■'Ready present —hie!”
’ which even n o« «.is not wholly si
| Tlie answering volley broke like a lent, though both men, lost for a brief
crack o f thunder ou the stillness, and spin-«- lu re«-ol loot loll, had regained
when tho smoke cleared a dozen their lo-l-l upon (lie present. Farquhar
snddlea In the foremost ranks o f the r«>m- slowly to Ills fis-t, "K eep Colon*!
enemy were empty Taken utterly by Destlnn under guunl," he said. " W l i f f f
surprise, the troop swung round In ills Is Captain A rim lid?"
Tw o men advanced and placed them
order and burnt Into a abort, headlong
selves «in either side of lln-lr f«irmer
retreat.
But they did not answer
But It wns the pnnlc of a moment. leader.
Fanatic, splendid, they swept on Into Destlnn frowned thoughtfully at the
the teeth o f a withering death which night gathering eastward.
Kor a hum-stMul. SSSsMa ami mmintain i « m
"Ben Azar lies thirty kilometers
left no trace. They raced one another
•ter l’usori» llx>n> la nuthliw tl-al «III l-ral
•*ur
l-M iin liijMssI—w, TMa ho-i»«* la muti«- i»f
for the gates o f paradise; they bore from here.” he said. "Even with a
*•»•1 'in alo» ettaal (Ir luiiila,». Ih- houaa twin»
By L A. R. WYLIE
'.'««In f--vt In al»-, -tlvl'l—l Ini» l » . i nanna In
down upon an enemy lighting only lame f*M>t Arnaud Is a wonderful
sud ths rseuliuaeiMa -f D m nsrshssar; ima
There Is a squadron of
Instinctively for a life that was al marcher.
- »l-a-ra, fi «aimjtm-a. |a-r- li <a(. ami salvanl»—I
ready worthless.
Farquhar glance«! chasseurs at Ben Azar besltlea nrtll
al—I -hllnn»». A lian-mer, wi-an-h, and sera-a
-Irivar
la all Uiat la i—«almi In aivel. Un» tulli
anxiously along tils little line o f uieti. lery, Tlw-y should he here before
(A ll rights.
M trull v.u.1
|-rle«i -linei (nini faehir» tu yuu la uni» I7&,
They were tiring recklessly, hopelessly. morning.”
SYNOPSIS.
They answered with a frenzied, dry- He calle«l to them, and they respond«*«!
“ Captain Arnaud gave his panda.”
throated cheer. Harding seized Fnr- with patient, doglike «ihedlenee, hut he Farquhar observe«]
— 16—
dispassionately.
f y l v i a Omney, her lover. Rlchar-1 F a r quhar's hand and kissed It. nud the
«04 Huod Street,
knew
that
for
them
the
tight
was
al
"Might
one
ask
why
you
did uot ae-
quhar. Amis, has fallen In love w ith C ap
PO RTLAND ,
ORF.GON
tain Arnau.l o f the F oreign L egio n . F a r next Instant they were all around him, ready over.
This was the agony of eoinpuuy him?”
quhar fo r c e » S ow er to have P re s to n '» l O sobbing, laughing, shouting like chil
«teath.
S«>meone
touche«!
him.
He
Destlnn
slirugg«-«!
his
shoulder«,
l ” » returned to him. Sow er fo r c e » Knr-
quhar to resign hla commission. G ab rielle dren awakened from Intolerable night turned.
It was Destlnn. They took smiling.
•a\ea F arqu h ar fram aulrlde. T o »h leld mare. They called their allegiance to
aim
together
like men engaged In
Farquhar lurchqU forward.
He
Arnaud. S y lv ia 's fiance. F arqu h ar p ro him In a dozen half forgotten tongues,
New stai Hveotvl hand
mimic warfare. Goetz draggisl him »t-«»«I for a moment within arm's
fesses to
have
stolen w ar plans.
A»
Richard N am eless he Joins the F oreig n they gripped his hands and kissed the self up alongside.
He was smiling length, s«-aylug on Ids heels. When
Legion. F arq u h ar m eets S y lv ia and G a hem of bts tattered coat In fantastic
plt-asuntly with a cartridge between he s|M>ke It was III un iiudt-rtono and
brielle. Arnaud b ecom e» a drunkard and
opium smoker.
S y lv ia becomes frien d ly worship.
Ids t«H*fh.
In Eugllsh.
w ith C olonel Destlnn.
Arnaud becomes
"W e'll follow you, Fngllshman; do
"1 like dying In goo«! company,” he
Jealous o f F arq u h ar and Is shot down by
“ We ure fellow coantrymen. Colonel
Hurt«{! «itti Tw in*.
him. Arnaud goes to a dancing g irl who with us as you like— we trust you.”
shouted, as the Impediment
wns
>«*stlun.” In- sulil.
"W hatever else
loves him fo r com fort. G ab rielle m eets
There were burning tears of grati Jntnme«] luto the smoking bree«'h of
Teli Viuiv i1r«!«»r fini
I-owe. fo r whom she had sacrificed p osi
has hiippem-d or may happen, we have
*•»»« u ISKI
tion and reputation, and tells him she Is tude. o f a deeply stirred pity, on his Ills rifle.
“ That's the new prophet— fought together shoulder to shoulder
M \ S ' H g ì Al l I V
fre e from him. S y lv ia meets Destlnn be cheeks. He turned gravely to the two
N
M »N |w ." ih. lu « .
All-Mahome«!—lu the front there. If
ask
a
favor
o
f
you.
Make
It
|
>
<
>
e
hind the mosque. Arnaud becom es 111 but
ft»r
S ervir«.
we could bring him «town It might slide for me to ki-t-p iny promise to
S y lvia w ill not help him. nor In te rfe re fo r officers.
I (ave him w r it« our
Farquhar.
G abrielle, aiding Farquhar.
"You are my prisoner. Colonel De br«»nk their backbone."
ite>«r«'«t hmiMY
these poor fellows."
who Is under punishment. Is m istaken by stlnn; Captain Arnaud, I must ask you
WINKLKMAN HA«. A ML H LAI* (O ,
The Arabs were now within four
him min his delirium fo r Sylvia. Farqu har
"Is
that
In
my
power?”
wns
the
d eliverin g a m essage
to I'lestlnn
at for your sword. Have I your word of hundrad yards.
ITI F N f t t «tes
Their pace bad not quiet return.
night finds S y lv ia w ith him
H e learns honor that neither o f you will attempt
Tartina Wash,
P o rti*!*!. O r»*«*».
slackene«! for an Instant.
Farquhar
that It was G ab rielle w ho aided him. G a
O lii Mit unti l.iir tfr a t t W iiit il h k m l I l a *
"You
cannot
s
h
o
ot
a
hundred
men
b rielle leaves S y lv ia and goes to Farqu - escape?"
Itoaim r* in i h * N u r ih w e a l.
sprang to bis feeL
You cannot send the Inst remnant of
har's m other, w ho has com e to A lg ie rs
Arnaud bowed. Destlnn was smil
"t.’eaae tiring— flx bayonets!”
In an effo rt to save her son. W h ile on a
your
regiment
to
the
jx-nal
battalion».
ing.
m arch F arq u h ar saves D estln n '» life
He raced out alone to meet the en
The men were silent.
A strange, emy. The rain o f bullets bad Imen a You nets! a ringleader and one exero-
f
I am the ring
pitiable figure had crept out from the spur to their fanatic daring—the sud plary punishment.
The nearness of death has
lender— ”
shadow o f the rocks. It was Goetz—
den silence checked them. They wa
brought close together In the
" It matters very little to me," he Special Summer
Goetz, scarcely recognizable save for vered. suspe«'tlng a trap In this strange
Rates
fellowship- of misery two men
the livid scar across his cheek. He lull, seeing lu the lonely figure the one said. "I consent to your rondlttona.
Court Room, Single, 75c; Double, $1,
who are sworn enemies. That Is
It la for you to manage your men as
staggered blludly. and his cracked and
thing they feare«!- the *ii|>ernntural.
Outside Room, Single, $1, Double, $1.50
one of the tricks of death— to
U-st you can."
bloodless lips could make d o sound.
the unknown. Not a shot was tlre«l.
(Hath privllrgu lnrluii«Nt)
“ O f thut you ne«*d have no fear."
m ak{ men see that the general
But he pointed westward. A low line
For an Infinitesimal s « h - oiu I of lnd«*cl-
Rooms with Private Hath, Single,
o f dust whirled against the scarlet
"You s|>eak with authority.
Wbat
run of quarrels and bickerings
slon both aides watt«-«]. Goetz, with
$1.50; Double, $2.00.
horizon and came uearer. In the dying
are all foolishness, a waste of
his rifle against his cheek, bis Auger on ragiiNnid gang did you lead In White-
(W
hen
yuu K«*iriat*r A*k the Clerk fur
light
flashes
o
f
silver
broke
through
chai>el.
my
countryman?”
time. Will these two see it and
the trigger, kept tip a soft flow of
Summer Hat**« j
the rapidly moving cloud. They could
Again
the
faint.
Irrepressible
note
of
become friends?
gixxl-humore«! expletive.
Auto |l«a Meet« Train*
almost hear the thud o f galloping
un»sislo«-«s quivered heueulli the Irony.
“ Mad— mad as Englishmen, but oh.
i hoofs.
AH C ir » from Union
I ' a m Our (Vnjrv,
gods of my fathers, what sublime Farqiiher laughed.
"Arabs!”
C H APTE R XVI—Continued.
"The flneet gang o f dnre«1evlls in the
method!"
The word passed like a sigh from
world, my colonel," he snbl. Then he For. Washington A Fifth Hla . IH KTI.AV ■> (IR K
Farquhar
had
covon-d
fifty
ynnls
The peace was absolute.
Golden mouth to mouth.
before the enemy hud grnsjwsl his pur motioned to the two men ou Ifc-stiuu'a
clouds sank lazily through the quiet
“ Colonel Destlnn has
pose.
Then with a sort o f delirious either I ibim I.
air. and beyond the haze a single fiery
An Accountant.
CH APTER XVII.
given
me
tils
wi>rd."
he said briefly.
triumph their leader burst through the
star blazed down from a dome of em
’’ Why do you call BII kk I us an expert
"Y’ou
have
nothing
more
to
fear.
Biv
ranks o f his followers and thundered
accountant ?"
erald. He lifted himself painfully on
Promises.
ouac as tx-st you can. W e ahall re-
"Because of hla assumptions of ex
his elbow. This was not death, nor
With the frenzied energy o f mad down upon the doomed mao with the uinlu here till the morning.”
traordinary wisdom
Tli- rc Inn l anv
the world he had le ft
Where there men, they cleared the ammanltlon superb arrogance of his race, disdain
He tiirm-d from th«-m and passed the phenomenon In the universe that he
had been hills there were now plains, wagons from the deep drifts of sand. ing a peril that se«-me«l contemptible
huudml d I lu figures o f nieu leaning doesn't assume to be able to account
and the gullies had become mountains. The bodies o f comrades, stiffened al Those watching for the end saw the
weary and motionless on their rlflea. I for.” — Washington Star.
Where there had been men there were ready in the agonized attitudes o f their flash o f a bayonet—heard the Jnrrlng
They did not look nt him or seem to
rasp
o
f
sti-el
against
steel,
and
then
now nothing but smooth layers o f un death, were flung ruthlessly aside;
He saw Goetz standing.
I)r. Pierce’ s Pleasant Pellets are the
troubled sand. Something moved and rifles were torn from cold, tenacious AIl-Mnbotned'g horse swept on rider notice him.
a slender, delicate figure, outllue«! original little liver pills put up 40 years
touched Farquhar.
He started and hands; friends with whom they had less. Simultaneously flame burst from
unearthly background of ; *K°- They regulate liver and bowels.
Destlnn led the ngnlnst an
looked down at the man whose head marched and suffered were trampled a hundred rifles.
silvery
hills.
The German was smok
still rested against his arm. Their eyes under fo o t There were seven hun charge, and behind him raced a hun
True View.
Ing
placidly.
almost
Insolently.
m et In the red twilight they recog dred dead and a hundred living, and dred cheering men who an hour be
The late James J. Hill, the railroad
He
nized each other—and their eyes shift the seven hundred were forgotten. Fa fore had clamored for bis life.
king, was a man of buoyant optimism.
ed instantly in shy horror of that which tigue, hunger and thirst were wiped . ran like a boy. waving a smoking, use
"Failu re," he once said In an ad
A fter thla, will Colonel Dee-
less rifle, shouting madly, while Goetz
dress to railway inen, "failures are al
the other had become. Arnaud dragged o a t
tinn have the nerve to order
It was two
ways pessimists. Huccesses. on the
himself up upon his elbow and
They crouched, silent and motion- j thundered at his side.
Richard executed for leading a
other hand, are optimists. Which Is
coughed the sand from his lungs.
less. In the sand, with the sullen pa to one, exhausted Infantry against
mutiny ?
right?"
"M y horse bolted and threw me,” he tience of wolves, hunter] to their lair. cavalry In full course. But the mir
He paused, then added:
jerked out gratingly. “ I must have They did not look at Fnrquhar. but acle had been performed. The Incal
"It's easier to slip down hill than to
«T
O
U
K
C
O
N
T
IN
U
E
D
.)
been half stunned. I did not know they heard him. He could feel with culable element In all battle, the su
climb up. hut the view, remember, Is
that it was—you.” There was a brief a thrill o f power how their nerves and perstition of men's hearts, had fallen
at the top.”
New
War
Antiseptic.
The whirlwind died
silence. They measured each other. muscles stiffened at his command. It I d the scale.
One of the most effectual remedies
Within a few feet o f their
Sometimes Apply It Lightly,
Then Arnaud stretched out his band. was good to command again. He gave down.
fallen leader the heroic Arab host fal for wounds Is found In a powder made
" I ’m sorry— I wish to God I did not
For cuts, burns, scalds, sores and
by Dr. Felix Mendel of Essen. Ger open wounds always apply Hanford's
lered. broke and fle«l.
hate you, Farquhar.”
They picked up Farquhar from be many. It constats of a mixture of ten Balsam lightly, but be sure that It
They went on. Behind a great rock
neath the dead body o f hla opponent, parts bicarbonate of soda, nine parte j covers and geta to the bottom of the
which towered out of the storm-driven
A few light applications are
and as bis eyes opene<l they rested on acetic acid (vin egar), and nineteen | wound
sand they found Colonel Destlnn. He
generally all that Is needed to heal
parts
sugar
Superficial
wounds
are
Destlnn's
face.
The
elder
man
knelt
stood with his back to them and count
this class of difficulties. Adv,
down and touched bis hand almost covered with a thick layer of the
ed the thin circle of men who re
powder,
hut
deeper
wounds
are
com
tenderly.
mained. There were a hundred In all.
“ That was a good fight,” he said In pletely filled with It. As soon as tbe
They had fought the sirocco for ten
English.
"W e 'v e won. All-Mnhome<l mixture Is placed on a raw sore carbon
hours. The sand clung to their uni
Is dead. You’ ve saved a lot of trouble dioxide Is liberated, and this cause#
forms, to their hair and beards. On
a constant flow of liquid from tbe
for us all. I nin proud o f you.”
every face was printed the same dev
Inflammation
Is
quickly
“ Thanks, sir. I am glad you're sat- wound.
astation, the same exhausted suffering,
checked
by
using
this
powder.
Isfled.”
and something else that looked like
They looked at each other. Behind
the ravenous greed o f wolves whose
The English language Is spoken by
their careless. Indifferent composure
prey is within sight Colonel Destlnn
there had rung a note o f emotion 10 per cent of the world’s Inhabitants. To Lydia E. Pinkham’a Veg
turned.
“ To work—at once— all of
you!” he commanded. But they did
etable Compound.
not move. They stood there, watching
and hatred— Is the only thing which
him. As he saw their purpose he
can bring real comfort In tho sunsot
Washington Park, 111.— " I am the
sprang back.
of life.—Chicago Examiner.
mother o f four children and have suf
|
One’s
Own
Honest
Purpose
and
Good
Six times his revolver barked In the
fered with female
Will Is the Only Sour-e of
stillness— four men rolled over. Then
trouble, backache,
Uses of the Sunflower.
Real
Comfort.
he waited for them, his arms folded—
nervous spells ami
The sunflower is cultivated to a con
indomitable, imperturbable, triumphant
the blues. My chil
There Is nothing which so sours the Riderahle extent In central Russia,
to the last. They flung themselves
dren’s loud talking
where
every
part
of
tho
plant
Is
put
face and shrivels the muscles as envy
upon him. But for one sw ift moment
and romping would
to certain economic uses The dis
Farquhar had met Destlnn’» eyes.
or Jealousy.
make me ao nervous
covery
of
the
extreme
lightness
o
f
the
Ycu have been comparing your
What passed in that lightning recog
I could just tear
pith
of
tb*
stalk
has
essentially
In
worldly goods with those of your
nition he did not know. He broke
everything to p ie c e s
creased
the
commercial
value
of
the
through the raging circle o f madmen,
neighbor?
and I would a c h e all
You think he has so much more plant. This light cellular substance
beating up their weapons, and flung
over and feel so sick
Is
now
carefully
removed
from
the
than you have and with so much leis
himself recklessly between the lonely
that I would n o t
stalk and applied to a good many Im
man and death. A bullet grazed his
effort?
want anyone to talk
portant
uses.
One
of
Its
chief
usee
cheek, and he laughed, a cracked, high-
Perhaps; but you don't know about
to me at times. Lydia E. l ’inkhnm’s
that secret sorrow which may be eat is the making of the life-saving appli V egetable Compound and L iver Tills re
pitched laugh of good-humored mock
ery.
ing the heart out of the one who looks ances.
stored me to health and I want to thank
Cerk with a buoyancy o f one to flvo, you for the good they have done me. I
so prosperous In your eyes.
“ You’ re no good, comrades— no good.
You can’t even shoot You wanted me
You do not know about the skeleton and reindeer's hair with one to ten. have had quite a bit o f trouble and
as a leader— now I'll lead you. I'll
in his closet any more than he knows has been used; the pith of the sun worry but it doea not affect my youth
Ready, Present, F ire !”
lead you against the Arabs, against all
about yours, ard It is sate 'O i-ay that flower has a buoyancy of one to thlr
ful looks. My friends say ‘ Why do you
France, to Morocco, to freedom; but his orders mechanically in French, but there are balances
Things even up. ty-flve. The latter can be used ad look ao young and well ? ’ I owe it all
I claim this man as my prisoner, com his heart had spoken them lo another,
Maybe he Is a egular old shyster. If vantageously In the construction of to tho Lydia E. Tinkham remedies. V
rades; I claim his life.”
— Mrs. R o b t . STOPIKL, Moore Avenue,
so, all his money won’t help him. boats and life preservers. A suffi
dearer tongue.
clent quantity can bo worn on a por Washington Park, Illinois.
They cursed somberly at him.
“ Hold your Are till I give the signal. When he gets the etornal call he will
“ It won’t do!” the foremost legion They haven’t swn us yet. Sight at be a most miserable telng. As he feels tion without any Inconvenience. The
W e wish every woman who suffer#
ary shouted. "Th ey’re the only w it five hundred yards, and when you let the spark of life grow dimmer the pith of the larger sunflower Btalks Is from female troubles, nervousness,
nesses against us. Dead men don’t go pick out your men.”
thoughts of his dishonest deals will used extensively as a substitute for backache or the blue« could see the let
tell tales. I f we’re caught who’s to
The cavalcade advanced rapidly and drive all others from his mind. The other materials formerly employed la ters written by women made well by L y
know they didn’t die In the storm with unconsciously. A t their head a horse anguish which be will undergo will making moxas for cauterizing pur- dia EL Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
the rest?”
•
man rode In majestic loneliness. A torment him to the very last, and poses.
I f you have any symptom about which
“ I f w e're caught I give you my red streak from the dying sun, light frantically he will plead for life pro
you would like to know write to the
word of honor that none o f you shall ing up his burnished accoutrements, longed, for he fears the ether side,
In Exchange for Your Cash.
Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Co., Lynn,
suffer,” Farquhar interrupted.
“ It’s threw into relief the splendid outline
The peace which comes from hon
"W hat is experience, anyway?”
Mass., for helpful advice given free o f
my word against these two lives. Is o f his figure.
A moment later the est purpose and good will to fellow
"It's what the other fellow 1 oat « a charge.
it a bargain?”
command rang out:
men— from unselfishness, not easy you.”
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