnDy.
-1 think," be said, -that ah wa b
rfauiaf to Braces. Tare mootb as
1 eheald have spoken, bet aty treebte
cease. I didat mean to ted yea tbl.
bet pcrharo W is ne weB that yoa
should know. You can, understand
now what I am suffering. To think of
ber there alone almost maddens me."
Dunconibe roe suddenly from bis
seat
"Come out Into tbe garden, Andrew,"
be said. "1 feci stilled here." "
His host rose and took Duncombe's
arm. They passed out through the
French window on to the gravel path
wblcb circled the cedar Bhaded luwn.
A shower h.ul fallen barely au hour
since, and the air was full of a fresh,
delicate fragrance. Birds were sing
ing In the dripping trees; blackbirds
were busy In the grass. Tbe perfume
from tbe wet lilac shrubs was a very
dream of sweetness. Andrew pointed
across a park which sloped down to the
garden boundary.
"Up there among the elm trees,
George," be said, "can you see a gleam
of white? That Is tbe hall, Just to the
left of the rookery."
Duncombc nodded.
"Yes," be said. "I con see It."
"Guy and she walked down so often
after dinner," be said quietly. "I nave
stood here and watched them. Some-,
times sbe came alone. What a long
tune ago tbat seems."
Duncombe's grip upon bis arm tight
ened. "Andrew," be said, "I can't go!"
' There was a short silence. Andrew
stood quite still. . All around tbem wa
tbe soft weeping of dripping shrubs.
An odorous whiff from the walled rose
garden floated down the air.
"I'm sorry, George! It's a lot to ask
yon, I know." '
"It Isn't that!"
Andrew turned bis head toward bis
friend. .The tone puzzled blm.
"I don't understand."
"No wonder, old fellow! I don't un
derstand myself."
There was another short alienee. An
drew stood with bla sightless eyes turn
ed upon bis friend, and Duncomlie was
looking up through tbe elm trees to
tb hall. He wa trying to fancy her
aa she must have appeared to this man
who dwelt alone walking down tbe
meadow In the evening.
"No," be repeated softly, "I don't un
derstand myself. You've known me
for a long time, Andrew. You wouldn't
write me down a altogether a senti
mental ass, would you?
"I should not, George 1 should nev
er even use tbe word 'sentimental' In
connection with you." .
Duncombe turned and faced blm
sqnarely. n laid bia band upon bis
friend's shoulder.
v (to aa coirTrirrjxB.1
A Lltll. Ambiguous.
A group of interested citizens
was observed standing in front of
a billboard in one of Chicago's sub
urbs reading a large potter that had
just been put up. Some of them
were greatly amuged,"while others
were highly indignant
A nearer inspection showed that
the purpose of the poster was- to
advertise a "genuine colored min
strels' entertainment" that was to
be given at one of the local amuse
ment halls. The particular portion
that had roused the emotions of ths
crowd was printed in great, flaring
letters:
"It will be enough to make a mnl
laugh I Bring your wives and chil-
Ld V1
Dignity.
Irish viceroys are stripped ' ef
their sovereign attributes aa soon at
they reach English waters, which
gives point to the following ttorv
told of one viceroy and a lady with
whom he was acquainted. They
both found themselves on board tbe
Holyhead packet. During the voy
age from Ireland the lady treated
tha viceroy with ceremonious re
spect So soon, however,- as the
packet entered Holyhead harbor she
said to him, "Now, Bobby, you're no
longer viceroy, so take my bag and
make youraelf usef uL" London
Truth.'
Tb Bookplate.
Aa ex llbrla. or bookplate, I a small
plec of paper whereon to printed tbe
owner's name and pasted oa th in
side cover of a book la other word. It
la a printed slip to denot the owner
ship of booka. A proper aUbrm should
have, first of an, tbe aam. boldly and
plainly printed, and a space left for
tb number of volume contained la
tb library; thea, to make it more In
torestlng aad penoaal, aom decora
Uv device of tbe waef peculiar and
mdlvtdual choice a wen a aom fa
vorito motto. If deetred. la Europe
those who bar tb right as family
rests r armorial bearing for their
x Kbrm, Every wall regulated library
should bar some mark ef owner ship,
aad tb ex Hbrla take tb plae of tb
wear atgaatara,
Moth and Betterlllee.
Bom moths look very moch like but
tsrfllea, bat there ar two way to
which yoa can always tell tb oa
from the other. Barb baa little
dor feeler growing from the
bat tb better y1 footer, or aateaana,
aa they ar called, have knobs oa th
Tb aateaae of the taotn some
have tiny realtors oa tbeca aad
Kttle aplrea, bat thy ar
error knobbed. Thea, too, fi angbb
hag fb botterflr always hold ber
Wtaga erect wall tbe moth's droop
ar are aeerly Bat
The Ud Was On.
rroaa eo ef tbe big reaches la the
a Joaquin veney aa etderty work
men, not addicted to vacation, teren.
y aad a trip to boa Fraaelaee. Tbe
ea nla return anaa so nuBa,
-Wen. Jabea. hew did yoa
the tbe BetropoBr -Wet eayr k
ed the rid. man. Hr did yee Eke the
motropo0.r be repeated. -Twaal
Itch cured ta 30 minute, by Wool
lord a Canitory Lotioa. Never fail.
Sold by 1- C Smmone Drag Co,
Graham, X. C.
OatVKfa Uttl Keriy RUers,
TnelaaM
THE BOOMERANG.
Evan th. Auttraliana Know
About Ita Mystari..
Litti
"The Australian boomerang," said
a collector of queer weapons, "is
formed of a bent stick, ona side
rounded, the other flat. Tha Aus
tralians maKe it from boughs of
acacia pcndula or from some tree of
similar growth, giving to tho green
wood the desired curvature in the
fire. It is necessary to" choose a
very hard, strong and heavy wood,
and the best plan is to cut a piece
front a natural bend or root of a
tree and to let the curve of the
boomerang follow the grain of the
wood.
"One hardly ever sees two boom
erangs of the same shape, for they
vary from a slight curve to nearly
a right angle. They differ also in
length from fifteen inches to three
and a half feet and in breadth from
two to three inches. They should
be about three-eighths of an inch
thick, taporing toward the ends,
which may bo cither round or point
ed, while tho edge must bo sharpen
ed all around. 'One side Tnust be
convex, the other flat, the sharpness
of tho edge al6ng the convexity f
the curve varying in different boom
crancs. "When thrown the boomerang
travels forward for somo distance
and then generally returns in an
ellipse to within a few paces of the
thrower. If tho boomerang strikes
its mark it falls to the ground. In
throwing it must be grasped at one
end, stretched back behind the
shoulder and then brought rapidly
forward alwve the head, the inside
of the curve facing tho direction in
which it is thrown.
"It may either bo hurled upward
into the air or downward, so as to
strike tho ground at somo distance
from tho thrower. In the first case
it flies from a rotary motion, as its
shape would indicate and after as
cending to a great height it sudden
ly returns in an elliptical orbit to a
spot near its ntnrting point. When
tlirown downward to the ground it
rebounds in a straight line, pursu
ing a ricochet motion until it
strikes the object at which it is cast
"To throw tho Autr:ilian boom
erang in such n way as to make
sure of its tloin- exactly what one
wants is om'bf the mo;t difficult
feats in tho world. Al f red W, 1 row
itt, who hn ! .'.?! the native of Viet
toria practicing" with the boom
erang, menlloLed that ho qttc-tioni
ed somo blacks us to whether they
thought it was p'Jiwiblo to throw it
so as to instiro it ictiint'iig to the
hand of the thrower. Seven naid
no and cliamok-rized the statement
as fct bollan i. c., o fulrehood.
The eighth siiid ho 6Se miulo a
boomerang that when thrown on a
calm day with great care would gy
rato around and around until it de
scended to tho ground not far from
him, moving as slowlv as a leaf fall
ing, from a tree, and that he once
ran forward and nearly eattght it
lie said also 'no kurni (black fellow)
can catch a wunkan when he is fly
ing he would cut his hands open.'
The throwing of boomerangs has
always been carried on in tho open
air, and no Australian native has
ever attempted to use, them in a
building.' Exchange.
What Puaxled Him.
It ia said of the Marquis of
Towntend that when a vounff man
and engaged in battle ho saw a
drummer at bis tuio kinca by a can
non ball, which scattered bis brains
In mam Arett inn Ilia PVfMl were
. .,.aj ....'.. J
at once fixed on the ghastly object,
which teemed to engross dim
thntif hta. A superior officer observ
ing him", surrposcd he was intimidat
ed by the sight ana aourctsca mm
in a manner to cheer his spirit.
"HI. " ha vnnno vnarnuu. with
J r ' .
calmness, but severity, "I am not
frightened. I am only pazziea to
make out bow any man with such a
quantity of brains ever ram to be
borer -
tTurrinc laka trout and whltenab ar
removed from Lake Superior at the
rate of abont 8.000,000 pounds annu
ally. Tb berrtng comprise fully 73
per cent of tbl quantity, tb trout
90 per cent while tbe remaining B per
coat 1 comrtoaed chk-fly of whltenab,
M. A. rarree In Fport. Anew
If yvm to ea. eWlare rnr. frwd
year Sana "
ii.iaeea, TT w
iiimta rarmian
tu -lanie rear
ij Shae ennf lort
re by far nk. Keen. TWr vffl rte
reel en eel SeeX Wbi neika ejon boom
r evreis W wul eeeik. Bon tn
ne, l Baev M taar.Ta if I
IreHeer etiti e me to tr ro to bay
m !, braaS teraiii k.
mmf Bmk.l IrtBe) avrv prr t on Uket.
C eu.i teett eiiuiWMti meeree
cj yoejre.
ruiKtrtni cxrrt-t ta,
na. 1111.H, Be-, V iU
mm I a I a b ewe.
m
wm ea nee e-w
iMwaettieae-rasreni
lr-ee I i 4 Ml aOar.
w. hew. ten ! ff atreei toe.
awielie fl '11 famere v. aavo tree
mjmo !- an aaaart
Does Your
Heart Beat
Yes. 100,000 times each day.
Does it send out good blood
or bad blood? You know, for
good blood is good health ;
bad blood, bad health. And
you know precisely what to
take for bad blood Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Doctors have
endorsed it for 60 years.
One frennent enitue of bad blood le . flnegl'h
liver. This produce constipation, foltonoiis
iimiiices ra men aueoroeu him, nm
Keep the bowels opeu with Avert Fills.
Xarla by 3. 0. Ayvr Co., VuwU, Mm,
--M B.I1 tlianJ.BrMaTB
HAlt VMOB.
AQUS CUBS.
CHEWY reCTOCAL.
ijers
W haw no leorttil W pablUh
th formuia or all or hMdieloM,
eadaches
Remember
This time of the year
are signals of warning.
Take Taraxacum Com
pound now. It may
av3 you a spell of fe
ver. It will regulate
your bowels, set your
liver right, and cure
your indigestion. ,;
A good Tonic. ' v '
An honest medicine
aaxacum
10
'MEBANE.
N.C.
Weak
Hearts
Ar due I Indlrssaea. Klosty-oin. ef seery
one hundred people who have beut treehfci
can rsmambsr whan It wa simp). m&gas -boa.
Ill a otantllo fad that all ease.
heart disease, not orranio, are not only
traceable to. but ar th. direct rasult ef uxU
rettlon. All load taken Into th stomach '
Which fails of perfect dl (eeuon ferments and
tvlls tha stomach, pulilnr H up nfslnst lb
heart, tub int.nere wita me acooo of
the heart and la the course of Dm thai,
defeat, but vital rraa become, disss sad1
Mr. D. Kmbim. 1 Mrrerte, O.. arret
fcvabte end ere. la e kae eutoMlaea
II
nk a. I took Koool Dr.
H aarel I
Kodot Kst What Yaw Bet
and relieves tha stomach ef aU nan urn
strata and the tsart of all pleasure.
taanaaalr. M Sbe keUht JK nkhwnwtrM
tie, ertlc eeue lor to..
vain by C PaWITT a OOl. OMIOAOO
J. C. Simmons, Druggist
W
VWgwl ImS
Dj? ?ia Cure
Dil you cat.
Tb:i . ' all of the
digesta: '- ell kinds ol
fiiod. 1. . ,;!. ctl .f and never
falls tot . .'i''"' toa to eat all
tha food jfivr- i'l'.irust sensitive
sumachs um u ft it. Jtau many
:wia?aii'! ff i iS" av been
r'i.-cev,t-l!i.j clo fulled. Is
uli w;.l!ci f. r "klie iomcri. Child
ren wita'. 'UUA'tbilveonit.
First dose re icvu. Adletnnnecessary.
Cares bK s.5orr3ch trotxhlo
Frearr4 cm-y l.y R. A 1 " rrr a irrbiraae
tbaai. bwiUc cotalnazte Uiu UaeMe. ane
I K.M.kaett-aar aool tawnurei k
hmtwvrttm rmirt uty y. r- knr.
rj i
mm .WaJ-' Lavdf
ybnt sWw BhUJmtett gv
Ma ta pm tha amxtftv
ion iut. wirrTnT
"ft 1 l VhneahaW eS -J .W- w
wall PArnn Firt c
rnaitv, at half u?'il r ri . Iji-:
lino rf nam plea to tf t f.-tn). -pet
bar pire tt rr-r.at rr f !
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