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foflMCQlW MAJJi TJ&IJJtttflS. rWDFCa?l).JlIlfi!CI0y.8ATUJl)AY NflVlSMnM, d.Jflll ly WWUff'-'lTT .." .-.-- RL'Ti v'iii Fnt .-- - - - -. j,' wi 1k. v i i m- r.. p- u n -i.". -wb . r-ri ih .mxBn im m rij -wmi r ii l JMKf 3c fll r I, i YV 1 1 Y III I vl II " pp iwc v i ii i i ua siiT:-iBV i u f u& ii ni Mssr, "VMiB5P5 VU J ll3- lV2 "-'! 1 lin i& 4 2m6 JJ Sp Jm bw vW'im"flhuid from Initt fluliirilnv ) "I sriy lib." "Vim ilnssent, my boy. This In tho ntKlit wo celobrnto. I'm fouling protty good tonight" 'Vou ought to, Harry." Duncnn ntriiuglcd i "",N0 hlinsfllf t0 "mr In tin nplrlt of iirnttiltitloii with which Kellogg wits bubbling. "I'" mlghtf glad. Aid num. It'o it grcnt stop up rur you." "It'H nil of thnt You could bav6 knocked mo over with n collier when JliirtU-tt sprnng It on Ino thin morning. Of course, 1 wns expecting nomethlmr. ii boost In milary. or something like Mini. nnrtlott know that other houncii In tlm uli-pet hnd mndo mo offers, i'vo Ik'cii pn-tty lucky of Into find nulled o(T one or two rather Ultr den In. but ti imrlnenthlp with I J. Unrtlutt Thliik of It. Natl" "J'.in thinking of It. nnd tt'ii groat" "It'll keep me uilclity busy." Kellogg bluuilered blindly on. "It innn n lot of extra work, but you know I llko to work Thnt' right yoU do," njjxeed 'Dun ciin drearily "H' queer to me. It uiunt be great thing to like to work." "Vol! hot It'H a great thing. Why. 1 oouldh't exist If I couldn't work, a'ou roineihber thnt tlmo I laid otr for n.itiojith InUio country f.r my hcnlth'tt sake? Til tiovor forgot lt-haliging ruiiiul nil the tlmo with my hands empty-ovufy one elno with something to do. I wouldn't go through with It ngrt'ln for n fortune. Never felt de Ie4 nnd hi the wny" . "lint." Interrupted Dnnrnn, knlttliiK hU browi n ho Krnppled with thin problem, "you wore Independent, woreci't you? Vou bud money-could pny your board?" "Of couruo. Notcrthclcsa I folt In the wny." Thnfii fu uny." "It'n HtrnlKht., ' "I know It In. II wouldn't lio yon If you didn't love work. It wouldn't Ik me If I did. 1.00k hrrc, Ilnrry. 8up poliV yon didn't hnve nny innnoy nnd couldn't pny your bennl nud hnd uoth I lit; to do. llow'd you fool In thut cno?" i "I don't know. 'Anyhow that's rot"- "Np, It bm't rot I'm trying toinnko you understand how I feci whbn rihaii U'h thnt wny with mtvnn It Ran enilly Ik." lie mined one hntiil nud let It nil wlthn Rejituro of 1mkik1ou cy no o)ixiKMit thnt It roimed KpIIoku out j of IiIn own preoccupntlou. Vhy NuU" he crled, Renuhicly pymimthctlc. "I've been no taken ui wltli-uiyitelf thnt I forgot. I hadti't looknl fur you till tomorrow." "Vou know, then?" mJ'I met Atunter at lunch todny. IIo told mi). Haiti ho una no try, but" fVerj, everybody ' U nhnn aorry, N Uuf- KoIIorc let hla hnnd fnll on nuucnn'n nhoulder. "I'm worry, too old 'ulnn. Hut don't Ioko henrt. I know It's pret ty, toiiKh on n fellow" 'The toughbiit pnrtof Itlta thattyoil got tlm Job for me, nud I had to full down." g'Don't think of that It'a not your fnult"- .'Vou're tko only mnn who bollovca thut, Ilnrry." "Unci: up. I'll atutnblo ncroM some better oiiunlng for you before loug, nnd"- "Htop right thpre. I'm throuRh'1- jJfDon't tnllc thnt wny, Nnt. I'll got you In right Homowhero." i,'You'ro the best henrtrd mnn nllvo, Ilnrry, but I'll nee you blnated tlrat" ("Wnlt." Kellogg demanded his nt tuition. "Ilere'n thin mnn Hunihnm Yeu don't know him, but Iio'h as keen iiMhoy mnke 'cm, Uo'a on the trnelc o(tHonu wonderful acheino for milking Illumlnntlng gnn from crude oil. If It l?of ihrouch, If the liiM'ntlon'H renll) prijctlrnble, It'fl ImuIiiiI to work n rev olptlon. Ile'n down In Wnslilnglon now pft thin afternoon to look up tin pnteutn. Now, he needs mo to pot tin en? of tho Klnndnrd Oil people, tun! fll. get you In there." f'Whnt right 'vo you go to do thnt?" domnnded Dltncriir. 'Wluit Iho dlek eimdo I Itnownliynt Illuminating nw ore'rudo oil? Ilurnlmm 'd never tlmnl. you for the likes o' niQ," , t JJIut. thunder, -.vou ritn learn. Ah yqil need" jys'oAv, aee hero. Hnrryl" Dunciin Kiivo him pnuie wlth-n, inrinnor nnt to bidpnled. "Onre nnd for nil time imderHtnnd ljni .through IiiivIiir you roeommond nn)- Inrompetent Just be cnjlBo wo'ro friends." . 'Hut, Ilnrry"- VAnd I'm through living on yon while I'm out of it Job. That's tlnnl " Hut, mnn, listen to nio-whcn we wfro t collego" 'i'J'hnt wan nnothor'mnttcr." "How many Union did you pny the room rout when I wnn strapped? How tnnny Union did your money pull mo through when I'd hnvo hnd to quit nnd forfeit my degree bocauso I couldn't earn enough to keep on?" That'll dllTerent. You earned enough finally to squuro up. You don't owe Did. anything." "A owe you tho gratitude for the friendly hnnd tlmt put mo In the, win o.cnrnlng-that koptxlne olngwheii thojgolng wan rank, nealdod, tho con 'dlUonn nro Just rovorned now; you'll do-iJust na I dld-mnko good In the world nnd, whon It'H conveulont, to me 'As for living horo, you're perfectly, iwolcomd." " nvw It-nnfl. nioro," Pnnciin na- zerttM it ilttlo wonrny. -loiit tnutit I don't appreciate all you've done for Dili, Hut I know mill you limit tmdor ntmiil that I can't keep on living on yoii-iiml I won't." Ior once bullied, KoIIork Rtnrod nt him In rongtcrnutloi). ? Duncan mot bin gaxu Mtcildily, utroug In tl)o ulncerlty IIAIIUNIEfi DDKOAN. of Ills nltltudc At length KellopR r- rendered, ncceptlng defeat. "Well "m He ahmggou uncomiortuuiy. "ji.you timUt." "I do." Then thnt'n floUlrd." "Voh, thnt'H nettled." "Dinner," wild Jtobblns from the doorway, "In served." i CHAI'TCIt III. A I'TKIt dinner they mnoked nnd Mjk talked nbout Duncnn'n future. JTm, I-'Innlly Kcllocg nld hIkuIA- cnntly, "Nnt, If you follow wj ndvico you cnu bo worth n million dollars In n ycarl" "Iit him rnve," Duncnn observed enigmatically nnd Ix'gnn to smoko. "NO, I'm not dippy, nud I'm perfect' ly ncrloun.M "Of couroe. Uut whnt'd they do to me If I wore caught?" Thin In not n Joke Tho proposition's perfectly legal. It's being demo right along." "Ad I could do It. Ilnrry r A. man of your caliber couldn't fnll.'' "Wiuld yon mind ringing for Hob bltiH?" Duncnn naked nbruiitly. "Certnluly." KollORg prowed n but. ton nt bin elbow. "What d'you wnntr' "A Btrnltjnckot nnd a, doctor to tell which one of us neeila 1U" KoIIokk, chngrlned nn ho nlwnys wn If Joked with when expounding ono of his nclienic. broke into n laugh thut hinted until Itobblnu appeared. "Vou rung, sir?" 'Yea. Put thoso decnn,tcrs over here, and some kIuhuch, plcnso." "Veil, air." The mnn obeyed nnd withdrew. Kel Iopk tilled two Klmuofl. hnndlng one to Duncnn. "Now be decont nnd listen to me, Nnt. I'vo thought thin thing over for -oh, nny nmoniit of tlmo. I'll bet nny thing It will work. Whnt d'you any? Would you llko to try It?" "Would I llko to try It?" A convlc Hon of KoIIohk'h eariieilnesH forced Itself upon Duncnn'a nuderstnndlng "Would II" Ho lifted his glnaa nnd dnilnod It nt n gulp. "Why. tlint'a the nrnt Inugh I'vo had for n. moiithrr Then I'll tell you" Duncnn plnceil n plcndlng hnnd on his forenrm. "Don't kid me, nnrry." ho cntrented "Not n bit of It. This Is strnlght goods. If you wnnt to try It and will "DO VOU THINK ANT OIIUi WITH X UITr LION WOUliU TAKH A OHANOU ON MKV" follow the rulos I Iny down, I'll guar iiutoo you'll bo ii'Nrlch mnn Insldo of twolvo luouihs." "Hulosl Man, I'll follow nil tho rules In tho worldl Come on, I'moUltig palpitation of tho heart, wiiltlng.- Tell It to me, whnt'vo I got to do?" 'Blurry," said lColloggv8orenoly. "Mnrryl" rntnenn echoed, nglinst. "Mnrry," reatllrmcd tho other wltli unbroken griivtty. "Marry who?" 'A girl wltli n Jortuuo,, Vou see, l hb a jH cntvt giinrniltoo tno1 precino mro or ner pile. Thnt nil depends on luck nud tho locality. Uut It'll ruri anywhero frohi Hovcral hundred thousnhd Up to n mil lion. Krhii)s more."' '' ' DiiHcnn stink' back dpspondently. "You ought td bo'nsfiamcTd of your self, Harry."1 ho said dlilly. "You hud tno nil excited for n mlnuteT." "No, but honestly, I menti whnt I say." "Now look here, do you really Jjilnk any itlrl with n million wollld (ako d chnnco on mo?" ' "tiho'll jump nt it." Duncnn tho'nght this ovor for n while. Then IiIh llpi twitched. "What's the mutter with" her?" he Inquired: "I'lif willing to piny the gnmo an It Ilea, but 1 bnr luimtlcVi nltil cripples." There's ilri partlchlhr hir, yOt. You enn tnko your pick. I've uo moro idea whore she l tlmn you hnve." "Now I know you're stark, staring, gibbering" "Not u bit of it I'm Inspired. thnt'H nil. I'vO'solved yoiir problem; you only enn't loevo Jt-"' "How could I? Whnf tho devil art you getting rit, nriyhow?" "This" pet schemo of tiilne. Ind Ino your ears. IIilvo you over lived lit n one horse country town, n place with one unnpeaknblo hotel and about twen ty stores nnd Ave" churches'" "No." ' ' t ' "I have. I was born In one of 'em, Hnve you nny Idea whnt becomes of the young people of such towns?" "Not n glimmering." Thou I'll enllghtP'n your egregious dcnilty. The' boys-thoso who've got tho stuff In thflin-strlke out for the cities to hinko their evcrla'stliig for tunes. Generally they do It too." Tho same as you?" 'The snino ns mo." nsscutrd Kellogg, unperturbed. "But tho ynps. the Jas pers, stay there nud cleric In father's store. After olllco hours ihey put on tholr've'ry best iriall order clothes nnd parado up nnd down Main street. tnlU jng loud nnd flirting obviously with tho girls. Tho girls haven't much elite to do. They dou't And It so easy to got nwny. A few of 'cm escnpe to hoarding schools nnd colleges, where they meet and marry young men from tho cities, but tho mnjorlly of them hnve to atny nt hotiie nnd help "mother Thnt'a n tradition. If there nro two children or moro the Iwys get the chnnco every time. Tho girls stay homo to comfort tho old folks In their oht ngo. tVh'y, by the' time1 they're old enough to think of mnrrylng nnd they begin young, for Hint's nbout the only excitement they 11 ml nvnllnble you won't find n small country town be tween here and tho Mississippi where there nren't nbout four girls to every y." "It's n horrible thought." "You'd think so If you knew whnt tho boys-woro like. There Isn't'one In tent thnt a girl with any senso or self respect could forco herself to. marry If sho oyer saw anything? better. Do yon begin to see my drift?' "I do not. Hut go on drifting." "No7 Why, tho demand for eligible males Is 300 per cent In excess of the supply. Don't you know-no, you don't; I got to that first thnt there nro twenty times ns many old maids In small' country towns ns Ihcro nro 111 tho cities? It's n fact, nnd tho reason for It Is becnuso when they wen young they couldn't lower themselves to ncccpt the pick of tho local tuntrl montnl mnrkct. Now, do you see?" "You'ro ns Interesting ns n mnBnr.lne serlnl. Plonso continue In your next I pnnt wltli anticipation." "You'ro nn nss. Now tnko n young clinp from n city, with n good nppenr mice, more or less a gcutlrmnn. who doesn't talk like n yap or walk like n ynj) or dress llko n yhp or net like n ynp, nnd throw him Info such n town long enough for tho girls to get nc qutilutetl with him. Ho simply enn't lose, enn't fall to cop out tho best look Ing girl with tho Wggost bnntt roll In town. I tell you, thero's nothing to It!" ' . ' "It's wonderful'ttf llsftcn ttfyoii; nnr ry." "I'm talking horse sense, my son. Now consider yourself down on your luck, Uon't know'how to cum n decent living, refusing to accept anything front your friends, ready (yon sny) 'to do nlmost anything to get somo mon. ey. And think of tho country heiresses- with plenty of money tot two', pining ilwny In In Innocuous" desuetude hundreds of them, fine, straight; good girls, girls you could easily fnll In lovo with, sighing their lives nwny for the lack of tho likes of you. Now, why not tnko ono. Nat when you coino to consider It, It'a your duty mnrry her nnd her bitnk roll, mnko her happy, mnke yollrtolf huppy n ml llvo n contented llfo on tho sunny slrto of Easy stroot for the rest of your natural born days? Can't you seo It now?" "Yos," Duncnn admitted, half per nutulcd of tho plausibility of the 80hunio. "r oound I niliulro tin mousQly tho Intellect that coucclvcd tho notion, Ilnrry, but I ciin't; help thinking tlioro must bo a catch In It flomowhoro." "Not if you follow my Instructions." Duncan drew a deep breath, sat bnclc anil looked Kellogg ovor vory ctUhjnlly., ,. "If I didn't Itnow you So well, nnr- ry," snui niuicnn slowly, "I'd. Pe .cor tntn yon tw. -ss rs ss; t zx sure thnt I'm sane. It's raving Idiocy, nnd It's n pretty darned rank thing to do to start deliberately out to mar ry a wornnn for Imr money. Hut I've been through n Ilttlo hell of ray own In my time, mid It's not alluring to con template n return to 1L Thero's noth ing mnd enou;li nor bad enough to stop mo. Whnt'vo I got to do?" Kellogg benmed his triumph. "You'll try It on, thoBr "I'll try nnj thing on. It's n. con temptible, low? lived pleco of business, but geid inffy come of It; you can't tell. Whnt'vo I got to' do?" Slipping bnekj Ke!!o;?g knitted his fingers and stared nt the celling, smll- 3 JhHv "I KNEW TI1EIIE WAB A CATCtt IN IT BOUI WI11UIK." lug faintly to himself as ho enumer ated tho condition that llrst appealed to his understanding as essentials to ward success. "First pick out your town, ouo of 2.000 or 3.000 Inhabitants, np larger. I'd suggest at a hazard guess some place' In tho Interior of Pennsylvania. Most of such towns have at least one rich mnn with a marriageable daugh terbut we'll mako sure of Uiat before we settlo on one. Of courso any subur ban town Is barred." "How so?" "Oh, they don't; count The girls al ways know people In tho city cSn got tlierQ easily. That spoils tlu gaiiife," "How nbout tho gnmo laws?" "I'm coming to them. Of course thoro Isn't nn open or closo season, nnd tho hunting's always good, but there nro n few precautionary measures to bo taken If you want to bo suro of bagging an heiress. You won't like morit'of 'em." " . "Wko 'em! l'll(Uvo by them!" "Well, hero cOroo tho things you niustn't do. Yon mustn't axjfonr oruso "SOU'I.! TllV IT ON, THKN?" slang; you niusn't mustn't drink" amoko mul you "Ileaveusl Aro these peoplo as lulm mnn ns nil that?" "Worse tlmn that. It might bo fa tiil.lt you wero eyr scson In tho hotel bar. And, to uogin with, you must rofuso nil Invllnueji: of nny sort, NOVELIZED BY IOBIS JOSEPH VANCS OF 1"HE SAME -W-IISTCHEiLriU COPYRIGHT. 1010. BY W1NCHELL SMITH whether 10 dhnces, parties, cnurcn so ciables or even Sunllfly dlnhers." "Whr Sunday dinners?" "IJecanso Sunday's the only dny you'll bo Invited. Dinner on weekdays ii from 12 to 12-0, and It's strlcUy n buHlncss matter, no tlmo or guosts. Hut you needn't fret They won't nsk you till they've olzlsl'you up pretty cnrcfully." "Oh I" "Moreover, yon must bo very par ticular nbout your dress. It must be" nbsolutely faultless,- bnt very quiet Clothing sober, dark grays nnd blacks and plain, but the very last word a to, cut nnd fit And ercrythlhg must be In keeping, tho very best of shirts, collars, Ucs, hats, socks, siloes, under wenr" Kellogg caUght Diufcnn's look urid Inughcd. "Your laundress will report on everything, you know, so you must bo Impeccnblc." "I'll be oven thnt whatever It Is." "He very parUchlnr t about having your shoes polished, shave dally nnd maUletird yourself religiously, but don't let 'em crftch you at Hi" "Would they raid mo t they did?" "And then, my son, you must work." Kellogg paused to let bis lessor! sink In. After a time Duncan observed plaintively, "I knew there was n, catch in It somewhere. What kind of work?" "It doesn't mal;o nny difference, so long ns yon get and bOld some Job In the town." "Well, tlint Jets me out You'll have to sic Some other poor devil 6n this glittering proposition of yours. 1 couldn't hold & Job in" "Walt! I'll tell you how to do It In Just a minute." "I don't mind listening, but" "You'll cinch tho whole business by going to church without a break. Don't ever fall morning nlid evening, every Sunday. Don't forget that" "Why?" "It's tho most Important thing of alL" "Docs going to church make such a hit with the young female Jaspciv-tht' Jasperette. as it were?" "It'll irinke you more solid than nny- tiling else with her popper and mom mer, nnd that's very necessary when you'ro a candldnto for their ducats as well as their daughter. You must work and you must go to church." That can't be all. Surely yon' cad think of something else." Those are the cardinal rnlc3 church and work unUl you've landed your heiress. After that you enri move back to civilization. Now, as soon as you strike your town yon want to make arrangements for board and lodging In soM old woman's house, preferably an old maid. You'll bo suro to fiud. at least half a dozen of 'em willing to take boarders, but you want to bo equally suro to pick out the ono that talks the most so thnt she'll toll tho neighbors all about you. Don't worry about that, though. They all tnlfe. ' When you'vo moved In stock up'your room wltli about twenty of the driest looking books In tho world. Lawbooks look most Imposing. Fix up n table with lots of stationery pens and pencils, red and blnck ink, and all that sort of thlnfc. Mako the room look ns If you were tho most sincere stu dent ever. And by no means neglect to havo a well worn Bible prominently Vi ovldencc. You can buy oue second hand nt somo bookstoro beforo you start out" "I'd havo to, of course. I than you for the flattery, rroceed with iho pro-' gnim of tho gay, mad llfo I must lend. Pin going to hnvo a swell Urao; that's perfectly plalu." "As soon as you'ro shaken down In your room mako tho rounds of tho stores and nsk for work.' Try to get Into the dry goods emporium If you can. TUe girls all shop there. But any thing will do. oxcept a grocory or a hardware storo and places like that You mustn't consider any employment Uiat would soil your clothes or rough en your Illy white hands." "You exnect me to bellevo I'd havo any chance of wlnulng a millionaire's daughter If I wero a rlbbori clerk In a dry goods storo?" "Tho best in the world. The ribbon cleric Is her social equal. IIo calls hor Mary, and sho calls him Joo." "Done with you! Mo for the ribbon counter! Anything elso?" "Tho storekeepers nren't apt to em ploy you nt first They'll bo suspicious of you." 'They will bo afterward, all right nowover" "So you must simply call, on them, walk in, locato tho boss nnd tell him, I'm looklug for employment' Dou't press It Just say it and get out" "No trouble whatever about that It's always that way who I ask for work." o . 'They'll send for you beforo lOng, hen they mako up their minds tfint you'ro a decont, moral young man, for they know you'll draw trade. Anil every Suudny" U know churehH' i - "Absolutely! Pick out tho ono tho rich folks go to. Go iuquletly and do Just as they .do stand up and. kneel, look up tho hymhs und sing Just whon they do. Uo careful not to Blng too loud or anything Uk that Just do It all modestly, us If you .wero used to It Hotter go to church hero two or throo times and got tho haug of It." "Ilpro, now" iviliieatly. alLUip.JYwtftby. cadgers; to FROM THE PLAY TITLE BY ff SMITH AND LOUIS JOSEPH VANCD ntfcTi towns nro nrocons, yon see; ntrn, though they may not speak to yon for months on tho street, it's then: busi ness to waylay yon nftcr tho service Is over nnd shako hnnds with you nnd tell you they hope you enjoyed tho sermon nnd nsk yon to come again. And, you can bnuk on it they'll all take noUco from the first" "It's no wonder BarUctt mado you a partner, nnrry." "Now, behave. I want yoo to get to right If you follow tho rules I'vo out lined, not only will nil the girls In town bo falling over themselves to get to you first but their fond parents will be egging them on. Then nil you'vo got to do Is to plclc out tho ono with the biggest bundle and" "Mnko a plsy for her?" "Not on your llfo! That would be fatal. Your part Is to put yourself In her way. She'll do nil the courting, and when she scents? the psychological nioment she'll do the proposing." "It docsn'V sonnd natural, but you certainly seem to know what, you'ro drooling about" "You can nnchorin that Nat" "And are yon finished?" "I am. Off course I'll probably think of more things' to wfco .you to beforo you go. Duncan fanghed shortly and tilted bick In his chair, selecting another cigarette, "And you'ro tho chap who wanted mo to go to soiflo bromtdlc old show tonight! Harry, you'ro Immense. Why didn't you ever let me suspect you had all this romanUc imagination' In your system?" "ImdglnaUon bo blowcd, son. This Is business." Kellogg removed the stopper from the decanter and filled both glasses again. "Well, what do you say?" "I'vo Just said my Bay, Harry. It's amazing. I'm proud of you." "But will yon do It?" "Everything else aside, bow can I? I've got to live, yon know." "But I propose" to stake yon." Duncfin came down to earth. "No, you won't not a cent I'm in earnest about this thing no moro sponging on you, Harry. Besides" "No, seriously, Nat, I mean this, every word of It T want you to do it to pleaso me If you like. I've a no tion something will como of It And I believe from the bottom of my heart there's" not tbo slightest risk If you'll play the cards as they fall, according to Hoyle." "Harry, I bellevo you do." "I do firmly. And I'll put tho prop osition on a business basis If you like." "Go on. There's no holding yon." "You start out tomorrow and order your war kit Get everything yon need, and plenty of It, and havo tho bills sent to me. You can be ready In- "TO THE rOKTUNE nUNTKK" sldo a fortnight The day you start I'll advance you 5500. When you're married you cun repay me the amount cf tho advances with Interest nt 10 per cent and I'll couslder It a mighty good deal for myself. Now, will you?" "You mean It?" "Every word of it Well?" For a moment longer Duncan hesl tuted; theu the vlslou of what ho must return to otherwise decided him. In desperation ho accepted. "It's n drowning1 nlatfs stmwr"he"sald.rn lit tie breathlessly. "I'm sure I snouiuivi. but 1 will." Kellogg flung a hnnd across the table, palm uppernlost ' "Word of honor. Nut?" Duncnn let his hand fall Into It. "Wbrll of honor! - I'll seo it through.' "Good! It's a bargain." Kellogg lifted his glnss high In tllr. "To the fortuuo huuterl" he cried, hiilf laUgh lugly. Duncnn nervously fingered tho stem Of his glass. "God help tlje future Mrs. Duncnn!" he said und drunk. CnAPTCIl IV. Till: 21st of June was n duy of inoiuornblo triumph' to tne, a day of inemornblo "bvents for ltadvllle. Only tho evening previous Will Hlgelow and I bad Indulged In ncrl monlous argumout in tho olllco of tho Ulgelow House, tho subject of con tbutlon bblhg the importance' of' the work to which I mu devoting my de clining years to wit, tho recording of tho hlstbry of ItndvJIlo totfhsblp; We terly cOuhty, in Pennsylvania, Will maintaining with that obsUnacy for Which ho is famous that nothing over had happened, does happen, can or will happen Iq our community, I In Blstlug" g,6ntlyTbut'firmiy';tltitlt knows uo day unmarked by Important occur. (pTO4 .:J v KH E Jr IrBt THK HIBTEBIOnS SSBASaBB." rence (for It would III become me, as the only literary, man In KadviUe, to yield a point in dispute with tho pro prietor of tne town tavern), ucsincs, he was wrong, even as 1 was Indis putably right, only ho had not tho grace to admit ic We ended vulgarly with a bet Will wngering mo tho beat !. jun hUa Tlnvffnn tn fhiMHIffploW I.FJonso sample room that nothing worth mentioning wonia tnao piace in iiau vlllo beforo sundown of tho following day. I left him, returning to my room at Miss Carocnter's (Will and I nro old friends, but I rofuso to cat the food he Rorvoa his sruosts). wanned Dy tno prospect of certain triumph If a? Ilttlo appalled- by tho prospect or winning tho stake and sympathizing a iuuo .ih win who. for nil his egregious stubbornness, has somo excuse for up holding his unreasonable ana nuicu lous views. a r-.sk tho fivonlnir train lurched in. bearing the mysterious stranger.1 Tracey Tanner saw mm nrsr, usvius driven down to tho station wltli his father's surrey on the oft chance of picking up a quarter or so froni'somo drummer wishing to be conveyed to the Bigelow Houso. Only outlandcra pay money for hacks In ltadvllle. Everybody elso walks, of course Nat urally Tracey took tho mysterious stranger for a drummer, no had threo n.iiira nmi n hosTv nncklns box-, so Tacey's misapprehension was pardon able, instinctively ne urovo mm u tho Bigelow House, "Will now and again makes Tracey a present' of a botUe of 8arsaparllla or lomon? p".p. with tho result that Tracey calls1 Tan nohlll, who runs tho opposlUon hOtol, u Bklufllnt and novor takoa strangcro thero except on their express deslro. The mysterious stranger merely asked to bo driven to tho best hotel. This Is not llko most commercial travelers, who, ns a rule, know whero thoy wnut to go, even tn a strange town, hnvlng made inquiry In ndvanco from ' their tirnihera of the road. Will Bigelow was dozing behind tho .li-5t-'1till,tl hv hn nmniil of III Nutffi voice In the barroom as ho explained to all and sundry Just how uo nnu in iivripntlv nermltted Watty tho tailor to best htm nt checkors that morning; otherwise the olllco was deserted. Tracoy wakened Will by stumping heavily ncross tho lloor, and Will me chanically pushed down his spectacles end dipped a pen In Ink, slewing tho rejjistc? round for tho guest's signa ture, no says ho know at a glanco thnt tho mysterious stranger was no traveling man, But this is a moot point, Tracey's momory being minute ly nccurnto and at varlanco with Will's assertion. Tho mysterious stronger wns n young man. rather sovercly clothed in a dark suit which excited no Interest In Blgelnw's understanding although (Continued Next SnturQay.) Boipbardlnn Tripoli. MILAN, Itnly, Nov, 4 (Yin frontior) Following nn Itnllnn o i'usnl of n second Turkish ilomnjul .for tW curr$ndor ot t,ho oity oC Tripoli, 51,000 Turks minor tho opmmuiiiljit! Roschnd "Bey today nro boniburilin tho city preparatory to ft gonetrnl A snult. Tho news wns rcpoivciljoiiny by scmi-oCCiciril wjugs. from,. Tripoli. It is bglioYCtltlmt tbo rccnntjiro. pf4h$ oltfDy tWTHrWISflwnWJBtf" '