T h e Red M irage A Story of the French Legion in Algiers B y I. A. R. W Y L I E ” ln two m inutes yon will have ywm i tes," she announced In thn ruthless tones of s professional nurse “ How Is your head now?" "B etter—" For the first Mm# sh turned and looked him full In the face and he broke off blankly. Wither she w h s young, or she hud conserved In those tw o clear, steady eyes all (list Is youthful and all thnt Is splendid In youth She w as sm iling, and Inexpll A Shortage in Paper. A com m odity even HO Indirectly ra­ fa I I'll to the ib'iunnda of wur as [taper Is Showing tils prevailing tandem ¡es to such a degree as seriously to em ­ b arrass publishers. T he h ig h er p rim Of paper stock ami the difficulty of olilainiug It ut sil In E ngland wun a chief factor In the discontinuance in M arch of the London dally Htnmliird, after a career of sixty years, for u con­ siderable portion or which It was (hr m ost Im portant organ of the utldill« classes In England, in A m erica the dem and for paper han been Increasing for six m onths as a result of general business activity. At the sam o tim e, supplies used In lis m anufacturo liavo been decreased hy w ar conditions, and In som e cases have alm ost been sh ut >ft. T he supply of old rags Is affected by the cu ttin g off of tho Im portations from the E uropean peasan try aud by the dem and for th e m aking of guncot­ ton. T he chem icals used In bleaching the pnpor produced hy sulphuric acid and alum are being devoured by the m an u factu rers of explosives, while Im­ portation* of Jute have fallen oH until •he price la doubled. An em bargo hna been place! on ahlpinenta of wood pulp from Norw ay and Sw eden, w h ile • ('nnadu stopped access to h er vast re- •urces rouie tim o ago, T he new spa­ per publisher la. Indeed, hard h it hy w ar conditions In m any o th er Item s of supplies beside* the basic one of Paper stock. P ractically ev erything going Into the m anufacture of a dally new spaper has Increased In price from I" to f.o per cent — inks, ow ing to the advance In the coat of acida and dyes, from 300 to .’1000 per cen t: type, ow ing I » the higher cost of lead, tin and an tlm ony -even the rubber and felt blankets w rapped around tho press ro llers add th eir quota to tho Increased "cost of living" «if the m etropolitan dally From “The P rogress of tho W orld." In the A m erican Review of Reviews for April, 131(1. lAU nshU r*Mr'rvi. I'h* bobtx Mxtill Co.) “ L ieutenant In my regim ent," Sower the card-tuple, went over to (he lire answ ered quietly. “Q uite prom ising; side and stood there with his buck W h en K ng- out in South Africa.” turned, hla head bent. He did uot uo ll*h * l r l. r e tu r n s fro m a s e a r c h In A U te r» served “Ah!” A rnaud's restless eyes had tlce Farquhar, who looked up hk fo r h e r m l» -m g b ro th e r, h e r lo v er, R ic h ­ a rd F a r q u h a r , finds s h e h a s fa lle n In lov e w andered from the tire to the d istan t though raNoil from his deliberate lelh w ith C a p ta in A rn au d o f tlia F o r e ig n card-table, w here the four younger urgy by some painful sound. The 1-egion __________ men w ere now [(laying with a listless boy's round, unform ed face w as wet Interest. “ Well. I do not suppose we “H UI lo— Brest o u !” Do you belong to th a t class of shall often meet. He and Miss Om­ He started violently. persons who believe th a t gam ­ ney are great friends. Is It uot so?” bling debts should be paid be­ “Oh, you. F arquhar— I dldu't know Sower pushed the cigar box along you were there. For God’s sake don't fore all others* Does your creed the mantelpiece. of honor prescribe the paym ent look a t me— I'm a fool but I'm cleaned “ Help yourself. No. I should not call out. Two hundred pounds at a sit of a bar debt sven if the grocer them great friends. Miss Om ney'a tin g —all my allow ance—“ lie broke and the dry goods m erchant brother w as a kind of David to Far- off. m ust go unpaid and your fam ­ quhar’s Jo n ath an —” ily go w ithout some necessities 7 F arq u h ar shifted his position so that “And it w as David who mistook the he faced the card-table. His eyes There are such creeds of per­ broad path for the narrow ?” sonal honor. w ere dangerous. “ Exactly. There w as a scandal, of “ I say, this Is a dam ned gam bling course, a dishonored check and a bolt. hell.” he said clearly. CHAPTER II. Gam bllug. I l»elleve. Old C harles O m ­ “ Did you »peak. F arquhar?" Sower ney has the reputation of a hard man usked quietly. The Fourth Floor Back. Like most bard articles he has broken F arq uh ar did not m ore. Capt. Robert Sower had never been up the first blow.” "Yes. said this was a dam ned called a draw ing-room soldier, and this A under rnaud w as silent a moment, his gam bling 1 hell. I may add that you are In spite of the fact th a t he had many delicate, nervous face overclouded w ith a dam ned scoundrel. your friend detractors. Wbeu he w as In tow n he some unpleasant He was there to return his 1. Ask O. L’.'* ou the kept open house, and It becam e g rad u ­ still w atching the reflection. players, aud his ci­ spot, or I promise you we tw o stwill be ally a custom to such of his com rades gar had been allowed to go out. as were In the vicinity to congregate The m au In the arm chair lifted hla explaining m atters at headquarters to­ D e m o n s t r a t i n g It . m orrow morning. You kuow w hat In the luxuriously api>ointed smoking head. Mrs. Itinx I was Just reading about room, smoke his cigars aud drink his “Gam bling alw ays seem s to me the that menus. 1 fancy." a m an To years old who has he«-n aent T here w as no answ er for a m inute. Am a Cur," M« Said U nder His to the wine. penitentiary for tho fifth tim o last resort of daring m luds from the B reath. Ou the evening when Capt. D esire deadly security of modern life.” he ob­ All tlve men looked lustluctlvely at for burglary. Sower, w aiting for his next m ore. The A rnaud entered the softly lighted seuteutlously. ably her frank pleasure sceme«! to Mr. Hlnx—Yea, old age steal* on.— cloud of the gum ing passion had lift­ goad apartm ent four men were seated round served He spoke for the first tim e, and Ar- out of tils heavy Indifference, the card-table sm oking and chatting, nnud glnn.-ed at him quickly and al- ed. leaving a rank, bitter-tasting renl- “ I him am a cur,” he aril«) under hts Ity. Bower recovered his calm good apparently taking their gam e none too ' most with appreciation. How is j breath. seriously. Sower him self stood by the “ You may be rig h t One has the nature w ith unaffected ease. “()h. no. you're not a cur. You are log fire w anning his hands and ex­ I feeliug som etim es of stifling.” He "F arq u h ar. you are undoubtedly Your Mouth? changing desultory rem arks w ith a laughed cynically, and the older man the w orse for my brandy.” he observed. I drunk. It's not n nice word, but I'm ' Ar«* y o u w u ri riff •* t r t n t <»r«ry ,d I’» too bu-y to think out pretty •ii>l i D v a u lt « r y r u h l - * r pi «tV» man whom the indefinable som ething rose. It w as noticeable for the first •Lowe. I should be glad If you would afrB l*o >ou fln«l jrtrtjr mouth In* w ays of expressing “ lyself. T here's return Mr. Preston's note of hand. I stam ped as a civilian. As A rnaud's tim e that he limped. j flambi and Irriutml? Y*»v yonr tea." ! fthouM hfcvv » |M*rmanr-nt. shall settle with you m yself for yonr nam e was announced Sower turned “ All Frenchm en gam ble.” he said, elt'An. »»nitary ra *t » ’u min um round and advanced w ith hospitably “either with their lives, other people's Ins*. I tru st that F arq u h ar will *«-e fit Him placed the cup fearlessly at hi* «y tllsuv. "P lease drink It at once." to apologise— if not now. at l«‘a»t when J you jo t j » rn < lly extended hand. ! BftttaAmJ you will not hftvw to |>«y for It. he Is sufficiently recovered." He otwyed. “My good fellow, delighted to see Richard F arq uh ar rose leisurely to you. I was half afraid the fog bad DR. ELOF T. HEDLUND his feet. There w as uo trace of un­ Don't you just love a gam e lit­ swallowed you up. Let me get the in­ •Dr». H»Ulund, F o r •ml Skiff. D .n t i .t .i steadiness In bis steps as he crossed troductions over. Preston, tlardy . St. tle girl th a t Ian't afraid of ap­ 456-119 kerf a BtC|„ 41» fleer. l»j:»mjttei il I'OMti* Desert mirages the room, but It was obvious thnt Clair. Benson—nil of my regim ent— pearance* and rule* of conduct PO R T LA N D . OREGON Sower had uot overstated tils condì- Captain A rnaud of the French arm y." when *h* know* she's helping a V>crk Ca. Klctf frìtti Rtîtonttle Piece Mirti« 96 tton. By w hat appeared to tie a slip he fallow creatu re In trouble? and h eart mi­ “ 1 do not suppose that even when I passed over the elderly man by the W ouldn’t It be a fine piece of have recovered I shall see things «llf- fireside, and the latter m ade no move buelnest If F arquhar had tha rages. This is ferently.” he said, turning his white. to repair the omission. A rnaud glanced gum ption to coat aalde fam ily PORTLAND Y. M. C. A. Ironically sm iling fnoe for n m om ent to at him curiously, aud then cam e over pride and m arry a really sensi­ the m otionless group. “Come ntoug. to the fire. one you must ble girl? w ill fit i»riv n m M tb 'U i you rue M »n o r W o m ­ Preston.” an f*»i b itfS 'c ia t« |>4nitioti In Sower laughed and shrugged his shoulders: and then as though dis­ F arquhar had not far to go, a by­ (TO BE CONTINUED.) rookie;? or , Siciorrapliy, Saliunuuhip not miss. m issing the subject. “You’re late. street bringing him to a quiet, unpre­ T«> m»*n f b i* I n f l a t e « vnlunbW* A 'h W tlr. W here have you come from ?" tentious house wjilch his Instinct rec­ WATER WHEELS OF SYRIA rt'iu a tic ftf»nrtttory Mibjf« WRIT*: I OR t ATAJoOtt. “ And w ealthy. Am I to congratu­ lives, their honor, or somebody else'» step of the stairs, touched some­ W ork Required of Them Moat late?” honor. Will rou uot take a hand?” thing that w as w arm and living, and Effectually. A rnand put his band to his little fair A rnaud hesitated w ith som ething of in tlie recoil struck Ids bead against s m ustache, but he did not answ er di­ hla first frigidity of m anner, but there treacherous overhanging shelf. Ham a, !n northern Syria, referred Experienced. rectly, though his smile m ight have were nervous, feverish patches of color "I beg som ebody's pardon.” n quiet to In the Old T estam en t as H am ath counted as an answ er. In hla pale face. voice said through the subsequent si tho G reat, Is Justly fam ous for Us “ Did you ever study F ren ch ?" “I have ju st met a com rade of “ I beg your pardon— I did not catch lence. “ I'm afraid I’ve killed som e­ huge w ater wheels. T he city lies some "No. hut I kinuv this m uch: if you er s< an y th in g printed In F rench yours," he rem arked instead, “a some- your nam e?" be said coldly. body." 110 m iles n o rth east of D am ascus on ev on of fare 10 to 1 R ’a som e "Lowe— Stephen Lowe, a t your serv­ Then the light w as sw itched on. the R iver O rontes. and upon Its hanks kind a of hill a stew .” ice.” Farquhar saw before him a sm all aro four large w ator w heels used for A rnaud returned the form al little person, dowdlly dressed, with a sm all, draw ing w ater for Irrigating purposes bow. thin face under a small hat. lie took and also for supplying tha town “ I shall be delighted." his hand from his head and consid These wheels are driven by the flow They turned tow ard the table. Sower ere«l IL of the river on w hat Is known as the laughed significantly. "No very serious dam ages, I fear. undershot principle; th a t Is to say. “ Be careful, A rnaud; rem em ber the Give me an arm up to my room, will the wheel Is moved by w ater passing a d a g e ‘Lucky In love—’ ” beneath It. you?” It was at that mom ent that the door She obeyed instantly and with some The largest has a diam eter of 7i opened and F arq u h ar entered. For no adroitness. feet. L’pon Its o u ter rim Is a serlea obvious reason bis nppearanee caused " It’s that ridiculous hatrack,” she of buckets which raise the w ater and How She W as Relieved from a m om ent's aw kw ard silence. He had. said. “ It blocks up tHe whole hall. I deposit It In the aqueduct a t tho top. Pain by Lydia E.Pinkham ’« in fact, the look of a man who has have often spoken to Mrs. Ferrlor Dike Its com panions the wheel Is built Vegetable Compound. been drinking hard, but has somehow about i t ” of m ahogany, w ith an axle of Iron. m anaged to retain a dangerous self- "You—” n e stopped s h o rt with The creaking of the wheel* ia luces Taunton, Mass.—" I had pains ir. both possession. There was no trace of draw ing his arm and leaning against san t day and night, year In and year aides and when my periods came I had hesitancy In his m anner as he an ­ the banisters. “ I thought—really I out, for they never stop. to s t a y at homo sw ered Sow er's belat«*d welcome, but m ust be far gone— I thought you were It Is Interesting to noto th a t wheels from work nnd auf- Instead a not easily defln«-d shade of Mrs. Ferrler.” built on tills Kama principle are In fer a l o n g time. insolence. Sower appeared to notice “Oh, uo; I rath er wish I was. I'm actual use in this country, in one of nothing. One day a woman the fertile valleys of C alifornio.— Pop­ the fourth floor buck.” camo to our house "H elp yourself.” he said hospitably, “ Well, I don't know who the fourth ular Science M onthly and a s k e d my and sit down. You look «[ueer. A ny­ floor hack Is exactly, but I know I mother why I was thing w rong?” have taken un unw arran tab le lib­ Fish Failed to Respond. suffering. Mother F arquhar m ade no answ er. He sank erty—” For somo hours the anglor had sat told her that I suf* down into the proffered chair, and, "D on’t You are not In a condition on the riv er bank, patiently w aiting, fered every month having poured out half a tum bler of to offer resistance. Tills your room. alw ays w aiting. and ahn said, * Why brandy from the decanter at his elbow, Isn’t It?” She pushed open n door on A stran g e r to the [dace had been don’t y o u buy a stared moodily Into the firelight Sower the first floor and turned on the light. w atching him for som e tim e At last bottle of Lydia E. watched him cautiously. He looked a t her In w eary, half-am used he w ent up to the old man and asked Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound? ’ My casually: “You look III, F arq uh ar," he repeat perplexity. "I can 't nllow this sort of thing. It's "How are the fish In th ese pnrts?” mother bought it and the next month I ed after a m om ent "Can I do any thing for you?" The old fisherm an rebated his hook, was so well that I worked all tho month not right that a young Indy—” staying at homo a day. I am F arquhar looked tip. “Pm not a lady—a t least, not by cir­ throw it hack Into tho w ater and then without in good health now and have told iota of “Ever been drunk?” he asked ab cum stance. Anyhow, I don’t care. You turned calm ly to his questioner. ruptly. “W ell." he replied grim ly, *T really girls about it.”— Miss CLARICE M okin , are III. Sit dow n.” He obeyed, tossing his coat and hat can 't say. I’ve dropped them a line 22 Russell Street, Taunton, Maas. "No. I’ve never been tem pted that Thousand* of girl« suffer in silence way. H ave you?” onto the nearest chair, and eat list­ every day for nearly a week now, and every month rather than consult a phy­ I’ve had no reply yet.” lessly w ith Ills head In his hands. “Not yet. I’m thinking of trying I t" Say, T his Is a Damned Gambling He threw back his head w ith a laugh. From a long way off he heard her soft, sician. If girls who are troubled with Hell." painful or irregular period*, bnrkacho, Discouraged. Sower tossed his cigar eud into the rapid movements. They were curi­ w hat unusual character for an E ng­ fender. Tommy, are you going to bed w ith­ headache, dragging-down sensations, ously soothing, nnd presently he looked fainting S|>oll*or indigestion would take lishm an—hot-headed, w ith adm irable “ I shouldn't if I were you,” he said up again, urged hy an Idle wonder. out saying your pray ers?” Lydia E. Pinkham’a Vegetal,In Com- nerve— Richard Farquhar, if you know coolly. "W e have inspection tom or­ But apparently she had forgotten his •'Yessum.'* pound, a aafo and pure remedy madn him .” “Y du are a wicked boy.'' row afternoon.” existence. H atless, w ith sleeves rolled The m an by the fireside shifted his F arq uh ar returned to his fixed con­ up to her elbows, she knelt before the “ Aw, w hat’s the use? I’ve been from roots and herbs much suffering position and glanced up. By mere tem plation of tile firelight. D uring the Are. engaged In a quiet but determ ined prayin' ever since I can rem em ber, an' might bo avoided. chance Sow er w as looking In his di­ hour that pnssed he did not move, ex­ struggle with a rusty and refractory I thought the Lord was on my side, Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine rection, and their eyes m et for an In­ cept to replenish the glass beside kettle. Presently she got up from her but today he let Sam T owhs I give mo Co., Lynn, Mass, (confidential) for frau s ta n t a black eye.” •dvico which will prove hclnfuL him. Then Preston suddenly left knees. SYNOPSIS. Sylvia O m n ey . a b e a u tifu l am k GIRL COULD NOT WORK