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THE NEWS, WELDON, NORTH CAROLINA. The Hollow of Her Hand George Barr McCutcheon COFY?Cfr. 193 BY CfOnctoAM ChnlllB Wranilntl In fnimil niuriIerot In a riHil house ivsir New Vnrk. Mrs. Wrnn dall in summoned from tli rlty ami Men tines the bnily. A yum? woman wnn iie rnmpHnlsd Wraixlall to tho Inn ami suli aequenlly cllMappparwl, is suspeclnil. Mn. WrandHll Rtarls hark for New York In an auto during a Mlr.illng snow Blorin, On the way slio meet a yountl woman In the read wlui proveu tn be tin' woman who hllli'il Wrin.lall. Frilling that the eirl Mail ilone her a servleu In rl.MInK Iht of the man who though Bhe loved him iliwply, had caused her kivhI sorrow. Mrs. Wrantlall determines to stilclil tier and takes her to h"r own homo. Mrs. wran.lall hears thi. story of liotty ras tleton's life, pxoi-pt ihut portion that re lates to Wratnlall. This and the story of the tragedy she fnrhlils ths K'rl ever to toll. Hho offers Ilfttv a homo, friendship and security from peril on ar-onut of tlm tragedy. Sara Wrandall and Hotly re turn to New York aftor an alisonon of a year In Europe. Leslie Wrandall. brother of Phallls. becomes giently Ino r' Sted In Hatty Sara sees In Issue's mfatuallon poaslhlllty for revenue on tlio Wramlslls and reparation for the wronKH she suf fered at the hands of challts Wrandall hy marrying his murderess Into the family. lslle. In company with his Mend Uran rton Hooth, an artist, vlMts Rara at her rotmtrv place. Leslie ronfes-ies to Sara that hp la niadlv lr. Inve with Hetty. Rara arranges with Hooth to paint a picture of Hetly. Hooth has a haunting feeling that ha naa seen Uettv beore. LooklnK through a portfolio of pictures hy an un known English artist he finds onp of Hetty. Flo speaks to her about It. Hetty declares It must be a picture of Hetty Olynn. an Kntrllah actress, who respmbles her very much. Much to his ohagrin lslla la refused by Hetty. Hooih and Hatty confess their love for each other, btrt the latter declares that she can never niarpy as there la on Insurmountable bar rier in the. wav. Hetty admits to Sara that she loves Booth. Rara deelares that Hetty must marry 1-eslle, who must ho made to pay his brother's deht to the girl. Hatty again attempts to tell the real story of tlm tragedy and Sara threat ens to strangle her If she says a word. Sara Insults Hetty by revealing that all this time she lias believed Hetty to have sinned In her relation" wl'h Chains Wran dall. Later she realises thai Heir is lfi noeent. Leslie again proposes to Hetty and Is rejected. Hettv prepares 'o leave Sara, declaring that aftor what has hap pened ahe ran remain no longer Hetty tarts for Europe. At sea she receives a message from Hooth that he haa started on a faster steamer and will be walling for her on the other side. Hooth meets her and accompanies her to London. CHAPTER XIV. Continued. When the night boat from Dover to Calais slipped away from hnr moor ings that evening, Hetty Caatloton and her maid were on board, with all their bans and trunks, and Ilrandon Hooth was supposed to be completely at sea In the heart of that glittering London town. The night was fog-laden and drip ping, and the crossing promised to be unpleasant Wrapped In a thick eea ulBter Hetty sat huddled up In tho lea of the deckhouse, sick at heart and miserable. She reproached herself for the scurvy trick she was playing on him, reviled herself and yet pitied her A tall man came shambling down the narrow space along the rail and stopped directly tn front of her. She rtartod In alurm as he reached out his hand to support himself against the deckhouse. As bo leaned forward, he . laughed. "You were thinking of me, Hetty," said the man.' For a long time Bho stared at him, transfixed, and I lien, with a low moan, covered her eyes with, her hands. "Is It true la It a dream?" she sobbed. He dropped down beside her and gathered her In his strong, easer arms. "You were thinking of me, weren't you! And reproaching yourself, and hating yourself tor running away like thlst 1 thought so. Well, yor might JUBt as well try to dodite the smart est detective In the world as to give mo the slip now, darling." "You you spied on me?" she cried. In muffled tones. She lay vory limp In his arms. "I did," he confessed, without shame "Gad, when I think of what I might be doing at this moment If I hadn't found you out In time! Think of me back there In Lomlon, racing about like a, madman, searching for you In every" "Please, please!" she Implored. "But luck waa with me. You can't get away, Hetty. I shan't let you out of my sight again. I'll camp In front of your door and youH soe me wither and die of sleeplessness, for one or the other of my eyes will always be 0en." "Oh, I am so tired, so miserable," he murmured. "Poor little sweetheart!" "I wish you would hate me." "Lie where you are, dearest, and forget!" "If I only could forget!" "Rest. I will hold you tight and keep you warm. We're In for a nasty crossing, but It la paradise for me. 1 am mad with the delight of having you here, holding you close to me, feeling you In my arms. The wilder the night the better, for I am wild with tho Joy of It all. I love youl I love you!" He trained her closer to him in a sort of paroxysm. She was quiet for a long time. Then he breathed Into his ear: "You will never know how much I was longing for you, Just as you are now, Brandon, and In the midst of It all you came. It Is like a fairy story, and oh, I shall always believe In fairies." A long time afterward the throbbing ceased, bell-buoys whistled and clanged about them; the sea suddenly grew calm and lifeless; they slid over It as If It were a quavering sheet of Ice; and Uglitn sneaked out of the fog and approached with stealthy awlflness. Bella rang below and above them. sailors sprung up from everywhere and calls were hoard below; the rattling of chains and tho thumping of hoavy lug gage took the place of that steady, monotonous beat of the engines. Peo plo boRan to infest the deck, limp and groaning, harassed but voiceless. A mighty sigh seemed to envelop the wliolu chip a sigh of relief. Then It was that these two arose stIIHy from their sheltered bench and gave hood to tho things that were about them. The channel was behind thorn. CHAPTER XV. Rattling Old Bone. They Journeyed to Paris by tho night mail. He was waiting for her on the platform when she descended from the wagon lit In the Clare du Nord. Sleepy passengers crowded with them Into the customs department. She, alone among them all, was smiling brightly, as If the world could he sweet at an hour when, by all odds, It Bhould be sleepiest. "I was up and on the lookout for you at Amiens," ho declured, as they walked off together. "You might have got off there, you know," with a wry grin. "I shall not run away from you again, Brandon." she said earnestly. "1 promise, on my honor." "By Jove," he cried, "that's a re lief!" Then be broke Into a happy laugh. i snail go 10 tne ttiw, sp uiiu, after her effect had bi'en examined -aflQ wer'e ready for release. "I thought so," he announced calm ly. "I wired tor rooms before I left London." "Really, this la rldic " "Don't frown like that, Hetty," he pleaded. As they raltled and bounced over the cobble-sifties In a taxi-meter on the way to tire Place Vendome, he de voted the whole of his conversation to the delicious breakfast they were to have, expatiating glibly on the won derful bcrrlw that would come flrst In that nlwayB-to-bo-rcmeinbered meal. She was revenously hungry by the time they reached the hotel, Just from listening to his dissertation on chops and rolls and coffee as they are served In Parts, to say nothing of waffles and honey and die marmalade that no Eng lishman can do without. Alone In his room, however, he was quite another person. His calm assur ance took (light he Instant he closed the door aad moodily began to prepare for his hath. Resolution was undi minished, but the facts In the case were most desolating. Whatevur It was that stood between them, there was no gainsaying Its power to Influ ence their lives. It was no trifle that caused her to take this second flight, and the sooneY he canto to realize the seriousness of opposlthin the better. He vnudo up his mind on one point in that half-hour before breakfast; if sho asked him again to let her go er way in peace, It was only fair to Ser and right that he should submit to the Inevitable. She loved him, he was sure of It. Then there must be a very good reuson for her perplexing attitude toward him. Ho would make one me're attempt to have the truth from hr. I y y ' She Stared at Him, Transfixed. Falling In that, he would accept the situation as hopeless, for the time be ing at least. She should know that he loved her deeply enough for that. She Joined him In the little open-air cafe, and they sat down at a table tn a remote corner. There were few peo ple breakfasting. In her tender blue eyes there was a look of sadness that haunted him, even as she smiled and called him beloved. "Hetty, darling," he said, leaning forward and laying his hand on here, "can't you tell me what It Is?" She was prepared for the question. In her heart she knew the time had come when 6he must be fair with him. He observed the pallor that stole Into her warm, smooth cheeks as she re garded him lixedly for a long time be fore replying. "There Ib only one person In the world who can tell you, Brandon. It Is for her to decide. I mean Sara Wran dall." He felt a queer, sickening sensation the back of his mind, a hateful fear 1 began to shape Itself. For a long tlmo ho looked into her somber eyes, and as he looked tbe fear that was hateful took on something of a d finite shape. "Did you know her husband?" he asked, and somehow he knew what the answer would be. "Yea," she replied, after a moment. She was startled. Hnr Hps remained parted. He watched her closely. "Una this this secret anything to do wilh Chai ns Wrandall?" "It haB," said she, meeting his gaze steadily. His hands clutched the edge of the table In a grip that turned the knuckles white. "Hetty!" he cried, In a hoarse whis per, "You can't mean that you " "You mtiet go to Sara," sho cried hurriedly. "Haven't I told you that she Is the one" "Were you In love with that Infernal scoundrel?" ho demanded fiercely. "Sara knows everything. She will tell you " "Were you carrying on an affair with him while professing to be the friend of his wife? Tell me that! Did she find you out and " "Oh, Brandon, why will you per sist?" she cried, her eyes aflame. "I can tell you no more. Why do you glare at me as If I were the meanest thing on earth? Is this love? Is thle your Idea of grcatnosB? Isn't It enough for you to know that Sara Is my loyal, dpvoted fr'njKt; . sut.sha " 'Walt!" he commanded darkly. "I" It possible that she did not discover your secret until the day you loft her house so abruptly? Does that explain your eudden departure?" "1 can answer thut," she said quiet ly. "She has known everything from the day I met her. I have not said anything, Brandon, to lead you to be lieve that I was In love with Challls Wrandall, have I?" His eyes Boftened. "No, you haven't. I I hopo you will forget what I said. You see, 1 knew Wrandall's reputation. He had no sense of honor. He " "Well, I havel" she said levolly. He tluehed. "I am a beast! I'll put It In this way, then: Was he In love with you?" "You are still unfair. I shall not an swer." He was silent for a long time. "And Sara's lips are sealed," he mused, still possessed of doubts and fears. "Until Bhe elects to tell the story, dearest love, my lips are also sealed. I love you better than anything else In all this world. I could willingly offer up my life for you, but well, my life does not belong to me. It Is Sara's." "For heaven's sake, Hetty, what Is all this?" he cried In desperation. "1 can say no more. It Is useless to lnsUt, Brandon. If you can wrest the Btory from her, all well and good. You will hate mo then, dear love. Hut it cannot be helped. I am prepared." "Tell me this much: When you re fused to marry Leslie, was your course Inspired by what had hap pened In in connection with Challie Wrandall?" "You forget that It Is you that 1 love," Bhe responded simply. "Hut why Bhould Sara urge you to marry Leslie If there Is anything " "Hush! There Is tho waller. Come to my sitting-room after breakfast. I have something to Bay to you. We must come to a definite undorstundlng. This cannot go on." Hn was with her for an hour In that pinched little sitting-room, and left her there without a vestige of rancour In his soul. She would not give an Inch in the stand she had taken, but some thing Immtnflurably great In his make up rose to the occasion and ho went fort., with the conviction that he had no right to demand more of her than she was ready to give. Ho was satis fied to abide by her decision. The spell of her was over him more com pletely than ever before. Two days later he saw her off at the Oaro de Lyons, bound for Interlaken. There was a complete understanding between them. She wanted to be quite alone In the Alpine town; he was not to follow her there. She had reserved rooms at the Schweltzerhof, and the windows of her sitting-room looked straight up the valley to the snow-covered crest of the Jungfrau. She re membered these rooms; as a young girl she had occupied them with her father and mother. By some hook or crook. Booth arranged by wire for her to have them again, not an easy matter at that season of the year. letter she was to go to Lucerne, and then to Venice. The slightest shred of hope was left for Booth. Even though he might ac complish the task he had eet unto him selfthe conquest of Sara in respect to the untold story he still had Het ty'B dismal prophecy that after he learned the truth he would come to see why they could not be married. But he would not despair. "We'll see," was all that he said In response to her forlorn cry that they were parting for ever. There was a grimncBs In the way he said it that gave her something to cherish during the months to come; the hope that he would come back and take her In spite of herself. He sailed from Cherbourg on the first toamehlp calling there. Awake, of Challls Wrandall. There wos some thing uncunny In the persistence with which that ruthless despoller of peace forced his way Into his dreams, to the ahsoluto nxcluHlon of all else. The voy age home was uuido horrid by those nlithtly reminders of a man he scarce ly know, yet dreaded. He became more or lens obsessed by the Idea that an evil Bptil had descended upon hlra In tho shape of a ghostly Influence. The weeks paesed Blowly for Hetty. There were no letters from Sara, but an occasional line or so from Mr. Car roll. Sho had made Brandon Booth promise that ho would not write to her, nor was he to expect anything from her. If her Intention was to cut herself off entirely from her recent who loved her did not men havo. It is a way I RUINS (Hull Chichen Itza, Home of Forgot tan Rnc3, Described. Former U. S. Consul Says Within These Mysterious American Ruins Are Books With Payes of Stone. CHAPTER XVI, 'UeJ mm of uneasiness sneak Into oiiBtence. In he thought of her; asleep, he dreamed "Hetty!" He Cried, In a Hoarse Whis per. world and Its people, as she- might have done in another way by pursuing the time-honored and rather cowardly plun of entering a convent, Bhe was soon to discover that Buccess in the undertaking brought a deeper senso of exile than she could have imagined herself able to endure at the outset. She found herself more utterly alone and friendless than at any time In her lifo. Tho chance companions she formed at Interlaken despite a well meant reserve served only to In crease her feeling of loneliness and de spair. Tho very natural attentions of men, young and old, depressed her, in stead of encouraging that essentially feminine thing i called vanity. She lived as one without an aim, without a single purpose except to close one day that 6fie might begin the next. After a time, she went on to Lu cerne. . Here the lifo on tho eurfaco was gayer, and she was roused from her stato of lethargy in spite of her self. Once, from her little balcony In the National, she saw two of her old acquaintances In tho chorus at the Gaiety. They were wearing many peurls. Another time, she met them In the street. She was rather quietly dressed. They did not notice her. But the prosperous Hebraic gentlemen who attended tliein wore not so carelees. Ono day a card was brought to her rooms. For tlio next two weeks she had a true and unavoidable friend In Lucerne. It would nppenr that Mrs. Rowe-.Martln had not been apprised of tho rift in the Windnll lute. She had no reason to consider the exclu slvo Miss Castleton ns anything but the most desirable of companions. Mrs. Kowe Miirlin was not long In finding out (thoush how sho did It, heaven knows), that Lord Murgntroyd's grand niece was no longer the Intiniato of that Impossible person, Snrn (Joocli. She couldn't think of Sara without thinking of Oooch. But ut last .Mrs. Howe Martin depart ed, much to Hetty's secret relief, but not before she had Increased the girl's burthens by Introducing her Into a cold-nosed cosmopolitan set from which there were but three ways of es cape. Sho refused to marry one of them, denied another tho privilege of making love to her, and declined to play auction bridge with all of them They wero not long in dropping her, al though It must be said there was real regret among the men. From Mrs, llowo-Mnrtin and others sho heard that Mrs. Redmond Wran- 'dall and Vivian wore to be In Scotland In October, for soinebody-or-other'B christening, and that Leslie had been doing some really wonderful flying at Pau. "I am so glad, my dear," said Mrs. Rowe-Martln, "that you refused to marry Leslie. Ho 1b a cad. Besides, you would have been In a perpetual state of nerves over hlB flying." Of Sara, there was no news, as might have been expected. Mrs. Howe-Mar-' tin made It vory clear that Sara was a respectable person but heavens! The chill days of autumn came and the crowd began to dwindle. Hetty made preparations to Join In ths ex odus. As the days grew short and bleak, she found herself thinking nore and more of the happy-hearted, ra bollc dicky bird on a faraway window ledge. His life waa neither a travesty nor a tragedy; hers was both of these. Something told her too that Brandon Booth had wormed the truth out of Sara, and that she would fever sec him again. It hurt her to think that while Sara believed in her, the man BELIEVE PIECEWORK IS BEST i be brought about by some form of pre- mluin ysteui. In fact, he has caleu- Emptuytr of Labor bring tttrong Ap gumtnta to Bear In Favor of That System. The point Is often made that the trade union with Its day-rate mini mum assumes that all of Its crafts men are equally efficient and that they should be paid accordingly. Em ployers are not likely to admit this al legation, but sometimes they act as if they also believed In a dead level among workmen. The president of a large electrical railway system la consistently opposed to piecework or premium systems, not because of any fear of labor troubles or the special conditions of electric railway maintenance, but simply on tha assumption that no shopman can possibly be worth more than $2 to 2.50 a day. The shop superintendent of this railway haa been able to strengthen his argument for a piece work system by ntaklng a careful study of practices in other shops, and he haa determined that a large Increase In the production of soma Jobs could latod that the abolition of the day rata would produce a net saving of about tweuty per cent. In labor cost. He Is also convinced that the piece work system would actually result In better workmanship because the pres ent day rates are too low to appeal to good shopmen. This has been the result on most roads where the piecework system has been Introduced. But It seems to take a long time to overcome the prejudice against a workman earning mora than the ordinary wages of his craft even whon his production 1b corresponding ly greater. After all, the prime con cern of an economical management as related to shop accounts should not be the wages of Individuals but the total cost of maintenance per car mile. Eloctrlo Railway Journal. Tobacco Fools Bears. As a safeguard against attacks from angry bears, a veteran trapper recom mends tobacco tn the pockets. He ran into a big cinnamon, com ing down the trail at full speed. The bear struck him In the pit of the stom ach with h!s hend. hurling liliu into the underbrush and sinking his teeth Into his thigh. The bear's teeth wore setting deeper, and he had about given up when the boar suddeuly let go, sat up on his haunchea and began to strangle, much like a dog with a bone In hla throat He continued the per formance for a few seconds, then rose to his feet and started up the moun tain as fast as he could travel. The trapper discovered a plug of chewing tobacco In his pocket hod been ground to a pulp and wet with the animal's saliva. The tobacco had evidently made him so sick that he was glad to let go. What He Wanted to Soe. Three-year-old Emerson bad an Idea all music was produced by a method similar to that of tbe talking ma chine, with which he waa familiar. One time he attended a band concert and Insisted on goings up to the bond stand after the bnnd had played a selection. His father asked him why he wanted to go and he replied, "Want to watch them change the needle." Vivian Airs Her Opinions. Chief among Booth's vlrtueB was hlB undeviating loyalty to a sot purpose. He went back to America with the firm intention to clear up tlio mystery surrounding Hetty C'nstleton, no mat ter how Irksome the delay In achiev ing his nlm or how vigorous the meth oda he would have to employ. Sara Wrandall, to all purposes, held the key; his object In life now was to In duco her lo turn It In the lock and throw open tho door so that he might enter In and become a sharer In the secrets beyond. A certain amount of optlmlBtic cour ago attended him In hie campaign against what had been described to him as the Impossible. He could see no clear reason why she should with hold the secret under the new condi tions, when so much In the shape of happiness was at stake. It woe In this spirit of confidence that he pre pared to ctpV? t her on his arrival In New Yqr'a. it was the Bamo un bouafdod faivV ?V belief that noth- j J tng evil could resuu froira perfectly juro. nuu uuillOilUie IIIIHIVO IUUI U"J him the needed courage, He stayed over night In New York, and the next morning saw him on his way to Southlook. There was some thing truly Ingenuous in bis desire to get to the bottom of the matter with out fear or apprehension. At the very worst, he maintained, thore could be nothing more reprehensible than a passing Infatuation, long since dis pelled, or perhaps a mildly sinister episode In which virtue had been tri umphant and vice defeated with un pleasant results to at least one per son, and that person the husband of Sara Wrnndall. Pat met him at the station and drove him to the little cottage on the upper road. "Ye didn't stay long," said he reflect ively, after he had put the bag up In front. He took up the reins. "Not very," replied hlB master. After a dozen rods or more, Pat tried again. "Just siventeen days, I make it." "Seems longer." "Perhaps you'll be after going back soon." "Why should you think that, Pat rick?" "Because you don't seem to be takln' much Interest In your eurroundin's here," said Pat loftily. He delivered a smart Bmack on the crupper with his Btubby whip, and pursed his lips for the companionship to bo derived from whistling. "I suppose you know why 1 went to Europe," said Booth, laying his hand affectionately on the man's arm. "Sure I do," Bald Put, forgetting to whistle. "And was It bad luck you had, Bor?" "A temporary case of It, I'm afraid." "Well," said the Irishman, looking up at his employer with tho most pro found encouragement In his wink, "f It's anny help to you, sor, I'll say that I've never found bad luck to be any thing but timporary. And, believe me, I've bad pllnty of it. Mary wns doni near three years niakin' up her mind to say yls to mo." "And since then you'vo had no bad luck?" said Booth, with a smile. "Pllnty of It, bogob, but I've had eomo one besides meself to blame for It. There's a lot In that, Mr. Bran don. Whin a man marries, he simply divides his luck Into two parts, good and bad, and If he's like most men he puts the bulk av the bad luck on his wife and knpes to himself all he can av the good for a rainy day. That'B what makcB him a strong man and able to meet trouble when It comes. The beauty av the arrangement Is that .J luck iB only timiiorary and a wom an enjoys talking about It, while good luck Is nid ub nine-tenths of the time, whether we know It or not. and we don't have to talk about It." This was fine philosophy, but Booth discerned the underlying motive. "Have you been quarreling?" "I havo not," said Pat wrathfully. "But I won't sny as much for Mary. The point av me argument is that 1 havo all the good luck In bavin' mar ried her, and she claims to have had all the bad luck In marryln' me. Still, as I said before, 'tis but timporary The good luck lasts and the bad don't. She'll be after tellln' me so before sundown. That's like all women. You'll find It out for yourself wan o' these days, Mr. Brandon, and yeil be dom proud ye're a man and can enjoy your good luck when ye get It. The bad luck's always fallln' behind ye. and ye can always look forward to the good luck. So don't be downhearted. She'll take you, or me name's not what It cught to be." Booth was Inclined to "accept this unique discourse as a fair-weather sign. "Take these bags upstairs, Pat," said be on tbelr arrival at the cottage, "and then come down and drive me over to Mrs. Wrandnll'a." "Wilt ye be afiar stayln' for lunch with her, Mr. Brandon?" Inquired Pat, climbing over the wheel. "I can't answer that question now." "Hlven help both av us If Mary's good luncheon goes to waste." Bald Pat ominously. "That's all 1 havo to say. She'll take It out av both av us." "Toll her I'll be here for lunch," eald Booth, with alacrity. From which It may be perceived that master and man were of olio mind when it came to considering tho importance of Mary. Pat studied his watch for a moment with a calculating eye. "It's half-pust eliven now, Bor," ho announced. "D'ye think yo can make It?" Booth reflected. "I think not," lis said. "I'll have luncheon first." Where, upon he leaped from the trap and went In to tell Mary how happy he was to be where he could enjoy home cook log. At four he was delivered at Sarn'i door by (ho astute Patrick, announced by the sedate Watson and Interrogated by tho intelligent Murray, who seemed Waliiihftlnn, Thomson, tonu snl at Morula, uiinilcutinu to Hi society al Wali I). ('.--Edward I! r Culled Slalea con Vucanm, in a com . Nailonal (ioKgrnphlc imioii, 1), ('., doeerib- Ing t hohen t,a. tiie hnmi pollen race, on tlio pciiiiisill tan, declines thai Hie Ann pie bliould awaken lo tlio the. surprised to bear that he would not have anything cool to drink. Sara millings? I think nut.' . of a for a of Yucu rieuti peo f.oi that have ri-iit nt home iiriiiiteciure orii.enUally Aiiieriuut iiliI ruiiu il slrilC' tures every wlill. ns interesting nunsivo uml posriihly as old us tline of other hinds, who bi-nt Unit Amerl cans muft coiue lo lli.ni. ' Within theso mysterious American ruins are i;reat books, vvllli pimoii ul s:oiie. writ ten In charaeti is thai no mini i.my yet read," he declares. 'Are the mys teries they hold, the wnmloi lul facts that crmiiily lie sealed ami mule within tliein, hidden from us, lei.s in teresting to Americans than are lb" tales ot Kizvptian dynuslies, the rites of PruiilH, Roman cauipiiiK, or Saxon "I'm open for convic tion," said one lady. She liked her regular soap and washing powder. She tried RUB-NO-MORE fust to see. Now you ought to see how easily she keeps house dirt-free with this "workless" dirt remover. RUB -NO -MORE WASHING POWDl.K is a Kudu-sin dirt re mover fur tioihes. il ucnus juui uisnc. sinus, loiiriB ina cleans and BweetenB your milk crocks. It kills germs. It does not need hot water. Rl'B-NO-MORE RUB-NO-MORE milling 1'owder (.arlw Nkoilia Soap Viva Cftit-n All droctrs The Ruti-No-More Co.. Ft. Wayne, Ind. MM If we could only get and knockers logotin them to lilk-iit it out! nil the Mi kern t and compel Bent word that she would be down In fifteen minutes, but. as a matter of fact, appeared In less than three. She came directly to tho point. ' "Well," she said, with her mystorl-! ous smile, "she Bent you back to me, I I see." Hn was still clasping her hand. I "Have you heard from her?" he flflie.d ouiokly. "No. Bu(I fcnew just ?.at would happen. I told you It would provs to be a wild gooso chase. Where Is sho?" He sat down beside her on the cool, white covered couch. For lame bark use Ilnnford's Bal sam, nppllod thoroughly and well rub bed In. Adv. Mr. Thompson describes; what was probably the first tennis or basket hall court on HiIh houilsiheru and pos sibly In tho world. "The mined group j of Chichen Urn covers a Fpaee of fully j llireo square miles." be says. "Over I all this wide territory are scattered carved and squared stones, In count- j less thousands, fallen by the hur i dreds, w hile tlio formless remains at J - -toiled walls of lliiKe structures fa en Into ruin are seen op. every slo. Seven massive structures of C'rv d stone and adamantine mortar s - tower erect, and almost lnhuMtatn Most financial disasters can be traced back to soino get-rlch-qulck scheme. How a married woman does envy a spinster who has money of her own and doesn't have to auk anyone for a cent! Newspaper storeotypera use Han i ! : I ilnm of Myrrh for relief from Ja:'!n; ii no 'a) loir-nR. Adv. than tlm goos ntier uiitu- gets chnp who takos then." "In Switzerland. I put her on the ' Their facades sustain the claim that train the night before I Bailed. Yes. sho did send me back to you. Now I'm here, I want the whole story, Sara. What Is It that stands between us?" For an hour he pleaded with her, all to no purpose. She steadfastly re fused to divulge the secret. Not even his blunt reference to ChalllB Wran dall's connection with the affair found a vulnerable spot In her armor. "I shan't give It up, Sara," he said, at the end of his earnest harangue against the paliably unfair stand both she and Hetty were taking. "I mean I to harass you, if you please, until I j get what I'm after. It 1b of tho most vital importance to mo. Quite as much j so, I am sure, as It appears to ho to you. j If Hetty will say the word, I'll take her gladly, Just as she Is", without knowing what all this Is about. But, you see, she won't consent. There must be some way to override her. You both admit there Is no legal bar rier. You tell mo today that there Is no insanity in her family, and a lot of other things that I've been able to bring out by questioning, so I am more than ever certain that the on stacla Is not so serious us you would havo me believe. Therefore, I mean to pester you until you give In, my dear Sara." "Very well," sho said resignedly. "When may I expect a renewal of the conflict?" "Would tomorrow be convenient?" he asked quaintly. She returned hia smile. "Come to luncheon." "Have I your permission to start the portrait?" "Yes. As soon as you like." He left her without feeling that he had gained an inch along the road to success. That night, in tho gloaming of his starlit porch, ho smoked many Chichen Itza Is one of the world's greatest monuments of antbiuity. "Several hundred feet to tho west of the castle temple rest two great parallel moles of solid masonry, each 275 feet long, SI feet wide and 25 feet high. Between these moles is the ceremonial court. This level ce mented space was probably the the ater for the performance of certain rites and i;nmes of a ceremonial char acter. This belief Is borne out by the fact that at a distance? of six feet from No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX This Is a prescription prepared es pecially for Malaria or Chills and Fever. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then aB a tonlo tho fever will not ruturn. 25c Adv. The display of fancy hosiery isn't confined to the shop windows on rainy d!i'B. DON'T ITCH! USE RESINOL Just put on a little of that soothing. antiseptic resinol ointment and tho Itching and burning stop at once. Soon all trace of eczema, prickly heat, poison-ivy, poison-oak, or other torment ing skin trouble Is gone. Every drug gist sells resinol ointment and resinol soap. Prescribed by doctors for 19 years. Adv. The New "Fourth." John A. Hatns, who for many years has presided at on all-night drug store in the Tenderloin, has the last word to say on the question of a safe and sane Fourth. "Hull night. Doc," observed one of tho regulars as tho holiday was about over. "Dull! 1 should sny It was," replied j Pates; "It's been bo dull I've been re J fusing to sell alcohol all night, think ing it was Sunday." New York Trlb- I une. Specimen of Ruins That Are Spread ! All Ove Yucatan. the tnolf fixed M (11- Pat Met Him it the Station. a pipeful and drlvod thernfrom a pro found estimate of the vatuo of tacl and discretion as opposed to bold and Impulsive meuBurps tn tho tmndltnft of a determined womun. He would make honto Blowly, as the saying goes, Many an unexpected victory is gnlned by dilatory tactics, provided the blow it. struck at the psychological moment of lt'RBt resistance. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Forged Antiques. Arabic enameled ulassware fa prized as one of tho finest productions of th RlasHmakcr's art. Damascus Is tha principal point for the discovery of Arable antiques, and undoubtedly much of It vuis made in that city In 1 rnniiuemra, the UpI'iT Hll-fllCi' wo great ritiKK of stent' wcr Into the perpendicular wall nirf; rectly epnnsite each oOit" Mr. Thompson declur -s estimates as to the iiKi 'f tlio city vary trom lea than 2,U"t. years to more than 11,'iu') years. An Idea of the intricacies of the laiitfuaKe of tho people of the city Is Riven by the following quotation from a document fun mi there: "Lai u : tr.olan kahin Inkcl ti cab ti yoloeh Nonoual." which Is translated to ! mean, "This is a series of t poi lis that : elapsed from tho time of their de parture from the house of Nonoual ' in the land of Tulapan." The writer tells a legend concerning Cnnek, the impetuous ruler of Chichen Itza. who loved the daughter of the ! ruler of a distant province. One day I ! a runner brought him the news that the llatab of a ijelhttDriiiK ai.d far j more power! ul province bud married I , tho maiden, t'anek and hi warriors . went, to his enemy's city under cover ) of dnrknet-s, w Mle nil w us revelry I i there In celebration of the weddinc;. After ventiiiK their fury on the drunk ; en celebrants they stole tin bride of i an hour and disappeared. Never atain did Chichen Ita know its Lord ("a nefc nor any of bis band of tifchtera. Years afterward, a hunting band from Chichen Itza made a long Journey to the south. They finally reached a lake, and In Its center an Island city. The city waa Tayasal and its ruler the now aed Lord Canek. lie also tella of tho arrival, recep tion and subsequent titbit bv niht of Montejo, ono of the early Spanish In ir25. Tbe Spaniards, Way the Moon Changes. I It waa tho tenth week after the i heneymoon. Tho ureal round moon ' rolled up above the trees, i "Jack," she said, romantically, "do i you remember how the rnoon used to affect you when you wero- calling on ; me? Why, every time, it went under a j cloud 'you used to kiss mo. You don't 1 do it now." "No," yawned .lack, as he lit his pipe, "the moon affects the tides, but ! not tho tleds. The honeymoon ends I all moon nonsense." j And then sho said he was the tnean ! eat man in town and went over to call ! in the neighbors. Worried About Him. Tho landlord well, tb landlord waa quito unpopular. There was a time when Irish landlords were. ADd Mike and Two were waiting for him behind the hiMlgo. It was evening and tho long hours very Blowly passed. "Mike," said Tim, when another hour had gono, "what time Is It?" Mike struck a match and looked at his watch. "Eleven-thirty," he whimpered. "Is It that?" replied Tim. "An' it's to) tne he was here,.' Another long wait followed, aaln Tim inquired the hour. "It's ten minutes to twelve." Tlm looked anxious. "Is it thaf" he exclaimed. late he's very late. 1 do hope DOth In's happened to him," Then "Hea ancient times; but Vnlted States Con- ' beseled nt:d almoet without pro sul John IV Wbltlt g at Jerusalem hat visions, tied a de to rupe of a bell discovered that the business of manti- j ni,d placed food Just beyond his reach, facturlng forgeries of tha genuine effort a to get the food kept the article has assumed large pronortlons 1 bell riiiKinc ami deceived tbe native HAS GEESE WORK FOR HIM Indian Clam Digger Has Trained Fowlt So That, He Claims, They Do the Work of a Man. In the for northwest lives an Indian chief who rejoices In the name of Prince of Wales. Moreover, he Is the son of the duke of York, a famous old Hudson Dny chief. The prince, who hB a contract to i supply the local cannery with clams, I has a (lock of geese on his ranch on Scow bay which he has trained to din clams. According to report he often has to get up In the night and go to the beach for the clams In order to take adrnntnge of the turn In the tide, and on these occasions ho 1b accom panied by his geese. The prince has graciously permit ted them to do this, but has taught them to pick up the whole clams and drop them into a pall. He reporled that two or three of the geeBe have become so proficient that they do the work of a mnn. He does not even have to waken them when he wants their services. One of them tlwaja hears him and glvea the signal to the others, and by the time he has reached the beach they are all there ready for work. Girl's Trap Catchea Moust. At last a new way has been dis covered for catching mice. And a Broadway show girl is the discoverer of the new device. It happens that she chanced across the scheme purely by accident. She purchased a dozen oysters in the shell and left them on the table in the kitchenette of her apartment whilo she went to her boudoir to have a few bouts with the rouge box. When she returned to the kitchenette she found Brmly caught In the shell of one of the oysters a doad mouse. The oyster bad been dragged fully a foot from the plate and traces on the table showed there had been a struggle. Mr. Mouse had ventured Into the oyster when he opened his shell to get some air, bead flrst, and Mr, Oyster Just clamped to gether like a vise and crushed the unfortunate rodent. Since then every show girl Is leaving oysters In all parts of their apartments. la Damascus. I ewer Anlmalt That Weep. Among th.creutures that weep most easily are the ruminants. All hunters know thnt the stag weeps, and wo are aleo assured that the bear sheds tears when it sees Its last hour approaching. The giraffe is not less sensitive, and regards with tearful eyes the hunter who haa wounded It. ' Dogs weep quite eoslly. The same Is true of certain monkeys. As for the elephant, thirs Is abundant evidence of the ease Kh which It weeps. It sheds tears whel into believing tiit lr cfiptlvi s were still there. When the ruse was discovered, NEW IDEA Helped Wisconsin Couple. It doesn't pay to stick too closely lo old notions of things. New Idcaa often load to better health, auccesa and hnpplne&s. A Wis. couple examined an Idea new to them and stepped up several rounds on tha health ladder. The husband writes: "Several years ago we suflered from cofti e drinking, were sleepless, nerv ous, sallow, weak and Irritable. My wife and I both loved coffee and thought It was a bracer." (lieluelon.) "Finally, after years of suffering, w reud of Postum and the harmfulnesi j the little band ufSiiuiiU.il wddierv i of coffee, and bellvln that to imt wounded, or w hen It sees that It can- nearly out of the vncmy'B ri-ach. The writer expresses the hollef that the natives, desiring to bo rid of their burdensome g'jestu, shut their eys and let them escape unmolested. $10,000 for Being a Gentleman. Onmliit, Neb. Allien Ayer of Omaha haa been be'iur-athod $io,ouo "for be ing a gentleman," by Mrs. Atkinson of linyton. O. Ayer assisted Mrs. At kinson's daughter in a railroad wreck ten years ano not escape; Its tears roll from Its eyes like itioso ot a human being In at-diction. Fulness of Life. Every year I live I am more con vinced that the waste of life Ilea in the love we havo not given, the pow ers we have not used, the selfish pru drnee that will risk nothing and which, shlrklug pnln, misses happl ness as well. No one ever yet waj the iiooror In the long run for havln once In a lifetime "let out all the length of the reins." bti. k nold. Causes for Mental Defection. Chicago. Vnlmpny love affairs, r iVioua uncertainly and the sex quea- tli ore named as three contributing to mi atJil defection In the court mesttc relations in a report pre- by Dr. Anna Dwycr. 8eek Cure by Hanging. Los Angeles, Cat, In aii effort to cure a peculiar cose of neuritis, Her man fracas, eleven, will be hanged by the neck for 15 minutes daily hntU t cure la effected. we should give some attention to new ldean, we decided to test Postura. "When wo made It right we liked It and were free of ills caused by coffee. Our friends noticed the change fresher skin, sturdier nerves, better temper, eto. "These changes were not sudden, but Increased aa we continued to drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost the deslra tor coffee. "Many ot our friends did not like Postum at first, because they did not make it right. Hut when they made Postum according to directions on pkg, they liked it better than coffee and were benefited by tho change." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Rood to Wellvllle," In pkgs. Postum now conies In two forms: Regular Postum muet be well boiled. l."c and 25c packages. Instant Postum Is a soluble pow der. Made In the cup with hot water no boiling. 30o and 60c tins. The cost per cup of both kinds la about the same. "Tbere'a a Reason" for Postum, -aold r Grocera,
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