The Gate city journal., February 20, 1920, Image 2

THE GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON
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BULLY!
F IV E M IL L IO N P E O P L E
U S E D I T L A ST Y EA H
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If Bilious, Constipated
or Headachy, take
“ Cascarets”
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CASCARA 0 >QUININE
« R O M lD t
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Sunward cold r«m«dr for *0 T«»™
—in tablet form— u fa . s«ra. no
opiates— breaks up a cold tu 2«
hours— relieves grip In J days.
Money back if it fails. The
. nenuina bos has a Ked
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w ith
Mr .
H ill’s
picture.
A t A ll Drmm Star—
Cuticura Soap
SH A V ES
Without Mug
F eel g ra n d I C lean up Inside t Y our
sy stem Is filled w ith liv e r a n d bowel
poison w hich k eep s y o u r sk in sallow,
y o u r stom ach upset, yo u r head foggy
a n d aching. Y our m eals a re tu rn in g
Into poison a n d you can not feel right.
D on’t sta y bilious o r co n stip ated . Feel
splendidly a lw ay s by ta k in g C ascarets
occasionally. T h ey a c t w ith o u t grip­
ing o r inconvenience. T hey nev er sick­
en you lik e Calom el, S alts, OH or
n a sty , h a rsh P ills. T h ey co st so little
too— C a sc a re ts w ork w hile you sleep.
A d v . __________________
H ash Is th e ghost o f a sq u a re meal.
C utiecr« Soap i» th e fav o rite f o r safety razo r «having.
A b a c h e lo r d oesn’t c o n sid e r a girl
baby w o rth k issin g u n le ss sh e is sw eet
six teen .
I m p o r t a n t to M o t h e r s
E xam ine c are fu lly every bottle of
CASTOIUA, th a t fam ous old rem edy
fo r ln fu u ts a n d c hildren, a n d see th a t It
B e a rs th e
S ig n a tu re of |
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Q fne
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In n rio
Use
fo r Hunr
O ver Q
30
Y n
ears.
A Feeling of Security s|snature °f <2
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Yon naturally feel secure when you
th a t the medicine you are about to
take ia absolutely pure and contain* no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-
Hoot, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence ia m aintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
I t ia scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
I t is not a stim ulant and ia taken in
teaspoonful doses.
I t is not recommended for everything.
I t ia nature's great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad­
der troubles.
A sworn statem ent of purity is with
every bottle of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-
Boot.
If you need a medicine, you ehould
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
Streat preparation send ten cents to Dr.
K ilm er ft Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a
•am ple bottle. W hen writing be sure and
m ention this paper.—Adv.
fc io w
T hanked fo r C ranking.
Rome tim e ago I w en t w ith n frien d
t o see nil a c q u a in ta n c e a t n h o sp ital,
a n d ns w e w ere leaving m y frien d
« to p p ed in the c o rrid o r to e x ch a n g e a
fe w w ords w ith a doctor. I w alked
o u tsid e, w h e re u long line o f c a rs w as
p a rk e d a b o u t th e building, in te n d in g lo
c ru n k m y frien d ’s F o rd . I had som e
tro u b le s ta rtin g It, a n d w hile I w as
‘C ranking som e «fie ellfcibed Into th e
c ar, but, th in k in g It w as tny com pan­
ion. I did not even look up. Im agine
m y su rp rise w hen th e m o to r began to
w h ir a n d th e c a r hacked off sm oothly.
1 looked up Into th e sm iling face o f a
p e r fe c t s tra n g e r.
" T h a n k you,” lie said, bowing.
I hud c ra n k e d th e w rong car.— New
f o r k ' T im es.
N am ed— All Right.
T h e new baby Inid com e a n d every
one w a s b u n tin g fo r n n am e fo r her.
T h e tw o p re ce d in g ones lmd been
nam ed a f te r th e ir g ra n d p a re n ts and
now th e m o th e r a n d f a th e r w ere h e si­
ta tin g ' over w hich a u n t to h o n o r by
m aking th is Imhy h e r nnm esnke.
T h en th e old colored w om an, w hose
n a m e w as llu iu m h a n d w ho h a d long
been a m em b e r o f th e fam ily cam e in.
"You Ju st h a v e th em a n d tu rn ’em
rig h t o v e r to m e to ra ise, Mrs. <!,” slu>
sa id excited ly , “ a n d u rto r all m y w ork
It does seem th a t th is h e re one ought
t o be n am ed a f te r m e.”
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
A fool a t 40 m ay h ave know n It all a*
20 .
R E C IPE FOR GRAY HAIR.
To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay Rum,
a email box of Barbo Compound, and 14
oz. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a
week until it becomes the desired shade.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix it at home a t very little cost. It will
gradually darken (freaked, faded gray hair,
and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
It will not co'or the scalp, is not sticky oi
I greasy, and does not rub off.—Adv.
L ots of people look eusy un til you try
to do them .
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
b y L O C A L A P P L IC A T IO N S , a s they
c a n n o t re a c h th e s e a t o f th e d isease.
C a t a r r h ia a lo cal d is e a s e g r e a tly influ­
e n ce d b y c o n s titu tio n a l c o n d itio n s. H A L L ’S
C A T A R R H M K D IC IN E w ill c u re c a ta r r h .
I t Is ta k e n In te rn a lly a n d a c t s th ro u g h
th e B lood o n th e M u co u s S u r fa c e s o f th e
S y s te m . H A L L ’S C A T A R R H M E D IC IN E
is c o m p o se d o f so m e o f th e b e st to n ic s
k n o w n , c o m b in e d w ith so m e o f th e b e st
b lood p u rifie rs. T h e p e rfe c t c o m b in a tio n
o f th e in g re d ie n ts in H A L L ’S C A T A R R H
M E D IC IN E is w h a t p ro d u c e s s u c h w on­
d e rfu l re s u lts In c a t a r r h a l co n d itio n s.
D r u g g is ts 75c. T e s tim o n ia ls free .
F . J . C h e n e y & Co., P r o p s ., T oled o , Ohio.
B razil’s A nniversary.
T h e re ce n t c eleb ra tio n of th e an n i­
v e rsary of B rnzillun independence
b rin g s to m ind se v e ra l in te restin g
fa c ts c oncerning (his grow ing nation
B razil, w ith th e exception of Culm, Is
th e y oungest o f th e fcatin-A m erlcan
republics.
U nlike Cuba, however,
B razil enjoyed Independence long be­
fo re th e chnnge of governm ent cam e.
Again, m o st unlike Its s is te r republics
of S panish A m erica, B razil effected the
ra d ic a l c h an g e w ith o u t bloodshed.
Dorn I’edro w as a w ise, a s well a s a
lovable, m o n a rc h ; w hen he saw th a t
th e m a jo rity opinion favored a repub­
lican form o f a d m in istratio n , he g ra ­
ciously a b d ic a te d a n d re tired from
public life. If only certn ln E uropean
m o n a rc h ! hod possessed sim ilar fo re­
sig h t a n d comm on se n se but a few
y e a rs u g o !
Keep Milk Fresh.
O ne o f th e w o n d e rs o f the R rltlsh
D airy a sso c iatio n show , necording to
th e L ondon D ally N ew s, w as a D an ­
ish n p p lia n c e fo r keeping m ilk fresh
fo r tw o y e a rs o r m ore. No p re serv a ­
tiv e s n re used. T h e a p p a ra tu s Is
know n a s a “hom ogenlaer,” and the
p re se rv in g fo rce is a p re ssu re of 2,000
pounds to th e sq u a re Inch.
T h e m ost p o p u la r m en of le tte r s nre
N early every p ro p o sitio n looks a su re
t h e postm en.
w in n e r—on p ap er.
A c h a rm in g w om an Is n e v e r aw ure
(le t rich quick schem es a re all right
of h e r c h arm s.
— u n til you w ak e up.
Som e m en even like to b ra g a bout
s h a t th ey owe.
Som e silen c e m ay he golden but m ost
N o m atter how loiig you
have Been a coffee drink­
er, you w ill find it easy to
change to
I n s t a n t
POSTUM
The flavor is similar.
T he only difference is the
certainty th at no harmful
after effects can possibly
follow.
Sold by Grocers everywhere
Made by
FVxctum Cereal Co. Battle Creek. Michigan.
i
Ja n e Bunker
Copyright-The PobbaMerrill Ca
C H A PT ER XII.— C ontinued.
— 13—
W hich I thought I w as— c o n sid e rin g ;
but I didn’t m ean to le t him see I
thought so. W ithout w a itin g fo r any
m ore com plim ents I finished, “ You see,
you’d discovered you couldn’t g et In
w hile I w as In, so If you w ished to get
In, you had to com e w hile I w a s out—
a n d I gave you th e chance. P e rfec tly
sim ple.”
“A m ere decoy— such a s anybody
m ight use,” B illy tossed a t him .
“ I hope you’re convinced— It w as a
m ere decoy," said I, p o in tin g to th e le t­
te r in his hand.
“ You have convinced m e,” h e re­
plied b itterly , looking a t h is h an d ­
cuffs. “P erm it m e to c o n g ra tu la te you,
m adam e. You a re ze first p erso n —m an
or w om an—In E u ro p e o r A m erica—
who has caught D e R avenol In a tra p .
M adame, you a re clev er—you a re
brave— you a re a so sag acio u s Intel­
lect. And now, m adam e, p e rm it me to
ask you, w h a t a re you going to do w is
m e?”
It w a sn 't so m uch w h a t h e sa id a s
th e w ay h e sa id It th a t d rove a sud­
den chill th ro u g h m y bones. I ’d been
a sk in g m yself th a t fo r se v e ra l m in­
u tes ; b u t a s m o n sieu r p u t It. It w as—
well—lik e pullin g u p a fishing line
w hen you th in k you’ve got a b ite a n d
finding you’ve got a piece o f a fo re s t in
tow. I had to sa y som ething, how ever,
and th is w as th e th in g t h a t seem ed
called fo r:
“ Give you up to th e police.”
M onsieur ro se u n ste a d ily to h is fe e t
and holding out his m an acled h a n d s to
me— and he w as re a lly Im pressive in
sp ite of Ills being so rum p led and
sloppy—he slow ly u tte r e d : “M adam e,
before you call in ze police, I h ave
som cslng of g re a t Im p o rta n ce to y our­
se lf to com m unicate.”
H e paused. I nodded.
“ZOSE DIAM ONDS W H IC H H A VE
B E E N STO LEN BELO N G T O ZE EM ­
PE R O R O F GERM ANY.”
W ith those w ords m o n sieu r a ctu ally
tu rn e d th e tab le s on u s ! I t w a s at
S ure his sta te m e n t of o u r m ista k e and
o u r m isfortune. B illy sa y s h e "saw
w a rsh ip s c arv in g A tla n tic w aves.” I
saw a n arm y w ith b an n ers. A nd be­
hind all th e ir Im m ediate significance,
stood an ironclad b ack g ro u n d th a t
spelled d e te rm in a tio n . A m in u te be­
fo re we had been d ealin g w ith a m a n ;
now w e w ere d ealin g w ith a pow er.
I am fre e to a d m it th a t n e ith e r B illy
n o r I doubted th e tru th of th e s ta te ­
m ent once It w as u tte re d —th e re w a s
an atm o sp h ere ab o u t m onsieur and Ills
m anacled h an d s th a t c a rrie d convic­
tion ; and w hile m any d e ta ils w ere still
unexplained, his sta te m e n t did explain
th e diam onds. W hich w as th e m ain
thing, fo r I’d a lw ay s said th ey n e v er
belonged to any b u t a crow ned head.
T h ere a re som e th in g s in thlq w orld
m uch too la rg e fo r p riv a te p a rtie s to
c a rry th e re sp o n sib ility of. And so
com pletely w as I c a p tu re d by an ad e ­
q u a te ly explained o w nership th a t I w as
alm ost re ad y to pull th e dlnm onds
from th e ir hiding place a t th e bottom
o f th e sideboard d ra w e r a n d send them
back—p e r m onsieur—to th e E m p e ro r
W llllnm w ith my com plim ents, w hen
B illy b u rst out, “ W h ere’s y our proof?”
In a way th a t stru c k m e ns Irre v e re n t,
not to say rude.
M onsieur re p re sse d a sn e e r a n d re­
plied th a t c ertn ln p roofs w ould be
forihcom lng a t th e p ro p e r m o m e n t;
and th a t m eanw hile, th ro w in g him self
upon o u r m ercy a n d to Illu m in ate th e
m ista k e w e’d m ade, h e w ould tell us
e v erything—a n d would s ta r t w ith th e
legend of th e so p recious stones.
O nce upon a tim e, ab o u t th e fo u r­
te e n th cen tu ry , o r so, th e re lived In
one o f th e s ta te s com prising th e now
U nited F a th erlu n d , a very pow erful
gran d duke o r k inglet, w ith tw o grow n
so n s; nnd In a n o th e r n e ighboring p rov­
ince th e size o f G re a te r New Y ork
lived a n o th e r v ery pow erful duke, who
boasted a b e au tifu l d a u g h te r.
T hose w ere th e days w hen w a r w as
c h ea p er th a n peace. B u t since a w a r
betw een th e se tw o k in g le ts w ould In­
evitably lead to th e to ta l e x te rm in a ­
tion o f both p a rtie s and leav e n o th in g
to show fo r th e ir prow ess b u t h eap s
o f fire-scorched stones and a few h a lf­
w itted p e a s a n ts— who h a d no rig h t to
he alive, a n y w ay —th ese w ise k in g lets
beth o u g h t them th a t by u n itin g th e ir
fo rce » —and in cid en tally a son and a
d a u g h te r—th ey could to g e th e r conquer
th e su rro u n d in g te rrito ry fu r a s m uch
a s ten sq u a re m iles.
Now. O scar, th e p ro sp e ctiv e b rid e ­
groom, v a s busily engaged in a d ra ­
m atic b o rd e r w a r w ith a pow erful
duchy th e size of N a n tu ck e t, so th e re
w as n a u g h t fo r It but to d isp a tc h th e
handsom e y o u n g e r b ro th e r, F ritz, to
plight h is b ro th e r’s tro th b y proxy.
T h e b a te s w ere set. a n d all seem ed
p ),vli,a al'U.g It» a p p o in ted course,
w hen p o st-h aste com es a tru s ty toes-
srn g e r and d eliv ers h im self o f the
te le he has H d d m all day to brin g —
(!■• A m p has been sm itte n th ro u g h
th e helm et, th ere b y losing a nose, a n
u p p e r lip a n d a c h in ; and w as now In
th e th ro e s o f dissolution.
C o n stern atio n reigned In th e castle,
broken by th e sobs o f th e fa ir E lfred a,
th e shy glances o f th e bereaved b ro th ­
e r—w ho w ould becom e th e h e ir a p p a r­
e n t—a n d th e w ise Bilence o f th e old
kinglet.
I t w as not long b efo re a decision
w a s reached sa tis fa c to ry to all per-
sons—ex cep t O scar, lying in his te n t
com forting him self w ith th o u g h ts of
th e g rie f o f his b e au tifu l b etro th ed ,
w hom h e had nev er se t eyes o n ; fo r
th e tw o young people, F ritz and E l­
fred a , know ing th a t a m arriag e be­
tw een th e fam ilies w as g re atly to be
desired, and w arm ed w ith a high sense
o f d u ty to th e fa st-d e p a rtin g O scar—
arid it m ay be, a n a tu ra l sh rin k in g on
th e p a r t of th e lad y from th e em braces
o f a husband m inus an u p p e r lip, a
nose and a chin, a n d plu s som e six ty
v a rio u s and su n d ry o th e r w ounds and
sc a rs to boot—h a sten e d th e cerem ony
nnd w ere u n ited by th e c astle p rie s t In
th e bonds o f holy m atrim o n y before
th e sun rose.
Im agine th e m essenger’s feelings on
a rriv in g a t th e c astle nnd finding O s­
c ar, In stead of lying a t peace in th e
fam ily chapel w ith solem n candles a t
his head a n d h is heels, m aking a fa s t
recovery by th e aid o f his devoted
m o th e r In sp ite o f his nose a n d his
chin nnd his U p !
Still, th e new s of th e u n p re m e d ita te d
m arriag e w as a tonic all aro u n d — es­
pecially to the m essenger. O sca r cut
off his head nnd hung it o u t o f th e w in­
dow to a ir and th en p rom ptly got well
in a w ay th a t gave him grim s a tis fa c ­
tion nnd h is m o th e r considerable u n ­
e asin ess fo r h e r d a rlin g ; a n d no soon­
e r w as O scar able to s it his h o rse th a n
h e d irected his a tte n tio n and his nriny
ngninst h e r whom he w a s pleased to
call “fa ith le s s” and th e b ro th e r w hom
he designated a s “a n unholy b a n d it.”
T hen did th e fa ir lad y call u n to h e r
h e r own p riv a te scribe a n d she Indited
a b eau tifu l le tte r In h e r ow n h ired
han d w ritin g , a n d in it she to ld th e
noble w a rrio r th a t th e m ista k e w as
h e rs—as she saw by his gloriously
sc a rre d face— and she took a ll th e
blam e and offered h p rse lf and h e r
blood a s a sacrifice In th e nppeaslng of
h is righteous w ra th . T hen she called
h e r m ost fa ith fu l m nld-of-all-work and
s a id : "L ady-ln-w aitlng, I deliv er th is
in to th y keeping. Now fe tc h m e m y
golden goblet, lock th e door a n d a sk
no questions.”
A nd w ith th is a tte n d e d to, E lfre d a ,
sta tio n in g th e lndy-of-nll-work In th e
p ro p e r a ttitu d e w ith th e goblet in
read in ess to c atch h e r h e a r t’s blood,
plunged a dag g er In h e r bosom a n d
died.
T h e fa ith fu l lady-ln-w aitlng obedi­
en tly caught th e blood ns it fe ll—
seven g re at drops. B ut, oli, m iracle—
w hen she looked Into th e golden goblet
w h at did she behold? Seven drops,
unm lxed a s w hen th e y fell from th e
gaping wound of h e r beloved m istre ss
—seven glorious blood-red d iam o n d s!
B u t sh e w as stric tly honest. T h e
le tte r and th e diam onds, still In th e
golden goblet, w ere conveyed to O sca r
a t th e appointed hour, and a t su n se t
th e tw o b ro th ers u n ite d th e ir te a r s
above th e b ier o f th e b e au tifu l E l­
fred a .
*
Such w as th e leg e n d ary origin o f th e
m ost w onderful diam onds in th e w orld
—n collection crented by m ira c le ; a n d
thenceforth, In keeping with- th e ir
myRtlc origin, they assum ed a p e cu liar
role in th e h isto ry o f nations, binding
b a rg ain s and sealing tre a tie s o f peace.
B u t now th e la te r legends h a d en­
dow ed th e stones w ith occult pow ers
w hich w ere Im parted to th e ir p o sses­
sors—th e renew al o f youth, w ealth,
untold energy o f m ind a n d sp irit.
A c en tu ry a f te r th e sto n es w ere
ta k e n to Venice and c u t and th e ir re a l
glory w as revealed to th e w o rld ; and
a t la s t th ey excited th e envy o f B is­
m arck a n d cam e Into th e possession of
th e em peror, g ra n d fa th e r to th e p re s­
e n t W illiam , th en ce to W illiam th e
present.
T o th is legend B illy a n d I h a d lis­
tened w ith u nblinking In tere st. M on­
sie u r told It In th e su sta in ed m a n n e r
o f one lm m nred to se c re ts of s ta te . It
w as he who broke th e spell of o u r
silence by a sk in g m e fo r a g lass of
w ater.
I c arried th e w a te r to him nnd
tu rn e d aw ay my eyes w hile he held th e
glass w ith h is tw o h ands to his lips.
“T h a t’s q u ite a y a rn ," observed
Billy, blow ing out a cloud.
“ ’Y arn?’ ” questioned m onslenr.
"S to ry —talc— n a rra tiv e ,” B illy e x ­
plained.
"U ne h lsto lre ,” on w hich
m onsieur brig h ten ed and d e c la re d :
“C’est one v e ritab le hlsto lre.”
“T ru e w hen It happened." tra n s la te d
Billy. “B u t w h at I don’t see is. w here
you come In on th e diam ond deal.”
“ I?” said m onslenr. giving m e a look
th a t a s k e d : "Is th ere a n y th in g I h ave
not b eau tifu lly explained?”
"Tea—y o u ; I don’t seem y e t to see
w h e re you Delong in th is v e rita b le h ls­
to lre ," re tu rn e d B illy, looking about
fo r an a sh tra y , b u t d riv in g a t h is
po in t— “I don’t se e w h a t p a r t you play
In It a t a ll? G ra n te d th a t th e d ia ­
m onds belong to th e E m p e ro r W illiam
— now, th en , w h a t a r e you doin g w ith
th em ?”
“I? ” a g ain h e looked a t m e. “I am
try in g to find zem fo r ze E m p e ro r W il­
liam .”
“All rig h t. B u t w h a t a r e you doing
w ith them — In A m ericu?” B illy’s tone
w a s sev ere. “T h a t Is w h a t you h av e
to a n sw e r.”
B illy looked th e m an s tra ig h t in th e
eyes, defiantly, a n d I th o u g h t, fo r Just
th e fra c tio n o f a second, t h a t h e
q u a ile d u n d e r th e boyish h o n e st s ta re .
"Y es, sir,” c o n tin u e d Billy, a s m on­
s ie u r did n o t Im m ediately reply,
“ (h e re ’s q u ite a gup betw een th e em ­
p e ro r’s ow ning th em a n d y o u r h a v in g
them . V ery p o ssib ly I am lac k in g in
im a g in atio n , b u t to be q u ite fra n k , I
c a n 't se e th e c onnection."
I t w a s to m e m o n sieu r ap p ealed .
“Ah, m adam e, w h a t m o re c a n I s a y ? I
am a t y o u r m ercy—■
” a n d h e h e ld o u t
h is m an a cle d h a n d s.
I h a rd en e d u n d e r B illy’s look a t m e
a n d re p lied c o o lly : “I th in k y ou'd b e t­
t e r tell u s how you cam e by th e d ia ­
m onds. I c a n ’t se e th e p re cise con n ec­
tio n betw een th e E m p e ro r W illiam a n d
y o u rse lf.”
M o p sleu r a p p e a re d to choke b a ck a
n u m b e r o f em o tio n s a n d th e n de­
claim ed, “M adam e m u st p a rd o n me,
b u t zoze— a re s e c re ts— o f s t a t e !"
H e did i t re a lly m agnificently— a l­
to g e th e r th e g re a t m an, th e co n fid an t
of kings, a n d th a t — on to p o f th e re s t
— convinced m e o f h is sin c e rity . B e­
fo re I could rep ly , B illy p u lle d m y
sleeve a n d d e m a n d e d : “ W h e re 's a n
a s h tra y ? —I'm g e ttin g th is stu ff all
o v e r y o u r b e st ru g . G et m e a p la te o r
so m e th in g o u t o f (he k itc h e n ,” a n d
w ith h is eyes h e s a id : “L e a v e th is
m an to m e f o r a m in u te, w ill y o u ? ”
I ste p p e d Into th e k itc h e n a n d h e a rd
B illy sa y to m o n sie u r in a low v o ic e :
" I see I d o n ’t n e ed to p o in t o u t to you
th e p o sitio n y o u ’re p lac in g y o u rse lf In
by re fu s in g a n e x p la n a tio n a s to how
you cam e to h o v e th o se d iam o n d s In
y o u r possessio n . T h e re ’s o nly one
th in g le ft fo r m e to th in k .”
H e p a u se d a n d I th o u g h t. "H e a v e n s !
Is h e going to a cc u se m o n sie u r? ” A nd
h e did.
“YOU ST O L E T H E M ."
I w a s ro o ted to th e floor. T h e reply
cam e lik e a sh o t— “ M o n sie u r!” a n d D e
Ita v e n o l lea p ed to h is fe e t. T h e tw o
b o o t on A frica a n d h e r h a n d on C an­
a d a ; b u t sh e h a v e n o t to u ch ze L atin
n a tio n s—sh e own* n o t M exico— she
c o n tro ls n o t y e t ze som e-day B anam a
can a l. Z ere w e h a v e g re a t stru -e g ic
po in t fo r f u tu re developm ent zat E ng­
lan d h av e n o t got hold of.’ Ill M exico,
zen, ze E m p e ro r W illiam sees som e
b rig h t fu tu re fo r ze fazerlu n d .
“N ow ze m ad am e p re sid e n t o f Mex­
ico Is y o u n g ; sh e h a v e g re a t b e au ty
a n d sh e ru le h e r v e n e ra b le husband
w is z a t b e a u ty — a s h av e wom en lit nil
tlm e8. So o nce sh e hnve h e a r ze le­
gend o f ze sev en blood-red diam onds.
Above all o zzer sin g s in ze w orld s h -
d e slre zoze d iam o n d s a n d she h ave
co m m u n icate h e r w ish to d e r k a is e r
a n d h e h a v e seen in h e r w ish som e
w ay to his ow n fo r ze fu z erlan d .
“T o zis end h e h a v e a rra n g e tre a ty
w is M exico w hich m ak e M exico a sis­
te r s tu te o f ze g re a t G erm an a llian c e
h e h a v e in m ind. T o zis end, also, he
h a v e com m issioned me— ”
T h e re s t o f w h a t m o n sieu r sa id Just
th en w a s lo st on m e, fo r th e r e had
sw ooped on ine a lig h tn in g s tro k e of
u n d e rsta n d in g — th e w hole n efario u s
schem e o f G erm an y nnd th e em p ero r
lay b a re to m y In n e r eye. M exico— the
P a n a m a c a n a l— th e s e w e re th e s t r a ­
tegic p o in ts o f a w orld co n q u est such
a s h isto ry h a d n e v e r w itn essed . G er­
m any in p o ssessio n of M exico, w ith
h a lf a m illion tro o p s m assed on oht
b o rd e r—w hy, sh e could flip p an tly tre a d
on th e lio n ’s ta il a n y d a y a n d go to
w a r a n d sa y to u s : “ H e lp E n g lan d —
a n d lose T e x a s, A rizona, New M exico
a n d C a lifo rn ia .” W ith h a lf a m illion
tro o p s In M exico, G erm an y could
sp a n k u s Into a lm o st n n y th ln g !
A nd M exico, w ith h e r a lm o st u n ­
touched re s o u rc e s ; w ith h e r hot-blood­
ed tro o p s u n d e r G erm an d isc ip lin e for
tw e n ty y e a rs— fo r te n —fo r five!
B u t I could sto p It 1 F o r th e lever
th a t w as to se t th e schem e in m otion
w ns th u m b -ta ck e d to th e bottom o f my
sid e b o ard d ra w e r— th e seven blood-ied
diam onds 1
M o n sieu r’s voice h a d re a c h e d a stop.
My re so lv e w a s ta k e n .
“ N e v e r!” w a s th e one Im passioned
w ord I u tte re d .
B illy
echoed
it—“ N e v e r!”
H is
th o u g h ts h a d flown w ith m ine a n d had
seen th e im p en d in g c a la m ity w hich we
tw o,, o u t o f th e w orld, could now p re ­
vent. T h en , d ra w in g h im self to his
fu ll heig h t, h e g av e fo rth o u r u ltim a ­
tum to th e n a tio n a t ln rg e : “You ju s t
go buck nnd tell y o u r E m p e ro r W il­
liam th a t h e c a n n e v e r h av e M exico or
th e P a n a m a c a n a l.”
C H A P T E R X III.
" T h a t’s Q uite a Y a rn ," O bserved Billy.
m en h a d given a n d ta k e n a m o rta l blow
— fo r m onsieur, In h is single w ord, had
re tu rn e d a s good a s he go t, a n d they
now m ea su re d eac h o th er.
B illy b ro k e th e silen ce a n d recalled
m e w i t h : “ S ay —w h e re ’s t h a t a sh
tr a y ? ”
T h e s c a rle t t h a t h a d lea p ed to m on­
s ie u r’s ch eek s fa d e d a s I e n te re d th e
room . H e stood. H e tow ered. Y et he
spoke w ith h um ility.
" I t is n o t a s D e R av en o l I e xplain
how it is I am seek in g ze d iam o n d s zat
belong to ze E m p e ro r W illiam — it is a s
ze e m p e ro r’s m esse n g er to ze c o u rt of
M exico. A nd y e t— it is a s p la in D e
R avenol— ze fa z e r o f C la ire w hom you
know —z a t I im p lo re you to k e ep my
confidence z a t I give yon now a t ze
p e ril o f m y life .”
H e paused, a n d w e b o th fe lt con­
s tra in e d to a s s u re him w e w ould keep
his confidence, a n d h e proceeded.
“ I h a v e o n d erto o k zis s e c re t m ission
fo r w hich ze e m p e ro r h a v e se le c t me
from all h is frie n d s— a s he h a v e select
m e, I m ay call m y self h is frie n d —a n d
I h a v e d e d ic a te m yself to it w is all my
zeal.
“S ince N apoleon I, E u ro p e h a s seen
no lik e d e r K a is e r 'W ilhelm— h e is w a r­
rio r a n d c o n q u ero r in h is h e a rt, even
a s zey w ere— we- h a v e now ze concert
o f p o w e rs z a t p re v e n t to one m an to
ow n ze w hole o f E u ro p e a n y m ore.
“ A nd ze e m p e ro r looks a h e a d fo r ze
fu tu re o f h is p eo p le a n d h e s a y : ’How
do zey be fe d In h u n d re d y e a rs? Ze
fields o f a ll ze fn z erlan d — ze science of
a ll ze fa z e rla n d s w ill n o t do it. B ut
w is m oney, m y p eople m ay buy zelr
food a s zey w ill—h e ef a n d w h e n ' from
ze w hole w orld. W is In d u stry — m an u ­
fa c tu re s — com m erce— w e
have
ze
m oney. B u t z a t o u r com m erce does us
som e v a lu a b le good, w e m u st m ake
som e a llia n c e s fo r zis pu rp o se. E n g ­
lan d h a v e set b a r se a l o n In d ia, h e r
M onsieur A ppeals to Me.
T h e effect o f o u r w o rd s on m onsieur
w a s th e la s t th in g Wt could h a v e fo re ­
seen. H e h a d b een s ta n d in g all thlfc
w hile. H e sa n k h eav ily in to h is c h air,
b u rie d h is fa c e in h is h a n d s— and
w e p t! B illy ra is e d d isg u ste d eyes to
th e ceiling, in v itin g it to com e dow n
w ith a n o ise a n d end th e u n p lea sin g
sp e c ta c le o f a m an c ry in g te a rs on a
rug. T h en c atc h in g m y co m m iseratin g
eye, B illy co m m u n icated his ideus on
th e su b je c t w ith a little sn e e r o f his
lip a id a little s h ru g o f his shoulder.
T h e n e x t in sta n t, h e h a d seized m e by
th e a rm a n d pulled m e a lo n g th e hall
w h is p e rin g ; “ W hile h e’s on th e w eep
w e can ta lk ,” a n d h e th r u s t m e Inside
th e bedroom door, h im self rem ain in g
on th e sill w ith a n eye to th e d ining
room .
M onsieur c o n tin u e d to w eep— pos­
sibly h e th o u g h t w e’d le ft him o u t o f
c o n sid e ra tio n fo r h is em otion.
“Say— th is is th e v e ry deu ce o f a
hole,” B illy began in a ra p id w hisper,
“ th e very devil o f a hole. W h at w e
m u st do Is to go to W ash in g to n to­
m orrow — ”
“B ut, B illy— ”
“W ell, to n ig h t, th e n — w e c a n c atch
th e m id n ig h t tra in a n d be th e re th e
first th in g in th e m orning.”
“I w on’t. A t le a st, n o t now . Do
p lea se liste n . I w on’t do a n y th in g till
I ’ve seen M rs. D e la rio —”
“ W h at th e good of w a stin g tim e se e
in g h e r? ” h e in te rru p te d . “H e re 's p
e ase w h e re h o u rs c o u n t—m in:’te s—
seconds, fo r all w e know . H ow ¡1 she
help, a n y w ay ? ”
“T h a t’s n o t th e q u e stio n . S he en
tru s te d th em to me— so sh e ’s th e one
to ta k e th em back to first—a n d th e r
if she sa y s— ”
“ Oh, you know w h a t sh e ’ll sa y ,” he
a rg u e d . “ W om en a re a lw a y s th a t
w ay—d o n ’t w a n t a n y tro u b le . Now,
you ta k e th e bull by th e h o rn s—go tc
W ash in g to n to n ig h t.”
"N o. I ’m re sp o n sib le to h e r.”
“ H ow can you be— w hen sh e only
fo und th em w h e re th e g irl m u st have
p u t th e m ? H e ’ll co n fess th a t, too,
w hen h e g e ts o v e r h is w eeps.”
“Oh, w ell, sin c e you’ve got ’em. I
su p p o se y o u ’ll do a s you lik e fo r all of
m y adv ice,” B illy sa id glum ly, stuffing
his h a n d s in h is pockets. “B u t if
you’ll ta k e m y advice, y o u ’ll not w aste
tim e o v e r a n y th in g —i t ’s too serio u s.”
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
F ur* a n d F e a th e rs.
F ro m th e daw n o f h u m an histo ry
fu rs a n d fe a th e rs h av e been used to
sa tis fy o u r ta s te a n d need fo r cloth­
ing a n d ad o rn m e n t. O u r m ost prim i­
tiv e a n c e sto rs w ere con n o isseu rs In
th e p lu m a g e o f b ird s a n d th e p e lts o f
a n im a ls nnd ad m ired them fo r th e ir
p o ssib ilities In fu rn ish in g h im self and
his fam ily w ith ra im e n t a n d ad o rn ­
m ent. a n d so do we.
K eep O ut th e M oisture.
A v e ry effective ag en t fo r m oisture-
proofing wood h a s been found m an
alu m in u m le a f coating. V h u coating
p ra c tic a lly in su la te s th e wooo fc*„inat
a n y ch an g e In a tm o sp h e ric conditions,
nnd Is p a rtic u la rly valu ab le for use
w nere a c c u ra te form a n a balance m u.«
he m ain tain ed , a s w ould he uecessary
in a n a irp la n e p ropeller.