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OHKt.OX (Tl'V KXTKUIMMNK. MM DAY, MAY 111, 1M5. CUNPOWDER. t la White) PreUd Orie A' TH' ltH Lg. Tte bluer lb gun ii biff it grain cf puitjrr. I'ur lb rtfi lb 6jo carry tb grains int blf at big at a plnbrad. t'uf Ilia Ur-nl gut.a llxj ra Ibrr lix lm bi,g ai4 Itirveijuartafw of aa Ui-b iliik l.trry grain U r- forwted Iriiglbw Uat. tjutall grain ha !bgl hula, ablle ll largest slant hav aetrn. Tbee blr regulai In a wonderful ray tb rapkliiy with wbltb the pow der will burn. If )ou light reran of paper all round It. U-e It will burn toward iba rruirf and ilea burning aur fir til atradlly tirrrraM. If, bow ever, Joo ruade a bl In Ih renter cf Iba lrt and aun ibe cuiiflsgratlon tfaer ba flaui will attwJIIy grow, aoJ Iba okmi rapid burning will lake pteo Just tyf.ir iba Bra Us mu-bfl Iba out r edg. TtU la Iba aiact principle) which gotertie Iba arnmcrmrnt of tbe parfontuxta la Us gunjwwdrr, Tba burning alarta ahiig iba eurfaiw e posed by lb (MTforaikitia and spread always faster aa Iba bol la enlarged, burning fastest at Iba Instant It ta con- tamed. It I not Intended Ibat lb charge la big gunt ehall eibaust Ita force to ttantly. aaye WltlUio Athertoa lupuy, writing oa "Iowdcr Fr tba World Guns." Tba beginning of tba eiploslou starts tba projectile oo It war. Tba tiplueloa coutloue, tad aa Iba projec tile film ape-ex) Iba fore behind II cod tlnue to puah. Tba powder la burning faatcat to4 pushing hardest at tba la aunt tba projectll rracbr tba ojouth of tba fun. At that lustaot alto It burnt out and exhausra Itself. Ha work la doot-I'eareoo Weekly. E.PIIIU1PS OPPENHEIM Kllw4 fu Ida ft' I'Ur lh aUitx Stmt I'mliM-vd kr III I'ultarul llliu Maufa.lurn I'mtHnr. A FRIEND IN NEED. Tha Plaaawra That Cam With a Littla Act f Kindnaaa. "I am on of your new DtUtibori, Urs. Ettabrooka," aald a cberrful rolra at our dour la the rry nildUle of our Brat attempt at moving. -.No. I ran'l com In 1 Jut brought you a bit of luacb, knowing; you would be too tuny to fli any. I'lraae call oa nia-Juii Beit door If I raa b of any beii. Goodbyr Vy butbaad and 1 glanced at Uut tray with lta two bow la of hot aoup tod ateamlnf little pot of coffee and then at each otber In dumb aurprla. W bad Juat reached that drvadful tat la morlnf wbea Doihlng U la place, and tba tblagi wanted drat are onderneatb the tblcga wanted lait that awful aioment when aetu of helpleaaneaa, weakneae and homesick oeaa combined a woo pa down upon you. We had not realised that w were hungry and pnyalcally exhausted, but after alttlDg down at an Improrlaed table and aamplloc that dellrloua aoup and drinking tbe atlmulatlng coffee we uddenly knew what had been tbe mat ter with ua. Courage returned. "Bleaalnga on our nelcbborr cried Ben. "Tea." I anawered. "Shea tbe Jol Ucat caller 1 ever received. She baa taught me bow to Introduce yourself to new neighbor and win their everlast ing; gratitude. Whatever happens la tbia neighborhood I'll stand by lira Estabrooka ee If 1 don't!"" Woman Home Companion. SYNOPSIS. 0ftfirit Qit. maal'f rnrtitntlr't vt lit M it(i. in Muricirr vt !! AMifth dautflilvr. n ha tul Jul f a lfr-nii l-ih irvi 1 1 H lrwu Muiir rrin.lnl 1m a hid-trft hi In ttifr. AtMrtfV gar4n ( h a a nthr'fiiJ nl hia lfthunn rr ur. Mlf aw-nhvy. hlf man. tfrtniyJ br ftrv. In ri.nt i-fwnrwl ttvtn aw-wKrr Ma roAIlnlra 9rmne. riflnlna hot. if n4 ! a r of armlra han.u lu mm4 I rr. Via Miinia. aupr Crate. Ih tft.rrMr rAl. of a AWubJ mur trr. Th black boiaa rontlnua ! In unrannf fsahtoa. Cn't la trappJ br Qaat. Iul aa-aaw In l.nftaail, hff Wal. Inor iM tha r-rfrar fulUtv him Lor4 Aahlalah la muhtrt by la 4anla Ignore la ahduciM in Irultin a fiaruj rraJf capiuraj an4 apa la fort hll thought, a baa be was shooing us round Iba ship." Quest agreed. "Mem," llarrta murmured, aunty. ' "aa tba gaotlemaa who rota Ih vol-1 ume cf drit-ctia atorlra I am rrajitig 1 pute It, to keep our eye oa 1 liroan" ... 1 The captain, who aa do a lo din- ner unusually early, roa to elrom! Queat a littlax party, and himself ar-! rangrd tho sea la. They seiiled doa Into Ih placea arranged for them. "Doctor." fc aald, "1 ka a to kaie say chrB.lral tbral lib. an, aad aoiun Slrlal leallng utK If !! alio aa. I'd llta Ut eiaiuJna thte cup ul bouttl.at. Voa Bii(h coiti ruuad, too, U you aur Tba rilaln BudJrJ. "I'd b-ir alay hrre for a lima,' ha decided - fuly oaj prearfitly " The servlc of dlnaar was r-auiiiad 1 Laura. hoer, aaat ! after laia aaar Tba captain aatibrd her am lously. "I can I help II," sba rlflalnrJ "I don't know vbetbar )nu' bad any talk Hh Mr. (Jurat, but ' br-n , through soma queer ilnie U 1 .-1 I 1 gueaa thla death hualiieaa la getting oa my nerte " j Tae captata waa siartlrd I "You don't for a tniimefit connect I Mr. IVttoa Hoaas d''h with the I criminal you ar In aearrh ofr ha ' eirlatmed. laura aal quit still fr a moment "Tba boullloa aas offered nrst lo Mr Quest," ahe murmured Tbe raplaln railed bis aleaard. "Where did you get ibe boullloa from you sirred trt last cup, pe nally r he asked. "rmra tbe lantry Just aa usual. 1 ii " n 1 1 1 w s r Aa elderly lady, dtvaaed In son h 'D'w,rA M."1 TENTH INSTALLMENT CHAPTER XXII. E WANTED BY BRITAIN SECRETARY KITCHENER DE CLARES THAT MUNITION 8ITUATI0N IS GOOD. LONDON, May 18. In the house of lords today Secretary of War Kltch ener said he wanted 300,000 more re cruits to form new armies. He eX' pressed his confidence that In the near future the country would be in a satisfactory position with regard to the supply of ammunition. Tbe news from Galllpoli Peninsula, in other words, the Dardanelles, was thoroughly satisfactory, Earl Kltch' ener declared. The secretary for war also said that the British and French governments felt that the allied troops must bs ad equately protected against poisonous gases by the employment of similar methods. These would remove the enormous and unjustifiable udvantaK' which must otherwise exist. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. H. E, 6 0 At Frisco R. Los Angeles 7 Oakland 3 5 No. innings 9 At Salt Lake R. H, Frisco 1 11 Salt Lake 2 No. Innings 8 1 FLEET AT BATTLESHIPS INSTRUMENTS TO PROMOTE INTERESTS OF HUMANITY, HE SAYS. NEW YORK, May 17. President Wilson the man on whom the eyes of the world are turned because of the international situation today re viewed the Atlantic fleet In the Hud son river and at a luncheon tendered to him on shore by the City of New York told a distinguished gathering of THI JHIP OF HORROR. Quest leaned a llttl forward and gated down th Dm of ateamer chair. Th profeeeor. ta a borrowed overcoat and rap, waa reclining at full length, studying a book on aeagulla which be had found In th library. Laura and Lenora war both doting tranquilly. Mr. Mania of Scotland Yard waa deep in a volume of detective atorlra. At a pleasure cruise." Queat ro Biarked grimly, "thla little excursion teema to be a complete success." Laura opened ber eyes at one. Trying to get my goat again, eh?" tb retorted. "I tuppoee that's what you're after. Going to tell me. I tup pose, that It wasn't Craig I saw aboard thla ateamer? W ar all llaMe to make mis takes." Queat observed, "and I am In clined to believe that thla la on of yours." Laura's expression waa a little dog ged. If he' too clever for you and Mr. Harris." ah aald. "I cant help that only know that he ram on board. My eye are th on thing In life I do bellev." "If you II excuse m saying so, MIsa Laura." Harris ventured, leaning def erentially towarda her. "there Itn t a passenger on board thla ship, or a errant, or on of th crew, whom w haven't teen. We've been Into every atateroom, and we've even searched th hold. We've been over the ship. backwards and forwards. The cap tain's own steward haa been our guide, and we've conducted an extra search on our own account Personally, I must say I have com to the same conclusion aa Mr. Quest At th pres ent moment there is no such person aa the man we are looking for on board this steamer." "Then he either changed Into an other one." Laura declared obstinate ly, "or else he Jumped overboard." "Come on, Harris, yon and I prom laed to report to the captain this morning. I don't suppose hell be any too pleased with us. Let's get through with ft The two men walked down the deck together. They found the captain alone In his room, with a chart spread out In front of blm and a pair of com passes In his hand. He turned round and greeted them. "Well?" "No luck, sir," Quest announced. Tour steward has given us every as sistance possible and we have aearched tbe ship thoroughly. Un less he has found a hiding place un known to your steward, and not appar ent to us, the man Is not on board." The captain frowned slightly. "You are not suggesting that this Is possible, I suppose?' Quest did not at once reply. He was thinking of Laura's obstinacy. Personally," he admitted, "I should not have believed It possible. The young lady of our party, however, who declares that she saw Craig board the steamer, Is quite Immovable." "Brown," said the captain, turning to the steward, "I understand that you say that you have taken these gentle men Into every corner of the ship, that you have ransacked every possible hiding place, that you have given them every possible opportunity of search ing for themselves?" hat oppressive black, with a big cameo brooch at ber throat and black aalla bag In ber band, waa being abowa by the steaard to a aeat by Quest a aid. She arknoalrdged the captain' greeting acally. "Good evening, captata," she said. "1 understood from tbe second aleaard that the aeat on your right hand would be reeerved for me. 1 am Mr. Foa toa Hoae." The captain roctlved the announce ment calmly. "Very pleased to bave you at the table, madam," he replied. "A to the aeatlng, I leav that entirely to the steward. I never Interfere myarlf." Laura pinched his arm, and Lenora glanced away to hide a smile. Mrs. Pbaton Rowe studied the menu dlsap- ! provlngly. i "Mors d'oeuvree," ah declared. "I I never touch. No on knows bow long they've been opened. Uoullloa I will have, some bouillon, steward." "In one moment, madam." The professor came ambling along towards tbe table. "I fear that I am a few momenta late," he remarked, aa he took the chair next to Mr. Foston Rowe. I of fer you my apologies, captain. I con gratulate you upon your library. I have discovered a moat Interesting book up on the habits of aeagulla. It kept me engrossed until the very last moment, and I am hungry." "Well, you'll have to stay hungry a long time at thla table then," Mr. Fee- ton Rowe anapped. "Seems to me that the service la going to be abomin able." Tbe steward, who had lust arrived, presented a cup of bouillon to Queat The others had all been served. Queat stirred It thoughtfully. "And as to the custom," Mrs. Foston Rowe continued, "of serving gentle men before ladlea. It la, I suppose, pe culiar to this steamer." Queat hastily laid down hia apoon, raised the cup of bouillon and pre sented It with a little bow to hia neigh' bor. "Pray allow me, madam," he begged. The steward waa to blame. Mrs. Foston Row did not hesitate for a moment She broke up some toast In the bouillon and commenced to sip it The spoon suddenly went clattering from ber Angers. She caught at the sides of the table, there was a strange ! served out front the same caldron, "Any chance of anyone getting at 11 r "Quite Impossible, sir." la Quest's stateroom th doctor, the professor. Queat and Lenora were all gathered around lo little tubes, which tb criminologist was eianiln Ing with aa electric torch. "No reaction at all" Ibe latter mut tered. "Thla lan't an ordinary poison. anyway. Th professor, who bad been stand Ing on on side, suddenly gat vent lo a aort exrlamatloa. "Walt!" be whispered. "Wall! I have a Idea," He hurried off to his stateroom. Th doctor waa poring over a volume of tabulated poisons. Quest waa still watching hit tubes, Lenora sat upon tbe couch. Suddenly tbe professor reappeared. He waa carrying a small notebook In hit hand, hia manner be trayed some excitement. He closed the door carefully behind blm. "1 want yon all." h begged, "to listen very carefully to me. You will 1 discover the application of what ! am going to read wbea I am finished. Now. If you please." "Thla." he began, "Is the diary of a tour made by Craig and myself In northern Egypt tome fourteen years ago. Her It th flnt entry of Import: "A plaaaur Crulae," Qutat Remarked. "Thla lacurslen teem t s) SiKceee." thante f fortune, net because yeur wile ar keen, not bacauae ef yeur 'That is quite true, sir," the man acknowledged. You agree with me that it is im possible for anyone to remain hidden In this ship?" "Absolutely, sir." "You hear, gentlemen?" the captain contalnued. "I really can do no more. What the mischief are you hanging about for, Brown?" be asked, turning to the Bieward, who was standing by with a carpet-sweeper in his hand. "Boom wants cleaning out badly. sir." The captain glanced distastefully at the carpet-sweeper. 'Do It when I am at dinner, then," he ordered, "and take that damned thing away." The steward obeyed promptly. Quest and Harris followed him down the deck. 'Queer-looking fellow, that," the lat- ter remarked. "Doesn't seem quite at his ease, does he?" Seemed a trifle overanxious, I "A Message From the Handtl Lookl" look In her face. With scarcely a murmur she fell back in her seat Quest leaned hurriedly forward. There was a slight commotion. The doctor came hurrying up from the oth er side of the saloon. He bent over her and his face grew grave. "What Is It?" the captain demanded. The doctor glanced at him mean lKgly. "She had better be carried out," ho whispered. "Was It a faint?" Lenora asked. "We shall know directly," the cap tain replied. "Better keep your places I think. Steward, serve the dinner aa usual." The man held out his hand to with draw the cup of bouillon, but Quest drew It towards him. "Let it wait for a moment," he or dered. He glanced at the captain, who nod ded back. In a few moments tbe doc tor reappeared. He leaned down and whispered to tbe captain. "Dead!" Quest turned around. MON'DAT-Twenty-nlne mllra southeast of Port Bald. We bars stared for two CUTS a t urn, afoniar villa. I hav. today corns to tha deflntta conclusion that anthropoid apea wtra at one lima ttrnl sens of this country. TUESDAY Both Craig and I bars been a little uneasy today. These Monsara Into whoaa encampment wa have found our way. are on of tha stranirat and Darrest of tha nomad Irtbra. They ara descended, without a doubt, from tha an cient Mongolians, who Invsdnt this coun try soma sevtn hundred years before Christ, but have praaerred In a marvelous way their Individuality aa a rara. They hav th narrow area and th thick noa baa of th pur Oriental: alao much of his eunnlnf. Ona of their spw-la weak nesses seems to b the Invention of the moat hldeoua forma of torture, which they apply remorselessly to their ene mies. WEDNESDAY Thla baa been a won derful day for ua. chiefly owing to what I must plar on record aa an art of great bravery by Craig, my aarvant Early thla morning, a man-eating lion found hia way Into th encampment. The Mnngars behaved like arrant cowards. They nv,l right and left, leaving th chiefs little daughter. Feerda, at tha brute's merry. Craig, who Is by no means an adept In tha use of firearms, chased th animal as h was making off with tha child, and, more by good lurk than anything else, managed to wound It mortally, lie brought th child bark to tha enramp mrnt Juat as tha chief and the warrior of the tribe returned from a bunting ex pedition. Our position ber Is now abso lutely secure. We are treated Ilk gods, and, appreciating my weakness for all matters of science, th chief haa today explained to me many of th secret mys teries of the tribe. Amongst other thlnjrs. he has shown me a wonderful secret poi son, known only to this tribe, which they call Veedemioo. It brings almoet Instant death, and Is exceedingly difficult to tra . The addition of sugar causes a cuftous condensation and resolves It almost to a white paste. The only antidote la a sub stance whlrh they use here freely, and which Is exactly equivalent to our camphor. The professor closed his book. Quest promptly rang the bell. ' Some sugar," he ordered, turning to the steward. They waited In absolute silence. The suggestion which the professor's disclosure had brought to them was stupefying, even Quest's fingers, as a moment or tw later he rubbed two knobs of sugar together so that the contents should fall Into the tubes of bouillon, shook. The result , was magical. Tbe bouillon turned to a strange shade of gray and began slowly to thicken. "It Is Mongar poison!" the profes sor cried, with breaking voice. They all looked at one another. "Craig must be here amongst us," Quest muttered. And the bouillon," Laura cried, clasping Quest's arm, "the bouillon was meant for you!" . . . There seemed to be, somehow, mong all of them, a curious Indis position to discuss this matter. Sud denly Lenora, who was sitting on the lounge underneath the porthole, put out her hand and picked up a card ! hlch was lying by his side. She r) ahrrdns; simply fctcauie Fate willed It II will net be for long. I'nderneath aa ibe draalng of Ibe clenched bands. Tber Is no longer any doubt." Lenora aald calmly. "Craig la oa board. He must bave been on deck a few minutes ago. It a hia hand hlch placed thla card oa the port hole. . . . Listen! What that?" There was a scream from Ibe deck. They all recognised I jura's voice. Harris aa out of tbe stateroom (tret, but Ihey ware all oa deck lthtn lea seconds. Laur as standing with one hand clasping Ibe rail, her band fiercely outstretched loaarda tbe low er part of the promenade deck. Tbrtiueh Ibe, darftneaa lh karit I K I sound of angry voice "What Is It Laura?" Lenora cried. 8h saung round upon them. "Craig!" she cried "Craig! I saw his face aa I aat In my chair there, talking to the captain. I aaw a man's white fare nothing els. II mutt hav been leaning over tbe rail He heard me call out and be disappeared" The captain came alowly out of th ahadowa, limping a llttl. and fol lowed by his steward, who waa mur muring profuse apologies. "Did you And him?" Laura demand ed, eagerly. 1 aid not.- the captain replied, a little tersely. "I ran Into Urown her and we both bad a shake-up " "But he was there a second ago!" Laura cried out "I beg your pardon, miss.- Urown ventured, "but the deck's cloaed at the end, aa you can tee, with aall clotb, and I waa leaning over the rail myself when you shrieked. There watnt anyone else near me, and no one ran possibly have patted round the deck, aa you can tee for your self.' "Very well, then." she said, "you people had better get a atralt walst coat re My for me. If I didn't tee Craig there, I'm going off my head." Quett had disappeared tome sec ond! ago. He came thoughtfully back, a little later. "Captain," he atked. "what shall you aay If I tell you that I have proof that Craig Is on board V The captain glanced at Laura and ta.ip.i..j t. - I "I should probably aay a great many things which I should regret after wards," he replied, grimly. 'Sit down and we'll tell you what has happened la my room," Queat con tlnued. He told the story, calmly and with' out remark. The captain held his head. "The ship shall be searched.' the captain declared, "once more. We'll look Into every crack and every cup board." Lenora turned away with a little shiver. It war one of her rare mo ments of weakness. "You won't find him! You won't find him!" she murmured. "And I am afraid!" a a a a a Lenora grasped the rails of the steamer and glancod downwards at the great barge full of Arab sailors and merchandise. In the near back ground were tha. docks of Port Said. It was their first gllmpso of eastern atmosphere and color. "I can't tell you how happy I am," she declared to Quest, "to think that this voyage Is over. Every night I have gone to bed terrified." He smiled grimly. "Coming on shore, any of you?" Harris Inquired. "We may when the boat moves up,' Quest roplied. "The professor went off on the first barge. Here he Is, coming back." A little boat had shot out from tho docks, manned by a couple of Arabs. They could see tho professor seated In tho stern. He was poring over a small document which ho held In his hand. He waved to them excitedly. "He's got news!" Quest muttered. Ho camo straight to Quest and Len ora and gripped tbe former by tho arm. "Look!" he cried. "Look!" He held out a card. Quest rend It he leei'd loaardt blm. lurrval af wurda atraanilag (rout kef lla lb tlufeaaof Mtrd bar la bar oa la guf Tib llelMd I blm Is ainsie aniiil. lb anger d Mh bald owl txMsi ker ktnds Ibe !(., r 111 argued Khe ahiak ker bead llnallr b lad iii gold In kef pain, a tUm lulled Mm im Iba rhees. laughed Into hie e ilut4 behind and resumed ker darn 1 ba antlrt remained In Iba ,ri,r (er band 'Hay. ae'll gt owl of Ibis" CJ.nal aid. "1 be glrla kava bad enough " lb pruftsHir triad ao itiijerilua "fuligralulate wa." ba aald ' I have h-rae a collector of r'trpttaa gold orna taenia all niy Ufa. Ibis Is Ibe una anklet I Beaded lo rirrilate UiJ roller llua II bst the double mark of tb Hiarenhs r'tnlied It al onre. Tbr ara a thousand Ilka II, tint would think, la Ibe baiaara there. In reality there may be. perbapa, a dnien snor la all Egypt whit k ar genuine " Tbay all liKikad at on another. Their relief bad gfoaa loo poignant j for orde. "ftarly atari tomorrow," Queat re minded them. aad hurried oAT arroee Ibe docks. Oa levaora. a few night later, looked tb landing etage, mind!" 1 do a from Ibe tlaratreaa tky blth Th captala cam and put bla bead teemed suddenly lo bat dropped i out of lb door. j Murk nearer lo them, lo the shadows "Mr. Queat." be said, "can you spar 1 thru a acrose Ih dart by Ik daiic ru a moment? You raa all com. If Ug flame of Ihslr fir, you like." , l-aura roae lo bar feel. They moved p lowarde him Tk ; "Hay. I ra golog lo get a drink," th raptala rl- sed lb dour of bit cabin . announced. II. K..lnl..l . ... . Li. k lay against tbe wall. "Look al that." be Invited. They lifted Ihe lop Inside were v. eral eandwlrbee and a tin all can of lea. "Wtal oa earth la IblaT Quest de manded. Tbe caplalo, without a word, led them Into bla Inner room. A huge loung Mood la one corner He lifted th valanc. I'nderneath war aoui crumb. "You a." b pointed out, "thera'a room ihrr lor a man to hav blddeu. especially If h could crawl out oa deck at nlKhl. I couldn't make out why tbe diikrns liroaa waa alwaye 1 Tba dragomal who bad been borer- ' J Ing around, bowed gravely tod pointed towarda the water bottles Hhe look the bora cup from Ibe dragoman. "Hav torn yourself. If you want lo, Hassan," the Invited. Haaaan bowed gravtly, filled a cup aad drank It off. He tlood for a mo ment perfectly etllL, at though some thing were coming over blm which be failed lo understand. Then bit llpa parted, bit eytt for a moment aeemed to 1 hoot from out of bit dusky tkln. He threw up bit armt and fell over on bla tide. I-aura, who bad only tipped her rup. threw It from ber. Hhe. loo. reeled for a moment. Tbe professor aweeplug out my room, and I took up and Queat came running up, attracted thla thing a little lima ago and looked ky I-enore't ahrlek. at It. Thlt la what I found." "They're poisoned!" th cried Urown?" Quest asked. aloud: There la nor one amonnat van u,lh .ln..J .1 I. .1 0.... 1 l rrv- I " 77""; Bl urBt' the wit of a Mongar child. Good-byl "A message!" she cried. "A meg- sage from The Hands! Look!" Tbey crowded armind her. In that same familiar handwriting was scrawled across tho face of the card these few words: j To Sanford Quett: You have etcaped thla tlm by a The Hands "Where did you get It?" Quest de manded. "That's the point the whole point!" the professor exclaimed excitedly. "He's done us! He's landed! That paper was pushed Into my hand by a tall Arab, who mumbled something "Where's quickly. "I rang down for Ihe chief atenard," the captain continued, "and ordered llrowa lo be tent up at once. The chief steward came himself Instead. It aeema llrowa went off without bla wagea, but with a huge parcel of bed ding, on the first barg thla mora' Ing. before anyone waa about." Quest groaned aa he turned away. "Captain." he declared. "I am ashamed. He haa been her ill th tlm and wa'v let him altp through our fingers nirla," be went on brisk ly, turning towarda laura. who had Juat come up, "India off We ll j ralch thla barge, If there'a limn. Our luggage can be put on shore when the boat docks." The captain walked gloomily with them to the gangway. "rrofeseor." Queat asked, "how long would It lake ua to get to thlt Mongar village you spoke about?" "Two or three daya. If we can get camelt." the other replied. "I see you 1 In lo agree with me, then, aa lo Crtig'a probable destination?" Queat nodded. "What eort of fellowa are they, any way:- be asked. "Will It be eafe for ua to push on alone?" With me,' the profcttor assured him, "you will be tafe anywhore. I (peak a little of their language. I have lived with them. They are far more clvlllied than aome of the In terior trlbet." They disembarked and were driven to the hotel, Kill discussing their project. The profeisor had disap peared for tome time, but rejoined them Inter. "It It all arranged," be announced. "I found a dragoman whom I knew. We ahull havo four of the best camels and a small escort ready to start to morrow morning. Furthermore, I have news, An Kngllshman, whose description precltcly tallies with Craig's, started off only an hour ago In the same direction. This time, at any rate, Craig cannot escape us." They made their way back to the hotel, dined In a cool, bare room, and suuntered out again Into the streets. Tho professor led the way to a little building, outaldo which a man was vol' ubly Inviting nil to enter. "You shall see one of the sights of Port Said," he promised. "This la a real Kgypttan dancing girl." A girl, who teemed to be dressed In llttlo more thnn a winding veil, gilded on to the stngo, swaying and moving slowly to the rhythm of tho monoto nous music. Eho danced a measure which none of them except tho pro fessor had ever seen beforo, coming now and then so close that they could almost feel her hot breath, and Lenora felt somewhat vaguely disturbed by the glitter of her ev.es. Suddenly Lnura leaned forward. "Look at the professor," sho whis pered. They all turned their heads. A queer change seemed to have como Into the professor's fuco. Hfs teeth wero gleaming botween his parted Hps, his head was thrust forward a little, his eyes were filled with a s'.rango, hnrd light. Ho was a transformed being, unrecognizable, perturbing. Even while they watched, the girl floated close to where he sat and leaned to wards him with a queer, mocking smile. His hnnd suddenly descended upon her foot. She laughed still more. There was a llttlo exclamation from Lenora. Tho professor's v.holo frame quivered. He snatched the anklet from the girl's ankle and bent over It "The Veedemioo!" Quest shouted. "My Ood! full yourself together, Laura. Hold up for a mlnul " II dashed back to their little en campment and reappeared almoat Im mediately. He threw Iiura'a bead back and forced torn liquid down ber throat "If camphor!" h cried. "You'll b all right 1-aura. Hold oa to yourself." II swung round to wher th drago man was lying, forced bla mouth open, but It waa too lat th man waa dead. He returned to I-aura. Bha ttumbled lo ber feel. Hhe wtt pal, and drupe of perspiration wer standing on her .forehead. Bha waa able to rla to ber feet, however, without assistance. "I am ill right now," tha declared. Queat felt her pulse and her fore head Tbey moved bark to the Are. "W ar within a doien mile or ao of th Mongar village." Queat aald grimly. "Do yon auppoa thtt fellow could hav been watching?" They all talked together for a tlm voice. Tb professor waa In- "Cralgl" She Cried, "Cralgl I 8aw HI Face There." cllned to scout the theory of Craig hav ing approached thorn. "You must remember," ho pointed out, "that tho Mongars halo those fel lows. It wai part of my arrangement with Hassan that they should leave ut when we got In tight of the Mongar encampment. It may bave boon meant for Hassan. The Mongars huta the dragomen who bring tourUts In thla direction at all." Thny talked a llttlo whllo longor and finally stolo away to their tents to sleep. Outside, tho camel drivers talked Btlll, chattering away, walking now and then around Hassan's body In solemn procession. Finally, one of thorn who scorned to have taken tho lead, broke Into an Impassioned slreum of wordB. Soon they stole away a long, ghostly procession Into tho night. 'Those follows teem to have left off tholr Infornal chattering all of a sud den," Quest remarked, lazily, from In side tbe tent The professor made no answer. II waa asleep. (TO BE CONTINUED.) honor; we wish to stand selfishly in I the way of the development of not nation. It Is not nretentlon navy officers, army officers and civil- 0n our part to say that we are priv- lans what the country ana its navy Heged to stand for what every nation stood for. hTe great battleships that lay In the river, he said, were "en gines to promote the Interests of hu manity." "The rJfcpirine; thing about Amer ica," the president asserted, "is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right to ask for human ity Itself. We want no nation's prop erty; we wish to question no nation's would like to stand for and speaking for those things which all humanity must desire." The spirit which brooded over the river today, said the president, was "Juat a solemn evidence that the force of America is the force of moral prin ciple, that there is not anything else she loves and that there is not any thing else for which she will stand." Whooping Cough. "When my daughter had whooping cough she coughed so hard at one time that she had hemorrhage of the lungs. I was terribly alarmed about her con dition. Seeing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy so highly recommended, I got her a bottle and it relieved the cough at once, liefore she had finished two bottles of this remedy she was en tirely well," writes Mrs. S. F. Grimes, Crooksville, Ohio. Obtainable, every where. Adv.) E E REPORT FAVORS CONSTRUCTION UNDER SUPERVISION OF ROAD ENGINEERS. TILLAMOOK, Or., May It. Radical changes In state road administration were recomended by the state grange, in session here today. Removal of authority from the state commission and engineer and placing It In the hands of the county courts wero urt?eJ Bond Issues also were opposed, but federal, state and county aid wero In dorsed. The following report of tho committee was adopted: We believe in good roads, but are opposed to any bonding Issue. Build only such roads each year aa we can pay for. We are In favor of federal, state and county aid, making the rood dlHtrlct the unit, same to be pnld by the state to the county and thence to the road districts. We believe that the Htato road funds should be taken out of the hands of the state highway commission and paid to the county courts, and that tho stale highway hoard and engineer should have no au thority In the selection of roads to he Improved. We believe that our road laws should recognize the rights of the people in selecting the roads upon which their money Is to be expended for permanent work and we firmly be lieve that the construction of our roads should he done under tho abso lute supervision of competent engi neers. The committee recommends that when roads are to be hard-surfacod concrete should bo the material used, as this material Is the safest, easiest riding, Is serviceable 365 days a year and requires the least maintenance. "The greater Salem commercial body will aim to put everybody to work putting everybody to work." It the way the Statesman puts It,