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Prcciicd Fr.:!::cn3 t LADV8 BALKAN BL0U8E. ...1,1.111 - ,..,l,M,..,..V..,..ll1,...:....ll,.. ,.,,,..,, i r ,..,,,, ! ' 7 ! :.:..'f ! ' v : " 77::, -'''-77 ' ' 1 ,-feiM iiii.v,-.-:i-.".UF.-.-i'.t-.Jj I t"T NNJ i KHL1 . .. XlXJm V X II i&$k. Vitally Important to Moot Him at Nino O'clock at tho English-Bar. I r """"stib"""""" " J HAROLD MACGMffl AxifW of HEARTS JND TlASKS; GV MAN 0l THE DOX' i COPYUIOMT 1911 ky Boaaa Merrill ., company SYNOPSIS. Ototn Perdval Algernon Jonea, vice- president of the Metropolitan Oriental Rug company of New York, thirsting for rumauce, la in leiro on a ouainess trii Horace Ryanne arrive at the hotel Cairo with a eerafiillv wymrtA HiinAl Ryanne aell Jonea the famoua holy Yhl ordes rug which he admlta having; atolen from a paaha at Bagdad. Jonea meeta Major Callahan and later la Introduced to fortune ineasove ty a woman to whom he had loaned 1M pounds at Monte Carlo , some montha previously, and who turna out to be Fortune'a mother. Jonea take Mrs, Chedaoye and Fortune to a polo game. . . Fortune returns to Jonea the iiuuey oorrowea oj ner mother. Mra. Chedaoye appears to be engaged In aome mysterious enterprise unknown to the daughter. Ryanne Intereeta Jonea In the , umw nominee ana Adventure com pany, a concern which for a price will arrange any kind of an adventure to or der. Mrs. Chedaoye, her brother. Major Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne, as the unuea nominee ana Aaventure company, plan a rleky enterprise involving Jones. Kyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedaoye "i""n 10 marry f ortune. Mrs. Chedsoye declares she will not nermlt It Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing -"' "win nyinm jones' letters - tnd eable dispatches. He wires agent In "7. . ' H " name, uiat ne Is renting house In New York to some friends. Mahomed, keeper of the holy carpet, la on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne promises Fortune that he will see that comes 10 no narm as a result of his purchase of the rug. Mahomed accosts i7.iu0 mq aemanas ine xnioraes rus Ryanne tells him Jones has the rtffc and suggests the' abduction of the New York , merchant as a means of securing Its re- turn. The rusr ritjULnnear fAm TAHU room. Fortune quarrels with her mother w .. wie utiier reiuseo to explain her mysterious actions. , CHAPTER XL (Continued.) She had gone icarcely a hundred yards when ahe wai accoatod by a tall Arab whom ahe indistinctly recol lected having seen before; where, she could not definitely Imagine. It wai ".ftsvu gtovu mtuwi .jia l civarea . away her puxzlement. The Arab waa the supposed beggar over whom Perci val (how easily ahe had fallen into the habit of calling him that!) had stum bled. He stood bo tall and straight that ahe knew he wasn't going to beg; u naturally ana stopped. . without a word, without erea a look that ex pressed anything, he slipped a note Into her hand, bowed with Oriental . gravity, and stepped aside for her to proceed. She react" tho note hastily aa ahe continued her way. Horace? Why should he wish to meet her that evening, at the southeast corner of the Shari'a Mahomoud-El-Falaki, a atep from the British Consulate's? 'And ahe mustn't come in a carriage nor tell any one where ahe waa go ing? Why all such childish mystery?, I!e could Be her far more conven iently in the lounglng-room of the hotel. She tore the note into scraps and flung them upon the air. - She waa afraid. She waa almost certain why he wished to meet her where neither Ler mother's nor her uncle'a eye would be within range. Should ahe mept him? Deeper than this, dared 'ie? Why had she come to Cairo, v. hen at Mentone '.e had known I '.oa, such r ic ti f "tiny waa gen- . ';, enough to C c t to her? And b!e peace, a l ing to rend he decided 1 come this v ould add but ter to know '. t "n 5Srct ? tor."y un- t cf V 'i I 1 to v . " I !' 1 1 f i :1( ' ' never failed to lock hla door and leave the key with the' porter. And surely, only a man with wings could have gained entrance by the window, Being a thorough business man among other accomplishments, he reported his loaa at once to the management and the management aet about the matter with celerity. At half after seven every maid and servant in the hotel had been queationed and exam' Ined, without the leaat noticeablo re sult The rug waa nowhere to be found. George felt the losa keenly, He waa not so rich that he could af ford to lose both the rug and the thou sand pounds he had paid for it. Hla first thought had been of Ryanne; but it waa proved that Ryanne had not been in the hotel aince morning; at least, no one had aeen him. George gloomed about A beastly day, all told; everything bad gone wrong, and all because he had over slept At dinner something 'was wrong with the soup; the fish waa greasy; the roast waa dry and stringy; the wine, full of pieces of cork. Out into the lounglng-room again; and then the porter hurried over to him with a note from Ryanne, It stated briefly that it was vitally Important for Mr. Jones to meet him at nine o'clock at the English-Bar' in the Quar ter Rosettl. Any driver would "show him the way. Mobamed-El-Oebel, the guardian of the Holy Thiordea, had turned up, and the band was begin' nlng to play. Would Mr. Jonea Ilk a little fun by the way aider "I'm his man. said George. "But how the devil did this Mahomed ever get into my room?" Had Fortune dined down-stairs In stead of alone in her room, events might have turned out differently. Ry anne had really written to George, but not to Fortune. Mahomed, fatalist that he ws had thrown everything upon the whirling scales of chance, and waited. Later, he may have congratulated himself upon hla good luck. But it wasnt luck; It was the will of Allah that he. Mahomed, should contribute his slen der share in working out the des tinies of two young people. George was In the proper mood for an adventure. He went so far aa to admit to himself that he would have liked nothing better than a fisticuff. The one mistake he made in his cal culations waa dresa. Men didn't, gen erally go a-venturihg la such flnjcal attire, xney wore Dowiers ana: sack coats and carried heavy ' walking sticks. The only weapons George bad were hla two hands, now adorned with snug-fitting opera-gloves. He saw Mrs. Chedaoye, spoke to her, Inquired about Fortune, and waa in formed that she had dined In her room. A caae-of doldrums, Mrs. Ched soye believed. I'm In a peck of trouble," said George, craving a little sympathy. "In what way?" "The rug I told you about la gone." "What? Stolen?" "Tea. Vanished Into thin air." "That's too bad. Cf course the po lice will eventually find It for you." Tm afraid that's exactly the trotn,!f. I r- '.'y daren't put the case guardian from Bagdad has arrived, and that there's likely to be some sport I'm to meet him at ft place called the English-Bar." "The EnglislhBarr The "Major shook his head. "A low place, if I re member." "And you are going dressed like that?" asked Mrs. Chedaoye. , "Haven't time to change." He ex cused himself and went In search of a carriage. "The play begins, Kate," whispered the Major. "This Hoddy of ours Is a wonderful chap." "Poor fellow I" "What; Hoddy r "rjo; Percival. HeU be very un comfortable in patent-leather pumpa. The Major laughed light-heartedly. "I suppose we might telegraph for ervatlon on the Ludwlg." "I shall pack at once. Fortune can find her way to Mentone from Naples. I am beginning to worry about that girl. She has a temper; and ahe Is beginning to have some Ideas." Marry her, marry hert How much longer must I preach that sermon? She's growing handsomer every day. too. Watch your laurels, Kate." Mrs. Chedsoye Inspected her rings. Meanwhile. George directed his driver to go post-haste to the English- Bar. That he found it more or less of a dive in nowise alarmed him. He bad been in plaoea of more frightful aspect As Ryanne had written him to make Inquiries of the barmaid rela tive to finding him. he did so. She Jerked her head toward the door at the rear. George went boldly to It opened It and stepped inside. And vanished from the haunts of men. in t:-! 1 . 'i cf the p':ce." "C, I f '." lira. Ci.e.I.50y loci 1 t " ' " ' "J. ; ! 3l,i ;) f,r Ft:t C.'l 1 1 t ! T 1 ' I I 1 1 ..! CJ E-.i.' t "ti i r . a ,. s "a't f ' f.oi; V to 1 t cf tjotierlflg : -r I 7." s. .;- CHAPTER XII. The Caravan In the Desert Yes." George vanished from the haunts of men aa completely aa If the Great Roc had dropped him Into the Valley of Diamonds and left him there;' and as nobody knows Just where the Valley of Diamonds Is, George was very well loat Still, there waa. at the end of a most unique ex perience, a recompense far beyond Its value. But of course, George, being without the gift of clairvoyance, saw nothlifg aave the immediate and Immi nent circumstances: a door that banged' behind him, portentously; . a sack, a cloak, a burnouse, or. whatever It was. flung about bis bead, ana smelling evilly. There was a long way to go, and Mahomed was too wise and cautious to congratulate hlineelf at this early stage. George waa thereupon trussed up like a Christmas fowl ready for the oven. They wrapped him up la the burnouse and carried him out to the closed carriage in waiting. No one In-the street seemed curious. No one In the English-Bar deemed It nec essary to be. Whatever happened in this resort had long been written In the book of fate. Had a white man approached to Inquire what was going on, Mahomed Would have gravely whispered that It waa a . ease of plague they were hurrying away to prevent interference by the English authorities. Once George was snug Inside the carriage. It was driven off at a run toward the tombs of the caliphs. ' s the roads were not the levelest the vehicle went most of the way upon two wheels. Mahomed aat beside hla victim, watchful and attentive. Hla intention waa to take him no far ther than the outskirts of the city, force him to send back to the hotel a duly credited messenger for - the rug, after which he would turn George adrift with the reasonable assurance that the young man would And some one to guide him back to the hotel. After a while he observed that George had recovered and waa grimly fighting the Imprisoning ropes. You will need your strength," In terpoaed Mahomed gently. "If I take the cloth from your mouth, will you promise not to cry out?" There waa an affirmative nod, and Mahomed un tied the bandage. "Listen. I mean you' no harm. If you win send to the hotel for the Holy Yhlordes, you will be liberated the moment It Is put Into my hands.1 "Go to the deuce!" snapped George, still dliiy. The fighting mood badnt evaporated, by any means. "You know where It la better than L" 80 this was Mahomed? Fool!" cried the other, shaking George rougher. "Easy there! I had the rug, but it waa atolen this afternoon." He was very weak and tired. "And If I had it I ahouldnt give it to you," with renewed trucuienoe; "ana you may put that In your water-pipe and smoke it' Mahomed, no, longer pacific, struck George violently upon the mouth. He. on, his part, waa unknlghtly enough to attempt to sink his teeth In the bru tal band. Queer fancies lilt through a man'a head in times like this; for the the thick duat of the road. He stirred again at bis bonds, but presently lay stllL The pain tn his aide hurt keen ly, and he wasn't sure that the rib waa whole. What time had passed since his entrance to the English-Bar was beyond hla reckoning, but he knew that It was yet In the dark of night as no light whatever penetrated the cloth over hla eyes. That he waa somewhere, outside the city he was assured by the tang of the winter wind. He beard low voloea Arabic; and while be possessed a smattering of the tongue, his bead ached too sharply for him to sense a word. Later, a camel ooughed. Camels? And where were they taking him upon camel? Bagdad? Impossible: there were too. many white men following tne Known camei-waya. . He groaned a little, but the aound did not reach the ears of his captors. To ride a camel under ordinary conditions was a pain ful affair; but to straddle the ungainly brnte, dressed as he waa, in a swal low-tail and paper-hln, pumps, did not promote any pleasurable thoughts. They would In all truth kill him be fore they got through. Hang the rug! And doubly hng the man who had sold It to him I ... His whilom friend, conscience, came back and gibbered at him. , Once he said: "Don't do It!" and now she waa saying quite humanly i "I told yon so!" Hadn't ahe warned blm? . Hadn't she swung her red lantern under hla very note? - Well, ahe hoped he waa satisfied. His reply to this brief Jere miad waa that If ever he got his hands upon the rug again, be would hang on till the crack of doom, and con science herself could go hang. ; Mere perverseneas. probably. And where waa It alnoe be was now certain that Mahomed bad it not? It was. Ry anne; Ryanne, smooth and plausible of tongue. Not being satisfied with a thousand pounds, be bad stolen It again to mulct some other simple, trustful person. . George, usually so unsuspicious, waa now- quite willing to believe anything of anybody. He felt himself being lifted to hla feet The rope round his ankles was thrown off. His feet stung under the renewed flow of Mood. He waited for them to liberate bla hands, but the galling rope was not disturbed. It was evident that the natives still en tertained aome respect for his fighting ability. Next they boosted him, flung ert-bound. There were etlmips, and as life began to spread vigor once more through, hla legs, he found the steel. The straps were too short, and tn time the upper turn of the steel chaf,ed hta insteps. He eaaed himself by riding eldewtse, the proper way to ride, a camel, 'but with constant attaining to keep hla balance without the uae of hla hands. Fortunately, they were not traveling very fast oth erwise, what with the stabbing pains in his side, produced by the unvarying dog-trot be must have fallen. He was miserable, yet defiant; tears of anger and pain JMled hla eyes and burned down hla cheeks In spite of the cloth. . v And he, poor tool, bad always been longing for an adventure,' a taste of life outside the peaceful harbor where in he bad Bailed his cat-boat! Well. here be waa, In the deep-sea 'water; and be read himself so truly that he knew the adventure he had longed for had been the cut-and-drled affairs of story-tellers, In which - only the vil lains were, seriously discommoded, and everything ended, happily. A dashing hero he was, to be sure! Why hadn't he Changed his clothes? Was there ever4 such an ass? Ryanne had told him that there waa likely to be sport; and yet he had left the ho tel aa one dressed for the opera. Asa! And to-morrow the Ludwlg would sail without him. .' - (TO BB CONTINUED.) All About Nothing. Some ot the saddest "misunder standings" In life have arisen all about nothing. Looking backward, we can not think why we were ao angry or what our friend could aee In our words be bo bitterly offended. Great wrongs may be righted, and the sky be clear-again, but the "all about nothing" quarrela have a way of last ing indefinitely. There la nothing to explain, and nothing to apologise' for, we tell ourselves; the whole thing was "too, silly for words." ExacUy so; and It Is a pity we did not think of this at the time, . :fiii This very nifty blouse comes to ns from the near east It Is a modifica tion of the species of smock that la worn there. , The front and back are both plain, and the very alight full noss is gathered at the lower edge and drawn Into a band. It la Bald that this new method ot confining the edge of a blouse la an indication of, the ap proach of an unnaturally low waist line, bnt In Its present form it Is very youthful and pretty. , The neck of this blouse Is open, and a small collar and revere mark the outline, The sleeves may be full length or cut off at the el bow and finished there with a turn back cuff. Faille, taffetas, brocade, silk, and wool eponge, cheviot, linen ' and pique are all suitable for a blouse of this character. ' The pattern (6198) Is cut in slses 4 to 42 Inches boat measure. Medium else requires 2KK yards ot 86 inch, material 1 To procure this pattern send M of this o -i-auern Department," of this paper. Write name and addreae plainly, and be sure to give Use and number of pattern. NAKB BZE- TOWH-, STKXET AMD Ma. STATE- - Advantages of Electricity. In pointing out the advantages ot electricity in cold weather, the Electri cal World at&ted that In Chicago, dur ing tne nrst week in January, the gas companies received 7.000 calls a day to thaw out frosen pipes, while the I LADY'S BOX-PLAITED WAIST. ' SHIRT George hit out vaUantly, and a mer- gj 0f , the bite reminded rv bcuuw eusuvu, w wu dm small; at leaat George thought It was, for In the space of one minute be thumped against the four sides of It He could see nothing and he couldn't breathe very well; but In spite of these Inconveniences he put up three rounds that would have made some stir among the middleweights. In the nhraseology- of the fancy, he bad a good punch. All the disappointments of the day seemed to become so many him of Hallowe'ens and the tubs with tne DODDing appies. une tning was certain: he would kill this pagan the very nrst opportunity. Rather a startling metamorphosis In the char-' acter of a man wboae life bad been passed in , the peacefulest environ ments. And to kill him without the least compunction, too. To strike a man who couldn't help himself! "Hey there!" he -yelled. "Help for a white man!" After such treatment pounda of steam In his shoulder; and n- ,1 it anything bat dlsbon- ne waa aware 01 Uu i uarua orabIe to oreak hlB parol. And where Joy whenever he hit some one. All WM Ryanne? "Help!" ,. the circumspection 01 years, ail 01 u.hnnxut the gentle blood ot his peaceful for- Qeorge'a neck, and the. third cry be bears, gave way to the strain which I tva , KurKle and ,ndd wltn . still lurks in the blood of civilised hu manity, even In the veins ot poets and parsons. He fought with all the tac tics ot a tailor In a bar-room, not over- nlcely. , 7 '. ::: A table toppled over with a smash ing noise. George and hla assailants fell In a heap beside It Thwack! Bang! George struggled to his feet and tugged at the stifling envelope. Some one Jumped upon his back. Old Man of the Sea style. A savage elbow- Jab disposed of this incubus. And Bigh. Deftly, the Arab rebandaged the prisoner's mouth. So be it He had had his chance .for freedom; now he should drink to the bottom of the bitter cup, along with the others. He had no real enmMy againat George; he was simply one. of . the pawns In the game be was playing. But now be saw that .there waa danger in liberat ing him. The other! Mahomed ca ressed his wiry beard. To subject him to the utmost mental agony; to break him physically, too; to pay him thn the racket began all over again, j back pound for pence; to bruise, to George never paused mentally to won der what all thla rumpus was about; time enough to make inquiries after the scrimmage. Intrepidly, as Here- ward the Wake, as Bussy d'Ambots, as Porthos In the cave of Loch-Maria, George fought He wasn't a trained athlete: he hadn't any science; he waa simply ordinarily tough and ac tive and clean -lived; and the Injustice of an unprovoked assault added to physical prowess a. full measure of nervous energy. It waa quasi-Homeric: a modern young gentleman In eve ning dress holding off for several min utes five sleek, sinewy, unhampered Arabs. But the days of the gods were no more; and no quick-witted goddess east a veil across the eyes of the Arabs. No; George had to shift tor himself. Suddenly there came a gen eral rush from the center of the room into one of the right-angular corners. The subsequent snarl of legs and arms was not unlike that seen upon the foot-ball field. George was the man with the ball And then to George came merciful darknsa. The corjunctlon, as in astronomy, of two . i '9 in ti.8 t . e C rp cf the 7 c ii-viiirg G(- 3's t rii and t;,e hurt, to rack him, that was all Ma homed desired. George made' no further effort to free himself, nor apparently to bestir himself about the future. Somewhere In the light presumably aa he fell against the table, he bad received a crushing blow In the small ribs; and when Mahomed threw him back, he fainted for the second time In hla life. He reclined limply in the corner of the carriage, the bosom of bla shirt bulging openi for the thrifty Arabs had purloined the. pearl-studs, the gold collar-buttons, and the sapphire cuff-links. And consciousness, re turned only when they, lifted him but and dropped him Inconsiderately Into 1 I I FTfiJ '7 ;7-;. ' jf Mf'A 7 7 '7tVi5S3&&' 7 7- . 1 This pretty waist la made with two box plaits at the front The back la plain. Jit is made with low neck and short sleeves. Linen, madras or mes saline can be used to make thla waist The pattern (6146) Is cut In slses S4 to 2 Inches bust measure. Medium else requires 1 yards of St Inch- ma terial. 'V, 'VYi rr To procure this pattern send 10 eents to "Pattern Department," of this paper, write name and address plainly, and be sure to give else and number of pattern. Ma 5146. SUB.... TOWN- STREET AND NCX. r ft ' 8TATK !. 'J Driven to Begging. , "Has your order been taken, sir?" Inquired the bead waiter. 'N "Yes,'' replied the patient diner, "fif teen minutes ago. If It isn't too late, though, I'd like to change It" "1 o, change your order, sir?" : : "Yes, It you don't mind 111 change ' to an entreaty" : . ' And Then to George Came Merciful. Darkness, a leg here and a leg there; then came a lurch backward, the recurrence ot the pain in hla side, and he knew that he waa upon the back ot a camel, des- Slcciin in.Gncn Air v. i!l r'we f 9 r. -y cf f 9 f 1 cf t 1 t e c j t 5 te v ) c tt' it 1 ! I -v t f i ;. 1 1 1 ' .1 i i 1 y r a t 1 la ! -r ' t . v r t 9 s corr , .'.9. t a t r The number of persona who sleep in the onen air baa considerably mui- Killed durink the last few years. At am, of the instlt many ot t! Bursts sleep upon t' a tors of bou ... -v shTt t: 1 .-of f -t. Ia t?.e c y where ' -aa.ai bp's ( s tied ? !i t e r:!i-'S. n 1 , t" a more i -rt a t 1 i i t V a fan : " i l 3 c r t u, -i i .1- 1, r t i f no :.i V -'MS to f r 1 ber t tliorouf:' r be k. 3 V t i ;? a I ?e t it c a as sa c c- 1 ? the I t I t la favor cf favored ml: '-'7 1.:.' t '1 t'-a X i ": 'j it. r ' s SI t : feet of breathing pure oxygen W.r'.-j slumber. Cut once a be;,'nnir,g Is made, few care to relinquish the httury, and tiey are even un j to s ' t to c'. c'ih'iement when tie '..;tar couies a'.cTj. - ' I r r a : ; 1, V electric service, far from being hamp ered, actually operated to better ad vantage, owing to the better lnaulatioa afforded. , ....,: hands and closing her eyes, she said, softly: - "For what I am about to receive may the Lord make me truly that'- fMl." ' ; As she opened her eyes fit n I her wistful gate on the d ' r st person turned very r1, s I v it dii'isy, ir-ade out a c' ,t t.,r &e s iOu;:t due ter r -. ,"- : . Proof. : r ''. ' "Do you think." said the intellectual young woman, "that there ia any: truth 1 In the theory that big creatures are better natared than small ones T'" "Yea," answered the young nian, 'I do. Look at the difference between the Jersey mosquito' and the Jersey cow' Life, . , AJI la Vanity, lladje I wouldn't have missed the paraSa for anything! . I'drjuiie Neither would t dear. I was r!; ',:t in front of the camera when the newspaper artist took his snap shot Puck. 7 . "Pave' you "That," r "is not a c . t - 7 1 : t 1 jn. to r- y i tie s is to I u-.r. tt. C.5!-1 a r ' V 1 f u t I i to 1 fi, tit 1 r- r 'it 1 1 a 1 1 t 1 t acy 1 l'-l. '., f r t: e 1 1 !-. ;i. a t-re to siy yc ." 1 1 1' it 1 1 i r 1 t ! t ) :. :.i d .h w r g'sre,' '" mo:;. i to r r to i 1 c 1 V ,) ; 1 1 t .3 i. f oi r i'I it'ic r a f ; it n i cf c-- ' 1 r '7 t i'y lo I h. 1st 1 t' i t Le 1 . . car f 1 a c i r r; c it t ! V i Is I ":.'y f . , 1. "i,i r tit:- f T..; i t the intulle t r i v f y I v ' ! r. t 3 Cf U 1 wt09 1 tu 1 you to -y t Jltry, .1 1. .1 thou take rose." re-up , De' t Y.'s All Owe. "What a .(!.;. t we ewe to Vnce!" fca I. ail-jj 'it me."" n ! si - f
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