The Norman Democrat-Topic (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 30, Ed. 2 Friday, February 10, 1911 Page: 4 of 6
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At the rxp^nsp of n soiled hat Herbert
Orme nav from arrest a cirl In « black
tour-In* car who ban 'aused a tra• • Jam
on State Mlrcet He buys a new I it and
la gk on a five dollar bill with "Ilemem-
tfir the person you pay this to," written on
It. A hi i dikI Hn.e lie helps the girl In the
Maek ear and learni that In Tom and
Bessie Wall Ingham they have mutual
friends but gels no further hint of ner
Identity. II.* discovert another Inscrip-
tion on I he mailed bill, which In a futile
attempt lo decipher It. be coplen ana
place*, tlx- copy In a drawer In his apart
tnent Senor I'orltol, South American,
calls and claims the marked bill Y,r,
refuse*. and a fight ensues in which I or
lol Is overcome. He «'jills In flenor Al
catrante, minister from his country, to
vouch for him. Orme still refuses to Kive
up the bill He learns that a Jap has
called for him Orme goes for a walk
end sees tw, Japs attack Alcatrante. in-
reacues him The minister tries diplo-
macy. but falle to get the marked bill.
Returning to ids rooms Orme Is attacked
toy two Jhpa who effect a forcible ex-
change of the marked bill for another.
Orme finds the nlrl of the black car wait
Ing f'«« hint H':e ilso wants th" bill Orine
tells Iuh atory. Site recognizes one of the
Japs as liei father's butler Maku. 1 In
aecoml Inscription on the bill is the key
to the iddit.K place of Important pap. rs
ntolen from her father. riot ti Japs and
South Americans want the pap rs orim*
•nd the "(Jirl" Ftart nut In the black
car In queat of the papers. In the unl
versily grounds In ISvanston the hldlnn
place is located Maku and another Jap
«r- there Orme fells Maku and the
other Jap escapes. Orme finds In Ma-
in hi i
to the ht
friend
In LOvanaton lu turning to the univer-
sity ground* Orme gels In converaation
with a guard at the llfe-aavlng Kt ition
They hear a motor boat in trouble In
the darkness on the lake. They find
the crippled boat In it are the Jap
with the papers and "Girl." She Jumps
Into Orine's boat, but the Jap eludes
pursuit Orme finds on the paper he
took from Maku the address "341 N.
1'arkcr Rtre.t" He goes there and
finds that Arlma, teacher of Jiu-Jltsu
Is on the third lloor He calls on Alia,
clairvoyant, mi the fourth floor.
CHAPTER IX.—Continued.
"I've come up the stairs wheu his
door was open."
"Does he seem to be pretty busy
with his teachings?"
"Evenings, ho Is. And sotno come In
the afternoon. I always know, because
they (hud on (ho floor so when they
wrestle."
"And mornings?"
"He generally seems to be away
mornings."
"I fancy lie's what you'd call a noisy
neighbor." said Orme.
"Oh, I don't mind. There's more or
less noise up here sometimes." She
smiled frankly. "Spirits can make a
lot of noiBe. I've known them to throw
tables over and drag chairs all around
the room."
"Well"—Orme was not Interested in
spirits—"be sure you don't let any-
body In here until I come back."
Again she nodded. Then she went
Into the reception hall and he heard
her push the bolt of the door. She did
not return, but her steps seemed to
rmjve Inlo one of the other rooms.
Orme went to (he window, pushed it
up, and climbed out ou the fire escape
He was giad (o see that the wall across
the court was windowless. He might
be observed from the buildings that
backed up from the* next street, but
they apparently belonged to a large
•torage loft or factory. There were no
Idle folk at (he windows.
The window of the room below was
open. This was In one sense an ad-
vantage—and Orme blessed the Japa-
nese athletes for their insistence on
fresh air; but on the other hand, it
made quietness essential.
Slowly he let himself through the
opening In (he platform and moved a
few steps down the ladder. Then he
crouched and peered through the dingy
lace curtains that were swaying in the
breeze.
'ahe interior was dim, but Orme suc-
ceeded In distinguishing the furniture.
There were straw mats on the floor
and several chairs stood about At the
opposite side of the room was a closed
door. From his knowledge of Madam
Alia's apartment., Orme knew that this
door opened into the hall of the build
ing, and the square ground glass, with
Its reversed letters of the athlete's
name, told him that it was used as the
chief entrance. Madam Alia preferred
her clients to enter Into another room.
In the farther corner of the interior
Orme saw n large square table. It was
covered with a red print cloth, which
hung over the edge, nearly to the floor,
if he could reach that table and con
ceal himself beneath it his position
would be better.
And now he suddenly remembered
that I he outline of his head would be
risible against the outer light to
anyone within The room seemed to
be empty, but—at that instant he
heard a door open. He drew his head
up Some one was moving about the
room
The steps went here and there.
Chairs were shifted, to Judge from the
Bouud. Hut evidently there was only
one person, for Orme could hear no
voice* He decided that Arlma was
preparing for visitors.
Again he heard a door open and
close. Had Ariina gone out, or had
some other person entered? Orme
waited a moment, listening; no sound
came from within. He lowered his
head and peered The room was
empty.
Ariina might return at any moment,
but the chance had to be taken
Quickly, silently. Orme descended to
the platform, slid over the sill and tip-
toed over lo the table. Another lu
etant and he was under the cover.
CHAPTER X.
"Find the American."
As Orme let the table cover fall
back to its normal position and turned
to get himself Inlo a comfortable atti-
tude his hand touched something soft
and yielding. For a moment he was
startled, but the round of n throaty purr
nnd the realization that his hand was
,restlng on fur soon told him that hia
companion in hiding was a cat.
He wondered whether the Japanese
liked pets. From what little he knew of
Japanese character it did not seem to
him consistent that they should care
for animals. Yet here was a peaceful
tabby.
In order to accommodate himself to
his close quarters, Orme had to double
his legs back, resting on his thigh and
supporting the upper part of his body
with one hand The cat settled down
against his knee.
The light Altered redly through the
table cover. To his satisfaction he
found a small hole, evidently a liurn
made by some careless smoker.
Through this aperture he could look
out. His range of vision included the
greater part of the room, excepting the
side on which the table stood. He
could see the window and several
chairs, as well as the door into the
adjoining room, but the door Into the
hall was out of view, at his right.
While he was looking about, a man
came from the next room Doubtless It
was Arlma; at least Orme recognized
the Japanese who had overcome him
In the porter's office at the I'ere Mar-
quette the night before. He stepped
into the room with a little smile on
his brown face. Seating himself in a
chair, he fixed his heels in the rungs
and clasped his hands about his
knees. He was waiting.
Ihe black eyes rested on the table
To Orme they seemed to bo boring
through the cover that concealed him.
and he hardly dared to breathe, but
the Asiatic appeared to observe noth-
ing unusual. Orme wondered at the
unfathomable intelligence of those
eyes. He had often said of the Chinese
and Jupanese that he did not trust
them for the reason that a Caucasian
could never tell what they were think-
ing about The racial difference in
thought processes he found disconcert
ing.
A bell rang. Arlma went to the door,
out of view, and opened It. Orme could
hear persons mounting the stairs, and
presently the voice of Arlma said,
"Come In," and the visitors entered the
room.
Pausing near the door for a moment,
they exchanged a few whispered sen-
tences. Then one of them walked over
toward the window. Orme repressed
an exclamation, for the figure that
came Into view was the figure of I'orl-
tol—dapper, aspertlve.
He was dressed as on the night be-
fore, and his precious high hat wps
hugged close to his shoulder.
His eyes roved with an exaggerated
assumption of Important cunning.
Presently he threw ovor his shoulder
a rapid sentence In a foreign tongue
It Founded like Spanish, and Orme In-
ferred that It was a dialect of Portu-
guese.
The answer came from an oily
tongue; the voice was Alcatrante's.
What were the South Americans do-
ing here? It was only a few hours
since the Japanese had set on Alca-
trante, yet here he was in a strong
hold of the enemy—and expected! Had
the astute diplomat fallen into a trap?
Arlma was standing, not far from
Porltol. h.s face was expressionless.
Looking from AlcatranLi to Poritol nnd
back again, he said in English "The
mos' honorable gentleman will soon
be here."
"That la right." said Alcatrante
suavely. "Mention no names."
Arlma nodded slightly
The silence grew intense Orme was
relieved when it was broken by an-
other ring of the bell and Arlma
slipped to the door. Alcatrante moved
over beside Poritol and whispered a
few words, scarcely moving his lips
His face looked yellow by daylight,
and the eyes behind the gold ape eta
cles were heavy-lidded and almost
closed. Orme inferred that the night
had been sleepless for Alcatrante.
These observations were Interrupted
by tue entrance of the newcomer. He
paused at the threshold, evidently to
salute, for Poritol nnd Alcatrante
bowed low Then quick steps crossed
the floor and Into view came a nervous
but assured-looking little figure—a
Japanese, but undoubtedly a man of
great dignity His manner of sharp
authority would be hard to dispute, for
it was supported by a personality that
seemed to be stronger than Alca-
trante's Who he was Orme could not
guess, but that he was somebody of
Importance It was easy to see
The stranger bowed again and ad
dressed himself to Alcatrante The
conversation was carried on In
French.
"It is well that you communicated
with me, sir," he said, "we were work
ing at cross-purposes when, in reality,
our interests were identical."
Alcatrante bowed, i came to that
conclusion late last night." lie said "1
do not deny that it would have pleased
me to carry the affair through by my
self."
"Yes. your position would then have
been stronger " The Japanese smiled
faintly.
"Hut," continued Alcatrante, with a
slight grimace, "the activity of your
men made that Impossible I have no
lieutenants such as yours " He shot
an ugly gleam at Poritol, whose sud-
den assumption of fearsome humility
was in strange contrast to his usual
self-assurance
"As we hold the documents"—the
Japanese spoke with great distinctness
—"you will necessarily admit our ad-
vantage That means, you will un-
derstand. a smaller commission on the
next contract."
Alcatrante twisted his face Into the
cemblance of a smile. "Not too small,
or we cannot undertake the work," he
said.
"So, not loo small," the stranger
agreed calmly, "but smaller than the
last. You must not forget that there
are others who would gladly do the
same work."
"Yes, .but At best they cannot get the
terms we get."
"Possibly. That Is a matter still to
be determined. Meantime we have as-
sumed that our Interests in this docu-
ment are Identical. Let us test It."
"One word first," said Alcatrante
"1 tako It that. If our interests are
It Now Remained to Find Something to Take the Dace of the Abstracted
Documents.
sympathetic with yours, we may count
on your protection?"
"Most assuredly.
"Then—?"
"Then we shall see. My fairness Is
clear In that I give you a sight of the
document with myself. I might have
denied all knowledge of It."
Alcatrante smiled as if to say; "1
already knew so much that you could
not risk that."
The stranger turned to Arlma and
said something in Japanese. Arltna
replied, and the stranger explained to
Alcatrante: "I asked about my man
Maku. The American struck him on
the head last night and injured him
Hut he Is recovering. He is trouble-
some—that American."
Orme started, tils head bumped
against the table.
"What's that?" exclaimed Poritol,
advancing. There's something under
that table!" He stooped to lift the
cover.
One chance flashed into Orme's
mind. Quickly he seized the cat,
which was still sleeping against his
knee, and pushed It under the table-
cover. It walked out Into the room,
mewing plaintively.
"A cat," said Porltol, drawing back.
Arlma explained in English: "It be-
longs to lady upstairs. Comes down
fire escape. Shoo! Shoo!" He clapped
his hands and the animal bounded to
the window-sill and disappeared up the
iron steps.
"And now," began the stranger,
'shall we examine the documents?"
"One moment," said Alcatrante "I
should first like a clear understanding
with you—some words In private." He
moved to a corner, and there the
stranger joined him They talked In
an undertone for several minutes. Al
catrante gesturing volubly, the strati
ger nodding now and then, and inter-
jecting a few brief words.
What was going on was more than
ever a mystery to Orme. The
stranger's reference to "the next con-
tract" strengthened the surmise that
the documents in the envelope were
connected with a South American
trade concession. Alcatrante had
plainly concluded that his interests
and those of the Japanese were identl
cal. He must have communicated
with the strange Japanese the first
thing In the morning That would ac-
count for his failure to call at the I'ere
Marquette at ten o'clock. Learning
that the bill had been taken from
j Orme, and that the coveted documents
were In the possession of the Japanese,
ho had no object In keeping hla ap
| polntment. As for Porltol, he had be-
come a figure of minor Importance
Hut Orme did not let these questions
long engage him. for he had made n
discovery Where his head bumped
against the table, the board above him
-solid, as he had supposed—rattled
strangely At the moment he could
not investigate, but as soon as the cat
had satisfied the suspicions of Porltol,
and Alcatrante and the stranger had
retired to their corner, he twisted his
head back and examined the wood
iabove him
The table had a drawer. From the
! room outside this drawer was con
cealed by the cloth cover, and Orme
had not suspected its existence
J Now, the table was cheaply made.
| The drawer was shallow and narrow,
and It was held In position, under the
| table, by an open framework of wood
W hen It was pushed in, it was stopped
' at the right place by two cleats; there
! was no solid strip to prevent Its being
pushed in too far.
Orme put his hand to the back of the
drawer. There was a space between
l it and the table-top.
Cautiously he pushed his hand
•hrough the opening His fingers
touched a flat object a pad of paper,
1 or—the thought made his heart beat—
1 a large, thick envelope Could Arlma
have used the drawer as a hiding
place''
Slowly he got the edge of the object
between his first and second fingers
and drew it a little way toward the
back of the drawer A moment later
lie bad It under his eyes
Yes, It was a long envelope of heavy
linen, and there were bulky papers
1 within Tho gummed flap was toward
lilm. He was Interested to note that,
j important though the documents
icemed to be, the envelope was not
sealed with wax.
He remembered what the girl had
j aid: her father's name was written on
j the address Bide. He had only to turn
i It over to learn who she was. In the
j circumstances such an act might be
' justified. But she had not wished him
! to know—and he would even now re-
spect her wish and keep his own prom-
| lse to her first
His first thought was to slip the en-
i velope into his pocket, but It occurred
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to him In time that. If It did Indeed
contain the documents concerning
which Alcatrante and the stranger
were disputing. It would be sought and
missed long before he could escape
from the room. So, taking a pencil
from his pocket, he inserted It under
the corner of the flap and slowly
worked the flap free. The strength of
the linen prevented any tearing.
He removed the contents of the en-
velope—two folded sheets of parch-
ment paper, held together by an elastic
band—and thrust them Into the Inside
pocket of his coat. All this was done
swiftly and noiselessly.
It now remained to find something to
take the place of the abstracted docu-
ments. Iu his pocket were some print-
ed prospectuses of the mine which he
had come to Chicago to investigate
In shape and thickness they were not
dissimilar to the documents which he
had taken. He slipped ine prospectuses
into the envelope and, wetting his
finger, rubbed It along the gummed
surface of the flap. Enough glue re-
mained to make the flap adhere, after
a little pressure. The job was by no
means perfect, but It was not likely to
be detected.
At that moment Alcatrante raised
his voice and said, still In French;
"You are sure, then, that this will not
delay the game, but end It?"
"Quite sure,** said the Japanese
"Unless the docut tits are signed be-
fore midnight tovlght nothing can be
done for some time We have the
Germans fixed. They will do what
they have thus far agreed to do, but if
any technical hitch arises, such as a
tailurc to sign within the time limit,
they will decline to renew negotia-
tions. That was all we could get from
them, but It Is enough—now "
"And for other ships," said Alca
trante, "the commission shall be five
hundred thousand."
"Five hundred thousand Seven hun
dred and fifty was too much."
"Five hundred thousand in gold."
"In gold."
Orme slipped the envelope bnck Into
the drawer and put Ills eye to the hole
in the cover His position was now
more critical, for to open the drawer
and get the envelope Arima would
have to lift the table cover
The stranger turned to Arlma. "(live
us the envelope." he said
Arima approached the table. Orme
crowded back against the wall as far
as he could, knowing thpt the chances
of escaping discovery were strongly
against him Hut he was saved by the
very eagerness of the others. They all
crowded about Arlma. as he lifted the
cover, opened the drawer and took out
the envelope So close did they stand
that Orme was out of their angle of
vision The table cover fell again and
he was safe. He resumed hia position
at the peep-hole.
The stranger stepped to the middle
of the room, the others gathering
around him With a quick Jerk he
'ore the envelope open, and taking or.
the papers, ran his eye over them
rapidly. He uttered an exclamation
"What Is It"" said Alcatrante. The
South American's hand was shaking,
and perspiration stood out on his fore-
head
The Japanese snarled "Tricked!
They've fooled us. That honorable
burglar of jours got the wrong en
j velope "
Alcatrante snatched the papers
'Prospectus/ " he read, 'of the Last
Mare Mining Company." Hut I do not
j understand.''
The Japanese glared at him angrily
If you had kept out of this business,"
he snapped, and let Maku attend to It.
i everything would have been right
Now your burglars have spoiled it."
j lie snatched back the harmless pros
pectuses and tore them in two, throw
' ing the fragments to the floor and
grinding them under his heel.
Arlma spoke "Pardon, honorable
sir, Maku say the right envelope was
, 1 aken from the safe. Maku know "
"Ha' Then it was you who were
tricked -outwitted Thnt Vmerican
reached the tree before you last
, evening and substituted these papers
• (Jo back to Japan, Arima. 1 don't need
' you."
Arlma bowed submissively. As for
the stranger, his rago gave way to
despair.
"What shall I say to the emperor?"
he muttered. "What shall I say to the
emperor?"
Theu his feelings came again under
control; ho looked calmly at Alca-
trante. "Well," he said, "what would
you suggest?''
Alcatranto's face was a puzzle. Every
shade of doubt, disappointment, anger,
suspicion and shrewd deduction passed
over 1L He was putting Into play that
mnrvelous power of concentration on
subtle lssuos that had enabled hlin to
play so brilliantly the role of Interna-
tional under-dog At last he smiled
and spoke.
"Find the American," he said.
Suddenly there was a knock at the
door. Arlma looked at his master, who
nodded indifferently and said: "Yes,
see who It is. It can do no harm
now."
Orme heard the door open. What
startled him first was the action of
Poritol, who stepped back to the wall,
his Jaw dropping, his face a picture of
embarrassment and fright. Alcatrante
and the stranger showed amazement.
For a moment they stood thus in
silence, and then from the door came a
clear voice;
"What? You here, Mr. Alcatrante?
And the Japanese minister?"
Orme almost sprang from his hiding
place. The voice was the voice of the
girl!
CHAPTER XI.
The Way Out.
The sound of the girl's voice brought
the men In the room to life. Her
words were shaded to a tone of fear-
less scorn which must have bitten
deep, for Alcatrante and the Japanese
minister looked like schoolboys caught
in wrong-doing The South Amerl^n
gnawed at his lip; the Japanese looked
at the floor, and Orme now realized
that the manner which had seemed so
indicative of a masterful personality
was the manner which springs from
power—the manner that Is built upon
the assurance of a tremendous back-
ing.
The tension was broken by Poritol.
The little man's dismay suddenly gave
way to an eager and voluble excite-
ment, and he rushed across the room,
exclaiming "Oh, my dear miss—"
"No names." commanded Alcatrante,
harshly, turning to his subordinate.
"My dear young lady," continued
Poritol breathlessly, "I am the victim
of your misunderstanding. You will
permit mo to explain."
She answered with an even, cutting
edge In her voice: "You cannot ex
plain, Mr. Poritol."
'but—" he began, blind to her mean-
ing.
"I do not care to hear you,** she
said; and Poritol slunk back to his
former position. From his face it was
clear that he had no desire except to
get away
Meantime Alcatrante aroused him-
self. 'My friend here"—he Indicated
the Japanese—"and myself are here on
business which concerns our two na-
tions. Your appearance. 1 presume. Is
due to a desire to engage the profes-
sional services of Mr. Arima. Or per-
haps you were trying to find the for-
tune teller upstairs." He barely re-
pressed his sneer.
The girl did not answer. She re-
mained by the door, and but for the
attitudes of the others orme would not
have known but that she had gone. As
It was, he could read In their bearing
the disconcerting effects of her contin
ued disdain.
The Japanese spoke. "Will you en-
ter, miss, or shall we direct you on
your way? Arima will come out and
talk with you. If you o wish "
Still no answer. To Orme, In his
hiding, there was something uncanny
in her failure to respond. Hut he could
picture her—Truth, calm in the pres-
ence of subterfuge.
"Will you not state your desire?"
Again the Japanese He was smiling
now. with the false ,oliteness of his
race.
And then she spoke: "That envelope
on the floor was stolen from my fatb
er's home. It bears my father's
name."
Before Alcatrante could stop hltn.
little Porltol, with some vague hope of
making amends, had snatched up the
torn envelope and taken It to her He
returned to the range of Orme's vision
with an air of virtuous importance.
"The contents," said the girl—
"where are the papers?"
Alcatrante and the Japanese looked
at each other. It was as If they said,
"In view of our failure we might as
well make a clean breast of it." But
Alcatrante was too cunning to take the
initiative In confession He left that
to the Japanese, who spoke unhesi-
tatingly.
"The only papers Jn tho envelope
wero these." He picked up the torn
prospectuses from the floor and held
them extended in his hand. "Our sur-
prise is as great as yours."
"Do you expect me to believe that?"
"Whether you believe it or not, my
dear young lady, It is true."
Tlxtre was a moment of silence, then
the Japanese continued: "We have rea-
son to think that the envelope was lor
a time last night in the possession of
an American, and that he substituted
these circulars for whatever the en-
velope may have held."
Orme's Impulse to declare himself
was almost irresistible. A man whose
Instincts were less cautious would have
thrown the table over and ranged him-
self beside the girl. Orme was not
fearful, but he knew ttat the chances
of a successful outcome would be les-
sened by exposure. Even If he and the
girl got safely from the room, there
would be a pursuit, and the risk of
losing the papers would be great.
As for the girl, she clearly was In no
danger. These men would not harm
her. /
Hut would the assertion of the Japa-
nese lead her to doubt Orme? Would
she believe that he had actually re-
covered the papers the night before
and kept them for his own purposes?
He remembered that he had given her
only the scantiest account of his ad-
venture at the tree, for he had wished
to spare her the details of an incident
that meant her disappointment as well
as his own She might now readily at-
tribute his reticence to a desire to
conceal something
And then came her oice. Her first
words brought a glow to Orme's heart:
"I know that you are mistaken. No
American has (hose papers." Orm«
breathed his relief. Then she added
the dubious word—"Unless—"
So she did doubt him after all. Well,
he could not blame her. The scene in
the room—the frankness of the Japa-
nese, which could only be attributed
to discomfiture; the empty envelope;
the torn prospectuses on the floor, all
these conditions pointed to the truth of
the explanation she had heard.
On the other hand, there was his ap-
pearance on the lake, an hour or more
after the episode on the campus. Might
it not occur to her that, had he a1 ready
secured the papers, he would have had
110 object in the further pursuit of th«
Japanese? Hut, perhaps she would
think that he was seeking Arima to
sell the papers back to him; or that.
In spite of his appearance of surprise, I
he had been a witness of her abduc-
tion and had gone out on the water to
save her. There were so many things
sho might think! Indeed, that dubious
word "unless" might even signify,
"unless he has secured the papers
since 1 last saw him.' Jut no; she
would gather from thi situation in
which sho found her enemies that tho
envelope had not been out of their pos-
session since It was taken fron the
tree. Orme shut his lips haru. Her
doubt of him wmld have to be en-
dured, even though it shattered his
pleasant dream of her complete aud
sympathetic understanding.
Alcatrante. meantime, was studying
the girl with curious eyes. His loolt
was both perplexed and admiring.
(TO HE CONTINUED.)
Sarsaparilla
Cures all humors, catarrh and
rheumatism, relieves that tired
feeling, restores the appetite,
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sareataba.
A Country School for
Girls in New York City
Best Features of Country and Cit| Life
Out-of-door Sports on School Park
of (.') ,i< r< * near the Hudnon Klver.
I till A< .iih-mic Course from Primary
Class m Graduation. Upper Class
fur A«iv-;ineed Special Stu«l«^nt«. Mu-
si'- and \rt. Summer Session. Cer-
tificate admits to College. School
("oach Meets Day Pupils.
Mls\ bop tut Miss tthiljo, Rlvcrfek Ave., orir K2< St.. Wrst
PERFECT HEALTH, w
Tutt'a PUN keep the ayittem In perfect orJer.
They regulate the how ti* and produce
A VIGOROUS BODY.
Cure wick hradocjie, constipation and mntarla.
5 fine POST CARDS rprr
' e'vei 111 I
6 verv finest Hold Kaihosied Cards! Ilftafaa
Chock Full of Information
Intelligent Tourist Sheds Some Knowl-
edge About Historic Events
and Placet.
There are some people who "know
It all" nnd others who think they do.
nnd the latter are apt to make the
greatest show of knowledge One of
this species stood near the how of a
Champlaln steamer one day. He had
a remarkable sunburned complexion,
he carried a guidebook In one hand,
three railroad timetables and a map In
the other, and he was bursting with
Information Finally, unable to stand
it longer, he approached a small man
who was leaning thoughtfully over
the rail.
"My friend." he raid impressively,
1 suppose you know that tho.se gray
and fallen wall over there 011 the
west shore are all that remain of the
world-famous Fort Tlconderoga?"
"I didn't know It." said the small
man. slmph
"VV.-ll, sir, 'lie-. are It was on that
spot that 1I1 Kngll.sh command* r was
called from hi* bed to surrender in
the name of the Continental congress
It was along these shores," added the
man with the ruddy complexion, wav-
ing the fluttering timetables oratorlc-
ally, "that the French and Indians
fought the English Every stone, sir,
is crowded with history."
"Tlconderoga, hey?" said the other,
reflectively. "Do you live up here?"
"No, 1 live In New York."
"Dora here, perhaps?"
"Travel up nnd down the lake pretty
often, I suppose?"
"Well, no," reluctnntly admitted the
owner of the guidebook. "This Is my
first trip."
" 'Tls, hey? Well. I was purser of
| this boat for nine years and I know
j every foot of that shore The ruin
• over there Is Sampson's dock and TI-
, conderoga is nine miles south of here.
Anything else to tell?"
Midair Cameras.
Cameras on the wing are flying
through Germany A projectile to take
protographs and claimed to have been
' successful at heights of half a mile
la the Idea of Herr Marie, a German
photographer A camera having the j
I form of the usual kind of conical shell .
is thrown into the air by means of a
kind of trap. At a predetermined un-
gle as the camera turns to make Its
j descent and is pointed slightly down-
1 ward, the shutter is automatically re- 1
leased and a picture is taken of a
broad expanse of country.
In still air tho flight and spot at
, which th© aerial camera will fall can
lie calculated with much precision.
Precautions are taken to avoid dam*
;.ge. by cori' ion and the results are
aid to 1. of tl>< greatest possible
value In military opperations.
Accompaniments of Eating.
Meals are best taken during thn*«
periods when the body Is at rest. Th®
time for taking food must not be too
short. During the meal It Is better
not to think of business or serious or.
perhaps, even sad things. Our whole
and undivided attention should be
given to our meals. Pleasant com-
pany, light conversation. Jokes and
btorles add to the enjoyment of food.
—Medical Record.
Londoners Use Many Matches.
Four and a half million gross boxes
cf matches are used In London in a
SENT HAIL TO THE MOON
Embryo Man-of-War's Man at Last
Convinced Officer He Was At-
tending to His Duty.
This Is the story of one of the mem
hers of the Massachusetts Naval Re-
serves. On the second night of the
cruise of the San Frnclsco one of
the amateur tars was on watch. The
night was clear, and myriads of stars
twinkled in the sky, but there was no
moon. Suddenly the reserve sang out.
"Light ahoy!" "Where away?" asked
the officer of the deck. "Par, far
away," replied the would-be mi*n-of-
war's man When the olllcer had re-
covered from the shock occasioned by
this unseamanlike answer he looked
over the rail in the direction indi-
cated by the reserve's finger, and
then he had another fit. "What's the
matter with you?" growled the officer
"Can't you recognize the rising moon
when you see it?" "Moon! moon!"
stammered the embryo sea dog. "I
beg your pardon, sir! Then he
shouted, as if making amends for hi?
error. "Moon ahoy!"
FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
A HEALTHFUL DRINK
/he healthiest ever; you can grow
it in your own garden on a small
patch 10 by 10, producing 50 pounds or
more. Ripens in Wisconsin 90 days
Used in great quantities in France,
Germany and all over Europe. Send
15 cents in stamps and we will mail
you a lin kage giving full culture di
catalog lree, or send .'11 cents nnd get
In addition to above 10,000 kernels
unsupassihle vegetable and flower
seeds 1 nough for bushels of vege-
tab'e I flowers. John A. Salzer
Seed < 1SU S. 8th St., l^a Crosse, Wis.
The Lord's AdvertisemenL
Willie had been to see his old
nurse, and she had shown him her
treasures, including some very strik
Ingly colored scripture texts which
grac ed l.er walls.
A few days afterward his aunt gave
him a dime to spend at a bazaar
Seeing tin lie seemed unable to find
what he wanted, she asked him what
he was looking for
"I am looking for one of the Lord's
advertisements, like Mary has in her
room," said Willie.
Very Tortuous Indeed.
The late Hugh J. Grant of New
York once talked at a political ban
quet. about a noted corporation law
yer.
"Oh, yes, he's a grand mind," he
said "A grand legal mind. He's got
the most tortuous mind In America."
Mr. Grant shook his head.
•\ tortuous mind indeed." lie re-
peated "Why, if he swallowed a
nail, he d bring up ti screw."
The Scorcher's Fate.
The Cannibal King See here, what
was that dish you served up at lunch?
TI <• Cook Stewed cyclist, your ma
Jest y
The Cannibal King—It tasted very
but nt
l ' c< ok Well, he was scorching
when we caught him, your majesty
Sketch
On the Stage.
"\Y< \r ::ot to get somebody to play
this light part."
"Why not the electrician?" Haiti
mor - American.
If You Knew
How Good
are th« sweet, crisp bits of
&
you would, at 1« ast, try 'em.
The food is made of per-
fectly 1 ipe white corn, cooked,
sweetened, rolled and toasted.
It is served direct from
the package with cream or
1 lilk, and sugar if desired -
A breakfast favorite !
"The Memory Lingers"
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