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THE BEAVER HERALD BEAVER OKLAHOMA
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Author of "The End of
"Fighting in Flanders" "The Road to Gloiy"
"Vive la Francej' etc.
NoveUtti from the Motion Pidute Pity of the Stmc Nme By the
Amerktn Film Mtnuftcturing Comptny.
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. FOURTEENTH INSTALLMENT
Hope realizing tlint llio Intcrnn-
jtlonal situation must bo grnvo Indeed
llo tauso (ho bureau of Intelligence to
toend lilm so urgent a summons within
n hour wns on til wny to Washing-
ton. "Admiral Burnstdo left Instruction
ithnt lio wns to bo notified ns noon ns
cou arrived" the secretary who took
'Hope's enrd Informed him. "I'll let
him know tlint you nro hero."
Almost lmmellntcly ho returned.
"The ndmlrnl wishes you to nppenr bo-
fore tho board sir" he reported mill-
ing In u confidential undertone
"Tliey'ru looking mighty worried
... I hope you hnvo good news for
them."
"I'm Rind to seo you back. Lieuten-
ant Hope" Knld Admlrnl Ilurnslrie
kindly. "Von come nt 11 very oppor-
tune time. I trust you enn Rive us
soroo encouragement ns to the chances
of flndlnR Doctor Burke's Invention."
"I'm nfrnld I can't sir" replied Hope.
"I fear tlint (hero Is only n slight
chnnco of flndlnR the fonniiln."
"Bo seated" Raid tho admlrnl "and
let nn henr tho story. Your reports
hnvo been very brief und we hnvo lind
none of tho details."
Whereupon IIopo briefly sketched
the extraordinary story of tho search
for tho lost formula.
ThrouRhout this nmnzlng nnrratlvo
tho hard-headed old scn-flghters about
tho tnlilo snt spellbound.
"By George 1" one of them burst out
as Hope concluded. "It's tho most In-
teresting story I ever listened to. It
beats a novel by Oppenhclm."
"It Is Indeed n most Interesting nar-
rative. Lieutenant Hope" suld the
chalrmnn "nml I can nssuro you that
your services In this matter will not be
forgotten. I only wish that you lind met
with better success for If thero was
ever a tlmo In our history when wo
stood In need of such n weapon as
this Invention of Doctor Burko would
place In our hands It Is now. I will
bo frank wltli. youj Mr. Hope. Tho
nation finds Itself todny In n fcrnve"
not to say perilous situation. A for-
eign power whoso nnmo thero Is no
need to mention taking advantage of
the Mexican Imbroglio hns presented
to this government certain demands
which nro to nil Intents and purposes
in ultlmntum. Our nntlonal honor will
not permit us to agree to theso de-
mands which arc humiliating In tho
extreme yet to enter Into n war with
n first-class power at the present tlpio
with our nnvy sadly deficient In ships
nnd nun nnd our nrmy engnRed In
Mexico would only Invito disaster.
Tin only thing tlint would save tho
situation for us would bo tho discov-
ery of Doctor Burke's Invention. With
such n weapon Ip our hnnds tho safe-
ty of our coasts nnd harbors would
bo virtually assured for under such
rlrcunistiinces I doubt If any power
would exposo Its nnvy to tho risk of
destruction by attacking us. You set?
therefore how much depends on find-
ing this formula. Now Hint you nro
acquainted with tho situation that con-
fronts us nro you still of tho opinion
Ihnt It Is useless to contlnuo tho
search?"
"Tho formuln hns not been de-
stroyed" said Hope. "At least wo
hnvo no renson to believe that It hns.
And ns long ns It Is In existence thero
Is always a chnnco even though a
ery slim one of lu being found."
"Art Jou willing to resumo tho
search" asked tho chntroinn. "I am
not Riving you nn order Lieutenant
Hope I am nsklng you n question."
Hope roso and saluted. "With your
peruilsslbn sir." he snld briefly "I
will start for tho eonst '""'ht."
Though Hope had received no an-
swer to tho wire which ho had sent
Cleo from New York Informing her
that ho had broken his engagement to
Iiicji Mnchln and that ho was return-
ing to California to marry her ho con-
jectured that the message might hnve
been delayed In rcnchlng licr.
Within an hour after his arrival In
8an Krandso ho wns crosstab tho bny
by ferry to Vn'dnvla. Never had tho
California sky seemed so blue; never
had tho flowers seemed so fragrant;
mover had" the little town seuued so
(attractive. . Vpt ns lib drew uoaror
to tho little houso thero was In
Its appenraiuo something which
(brought a sudden chill to his heart.
OLD GRILLE BACK IN ABBEY
Crating Restored Around Effigy of
Henry Vll's Mother In West-
minster Abbey
Thj sixteenth century Iron grlllo
which formerly surrounded tho elngy
of Lady Margaret Beaufort Countess
of Richmond and Derby and mother of
Henry VII In Henry tho Sovonth's
chapel In. Westminster abbey has been
restored to Us formor phico after an
Absence of nearly a century. It Is
Powell
the Trail"
Tho shutters wero closed; the walk
was overgrown with weeds; tho lawn
In whoso appearance Hook lind taken
such pride had not been cut for weeks.
Swinging open the old-fashioned
creaking gate over which ho and Cleo
had lenned so often he hnstencd up
the graveled path-ond rnppcd loudly
nt tho door. Thero was no nnswer.
He rnppcd again; then tried tho door
but It wns locked. Thb houso was
deserted. Ills cyo was caught by a slip
of yellow paper which had c1dcntly
been pushed under tho doc. He'drcw
It out. It wns n not' from tho telc-
Rrnph compnny IJAt n messnRO wns be-
ing held nt tlta olllco for Miss Ilurke
ns there was no one to nccept do-
live:. That explnlned nt leant why
he hnd received no nnswer to his wire.
He hurried to tho nearest neigh-
bor's. "Cnn you tell me where Miss llurko
hns gone?" ho asked the woman who
nnswered tho bell.
"I haven't tho least Idea" sho an-
swered. "I saw her leavlnR the house
enrly one morning. Sho wns dressed
for traveling and that old sullnr Hook
who was with her was carrying her
bng."
"When wns tlint?"
"I.ot mo see" snld tho womnn. "I
think It must hnvo been a couple of
weeks ago . . . yes It wus two
weeks ngo yesterday. I remember
bee; use that sumo afternoon another
Rcntlemnn was hero nsklng for Miss
Burko."
"Another gentlcmnn?" echoed Hope.
"Who was he? What did ho look
llko?"
"He was a Inwyer I think" snld
tho womnn. "Ho snld that ho hnd
come nil tho way from New Yrk to
see Miss llurko and tlint ho had very
Important news for her nnd that. If
I lenrned whero Mie had gone I was
to let him know at once. Ho left his
card with me so I would know whero
to rench hliu. I'll get It for you."
Sh'o disappeared to return In n mo
ment with n card on which was en-
Rrnycdjfc H. Chalmers Johnstone
JOHN8TONE ROWLING A JOHN-
STONE Attorneys-at-Law
121 Broad Street New York.
Underneath was scrawled In pencil
"Palace hotel San Francisco."
"Ho nuked mo to bo sure nnd tele-
phone htm nt tho Palace If I was able
tn learn v. here Miss Burko had gone"
tho woman explained.
"I will go back to the city and sco
this Mr. Johnstone" snld Hope nnd
with n few words of thanks ho hurried
nwny.
Consumed with anxiety ho hurried
back to San Francisco and going
straight to tho Palace hotel sent up
his curd to Mr Johnstone. Tho law-
yer a whlte-hnlrcd ruddy-faced old
gentlcinnn. Immediately received him.
To this deeply Interested nudltnr tho
young ofllcer told briefly of tho mis-
sion on which ho had orlgtnnlly como
to California of his ncqunlntnnco with
Doctor Burke of his friendship with
nnd love for Cleo of their long search
for tho lost formula nnd of her mys-
terious disappearance.
"It Is qultn evident Mr. Hope
said tho lawyer when tho recltnl was
finished "that you are as anxious to
(lnd'MIss Burkcais I nm though" and
ho smiled "for somewhat different rea-
sons" "I speak of her as Miss Burke" ho
added "but her roal nnmo Is Miss
Montgomery."
"Mis Montgomery I" exclaimed
IIopo Incredulously. "What on earth
do you mean?"
"Tho young woman for whom wo
nro both looking" snld tho lawyer
qulotly "Is not tho daughter of Dr.
Ralph Burke ns sho and Indeed ev-
eryone else supposed. Her father wns
the lato Calvin Montgomery."
"Not tho New York financier?"
gasped Hope unable to credit tho ovl-
denco of his enrs.
"Tho same" said Johnstone "It
seems" ho continued "that Ms. Mont
Romcry died when Cleo was born
whereupon Doctor nnd Mrs. Burke.
who wero old friends of tho Mont-
gomerys offered to adopt tho child
and bring It up as their own. Mr
Montgomery wns a poor mnn In thoso
days and ns his business kept him
much of tho tlmo In thg tropics be
almost as beautiful as tho grlllo about
tho tomb of Henry VII.
Tho tombs of Lady Margaret Henry
Vlt and his queen nro described as
tho work of Torrlgtano but tho Flor-
ontlno bad tho help of Kngllsh crafts-
men and tradition has It that tho
grlllo about Honry Vll's tomb was
mado by Kngllshmon.
Tho restored grlllo Is highly elab-
orate and Is In perfoct stato of preser-
vation. Tho pillars at tho angles nnd
In tho middle of the sides aro orna-
montod with gothlo moulding and und
accepted tho offer. Mrs. Burke dlisl a
few years after Cleo a ndoptlon but
Doctor Burko kept his proralso to his
old friend nnd brought up tho child
giving her his own name. Mr. Mont-
gomery wns n man who wns extremely
reticent concerning his prlvnte nffnlrs
so It wns only upon his will being
opened Ihnt It became known thnt he
wis the father of tho young woman
known ns Cleo Burko nnd thnt sho In-
herited his entire fortune. As I wns
Mr. Montgomery's legal ndvlser nnd
nm one of tho executors of his will I
enmo to California to satisfy myself as
to Miss Burke's Identity nnd to npprlso
her of her Rood fortune for It Is
scarcely necessary to sny thnt sho Is
a very rich young woman. And from
all I hnvo been nhle.tn learn about
her n very beautiful and charming
one. Though I hnvo utilized every
possible menus to locate her and hnve
even put n prlvnto dctcctlvo agency
on tho case I have thus far been
wholly unsuccessful. I only trust Mr.
Hope thnt you will meet with better
luck."
"I shnll give up everything elso In
order to find her" said Hope. "You
cnn he sure of that. By tho wny. Sir.
Johnstone who would Inherit Mr.
Montgomery's fortuno If If" nnd his
volco trembled "If nnythlng should
hnvo hnppcncd to his dnughter?" '
"Tho ostnto would go to his nephow
Oernld Morton" snld the lnwycr nnd
IIopo fnncled thnt In his tone thero
wi.b n tone of dislike.
"Gerald Morton!" Hope exclaimed.
"That explains n Rood many things
that have puzzled me" and ho related
to tho deeply Interested lnwycr how
Morton hnd kidnaped Cleo and Im-
prisoned her Inhc cabin on the ledge
nnd of his attempt to Intimidate her
Into marrying him. "He's nungoroui
fellow" ho concluded.
"Yes" agreed Johnstone. "He hnd
a bad reputation when he lived In
New York. Ho was concerned In sev-
eral unsavory affairs. Do you think
Ihnt he Is responsible for Miss Mont-
gomery's dlsnppenrnnce?"
"It he has harmed her" snld IIop
snvagely "he will nvcr live to enjoy
his uncle's millions."
During tho next three days Hope
searched tho city as with n flne-tooth
comb. On (ho morning of tho fourth
dny glancing from the window of his
hotel ho noticed thnt tho streets were
pneked with people whom the police
wero energetically pushing back. so as
to form n broad lane of asphalt.
"What's going on todny?" he listless-
ly Inquired of tho waiter who was
nerving his breakfast. "Circus In
town?"
"Preparedness pnrade sir" tho man
nnswered.
When nn hour later tho blaro of
music slgnnlcd tho approach of tho
marchers Hope Interested In nnythlng
thnt concerned nntlonnl defense took
up n position on tho sldewnlk hfs
height enabling him to sco over tho
heads of tho crowd. Preceded by
n banner bearing the legend "Naval
Reservists Tho Men Who "Would Mnn
Our Ships In Time of Wur" nope saw
nppronchlng n column of sun-tanned
weather-beaten men marching with the
trained precision of veterans but with
tho unmlstnkablo roll of tho sen In
their gait. Theso wero tho old sailors
tho cx-mnn-of-wnr's men.
As they tramped by amid a hurri-
cane of cheers Hope peering above
tho heads of the spectators In front of
him cnught n gllmpso of n familiar
face In tho first rank of the passing
senmen He looked ngnln. Yes. Thero
wns no mistaking thnt seamed and
sun-tanned fnce with Its ever-present
smile. It wns Hook I Diving through
tho crowd regardless of tho Indtgnnnt
protests of thoso whom he unceremoni-
ously pushed nsldc IIopo seized Hook
by tho nrni and before the astonished
senmnn realized what hnd hnppencd
he hnd dragged hliu out' of the ranks
through the wnll of spectators and In-
to the lobby of the hotel.
"Well I'll be hornswoggled looten-
nntl" gnsped Hook stnrlng nt tho of-
ficer with bulging eyes nnd open
mouth. "I thought you wuz mnrrlcd
nn' In Noo York."
"Where Is Miss Cleo?" demanded
Hope. "Where hns sho Rone?"
"I enn't tell you lootennnt" said
Hook nervously. "Honest to God I
enn't. Miss Cleo made mo promise
thnt I wouldn't."
"You've got to tell me mnn" cried
Hope seizing tho senmnn by tho shoul-
der and slinking him until his teeth
rattled. "I'vo como thrco thousand
miles to And her and marry her."
"To marry her?" cried Hook In-
credulously. "But I thouRht ns how
you vniz nlrcady married to that
Machln gal."
"Well I'm not" Hope answered lm-
patiently "nnd I'm not going to be
either. That's nil off. I'm going to
marry Miss Cleo If sho will hnvo me.
And I've grent news for her Hook.
Sh hnc been left a fortuno. She Is
n rich womnn."
"Seelu' or. you'v como to marry her"
said Hook "I reckon she'll forglvo mo
If tell you whero sho Is. She's got n
job ns t nurse with n fambly In Sac-
ramentoFletcher tho nnmo Is. Sho
seen nn advertisement lu tho paper for
In flnlals tlppod with flags which onco
wero painted. Along tho upper edges
Is a pattern of alternato flcur-do-lls
and plko heads.
Wyatt tho favorlto restorer of re-
gency times took tho grlllo from its
position. It was Bold for a email sum
but recently camo Into tho hands of
a London doalor and was acquired by
tho National Art Collections fund.
Avoid places which nro too hot es-
pecially if steam-heated and badly
ventilated.
n Rnl what cot'M take care o' children
an' sho"
But Hope without waiting to hear
more hnd- hustled him Into a tnxtenb.
Cleo's anxious perusal of tho "nelp
Wanted" columns hnd flnnlly been re-
warded by nn ndvcrtlsemcnt for " a
young womnn of refinement nnd Rood
family" ns n children's Rovcrness with
n prominent family of Sacramento.
Here nt Inst wns nn opening which
she felt thnt she wns confident to fill.
A telephone conversation with her
prospective employer nnd sho wns ten-
tatively engaged.
In the 'train on tho wny to Sacra-
mento Hope briefly outlined to the
astonished Hook tho story which tho
lnwycr hnd told him of Cleo's parent-
age which sharpened Hook's curloRlty.
The Fletcher residence where Cleo
was employed ns poverness proved to
be n handsome place In the colonial
style set well back from tho street
In beautifully kept grounds which
swept down to tho bnnks of tho river.
"Is Miss Burko nt home?" Inquired
nopo of n klndly"fnccd Indy who wns
seated on tho verandah sewing.
"I think Miss Burke Is In the Rnr-
den somewhere" snld the womnn
plensnntly. "It Is her nfternoon tft
go out but she rarely lenves tho
grounds. If you will be sented I will
send n servnnt for her."
"Plense don't trouble" snld Hope.
"I will find her."
Pnsslng nround tho house to the
garden In the renr he strode through
n long pergoln. fragrant with roses
pushed his wny through n serpen of
shrubbery nnd emerged upon n stretch
of lnwn so smooth nnd beautifully
tended Hint It looked like n piece of
green velvet which swept nnbrokenly
to the low stone wnll which bordered
tho river. Stnndlng besldo tho wnll
her bnck lownrd him. stnrlng Intent-
ly Into tho swirling wnter was Cleo
n slender and pathetic figure In her
blnck gown nis footfnlls deadened
by the turf. Hopo Rtole forward soft-
ly. Just before he reached her she
nppnrently camo to n decision for she
stepped onto the low pnrapet nnd her
figure stiffened ns 'does thnt of n
swimmer who is nbnut to dive. And
nt that Instnnt Hope's nrms closed
about her. Taken completely by sur-
prise sho gave n startled scream;
then glancing over her shoulder she
found herself looking Into the fnce of
the mnn she loved. With n grent sob
of relief and happiness she snuggled
like a lost child. Into his protecting
nrms. ""
Hook remembering thnt thero are
occnslons when two are compnny but
three are a crowd whlled nwny an
hour before ho Joined them. As his
smiling fnco appeared abovo the
bushels Cleo transfigured by love nnd
Joy rushed forwnrd nnd threw her
arms nbout his neck. '
"I rerkon you nln't goln' to wnsto
much time' In gettln' spliced then
snld Hook.
"Wo nro not" snld IIopo emphatical-
ly. "Wo havo wasted quite enough
time nlrcady. Wo are Rolag to bo mar-
ried tomorrow."
When tho three reached San Fran-
cisco Into that nfternoon IIopo took
Cleo to tho quiet residential hotel
whero sho had stayed on previous
occnslons.
"I will bo back In tlmo to take you
out to dinner dear" ho snld. as they
stood waiting for the elevator. "I
must let Mr. Johnstone know thnt I
hnvo found you. nnd." ho ndded hnp-
plly "I must hunt up n minister."
"Don't bo gono long denrest" sho
replied clinging to his hnnd. "I shnll
count tho minutes until you nro bnck
with me."
"I'll be back within n couple of
hours nt the most." ho called as tho
elevator shot her upwnrd.
The last words were spoken loudly
enough to rench tho enrs of a man
who was seated In tho lobby appar-
ently Immersed In a newspaper. It
wns Mnhllnl
When Morton after-his spectnculnr
escape from tho bnndlts renched Snn
Francisco he did not return to tho
hotel whero ho hnd formerly stayed
but Instead rented a room (n an ob-
scure boarding house In nn unfnshlon-
able pnrt of tho city. It wns here
thnt Olgn nftcr n week's search found
him.
. "Well whet Is It thnt yon want?"
"I want thnt book that you stole
from me."
"And thnt you stole from Carrlllo"
ho tnunted.
"Aro you going to rIvo It to mo?" she
demnnded mcnnclnRly.
"I nm not" ho snarled.
"I think thnt you hnd better change
your mind." she said and her tono
wnsideadly. "You will regret It if
you don't."
"Whn. do you mean?" ho asked
sullenly but thero wns a hint of un-
caslnes Ip his voice.
"I menn." she nnswered steadily
looking Morton straight In tho eye
"that If you do not glvo up thst book
I shull go straight to tho police nnd
tell them you nro the mnn thnt kid-
naped the Burke girl. Tho penalty
for kidnaping In California If I ro-
I member rightly Is fifty yearn. You
NOT OF DANGEROUS NATURE
Captain's Alarm Over Reported Pres-
ence of "Warship" Was of 8hort
Duration.
In theso days when tho seas nro
being patrolled by warships any pas-
senger steamer Is likely to bo held up
and Bcarchod. As a rosult the pres-
ence of warships In tho vicinity Is
promptly signaled by wlroless from
one pcaceablo ship to another. But
oven war and Its perils cannoUdown
would bo quite nn old mnn when yon
. out wouldn't you? Cropped hnlr
. . nnd s striped suit . . . und
fifty yenrs In San Quentln ... I
wonder how you would like It. Mr.
Oernld Morton?"
"I wonder how you would like being
hung?" he demnnded meaningly
thrusting his fnco forward until It wns
wltjiln n few Inches of her.
"Hung?" sho stammered recoiling.
"What would I be hung for. pray?"
"For the murder of Doctor Ralph
Burke I" snld Morton.
"Dr. Burke . . . murder . .
nbsurd." she tnnnnged to articulate
moistening her parched lips. "I never
saw him."
"There's no use lying to me. Olgn."
he snld sternly. "You're clever but
you're not nearly ns clever ns you
think you nrc. Listen. The night
thnt Doctor Burke" wns' killed we wer
staying nt the hotel In Vnldnvls. I
heard you leave your room about mid-
night. I suspected something wns up
so I followed you. You didn't know
thnt did you? 1 followed you to tne
Burke house. I snw you ml'c the
Inborntory window and climb In. I
crept up to the window nnd watched
you. I snw you turn on the light and
stnrt tu search the desk for the
formuln. I snw Burke surprise mi
while you were nt work. And." Mor-
ton's voice rose trlumphnntly " I saw
you draw ndnggcr nnd stub hlral" '
"It's n lie. ... n damnable lie
whispered Olgn. but the truth of Mor-
ton's accusation wns written unmlstnk-
nbly In beV blanched and haggard
face.
"And so." continued Morton his fnce
distorted by n sneer "you're not going
to give me away to the police. And
you're not going to bother me any
more about the book."
"If I don't get It. you won't cither"
screamed Olca. and drawing a stiletto
from the folds of her dress she sprang
nt Morton with the ferocity of n pan-
ther. So utterly unexpected wns her
nctlon. so llghtnlng-qutck thnt he was
taken off his guard nnd. beforo he
could defend himself tho long keen
blndc. descending In n glittering nrc
laid open his shoulder. Seizing her
upraised arm heforo she could strike
ngnln. Morton with n snvnge wrench
gained possession of the weapon.
Then grasping her by tho thront with
his free bond he drove tho knlfo deep
Into her bosom. As with n moan she
crumpled to the floor n man who un-
observed by cither hod cnutlojsly
opened the door bolted down tho
stnlrs and Into tho street. At tho
street corner. Idly swinging his stick
a policeman wns standing.
"Quick ofllcer I" tho mnn gnsped;
"there's heen a murder. A man's Just
stnbbed n womnn In thnt houso o.ver
thero I" nnd he led the wny back to the
bonrdlng house on the run. with tho
policeman at his' heels. So quickly
was tho wnrnlng given thnt Morton
hnd scnrcely come to n renllzntlon thnt
Olgn's wound wns fntnl nnd thnt he
must mnko his escnpo when tho po-'
llccmnn hurst Into the room. An In-
stant later nnd ho had hls-prlsoner se-
curely handcuffed.
The mnn who hnd given the nlnrm
hnd followed the policeman Into tho
room nnd while tho ofllcer was en-
gaged In handcuffing Morton ho hnd
unobserved by nnyone slipped Into his
pocket n small lenther-bound -rolume
which wns lying on (he dresser.
"Here you." cnlled the pollccmnn
"Just run down to the drug store will
you. nnd telephone for nn nmbulnnco?
"Hils womnn Is dying."
"All right." snld the mnn with
nlncrlty nnd dlsnppenred down tho
stnlrs. It wns tho Japanese Sntsumn 1
To obtnln a mnrrlngo license to on-
gngc tho services of n clcrgymnn for
thp following mornlns und to find
Johnstone nnd notify him thnt Cleo
hnd been found took Hook somewhat
longer thnn ho hnd anticipated so
that It was nearly eight o'clock when
nccompnnled by the lawyer he re-
turned to the hotel.
"Please tell Miss Burke that Mr.
Johnstone nnd I are here" ho said to
tho clerk.
Tho mnn looked nt htm In surprise.
"But Miss Burko hns nlrcndy gono
out to meet you lieutenant" ho an-
swered. Hope stared nt him lncredclow.r.
his henrt chilled by n nameless fear.
"What on earth nro you Jnlklng
abont?" he demanded.
"Why" replied the mystified clerk
"not half an hour after you went out
someono telephoned here to say that
you had been detained nnd thnt you
wanted Miss Burke to meet you at
the Cliff houso for dinner nnd thnt you
were sending n car for her. I took
the message myself. It was n man
speaking. There Is no telephone In
Miss Burke's room so I sent tho mes-
sago up by a bellboy nndn few min-
utes later sho came down nnd got Into
n closed car that was waiting . .
I hope there Isn't anything wrong
lieutenant?"
"Wrong I" groaned Hope whlto to
tho lips. "Wrong I I khould sny there
wns. Miss Burke has been kidnaped
ngaln under our very eyes. Sho la
In th hands of the most unscrupulous
gsnjr of scoundrels In America P
(TO BH CONTINUED
tho Joking Instinct In some men
among thorn a cortaln skipper ot tho
American merchant marlno command-'
Ing a stoamor plying between New
York and South America.
Somewhere betweon Now York and
Porto Rico on his last trip ho was
passing within signaling dlst&nco ot
another ship ot the same lino and ho
ordered tho wlroless man to send this
mcssago.to his brother captain.
"Look outl Warship near you!"
"What nationality?" queried tho
other
TAKE GOOD CARE
of the Stomach '
IT WILL PAY YOU
When weakness develops
REMEMBER
HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
Strengthens Invigorates
The genuine has Private
Stamp over the neck of
Bottle. Insist on having it
Two of a Kind.
"The dry old philosopher over tho
way Is having n lot of trouble with his
wisdom tooth ho tells inc."
"I see. Both ho nnd tho tooth aro
wlsencres."
COVETED BY ALL
but possessed by fow a beautiful
head of hair. It yours Is etreakod with
gray or Is harsh and stiff you can re-
storo It to its former boauty and lus-
ter by UBlng "La Crcolo" Hair Dress-
ing. Price $1.00. Adr.
Her Status.
"That star must bo something of a
spiritualistic medium."
"What do you mean?"
"Sho seems to bo giving only a
ghost of n show."
SOAP 18 STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant use will burn out th
scalp. Cleanso tho scalp by shampoo-
ing with "La Creole" Hair-Dressing.
and darken In the natural way thoso
ugly grizzly hairs. Prlco. 1.00. Adr
Really Good Rejoinder.
Tho proprietors of two rival livery
stables situated alongside ench other
in n busy street have been having a
lively advertising duel lately.
Tho other week one of them stuck
up on his ofllce window n long strip of
paper bearing tho words:
"Our horses need no whip to make
them go."
This bit of sarcasm naturally caused
some amusement nt tho expense ofjhe
rlvnl proprietor but In less thnn on
hour he neatly turned the tnbles by
parting the following retort on his own
window:
"True. Tho wind blows them
along r
Always Good Humored.
Gourerneur Morris wns tnlktng
about tho late Richard Ilnrdlng Davis.
""Davis was never at a loss for a
Joke" said Mr. Morris. "I dined with
him nt Crossroads farm ono evening
tho dinner being served by a new and.
very nwkward waitress.
"Tho waitress half way through the
dinner slipped with n trny spilled a
bottlo of beer down Davis' neck.
"He snld to her reproachfully as
he swabbed up the beer with his nnp-
kln: " 'It was ginger ale not beer I asked
for Gretchen."
When They Work.
There nro some glnss blowers In this
country who can work only when the
glass has foam on It.
Those people who are too good to
llvo aro all dead.
When tho wolf Is nt a man's door
ho Isn't bothered by book agents.
Sunny
Dispositions
and good digestion go
hand in hand and one
ot the biggest aids to
good digestion is a regu-
lar dish of
Grape-Nuts
This wonderfully delicious
wheat and barley food is so
processed that it yields its
nourishing goodness to' the
system in about one hour a
record for ease of digestion.
Take it all 'round Grape-
Nuts contributes beautifully
to sturdiness of body and a
radiant happy personality.
Every table should have its
daily ration of Crape-Nuts.
"There's a Reason"
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