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"YES, i AM RENE BEAUCAIRE." -- -- u s z L i * u t e n a n t K n o x o f t h e r e r u l a r a r m y t o • « * d « i t y _ a i F o r t Armlrtron* Rock I aland, IU., In territory threatened by dtaaffacted ThT commandant -end. him with dispatches to St. Ix»ui». He takes passag* ^ th. «am« Warrior and makes the acquaintance of Judge Beaucalre, rich Dlanter and of Joe Kirby (the Devil s Own), notorious gambler Knox learnt Judra Beaucalre has a daughter, EloiSe, and & granddaughter, Rene, spring of a son whom the Judge has disowned^Rene', mother U a negress. and »hl JnA her daughter never having been freed, are slaves under the law, although the girls have been brought up as sisters. Kirby induces the Judge to stak^ M« Plantation and negro servants on a poker hand unfairly dealt by Jo* Tarver Klrby's partner. The two hands contain five accs. and Kirby accliaeft the ludee of cheating Beaucalre, infuriated, arises to attack Kirby, and drops a-.a fn the confusion Kirby and Carver are enabled to steal away. Knox tries'to induce Kirby to give up his stolen winnings. Kirby refuses and after a hot argument he and Carver throw Knox overboard. The lieutenant swimi Lhore and reaches a hut. Knox lies unconscious for ten days. Recovering, he flnda he is In a cabin owned by Pete, a "free nigger," who had shot him, ™mtakln* him for an enemy. His dispatches have been forwarded. Recovering from his wound. Knox sends Pete to bring Haynes Beaucalre's lawyer, and thev arrange with Pete's help, to get the women to the cabin of an abolfc Ootiist, ASM Shrunk, before Kirby oomes. Knox and FeU start out lo» Baaucalre. * ^ .•*1 'chapter ViT . " Worn* of Judge The road we followed appeared to be endless, and so rough that I soon climbed down fronTmy seat, an unplaced board, uncomfortable enough nnder any conditions, in the swaying, bumping cart, and stumbled blindly along behind, tripping over stumps in the darkness, and wrenching my aitkles painfully In deep ruts. It was considerably after ten o'clock when we emerged npon an open plateau, and a glimmer of stars overhead revealed to me afar oft the silver thread of the great river. Pete stopped the straining male, a feat not At all difficult of accomplishment, the animal's sides rising and falling as he wheezed for hreath, and came back to where I stood, staring about at the dimly perceived objects in the foreground. "Out dar Ui de Beaucalre place," to announced, as soon as he could distinguish my presence, waving his arm to Indicate the direction. "An* I reckon we bettah not ride no further, fer if Allck shud smell corn, he'd taflarly raise dis whol' neighborhood --he's got a powerful voice, sah." "Equal to his appetite, no doubt." ' "Yaa, sah; that's mostly whut Allck **How far away Is the house T *Llkely T>out a hundred yards Ter Mt dat light oat yonder; well dal's it, IB" I reckon de ladies mus' be up yet, keepin' de lamp burnin'. Here's de •lave cabins Hong de edge ob de woods, but dej^s all dark. What's yer a goln' fer ter do now, Massa Knox?" I was conscious that my heart was beating rapidly, and that my mind was anything but clear. The problem fronting me did not appear so easily solved, now that I was fairly up against it, and yet there seemed only one natural method of procedure. I most go at my unpleasant task boldly, and in this case only the truth would serve. I was an officer in the United States army, and had In my pocket papers to prove my Identity. These would vouch for me as a gentleman, and yield me a measure of authority. And this fact, once established, ought to give me sufficient standing in the eyes of those girls to compel from them a respectful hearing. I would tell the story exactly as I knew it, concealing nothing, and adding M unnecessary word, outline my plan of action, and then leave them to decide what they thought best to do. Strange, unbelievable as the situation vu, proof was not lacking. Delia could be compelled to acknowledge that Rene was her child--she would 'i}- scarcely dare deny this truth In face of my positive knowledge--and she, at jW*' •' least, must know that Judge BeaugfV calre had never during his lifetime i given her her freedom. This fact §||v eould be established beyond question, '0.-: and then they must surely all compre- |^v hand the necessity of immediate flight •• * c --that there remained no other pos- ; dble means of escape from hopeless ' " slavery. Desperate as the chance appeared, it was the only one. ... ... It dawned upon me now with more Intense force thUn ever before, the position in which I stood, and I shrank from the ordenl. A perfect stranger, not even a chance acquaintance of, those directly involved in this tragedy,1 I would have to drag out from the t Closet, where it had been hidden away £ ft* years, this old beaucalre skeleton, f> and rattle the dried bones of dishonor . before the horrified understanding of yj these two Innooent, unsuspecting girls. Tfie conviction came to me that I had best do this alone; that'tfte presence of the negro would hinder, rather than > ^elp the solution of the problem. I, ; "Pete," I said, measuring my words, r-F" \ r," plan of action shaping itself even <1, ' 4P.I spoke. "What lies in ,there h*- |K> .^.v;,;„J||veen us and the house"?" r y \. " "A truck pafch mostly, wfd a fence iI •, ""y found it Den thar comes nun' flower f ,V %eds." % '• »/•• "No path?" , "Well, I done reckon as how thar L flight be a sorter path, sah, but you'd ? :%i< V >ardly find it In de dar*. De bes' tvay'd bo ter sorter feel 'long de fence, 'til yer git sight o' de front ~ -^ftorcb..* •(?*- "All right, then. I am going to leave ;V> frou here while I scout around. Keep eyes open, and have the mule *1" 'i #*eady to leave at any minute." ~ * xf*Bo«t how Ion' yer be gone, sih?"' ^ "I cannot tell you that; A* short a. JJHme as possible. It may require con- • ' ^f'^l^siderabfc explanation and urging to " ' ijg®t those three women to trust me. IpCi^&owev^r, all you have to do is wait, h *" l. and be sure that Do one sees you. If , * J-" , •* you should be needed for anything at the house, I'll get word to you some way; and If I should send Delia and Rene out here alone, without being SH* aWe to Coitie with thettf fayself, lofed j^.'^-them into Ae cart at bnce, and drive ij$'to the boot. I'll manage to *jeln you •omewhere, and the important thing Is to get then safely away. Xou under- "*Tas, sah; leastways I reckon 1 Fse ter take keer ob dem all, an* let yer take keer o* yerself." "Exactly, because, you see, I haven't the slightest Idea what I am going to run up against. There may be others In the house, and I might not dare to leave Miss Elolse behind alone without some protection. I shan endeavor to induce her to go to Haines at once." Following some impulse I shook hands with him, and then plunged into the darkness, my only guidance at first that single ray of light streaming through the unshaded window. As I advanced cautiously along the fence, a low'structure built of rough rails, and thus approached more closely to the front of the main building, other lights began to reveal themselves, enabling me to perceive that the Inner hallway was likewise Illuminated, although not brilliantly. All about me was silence, not even the sound of a voice or the flap of a wing breaking the Intense stillness of the night. I canje below' the veranda, still In the deep shadow, Utterly unconscious of any other presence, when suddenly, from Just above me, and certainly not six feet distant,^ a man spoke gruffly, the unexpected] sound of his strange voice interrupted by the sharp grate of a chair's leg on the porph floor, and a half-smottiered yawn. "Say, sheriff, how long are we all goln' ter set yere, do yer knqw? Thls don't look much like Saint Louee Afore daylight ter me." I stopped still, crouching low; my heart leaping into my throat, and every nerve tingling. "No, it sure don't, Tim," replied another, and the fellow apparently got down from off his perch on the porch rail. "Yer see Kirby Is bound he'll get hold o' them two mlssln' females furst, afore he'll let me round up the niggers. The papers Is all straight 'nough, but they've got ter be served afore we kin lay hands on a durned thing. The jedge tol' me fer ter do everything Just as Kirby sed, aB* I aim ter do it but just the same I got ter keep inside the law. I dunno as it makes much difference when we strike the ol' town." " Tain't so much that sheriff. I kin stan' it fer ter be up all night, but Bill wus tellin' me we might hav' som' trouble down ter the Landin' unless we finished up our Job yere afore mornln'." "Oh, I reckon not; what v*as it Bill said?" "Quite a rigmarole frum furst ter last GiV me a light fer the pipe, will yer?" - .. - There was a flare. above, me, and then darkness once more, and then the slow drawl of the man's voice as he resumed. "Some feller by the name ov McAdoo, down ter Saint Louee, who's Just com' down from the lead mines, tol' him thet Joe Kirby got all this yere property In a game o' kyards on the boat, an' thet it wan't no square game either. I didn't glt it all straight, I reckon, hot accordln' ter the deal handed me """thar wus two dead men mixed up In the affair--Beaucalre, an' m young army offices. , Beams tar.jm his name was Knqx," k "I didn't hear that" . .. ; "Well, enyljow, that's the way Bltl told It. Beaucalre he naturally fell dead--heart, er somethln'--an' the oth'e*; feller,' this yere army man, he went out on deck fer ter see Kirby, an* I Stopped 8till, Crouching Lmm, Heart Leaping Into My Throat .and Every Nerve Tingling. he never -cum' back. • VfeA4oo abrter reckoned as how likely be was slugged, an' throwed overboard. An' then, on top' all that, we're sent up yere In the night like a passel o' thieves ter take these niggers dowa^ter Saint Loupe What 3o yer make ov It, Jalce?" "WaO' _ said the othfcf slowly, his mouth evidently loaded with tobacAo1.? "I ain't never asked no questions since *1 wus made sheriff. iW-doln' whibt the court says. Klrby's got the lit* on his side--no doubt 'bout that--but I reckon as how he knows It wus a darn mean trick, and so he's sorter stored g» ter feiNr tfceni fellon Uviitf down ter the Landin' migh| »ct Thet's why we tied up ter the shore below town, in the mouth fit -thet crick, an' then hed ter hoof it up yere In the dark. Of cours^ we got the law with us, but we wanter pull this Job off not'S^irup no fight--seel* "S^re," disgustedly. **i frecko* I kdow all that; I' heerd the Jedge tell yer how we must- do the Job. But why's Kirby In such a sweat ter git all thftse niggers down ter Saint Louee?" 'Ter sell, 'em, an' git the cash. Onct they're outer the waj there won't be no row. He'll let the land yere lie Idle fer a year or two, an' by that time nobody'll care a whodp how he got it But he's got ter git rtd o* them niggers right away." '-Well, who the h--s goln* ter prevent? They're hls'n, ain't they T Thar ain't no Black Abolitionists 'round yere, I reckon." Seems sorter queer ter me," admitted the sheriff, "but I did get a little outer that feller Carver comln' up. Carver is som' sorter partner with Kirby--a capper, I reckon. Tain't the niggers thet are makin' the trouble-- leastways not the black 'uns. Nobody's likely ter row over them. It seems that Beaucalre kept a quadroon housekeeper, a slave, o' course, an' a while back she glv* birth ter a child, thp father o' the infant bein' Judge Bqaucaire's son. Then "the sort skipped out, an' ain't never bin heard frum since--dead most likely, fer nil this wus twenty years ago. 'Course the child, which wus a girl, is as white as I am--maybe more so. I ain't never set eyes on her, but. Carver he says she's good lookin*. Enyhow, the Jedge he brought her up like his o*rn daughter, seait hpr ter school In Saint Louee, an' nobody *round yere even suspected she wus a nigger. I reckon she didn't know it herself." "Yer mean the girl's a slave?" i "Ter bet! That's the law, ain't It?"- "And Klrtjy knew about this?" "I reckon he did. I sorter Judge,. Tim, frum whut Carver sed, that he^ wus more anxious fer ter git thet girl than all the rest o' the stuff; an' it's" her he wants ter git away frum yere on the dead quiet, afore Haines er any o' them others down at the Landin' kin catch on." "They couldn't do nuthln*"; if thar ain't no papers, then she's his, accordln' ter law. I've seen that tried afore now." "Of course; but what's the use o' runnin' eny risk? A smart lawyer like Haines could make a devil ov a lot o' trouble just the same, if he took a notion. That's Klrby's Idee--ter cum' up yere in a boat, unbeknownst to enybody, tie up down thar at Saunders', an' run the whole bunch o' plggers off In the night. Then it's done an' over with afore the Landin' even wakes up. I reckon the jedge told him that wus the best way." There was a moment of silence, the first man evidently turning the situation over In his mind. The sheriff bent across the rail, and spat into the darkness below. "The joke of It all is," he continued with a short laugh, as he straightened up, "Oils didn't exactly work out 'cordin' ter schedule. When we 'dropped in yere we rounded up the niggers all right an' we got the girl whar there's no chance fer her ter git away--" "Is that the one back in the house?" "I reckon- so; leastways she tol' Klrky her name was Rene Beaucalre, an' that's how it reads in the papers. But thar ain't no trace ov her mother, ner ov the jedge's daughter. They ain't in the house, ner the nigger cabins. Leaves me in a deuce ov a fix, fer I can't serve no papers less we find the daughter. ~ Her name's Elolse; she's the heir et law, an' I ain't got no legal right fer ter take them niggers away till I do. Looks ter me like they'd skipped out. Thar's Kirby an' Carver, a comin'. now, as. they're alone; ain't got no tt$ce ov the girl or hepr mother, I reckon." Where I crouched In the shadows I could gain no glimpse of the approaching figures, but I heard the crunch of their boots 09 the grayel of the driveway, anil a moment later the sound of their feet as they mounted {he wooden steps. Kirby must have perceived the forms of the other men as'soon as he attained the porch level, and his nat uraHy disagreeable voice had a snarly ring. ' "That you, Donaldson? Hawt either of those women come back?" "No," and I thought the pherlfTs answer was barely cordial. "We ain't seen nobody. What did ypu learn dowh at the Landin'?"- " "Nothirig,** 'savagely. "Haven't found a d trace except thit Haines hasn't been home since before dark some nigger came for hlip then. Is that girl safe lnai.de?" "Sure; just as you left heiv.but she wpn't talk. Tlga tried her again, but It's no use; shie wudn't even answer him." "Well, by Heaven! fll*fipd a way make her open her mouth. ' She kno where those two are hiding. They haven't had no time to get far away and 1*11 bring hen to her senses before I am through. Come on. Carver; I'll shoyr the wench who's nutate* here. If I hdVe to lick Her like a common nigger." ' -V!.... • vrr.-s The front door opened,; aad closed, leaving the two without.Winding In silence) the stillness between them filially broken by, a mutt^jed curse. I drew back hastily, feot in. silence, teener to.,get. away before the sheriff, and^Ws deputy'sho&l<l return to their s^iftffc by; flie pdrch r&lly M^'-origlnal plan of warning thfc of the house of^ their, peril wiwrfcfbcked, completely overturned by the presence of these men. Beyond all question those I had hoped t* were already aware of their position--someone had reached them before me--and two at least were already in hiding. Why the third, the one most deeply involved, had failed to accompany the others, could not be comprehended. The mystery only made my present task more difficult. Why should Delfa, the slave, disappear In company with Elolse, the free, and leave her own daughter Rene behind to face a situation more terrible than death? I could not answer these questions; but whatever the cause the result had b^&n the complete overthrow of the gambler's carefully prepared plans. Not that I believed he would hesitate for long, law or no law; but Donaldson, the sheriff, refused to be a party to any openly Illegal act, and this would for the present tie the fellow's hands. Not until Miss Elolse was found and duly served with the eviction papers would Donaldson consept to take possession of a single slave. This might still give me time for action. I slipped along In the shadow of the house, without definite plan of action but with a firm purpose to act. The side door I knew to be securely locked, yet first ht all it was essenwas unable to disguise. Yet not sr limb moved as the door closed nor did the glance of those brown eyes waver. "You are not the same man I met before," she began doubtlngly, "He said he was .connected with the sheriff's office. Who are you?" "My name Is Kirby; the sheriff Is here under my orders." "Kirby!--the--the gambler?" "Well, I play cards occasionally, and you have probably heard of me before. Even if you never had until tonight it to pretty safe to bet that yon do now." -I know," she admitted, "that yon won this property at cards and have now come to take possession. Is that what you mean?" , "That, at least, is part of It" and he took a step toward her, his thin lips twisted Into a pintle. "But not all. Perhaps Donaldson failed to tell yon the rest,. and left me to break the news. Well, It won't hurt me any. Not only this plantation is mine, but every nigger on it as well. You are Rene Beaucalre?" "Yes," she replied, slowly, almost under her breath, and hesitating ever so slightly, "I am Rene Beaucalre." ;"And you don't -know what that means, I suppose?" he Insisted savagely, angered by her coolness. "Perhaps the'sheriff did not explain this, Do you know who and what you are?" She rested one hand on the table In support, and I could note the nervous trembling of the fingers, yet her low v oice remained strangely firm. Knox acts after the fashion of a man in love. (TO BE CONTINUED.) DIES IF AFFECTION WANES Carver Thrust Her Forward, but Remained Himself Blocking th4 Doorway. • *•' T tQ» )WS tlal that I attain to the interior. But one means to this end occurred to me--the unshaded window through which the glow of light continued to stream. I found I could reach the edge of the balqpny with extended fingers, and drew myself slowly up until I clung to the railing, with feet finding precarious support on the outer rim. - This was accomplished noiselessly and from the vantage point thus obtained I was enabled to survey a large portion of the room. ( I clambered over the rail, assured *hy the first glance that the room was empty, and succeeded In lifting the heavy sash a few Inches without any disturbing noise. Then It stuck, and even as I ventured to exert my strength to greater extent to force It upward, the single door directly opposite, evidently leading into the hall, was flung violently open and I sank back out of view, yet Instantly aware that the first party to enter was Joe Kirby. He strode forward to the table, striking th£ wooden top angrily with his fist and knocking something crashing to the floor. You know where she Is, don't you?' he asked, in the same threatening tone he had used without. Of course I do; didn't I help put her there?" It was Carver who replied, standing in the open doorway. Then bring the hussy in here, will make the wench talk If 1 have to. choke it out of her; she'll „learn what It means to be a nigger.' I had hut a moment, in which to observe the man, for almost immediately Carver flung the door of the room open and Kirby swung Impatiently about to face the entrance. Ex cept for a possibility of thus attract lng the attention of the newcomer ] was in no special danger of being detected by those within. Carver thrust her forward but remained himself blocking the doorway. I use the word thrust, for I noted the grip of his hand on her arm, yet in truth she Instantly stepped forward herself, her bearing In no way devoid of pride and dignity, her head held erect, her eyes fearlessly seeking the face of Kirby. • Their glances met, and she advanced to the table, the light of the swinging lamp full upon her. The Impression she made is with me yet. Hers was a refined, patrician face, crowned by a wealth of dark hair. Indignant eyes of hazel brown, shadowed by long lashes, brightened a face whitened by Intense emotion, and brought into agreeable contrast flushed cheeks and red, scornful Hps. A dimpled chin, a round, full throat, and the figure of young womanhood, slender and yet softly curved, altogether formed a picture so entrancing as to never again desert my Imagination. With one bound my heart went out to her In sympathy, In admiration. In , full and Complete surrender. Before I could change posture, almost before I could draw fresh breath, her voice, trembling slightly with | an emotion she was unable wholly to suppress, yet sounding clear as a bell, addressed the man confronting her. "May I ask, sir, what this outrage means? I presume you are responsible for the Insolence of this fellow who brought me here?" Kirby laughed but not altogether at ease. "Well, not altogether," he answered, "as his methods are entirely his own. J merely told him to go after you." . "For what purposer' "So pretty a girl should not a** that. Carver, close the door and watt outside." I could mark the quick rise and fall of hftr bosom and the look of fear aha Pet Wife of Congo Chief Put to Death When Fickle Lord Tires of Her Charms. An African chief may possess 1,000 wives, but the chief who has two pet wives at the same time or keeps any tfcro wives in the same house is yet to be found. To be the pet wife of the chief, to know that one is pointed out by the entire village as a beauty and the honored one, sounds rather alluring,, but to know that one may l6se one's head when a more attractive successor appears Is sufficient cause for hesitation on the part of the bride when the chief comes a-wooing. Jewelry that is worn by the pet of a Congo chief Is Interesting. A neckpiece of beaten and carved brass, perhaps two and one-half Inches thick, eight Inches in diameter and weighing 28 pounds, la shaped like the letter C. After this ornament Is placed about the neck of the chiefs pet she lies down with her head on a rock and the ends are closed with heavy hammers. Heavy anklets and bracelets accompany the neckpiece, so that she dally carries about with her from 90 to 50 pounds of jewelry. As she walks about the village sj» the center of attraction. She may hold this enviable position for five or six years, or at least until the chief may choose another beauty. Whenever this occurs her doom is sealed. Off comes her head for the purpose of removing the neckpiece, and next the. arms and legs that the bracelets and anklets may grace the fair successor. apackase before the war •Z&-- ^ .$&)?! c a package f c . v r v ' ' . • dnring the war ^ mm ' *'"> '• V J- \ i •jST;?, tjH':' % '« .?». i %. .. .^1 /Vii V* v. .*-• V(*- .. • -xib • . . 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RELIEVED MIND OF HOSTESS bineIHa In Dancing to the music of a dram, saxophone and flute is the chief source of amusement for Haitians In their little villages on Saturday night, according to an article by William Almon Wolff In Collier's. Beginning at sundown every Saturday night, he writes, one will come to a wine shop, If one follows the sound of the drum. The drummer sits outside. His unceasing drumming marks the rhythm of the music; what melody there Is, is borne by a flute, and almost always there Is a saxophone. The music is the same at every dance. It is in common tone; a single cadence is repeated, over and over again. Dancing In Haiti resembles the saturnalia among the Australian aborigines, Mr. Wolff writes. The dancers are frank and unashamed and one gets little or no feeling of a personal note between the two one sees dancing; rather they are staging a spectacle. California Newspaper Man Proved Himself a Diplomat In Situation That Called for Tact. While a Lds Angeles publisher was abroad, a few months ago, with a newspaper crowd he was Invited, with the rest of tbe party to dine with a duke and duchess who were burdened with a double last name, such as Kelly-' Angus. The Callfornian was In an awful stew from the time the dinner started as to how he should address the hostess (n case he fell into conversation with her, but finally, when the opportunity came, he proved himself every Inch a diplomat. The duchess, It seems was apologising for the dinner not being more formal, or something like that, and the newspaper man, desiring to make her feel fit ease, Just reached his right hand across the table, took the hostess by the hand, and said: "Oh, that's all right, Mrs. Kelly, all at us like good home cooking."-- Washington Star. His Lack of Consideration. "My boss ain't got no respect at all for his help!" grumbled Farmer Pint's hired man$ "Why, consarn him, he'd Just as quick call me a fool as he would his own son-in-law I"--Kansas City Star. UTRECHfS PLACE IN HISTORY Dutch Town, in Which Kaiser |lay Dwell, Saw Beginning of His Line's Rlee to Power, • Reports say that the ex-kaiser has purchased a house near the historic town of Utrecht, Holland, and that he wishes to end his days there. It was in Utrecht, 206 years ago, that the house of Hohenzollern was, first established In a royal rank. It was in the peace concluded In 1713 that the ex-emperor's ancestor, Frederick of Brandenburg, received acknowledgment from the leading European powers of his title of king of Prussia. This peace put an end to the long war of the Spanish succession, which many claim was begun over the fear that the ruling houses of France and Spain would become one, and up- Set the European balance of power. The ex-kalser Is part English, and it was England, with her continental allies of lesser strength, that virtually established the kingdom of Prussia. The same peace also made the duke of Savoy the king of Italy, but today the king of Italy rules over all of Italy except Savoy, which belongs to France. England has retained practically everything it secured at that peace conference, Including Gibraltar and Minorca, secured from Spain; Nova Scotia. New Brunswick and the Hudson bay territory from France, as well as valuable tracing privileges in Africa and South America, from both France and Spain. Talking of Weather. ' Patrice--When Percy proposed to ifeggy he told her she'd see no more clouds, no more storms, in her life: he intdncled that all should be sunshine for her. Alice--That's so much like Percy. He never could talk about anything but the weather. Origin of Drinking Pledges. Pledging each other In wine was Ijp reality nothing more than the survival of the once universal custom of parties drinking together In ratification of a bargain. It is in this sense that som* Jewish and Russian couples drink wine at their betrothal ceremonies. The Hebrew, after drinking, dashes the vessel to the ground. In memory of the destruction of the Temple; whereas the Russian tramples the .glass beneath his feet, with the pious wish: "May they thus fall under foot and be trodden to pieces who shall endeavor to sow dissension and discord betwfen us." " Good Taste. -V *' 'CTbod taste Is the conscience mind. Lowell's definition i« compact of thought and is worth dwelling upon. Good taste is a trait we all agree in valuing, though its meaning as a rule is rather vaguely felt; we urge its cultivation and admire Its exercise but the quality Itself is generally less analyzed than deslred.^Uartley Alexander. Soma' Vienna theaters -do without ushers by mounting electric lights In such positions that they Illuminate th« numbers on seats as long as the lattai 1 and coffee-drinking are closely linked together with many / * * \i 'Vv.S Jf your due is like tWrt, tty awholesome cereal drink with really rich coffee-like flavor t meets the test of taste, just s the beverage itself meets th$ & of health. . /Hade by Postum Cereal Compapy ^ ^ ^ Battle Creek, Michigan ^ Soldb7 •am