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w: MS The Redemption ! QdVid orsot? By CHARLE8 FREDERIC 0088 ' ..." Copyright, leoe, kr Ths i-Marrkl Omw. CHAPTER VIII A little before dusk the Hire com- , paiilons started upon tfletr evening's business. The hoiM end carriage were waiting at the door and they mounted to their eeate. David waa .embarrassed by the novelty of the elt- uetlon, and Papeete by bis presence; but th quack was In hie highest spir it. He saluted the bystanders- with - luy familiarity, oetsntetlously Bun h hotlltr k coin, flourish! hla whip and readied universal admlrMn for but kitotng. During to turn which that look around th city for an ad vertteeroent, he indoctrinated hla pu- II with the principle of hi art "People to-day ar Just what thy war centuries ago, O-g-gull 'am Juat 'aa aaay. Haka 'am think th moon la mad of g-g-green eh way to eaten, larka m to p-p-pull th heavens Iowa extract sunbeam from c-e-ou- untwn and all th rtl Thr n meater-weekneea, Davy. Thay all think thay ar aiok, or If they d-d-. don't, you can mak 'ml" 'What! Mak a wall man think ha to Mckr th Quaker aakd la aatoa tohment. "Sural That' th secret of mieeess. I can pick out th strongest man In th ro-crowd and In flv mlnut hav pains shooting through him Ilk g-g-greased lightning. Tby ar si) Ilk Jumping pack to th man that know them. You watch m pull th string and ru-you'll a tbm wlg-wig-wlg-1." "It seems a pity. to tak advantage af uch wakna in our fallow men." aid David, whoa heart began t suf fer qualms aa ha contemplated thl raacallty m hi own connection with K- . "Fellow menP They are no fallow f mind. Tbey-ere null for ma to o a -crack. Thy ar oysters for m to ,pnl" responded the quack, aa h drove gaily Into the public square and Shocked th horses, who stood with thlr proud-neck srChed, champing thalr bit and looking around at th row d a if thy ahrd thair maater'a aontempt. ' , Papeete descended frm th car riage and mad har way baatlly Into th tnt which had already bn pitch ed for her. Th doctor lighted hi torch and at hla stock of good whll David," o baying hi directions, began a mov among th popl to study their habile. HI bowing hla way here and there, h contemplated th crowd la th light of th quack's phlloaophy. and a a did eo received a sari as of painful mental ahoekSi "Th drat prlncipl ta th art of painting a plctur la to know whr to alt down;" In ether words, every thlng depends upon th point ml vtw. Now that David began to look for erl- inoa of th waknss and follies of tils fellow men, ha saw thorn every whr. For th first ttms In his llf he barvd that startling prvaJno af animal types which always com municate such a shook to th mind Of him who has' never discovered It be fore, Bvry countenance uddenly seemed to be th fee of a beast but thinly and Imperfectly nlki Thar war fossa and tigers and wolves, ther ware bulldog and monkey and " twine. He had alwaya seen, or thought fa saw, upon th forehead of hi fl- - lew men- soma evtdeno of that divin ity which had bn communicated to thm when Ood brathd Into th treat flrst father in brath of llfej but now h ahuddarad at th sight -of thoM thick Up and drooping Jaw, those dull or crafty ay, thos Mil ton, sodden, gargoyl faatura. a aa do at beholding monstrosttle. A few wk ago he would hav fMt a profound pity at thla dlaeovvry, but a rapid and radical had ba th al taratmn la hla feeling that a was ww si laid by a sudda iwvulstoa and aoatmpt "Ar th oraatur really , ar a asked himself. Ha atood thr asaang them taltor, atralghter. fceaaar, aandasr than Utaea all, and Ah aid faallaga that hav mad man artotoorats and tyraabi la vry aa T th world, surged m hM , heart and krdanad It agaiast them. By thw Urn th quack hid aalhd 4tM) few atmpto pivparattona, aad. ataadlng ret before his audleao, b ana ta bualneea of th vnln. Hav In sbascYsd th habit f th gam. Oavtd aaw oaoa a favatabl aasttloa w study thoa of th henter He watched with aa almost araataton ta trt vry pre i i apoa that ata kr fao aad listened, with a a aad : mat hitoraat to vr ward that fall from these traaehataaa Una H was aot laac la Juatlfrln ta ' ajaaek- hnst ortUdsea f al awa arator. His voic tockad ta vtbraift ' taaoa at a mutual hwtrwjaat aad hto Cbefrl that IhMnay, wtthoar wfetoh th alawaat Tfta off toqaaa aa a altta. By apeaklng vary , atowty asm MlbMatly a awldd aamntrinm hat thl always atd Ilk a draaaiafj aaoaor upoa ta aivian -ad am thoaght. Tfcae war radtosJ difama, hal to y Mhar raspeet a was a ssaaasamats'artlati He amst ad ta attoaUaa mt Ma hearna wtth aa Inlmltabto akin and held It with aa lr resUUbl power. Hi piercing ay noted every expres sion on the fac mt hi hearers, and md to rd th Inmost acre to mt . thalr hearts. Ha prolvd th sllght t Inclination to purchase, and was ss kn to eaa a hand steal towards a pockM-book as a eat to a a mous steal out of Its hoi. H coaxed, ha wheedled, b banter. d, be abused ha a van threatened. He fulnltod hlspinmto to th tottor, "to make the well man think that they were sick." and many a stalwart fron- tleraman whoa body was ai sound aa an ox, bgsa to b conscious of raok- Lng pain. Nor were thoa lagitlmats arts of oratory th only on wblea this arch-knav practiced. 1 gav you two dollars, and ywa only gav m change for one," erted a thln-faoed, stoop -shouldered, help-ls-Iooklng fellow, who bad Just pur chased a bottle of th "Balm of th Blesaed la lan da" With' llghtnlng-llks lgrdmala th quack had shuffled this bill to th bot tom of his pits, and lifting, up the ana that toy on top. exposed U to th view of hi audi en o. 'That's a liel" h said, la hi alow, Impreaslv manner. "There Is always such a man as this In vry crowd. Bom on I always trying to tak ad vantage of thos who, Jlka myself, re living for th public good. Oentlemen. yau saw m lay ths b-b-blll he gav m down upon th top! Here It Is: Judg for yourselves. That is a bad man! Bewar of him!" Th bold effrontery of th quack si lenced th timid customer, who could only blush and look confused. His blushes and confusion condemned him and th crowd huetled bin away from the wagon. They believed him guilty and he half believed It of himself. - David, who had seen th bill and know the victim's Innooeno but aot the doctor' fraud, press ed forward to defend him. Th qyiaoh stopped aad silenced him with an Inimitable wink. and then instantly and with consum mate art diverted hi audlano with a series of droll stories which he always reserved for emergencies Ilk thla They war old and thread-bare, but this was the reason b chose than. He had one far very mrcuautano and oocaaloa. Thar was a man standing In aa outer at role of th crowd around whose forehead waa a ban dag. "Com bare. my friend," said th quack. "How did you get this wound? Dont want to toUt Oht wstt, that to natural. A bore Ucawl him, aa daunt; avr gt la a row! Hoi Not Couldn't any on alt him I Reminds m mt th maa wlM saw a big Mack-aad-Mu spot oa his boy's forehead. 'My on.: said ha, 1 thought I told yon not to flgbt? How did you get this wound T 'I bit It father.' replied th boy. "'Bit it!' exclaimed th old' man In astonishment, "bow could yon bits yourself apoa th f6rhadf "1 climbed onto a chair,' says a. "And you hav been climbing n a chair to bite your forehead, too, my friend T" a aakad with husnorou grav ity, whll a load guffaw wen aa froaj ths crowd. "Well" h eonHaasd, soathtngtr. -whether you did it or not. Just 11 ma rub a little of this b-b-balm upon It. and by to-morrow morning It will a well. There! That's right. On dollar Is: all It costs. Ton dont want HT What th d-d-dnc did yon tot ma open th bottle for? Til leave It to the crowd If that to falrf There, that m right. Pay for H Ilk a awa. It' worth double lu arte. Thank you. By to-morrow aooa yoa will b-b-b ending aw a Matlmoatal to It value.' The novelty mt th aeene, th skill of thw principal actor, th rapid growth of th pile of cola and Mils, th fran tic deatr of th people to b gulled, all verved to abaour thos Hem en to which were calculated to appeal to the Quaker's ooaactoaca He Mt Ilk me awakened from a dr. ' Whll he was still ta th half doaad oondlHoa of saah aa awakening, the qaach gav htm a ataa that thla part of hla lesion waa ended, aad following the direction mt th thumb which h threw over hi shoulder towards raeto teat, a sagerly tooh hi way thtthr. Before th door atood oevvral grave of-poang asea ana mi Hon, talking under their aretoth. Now and thoa a apto atowtoaaled ftoelf from the orowd, aad with vtolbto trsatdaUaa aa torea, - Aa taay raappeaisd. their frtonda gathered about thoa aad be asaaht them te dtoal U si wet thay haw tooTce. . Boea Of tbeea glggted ana simpered, other toughed boteterouety aad asap tloally, white thta atlU, took) scared and aaxImMk M waa vtdnt that even abose wwS trtod to mak Ught mt what tbef had seen aad heard war moved by eseaetbtng awe-hi ept ring. Davto Itoteaed te aheto mily talk, ob served their bold demeans vatoar aiaaana, white the aw of wiafcn.s. mt MaatdHp, mt th tow aea asm betkUtty mt ham salty awa rnarura, waa uitn1fld by bis vatlon mt the voururmnd callow. from th outside of th gypay tent he could make but tow discoveries of bar method! end he waited ln pat toot ly until tk ut curious couple bad d parted. Whn thay had disappeared. be entered. At th opposite side of th toot and reclining anon a low divan was th gypey. Above her head) a tallow aan die waa burning dimly. Before her was a rough tabto covered with hawl, upoa which were scattered cap of tea, with floating grounds. Ivory. dice, cards, coins and other Implements of the "Black Art." PeDceta sorans: to har feet when ah saw who her visitor was, and ex hibited the clearest signs of saltation. Davtd'a own emotions were not violent for although th gypsy's eor roundlngs were poor and mean, they serve rather to enhance than ta di minish her xaullt beauty. Her nouider and arm wars bare, and an her wrtete ware sold bracelet ot writhing serpents In whose gleamed diamonds. On her Angers and In har ears were ether costly stone. Her draw waa silk, and,rustld when eh moved, with soft 1 and . sibilant sound. . Th doctor ha sent to fear to . study the method by which you do your work." said David, epproaohtag the table and gamng at bar wltsV un- disguumd admiration. "Too should have asm before. How dan yen study my methods when I am aot practicing tbemf - And any way, you have no faith in them, Hav youT I always had until I hoard your v- moa la the little "meeting housa.' "And hav you tost It aowT" "It has beta sadly shaken." Tou can at least show me hew you practice the art, vaa If you hav toat your faith, to It- 1 too hav tost faith; bat w must live. What ar thee cards forT "If you wish me to show you, you may shuffle and cut them, but I would ratber toll your fortune by your hand, for 1 hav mora faith ta palmistry than te card." Ha extended hi hand: sh took It, aad with her right forefinger began to trace th lines. Her gas had that la te nalty with which a llttl child peers Into the mechanism of a watch ar aa astronomer Into the depth of spaoe. A thrill of amotion shot through the frame of th Quaker at th touch of thos delicate and beautiful Anger: Neither of them spoke. The delicate nnger of th gypay moved oaer the line of th palm Ilka that of a little school-glrl over the page f a primer. They did not realise how dangerous was that proximity, aor bow fatal that touch. Through thoa two pols of Nature moat powerful battery, the awgnetto and mysterious eurrnt of lov waa passing. "Let me now xamln th Un," sh said. "Here la the line of th heart It pease clear ecroe th palm. It Is wen marked at every point and to most pronounced upon th upper side. But tookl H la Joined to the head be low th finger of Batum, It M) th aim mt a violent death I" As she uttered thl exclamation, she preened the hand convulsively bataeea har own, and -looked up into hi face. Th to voluntary and sudden action rep ealled him to hla ocnsclouan "What dtd yoa aayr he aakad. "Have yea not been listen tngf" h replied, repressing both har anxiety and her annoyano. "N; was a good rtery or a bad ana which you war reading T" - "It waa both." "Well it 1 aa matte, thoee acot dental marks eaa hav a rJgnlfl- eaaoe.' "Why aboold aat th character and destiny of the man dlaoloee Itself la signs and marks upon bl bender" As they stood eon fronting each eth er, they would hav presented a study f equal interest to the artist ar to th phltoaopher. There waa both a poem and n picture ta their attltuda Grace and beauty revealed tbmlvee on every feature and In every move ment Thay bad arrived at on mt thorn dramatto potato In their life-Journey, where ah the tragi element of ex istence ssm te con vera. Agitated by tocomprannatbt aad aelleioua eaao tlons. confronting Insoluble problems, longing, Iteplng. fearing, they hovered over th ooeaa af llf Ilk tw tiny parrowe swept out W aea by a teea peet. ' They were awakened free tketr rwv rela by the fbotetep ot th quack, and by Ma raacea vetce summoning them back Into the world of realities from which they had withdrawn so empltiy. -Weil, Mttto wtfe," hw said, "how to b-b-buantr . Tair,- eh aald, amtltertog op a dwa bto hand-fuD mt change and aaastag it aver to bint todtfferently. TM qeeettoa feU apoa th aara af the Quahar Ilk a thunder bott. It was to Mat the A ret Intlmatloa that Popesta waa not th daughter mt the quack. Hto wife!" The heart af th youth sank 1 M bean. Here was a bow and unexpected eomptteatloa. What ahejoM a do? II Monk te tarn beak now. The die had bean cast. (Te to cwatataee.) to. R ta snoh nlaay a that a teak to aaJactarlag fan aa way at xeaklag Hvrag. -Two aaaieat wnyr -Sara, toat It ertata seetast fcir ' ItoHlmor lairlwi, . . I . mtmmMkmm. metoi I ft I aejart at si 1 sag beat toeeh n sgsss ana hired glri aU (aaay ha stoma treat ontaaat) add tw a aaavp work ta panr hanaar I t, halt a tosaen. ata etovaa. a "Mat at silt sty wttn atakag oat ptaah mt thyaaa aad sweat 1 lussj aad film" . , sa tan wis itoa, samta aad aarra. IreelBST Oaalae. Another man has answered the houMkecper't question, "What shall da with ths lroalng Ulnar . This man. a Phlladelphl- an, bas Invented a cabinet which hold th board. Irons and all tba other Incidental parapher nalia. This cabinet la a tall, narrow, af fair which do apt tak up much room and - will scarcely ha aoUced' tat th corner. Ia th top la a shelf bold ta Irons, while oa th Inner Ides ar runaways with Hides oper ative ta them. On nd of aa troalng board Is pivoted to tba runner carried btwan th elides, and on tba other nd of tba board Is vl voted a support- Ins: lag. When th board Is to b used th olosot door Is opened and It la wan oat lata nlace. Tba Irons and wax ar there ready to hand, and tbera ta DractJeairr time lost. In letting ready. Another ad van teg of tbls cabinet to th fact that It is net narsssary ta clear thw kitchen tabl to ft a spaos to support on and ot Um board. Bna-Uah Cettoare Me. Boll and) than maab with a llttl milk and butter thr pound of poto toss, and line a deep pi dish wltb them, leaving enough nly to eovr th top of th diab. Chop a sufflclsat quan tlty of cooked or ancookad meat to nil th dish, season with pepper and salt, and add a fraud onion. Pour half a eupfol of stock vr (bo rolxtar and oovr with th rma1ndr of tba raabd poUtoe. Brush over with milk or tba yolk of aa gg, and bake till browa. Serve with gravy a fresn pea. Cklefcew. rated li Pot a plat of rich cream la a frying pan ovr a moderate fir until It be Ins b color, dip th different parts of th chicken la floor, soasoa with a tea spoonful of salt, fry la th cream on each aid till H la a delicate brown. Whan don put It on a hot platter. poor another hair pint of cream Into th pan, let it boll on minute, add a taltspoonfal of salt, a dash of popper, than pour It aver the chicken. Serve garnished with spriga of parsley and a dla af puflad aetata silo, Ptoiemaplo Pie... Put half a pineapple through th meat chopper. Beat tba yolks af two egga atlt. stir la a sup af sweat milk, a tobleapoonful af molted batter and a tap of sugar. last of all add tba pine apple ground na aad bake tmdf atoly la an span crust. Hafta a merlagu of the whites of th oggs tad two toaapoonful of sugar, spread It on ths pi as soon as don and re turn to th va just long nougk ta brown the morlngn. f wwh easy Padatagh Moisten two caps af bread crumb with one-half ap of melted butter, pot t thla layer of the' crambo lata a buttered pudding dish, add a layer mt tewed and Hbarally awaatenad craav M-riM, a dosea largo beaded raisins. a lltte grated lemon p and a sprlnk Hag of sugar. Continue la this way until tba dish full, having tba last layer crumbs. Cover the dish aad bak for twenty minute. Serv warm with a hard sauce. To sav gaa, Instead of llgbtlag Um rraa whan deal ring baked apple, eat tpplos la halves aad ptoea thaai eat udt downward ta a pan aa tap af rtova. Placa te pan . a llttl wat ayriakl applas with daaameu and par, oarer, and tot eoek slowly. Wbaa toft rtoaaen carafally. a a aat ts araak akin. Para and cat ap half aatjhea, strata ttfwagh n sxU the' palp with a half-eapful mt pow dered sngar. Beat the whites af thras egga to a stiff froth and add te H the paaon palp saw beat anUl aniooth and velvety. Panr hito a Based, wbtoh Haoad on lea. aprva with a t.t - ' lh - Ta thro esnta of ssnp stock add ana swart at atewed ar fraah to and a eupfat g rton and aaw tor an ban. When th rlee to bxeisaakly snap at hatter th ate f add a 1 U n agg, saaaan wlah aeeeer aad salt to raJaa th and toUispnafal af annar. Bad Breath "for awjath I bad rreat troable wrtta my """ and mod all kinds of medkmea, Mj toogu has beau actually as jrrean at grasa, my breath having a bad odor. Tw wertaagoa frit ad leooenmended Caamnai and after asinf; tbcm I can willingly ami cheerfully say that they have entirely cored me. I therefore let yon know that I ball rccocBUHad them to any one suffer lag from such trouhlee." Chaa. H. HaL pern, 114 B. 7th St., New York, N. V. v- Fleeeaat. Pa! stable. Poent. Teste Oood, Do Good. NnvarSickea.WeakeaorGrtpa. ' Mc. Be. So. Nevar sold re bnlk. The (aa . aloa tebiet stamped CCC. Gasraaieed te eat or roar ateaar back. SS Heading ts not a tost ark ta thl am degr that con versa, Uoa la, bat It has la moot asass an atrastod davefc opmeDt through so much reading thai mak ao demand apoa athtlc sen slblllty, so that on la apt to bring ta a Baa story fall of dollcat shade of Ktbought and fesllaf th earn mind which a yield to a Bwspapr, put ting a blunt Interrogation aa to Its nMaolM as coavyd la tba term .At rational proposiUon, and tba writer's charm is whoUy lost npea hum. White Um reader' surrndr t th anthor must b oomplote, bis attitude, should aot as paaslva, bat that ot-active ra- apoBslvneB and partnership. H. M, Aida la HarneVe Mantlna. ,Caa I taureat you In the subject sf aolsetoss wlng machines T" ashed the man at the front door. ' "No, sir," said the man of the hou: "my daua-htsr always elnga when hea using a Mwtna- ntaehlne, na aaaato what kind It la.-- Then be slammed the door In tba) Salter fan. . . CUT THZB OUT. atadpt That Breaks a Cold in a Day , and Our Any Onrau Oangh. "His half oane ef Coneatratd pis eom pound with two onsees of gly eerin aad half a pint of good whiskey j akak well each time and us ia dose of a taaapoonful to a tablaspoosiul every four hoora." - These inxrediente eaa be ebMined from any good dragvist, or,hm will get them from his wholesale boss. Th' Concentrated pin i a special pin product aad eomea oaly ta bslf ounce bottle, each enclosed In an-air tight -ease, but b sura it is.tobel! "Concentrated." A prom i ceo t weal diuggist says tba he bas filled tbii prescription hundred: ' of time and that it is wonderful! 'ffeetiv. . 1 Hart te Leeate. 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