“ Hi« body doo* not, b u t h it Id«*«« are
shockingly im m o ral! H o w m r , to re tu rn
■ to buMinrati. 1 w ith you to a*«« the u n ­
d erw riter« au d |uiy the prem ium of the
I Black Eagle. If you «ee y o u r way to it,
> increase the policy, but do it carefully,
Kara, and w ith tact. She will s ta r t about
th e tim e of the equinoctial gnle*. If aav-
thinjt should happen to her, it would be
as well th a t the firm should b tve a m a r­
gin on the rig h t aide.”
! The Firm of i
Girdlestone
the o th er entered ,the m an In ,ho rh a lr
g a v e veut to « g u ttu ra l g ru n t, au d Maja*
R CAN
H NOT
E U BE M RUBBED
A T I S AWAY
M
C lu tte rb u c k retu rn ed the g r e r u g w ith an
off handed mid. ilia n eat pnx-eodiug was
to take off hl» gloaay list, aud pack It
aw ay In a h at bos. He then removed hla
coat, his collar, hla tie and hla g aiters
It is perfectly natural to rnb the spot that hurts, an»l when the tnnscle*.
w im equal aoiicituue, am i pus m*m in a jerves, joints and bones are throbbing and twitching with the pains of
place of eafety. A fter w hich be donned R heum atism the nuflerer is apt to turn to the liniment Dottle, or some other
a long p urple dressing gown uud a amok- »xternal application, in an effort to get r e li e f f r o m tho disease, b y producing
Ing cap. in which g arb he perform ad tha xjuuter-lrritatlon on tho flesh. Such treatment will quiet the pain terapo-
rtrat step* of a m aaurka as \ »ign of the ^ l y
but can have no direct curative effect on the real disease because it
R h e u m a tis m is more
.
.
.__ ...
! Joes not reach the blood, where the cause is lo c a te d
ot much to dan**about * « « • » " !han akin deep—it is rooted and g r o u n d e d in the blood and can only b®
C H A P T E R III.
T h e residence of M ajor T o b ias P lu r-
terhuck w as not known to any of hi»
J ^ ^ a l d n tifi'oT h ifC ™
reached by constitutional treatment—IT CANNOT BB RUBBED AWAY,
friend». I t Is tru e th a t a t tim es he al
luded In a modest way to his “little an o th er one. " W C r . all on the v S T , Rheumatism la due to.an eaceaa of uric a r i d in thei blood , brought about by
accumulation in the system of refuse matter which the natural avenue«
place," and even w ent the length of re­ r n le a a luck takea a tu rn there'« no mrlna
A. CONAN DOYLE
| >f bodily ornate, the Bowels and Kidneys, have failed to carry off. Thia
m ark in g airily to new ac q u ain tan c es th a t w hat may become of ue "
he hoped they would look him up any
“ W e have been badder th an .h i . before
now m any a tim e." « I d the rellow h e a rt- « ¡ f
which U absorbed into the blood and diitribuUd to all parts of the
tim e thay happened to be In hla d irer
tlon. As he carefu lly refralued, how ever, ed m an. In an accent which proclaim ed body, and Rheumatism gets possession of tha system. The aches and paina
from ever giving the alig h tm t indication him to be a G erm an. "M y money v 11
onlr «ymptoart, and though they may b e scattered or relieved for a tima
of w hich d .rectlon th a t m ight be, hie In­ come, or som ething will a rriv e to set all *y aurfac® treatment, they will reappear at the first exposure to cold or
v ita tio n s never led to any p ractical re­ thing« right."
| lampnesa, or after an attack of indigestion or other irregularity. Rheums-
C H A P T E R 11.— (C o n tin u ed .)
‘Very w ell," tba m erchant said coldly. . eult«. S till, they had the effect of filling
Slgiam ond von IU um aer was a political' ‘*9m cmn sevar b« permanently cured while the circulation remain* «sturateti
*ith lm
irritating;
pain-producing uric ocia
acid poison.
poi
" I f you Inaiai on It, It muet be done. But.* th#
w lth » *»»»»•
o t P™*
refugee from ths KafherlaoJ who had »»1“
uw iBf, poia-proanctng
The disease will shift
of course, it would m ake a g reat d if f e r e n t fered h o sp itality , and occasionally led to managed to
to become foreign
muscla t® másele
foreign clerk
clerk In a s 'rom
rota muscle
muscle or Joint to joint, nettling on the nerves, causing
m ore s u b rta n tla l klndneaa in retu rn .
In your sa la ry ."
small laxtdon firm, an occupation which Inflammation and swelling and
ax such terrible paina that the nervous system
T b e g allan t m a jo r's figure w as a fam il­ just enabled hsn to keep body and aorl * often shattered, the health undermined, and perhaps the patient become*
"E h?"
"Y ou a re a t p resent g ettin g
fifteen ia r one In the card room of the "R a g and together. He and the major oad lodged leformed and crippled for life. S. S. 8. thoroughly cleanses the blood and
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pounds a m onth, an d five per cent com­ B o b tail,” o r a t the bow w indow of eh
In different
rooms 1 In
an o th er establish renovates
the circulation
by neutralixin
the acids and
expelling . all
foreign
m ission. T hese a re exceptional te rm s !n Jeunease IV>ree. T all an d pom pous, w ith m ent u n til aotne common leaven of Bohc- natter from the system. It warms and fnvigorates the blood so that instead
consideration of any r.sk th a t you may a po rtly fram e an d a puffy ciean-shavcn inlanlam had brought
them
together.
of a weak, sour stream, constantly deposit*
ru n . W e shall dry dock th e Black Eagle, face w hich peered over an abnorm ally W hen clrcuinstancee had driven them o ut
lng acrid and corrosive matter in the mus­
high
collar
an
d
old
fashioned
ilnen
c
ra
­
an d your sa lary is now ten pounfo a
of th eir form er abode It h«d -«vurred to
cles, nerves, joints and l»nes, thebody is fed
m onth and tw o an d a h alf com mission. * vat. he stood aa a very type and emblem the m a jo r th a t by sh arin g h it rooms w ith
and nourished by rich, health-sustaining
"B elay, there, b e la y !” the sa ilo r sh o u t­ of sta id middle-aged resp ectab ility . T he Von Ilau m aer he would dim iuiah hla own
blood which completely and permanently
ed. H U coppery face veas a saade d ark e r m ajo r's h at waa alw ay s of th e glossiest, expemie«, an d at the sam e tim e secure an
cures Rheumatism. S. S. S. IS composed
th a n usual, and hU bilious eyes had a the m a jo r's coat waa w ithout a w rinkle, agreeable com panion, for the veteran waa
of both purifying and tonic properties—
venom ous gleam tn them .
"D o n 't you and, In sh o rt, from tha su m m it of th e a sociable aoul In hla unofficial hours, a i d
Just
what is needed in every case of Khcu­
beat me dow n !“ he hissed, advancing to m ajor'« bald head to hla bulbous fin g er had all tb s H ib ern ian dislike to so lltu le.
^
but in
tb e table an d leaning h a hands upon it tlpa an d hla gouty toes, there w as not a T h e a rran g e m en t commended Itself to S a tis tB . lt con tains no _ potash, alkali or other mineral ingredient,
_
w hlls he pushed his angry face fo rw ard flaw w h k h tha most severe c ritic of de­ the G erm an, for be had a prolound ad- = » d e e n t i r e l y o f p u r i f y i n g , h e a l i n g e x t r a c t s a n d j u i c e s o f r o o ts , h e r b s a n d
u n til it was w ithin a foot of th a t of the p o rtm e n t could have detected. Iw t ua a Id m iratio n fo r the o th er'e versatile ta le n ts h a rk s . I f y o u a r e s u f f e r i n g f ro m R h e u m a t i s m d o n o t w a s t e v a l u a b le t i r a a
m erchant. “ D on’t you try th a t game on. th a t th e conversation of th e m ajo r was an d varied e x p e r ie n c e s, so he g ru n ted an T y in g t o r u b a b lo o d d i s e a s e a w a y , b u t b e g i n t h e u s e o f 8 . 8 . 8 . a n d w rit®
aa Irreproachable aa his p erso n —th a t he acquiescence end the th in g was done, i s a b o u t y o u r c a s e a n d o u r p h y s i c i a n s w ill g i v e y o n a n y i n f o r m a ti o n o r
m ate, for I am a freeborn U n tia h
a d istinguished soldier an d an accom
m an, and I am under th a thum b of no
W hen the m a jo r's lu ck w as good th e re td v M C d c S U c d f r e e o f c h a r g e a n d w ill s e n d o u r s p e c ia l t r e a t i s e o n R h e u m a t i s m .
m an.
Y ou'd reduce my salary , would pllahed traveler, w ith a reten tiv e memory were brave tim es In th e little fo u rth I
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y e?" roared C a p ta in H am ilto n
Mlgga, an d a m ind stuffed w ith the good thing« floor back. On the o th e r liand. If an y |
T H E S W I F T S P E C I F I C C O *« A T L A N T A ^ 6 4 « ,
o
f
a
lifetim
e.
Com
bine
all
these
q
u
a'l-
w orking him self into a fury. "M e th a t
slice of good fortune came In the G er-
~
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"■ ■ . ■■ .............
^
lias worked for ye, an d slaved f t r ye, and tiea, an d on« would n a tu ra lly regard the m an ’s w ay, tb e m ajor had • fa ir sh are of
D
i
a
s
r
s
a
l
,
H a * Ite a e .
risked my life fo r ye. You try it on, m ajo r as a m ost desirable acq u ain tan ce. the p ro sp erity .
D u r.n g the hard tim es
A w om an's “slim and willowy**
“ G oing to w rit« a book, a h ? "
S tan d in g a t th e head of th e b road stone which intervened between the»« gleam s of
g av'nor, ju s t you try It o n ! Suppose I
W hen ahe la sw eet six te e n ;
“ Yep th o u g h t I w o u ld ."
let out th a t little story o* the p ain tin g ste p s w hich lead up to the p a la tia l edi
opulence, th e p air roughed it uncom plain­
B u t when ahe Is a t middle age
flee
w
hich
Its
occupiers
Irrev
eren
tly
term
“G ong to tell a b o u t y o u r « « riy a t r u ^
o u t o' the m arks—-where would th e firm
ingly aa best they m ight.
T hey call ber "long and lean.'
of G irdlestone be th en ?
1 guess you'd th e "R ag an d B obtail,“ ha sraa explain
g le « r
H ave you had your le tte r? " the majos —H ousfbn P ost.
ra th e r double my wage th a n nave Chat lng to a bull-necked, ollve-complexioned asked. T h e G erm an wa* expecting his
" N o p e ; n ev er had s o e a rly s tr u g g le s ;
young m an. th e series of m arriage« and q u a rte rly rem ittan c e from his ‘rte n d s a t
v a rn goin’ ab o u t.”
d
id
n 't g et m a rrie d till I w aa p a s t 40."
Y e « C as G et ANesfs ro e t-fa s e m e t .
ln ter-m arrlag ea which had cu lm in ated In home, an d they were
" W h a t do you m ean?"
both anxiously
Write A lie n s . Olmeted Le S o y , X. Y., for a — H o u sto n Poet.
tbe
production
of
hla
own
p
o
rtly
stiff
" W h a t do I m ean? You don’t kn >w
roe «am ple ot Allen'« root t u «
It cure«
aw a itin g it.
iw eatlu g. b u l« w o lle n , e c h in i test. It msk<*
w h at I m ean, do you? O f course doc It backed figure. H la com panion, who was
WHAT CAU4M t i r AOArrtr
Von
B
au
m
ser
shook
hla
h
e
a
d
•ew or tig h t «hoe« easy. A certain cu r e tor
w a sn 't you as set us on to go a t night none oth er th an Kara G irdlestone of the
m rns. Ingrow ing n sll* aud bunion«. A ll drug
Krtm October to Mar. robla ars the most frequent
“T
h
ey
should
hava
sent
a
s
a
k
e
ago.”
raues of headache
LAXATIVK HKOMO qU I.
and p a in t o u t th s governm ent I’lim a -11 g reat A frican firm of th a t name, leaned
" B u t you— how do you atand
for lU U M lI lt . iAo. Don't accept any «ubetltute. NINE rsmovaa cauas. E. W Orova on bux. Ha­
m ark s an d p a in t 'em In again ulgher up. a g a in st one of th e p illars of tbe portico money ?"
B *ne.
so aa to be able to overload. T h a t w asn 't a n d listened gloomily to th e m ajo r'a fam ­
lf * t a t ' l r r e a a l a a r e .
M ajor C lu tterb u ck took ten «overeigm
ily rem iniscence«, giving an occasional
Tho stranger waa looking a t th e net-
you, w as l t f
E n th u sia stic A uditor ( a t (he o p e ra ) —
o
ut
of
his
tro
u
sers
Packet
an
d
placed
(r#rfc
o
f
rm|
|
w
ly
tr4
,.g
,
th
a
t
monopolised
yaw
n
w
hich
ha
m
ade
no
a
tte
m
p
t
to
con
“ Do you m ean to assert th a t It w as?"
D idn't she do th a t a ria divinely !
them upon th e table.
You know me
fro n t
al.
" I n course 1 do,” thundered the angry
B oarding H ouse Mias— H u h !
T oa
law
,”
be
said,
“
I
never
on
an
y
consider
«
-
1
“
I
t's
as
plain
aa
the
fingers
of
me
seam an.
T h e y call thia tbe Illin o is U ootral, do
ought to hear th a t o t o u r g rap b o p b o a o l
T he sen io r p a rtn e r stru ck th e gong h an d ," the old soldier aaid in a wheexv tlon break Into these. You ca n ’t alt dow n t b a y r ho asked
“ Yea," said tk e old reoldaot.
w hich stood upon the table. “ G ilray ,” he muffled brogue a s if ha w ers speaking to play ca rd s for high sta k es w ith loss
"S ee hero in y o u r purse, and if 1 waa ro change one
Deafness Cannot Be Cored
"H 'ra p k ! I t looks more Ilk# tke 1111-
said quietly, "go out and b rin g In a po­ from under a fea th er bed.
now, G irdlestone— thia is Mlaa l o t l t i a they'd all go like a whiff o' smoke. B a r %ois M a rg in a l“— C hicago T rib u a e .
bv local app ltrsilnn «, aa they can n ot reach th a
licem an.”
dlaeaaad portion nt th s ear. 1 bera ta on ly on«
C a p ta in H am ilton Miggs seemed to be S nackles, of S nackleton, a cousin of o<J rh is money I've hardly a penny."
way to eu rs drslnoa«. and th a t la by nonatlln-
" N o r m e," said Von B aum ser, despoo-h
T h e m ajo r ta p p ed his
tlo n a l rnmedle«. D s s fn r x 1« rauaed by an In­
A l l th s M «r s D M e r v I s g .
som ew hat s ta rtle d by th ia sudden move S ir Joaevdi.”
e* c o n d itio n of the m ucous lin in g o f tb s
W om an *f the H o u m — A big, strong flam
of h a a n ta g o n is e
"S te ad y your hehn, th u m b w ith th e allver head of bis w alk­ ently.
r.u a lsciitsn Tubs. W hen th is tube 1« Inflam e*
to rep resen t the maJdcn
" I nay, B aum ser, I c a n 't atan d th a . man Ilka you going around b eg g in g ! You you h a r e a rum bling aoun* or Im perfact hear­
governor,” he «aid. " W h a t a re y t u p to ing «tick
Snackles. "S he m arries C raw lo rd , of the young fellow G irdlestone.
in g, s o * w hen It 1« en tirely closen. fmafiir*« 1«
I ’ll hava lo au g h t ta be asham ed of youraalf !
now ?"
th e raeult. an * unlraa tb e Inflam m ation can bs
B lues—-one o’ the W arw ick sh ire C ra w ­ ditick him up. H e ’« a cold-blooded, flinty-
Tuffold K n u tt 4 teach in g his eyes w ith taken o u t s o * th is tu b s restored to I la norm al
" I'm going to giva you in charge.”
fords : th a t'* him ” — here he elevated hla h earted . ca lc u latin g so rt of a •.•nap."
a grim y hand k erch ief 1— I am. mum. It c o n d itio n , bearing w ill be *oetrore* fo r e r a n
" W h a t fo r? "
stubby
forefinger— “and here'« th e ir th rae
" W h a t for did you m ake him y o u r m ortifies me ‘moat ta death. F alk s g in e r’- nin e raraa o u t of ten are ro u te* by Catarrh,
" F o r In tim id atin g and using th re a te n ­
w h ich 1« n o th in g but an Inflam«* co n d itio n of
ly tr e a ts me well an th a t account, mum. th e m n eotu surface«.
ing language, and endeavoring to e x to rt children, Jem im a, H aro ld and J o h n ." Up friend, then ?’*
We w ill g iv e One Hundred Dollars for an y
w ent th ree o th er fingers. “Je n u m a C raw
W ell,” th e o il soldier o n * eased , “ It
money under false p retenses.”
ease of 1-rafnsM (can««* by catarrh) th at ean-
"T h e re 's no w itnesses,” th e sa ilo r aald ford grow« up, and then C harley C lu tte r- seemed to me th a t If he w anted to fool
not
be cured by Hall'« Catarrh Cure. Ben* foe
l f « T t a » « f a r ■ • t a ils .
buck ru n s aw ay w ith her. T b la other bis money aw ay a t cards, T obias C lu t­
circular«, free.
in a half-cringing, half-defiant m anner.
I*
A
m
e
ric
a
n
sp
e
ed
in
g
o
v
er
th
e
con
T J. CIIEKKY A C O .. Toledo. O.
"Ofc, yee, there a re ," E a rs O lrdleatone thum b o' m ine will sta n d for th a t young terbuck m ight aa well have tue handling
Hold br T>nifgl»U 7V
H
e
pU
ya
a
«afa
H
n
en
t
o
f
E
u
ro
p
e
In
b
is
a
u
to
m
o
b
ile
dlvil
C
harley,
and
then
ray
fingers------
"
of
It
a
s
any
one
else.
T are Rail'« Fam ily Fill« for conatlpatlon.
rem arked, com ing in to th e room. H e had
gam e for low stak es, an d never th ro w s ta k e d b is c h a u ffe u r, " W h e re a r e we?*’
Oh, hang your finger«," U IH lesto n e ex
been sta n d in g betw een th e tw o doors
" I n P a r la ." s h o u te d th e o ía n a t th e
w hich led to th e counting bouse, an d b id claim ed w ith em phasis. “ I t ’e very in te r­ aw ay a chance. I th in k I've Iwen a lower
I t la predicted by a very modern archi*
in pocket by know ing him. w alle as to w heel, a n d th e d u s t flew.
o verheard the la tte r portion of the con­ esting, m ajor, b u t It would lie m ore In
! tect th a t the house of one large roonv
me ch a racter, I'm very aure l'in the worse
versation. “ D o n 't let me in te rru p t you. telllgible If you w rote It o u t."
•Ob. n e v e r m in d th e d e a l l i . " I rr ita - a sm all kitchen attach ed and an enonnou*
"A nd ao 1 shall, me b o y !" the m ajo r th e re ."
You w ere saying th a t you would blacken
l>ly sc re a m e d th e Amerl<*an
m llllon- Inclosed porch, w ith facilltle« for outdoo#
V at’s the m a tte r m it h im ?”
my fa th e r’s c h a ra c te r unleaa he increased cried en th u sia stic ally , by no tuuana ab ash ­
sleeping has come to stay .
ilr # , “ I m e an w h a t c o n tin e n t? "
ed a t th e sudden in te rru p tio n . “ I ’ll draw
W h a t’s not the m a tte r w ith hlm 7 I f
jo u r «alary."
It up on a bit of foolscap x i * r . L e t’« he's agreeable he’s not n a tu ra l, and If he’s
“ I didn’t m ean no h arm ," said Cap-tarn
•ee, F en ch u rch afreet, eh? A ddress to the n a tu ra l he's not agreeable. I don't pre­
H am ilto n Miggs, glancing nervously fro u
offices, of course. Though for th a t m a t­ ten d to be a nalnt. I'v e seen some fun
the one to the other. H e ha-1 been fairly
ter, ‘O lrdleatone, L ondon,' would foind in my day, an d hope to see some more
well know n to th e law in bis younger
you. I was »pukin' of ye to S ir M ut- before I die, b u t th ere a re some thing«
days, an d had do desire to renew th e a c ­
grave Moore, o f the Rifles tho o th e r day. th a t I w ouldn't do. I f I live be ca rd s
q uaintance.
au d he knew you a t once. 'G ird 'e sto n e ? ' it's all fa ir and above board.
I never
“ W ho pain ted o u t those
I’ll mac II
says be. T h e »ame,1 says I. *A m er­ play a n y th in g b ut gam es o’ «kill, and I
n a rk s? " asked the m erchant.
ch an t p rin ce ?' says he. T b e sam e,’ says reckon on me skill b ringing me o ut on tha
“ I t waa me.”
I. ' I ’d be proud to m eet him ,’ say s ho. rig h t aide, ta k in g one night w ith an o th er
“ Did any one suggest it to you?”
‘And you sh a ll,' says I. H e’s th s best th ro u g h the year. A gain, a t b illiard s I
"N o ."
blood of county W a te rfo rd .’
may not alw a y s play ine best, b u t th a t's
"S h all I «end in the policem an, a ir? "
“ M ore blood th an money, I suppose," g eneralship.
In the matter o f food you can’t afford to
You d o n 't w ant a whole
asked G ilray, opening the door.
th a young man said. “ I'm due In the ck y . room to know to a point w hat your gam a
"Auk him to w ait for a m om ent," G ir­
sacrifice Quality for Cheapness. Econom y
T he governor leaves a t four. Cood-bj
la. I'm th e la st m an to preach, b u t I
dlestone answ ered. “ A nd now, ca p ta in ,
shall I see you to -n ig h t?"
don’t
like
th
a
t
chap,
an
d
I
d
o
n
't
like
th
n
t
is right and good but inferior food products
to re tu rn to the original poiqt, shall we
“ C ard room, as p er u su al," q uoth the handsom e hraxen face of hla. I've sp en t
dry dock th e Black E agle an d reduce the
are dear at any price.
clean-shaven w arrio r.
H e looked a f te r the g re a te r p a rt of my life reading folks’
salary , or do you see your w i t to going
th e re tre a tin g figure of hla la te com pan­ face«, and never very fa r out, e ith e r."
back in her on the sam e term s?"
ion w ith a n y th in g b ut a p leasan t expres­
“ V at did you say his nam e w aa?” Vor
“ I ’ll go back," said the ca p ta in reck ­
sion upon hi# face. T he young m an hap ­ B au m ser asked, suddenly.
lessly. "W hen d’ye w ant m e to « ta rt? "
pened to glance round as he tva-t h alf way
G ird lesto n e."
"W hen she's unloaded and loaded up
dow n th e stre e t, on which the m ajo r sm il­
la hla fath e r a m e rc h an t? O ne wh«
again. T hree weeks or a m outh yet. I
ed a f te r him p atern ally , an d gave a m erry tra d e s w ith the A frik a n e r? "
expect th a t S pender will have come In
flourish w ith hia stick.
“T h e sam e.”
«OUNCCSi
w ith th e M aid of A thens by to u t tim e."
A t la st he hailed a psselng bus, into
Von B au m ser took a bulky pooketbook
"U nless some accident happens on the
is economics!— not Cheap. Try
w ay," aaid C a p ta in H am ilton Mlgga, w*th w hich he sp ran g . A fter a drive w hich from hla Inside pocket an d scanned a long
“ Ah, It Is th a
a leer. “ H e waa a t S ierra lo o n e when brought him to th e o th er aide of th e city, Hat of nam es th erein .
it. T he best at any price or
we came up the coaat. 1 say.” he co n tin ­ he got o u t In a broad, busy th o ro u g h fare, sam e," he cried a t la st triu m p h a n tly ,
ued, giving hia em ployer a confidential lined w ith large shops. Down a som ber s h u ttin g up the book and replacing li.
your money back.
nudge w ith his elbow, "suppose we'd gone avenue th e m ajo r stru tte d w ltn all his "G ird lesto n e fk Co., A frican m erch an ts
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JAQUES MFG. CO .
F en ch u rch stre e t, C ity .”
down in the bay th is la st tim e, you’d h a’ w onted pom posity, u n til ab o u t h alf way
tall
grim -looking
“T hose are th ey .”
Uta MANf1* r
been a b it o u t in your reckoning— eh, down he reached a
C hicado.
house, w ith m any notices of “a p a rtm e n ts"
"A nd you say they a re rch ? "
Guáranteos,
w h at?”
¡JO*« «
g larin g from th e w indows.
The m ajo r
“ Yea. Very rich .”
Pure and
“ W hy ao?”
"V ery ric h ! H o, h o ! Very
!” Ik
"W ell, we were over-insured on o u r o u t­ w alked briskly up th e stone steps, a t d
WholeaoQi/
w ard passage. An accident tnen m ight pushing open the g rea t splotchy door, laughed. “ I know dem, n ot ;ia friends,
r h lc h bore upon it a brass plate in d icat­ b ut I know dem and th eir a f f a ir s "
h a' p u t thousands In your pocket I know.
ing th a t th e estab lish m en t w as kept by
W liat a re you d riv in g a t? l>*t’s hava
Com ing back, though, the cargo w as
a M rs. Robins, he w alked 'n to the hall it. O u t w ith it, m a n .”
w orth m ore th a n the insurance, I reckon.
w ith th e a ir of one who tread s fam il-nr
“ I tell you,” «aid the G erm an, sudden­
Y ou'd h a ’ been o u t o’ pocket if we’d foun­
ground. U p one flight of a ta irr, up tw o ly becom ing a u p e rn a tu ra lly solem n an d
dered."
flighta of sta irs, and up th ree flights of saw in g hia hand up an d down in Che a ir
“ W e take o u r chance of tb»se th in g s.” sta irs did he climb, u n til on the fo u rth
to em phasise his rem arks, "In th rea o r
th e m erch an t said w ith dignity.
landing he pushed open a doe.* and found fo u r m o n th # o r a y ear a t th e moat, th e rs
“ W ell, good m orning, g u v 'n er," C ap­ b'm self in a sm all room, wh.ch form -.1
will be no firm of O irdleatone. T hey aiw
ta in H am ilto n Miggs said brusquely.
fo r the nonce th e " little place” ab o u t ro tte n , uaelesa—whoo !” H e blew an Im­
Aa ha passed o u t through th e office. w hich he w as w ont a t th s club to m ake
ag in ary fe a th e r up Into the a ir le demon­
E a rs rejoined hla fath e r.
M CM Ocn o r t h i f a m i l y ,
d ep reciato ry alluaions, so skill fully In tro ­ s tr a te the ex trem e fra g ility of th a hoc**
■ t n , BOY®, W OM EN, M I0 ® t* ANO CHILDREN.
“ H a’a a rum ch a p ," he rem arked, je rk ­ duced th a t the listen er waa left In doubt
in question.
ing hla haad in th a direction which Miggs aa to w hether th e m ajo r w ai the happy
(T o b* co n tin u ed .)
bad taken. "A useful se rv a n t, though." possessor of a co u n try honss and groun Is,
“T h e fellow 's h a lf a savage him self," os w hether ha merely owned a large suS-
x ì T a t ì ^ z . .
A D o u b t f u l Ad v a n la « e .
hla fa th e r aaid. “ H e's In hla elem ent u rban villa. Even thia m o lest sanctum
Customer—Tell m e, tr u ly , which ok
Im -m ay,
am ong them . T h a t’s why he gets on so was not en tirely the m ajo r’s own aa wsa
th e s e tw o h a t a la m o re b eco m in g ?
well wKh them .”
W. L Bo« r iti $ 4 Md $6 8Ht U n th o n Citino! B* Equillod At Any P r i e * * 0 ’
shown by th e presence of a ruddy-faced
M illin e r—T h is one.
Sew I
I t out*-
“ H e doean t seem m uch the w orse foi m an w ith a long, taw ny beard, who sa t
OTlgt IllOM.
Iks oUmate, e ith e r."
of the em pty fireplace. As co o ls y o u r fa c e m o re .— B ro o k ly n Ufa.
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