: TWO WOMEN PRAISE SAME MEDICINE B o t h H e lp e d b y T a k in g Lydia E. P inkham ’s V e g e ­ tab le C om pound W o rd M o r e o r Leg» THE DOOM TRA By Arthur D. Howden Smith Author of PORTO BELLO GOLD, Etc. i© “ A fter the b irth of my little daughter I was very badly run-down. I could not th in k of going to a hospital, but grew steadily worse, be­ ing compelled to stay in bed two or ? th ree days e a c h week. A friend of my sis te r’s told of th e good Lydia E. P i n k h a m 's Vege- tableCom pound had done her. and my siste r bought me tw o bottles of it. I had not taken all of one bottle when I was up and able to do some work. I am truly a booster for Lydia E. Pink- ham 's Vegetable Compound and you m ay use my testim o n ial.”— Mas. J U t s t i L ynch , 1119 Island Ave., Ext., McKee's Rocks, Pa. Mrs. Hope L. Sm ith, a farm er’s wife of R oute 3, Floyd, Va„ says she was ill for ten years w ith a good deal of pain in her side and so weak she could hardly work. Lydia E. Pinkham 's Vegetable Compound has helped her so much she is telling h er friends about it. by B r e n ta n o '« ) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ C H A PTER I T h e Fray in M incing Lane “ W atch ! Ho. w a tc h !" T h e w ords ra n g th ro u g h th e m isty d a rk n e ss o f (lie n a rro w stre e t. 1 g a th ­ e re d my eloak aro u n d me anil skulked c lo ser to the n e a re st house-w all. Could It he possible the Bow S tre et ru n n e rs had picked up my tra il a g a i n ! And a new w orry a ssa ile d me. Did the cry com e from In fro n t or behind? T h e fog th a t m an tled London, Hnd w hich so fu r iiad stood my friend, now se rv ed to muffle tile so u rce of tills s u d ­ den alarm . W hich w ay should I tu rn ? . “ W atch ! C urse th e sleepy v a rle ts !" T h e houses p a st w hich I had been fe elin g m.v w ay cam e to an end. An alley b ra n ch e d off to th e rig h t and from Its e n tra n c e echoed th e click of s te e l—m usic a f te r m.v own h e art. T h e blood c oursed fa s te r in my veins. No. th is could be no tr a p such a s had L y d ia E. P in k h a m ’s V egetable Com­ a w a ite d me e v e r since 1 had stepped pound is a dependable medicine. from tlie sm u g g ler's sm all boat. H ere | w as sw ord-play, a w elcom e change , from tlie p lo ttin g und In trig u e which I had sickened me. I c ast m.v cloak back o ver my slinul- j d e r a n d drew my sw ord from Its sh e a th , as I ra n o ver th e uneven cob- | hies w hich pav ed tlie alley. D im ly I | saw be fo re m e a confused huddle of figures th a t tu ssle d a n d sta m p e d about in th e ghostly m irk o f th e fog. "H old, frien d ," I shouted. D r . S c h o ll'tZ In o -p a d a fa th e aafe,au re,h aa lin e tre a tm e n t for com e. A t drug and thoe Stores. "M ake h a ste ,” p a n te d a voice from f o r f n t Somplt erite The SchoU Mia. Co.. Oucaaa th e m iddle o f th e group. O ne m an a g a in st a g an g of a ssa ss in s ! So th a t w as th e story. It savored m ore o f P a ris th a n o f th e sta id L ondon of m e rc h a n ts a n d sh o p k e e p ers over w hich P ut one o n - the * päin t t gotte t I th e H u n o v erlan ex erc ised his stolid I sw ay. T e a c h C h ild r e n B ut I hnd sc a n t tim e for philosophy. T o. Use , T h ey w ere on m e In au Instunt, one as- ' s a lla n t in fro n t, an a ssa ssin on e ith e r han d , sla sh in g w ith h a n g e rs and cut- 1 lnses th a t knew no tric k s of fence, but S ooth es and IIea!s R ashes and Irritations | only d o w n rig h t force. T h e ir form er ■jCutlrur^Son^^ieep^lh^^lrlr^CTear p re y w as le ft w ith one to handle. " (le t to h is re a r, one o f you fools," sn a rle d th e ruffian in com m and w hilst he pounded a t m.v guard. B u t I backed Into a h andy doorw ay a n d b a rely m an ag ed to fend them off. A nd all th e w hile th e real o bject of th e ir a tta c k c o n tin u e d his a p p e a ls for th e w atch. 'T w a s th is w hich spoiled th e fray fo r me. I could not hut w onder, as I dodged und p a rrie d and th ru st, w hat w ould happen If his crie s should he PRICE $150 AT YOUR DRUG STORE h e a rd and th e w atch appeur. W ould Wrae-for fn e b ooklet th e y know m e? D r p e rch a n ce should I h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity to slip quietly KOENIG MEDICINE CO. a w ay ? 1 0 4 5 N WELLS ST. CHICAGO.ILL I sto le a glance a bout me. Several w in d o w s had gone up along th e stre e t a n d n ig h tc a p p ed h e ad s p ro tru d e d to G reedy add th e ir c la m o r to th a t of my friend. D u rin g a heav y sn o w sto rm I ask ed S u re ly — Aye, th ey had done It. <> shovel off a n e ig h b o r’» snow . She T h e ruffian on m y left leaped back igreerl to m y price, anil I se t to w ork. w ith e a r a s la n t to w a rd th e alley e n ­ 1 w a s e v en in g and w hen I h a d b u t a m all piece to finish she to ld me to tra n c e . (lilt a n d com e back In th e m orning "Q uick, b ullies," l e yelled. " 'T Is <> finish a n d get my pay. T h a t nig h t th e w a tch !" t snow ed a g ain a n d site had me clean W ith a c e le rity th a t w as alm o st u n ­ c an n y th ey disengaged th e ir blades fie e n tir e laO fe et o v e r ag ain b efo re and m elted Into th e fog. T h e ir toot- die g a v e m e th e sum th a t I h a d asked fa lls dw indled a ro u n d the c o rn e r a s 1 'or one Job.—H. A., In C hicago Tribune. d e te c te d th e clum ping fo o tfa lls of th e a p p ro a c h in g g u a rd ia n s o f L ondon's Ends pain in one minute CORNS D lS c h o lfs " Z in o -p a d s C uticura PASTOR KOENIGS N E R V IN E / Epilepsy Nervousness & Sleeplessness. peace. A twater K ent IGNITION for Fords Q U IC K E R P IC K -U P E A SIE R S T A R T IN G M ORE PO W ER S M O O T H ID L IN G —that it w hat an Atwater Kent T yp e LA Ignition 3 y stem for Fords will mean to you. 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"N o frie n d s to b ra w le rs and d istu rb ­ "It shall he a s you say. good M aster e rs of th e peace, s irra h ," re p lied th e Ju g g in s." a sse n te d th e c a p ta in m eek ­ sto u te s t o f the w atchm en, ste p p in g to ly. "W hich w ay w ent y o u r a ssa il­ th e fro n t of Ills fellows. "W e a re th e a n ts?" duly c o n stitu te d a n d app o in ted con­ "W h at? M ore q u e stio n s?" exploded sta b le s a n d w atchm en of h is honor th e M aster Ju g g in s. "N ay, th is is too w orshipful lord m ayor." m uch.” " I t w ould be n e a re r th e tr u th to say T h e w atchm en tu rn e d In th e ir th a t you a re th e p ro p e rly c o n stitu te d tra c k s and h e rd ed out of th e alley like and h a b itu a l sle ep e rs and tim e -se rv e rs bew ildered c a ttle , all clum ping boots. of th e c ity ,” sn a p p e d my com panion. Jingling staffs, w aving lu n te rn s and “D raw n ear, a n d ex am in e me." Jum bled w its. My sa v io r rem oved his "N ay, sir," a d ju re d th e c a p ta in of hat and m opped Ills brow w ith a w hite th e w atch p o rten to u sly , "do you a p ­ kerchief. proach a n d re n d e r y o u rselv es to us. "So m uch for th a t," he re m a rk ed 'T Is not fo r la w b re a k e rs to o rd e r th e cheerfully. “ N ow —" c ity 's w atchm en how they ahull be a p ­ B ut he w as In te rru p te d from an tin prehended." expected q u a rte r. T h e c a p ta in o f the “ You fool," said m.v frien d very w atch re tu rn e d alone. pleasan tly , "if you w ould only tr u s t “ I c rav e y our p ardon. M a ste r J u g ­ y our eyes you w ould see a face you gins." he began. “ B ut we h av e been have m any tim es seen b efo re th is — w arned to keep a w atch for a d a n g e r­ aye, a n d shall see ag ain in th e m o rn ­ ous m ale fa c to r, an enem y of th e sta te , one O rm erod. an em issary o f th e P r e ­ ten d e r w ho Is h e re on a n e rra n d a g ain st th e crow n." Ju g g in s favored me wIMi a c ursory glance o f a so m ew h at p e cu liar n a tu re . It w as not e x ac tly hostile, and .vet m uch of th e frien d lin ess w hich hail c h a ra c te riz e d Ills m an n e r w as gone. I felt cold chills ru n n in g dow n my hack. W ould he give me up? W hat right a f te r all h a d I to ex p ect b e tte r tre a tm e n t from a to ta l stra n g e r, a m an who had n o thing to gain from s h ie ld ­ ing me? “Go on." said Ju g g in s coldly to th e w atchm an, w ith d raw in g his a tte n tio n from me, "W hy, w orsh ip fu l sir. th e re Is no m ore to say. It Is Just th a t I tho u g h t, the a tta c k being m ade upon you. a well- known citizen. It m ight hnvp been—" "Anil how should 1 know th is p e r­ son of whom you speak ?" “ W hy, sir, th a t I can n o t—” "B e about y our duties, sirra h ," In­ te rru p te d M aster Ju g g in s, “a n d p e ste r me no longer." T h e c a p ta in stu m p ed off to w here Ills fa ith fu l hand a w a ite d him, th e aev- 1 eral curious-m inded citizens who hnd I listened to th e a lte rc a tio n from th e van tag e-p o in t of th e ir bedroom w in ­ ing be fo re th e bench of sh e riffs w hen dow s re tire d to resu m e th e ir slum bers, you p lead fo rg iv en ess fo r y o u r d ila ­ a n d M a ste r Ju g g in s stro d e hack to my tory p e rfo rm a n c e of th e d a lle s in tr u s t­ side. ed to you.” " Is y o u r nam e D rm erod?" he asked. M.v frien d left my side and stro d e “ I am H a rry D rm erod, once a enp- to w a rd th e c a p ta in o f the w atch, who tnln o f foot u n d e r th e duke of B e r­ gave hack a pace o r tw o u n til lie felt wick ; and T fo rm erly had th e honor th e sto m ach s of his follow ers a t his to be c h am b erla in to the m an whom back. som e people call King J a m e s th e "H ow. now ," said he who had called T h ird ." him self R o b ert Ju g g in s, "hold up th a t "Y ou a re a rebel, a c o n sp ira to r la n te rn , you, sirra h , w ith th e shaking u g a ln st th e crow n?" arm . Look into m.v face, lazy dogs “ I do not e x p ec t you to believe me, th a t you are. D ost know m e?" He of c o u rse,” I a n sw ered as lig h tly ns I poked his finger In to th e fa t figure of could, "h u t I am not a reb el—In sp irit th e c ap tain . o r In ten t, at any ra te — and I am not ‘‘S ure, you a re M a ste r Ju g g in s," a s­ c o n sp irin g a g ain st the Crown at th is sen ted thRt official w ith sullen re lu c ­ m o m en t—a lth o u g h I linve done so In tance. th e p a s t—and I am at th is m om ent u "A nd Is an a ld e rm a n of th e city and fu g itiv e from Justice." a c u p m a te of th e lord m ayor a n d sh e r­ "H u m p h ," sa id M aster Ju g g in s iffs and th e w ard en o f th e W orshipful th o u g h tfu lly . C om pany o f M erch an t T ra d e rs to the H e stood th e re In the m iddle o f th e W estern P la n ta tio n s , on his w ay home alley, c a re ssin g h is sliavpn chin. from a m eeting o f his guild, w ithin the "D rm ero d ," he m u rm u red . " H a rry city p re c in c ts— aye, in M incing lane, O rm erod. But surely of course— why, tinder th e shadow of P a u l's— I say am you a re D rm erod o f F oxcroft In D or­ I to he held up by c u t-p u rses, stubbed se t." In th e arm , forced to d efen d my very " I shook m.v h e ad sadly. life— and th en denounced and th r e a t­ "N o, m y f r ie n d ; If you know th a t ened w ith a r re s t hy th e w atchm en sto ry you m ust know th a t 1 w as O r­ paid by th e c ity to p ro te c t Its c iti­ m erod of F o x c ro ft house.” zens? M a ste r Ju g g in s w as su d d en ly all "Y ou s ta n d here try in g to pro v e 'tis an im atio n . I, a n d not they, w ho h ave sought to "I know It w ell," he re tu rn e d . "You rob m yself. Go to ! Ye a re worthies-*, a n d C h arles, y our e ld e r bro th er, w ere a n d 1 shall see th a t th e sh eriffs and taith o u t In th e T9. C h arles died In th e m a g istra te s Ht Bow S tre e t know j S cotland, and you escaped w ith th e of It." re m n a n ts o f the e xpedition to F ratlce." "B ut we will he a f te r th e scoundrels, "A nd F o x c ro ft house w as seques- w orshipful M aster A ld e rm a n ," pleaded i tr a te d to the C row n," I am ended b it­ th e captHln. "C an you h u t give us a terly. d escrip tio n of th e knnves?" "T h e H a m p sh ire brunch h ave It “ Shall I do y our w ork fo r you?" re ­ now ," w ent on M a ste r Juggins, “T hey plied M aster Ju g g in s In his d e lig h t­ to ad ie d It th ro u g h th e P elham s." ful D o rset b u rr. Z o u n d s! How I "Y es, ------ th e m !" liked th e m an w ith his bro ad hum or, his read y co u rag e am i p ro m p t good sen se I O rm tro d has know n tb s In­ “ Nay, h o t—" g ra titu d e of princes, but he is to "B u t me no huts. Be a b o u t your discover th a t g ra titu d e It a q u a l­ rounds. And If you see a n y hang dog ity th a t h a t not a lto g s th s r d is­ rogues o r hom eless k n a v es o r m aster- a p p ea red from th e e arth . less m en, do you a p p reh e n d them for th e night and loilge them In th e Fleet. In th e m orning you m ay le t mA know (To me c o N T iie ra n > T h is b ro u g h t me to m y senses. I sh e a th e d m.v sw ord a n d ran a cro ss th e roadw ay, g lan c in g to rig h t and left fo r th e b est ro u te o f escape. B u t 1 re c k ­ oned w ith o u t th e o th e r p a rtic ip a n t in o u r braw l. “ Be a t ease, m y m a ste r," he said in a voice w hich had a good th ic k D orset b u rr In it—I liked him from th a t m o­ m ent. I sounded so h o m elik e; I could fa irly see th e rolling fields, th e w a te r m eadow s, th e copses, all th e scenes th a t h a d m ea n t so m uch to me In boy- I hood, even th e sp ra w lin g roofs and ch im n ey s ta c k s of Foxcroft house ' Itself. “ ’T Is only th e w atch you hear. H a rk to th e Jingling o f th e ir sta v es." "I know th a t full well, m.v frien d ," I a n sw e re d him. gooseflesh risin g on my neck a s th e Jingling s ta v e s and clnnip- ! Ing feet drew n e a re r. "B u t I happen 1 to h ave p re ssin g re aso n s for avoiding th e w a tc h .” My frien d p u rse d h is lips In a low w histle. "So. se ts th e w ind In th a t q u a r te r ! j Y et you cam e fa s t enough to m y help J a g a in s t th o se c u t-p u rses a m om ent b ack." I laughed. T h e w atch w ere all but .;.x.;.x.;-x-;-x<-x-:-x-:-x->x-:-x<-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-!-x-:-x-:-x->x-:-x-:-x-:-x« In th e a lle y 's m outh. 'T w as Idle to th in k o f ru n n in g now. F r a n k l i n W o u l d H a v e P u t M a x i m s o n C o in s “ Oh, I am no hig h w ay m an ." I said. “ W ell, w h a te v e r you m ay he, you aid ed R o b ert Ju g g in s In hla peril, and T h e first th ird o f th e N in eteen th j mon und o tb e r sa y in g s en co u rag in g 'tw ill be a so re p ity If a w orshipful c en tu ry w aa th e hey d ay o f Stafford th rift, a ld e rm a n o f th e city m ay not see you sh ire w a re d e c o ra te d w ith pictures. "D ilig en ce la th e m other o f good th ro u g h th e sc ru tin y of a hand of lazy And not th e lea st In te re stin g of th is luck," a n d "P low deep w hile slu g g a rd s b en ch -lo afe rs.” ch in a waa th e se rie s p ic tu rin g m axim s, sleep " w ere am ong th o se h e suggested. " T h a t is good h e arin g ." I an sw ered . I p ro v e rb s a n d m orals. H is p ra c tic a l a n d benevolent m ind pic­ “ Will th ey h ave y o u r d e sc rip tio n ?" O f th is d id ac tic c h in a m any piece« tu re d how m any a fam ily w ould read " I th in k not, but If th ey ask me to I c a rrie d re p ro d u ctio n # o f "P o o r Klch- and p o n d e r his p re c e p ts as th ey g a th ­ a c c o u n t fo r m yself I shall he a t fa u lt, i a rd 'a " say in g s, w hich o u r g re a t A m er­ ered ro u n d th e h e a rth —T he A n tiq u a ­ 1 am hut la te ly landed from F ra n c e , I ican. B en jam in F ra n k lin , In d u strio u s rian. a n d I h a t - no p a ssp o rt." ly c irc u la ted th ro u g h his P oor Rich i H e p u rsed h is lips once m ore In th e I a rd 'a A lm anack fo r 25 years. A n c ie n t— b u t U p to D a te q u a in t form o f a low w histle. T he P oor R ic h a rd m axim s w ere ••I begin to see. T h ere Is a foreign I An a n c ie n t ho stelry n e a r 9 ba ft es- very n e a r to F ra n k lin 's h e a rt, and he i cut to y o u r w ig th a t I do not like." he i let no ch an ce slip to get them Into bu ry E ngland. Is nam ed "T h e L isten com m ented. “ H ow ever, we will bra- j g re a te r c irc u la tio n , o n e of I l l s pro j­ In n .” sen It out. H ere th ey com e." ect»—w hich, how ever, w as not c ar | T h e w atch m en rounded th e c o m e r ; T h e E u ro p ea n cabbage b u tte rfly w as rled o u t—w as to Im p rin t on one side Into th e alley, la n te rn s sw inging high. b ro u g h t to th e U nited S tate« ab o u t of th e co p p er coins of th e new Amer S ta le s poised. lean republic som e p ro v e rb s of Sol«- th e tim e of the Civil w ar. " Ilo . k nav es," proclulroed a pom pous , A colored ittiin w as slow ly looking over cantalou|>ea on th e fru it and v e g etab le c o u n te r o f a S e n a te av en u e store. T h e c le rk s w e re busy a t o th e r co u n te rs. "How m uch th e se m elons?" th e m an a sk e d lu a sin g song voice none too d istin c t. " W h a t’s th a t? ” sn a p p e d thp sto re kee|>er. a bit Itn p u tleu t nt being In­ te rru p te d w hile he w as w eighing su g a r. "1 said, how m uch th e se b re a k fa s t m elo n s?" sa id th e colored m an, a t- te m p tin g to he m ore explicit.— In- diuu u p u lis News. A ! Road of Life, Take along the help of ! I 1 W R IG L E Y S y > P K ,4 - H a n d ic a p Mae— I c a n 't d a n ce w ith you b e ­ c a u se of a couple of big strin g e d In­ stru m e n ts. H e rb — W hat big strin g e d In s tru ­ m en ts? M ae— Y our sh o e s—th e y 're a lw a y s in m y w ay. C H E W IN G S W E E T P E P P E R M IN T F U A V O a W r ig le y ’s adds a zest to w o r k a n d p la y — y o u r n erves are steadier — you r in terest k een er. Aids teeth and digestion. “BAYER ASPIRIN” PROVED SAFE A f t e r E v e ry M eal V ~ ...... J G ill I EAST. WEST. 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