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lUlADB BUBET BY TBOUBLE PROCEEDINGS OE CONGRESS IN BRIEF Tuesday. D#« «inter 21. Wu.wh i ngt <»n. IM m * 21 R«q»r«’»cntn th«* Harner, Mund«»!! un«l Martin I«» •lay held a ran for nn«| agr#«d to »■nil« in pressing Mr <*onaideration the l> II relieving honivataadchi in th«« iiorihwtat from th«* nocpasity of rt»sj«| ing on their land* fhrungh th«« winter. Ihporte indu'ut« thnt the weal her 1» i uh tialiy *ev« »«» and many rnqucsls Mr thia relief nre being reeeived. If in asserh’d that now »«’titer» are find - ng it iin|**ilile to reinmti On thmr tends. The aeuat«« today confirm« d the n<»nt Inatten of Robert llncou of Now York t< l»e arnba»» idor to I ranee. I’rcsitlmit Taft went to the nenat« the hum mat ion» ot (tenoral (teorgc Btono «»f < ¿ihfuinm to be naval ufllc«*r of eaaiuiu» at Hun Francteco, and llowar«! < Hhotwr of Mouth Ibiknta to be Audi toi for the inferior department in thia *it v. The Maim •* white »te\c traffic” bji we» favorably report««! to the h<iu«e today by Chairman Mann of that rumtnitli r The rep« >rt accompany Ing th« present at ion of the measure dis Im«'fly disclaims nuy purpose to usurp m any war the poller power« of the •fate« lie« otnmrndatiun*» for change» m the pirM*nt law regulatiug transportation • umpaniva are contained iu the twru It third an mini report of the inter alate rummer«*«* r«»mini *s|<>n transmit l«»«l Imlay to eongre«* 1 he report, however, is notable rath er for recommendations it does not rontain. Cite of the suggestions made by the *pr« ml r091 ml11ee »«'tert rd by President Taft to draft changes in th« «listing interstate rommeire act ar« offer««! iu the report. i oagrvss djouri»c<l early this after no >n to Thursday, January 4. Monday, December 20. .«»UiAgtoa, Iler. 2U llyth »ClIAl« und house coticlu te«l their tete>rs by • *• '«lock today Tom«»rruw .« holiday ad piurnmrnt fui two weeks will be taken \s»dr from th« continualnm of th* nomination of Horace II Lurton. of *1 >*tmr«H«r< , to be an us«»«»eiatr justice «»f the supreme court, th«- principal fr.it or« of the »<*##!<« pr«»’»rd«ng» wa« n «p«ech laden w !h optimism aud gon«l « hr, r for th«« < hristmns arasuu by Men »«for I ’* The addies* of the N«-w \i.rk«» w ^ m e.illed forth In what h« • >ara« retired ns th« p« •»•mtetie pre.tic 1‘no in Heftaior Ln Follett.«*a mngailne nn«l m many new»paper» ns to the ef fert of th«’ tariff upon prices am! as to the w.tsfe of natural lesourers. Washington. I tec 20* *‘W. Will re >*■; >« general river nn«l harbor bill .«bout February I.” said Chairman \lexi«ro|4t, of the house committee on timers .»nd harbors, tiwtev. Mr Atevan der sa "1 his bill would carry much mor«' than ♦AO.ofW.OOO. Friday. December 17. Maste.ngton, Ite«*. 17.-•Denunciation «.! ofbeinie of the #X##Utiv# departments «.f th» government who critic«»« with . ut fuel can»« was marie in a speech bv Representative Mann of Illinois, »nd also another speech of similar tenor bv Hept csciitat i ve Fitzgcrabl of x.-w N«.rk, who said ‘‘a certain dis tingumberl nffi. »al ” was responsible, thcref’ire. because of the ba«l «sample lie had »1 f«r hi» subordinates. This enlivened itu otherwise «lull ««’ssion of I h” house today. It w.i’* understood generally that Mr I itrgemld had el Prwaidaat Roosevelt in mind The I hat net of Columbia appropria non bill was read, but was not put upon its passage, and »will be taken up Monday again Some saving was rf .ecte«l I « reducing appropriation* for in••reiar* in salaries for district officers by eliminating altogether paragraph* making provisions for new offices. Representative Macon, Arkansas, t.gnin ’»«••umed the role of the ‘‘watch «|«»g of th«' treasury” and made points «»f <»rd«-v against several suction# of the bill, and not wholly without anccesa. Rather unexpectedly the house agreed !.» in*«*rt in the bill tin amendment ap propriatiag •17,000 for playgrounds for •■litldr» n of the district. Chicago. De«*. 20. Riiilroad* in the West, northw••«•!, and in the centra) »tut«”« sr«» experiencing th« gf«’jif»”«t «ii’ h, I'h« sum«’ bills were introduced difficulty of years in operating their in the wenutc by Rcnator Jones. I mint, ( 'ondilion* which «list now have Washington, Dec hl In a brief not b«’«n «*«j iim 11«-<1 during any winter scMudiHi of th«« snnuto today a resuiu fur th«« pa»t «Iccntle, tion by Cullom was adoptmj calling Tlio trouble» of the op«*rnting tix*n oil ill»« M”-rdury «if the interior for in »«•m pr«>VMl«n»t ev«*rywhere. In Chicago formation respecting mining disasters passenger trains from ull dirertion* ar and facilities of th« f«-deral government rive from flv«’ hour* to one half day for rrnd««ring aid in such cases. Inf«*, and in a f«*w instsn«'«» train» be Mi’tiator Foster today introduced a «•am«« so Into they were almn<|on«'<l be joint resolution authorizing the war «1« for«» reaching th«’ terminal. pnrtmi'iil to return to the state of Luu To muke matter« worn«, lh«* diffi.uk isiana the original ordinance of seces oppriiting r< milition« which hm •«• arisen sion adopted by the propio of that l»#v«‘ b«rn n c’*oiti|»ani«4«l l»v r» !•» «'X »eri«»« stat«. of wr«*«*ks on th«* vari«» » « lro#4s. If favoritblc action is taken upou the which liftvr r«*suit#«i in xi" ».I ”»r«‘ subject of Louisiana, it is expected that hcriMion evt’i ywk«««*. For most of t l«<*«t# ■ dher states which seceded prior to the wt««ks th«* ’>>ld«j«*n ’’old snap ia being civil war will r«'<|uest similar return* held lexpoiiMiblc |»y th«’ railroad m«*n, a» Menator Piles today introduced th« th« marked drop ia t«inp«*rature causes f«db>wing bills: Increasing the limit th« rails to become brittle. of th«« cost of Bellingham public build Within the territory limits of Chicago mg from •120,000 to $1'20,000; increas the <q»««rMtion of trains is made exeee«l Ing the cost of th«’ Everett building mgly difficult by reason of the cold nn«l from $130,000 to $400,000; appropriat the »moke. Early in the moruing su !ng $30J)00 for the Eliza Island light burban trains are roinp«*llc«i to crawl house; appropriating $10,(XX) for launch into the stations, the engine rr«*w» un for Puget Hound customs service able to »«•• the signal* st times on sc Ht’iiatur Jones to« l.y introduced bills • ount of the low hanging smoke. authorizing th« purchase of sites an«! Throughout the w«»st freight traffic Is th*« erection of public buiblings at more or I«««* paralyzed. In au effort to Wenatchee, Waterville and Elleusburg, g«’l puMMcnger trains over the road the Wash. operating men have Itcen compelled to The M’liate today confirmed the fol widetrack freight everywhere for a long lowing Idaho («oatmaster* John E. Jon»«», iif Kellogg; Henry It. Curtiss, of period. The r«*sult is that all the aid ing» are full of delayed freight and th«* Blarkfont; !<e«da Wyman, of Mullan, terminal yards are <-onge«tc«i to an and also l‘r«««l«y F. Horne as register equal degree. of the Hailey land office. In many section» the sudden cxtrrm«« • old haw l>cen ioll«)wc«l bv a heavy fall Wednesday, December 16, of »now. which has drift«w| and thus Washington, Dec. 15 Hitting until blocked traffic in many plac«*« for hours. Mfter nightfall, the house buckled down Iu Chicago the operating men on the to business today, passed the Esch bill, various roads have b««’n working day rmpnrmg railroads to make full month and night in the hope of Hearing up th«- ly reports to the interstate commerce lin««« and getting traffic moving nor commission of all accident», and a inally. measure giving the commission pow«r Pa«w«nger train» cannot get out of to ruin|H’l railroads to provide uniform Chicago on time, because of the non •■«juinmcut for thsir cars, am! then took arrival of Pullman #qnipmeiit, which up for con»ideration the Mann Pana is in use on delayed train» ms caual bill, on which general debate Railroad men sav one of the greatest w a» concluded. causes of delay is th«* difficulty of steam \ igoruus opposition to the propose«! ing engine* during severe cold. Another plan to alndish the Isthmian canal cum I ’ Aii»e ib the difficulty of operating coal mission an«l to vest building of the I chute«, trmtiM often bcing delayed from Panama canal an«l of governing the ‘_’O minute» to on»- half hour in securing «•anal sone in one «Erector general, ap ••oal or water. pointed by the president, cropped out ■ ■■ today ia general <1< bate BIO WEDDINO CAKE FOR KINO. on th«- .Mann bill, reports«! by the com --------- mittce on iut«'r»tate and for«*ign com Monarch ot Ton«*, in Nev Zealand. mere«. Order, r>0<> Pounder Scarcely less intense was the protest Cape Town. Der. 20. — By command aroused wh«<n it was learned that the commit!*« had recommended that the of Kmg George of Tonga, a baker of judicial power of the canal sone be Auckland. New Zealand, has d«*sign«*d «•«ted tn one circuit court and such and built a cake for th«* coming nuptial« inferior court* a* the president may of that potentate. In its splendor and constitute. imposing proportions the cake, to quote This would require the abolition of the local press, “has never had an the existing supreme court on the rone. equal >n the annals of Australasian An appeal direct to the supreme confectionery. ’ ’ court of the United States is author It weighs 509 pounds and stands ized. however, in questions arising out eight feet high. D«*rorating various of the constitution, treat!«** or laws of panels are the Tongan coat of arms, th« United States, involving a death the Tongan royal crown and the initials sentence or imprisonment. Similar ap of the king and his bride. peal is allowed in civil cases involving Curiously »-neiigh, the lady’s initials more than„$5,000. arc concealed 'rom th«' gaze of th«* Representative Mann (Illinois), nu crnw«l who admire the cake in the thor of the bill and chairman of the baker’s shop window The identity of committee, attempted to explain the the future queen is in fart a mystery, necessity for his measure. and one of the conditions impoiicd on “What are the sources of authority the baker was tn complete the secrecy from which the president (Roosevelt) regarding her initials. It is un«l<*rstoo«l derived the right to claim to govern that there has l»ecn «ome competition the canal /onef” interrupted Repr« among the ladies of the Tongan court sentative Harrison of New York. for the kingly bridegroom, and that in order to dcf«*r the disappointm«*nt of the unsnccesaful ones till the last pos- FOOD LAW MORE DRASTIC «iblc moment his majesty will not r«* veal the name of th«* bride until the Department to Add Laboratories for day of the ceremony. Stricter En'orcemant Washington, Dec. 21. — A compre- CANNOT SHUT OUT THE STORK hrnaiv# enlargement of the activities of th« department of agcic'jlturr in ad ministering th# pur« food act is con- te tn pl at « h ! in orders issued t day. The object is to inaugurate for porta where the department ha* no chemical labo ratory a systematic inspection of fo«xis, as ia done at ports where such facilities exist. A complete chain of laboratory dis tricts ha« been established, with head quarters at the principal porta, to which will be sent aampl* s of import ed goods when found necessary. All imports, regarding the right to enter which under the pure food law ai.y doubt may exist in the minds of the customs inspectors at the smaller places will bj referred to these chem ists. Officials say that the method will tend to do away with any tendency to import goods in violation of law at the smaller porta, where there are no laboratories, instead of at the larger porta, although their ultimate destin ation ia the same. Headquarters are to be located, among other places, at Galveston, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle. Washington, Itec. 17 • Senatorial friends of Secretary Ballinger are pre paring to introduce ahd pass a resolu t:«»n authorising sweeping congressional investigation into conduct of the into nor dc|«artment, general land office and forest service. Secretary Ballinger is in hearty accord with this purpose and said today he would welcome such an investigation in his department, for ho is satisfied that a fair and impartial investigation will bring forth satiafac lory answer to every accusation that has linen made against him and against other offieinls of his department. Xrmy engineers, in a report rent to congress today, recommend an approp riation of •9.(100 for dredging n chan nd in fret wi«lc and two and a half feet drop in th«' Fowl it/- river, from Postmasters Will Got More. Castle Rock to Toledo, and the annual Washington, Dec. 22—On January 1 appropriation of $2,000 to maintain the the following fourth-class poetoffices <• hnnnel. will be advanced to the presidential Thursday. December 10. grade, and the salaries of the post mas Washington, Dec. 10. Performing ters fixed as indicated : Oregon : Her th«’ functions of a municipal legislative miston, $1.100; Sherwood, $1,100; bydv the house today devoted nearly Wallowa, $1,200. Washington Al five hours to consideration of the lbs mira and Woodland, $1,000; Granite trii-t of Columbia appropriation bill. Falls, Kettle Falls and Oroville, $1,100. The measure carries $10,150,473 for the Idaho Good.ng. $7"". JtraM fl.’.... expense* of the district for 1911. Burley, $1,300; Rigby. $1,200; Cam Representative M«?Crcdie today intro bridge, Cottonwood, Meridian, $1,100. «bleed bills authorizing th«' erection of public buildings at Vancouver. Iloquiam M’Veagh Favors Postoffice. ami \berdecn, Wash., to cost $150,000 Agreement Arrived at on Rate Cases. Washington, Dec. 16.—A final agree ment was reached today between coun sel for both sides in the lumber rate cases. Argument will be heard either here or at Chicago. The roads attach importance to the cases, judging from the attention they give. It Ta evident the real meaning of the cases is more nn attack on the powers of the com mission than the question of rates, al though ostensibly rates constitute the chief issue. Worst Winter in Years Causes Many Wiecks and Delays. Washington, Dec. 21- The secre tary of the treasury has reported fav orably upon Bourne's bill for a new postoffice building in Portland. The report recites that an adequate post office building will require an expend iture of $1,500,000. The report has Hone to the senate public buildings committee and Bourne will try to se cure sn early report from the commit tee. and the passage of hie bill through the senate, making it eligible for in clueion In the omnibue public build ing bill, if one ie paaeed this season. Chicago Landlords Lose Teat Case in Court. Chicago. Dec 20. -Hani hcarto«! Illi not* landlords and flat agents rniiHt not shoo the stork away from their prem isea. The law had it» first test today, and was upheld. This bodes ill for landloni» who refuse apartments to par ents, actual or prospective. Rolla R. Longoneck«'r. father <»f a bov of 5 an«l a girl of 3. brought suit against W. L. Boylston, an owner, and Robert F. Schenck, as agent, for re fusing to rcn«*w his legs«. They made it dear that the reason was that he hn«l children. Ixingenecker. who is a lawyer and son of the famous lawyer and judge, immediately l»cg.in a test of the law passed last winter cov«'ring such cases, and Municipal Juilge Hime« decided that children nn<! their parents, under the constitution, are entitle«! to ’•fc and reasonable liberty. Bank Guaranty Attacked Oklahoma City. Okla.. Dec. 20.— Re straining orders against State Bank Commissioner Young were askc«l in a »nit argued in th«» district court today. The United State» Fidelity X Guaranty company anil the Southern Surety com pany, sureties for the state school land commission in the protection of funds «lcpo»itc<l with the Columbia Bank A Trust company, asked th«» court to pre vent the bank commissioner from mak ing the state guarinty fund and state banks preferre«! creditors in closing up th«» bank’s affairs. Judge (’lurk reserved decision. Road Boosts Dry Farms. Mbuqucrqne, N. M.. Dec. 20. Tt i* announced today by th«» immigration department of the Santa Fe railroad thnt $25,000 or more will be spent by the railroatl to demonstrate the final practicability of dry farming in the wastes of New Mexico. Hard working homesteaders in all parts of the terri tory will be supplie«! with the neces sary funds and implements. Professor J. D. Tinsley, of the New Mexico agri cultural college, has resigned in order to take charge of the work. Flax Reaches Record Price. Minneapolis, Dec. 20.—Flax went to $2 a bushel on the grain market her# today, a record price According to th# government's estimate, Minnesota and the Dakotas raised 25,000,000 bushels of this grain this year. The Redemption 2! Qàvid Çorson By ( «vprrlfh«. CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS by 'I hr Bow.il Mr r 11 ( omj aay rifAI-TKH XI. l« onrliiiiMl 1 Tt <M’« «irr»-d to him that if he left th« f»«ly where It u.«s and II should be • ’ iiluull:. <|i»< 0«« r» d. it would aiTortl (he yravest suspl« Ions of foul play; but that If he draifk'»«) It lu«< k affalo to the i” d an«! bild it with Its fare In (he dust. M4..in#< th* r -k with which lit«- deed was don». ;t might pass for an accident Once mor# that hhieous smile of runnhiff lit up ths fa«« which in these few moment# ha«! undergone a myste rious deterioration. He hastily remov ed th« heap of rubbish, shudflered as he saw the loathsome thing on«-# more exp<»s«-d to view-, but seized it. draga««! It !*ark. and pla»-*-«1 It with consum mate art tn the position which his «-rimirisi pr«scien**e liuti suggested. As it la\ there in the road nothing could tu«v»- se»-rn«d more natural than tluit It hn«1 fsller\ from the horse: he felt another momentary relief from terror, in which he cunningly concriv- •d a stili more sagacious plan, <»n no ticing Rotneo. They were the best of friends, it was easy to «a»< h him !!»• did so. removed the sad«llr broke the girth and placed it near the prostrate figure of the quack Nothing could have more perfectly resembled an ac cident. An adept tn crim# could not have performed this task with finer skill, and he was free now to turn to the rest of the work that he must do to conceal this ghastly deed. Approaching the buggy, he found to his Immense relief that Pepeeta was still unconscious With swift and si lent movements he fr»-ed the mare, led her out Into the road and drove hur riedly away. As he emerged from the wood they came to another brook, so similar to the one by the side of which the strug gle had occurred, that he conceived the idea of stoppini; by Its side and awak ening Pepeate from her si »p<»r ther$. -She will not notice the difference." he said to himself; "and if she did not witness the fatal blow I can persuade her that I overpowered the doctor and forced him to return while she vrs In her swoon.” Stopping the horse, he lifted her In animate form from the carriage, bore It to the aide of the brook, laid It gen tly upon the bank and daah*«! a hand ful of the cold water Into her white face Khe gaape«i. opened her eyes, and. altting up. looked about her with xn expreaslon of terror. "Where am IT* ah# aaked "Do you not retnemlier? You ar# here In th# wood wher# th# doctor overtook us," he replied. "And wher# Is he?” "H# ha a returned." "But I saw you clench with each other, and II was awful’ What hap pened then? I must have fainted Do you mean that he has gone bock with out m#? How did you persuade him to do that?" "1 persuaded him with my flats. You should hav# seen me. Pepeeta'” "Did he acknowleilge that he had deceived me?" "He did Indeed Yes. he has gons, never to return. He made his confes sion and relinquished hla claim And so we have nothing to do but forget him and be happy. Are you feeling better now?” "Yes. I am better; but I am not well; I cannot ahake It off It seems too dreailful to have been real. And yet how much better It la than If one of you had been killed' Oh' I wish I could atop seeing tt. Yet us go* I^et us leave this gloomy wood I .et us get out Into the sunshine. See! It is getting dark. We mint not stay here any longer.” “Yea. let ua go." he said, rising, lift ing her gently from the ground and leading her back to the buggy. in which they took their seats and drove rapidly forward. Pepceta’a thought were full of glad ness; and David’s full of agony—they rushed tumultuously back and forth through bla mind like contrary winds through a forest "Was It not enough that I should be an Adam, and fall? Must I also be come a Caln and go forth with the brand of a murderer on my forehead?" N# kept say ing to himself. CHAPTER XII. The morning after the flght David and Pepeeta hurried on to lx>u la villa, and from there took a steamer to New Orleans. Pepeeta was radiant with Joy as they cmt»arke«1 "How happy I am!” she cried. "It seems as if I had left my old life and the old world be hind me!” "And I >m happy to see you glad." answered the wretched youth, whose heart lay in bls boaom like lead and whose conscience was writhing wRh a torture of whose like he had never even dreamed. They embarked un known am! unobserved; but as soon as the flrst confusion had passed, their singular beauty and unusu/l appear ance made them the cynosure of every ey#. "Who Is that splendid fellow?" wom an aaked each other, as David passed with Pepeeta on his arm. while under their breaths men declared that hie companion was the loveliest woman who had ever set foot on a Mlasla- slppl steamer. IM vid was in need of excitement. Th# thought of his crime was con stantly agitating his heart, th# pros trate form of th# doctor with th# bloody wound on hla forehead was never absent from his mind, and through all the ceaseless rumble around him h# could hear th# dull thud of th# stone upon the hard skull. Th# efforts which he made to throw off thee# horrible welghta that cruahed him wer# like thoee of a man awaken- lag from a nightmaro H# #caranl) All Mifht» #««rrved ’ rtared to epeak for f*ar of uttering ■ a ords which would betray him and i which seemed to tremble on his lips. I Had he been qn shore h« would have fl«*«l to the solitude of a forest; but I her# he was resistl**ssly impelled to i that other solitude a « row«l. The nr- 1 ceaslty of being gay with his beautiful ' » ride and of «-on» eailng every trace of ; his terror and remorse taxed bis re- •«»urres to th»*1r utm«»st limit, and in his nervousness he k*-pt Pepeeta mov ing with him »11 day long. At its close »he was completely exhausted; and r«- ! tired early to her stateroom Freed '10m her company and craving relief I from thought David made his way straight to the gambling tallies where the nightly game« were fn full swing In the months which they had spent together the quark had Indo« trinated 1 David Into m H the best-known secrets of thia vice, and besides thia, had fa- ; mlliarlzed him with the use of a cer- , tain "hold out" of hla own Invention. I with which he had achieved Incredi ble results and which was new to the i fraternity of the river Having VAtch- •*d the players for :« long time. David • onvinred himself that he could em- Ipioy this trick successfully, and took his place at the table. iroun* In de woods. Wh»*n Kun«4ay r#m«. she d«*a slip into de «-hurche# laK a IUI mouse and nibble up de gospel crumbs and den run away before de priests «otch h**r Ihark days dos«, in de old Italiantraw mansion! And den come de night when dey pahted. You dune h«uh about dai?” The old colored mamrny was right, 'They just grew apart.” as it was In evitable that they should Perfect self manifestation is the true principle and law of love, and when a guilty secret «ornes between two lovers, suspicion and fear Inevitably r»-»ult. They be come incomprehensible to »-ach other. It was a frightful discipline; but ah# was sanctified >> it. l>ay by day she became more patient, gentle and re- «igned, and in proportion as she grew I In these grare#. her lover’s awe and fear ln< r«*ased. and so they drifted far- ' th»-r h nd farther apart. Buch rela- tionshipN cannot »ontlnue forever, and tio-y generally terminate in tragedy. After the first few months* excite ment of his n« w Ilf«. l>avl<r» consciena : began to torment him anew. He be- ! came melancholy, then moody, arid , finally fell into the habit of sitting for j hours among the crowd# which «w armed the gambling rooms, brood- -ng over his secret. From stage to i stag» in the olutlon of his remorse 1 he passed until he at last reached that I of superstition, whl«*h attacks the soul Iof the gambler as rust does iron. And so the wretched victim of many vices ; sat one eteriing at the clo## of the second year with his hat drawn down over his eyes, reflecting upon his past. "What's the matter. Davy?" asked a pla:**r who ha«l lost his stake, and was whistling good-humoredly as he left the room. "Leave me alone." T>#vid growled, and reached fur a glass mug-contain ing a strong decoction to which h# was resorting more and more as his troubles grew intolerable. A* strange thing happened* As he put it to his lips its bottom dropped upon the ta ble and the contents streamed into his lap and down to the floor. 1( was the straw chat broke the camel*# back, for it had aroused a superstitious terror. With a smothered cry he sprang t# his feet and gazed around upon hi# companions. They, t«K>. had observed the untoward accident, and. to them as well as lo him it was a »ymbol of dis aster. Not one of them doubted that the bottom would fall out of his for tunes as out of his glass, for by such signs as these the gambler reads hl# destiny. He pulled himself together an<f mad# a jest of the accident, but it was im possible for him to dissipate the Im pression it had mad^ on the minds of his companu»ns or to banish the gloom from his own soul. And sO after a few brave but futile efforts to break th# spell of apprehension, he slipped quiet ly away, opened the dvor'and passed out into the night. (To be continued.) David felt hla way along with a «'«DOlness that astonished himself, and his Very first experiment with the deli cate apparatus concealed in his sleeve was such a brilliant triumph that he saw it was undetected. With a strengthened ronfl«1enre. he made the stakes larger and larger, and h1s win nings Increase«! so rapidly as to make him the center of attention. The crowd sw'armed round the table. The specta tors became breathless The gamblers were first astonished, then bewildered. As their nerve failed them. David's as surance Increased, and when day broke ten thousand dollars lay upon the ta ble before him as th« result of his sklljfu) and desperate efforts. Their loss astonished and enraged the gamblers to such a degr«*e that with a preconcerted signal they sprang at their opponent, determined to re gain their money bv violence. The move was not unexpected nor w#»- unprepared He fought as he had PREY OF THE TIGER played, and so won the sympathies of the bystanders than In an Instant there was a general melee In which he Has Prefereare for HSS»aa Kle»h After O»ce Taatlsg It. was helped to escape with ♦*»• —«n- In the intervals of rest and recrea nlngs. He was the hero of the trip, and a tion which Mr Rees doubtless allow# career had opened liefore him. Satel himself be may do worse than give lites began to circle around him and hi# most attentive cons ide nt ion to to solicit his friendship and nafer— certain facts mentioned by a writer When he d!sem!»arked at New Orleans in the Indian Forester bAartng upon he had already entered Into a part nership with one of the most notable th# evolution of the forest tiger's taste, first for cattle and then for hu memhe»*« n* the gambling frate»- and purchased an interest ^-e of man meat, the India Daily News says. those "palaces” where games of chance When tired of the monotony of the attracted and destroyed their thou menu provided by deer or wild pig sands. the foreet tiger develops a taste for Ths newspapers made the 1 y domestic cattle, and then its modus throngs of that grayest of all citie» fa operand! is a very interesting study. miliar with the incidents of Dav ’•’’# advent. He and P*n**»« became the The menu« is changed from deep for* talk of the town. The«- ««Med a fash e#t to cattle-breeding area, where the ionable house and swung out Into the tiger leisurely carries on its depreda current of the mad life of the metropo tions until shot—an operation which« lis of the South. however it might shock -Mr. Rees, is For a little while this -- •• ment one of the most beneficent acta of the and glory softened the pain in the sportsman. heart of the man who believed himself As the writer in the aforesaid to be a murderer and encouraged him to hope that It might eventually pass periodical says, the transition from away. He played recklessly but suc cattle slaying to man slaying is not a great step. Where cattle abound hu cessfully. for he was a transient fa«or ite of the fickle goddess. When gam man beings are. and on«e the tiger bling lost Its power to drown the voice nas tasted the human meat it develop# of conscience, there was the race, the an extraordinary iMsaion for it. And play and the wine cup! To each nf so It must have its daily feed It them appealing in turn, lie went whirl ing madly around the o ” - circles of goes anywhere in search of food. Many jears ago a tiger swam the the great maelstrom in which s«' manv brilliant youths were swallowed In Rangoon river, nearly a mile tn width« and landed in the heart of the local those ante-bellum days. • ••••• ity. crept under the raised ficor of a For two years David and Pepeeta Burman hut and was promptly lived together in New Orleans They slaughtered. were year# full of import, and of trou About six years ago a large tiger ble. A baby came to them, lingered a was observed on the platform of the few weeks and then died. l>avid pur sued the occupation he had chosen, Shu#-Dogan pagoda at Rangoon and wax shot by a party of soldiers told with the vicissitudes of fortune usua! ly attending the votaries of games of off for th# purpose. The superstitiou# chance, and the moral and spiritual Burmewe attributed the outbreak of deterioration which they Invariably de plague in Rangoon to the shooting of velop. thi# tiger, which they de< lared waa Pepeeta altered strangely. Her bloom some particular manifestation of the disappeared and an expression of sad Buddha It is a curious fact, how ness became habitual on her face. She was surrounded by luxuries of every ever, that the plague outbreak oc kind, but they* did not give her peace. curred shortly afterward, and th# With an ambition which never flagged city has not since been free of the she sought self-improvement, and at scourge. tained It to a remarkable degree. En A t orn promise. dowed with an inherited aptitude for ‘ You'll have to send for anothei culture, she read and studied books, observed and Imitated elegant man doctor," said the one who had been ners. and rapidly absorbed th# best called after a glance at the patieat. elements of such higher life as she Am 1 so ill a, that*' gasped th* had access to. until her natural beauty sufferer. and charm were wonderfully enhanced "I don't know just how ill you ar«.” Yet she was not happy, for her life with David had brought her nothing replied the nian of medicine, "but I know you're the lawyer who cro»e-ex- but surprise and disappointment, something had come between them, she amined me when I apepared as an eg. knew not what. pert witnesa. My conscience won't let "Dey des growed apaht.” said the me kill you. and I'll be hanged if I old negro "mammy.” who was with want to cure you. Good day."—Phila them during those two years. "Seem delphia Inquirer. ed to de# tech each other like mahbles at a single point, stade of meltin' to- K.for, «nd After. gedder lak two drop# of watah runnln* She waa a frivolous, fashionable down a window pane. Mars* David young woman with beaux galore, but he done went he own way. drinkin' one man with only a small Incom* end gamblin'; he lak a madman when h# baby die. Il# seem skeered when seemed to be the favorite. •'You'll have to work hard befor* he see Mias Pepeeta. She look st him wld her big black eyes full of wond»r you win that girl." said his mother. and s'prise, stretch out her H*l han's, "And a good deal harder after yon and when h# run away or struck h#r. win her." answered his father, wh* ah# des go out to the 11*1 taby's grave, knew what ha was talking about.— creeping along lak a shadder through TitBlta. _______ th# gyahden. soft lak and still. Par Kindness In ourselves la the honey she des set down all alone and sigh lak de breex# In h# old pin# tr#e. that blunts the sting of unkindnee* Roms days sb# rone away all alone in another.—Peabody. and ds brack folks say ah# wannsr all