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The stranger was «:»«v!ved from a water gourd Saad car- wvried, dug his way out of the tunnel, and |iep&rt«i» deserting the girl and carrying "ag °' rubies. Barak a gathered all tha %emn she could carry, and started in pur­ suit. Margaret Donne (Margarita da pordova), a famous prima donna, became fcngaged In London to Konstantin Lo- rotheti, a wealthy Greek financier. H«r Intimate friend was Countess Leven, xnowa as Lady Maud, whose husband jj.ad been killed by a bomb in St! Peters­ burg; and Lady Maud's most intimate rlend was Rufus Van Torp, an Ameri­ can, who had become one of the richest «nen in the world. Van Torp was in love ffith Margaret, and rushed to London as loon as he heard of her betrothal. He ilffered Lady Maud $6,000,000 for her pet %$i§harity if she would aid him In winning the singer from Logotheti. Baraka ap­ proached Logotheti at Versailles with fubies to sell. He presented a ruby to targaret. Van Torp bought a yacht" and lent It to Venice. He was visited by Barak a in male attire. She gave him a luby after the American had told her oi having seen In the United States a man inswerinsr the description of the one sfc« oved. The American followed Margaret > the Bayreuth "Parsifal" festival. Mar- wet took a liking to Van Torn who pre» n tea tier with the ruby Baraka had fen him. ^ CHAPTER VI.--Continued. ̂ "Stamp." he asked, as he threw oft his coat and kicked off his dusty shoes, "were you ever sea-sick?" "Yes, sir," answer^ the admirable vaiet, but he offered no more informa­ tion on the subject During the silence that followed, neither wasted a second. It is no joke to wash and get Into evening dress in Six minutes, even with the help of a tody-servant trained to do his work •t high speed. V / "I mean," said Van Torp, when he ; \ Was already fastening his collar, "are fe;'-you sea-sick nowadays?" V5'*V "No- sIr." replied Stemp, la precise |y the same tone as before. I "I don't mean on a 20,000-ton liner. je*. Black cravat. Yes. I mean on a 4.-;yacht Fix it behind. Right. Would •'"» - ̂ ou be sea-sick oft a steam yacht?" ' "SlIMT" •uui * * tr "No, sir.' Sure?" ,|XS "Yes, sir.'1 >&j "Then I'll take yptf'; \ | "Thank you. sir/' r V' stemp held up the dinner-jacket; ijfijlr. Van Torp's solid, arms slipped Into the sleeves, he shook his sturdy Shoulders, and pulled the jacket down front while the valet "settled" the Then he4*ced round suddenly, e a soldier at drill. ?^l"All right?" he Inquired. "H| Stemp looked him over carefully wom head to foot In the glare of the #ectric light. -- V'-; ?! •1 "Yes, sir." - . -J * - •Van Torp -l^e . found Mrs. Rushmore slowly moving >. about toe supper-table, more imposing tfean ever in a perfectly new black ; #ea-gown and an extremely smart wid- ®w's cap. Mr. Van Torp thought she *ras a very fine old lady indeed. Mar­ garet had not entered yet; a waiter With smooth yellow hair stood by a portable sideboard on which there ^ Were covered dishes. There were pop- f pies and corn flowers In a plain white »jar on the table. Mrs. Rushmore smiled at the financier; it would hard­ ly be an exaggeration to say that she beamed upon him. They had not met alone since his first visit on the previous afternoon. "Miss Donne is a little late," the aaid, as if the fact were very pleas­ ing "fan .f-brought,' rJjpr Mfc «f • fHurse." _ -^V t ! " '• "Why, certainly," said Mr. Torp with an amiable smile. "You can hardly have come straight from the theater," continued, the lady, "for I heard the other people in the hotel coming in fully 20 minutes be­ fore you did." "We walked home very slowly," said Mr. Van Torp, still smiling ami* ably. "Ah, f nee! You went for a little walk to get some air!" She teemed delighted. "We walked home very slowly in order to breathe the air," said Mr. Van Torp--"to breathe the air, as you say. I have to thank you very much for giving me your seat, Mrs. Rush- more." "To tell the truth," replied the good lady, "I was very glad to let you take my place. I cannot say I enjoy that sort of music myself. It give* me a headache." Margaret entered at this point ia a marvelous "creation" of Chinese crape, of the most delicate shade of heliotrope. Her dressmaker called it a tea-gown, but Mr. Van Torp would have thought it "Quite appropriate" for a "dinner-dance" at Bar Harbor. "My dear child," said Mrs. Rush- more, "how long you were in getting back from the theater! I began to fear that something had happened?" "We walked home very slowly," said Margaret, with a pleasant smile. "Ah? You went for a little walk to get some air?" "We just walked home very slowly. In order to breathe the air,", Margaret answered Innocently. It dawned on Mr. Van TOrp that the dignified Mrs. Rushmore was not quite devoid of a sense of humor. It also occurred to him that her repeti­ tion of the question to Margaret, and the latter's answer, must have re­ vealed to her the fact that the two had agreed upon what they would say, since they used identically the same words, and that they therefore had an understanding about some­ thing they preferred to conceal from her. Nothing could have given Mrs. Rushmore such profound satisfaction as this, and It revealed itself in her bright smiles and her anxiety that both Margaret and Van Torp should, if possible, over-eat themselves with the excellent things she had been at Justine was Mrs. Runbmor»'s Paris lan maid, who always knew every­ thing. "What happened?" inquired Marga­ ret, still not much interested. "He arrived in an automobile," an­ swered Mrs. Rushmore, and she paused. "What old Griggs calls a sudden- death-cart," Mr. Van Torp put in. "What a shocking name for iti" cried Mrs. Rushmore. "And you -are always in them, my dear child!" She looked at Margaret. "A sudden-death- cart! It quite makes me shiver." "Griggs says that all his Mends either kill or get killed in them." ex­ plained the American. "My throat-doctor says motoring is very bad for the voice, so I've given it up," Margaret said. "Really? Thank goodnefs your pro­ fession has been of some use to you at last, my dear!" Margaret laughed. "Tell us about the Russian count," she said. "Has he found lodgings, or is he going to sleep in his motor?" "My dear, he's the most original man you ever heard of! First, he wanted to buy the hotel and turn us ail out, and offered any price for it, but the director said it was owned by a company in Munich. Then he sent his secretary about trying to buy a house, while he dined, but that didn't succeed either. He must bo very wealthy or else quite mad." "Mad, 1 should say," observed Mr. Van Torp, slowly peeling a peach. "Did you happen to catch his name, Mrs. Rushmore?" "Oh, yes! We heard nothing else all the afternoon. His name Is Kra- linsky--Count Kralinaky." Mr. Van Torp continued to peel his peach scientifically and economically, though he was aware that Margaret was looking at him with sudden curi­ osity. "Kralinsky," he said slowly, keep­ ing his eyes on the silver blade of the knife as he finished what he was do­ ing "It's not an uncommon name, I believe. I've heard it before. Sounds Polish, doesn't it?" He looked up suddenly and showed Margaret the peeled peach on hie fork; He smiled as he met her eyes, and she nodded so slightly that Mrs. Rushmore did not notice the move­ ment. "Did you ever see that done better ?" he asked with an air of triumph. "Ripping!" Margaret answered. "You're a dandy dab at It!" "My dear child, what terrible slang!" "I'm sorry," said Margaret "I'm catching all sorts of American expres­ sions from Mr. Van Torp, and when they get mixed up with my English ones the result is Babel, I suppose!" "I've not heard Mr. Van Torp use any slang expressions yet, my dear," said Mrs. Rushmore, almost severely. "You will," Margaret retorted with a laugh. "What became of tlount Kra­ linsky? I didn't mean to spoil your story." "My d«ar, he's got the pastor to give up his house, by offering him a hundred pounds for the poor here." Van Torp left them soon after sup­ per, and gave himself up to Stemp, pondering over what he had accom­ plished in two days, and also about another question which had lately pre­ sented itself. When he was ready to send his valet to bed he sat down at bis table and wrote a telegram! "If you can find Barak, please ex­ plain that I was mistaken. Kralinsky is not in New York, but here in Bay- reuth for some days, lodging at the pastor's house." This message was addressed to Lo­ gotheti at his lodgings in London, and Van Torp signed it and gave it to Stemp to be sent at once. Logotheti never went to bed before two o'clock, as he knew, and might very possibly get the telegram the same night. When his man was gone, Van Torp drew his chair to the open window and sat up a long time thinking about what he had Just done; for though he held that all was fair in such a con­ test, he did not mean to do anything which he himself thought "low down." One proof of this odd sort of Integ­ rity was that the telegram Itself was a fair warning of his presence in Bay- reuth, where , Logotheti knew that Margaret was still stopping. As for the rest, he was quite con­ vinced that it was Kralinsky himself, the riihv merchant, who had suddenly appeared at Bayreuth, and that this man was no other than the youth h* had met long ago as a cow-boy in the west, who used to whistle "Parsifal" with his companion in exile, and who, having grown rich, had lost no time In coming to Europe for the very pur­ pose of hearing the music he had al­ ways loved so well. And that this customers, he was alone in his shop thai morning. The truth was that his only son, the sixth Pinney and the apple of his eye, had just been married and was gone abroad for a honeymoon trip, and the head shopman, who was Scotch, was having his month's holiday at Ayrshire, and the second man had been Bent for, to clean and restring the duchess of Bar- chester's pearls at her grace's house in Cadogan Gardens, as was always done after the season, and a couple of skilled workmen for whom Mr. Pin­ ney found occupation all the year round were in the workshop at their tables; wherefore, out of four re­ sponsible and worthy men who usual­ ly were about, only the great Mr. Pin­ ney himself was at his post One of the two well-dressed custom­ ers asked to see some pins, and the other gave his advice. The first bought a pin with a small sapphire set in sparks, for ten guineas, and gave only ten pounds for it because he paid cash. Mr. Pinney put the pin into its little morocco case, wrapped it up neatly and handed it to the purchaser. The latter and his friend said good- morning in a civil and leisurely man­ ner, sauntered out, took a hansom a f«w steps farther down the str««t, and drove away. The little paper twist containing Lo- gotheti's ruby was still exactly where Mr. Pinney had placed It on the coun­ ter, and he was going to examine the stone and weigh it at last, when two more customers entered the shop, evi­ dently foreigners, and moreover of a sort unfamiliar to the good jeweler, and especially suspicious. The two were Baraka and her inter­ preter and servant, whom Logotheti had called a Turk, and who was real­ ly a Turkish subject and a Mohamme­ dan, though as to race, he was a half- bred Greek and Dalmatian. Now Dalmatians are generally honest, truthful, and trustworthy, and the low- class Greek of Constantinople is us­ ually extremely sharp, if he is nothing more definitely reprehensible; and Baraka's man was a cross between the two, as I have said, and had been brought up as a Musulman in a rich Turkish family, and recommended to Baraka by tlft Persian merchant In whose house she had lived. He had been originally baptized a Christian under the name of Spiro, and had been subsequently renamed Salim when he was made a real Moslem at 12 years old, so he used whichever name suited the circumstances in which, he was placed. At present he was Splro. The interpreter spoke broken but intelligible English. He called Ba­ raka his master and explained that the latter wished to see some rubies, If Mr. Pinney had any, cut or uncut. The young gentleman, he said, did not speak English, but was a good Judge of stones. t For one moment the jeweler forgot the little paper twist as he turned towards his sufe, pulling out his keys at the same time. To reach the safe he had to walk the whole length of the shop, behind the counter, before he had gone half way he re­ membered the stone, turned, came back and slipped It into his waistcoat pocket. Then he went and got the little japanned strong-box with a pat­ ent lock, in which he kept loose stones, some wrapped up In little pieces of paper, and some In pill boxe«. He brought it to his customers, and opened it before them. They staywd a long time, and Spiro asked many questions for Baraka, chiefly relating to the sliding scale of prices which ia regulated by the weight of stones wbsrn tkttc qual­ ity is equally good, and Baraka made notes or seme sort m a little Eng-, $ 4 I 90,000 AMERICAN SETTLERS G(* TO CANADA .<• 'i, : THB YEAH 190# «A« SHOWtl AM ^ . -INCREASE OF OVER EIGHTY ¥ V i PER CENT IN AMERICAN / iff-' SETTLEMENT. ̂ Ascent advices from Canada, 0# r % ; next door neighbour, the country across the. boundary line. are that upwards of ninety thousand Tsr J settlers from the United States went' ^ < into Western Canada during the past • • * | year, most of them for the purpose of %. taking up and settling upon the va» ̂ cant lands, 160 acres of which ars> [ > ,5*^^ given free by the government, and ,-l^f j lands adjoining held by railway and '-1 land companies are selling at from nine to fifteen and twenty dollars per acre. Even if thirty and forty dollars ,J per acre were paid, the price would bo < low, as the lands produce wonderfully, < and at these higher figures there is a *t ^ * large interest on the money and labor ^vv, ^ ' invested. The ninety thousand set- tiers of last year, followed about sixty thousand of the previous year, and for several years the number has been 3« "Merciful Providence! went for a four-wheeler at the nearest stand, which happened to be the cor* ner of Brook street and New Bond street Mr. Pinney recognized his late cus­ tomers without hesitation, and went with them to the police station, where he told his story and showed the piece of green glass. Spiro tried to speak, but was ordered to hold his tongue, and as no rubies were found in their pockets he and Baraka were led away to be more thoroughly searched. But now, at last Baraka resisted, and with such tremendous energy that there would have been serious trouble if Spiro had not called out something which at once changed the aspect of matters. "Master is lady!" ho yelled. "Lady, man clothes!" "That makes a pretty bad case," observed the sergeant, who was super­ intending. "Send for Mrs. Mowle." Baraka did not resist when she saw the matron, and went quietly with her to a cell at the back of the station. In less than ten minutes Mrs. Mowls cams out and locked the door after her. She was a cheery little person, lish memorandum book, as it she had i very neatly dressed, &fcfl she had rest- done It all her life; but Mr. Pinney. less bright eyes like a ferret. She pains to provide for them and for her­ self. For she was something of an epicure and her dinners In Versailles were of good fame, even in Paris. Great appetites are generally silent like the Bincerest affections. Marga­ ret was very hungry, and Mr. Van Torp was both hungry and very much In love. Mrs. Rushmore was neither, and she talked pleasantly while tast­ ing each delicacy with critical satis­ faction. "By the by," she said at last, when she saw mat toe millionaire was backing, his foretopsail to come to an­ chor, 00 Capt Brown might have ex­ pressed it "I hope you have not had any trouble about your rooms, Mr. Van Torp." "None at all, that I know of," an­ swered the latter. "My man told me nothing." "The Russian prince arrived this evening wVTle you were at the thea­ ter, and threatened the director with all sorts «-f legal consequences be­ cause the i*ooms he had ordered were occupied. He turns out to be enly a count after ail." "You don't say so," observed Mr. Van Torp, in an encouraging tone. "What became of him?" Margaret asked, without much interest "Did Potts not tell you, my dear? Why, Justine assisted at the whole In­ terview and cams and told me at man had robbed the poor Tartar girl, Mr. Van Torp had no manner of doubt; and he believed that he had' probably promised her marriage and abandoned her; and if this were true, to help her to find Kralinsky .was In Itself a good actidn. CHAPTER VII. Van Torp and Logotheti left Mr. Pinney's shop, the old Jeweler meant to have a good look at the ruby the Greek had brought him, and was going to weigh it, not merely as a matter of business, for he weighed every stone that passed through his hands from crown diamonds to sparks, but with genuine curiosity, because in a long experience he had not seen very many rubies of such a size, which were also of such fine quality, and he wondered where this one had been found. Just then, however, two well-dressed young men entered the shop and came up to him. He had never seen either of them before, but their looks inspired him with confidence; and when they spoke, their tone was that of English gentlemen, which all oth­ er Englishmen find it practically im­ possible to imitate, and which had been extremely familiar to Mr. Pin­ ney from his youth. Though he was the great jeweler himself, the wealthy descendant of five of his name in sue- j quietly to Mr. Pinney's shop between could not see what she wrote. He was careful, and watched the stones when she took them In her fingers and heW them up against the light, or laid them On a sheet of white paper to look at them critically. She bought nothing, and when she had seen all he bad to show her, she thanked him very much, through Spiro, said she would come bock another day, and went out with a leisurely, oriental gait as if nothing 1st the world could hurry her. Mr. Pinney counted the stones again, and was go­ ing to lock the box, when his seeond man came in, having finished string in* the duchess' pearls. At the same moment, it occurred to Mr. Pinney that he might as weii go to luncheon, and that he had better put Logotheti's ruby into the little strong-box and lock it up in the safe until he at last had a chance to weigh it. He aO cordingly took the screw of paper from bis waistcoat pocket, and as a matter of formality he undid It onoo more. "Merciful Providence!" cried 1 Pinney, for he waB a religions man. The screw of paper contained a bit of broken green glass. He threw his keys to his shopman without another word, and rushed out into the street without his hat, his keen old faoo deadly pale, and his beautiful frock- coat flying in his wake. He almost hurled kipiself upon a quiet policeman. "Thief!" he cried. "Two foreigners in gray clothes--ruby worth ten thou­ sand pounds just gone--Fm Pinney the jeweler!" You cannot astonish a London po­ liceman. The one Pinney had caught looked quietly up and down the street, and then glaced at his inter­ locutor to be sure that it was he, for he knew him by sight. "All right," he said quickly, but very quietly. "I'll have them In a minute, sir, for they're in sight still. Better go In while I take them, sir." He caught tnem in less than a min­ ute without the slightest difficulty, and by some odd coincidence two oth­ er policemen suddenly appeared quite close to him. There was a little stir in the street, but Baraka and Spiro were too sensible and too sure of themselves to offer any useless resis­ tance, and supposing there wad some misunderstanding they walked back brought a little bag of soft deerskin In her hand, and a steel bodkin with a wrought silver handle, such as southern Italian women used to wear in their hair before such weapons were prohibited. Mfs. Mowle gave both objects to the officer without comment. "Any scars or tattoo-marks, Mrs. Mowle?" he inquired in bis business­ like way. "Not a one," answered Mrs. Mowle, who had formerly taken In washing at home and was the widow of a Cried Mr. Pinney. brave policeman, killed in doing Ida duty. ; In the bag there were several screws of paper, which were found to contain uncut rubies of different sizes to a large value. But there was one, much larger than the others, which Mr. Van Torp had not seen that morn­ ing. Mr. Pinney looked at It very carefully, held It to the light, laid it on a sheet of paper, and examined It long In every aspect He was a con­ scientious man. "To the best of my belief," he de­ posed, "this is the stone that was on my counter half an hour ago, and for which this piece of green glass was substituted. It is the property of a customer of mine, Mons. Konstantin Logotheti of Paris, who brought it te me this morning to be cut. I think it may be worth between nine and ten thousand pounds. I can say nothing as to the identity of the paper, for tissue paper is very much alike every­ where." "The woman," observed the officer in charge of the station, "appears to steal nothing but rubles, It looks like running into these large figures. There *-» must be a reason for it. It may bo found in the single phrase, "they are . ' satisfied.", Nothing attracts people ? more than the success of others, and >• the news of this reaching other thou- s a n d s , c a u s e s t h e m t o i n v e s t i g a t e . T h o < % investigation in this case is always " satisfactory. The splendid land of : I Iowa, of Indiana, of Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and other States has risen to a high value, and it is worth every dollar asked for It But there is not room now for all on these lands. With the ever increasing demand for grain, there comes the ever increasing de­ mand for land. Canada is the only country on the continent in a position to supply it. Land there that costs, say fifteen dollars an acre, produces on a reasonable calculation, 26 bushels of wheat to the acre, or about $20.00. The most liberal calculation as to cost makes the cost to produce |7,50 per acre, leaving a balance of $12.50 per acre. The $7.50 carries good wages for the farmer, and all other conceiv­ able contingencies. With conditions like this, covering the entire area of about 500,000 square miles, it is read­ ily understood why 90,000 Americans should follow the sixty thousand of the previous year. Canadian Govern­ ment Agencies at different points In the Union are always ready to give in­ formation regarding the free home­ stead lands, ready to advise the set­ tler as to the districts which Trotiii suit him best M'l Sold Again! Little Willie was fond of springing surprises on his parents by announ­ cing some terrific happening, and then, when excitement was at fever point declaring that nothing of the kind had occurred. But he played the trick once too often. A new and very pretty governess came to stay at the house for Willie's benefit a few weeks back, and a day or two after her arrival Willie rushed to his mother saying: "Mamma, there's a strange man up­ stairs who has just put his arm around Miss Wilson's wftlst and kissed her several times--" "What?" said the mother, as ife* Jumped up to pull tha ben tor th« bnb- ler. "Sold again, mamma!" said Willis, in great glee. "It wasn't a Strang* man at all. It was papa!" ? A Woman's Diplomacy. was the Chicago man's turn, «*#- be told this one: "Diplomacy, you know, is a remark­ able agent. The other day a lady said a queer ease. We'll lock up the two, to her husband: Mr. Pinney, and If you will be kind I "'James, I have decided to do with- enough to look in to-morrow morning, [ out a new fall dress, and with •b* I'm sure the magistrate woa't kfep you wafting for the case." Vastly relieved and comforted, Mr. Pinney returned to his shop. For mality required that the ruby Itself, with the others In the bag, should re­ main in the keeping of the police till the magistrate ordered it to be re­ turned to its rightful owner, the next morning; but Mr. Pinney felt quite as sure of its safety as if it were in the japanned strong box in his own safe, and possibly even a little more sure, for nobody could steal it from the lice station. ' tTO BB CONTINUED.) money it would cost 1 shall hava mother here for a nice long visit' "James turned on her excitedly, 'What wear that old brown cloth thing another season? I guess not!' he ex­ claimed vehemently. 'You go right down to your tailor's to-day and order something handsome. Remember, please, that as my wife you have a cur­ tain position to maintain!' "The wife bowed her head in sub­ mission. On her lips played a peculi|)p< * ^ Lives in Princely Fashion Dog Has Earned Much Money in His Time, and Grateful Owner la Rapaying Him. To sport a collar with a $200 dia­ mond set in a heavy plate of gold, to occupy an apartment in an expensive hotel, to have perfumed baths, ride in Automobiles and eat dishes cooked by a French chef is the fate one De­ troit dog has bad mapped out for him by propitious Fortune. Ben Goldberg <s his name, and he liveB with his owner, A. L. Goldberg at the Cadillac, where his room is adjacent to his owner's and where he has a beautiful silk pillow to sleep on all night. Ben was born in Monte Carlo more than two years ago. Then, like the scion of many a rich and noble family, be was given over to the care of a tutor. For two years Ben, who is a beautiful, big, fluffy French poodle of a bigger variety than is commonly seen, made fame and money by acting on the stage. Always he was the star of every production, because he could bop across the boards, balance himself on his hind or fore legs, smoke a pipe, play the piano, sing, waltz and sit at table like "any social lion without ma­ king a single blunder. Now his work­ ing days are ovt-r and Ben lives like a ; -- ilrti'igwji) big automobile before his six o'clock dinner, which is served him In Ills own room. He is very popular In spite of the fact that he is a terrible snob and has small use for those who do not dress fashionably or who have common manners.--Detroit Pro# Press. smile. -Lippincott's Magazine. CHANCE FOR BARGAIN. Jt ro« Oy.V-y 4"' **'}$< ' V: * . *7 * j t ^ f V f i ^ . V ' .£ 4al« Cheap--Aeroplane Chwue v ' - No Further Use. ' ̂ ft Seamen Scarce In England. Ten years ago it was estimated Hist while during the preceding half cen­ tury the British merchant tonnage had almost trebbled, the number of Brit­ ish seamen engaged in the mercantile marine had decreased by 25 per cent., and the boys and young men by IS per cent la J857 there were 96,914 petty officers and sailors, not Includ­ ing Lascars, employed in the mercas tile marine of the United Kingdom; la 1875 it was estimated that there werv 82,000; in 1899 the estimated number had fallen to 60,709, while ia 1901 there were only 44Jtt --Fortnightly Review. An Unequa'ed Feat. "What an ideal business msnagsi old Charon would have made tar s thsater, instead of being wasted on a phantom ferry!" "Why?" Because he could make • Period of Joy for Casey;C ^Casey's wife was at the hospi where she had undergone a very sert* ..... ous operation a few days before. ; Mrs. Kelley called to inquire as to " Mrs. Casey's condition. f "Is she restin' quietly?" Mrs, $$1^; 1 ***«*- fcsptw ' "N°^Bt1 Cssey. t ' V -J ; That's the Question. Wife--You were late last nigfet , . ^ Huh--Beg pardon, my dear. As came in the front doOr the struck 11. , . Wife--But what time did you auftlt T, at the head of the stairs? ' '•< A- • *,-• ^ DOVT >TOI W T THAT COTtSlt I It certainly racks your sy a tut ss&v ren •oruetbTitf wi U c It quickly asvi ̂ eruianeniivr. Ft>r sa.oat aU Uruggi Every time we see a sponge minds us of some men we know. ONIT ONE "BROMO OI'IXIJOE. TtallsUXAl'IVB v'l ISiVH. U Cbe signal»r** ol K. \V. h.. l Um to Curt? a Cold in Vu* &c„ Hope is ^ magic lauteru which oftMt Shows impossible pictures. .3 ' \ .vr-, V - -vv There are imitation*, There is no sulwftfKte waat Lewis' Sssigle Biader r 'TafS.SJKS-.41 i»J«r cig*r. • * ' f. JRi Let each man do his beat--Shaks%;