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E. PiakhuaYVi nfllann polls, Indiana.-" I w?s lna y nervous and run-down condition 'IHllllllllilli W nursing my |||]|I|||l|llU||| ||b#bjr, and hearing HDII lliymo talk of Lydia Hi II F\T*nlt ham'# Vega. II table Compound. I fsl b?gan taking it. P?sM||]from Uw? second HuMlPottte I noticed a big EUllliil ?InProvementf>juid I \ 111 ^ 8tm taking it I PsBK? !H ?n* not a bit nervous KgrasM| now, and feel like a H different person. It t|IW ? great medicine mny one in a nervous, fun-down eon re is no better medicine and give i permtolon to publish this letter." ***$ aente common to'oielr SM.fr?m *** t m are neryoos tad run-down and ' e pains in your lower parts and in: t back.remember that the Vegetable q pound baa relieved other women tag theaama symptoms. For sale pfa Uvar BtO^JUTTTLE SOtailW FP*J CHERRY- GLYCERINE COMPOUND COUGHS. CQLDS BRONCHITIS, I \ N T. "T ' I R , \ T r?CV ONS f , : i ? ? . v >Y ? i_ '3i: ^L' rvs <t ?? i 3_ 3_Q_N J ITCH ! 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She pushed the curtains apa.rt wjtli ? rattle and, ? at the same moment, from the direction of the door there came a low but distinct gasp which made her resolute liteart Jump and ftut {MrJ i|t was; tbo dark to see anything distinctly, but, In the Instant before It turne?. and fled, she caught sight of a shadowy male figure, and knew that her worst fears had been realized. The flgure was too tall to be Eustace, and Eustace, alje knew, was the only man ty the house. Male figures, therefore* ? that went flitting about Wlndles, must be the figures of burglars. Mr*. Hignett, bold woman though she was, stood for an Instant spell bound, apd for one mdment of not un pardonable panic, , tried to tell herself that she had been mistaken. Almost immediately, however, there came from tb? direction of the hall a dull chunky sound as though something soft had "been kicked, followed by a low gurgle and the- noise of staggering feet. Un less he was dancing a pas seul out of sh&r lightness of heart, the nocturnal ?Isltor must have tripped over some thing. , . '' The latter theory was the correct ofae. _ Slontagu^ Webster was a man who at many a subscription ball had shaken a wicked dancing-pump, and nothing' in the proper ? circumstances pleased him better than to exercise the skill which bad become his as the re sult, of twelve private lessons at fcplf a-crown a visit: but be recognized the truth of the scriptural adage that there Is a time for dancing, and that this was not it. His only desire when, stealing Into the drawing room he bad been confronted through the curtains by a female flgure, was to get back to his bedroom undetected. He supposed that one of the feminine members of the house party must have been tailing a stroll In the grounds, and he did not wish to stay and be compelled to make laborious explanations of bis presence there in the dark. He decided to post pone the knocking on the cupboard door, which had been the signal ar ranged between himself and Sam, until a more suitable -occasion. In the meantime he bounded silently out into the hall, and Instantaneously tripped over the portly form of Smith, the bull dog, Who, roused from a light sleep to the knowledge that something was going on, and being a dog who always liked" to be ih the center ,of the mael Btrom of events,, had waddled out to Investigate. By the time Mrs. Hignett had pulled herflelf tpgether sufficiently to reel brave enough to venture Into the hall, Webster's presence of mind and Smith's gregarlousness had combined to restore that part of the house to Its normal nocturnal condition of empti ness. Webster's stagger had carried him almost up to the green baize door leading to the servants' staircase, and he proceeded to pass through It with out checking his momentum, closely followed by- Smith, who, now convinced that Interesting events were in prog ress which might possibly culminate In cake, had abandoned the Idea of sleep and meant to see the thing through. He -gamboled in Webster's wake up the stairs and along the passage lead ing to the latter's room, and only paused when the (Jfoor was brusquely shut In his face. Dpo'n which he sat down to think the thing over. He was In no hurry. The night was before him, promising, as far as he could Judge from the way 4t had opened, ex cellent ^entertainment Mrs. Hignett had listened fearfully to the uncouth noises from the hall. The burglars? she had now discovered that there were at least two of them appeared to be actually romping. The situation 'had grown beyond her han dling. If tills troupe of terpslchorean marauders was to be dislodged she must have assistance. It was man's work. She made a brave dash through the hall, mercifully unmolested : found the stairs: raced up them: and fell through the doorway of her son Eus tace's bedroom like a spent Marathon runner staggering past the winning post. Epltoda Two. In the moment which' elapsed before either of the two could calm their agitated brains to speech, Eustace be came aware, as never before, of the truth of that well-known line, "Peace, perfect Peace, with loved ones far away I" '"Eustace!" Mrs. Hugnett gasped, hand on heart. "Eustace, there are men In the house !" This fact was Just the one which Eustace had been wondering how to break to her. "I know," he said uneasily. "You know!" Mrs. Hignett stared. "Did you hear them!" "Hear them?" said Eustace, puzzled. "The drawing room window was left open, and there are two burglars In the hall." "Oh. I say, no! That's rather rot ten !" said Eustace. "1 Raw and heard them. Tome with me and arrest them." "But I niB'l. I've sprained my ankle." VSpralned yollr :lnlfie? H Inconvenient I When did you ^ thal* /'This tnornlug." "How did It happen?" Eustace hesitated. ? "I was Jumping." "Jumping i But ? oh I" Mrs. Hlg netta sentence trailed off into a suiv pressed shrleV, as the door opened. immediately following on Eustace's ,accldent, Jiuie Hubbard bad const!- ' wh^hadT lf !l1J, nUr,e' 11 waa who had , bound up his Injured ankle irHv which the d??or on his tl Imnr adml"ed himself unable m ?? ve upoB- sbe had sat with him through the long afternoon. And now, feaHng lest a return of the pain Tome rt: h,m SlwPless. "he had ? , wg n a "Section of books to see him through the night Jane Iftubbard was a girl who br'n?. ture and training was well adaptedTo bear shocks. She accepted the advent of Mrs. HIgnett without visible aston ishment, though Ifawardly she was wondering who the visitor might be Good evening," she said placidly. Mrs. , HIgnett, l(avjng rallied from her moment of weakness, glared at the new arrival dumbly. She ?iS no! Place Jane. She had the air of a nU'MVhaml m !h* W0re no uniform. are yoU?" ?he asked stiffly. ? ?^??rjou\L1countered j?*-/ "am .."dMrs- HIgnett portentously, ! ?Wner of thu bou?e, and I should bft glad to know what you are Z J. ""!? 1 - >"?? Hon,', a? "l'h??Sh/lt"3 t0 meet you," she said. I Dave heard so much about you" Indeed?" said Mrs. HIgnett. "And sou/'1 8,10111(1 ,lke t0 hear a little about aU yonr books," said Jane. I think they're wonderful." In^fh^'f^' her8elf' spite of a feel tag that this young woman was stray Ing from the poipt, Mrs. HIgnett could not check a slight Influx of amiability. rood T I"1 .nUth0ress wbo received a good deal of incense from admirers 1 moiV x^0?id "'ways do with a bit [ . Besides, most of the Incense tired nL Tnl'h Uv,nf a Q???. and re fho? k * country, it was^rely face She"' UIthanded t0 her ?ace to ShMlrt ! i nielted quite perceptibly. !5 but ?Lase t0 look "ke 0 basl* sk 1 1JeKan t0 lbok "ke a basi lisk who has had a good lunch. w?^h /r1"'" 8111(1 Jane' wh0 'or ? In the l ? 8lttlDg dally lu a cha,r in the drawing room adjoining the works?w^hJ-Ch the ""Boreas' complete int r . V* aMemt)led, "Is The Spread 5hrr d? Uke 'The SP^odlng , _ritXfWa8 written some (years ago," said Mrs. HIgnett with something an revtaart cord,a,ltJ'' "and I have since re\lsed some of (he views I state in It nf"?L CwUr8e' 1 can 8eo "-at 'What Rniri r ow' ,s m?re profound" Ine Lleh 1 read ^he Spread ??? f "*? agreedCMrsq H^nett step across the threshold of a new mind one's first glimpse . . lnd' "Yes, It makes you feel ? 8a;dL,^re T^er ?{ <he s^'es," said Mrs. HIgnett. "when a new planet swims Into his ken, or like ?? "Tea. doesn't it !" said Jane ' ' Eustace, who had been listening to J??versatlon with every muscle turiB p ? ra"Ch. the 8ame raental attl wfld ?f 8 Peaceful C'lzen In a . West saloon who holds himself "rrv? dlve onder a table di relalT Wh beg,n8' b^?n to relax. What he had shrlnklngiy anticl thienW?Uld be the blfrBest thing since the Dompsey-Cartfentier flBht seemed m S lnt0 a P'easant social and literary evening not unlike what Blumnn ? mee,ln? ? old Vassar alumnae must be. For the first Mmo since his mother had come into the room he Indulged In the luxury of a deep breath. y 1 a But what are you doing here?" asked Mrs. HIgnett. returning almost reluctantly to the main Issue Eustace perceived ,lhat he had breathed too soon, in an unobtrusive pul ed the^h d 'n,? the bed and lowing ^ heetS over "is head, fol ding the excellent tactics of the great duke o^Velllngton In hi. Pen, ? dukP , T "When ln doubt." (be self in. S#>'- ',mlreand dl? Vow! Js'nem n,lrS'nB dear Eustace." said eveIron"t'reH qUh'ered' and cast on which re^sS cold fear had come upon her "We're engaged." said ,Tnnp ..... got engaged this mornin" That-. . 1"l~d ar.klo . S? ?? ?? ? Junlp i L": "Engaged: Kustace. is ,!l!s ?es." *ald a m.imod v?i,T from 'the interior of the bed. 'And poor Kustace Is Wl>rri..,< ? continued Jnne. -ghout the J ? I went on quickly. -lie d?Mn , I want to deprive ypu of It, because, he knows what It means to you. So he Is hoping?we ar? both hoping? that you will accept It as a present when we are married: *-We really shan't wunt It, you know. We are going to liVe in London. ..So you will take it, wqn't you ? to please us?" i We all ybf us, even. the greatest of us, have our moments, of weakness. Let us then nbt express any surprise at the sudden collapse of one' of the World's greatest female thinkers. As the meaning of this speech smdte on Mrs. Horace Hlgnett's understanding, she sank weeping Into a chair. The ever-present fear that had haunted her had been exorcised. Wlndles wps liers In perpetuity. The relief was too great. She sat in her chair,, and gulped : and Eustace, greatly encour aged, emerged slowly from the. bed clothes like a worm after a thunder storm. '? . . How Jong this polgnapt scene would have lasted, one cannot say. It is a pity 'that It was cut short, for I should have liked to dwell upon it. But at this moment, from the regions down stairs, there suddenly burst upon the silent night such a whirlwind of sound as effectually dissipated the tense emo tion In the room. Somebody had touched off the orchestrion In th? drawing room, and that willing Instru ment had begun again in the middle of a\bar at the point where it had bfcen switched off. Its walling lament Mr. the passing of summer filled, the wjho.le house. , "That'a too bad 1" said Jane, a little annoyed. "At this time of night 1" "It's the burglars!" quavered Mrs. HIgnett. In the stress of recent events she had completely forgotten the ex istence of those enemies of society. "They were dancing In the hall when I ifrrlved, and now they're playing the orchestrion 1" "Light-hearted chaps 1" said Eustace, admiring the sang-froid of the criminal world. "Full of spirits 1" - ,"Thls won't do," said Jane Hubbard, shaking her head.^ "We can't have this ?u ni!r? r " "Murder Me!" She Said Amusedly, "I'd Like to Catch Them at Iti" sort of thing. I'll go and fetcj) my gun." "They'll murder you, dear!" panted Mrs. Hlgnett, clinging to her arm. '.Jane Hubbard laughed. "Murder me!" she said, amusedly. "I'd like to catch them at It!" Mrs. Hlgnett stood staring at the door as Jane closed It safely behind her. "Eustace," she said srtemnly, "that Is a wonderful girl !" "Yes! She once killed a panther ? or a puma, I forget which ? with a hat pin !" said Eustace with enthusiasm. "I could wish you no better wife I" said Mrs. Hlgnett. She broke off with a sharp wall. . . . Out In the passage something like a battery of artillery had roared. The door opened and Jane Hubbard appeared, slipping a fresh cartridge Into the elephant-gun. "One of them was popping about outside here." she announced. "I took a shot at him, but I'm afraid I missed. The visibility was bad. At any rate he went away." In this last statement she was per fectly accurate. Bream Mortimer, who had been aroused by. the orchestrion and who had come out to see what was the matter, had gone away at the rate of fifty miles an hour. He had been creeping down the passage when he found himself suddenly confronted by a dim figure which, without a word, had attempted to slay him with an enormous gun. The shot had whistled past his ears and gone singing down the corridor. This was enough for Bream He had returned to his room In three strides, and was now under the bed. The burglars might take J everything In the house and welcome, m that they did not molest his prl vhcv. Thai was the way Bream looke 1 :>t it. And very sensible of him, too. I consider. "We'd better go downs:? irs." sUd j l.ine. "Bring a candle. Not yoo. | Biptace, darling. . Don't you stir out of bed I" 4lI won't," said Eustace obediently. Episode Three. Of all th6 leisured pursuits, tnere ' are few lens attractive to the thinking man .than sitting., In a dark cupboard waiting for a house party to go to {ied:. and Sara, who' had established himself In 'the one behind the plan<) at a gar ter to eight, soon began to feel as If lie had been there for an eternity.' He ciuld dimly rettember a previous" fex- ' lstence In which" he had npt been sit ting In bis. preBent position, but it seemed so long ago that It was .? shadowy apd unreal to. him. The Or deal of spending the evening In this retreat had not appeared formidable when he had contemplated It that aft ernoon In the lane: hut, now that he was actually undergolng.lt, It was ex- . (inordinary how many disadvantages It had. Cupboards, as a-, class, are badly ven tilated, and this one seemed to contain no air at all and the' warjnth of the night, combined With the 'cupboard's natural stuffiness, had soon begun to reduce Sam to a ^tmdltlon of pulp, ' Hq seemed ito 'himself to be sagging llic? an /Ice-cream in front of ? Ore: The ~ lair. He remembered that Webster hacf promlsedno' yome and knock an ? all-clear slgVHf on the door. It would be safer to wait for that. But the moments went by. and there was no knock. Sam began to grow Im patient. The last few minutes of wait ing In a cupboard are always the hard est, Time seemed to stretch out again Interminably. Once he thought he heard footsteps, but that led to noth ing. Eventually, having strained his ears 'and finding everything still, he decided to take a chahce. He fished In his pocket for the key, cautiously unlocked the door, opened It by slow Inches, and peered out. The room was In blackness. The house was still. All was well. With the feeling of a Hfe-prisoner emerging from the Bastille, he began to crawl stiffly forward: and It was just then that the first of the disturbing events occurred which were to make this night memorable to him. Something like a rattlesnake suddenly went oft with a whirr, and his head, Jerking up, collided with the piano. It was only the cuckoo clock, which now, having cleared Its throat as was Its custom before striking, proceeded to cuck eleven times In rapid succession before subsiding with another rattle: but to Sam It sounded like the end of the world. He sat In the darkness, massaging his bruised skull. His hours of Impris onment In the cupboard had had a bad effect on his nervous system, and he vacillated between tears of weakness and a militant desire to get at the cuckoo clock with a hatchet. He felt that It had done It on purpose and was now chuckling to Itself In fancied se curity. For quite a minute he raged silently, and any cuckoo clock which had strayed within his reach would have hod a bad time of It. Then his attention was diverted. (TO BE CO NT I XT ED.) Naturally. It Is difficult to take n good moving picture of a Hon. He becomes tem permental ns soon as he discovers he is to nppear on the screen. Tht Cure. "It would soon put the hootlegcera >nt of business" "What would?" The refusal of the law atiftllng cltl tent to buy liquor from them." | .?*35353 ????? Mtran : Votes farther -j ro POWDER Safes Si times as mac/i as \\ HOHH rn **n ' ' i ... Icura ?Is Ideal for The Complexion |8w>2fe,Q?aaaa*geUS0e.Tslc??2Se.fc ; First Race of True Men So far" as It is possible to estimate is first ? race of true men (Homo iplenB) appeared In Europe ' some- ' Ihere between 40,000 and 26,000 yenra - 70, Their predecessors, the Neander lal race, a sub-human type, are W ~7ed to have lived as a- raje for Bome ',000 y^ara of -time before the ap- . "pnce Vi^'true men. 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