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By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM,
Author of "The Muter Mummer." "A Princ. of Sinner,.- -My.terlou. Mr.
saoln, Anni the Adventures.'' Etc.
Copyrltht. 1903. 1906. by LITTLE. BROWN, and COMPANY.
Dniicombo rose slowly to hla feet
and, summoihiig a waiter, paid his bill.
The man prouead a second one, dated
a few days back, for a larg9 amount.
"What is the meaning of this?" he
asked, "I do not owe you anything."
"Monsieur was here with a party last
Thursday ni.ht," he said clibly. "He
promised to pay the next time. I will
call the manager."
Duncombe tore the bill In half and
turned away. He bowed to, the lady at
the desk.
"I see that you were right," he said.
"I will leave."
"Monsieur is wise," she answered,
Without looking up.
He left the cafe without speaking to
any one further. When he reached the
pavement he slipped a five franc piece
Into the hand of the tall commission
aire. "You know most of the young ladles
who come here, I suppose?" he aiked.
"But certainly!" the man answered,
iwlth a smile. "Monsieur desire?"
"I want the address of a young lady
named Mermillion. Flossie, I think, they
call her," Duncombe said.
"Thirty-one Rue Pigalle," the man
answered promptly. "But she should
be here within an hour. She never
misses."
Duncombe thanked him and hailed a
carriage.
"Shall I give mademoiselle any mes
sage?" the man asked confidentially.
"I nm going to call for her," Dun
combe answered. "If I do not find her
I will return."
To drive to the Rue Pigalle was an
affair of five minutes only. Duncombe
climbed a couple of flights of narrow
stairs, pushed open a swing gate and
found himself In front of an office In
Which an elderly woman sat reading.
"Can you tell me where to find Mile.
Mermillion?" Duncombe asked.
"Nest floor; first door on tha left,"
the woman answered. "Mademoiselle
is not often in at this hour, though."
Duncombe thanked here and climbed
another flight of stairs. He had to
strike a match to look for a bell or
knocker and then found neither. He
knocked on the door with his knuckles.
There was no reply. He was on the
point of departure when he noticed that
the door was ajar. After a moment's
hesitation be pushed it open.
Ho found himself In a narrow pas
sage, with dresses ana otner articles
of apparel banging from a row of pegs
In the wall. The place was in com'
Dlete darkness. He struck another
match. At the end of the passage was
an inner door, also ajar. He rapped
upon it and finally pushed it open.
Just then his match went out
CHAPTER X.
TJNCOMBE had the nerves and
temperament of the young
Englishman of his class, whose
life is mostly spent out of
doors and who has been an athlete all
bis days. But nevertheless at that mo
ment be was afraid. Something in .the
stillness of the room oppressed him.
He could see nothing, hearing nothing,
except the clock ticking upon the man-
telniece. And yet ba was afraid.
He fumbled desperately in his pocket
for bis matchbox. When be baa found
It he discovered that it was empty.
With a sense of positive relief ba back
ed out of the room and hastily de
scended the stairs. The old lady was
till in- her sitting room reading tne
paper. She set It down at bis entrance
and looked at him over the top ot bar
spectacles.
"Pardon, madame," he said, remov
ing his bat "I find the rooms or ma
demoiselle are open, but all Is in dark
nesa. I cannot make any one near.
Madame took op ber paper.
"Then mademoiselle la probably ont,"
be declared. "It Is generally so ax
hia hnnr Monsieur can leave nia
name."
"But the doors are all open," Dnn-
combe said.
"I go presently and close them, ma-
dame answered. "The careless bossy r
Duncombe produced a small piece 01
gold. Madame laid down tne payor n
once. Stie looked at it as though ready
to anarnh It from bis band.
"Madame would oblige me very mucu
If aba would ascend with me at onee.
nnnwnha aald. "I aoOUKI Uie W
make quite sure wnemer ym
lady Is there or not"
Madame wis on ner 11" wiu.
narkable celerity. Sbe accept!
coin and carefully placed It to a puree
drawn from somewhere among the
folde of her voluminous aklrts.
"We shall need a eanaie,- uvamaum
reminded ber.
Bbe lit a lamp, taming au b
"Monsieur Is very generous," she de
clared. "Mile. FJoesia i
young lady. No wooner en.
Meoaa. Tber. was od," sb. eonOna
Swbo came here with her thla aft
.rnoon, but b. left atoort at ooc
added hastily, aware of hwrjndlecre.
tioo. "Ah, tneee oxi
.tperfc one ao corpulent Atartr!
gb pushed open u "
tideways down uia v- v -
Directly they had entered! It tbeyhad
a vWrw of tba room beyW. Madame
cried out. and Duncombe felt all hla
Tafoa f care spring mw -ir
nrebeoaioa of actual erfl.
r"" . .k- HaAn had
The curiam .
been hastily oraw
w tha Dortrcse carried was auO-
cjentto feebly Illuminate the reoam.he
tablecloth and a broken vase lay npoa
the floor. A few feat was an ever-
torne chair. Tpon the eanopnu w
UyTprrat. ngum the head throw,
back at an unnatural angle, the eyes
no more than cbk -
glance at It Madame net down the
f.mn n the taMe and made the Ut
ile room btdeooa with nrteta.
-Good God," aha enea, -am
MAKER
HISTORY
Duncombe himself fetched In the
gendarmes and waited while they took
voluminous notes of the occurrence.
The mtirder seemed to them and to
madame to be one of a very common
class. The assassin had left ho clew
Whatever behind lilni. T'-e poor gWs
rings had been torn from her flayers;
her little stock of Jjwelry raui.icUed;
her purse was empty; everything of
value had been taken. There wa. not a
shred of evidence n;;a'nst any one. Ma
dame, who had seen 1 be man upon the
stairs, could only pay that he was short
and wore a black felt hat. The olilcer
who took down what thoy had to say
shrugged his shoulders at ba replaced
the book in ,hls pocket. The affair
would pass most certainly, ha feared,
Into the long list of undiscoverablo
crimes.
Duncombe left his name and address
and enough money for the funeral.
Then he returned to his hotel. This
was the end, then, of the clew from
which he had hoped so much. Spen
cer's warning as to what would surely
happen to those whom he might suc
ceed In bribing came back Into bis
mind with sickening Insistence. In a
measure he was responsible for the
girl's death. After all, what chance
had he? He was fighting against pow
ers which, moving always In the dark
ness, seemed able with the most ridicu
lous ease to frustrate his every more.
He re-entered the hotel In a state of
complete nervous depression. For the
first time he had forebodings on his
own account. What had happened to
Mile. Flossie might happen so easily to
blm.
A man rose quickly from the lounge
In the hotel as he entered. Duncombe
greeted blm with a little expression of
wonder,
"Spencer!" he exclaimed. "Were you
waiting to see me?"
The Journalist nodded. lie was not
In evening dress, and he, too, bad the
appearance of a man who has received
something of a shock.
"Yes. The cafe is closed, I suppose.
Let us go down into the imokeroom. I
want to talk to you."
Duncombe led the way. They found
two easy chairs and dispatched a wait
er for whiskies and soda. Then Spen
cer turned to bis friend.
, "Have you met," he asked, "with any
success?"
"None," Duncombe answered gloom
ily. "I have something to tell you," Spen
cer continued. "No, It is not good
news," be added hastily. "It Is more
a personal matter. It Is of something
which has happened to myself."
Duncombe sighed.
"Go on," be said.
"For twenty-two and a half years,"
Spencer said, "I have lived in Paris
as the correspondent to various Eng
lish journals. I have made many
friends, and it has been considered
among all my fellow Journalists that I
bare bad the ear of more influential
people in politics and society here than
any other writer. Today I have re
signed my position."
Duncombe managed to summon up
enough Interest to be surprised.
. "I bad no idea," be said, "that you
were contemplating anything of the
sort"
"I was not" Spencer answered grim
ly. "I am as much surprised myself
as all my friends will be."
Duncombe was puzzled.
"I am afraid I don't quite under
stand," be said. "You can't mean that
your people"
"No. My people bare nothing to do
with It" Spencer answered. "I have
bad the sackbut not from thsm.' It
la Paris which will bave no more of
me. I live bare of course on my facul
ties for obtaining Information and my
entree into political and social life. To
day the minister of police has declin
ed to receive me or at any future time,
my cards of entry into the chamber
and half a dozen place bave been re
voked, my name has been expunged
from the visiting list of the president
and practically of every other person
of Importance. All that I may see 01
Paris now la from the ouume. aim
there is no appeal."
"But what Is the reason ot it Pen-
cer? What have you doner uownave
yon offended all these people?"
Spencer hesitated.
"i don't want ron to blame yourself
In any way. Duncombe," be said. "Ton
could not possibly have guessed the
tort of thins you were up against But
the fact remains that my offense is in
having sent my friends up to the Cafe
Koutmartre on your account and In
being suspected of rendering you iur
tber atslTt"" In your search for
1 two marvelous young enguso
people."
Too are not Joking by any ebanea.
it your Duneombe asked gravely.
-The matter." Bpencer rep. w-
not appear to me to lend Itself to any
thing of the eort" 1 - . - I
Duncombe kanea nis neaa w um
.jjids for several moments.
Great heavens r be mum area. l
me think. I can t ten yon now aorry
I am, old chap. Can't the thing ha e-
plained! As a matter ot raet, yon were
discretion rtaelf."
T dont want It explained.- Bpencer
lid, -evea It would do any good.
vbich It "wouldn't I should nave re
te4 faa any eaee to tons than a year,
aadV as It la, I believe my successor
on hla way over anwuy-
-o m like to know wiry I naro
come hero at thla how of the night to
tauroathisr
Dnncombe nooaeo.
-Go on," be aald. "Afterward lv
aomefhlna; to tea yon." -
-Tve come." Bpencer saw. -neeais-.
rm free new. If yon Bke, to heh ye
I waa Interested to roar story before.
I am ten time more Interested to It
If yoa stm want me i n 00 waai
Uuncomho dared do no more than east
one tingle horrlftmi glance at it.
"Want you! Spencer, do yon mean
It?" Duncombe exclaimed. "Want
you! Why, there's no one I'd rather
Interest in the affair than you."
"Well, I can promise you my Inter
est Is pretty well excited already,"
Spencer answered. "L'm with you
right along. Now tell me where you've
been this evening and what's hap
pened." '
Duncombe recounted the evening's
svents. His new ally listened snd an
erward smoked for a moment or two
In silence.
"It is simply wonderful," be declar
ed. "The whole secret service system
of Paris is working to cover up the
traces of this boy and girt Tbelr spies
of course are everywhere and their or
ganization perfect The first one of
their creatures who tries to break away
Is Mile. Flossie. The poor little fool
lived for only a few hours afterward.
Your bribe was high, but she ought to
bave known better."
"You mean"
"Why, of course! The theft of her
poor little Jewels was only a blind. It
was to deceive the public, for as a
matter of fact ber murderer would
have been perfectly safe If, be had
strolled Into the nearest police station
and made his report She was killed
because she was going to give yon
certain Information."
Duncombe shuddered.'
"Great heaven!" be exclaimed. "Tell
me, Spencer, who or what can be at
the back of all this? Gny Poynton
was simply a healthy minded, not over
Intelligent young Saxon, unambitious
and passionately fond of his home and
his country life. He had no friends
over here, no Interests, no ties of any
sort He was abroad for the first time
of his life. He regarded foreign coun
tries and people simply with the toler
ant curiosity of the nn traveled British
er. He appears In Paris for one night
and disappears, and forthwith all the
genius of French espionage seems to
bave combined to cover up his traces.
It is the same with bis sister, only as
she came afterward It was evidently
on bis account that she also la drawn,
Into the mystery. What can be the
meaning of it, Spencer?"
"My young friend," Spencer said, "I
wlU be frank with you. I bave not the
least Idea. I only know that somehow
or other you're up against a big thing.
In a week, perhaps a day, I may know
more. Meanwhile I want you to go on
your way precisely as though yon and
I bad not discussed this matter."
"We may not work together, then?"
Duncombe asked.
"Certainly not Ion are a marked
man everywhere. Every door Is closed
to you. I sbsll nominally stick to my
port You must be content to be the
actual I joker on, though yon bad bet.
ter not abandon your Inquiries a!t
gethef. I will put yon cp at the Cerele
Anglais. It will serve to psss the
time, and yon may gain information at
the most unlikely places. And now
goodby."
The liftman thrust a penciled note
Intj bis band as be ascended to bis
room. ' -.
Trom t do not know whom, mon
sieur," be announced. "It was left
here by some one. Whoa t cannot
say." A
Duncombe opened It In bis dressing
room. There wss only one sentences'
"Monsieur would bo well-advised tt
leave Parle tonight" '
CHAPTEB XL
mojK the most unlikely plaeea," Dun-
1 combe munnnrea so mmeeu u
be bowed to the Frenchman
whose name hla friend had men
tioned. -I am very glad to meet yon
again, M. le Baron," bo said stood.
They were in the ooverea gsraen ax
Ka nits. Dnneonibe bad accepted the
pressing Invitation of an old college
friend whom he bad met on the boule
vards to drop In and bo totroaocea to
vi. wira An.1 the third at the tea ta
ble wsa M. Louis, known In society ap
parently as U. le uaron oa oners.
1mA Hadlev. hla Mead's wife. asaO.
ad languidly upon them both. he waa
a frail pink and white utoe womaa,
with the reDutatloa of a beauty to sus
tain, wherein lay ber life's work,
Ten two know each other, or new as,-
he remarked. -Parla la no larger than
London, after alL"
-Wr'Georte and I bare met once ex
at the ta ma said, smlllaa. 1 am
glad that be does mo the boner of re
membering the eceasion.
n.Mia felt himself no match for
hla compaaioa with toe foils. Bo let
the conversation arm aaa wanea see
bis opportunity. IV o ratty some more
goaets arrived, and Daacombo drew
hie host on one stoe.
-iiadlev " be said, "bow long bave
yon koowa the beroar
-"aieV at uotsct aim
two years age; I think." Medley an-
rered. Tie waa ann(
country booses, rat not sore mat ao
jm.i aif at naadrtajrhass. Oae of
the real old French f amUes, yon know.
the De Boers."
Daacombo nodded. Tbero did not
teem to bo mark that be could any.
Be mingled with the otner gnesxa aw
- hla social UBtle. Bet bO
watched the baron, and be toe earn
that tbey left together.
"Are you going my way, baron T' he
asked as tbey stepped into the Place
Vendome.
"I was going to the Cerele Anglais,"
the baron answered. "Do you belong?"
"I am up for a month's membership,
but I am not elected yet" Duncombe
answered.
Then yon shall come In as my
guest" the baron declared.
"You are exceedingly kind," Dun
combe answered. "I wonder whether I
might presume still further npon your
good nature and ask you a question.
"The asking," the baron murmured.
"Involves nothing."
"You bear, I am told, an honorable
name, and you are well received In so
ciety. Why do you associate with mur
derers and thlevea in that hell ot a
cafe where I saw you first?"
, The baron smiled.
"My friend," he said, "I seek always
the life amusing, and I find It there."
"I was robbed before your eyes,
baron." '
Tbe Frenchman sighed.
"I am so, sorry," bo said, "that I, did
aot see It That Indeed would have
been amusing."
"Yon know that the young lady who
sat with ns Is dead?"
"A most blsarre happening," the bar
on assented, with a little sigh. "I can.
not Imagine how It occurred. The
newspaper reports are not convincing.
One would like to reconstruct the sto
ry. Poor little Flossie! Bbe .waa most
amusing, but Just a little, a very little,
too fond of flourishing her Jewelry.
Oife will miss her though."
"Referring for one moment to our
meeting at the cafe. You told me a
story there yon and your friend ma
dame of a young English lady, which
the facts seem scarcely to sustain."
Tha baron sighed.
"My friend," he said, "wo did the
best we could at a moment's notice, I
rather fancied the story myself. As to
facts, what have they to do with It J
You demanded a story, and you got it
I rather nattered myself that under the
circumstances it waa not bad."
"You admit now, then, that It was
not tbe truth!"
"The truth! My dear Sir George 1
Supposing that tbe whereabouts of
your charming young friend had been
known to me, do you suppose that I
should have permitted myself to have
been bullied Into disclosing It? For
give me, it I speak plainly, but If you
really wished for Information which
yon supposed that I had your method
of seeking It put yon at once out of
eourt A French gentleman does not
permit himself to ba bullied."
Duncombe was silent for several mo
menta. There-were many things which
he could have said, but where was the
user
"As a French gentlemen, then," ba
said at last ."will you permit mo to
make a personal appeal to yeuT Miss
Phyllis Poynton Is a young lady In
whom I am deeply Interested. She
was last seen at the Cafe Montmartre,
from which place ehe disappeared. I
am an Englishman of your own sta
tion. Tell me where I can find her or
what has become of her."
"My dear Sir George," tbe baron said,
"yon might have eared yourself a great
deal of trouble If yon had spoken like
thla to me at tbe first Frankly, then,
I bave not tbe least Idea. Young Eng.
Uab ladies come and go every evening
at tbe Cafe Montmartre and such
places. One remembers only those who
happen to bave amused one and not
always those. Forgive me If I speak
plainly. A young lady who bad visit
ed tbe Cafe Montmartre alono-welL
yon might look for her anywhere, but
most assuredly In that case If your
anxiety was to Induce ber to return to
her friends yon would be a little too
late. Ah! We bave arrived. Now, my
friend, I must make yon free of the
place."
Duncombe waa fuming with anger,
but be had discretion enough to re
main silent
"Do yon play brldver tbe baron
asked aa tbey entered tbe card room.
"Occasionallyr: Duneombe assented.
"I will go and see If I can find any
men," the baron remarked. "I will
leave my young friend Do Bergillee to
entertain yon. ' Tha Ylcomto do Ber
gillao Sir George Duneombe."
Duncombe shook: bands with a pale,
weary looking youth, meat Immaculate
ly dieeeed, bat whoso whole appear
ance waa dlstlngnlshed by marked
symptoms of lassitude and 111 health.
Tbey sat In easy chairs almost opposite
to one another, and Duneomoe found
tbe other's scrutiny almost embarrass
ing. W -f.
"Yon apeak French porhape-yser
the young man asked at length.
"Yea. I apeak French," Duncombe
admitted. rZ" ,
Then Bstoa to me," the vlcomte
said slowly.'-"! apeak nn one man ot
honor to another.' Do not sty cards to
thla club." - ' ; : " 11
"Not phi cards? why net?" Do
combo asked, amsaed. .
"Yon can take say advice or leave
It" the vtcocote answered calmly. "I
bare M explanation to offer yon. If
yon choose to repeat my remark yon
would place mo to an exceedingly awk
ward position. Ton too, I rely npon
yon aa a man of honor." "
-I am only too much obliged to yon
for the blot." Duneombe declared.
"But thla rlab the Cerele Anglale"
Tbe dub la all right" the vtosssto
admitted calmly . "Unfortunately there
hi no piece la Parle which would be
entirely safe for yon. Yon bare the
aaiaf ertune, yon see, to bo to eppooltion
to some of my Woods, who have really
unlimited ewortnnltiat - for snaking
things dies gross Mo for yon. Kow I
am r-rf1-"'-g to talk, and tt at very
foolish of me. Why dont yon bare
Parte, Sir Goerger
Why should ir Daneoesbe asked a
IrUe sharply. 1 break no lews bora. I
one. I am here on my www
and I only as to bo tot
atone."
Tbe rteomte regarded blm as one
might look at n opotled child whom It
waa yet advisable to hemor.
-Ah." be aald. nbey wlB not let yon
lone. Yon are so obstinate, Ike all
your coon try people, or yon would ree
ecnlse K wit boat my risking so mneh
by speaking. Ten win bave to leave
Farts a ad very soon. It la so easily to
bo managed. A dispute at enrde here
yon would certainly be to tbe wrong
and nn ngty scandal If yen wore not
sway to twenty-four boors. It la one
method of n tbeaeaad." .
"You know so much," Duncombe
aald. ."I have no doubt that you know
the one thing which I would give years
of my life to be satisfied about"
The boy's dark eye were fixed stead
ily upon his.
"Sir George," he said, "there is noth
ing which I can possibly say to you.
My warning has been exceedingly fool
ish, but after all If I can persuade yon
to leave Paris I sbull have done no
great harm. As for Hie curds well, I
must plead guilty to weakness there.
I have not the slightest objection to
taking the life of a man who Is mak
ing a nuisance of himself, but bis hon
or I think ouo should not tamper with.
May I offer you a cigarette? Well,
Louis, what luck?"
The baron bad strolled Into tbe room
fend was sitting on tbe arm of a chair.
"It will be all right directly," the
baron answered. "We bave three, and
old D'Arcon has telegraphed that be
will be here In five minutes."
Duncombe rose to bis feet
"It was really very careless of me,"
he said, "but I completely forgot that
I bad an engagement at tbe hotel at 0
o'clock. I am' afraid that I shall not
be able to stop."
Tbe baron glanced quickly at bis
young friend. There was nothing what
ever to be learned, though, from bis
pale, boyish face. His own counte
nance bad darkeued for the moment
but be recovered bis composure Imme
diately.
"As you will," be answered careless-
ly. "Perhaps you can drop In later.
Come and dine, will you, at half
past BT'
"I sm much obliged to you, baron,"
Duncombe said, "but I cannot accept
your invltatlou. I am a lover of plain
speaking, so I will not plead a pre
vious engagement But the one thing
I want from you, the thing which I
bave almost a right to demand, you
will not give. I do not feel, there
fore, that any more than ordinary In
tercourse Is possible between us.
Tbe baron bowed gravely.
"My dear Sir George," be said, "I
am answered. I wish I could drive
out of your mind that extraordinary
hallucination relative to my supposed
knowledge of your young English
friend. It Is Impossible. Very good,
I shall look forward to a time, Sir
George, wben we may meet on a bet
ter footing."
Duncombe left tbe hotel with tbe rec
ollection of that curiously Ironic smile
fresh to bis mind. .
i J ro am coimwDXD.
Plaster ef Paris Bananas. '
Bunches of bsnanaa that are abso
lutely unfit for food bang out In front
of the wholesale produce commission
booses. Some of them have remained
there until they bave grown rusty with
age.
"Couldn't get a finer looking bunch
than that" said one of tbe dealers
the other day, "even If It la plaster of
parts. We used to put out the real
article for a sign, but the peddlers who
came down here bad a way of pulling
one or two out of tbe bunch that hap
pened to be banging there on the
hook. Tbe amall boys, too, hsd'a way
of making a grab for a banana or two.
By tbe time tbe bunch was on duty
under tbe awning for an hour It waa
no longer presentable to tbe aesthetic
sense. So we began to cultivate the
make believe article, which la not
quite so palatable, but Just as good for
advertising. And even at that some
youngster In bis baste will grab plas
ter of parts fruit and get away with
It before be real lies tbat be baa made
off with something bad for bis diges
tion." New York Herald.
A Meal ef Leauste. '
in the West Indies the negroes eat
freely of tbe big grub found in palm
traaa Tha fat white morsel, which
tbey cell "grugru," Is not cooked or
salted. Tbe aborigines or Australia
live almost entirely on a butterfly
known as the bugong. Tbe flies ap
pear in batches on tbe rocks, and the
natives smother them with smoke from
Sraa hnllt helow. It fat aald that a Hot-
tentot, with an appetite made sharp
by tbe simple life, can devour an rax
locusts at a sitting and feet better sat
la fled than If be bad paid IS f or a ten
coarse dinner. Tbe Arabs dry the lo
custs and pulverise them Into flour
far hraadmaklns' DnrDoees. The Moora
make a stew of them, end after boiling
la water for a few minutes tney are
h with salt nenner and vinegar.
Tbe locusts found to Central Africa
era enormous, and the native negroes
cut them In two and fry them In fat
and And them not only appetising, but
aourUhlng. A flight of these big to
ensta la a matter of tribal thanksgiv
ing. naskae With Two Hoade.
f have utelr been assured by more
Iban one of my friends that tbey bave
aaa in aarfhara. India snakes with two
hearts I e without n tall, but with n
losond and perfectly formed bead In
the plane where the toil ought to be.
Tbey assure mo that there are sped-
Bona to northern India mneeums ana
tha thaae freaks of nature are fre-
qoentiy found by tbe natives. The rid
er Is addon thai mo naavee nam
that aar bead Uvea and Derformo ae-
ttro service for six months to tboyear
In tarn, Tbe snakes are ssu io grow
s ahmt three feet la length. I my
self have killed n amall snake with
two beads, but these were notn at mt
am, and of tha reotfle. a very differ
ent matter, which la, I believe, n well
known freak and to the aamo category
with two beaded earves-riooeer.
1 Science by its anatomical spokes
men has long sine exploded the at
tractive but fallacious creed of the
phrenologist It is now well known
that bo cranium, not even that
which inclosed tha mighty Intellect
ef Sophocles, reveals on its on ter
orpect any certain, eigne of tha cere
bral development within it Tha
Inner table alone express as In Its
form the characters of its rvola
tion. London Lnacet.
Itch cured in 30 minute by Wool
ford'e Eanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by J. C Simmons Drug Co,
Oraizn, N: C.
LEAF BLIGHT.
Jt Frequently Causta Much Damage Bs
the Strawberry Crop.
Strawberry leaf blight frequently,
reuses great damage to the- straw
berry crop, as explained by a grower
In rural New. Yorker, who says that
It makes Its appearance about tbe
time the fruit sets and begins its de
structive ravages as the berries begin
to ripen. It first manifests itself by
turning tbe leaves a brownish red; it
will then attack the fruit stems and
hulls, cutting off tbe supply of nourish
ment from tbe berries; the. calyx be
gins to wither and dry up, and the
berries become soft and Insipid and are
of little value.
Aa the Bsrry 8esson Advanoss.
It usually grows more destructive as
the berry season advances. The condi
tions conducive to the development of
the disease appear to be a general
weakness of the plants. This may be
brought about from various causes,
sucb ss old and wornoot beds, Im
poverished soil, plants with a heavy
set ot fruit with Insufficient nourish
ment plants exposed during winter
without protection or unmulched beds
during hot, dry weather. Any one of
these conditions will hare a tendency
to weaken ,the constitution of the
plants, making them an easy prey to
rust blight snd other diseases.
Kinds Susceptible to Blight
During tbe time we have been en
gaged in growing strawberries we
bave found some varieties so consti
tutionally strong In their vegetative
parts and no vigorous In tbelr frail
organs tbat they will do well almost
anywhere, while other sorts are. con
stitutionally weak In foliage, yet
strong In fruit bearing propensities.
They set a great quantity of berries
with little or no vitality to mature tbe
fruit Sucb varieties are very suscept
ible to blight and should not be culti
vated except by tbose who ere well
acquainted with their natural require
ments. It requires a boalthy, vigorous
foliage to digest tbe various plant
foods found In the different soils, snd
probably the safest metrlod of protect
ing the plants from blight and other
fungous diseases Is to conserve mois
ture by thorough cultivation while tbe
plants are growing, protecting them
well during the winter with a liberal
mulch of horse manure. Tills material
If left on the plant during the summer
prevents the escape of moisture at a
time It Is most needed, and It keeps
tbe soil cool In f net. It Is to tbe bear
ing bed whnt the cultivation Is to tbe
newly planted field.
THE LINCOLN PLUM.
A Veristy of Rare Beauty end Excel
lent rsr' Market.
Trio I.iiuolii hrr shown Is de
scribed by the UU1. uxi .rluictit station
ss iH'lutf a viiriwy of rare beauty and
excellent for murk -1, piip of the best
second early pin :r.s: r.nUi free from
rot In some e,i?oiif ; first bl jmoius
May 7, 'full bloom J'ny 1! lost blos
soms May 15; hi full fr::M-e Aii(T V,
Fruit large to very ' fcur. ronn'!lh
oblong, blunt dMihss, Mis'Uly nocked s
vua mnoi.m rtosf.
stem (oog and atroog and net at an
angle; suture distinct ullghtly depress
ed; color light greeiilitb yellow, over
spread with s besutlful shade of crim
son; dots many, very minute and In
distinct; bloom, thin Iliac; flesh light
yellow, firm; pit rather large, free;
Quality ouly fahT tree only a moo-
era to grower, but healthy, and forma
a round, shapely bead; foliage very
luiorlaot; leaves large; quite prolific,,
but not so morn so aa to require thin
ning ef the fruit
Panama nnaaaaana no general realatav
with a recognized standard of qualifi
cation for tbe medical profession. Each
province poss seats the right to estab
lish Its own licensing authority, and
medical men qualified and registered
to one province are not allowed to
practice In an adMnlna; province.
i
YKUSItr
Acre
ef irVrrnr esfng our for.
I aara, la v rr -at a . . -
! co tsaold firm Head U.. Jut
I 4rrM Uautl U Lam-
I aSoOVDareof UetiaxBOUs !
iru. tunc, inttm.
istra-berries, on bl your
laruiuars rre uat Elrht
Iiean vo-xxsa-u,"Hoa
at K . sera. It was tkee
- i , ... - - - - van
!p it itr.tr reais bors.bat
Lr Uborsiir i.ina
Va-puVCeToJtaa FeriT
asace seas ann verm oaan
a aaa bow iw alaanal aav
thlrH., and Bare bare oSeraS
Sa per aera lor tha piaaa. We
erariB4 alia e reat
aaa praaae of fertiUaars,
lut las tka h-raeat pr-canC
rbaaprr." Now aoa'troe think
V Irv kfUa-l mrrutim earuuarca
t waU4 anaula roe to par oS a
at. tf r-" ha- east
VaL et nee ear ataar.
Taileli rmlhurhailflf
. V-mnc 4. re,
purloin. Vs.
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Criatna, S. CL
- st.iaere. U4.
At ata, Ga.
aTaoaah. Ue.
ary. Ala.
Vrai-a, Teca,
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For the
Children
To succeed these days you
must have plenty of grit, cour
age, strength. .How Is it with
the children? Are they thin,
pale, delicate? Do not forget
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. You
know it makes the blood pure
and ricfv and builds up the
general health in every way.
Tha rM1r1ren Aantirtt immi Iblr hftVfl sTAOtl heH
nnlewa th bowel nr fn proper wti-UrioB. Cor
rect rniy Dilr.tion by .Wins mall im rati re
UQsen vi avyvr fuu.Aii f;i.-uoio,oi
Made by J. O. Arf , Trwwll, 1
effai-O msutuuvrl- I
r;ie vhw.
A SECURE. '
7 C'lc-KY PT0RAI
Vj !',ro fi9 (fflfU ? V.' publish
W.i f'i-r.-' ' Ma, i oe mlna.
This time of the year
are signals of warning,
TakeTaraxacum Com
pound now. It may
ava you a spell of fe
ver. It will regulate
your bowels, set your
liver right, and cure
your indigestion.
A good Tonic.
An honest medicine,
MEBANE.
'I ISL C.
WeaK
Hearts ; "
Are due le Indigestion. Ninety-nine of ever
one hundred people who have heart troubk
can re member when It waa simple In-lgaa.
tlen. It la a scJsouflo fact that all casta ef
heart disease, not orgao, are not only
traoeableto, but srs the direct result si U-ll-gssuon.
AU food taken Into the alomscll
Which (sib) ef perfect dlresnon ferments ana
swells the atom sen, put flog H up agslnot the
heart This interferes with the action et
the heart and to tbe oourse of time thai
ia Hosts but vital err an becomes dlmasi,
Mr. D.Ka.Ma,ot Kfl O.an: IhaleXwuiS
ora-bM) ana M la a Bat ataleaa I has heart trou
ens M. I toe KaM By ape, as Cora tar ahaa law
Kodoi Digestt What Yo tat
and relieves the stomach of an
strata and the heart of all pressure.
at saatv. 11.00 Sim koMh 7 h as ttew
a . sra sella to SOe.
SVsaareo k a. a CMffrrT MX, CsffOAOO
J. " C. Simmona, Druggist, r
4JVi
Dj. ;3ia Cure
Dfc
you cat.
Th'i T
dig..'
food. H
fnl! to f
. ria:r all of the
- u.l kluda cl
-.: cli;f and nevei
. v.ia to eat ail
the fnvJ y'i
':.-v;i"?t sensitive
in, i j. .-
stomac b t-..;i ; t 7 Usnse many
.Hon. ami cf .;.?.:.-- liavs been
,....'. ?l.rt . ::)?-1-2 cl-0 fal led. Is
nb2.'julic3 f..r S- stomach. Child
ren wlln litali 'tea. ar.s thrive on it
First doe relieve-. Adlctuauecesaary.
Cares e!l iemacti trooLIas
Fmrdwi lyr-T V.airrTlraeo
5h iet tiec I 2Ui 40 ca I
We proeiplly otaaia V. a and Sorelira
SP"
Lfbrc-or tvftejoc
ftMrnnilM '-rwiitT. V"T fT brsr, I
rrrfRflOE-rf!r H
ILjA:
tlni she aeh-a X i-e
O a ea, r a aaa a Mb if en
noarT nsLAT. warTS TOD4T.
-WALL - PAPER First C
quality, at half nsu&l price. I
line of samples to select from. c 1 .
per hanging at reocsMe tv t
work aatii'factnrr. Jl-
BEADS II AW.
A
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3. -?''
tiemember
(Headaches
Taraxacum
mm
lean for yon." .
tie one who m aeea. -